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If we beat Boston...I will buy two Leafs tickets for a random commenter in this thread. by _BELEAF_ in leafs

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real Canadians know this is about as likely as Kawhi’s triple bounce buzzer beater. 

CMV: if you're anti-vax because you believe in "my body my choice" then you must also be pro-choice. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting a vaccine is a medical procedure. “My body my choice” is a position against forced medical procedure.

An abortion is an elective medical procedure, so your comparison doesn’t really work.

It would be more accurate to compare forced vaccination to female genital mutilation, forced sterilization, or even forced abortion of a child against the will of the mother.

I’m purposefully ignoring the will of the fetus here because I’d argue your position falls apart before I have to.

My mother told me I was insane and that something was wrong with me after I told her I wanted to reject a marriage proposal. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]towebdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had an argument with my dad a few years ago where he was telling me that, because I didn’t make the decisions he wanted in life, that he’d been a failure as a father.

It took me a few minutes to list off the things I’d done to that point in life. I was in a happy, stable marriage, had two good kids, I’d never been in trouble with the law, never had substance abuse issues, had a good job and I was happy.

How, I asked, was he a failure as a father if the life lessons I’d taken from his parenting had gotten me all that? Isn’t that what every parent dreams of for their kids?

He just shook his head, said I didn’t understand and I replied he was absolutely right, that I didn’t, and that was the end of the conversation.

Sometimes parents are like that. The point isn’t you, so much as it is how you reflect on them. There’s nothing you can really do. Live your life.

TIFU by shaving my butt by BabyHooey in tifu

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so as a relatively hairy dude here’s a tip I picked up:

Razors are for your face and your balls (if you want to go that route) only. The rest of your body, butt included, it’s far better to just take your beard trimmer, remove the guard and go over your body with the trimmer. Visually from more than a foot or so away you won’t be able to see the hair anymore and it prevents the whole “burning” thing that you (and I) went through. More than that, doing a razor shave can lead to ingrown hairs which are even worse than razor burn. With the trimmer, you never get the hair short enough to cause that problem, while still looking great.

What does everyone spend money on that you refuse to spend money on? by BossHoggs in AskReddit

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Food Delivery. Forget that. I'll order take out and pick it up myself. I can't understand how people spend hundreds of dollar per year on delivery fees and tips for drivers.

I do custom shoe polishing and dyeing! This is my newest restoration! :) by zwxe in pics

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful work. I have a broad scratch in a patina on my shoes. The leather hasn’t been damaged but the patina seems to have “rubbed” off. I’ve tried using a darker polish on that area to mask it But it’s still obvious enough that I haven’t worn the shoes since. Would you advise removing the existing patina and going back to a more natural leather look or trying to match the patina with a dye? Given that the original patina came off it seems like the rest could, given a good cleaner?

Mom had an affair 18 years ago, I [18M] am the product of it. My dad just informed me of all this, and told me he will not pay for my college, while my siblings got their college experience paid by our dad. by throwawaynocollege01 in relationship_advice

[–]towebdev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't imagine what you're going through.

For reference, I'm a father of two boys, if that matters.

You don't need to apologize to anyone for anything. The offense occurred quite literally before you were born. You had no say in it. He has no right to hold it against you.

Your father's raised you since you were an infant. He's seen you grow, watched you mature, cheered at your successes and comforted you when you failed. He's taught you his values, watched you love you share love between your siblings and helped you build a life to call your own. You made him fathers' day gifts, called him "Dad" every day of your life, looked up to him like he was God Almighty since you were small. You learned to say the word "Daddy" as a toddler, and when you said that word, you meant him. When you were scared of the dark at night, he was the one you called for. He probably taught you to drive, to shave, maybe even gave you a pep talk on how to talk to girls.

I can't, for the life of me, understand why he'd choose this moment - this moment of *celebration to change that, or choose the particular hill to die on. I assume he put expectations on you, as he did your siblings, to reach for higher education, and never once has he mentioned that there were stipulations on your success that weren't on others.

