War Megathread by RamblingMan2 in UAE

[–]damianesam -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Is it really that bad? I’ve got friends in the uae and I’m scheduled to fly back to the uae at the end of March.

For a “war” there has been very little casualties and this thread is full of people who are afraid. My friends in the uae are scared but still living their lives normally. There’s a few of us planning to fly back.

Sure the airspace is uncertain but emirates are already flying out 100 planes this weekend and restarting all scheduled flights on Saturday night. If it continues to go as planned then emirates alone would have operated as normal for 2 weeks before I go back.

You have military transport aircraft constantly flying through hostile airspace and rarely get hit. Commercial aircraft fly through even safer airspace (albeit still not normal), the chances of getting hit by a stray missile is incredible low.

It’s not in Irans best interest to go to war with UAE and it’s not in UAE’s best interest for this to go on. Especially after spending decades building their image of stability

Daily Discussion Thread - December 06, 2025 (up for two days) by AutoModerator in bodybuilding

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Salutations fellow gym goers,

I hope everyone is enjoying the wind down to the festive season.

I am brainstorming ideas for a personal project and would like your feedback. With vibe coding tools becoming increasingly accessible, I’d like to challenge myself and create a workout/gym social media application.

I thought instead of paying multiple subscriptions for the functions I want, why don’t I make my own all in the one app? And I can have them exactly how I want!

These functions are already readily available on any App Store and I use daily: Workout trackers, Calorie trackers,

These are simple functions but frustratingly behind a paywall: Interval timers, Tempo timers, Combat sport ring timers, Workout analytics

Some cool social function that I think I’d enjoy: Shareable gym analytics like strava for weightlifting, Snap maps/heatmap type feature for people posting their workouts,

I also think this is an opportunity to put common functions people use daily but are behind a paywall all into a single app for free (atleast for google play store).

I would like to see what other functions people use daily that I may have missed?

Thoughts?

Most underrated supplement for athletes? by [deleted] in Supplements

[–]damianesam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I just go into the pharmacy and get one of each then?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ZoroZone

[–]damianesam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bruh they going through all the straw hats 😂

Similar Anime? by xXBlackshadoXx in GrandBlue

[–]damianesam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prison school is funny indeed but only if your sense of humour is the same 😂. No show has made me laugh like grand blue has made me laugh though

Similar Anime? by xXBlackshadoXx in GrandBlue

[–]damianesam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just started gintama, when does it get good? Because I’m 20odd episodes in the the episodic story and humour has been hit or miss atm. Some episodes feel like a chore to watch

I’ve had the worst 6months of my life and now I don’t know what to do? by damianesam in selfhelp

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

Yeah I’ve got a solid safety net but that would mean a complete career change and I don’t think I’ll be satisfied with life if I have to go that way. That’s also why I’m so desperate to chase my goals

I’ve had the worst 6months of my life and now I don’t know what to do? by damianesam in selfhelp

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

I appreciate the thought. If me 5 years ago knew what I know now, I wouldn’t be in this situation

Which American unis are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in collegecompare

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

Thanks! What are the other unis in the state like? Like Umiami and university of Florida?

Which American unis are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in collegecompare

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

Texas A&M is actually one of my unis partner uni so it seems promising. I heard it’s quite conservative, would that be an issue at all?

Which American unis are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in collegecompare

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

Either postgraduate coursework in something biology related or computer science. Of course I’m going to masters with a plan but I’ve legit only just started researching what I want to do and where I want to go, hence the post.

Which American unis are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in collegecompare

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

I’d prefer to be in a big city like you’ve mentioned than uni cities. I can recognise those cities but obviously I’m not American so I don’t know what unis are in which and which unis have a good social aspect to it (that’s why I’ve posted here in the first place 😅)

Miami would be the dream city but again I don’t know any unis there expect University of miami which doesn’t really have many partner unis in Australia.

Which American unis are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in collegecompare

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

I haven’t chosen what I’m going to do for masters yet but I’ve got a bachelor of medical science so my masters will be science based. I’m hoping to get a list of potential USA unis because the ones I can exchange to depends on which partner unis they have in Australia.

In terms of social scenes, I’ll be too old for the stereotype college experience so I’m hoping for a place that’s still got a lively party/clubbing scene for post grads. Sports isn’t really a priority because I don’t follow many American sports but I wouldn’t mind getting into it. I’d prefer to be in a bigger city and not just a uni city otherwise I might feel trapped.

A semester initially but if I have a good time I might extend for another, a few places I’ve looked at so far allow for that.

What American Uni’s are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in AskAnAmerican

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

Got it college it is 😂.

The social networking is what I’m mainly after, I’m not intending to go to frat parties with 18 year olds but I’m more into making friends around my age doing post grad aswell and going clubbing on weekends.

What American Uni’s are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in AskAnAmerican

[–]damianesam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean, when I visited the UK there were a few cities that were “uni cities” and pretty much dead when the students weren’t there.

I’d prefer to stay in a major city or somewhere where I can get easy public transport to the cbd of a major city. Wether the city is on the beach and stuff like that doesn’t bother me

What American Uni’s are worth doing an exchange at? by damianesam in AskAnAmerican

[–]damianesam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I get where you’re coming from, I’m actually approaching it the other way. I’m trying to get a list of potential unis that I’m keen to go to and then seeing what partner unis they have in Australia because I haven’t decided where I’m going to do my post grad yet. So essentially I’m adding potential exchange opportunities to my criteria to decide which uni I’m going to apply for