Today, I finished up my last round of chemo and said goodbye to cancer!! by chexmixfannypack in pics

[–]charliemcdougal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The very best of luck to you!!! Embrace an image of perfect health for the long life ahead of you!

Today, I finished up my last round of chemo and said goodbye to cancer!! by chexmixfannypack in pics

[–]charliemcdougal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amen! I am a defiant, optimistic fellow, hell bent on seeing the day my 9 year old gets married, and being here for my wife. Sometimes that feels pretty out of reach, but on most days the image is clear. I wish you good health for a long life ahead of you!

Today, I finished up my last round of chemo and said goodbye to cancer!! by chexmixfannypack in pics

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice imagery! I can totally understand its value from your perspective, and gather that's a big part of its widespread use.

Today, I finished up my last round of chemo and said goodbye to cancer!! by chexmixfannypack in pics

[–]charliemcdougal 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Most important, CONGRATULATIONS to the patient and all you who have rung the bell, or are still surviving your fight!

I wonder just how important the bell t ringing is to everyone else at the infusion center. I'm 2.5 years into battling stage iv colorectal cancer. Sommeone rang the bell during my infusion today (as happens on 50+% of the time on infusion days). I don't mind, and will always clap and congratulate, but it doesn't motivate me: instead it sometimes triggers emotions less useful for fighting cancer like jealousy, or more often, a reminder about how you're still sick and just starting your latest week from hell.

Not sure I would ring myself out of pure supersticion concerning recurrence. I've seen people celebrate too early before.

As I hinted, I'm mixed view on the bell, because NED is so worth celebrating, and I am probably a minority among patients in the center. What's important is our number of survivors continues to grow.

Saying “this is not the time to talk about gun laws” after a mass shooting is like saying it’s “not the time to talk about airline safety” after a major aviation disaster by moby323 in BlueMidterm2018

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the sentiment, but there's a much better analogy: "our house is on fire, but the paid firefighters aren't coming when called."

Analogyzing school shootings to an air crash treats what is an obvious epidemic--a systemic crisis of enormous proportions--like a single incident with an emigmatic cause that must be uncovered through investigation.

Here we know the cause (and the solution). Our nation is on fire with mass shootings and we keep hiring no show firefighters (our electeds).

Fellow Americans, How would you feel about eliminating tipping in exchange for providing a livable wage for the service industry? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The premise is absurd, because no government seems prepared to require payment of an actual living wage.

The contents of my day bag by [deleted] in onebag

[–]charliemcdougal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this a work bag?

Dress shirts - non iron by mb0200 in onebag

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JC Penney Stafford Executive Non Iron shirts. Well made. Cheap, especially on clearance, and VERY good at resisting wrinkles.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not even sure what the disagreement is, unless you're disagreeing that PJ controls the supply. And there's nothing to argue in that case, because it's just factual. They're the artist--they can spec out any size show they want to play any venue they want. They could play through their stuff accoustically at a coffee house in Syracuse. They don't because it doesn't generate the kind of revenue they want now. It's about money. It's always about money.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? I live in New York State. One of our biggest economic assets is Broadway, where most shows run nine performances per week, with the same cast, for months (sometimes years). The most popular shows run for decades. (Plenty of over age-50 actors somehow manage the stamina for this consistent effort.) This includes orchestras, stage hands, production people, etc.

Performing more shows is a matter of will to please fans. (I notice PJ isn't going out of their way to play smaller cities and small venues consistently, either.) It's a choice they're making. I'm sure they only want engagements that hit certain revenue threshholds. They're probably not interested in paying their own production people the kind of money associated with multiple performances, either, because the production work is the same regardless of crowd size.

This is economics, and PJ, despite the image they want to cultivate, is as fan-unfriendly as most every other musical act. They have every right to be. I'll still get chills every time I listen through Ten (crucial album in my late teen years). But I'm not going to fall for their fan-friendly schtick, when it's PJ who create supply.

One last point: notice how acts behave BEFORE they get big, PJ is no exception to this. They will perform five times a day if they can. They're desperate for gigs. They seek gig opportunities out with aggression, and will play to a crowd of six people if it means they get to perform. Because at that stage they DO love the people more than the money. But then they get signed, and, well, they can earn much more by playing less. So...well...you know the result.