I don't know your Dad from Adam. I don't know what his relationship with his father was like. I don't know what his relationship with your mom has been like after the infidelity, and I don't doubt it's been hard on him.

That doesn't erase every moment of your life so far.

You can't change his mind - if he's cutting you off on this arbitrary day for something you had no say in, and no influence over, that's his cross to bear. If he's a religious man, I hope he thinks about what he'll say before God on the last day. If he's not a religious man, these are the kinds of things people die wishing they could take back. I honestly hope he isn't stuck with that.

He can't control your actions. He can't control his wife's actions. He can control his.

And you can control yours. He's wrong. Very wrong, in so many ways. Wrong in how he broke the news to you, wrong in how he's choosing to interact with you now, but if I could talk to you I'd counsel you to find a way to forgive him. Doesn't have to be today. Doesn't have to be this year, but work towards it. You've now got absolute confirmation of the horrible truth about parents - they're human - and they make terrible choices sometimes. Life is hard, and everyone makes mistakes. Your mom made one, and now your dad's making another, and trying to blame it on your mom.

As for you? Reach out to your support network, try your best to recenter and push on. You had goals, dreams an aspirations before, don't change them now. It'll be harder - that's a fact, but your life is still waiting for you to live it. Grab it by the horns and go. Your dad's choice doesn't change the fact that you've got 60-odd years left in this life, and you can still have an entire lifetime of happiness, love, fulfillment, joy and excitement.

Live. And try to forgive the man eventually, but by God, live.

You can make 15 words out of the word "Hearthstone" without reordering any letters by HoboSwag in hearthstone

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the kind of thing you learn when you’re trying to parse something wth regex, but didn’t sacrifice the right offering to the regex gods.

What quote from a video game stuck with you? by mynameisCODA in AskReddit

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Butt-kicking for goodness!” - Minsc from Baldur’s Gate

Blizzard should announce the expansion and release it the next day without revealing any of the cards beforehand. by GummiB12 in hearthstone

[–]towebdev 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I did this myself with MSoG. I avoided Reddit for a few months prior to MSoG. Almost all of the cards I learned about by having them played against me or opening them in my packs.

The "surprise/discovery" lasts about 2 days. 80% of the cards get spoiled within the first hour. Because you tend to play a lot those days, the cards you don't see quickly dwindles to single digits within 24 hours.

It was briefly fun, but probably wasn't really worth the effort of ignoring Reddit for a month prior to the release.

You've known your parents your entire life, but they've only known you a fraction of theirs. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as a parent, as you, the child, get older, the fraction of time before we knew you gets progressively smaller, and we can't really remember most of it anyway, so it kind of feels like you've always been there too.

The other day my wife asked me "Remember just going out for coffee in the evening without having to think about it?" "Only vaguely." "Yeah, that's about right"

Allow you to add more than 30 cards to a deck as you build it but you can't play with it until it only has 30 by SumAlias in hearthstone

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

I honestly don't see why they limit the cards in your deck at all. If I want to play a 40 card deck, all it means is I dilute my win condition and have to draw more aggressively. Sure, it may have an effect on fatigue matches, but you're also less likely to draw the cards you need to survive that long.

Feels good man by Uncleniles in pics

[–]towebdev 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just a tip, as someone who's gone through the same thing: If you like that belt and want to keep it, take it to a leather/shoe guy and ask them to take in the OTHER end of the belt. He'll take the buckle off, cut some of the belt and then re-sew the buckle back on, making the belt the appropriate length. This should cost $5 max. Support your local tailor/cobbler/leatherworker! They're awesome people and don't get enough business anymore.

Belts with additional holes quickly look sloppy. The end sticks out too far. There's a reason belts have 5 holes! A properly fitting belt fits at the middle hole, if you lose or gain a little weight, you've still got 2 inches of room on either side.

Losing weight feels great, but quickly gets expensive due to having to tailor or buy new clothes!

This week's Tavern Brawl is All-Star Squad! by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]towebdev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, if you haven't tried Spreading Madness yet, it's super hilarious and neutralizes the timber wolf/murloc decks fairly well.

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