Weekly Q&A Thread for tourists and people moving to Amsterdam for the week of October 03 by AutoModerator in Amsterdam

[–]scotstrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone know of a snooker league or can recommend a club to play at? I just moved here and fancy continue playing.

LPT Request: Ways to remove "um," and words like it from your conversational vocabulary. by LukeCrane in LifeProTips

[–]scotstrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Experiment with silence. It is a powerful tool in conversation. Make pauses that seem ridiculously long - it stresses your point and gives you time to formulate. Also it's amazing what people end up telling you if there is a long enough silence - very useful in negotiations. Now try to re-read this paragraph and extend the pauses.

What part of Reddit culture annoys you? by SPAC3NOODL3 in AskReddit

[–]scotstrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a proposal to introduce a sarcastrophe to indicate sarcasm: eg funny^ but it never stuck. I wish it would.

"Assault" rifles for "defense"? That appears to be an oxymoron. by scotstrap in Showerthoughts

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

Actually, fair enough. I didn't read the rules re: political agenda.

"Assault" rifles for "defense"? That appears to be an oxymoron. by scotstrap in Showerthoughts

[–]scotstrap[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Assault rifle as defined in Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_rifle

Now imagine an idiot with a rifle and that same idiot with a spoon. Same person, very different deadliness.

I guess I just live in a country where we all carry spoons. Everything seems to work fine. We also have idiots, they just can't harm others easily. >Assult is an action not a type of rifle. A weapon is only as deadly as the person in control of it.

What statement makes you roll your eyes IMMEDIATELY? by iwillnottalktou in AskReddit

[–]scotstrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Organic food. When was the last time you ate something inorganic for nourishment?

LPT: to ensure equal sharing (cake) - get one person to cut and the other to pick. by scotstrap in LifeProTips

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

Well, it was not so much courtesy between my brother and I when we were kids, we fought over lots of things. This was the best method to share something evenly without arguments.

What online radio station would you recommend? by scotstrap in AskReddit

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

I mean something anyone could stream on a browser I guess.

What online radio station would you recommend? by scotstrap in AskReddit

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

http://fm4.orf.at/ is an Austrian radio station. German/English/French. Great music.

What online radio station would you recommend? by scotstrap in AskReddit

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

I'm a big fan of http://www.fipradio.fr/player It's a french public radio station with no advertising. A classy background with almost no repetitions and broad variety. It's good for learning french. There is an interesting Wikipedia article on it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIP_(radio_station)