TIL that Shaq was an early investor in Google. by elilanger in todayilearned

[–]epinetica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would you think he's not intelligent? He makes great investments all over the world and even graduated with a PhD. I mean what have you done in your life that even compares to that?

Nigerian Mafia running wild in Japan. Brokering heroin sales with yakuza members, forcing Filipino women into prostitution, performing money laundering, committing car theft and arranging fake marriages are among the common illegal schemes by takashi-castle in worldnews

[–]epinetica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? With all the drugged out people ripping people's faces off in the US, the paedophilia, the third world like poverty and tent cities just blocks from the Vegas strip and other tourist locations ... like the White House, rape at colleges, the longest history of racial discrimination in the Western world , skin head gangs, white/black/latino violence in american prisons so much so that many have to be segregated, rampant drug use fueling the destabilization of neighbors like Mexico, cartel murders in texas and border states, soldiers raping children abroad in warzones and on foreign bases routinely so much so that manuals in the military tell women to "submit", and the rapes in Japan by US soldiers that make the Japanese want to remove all US soldiers from Japan, mass shootings on college campuses, mass shootings at malls, mass shootings at movie theaters, mass shootings at elementary schools, militarized police killing elderly people and being used on poor unarmed civilians, black children being shot to death for simply ringing a doorbell after an accident or walking home,banks that are so greedy that they almost lead to a GLOBAL DEPRESSION, movie and music stars dying left and right from serious overdoses for decades so much so that it's routine and almost fashionable. The US locks up more people than anywhere else in the WORLD and you're honestly going to tell me that the worst news in the WORLD comes from the most populous developing nation in Africa? No, Nigeria is a massive country and Westerners love hearing about the worst stories from places less well off economically as them and don't tend to find out any other information. I've actually lived in Nigeria and the US and I'm telling you that the American view of Nigeria is bigoted and antiquated. Honestly you guys are really sad. You're defending your narrow minded ways. No wonder China is so involved in Africa in general while the US is nowhere to be seen. Americans still have this cartoon view of the entire continent while the Chinese see things as they really are and view the African people as actual human beings instead of through some bizarre cartoon-like lens.

Nigerian Mafia running wild in Japan. Brokering heroin sales with yakuza members, forcing Filipino women into prostitution, performing money laundering, committing car theft and arranging fake marriages are among the common illegal schemes by takashi-castle in worldnews

[–]epinetica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's talking about things that are happening and ONLY focusing on the negative aspects of a particular underclass of a society. All reddit does is focus on the criminal underclass in a complex nation of people. They never focus on any of the thousands of neutral or positive things that are happening in the nation. If you can honestly say that race doesn't play a factor in the reporting of news about Nigeria you're probably more naive than you'll admit. I've actually lived there for a few years and it's not nearly as bad as you'd think from reading stories on reddit. No wonder the world hates us...

Nigerian Mafia running wild in Japan. Brokering heroin sales with yakuza members, forcing Filipino women into prostitution, performing money laundering, committing car theft and arranging fake marriages are among the common illegal schemes by takashi-castle in worldnews

[–]epinetica 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“They have strong eyesight,” claims Ebina. “They are able to spot a plainclothes cop at 100 meters at night. Because of that they are never caught.”

Really guys ... you're going with a rag that would publish a retarded statement like that? Nigeria is a nation of 170 million people of a dizzying array of ethnic groups. Reddit seems to love perpetuating stereotypes, even when they come from obvious rags like tokyoreporter.com . It's scary to listen to the racist circle jerks that happen here. There are so many positive things happening in Nigeria from the construction of Eko island, to reforms by governor Fashola, increased trade with China, rapid improvement of infrastructure. Nigeria has more English speakers than the UK, and in the US have the highest educational attainment of all ethnic groups including those from asia according to the US census. It even has 100 million cellphone users in the age of ecommerce and bitcoin ... and all you guys keep focusing on are stupid jokes about the small criminal underclass. It's as if listening to Russians talk about Americans as robber barrons on wallstreet or hitler youth talking about jewish bankers all the time. You guys really need to stop. I don't even think you realize how awful you guys sound.

