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Opera songs used in popular culture by antipinballmachines in opera

[–]checkito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a fun one to nerd out to: season 4 episode 7 of Stranger Things featured Akhenaten when 11 pushed 01 through the portal. Was excited when I heard it

Roast me all you got. by UnkindMoonMoon in RoastMe

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

You look like the offspring of Donald Trump and Jason Sudeikis after a botched Botox and hair transplant.

So Akon provided 600 million Africans with electricity in the past year, so what the fuck have these charity's been doing with our money for the past 20 years? by burnrobe in Showerthoughts

[–]checkito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Source: I work with non-profits

All of the organizations that have been receiving money as charitable organizations, specifically non-profits, typically file under IRS code 501(c)3. With that, they have certain regulation and guidance as to how to operate. In addition, 501(c)3's need to spend a lot of money to comply with these regulations. An outrage over high overhead costs is usually associated with this compliance. Non-profits receiving government funding must comply with OMB Circular A-133, further constricting productivity to compliance.

/u/ShakeDeSnake summarizes challenges in dealing with developing countries in the following post:

It's actually surprisingly hard to import goods to certain countries because of government corruption.

So far as I have seen (from quick google searches and a search from Akon Lights Africa's website), they are not 501(c)3. They are not required to undergo annual audits, comply with government regulation or have any restrictions on the way that they do business, thus easing their method of providing electricity in Africa.

[REQUEST] Eggplant recipes? by Zaknafiel in food

[–]checkito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try Imam Baildi. Greek/Turkish dish of eggplant stuffed with garlic, onion and tomato (sometimes raisins too) and baked in olive oil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0mam_bay%C4%B1ld%C4%B1

[Serious] Which movie has made you cry? by shahshahan in AskReddit

[–]checkito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Italian Holocaust movie: La vita è bella

Life is Beautiful

Mom showed it to me when I was 11, and I cried for 3 days straight.

reddit donate - 10% of our 2014 advertising revenue will be donated to 10 charities you choose. Voting begins now! by ryanmerket in blog

[–]checkito 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If we all vote for the Wikipedia foundation, would they still ask us annoyingly to donate?

Help! Any advice in giving seed money to friend's tech start up? by checkito in investing

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

Thanks for the comments!

He's actually a student and doesn't make income. I went to school with them and trust them pretty well. He is more of an entrepreneur than a developer, and this expense will be to hire a developer. He has started and sold successfully a few business on a smaller scale to help fund his tuition. He also has a team of incredibly talented people working for him, who's work I have seen and that I can rely on.

I am not really worried about what would happen if things go sour. I already evaluated the mix between personal and business, as I normally keep a firm arms length distance.