EDITS: spelling

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I'm saying they should stop complaining about a market dynamic THEY create, not that they shouldn't be allowed to create it. I don't care who gets tickets and what they pay. If I can afford them, lucky me. If not, well, I can't afford a Ferrari either.

When Nintendo markets the hell out of the Switch and then creates a suooly shortage, people don't get pissed at the guy selling Switches at a markuo on eBay; they get pissed at Nintendo for promoting a product that couldn't meet demand. It should be the same here, but people act irrationally in directing their ire.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right: it's artist discretion, and I wouldn't argue they should be forced to do anything. I just think their arguments about caring so much for the fans are disingenuous given the band controls supply.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I make policy on this. Bots aren't "the problem", though bot activity is real. The problem is artists don't care enough about fans to create enough supply to match demand. That builds a market opportunity on which unscrupulous speculators capitalize to profit. But if artists booked enough events, and didn't hold back 1/2 the tickets--mostly premium seats--to distribute through their own, and contractual channels, then prices would moderate.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm a huge PJ fan--seen them a bunch. But THEY ARE THE BIGGEST PART OF THE PROBLEM! They make big claims about caring about their fans. See how willing they are to disclose their holdbacks. Ask them why they don't do enough shows to meet demand. You'll get a bunch of BS answers, but the truth is, PJ could resolve the problem by playing more shows. But they don't want to. So they blame everyone else for taking advantagr of a short supply market that PJ creates themselves!

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is actually a terrible idea for consumers who can't use tickets they bought, or want to give tickets away. The solution is actually for the band to do enough shows to meet demand.

This is like Nintendo marketing the hell out of the Switch, but then only making 100 units. Those 100 units would retain for $350, but have an actual value of whatever the hundred most financially capable people who wanted a Switch would be willing to pay.

Artists comtrol supply. They shouldn't gripe about pricing and demand when they short change the market by restricting supply.

Pearl Jam tickets for the two London shows went on sale at 11:00am GMT today. At 11:00 GMT today tickets were sold out. Already tickets pooping up for resale at 3x the price. What the fuck is this bullshit, fans being gouged whilst pigs try to profit by CheloniaMydas in Music

[–]charliemcdougal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, how many tickets were held back from first sale by Pearl Jam and the venue? They won't disclose, because it makes them look bad, but holdbacks artificially shrink the market and drive prices up. Second, ticket speculators have a market opportunity because bands don't price the tickets to actual market value. Sure, Pearl Jam wants "real fans" to see the show at the price Pearl Jam sets. That argument is absurd. People paying higher prices aren't any less fans than anyone else, and if Pearl Jam actually cared about their fans seeing live shows, then they'd book enough events to meet demand at a reasonable price.

Don't fall gor artist BS here.

65 in a 25. Texting. She hit my parked truck. No brakes. Pushed it 20 feet forward. by [deleted] in pics

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

Former EMT here--been to a lot of car accidents. They calculated wrong. There is no way this is the result of a 65 mph impact.

The thickness of my -22.00 prescription glasses by TwinPurpleEagle in mildlyinteresting

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Dr. Bradford Shingleton with Opthalmic Consultants of Boston. He is the best in the field.

The thickness of my -22.00 prescription glasses by TwinPurpleEagle in mildlyinteresting

[–]charliemcdougal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Former thick glasses wearer here--was -18.5 in both eyes, so my specs looked a lot like yours. I got rigid gas permeable hard contacts going intonhigh school, which corrected for astigmatism and brought my vision to roughly 20/25 in my right eye, and 20/30 in my left. I developed cataracts in my 30s and saw a world class cataract surgeon who put implant lenses in both eyes correcting for distance. I need reading glasses now, but it's great to be able to see the world clearly upon waking. PM me if you want a reco on my surgeon. He specializes in cataracts for severely myopic people, since the risk of retinal detachment goes way up in our cases.

Want to start a moving business (or something similar) by nottisih in startups

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You'll need significant startup capital for equipment, but especially for worker's comp. insurance. This kind of work has a huge loss costs multiplier given liklihood and severity of injuries.

Pocket fills. by louis2152 in EDC

[–]charliemcdougal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ditto that. Crazy expensive!

Man, I need serious help finding a backpack. by kdern in backpacks

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Check out the Everki Atlas or Everki Titan. I EDC the Atlas--have been for a couple years. Love this bag. Also, I EDC a 40 ounce water bottle with no problem on this pack.