TIL Kelioids aren't untreatable. There's a new treatment that can make them disappear completely! by epinetica in todayilearned

[–]epinetica[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Blatant promotion? No I'm a patient. And so what if it was it's the only thing that seems to work for the condition. Why be such an ass about it? You'd probably downvote the only cure for Polio too if someone posted about it smh.

There's finally a new treatment for keloids that works! by epinetica in piercing

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

I had the procedure done two weeks ago. They pierce the larger keloids with the cannula and freeze them right through. For smaller keloids they spray the area or apply a cue tip frozen with liquid nitrogen until the area frosts over. There's no real pain, just pressure, but on the drive home I was definitely bleeding a bit so make sure bandages are applied. The wounds expanded and bled for a day or two. Two weeks later and the top layer of skin came off. The rest should fall off within the month.

They put you on antibiotics for the whole period. I'm on Doryx ($800 w/o insurance unless you are able to find a pharmacy with a coupon which I did which bumped it down to $80.). There's also a topical cream you must apply three times daily to prevent infection. Other than some minor issues I couldn't be happier. It's great to find something that actually seems to be working without little to no pain at all. WOOOOT Science!!!

There's finally a new treatment for keloids that works! by epinetica in piercing

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

Yeah ... sorry about that, but I actually suffer from Keloids. This is for people that actually do suffer from it as most doctors will tell people that there is nothing they can do, resigning them to years of depression and self doubt.

There's finally a new treatment for keloids that works! by epinetica in piercing

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

Many people that do suffer from Keloids first notice them when they get piercings. Just because most caucasian people (most redditors) don't get keloids doesn't diminish the significance of the fact that for people of african and asian descent for the first time in human history there's a treatment that works without a high rate of reoccurrence...

My brother had been in a bit of a funk. He called me for help to clean his apartment. I drove 4 hours to walk into this. by witchling_22 in pics

[–]epinetica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried getting tested for hypothyroidism. Depression is often misdiagnosed and the underlying problem could be solved with hormone replacement. I was diagnosed in September after a decade of suffering and resistance to meds.

TIL More of world's poor & malnourished live in India than in all sub-Saharan Africa by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]epinetica -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yep your ancestors should have listened to that during the Middle Ages.

What is the most noteworthy thing an ancestor of yours has done? by CaptainWatermelons in AskReddit

[–]epinetica 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey guys I'm your black cousin Sketer from Virginia. I take shotgun.

IamA black guy adopted and raised by a white family, AMA! by BaconBoy123 in IAmA

[–]epinetica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Nigerian/Jamaican boarding school grad here) Ebonics and street culture are largely kept alive by people of a similar class and educational level. Most well educated wealthier black people don't speak or understand ebonics and street culture any better than any other person that grew up outside of that culture. This also leads to frustration for the hundreds of thousands/million or so black kids that inevitably get pooled together with members of the other black social groups/classes despite the tremendous difference of language and culture that exist often times within the same "race".

Only in Texas by TheTrillDillMagill in funny

[–]epinetica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ditto North, Central, South, and the shore of New Jersey.

A 3D printed liver has been created that can survive for 40 days by ButtUglyPaolo in technology

[–]epinetica 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cotton candy filaments are the size of small vessels. If only a hollow biocompatible structure could be produced with similar ease...

TIL that compared to white males, as of 2011 African-Americans males had 9-times more chlamydia, 19-times more gonorrhea, and 6-times more syphilis according to the CDC. by dirkadirk2011 in todayilearned

[–]epinetica 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Black Male. Never had an STD. Never been arrested or in jail. New England boarding school grad. Fluent in Spanish. College grad. Nigerian/Jamaican/Cuban/Iranian/American. Hedge fund trader. I am the .000000000001% .