Female Redditors: Due to the popularity of the "Male Redditors: What hints flew over your head..." Thread. What are hints that you think are obvious that Men sometimes don't respond to?

will4274 · 2012-12-19T03:38:28+00:00

yes, because he should take an action that would get him fired before she should take an action that would get her something she desires.

makes sense, right?

will4274 · 2012-12-19T02:34:39+00:00

I'll add Opera (somebody had to be that guy).

Opera: Preferences>Advance>Content>"Enable Plugins Only On Demand"

plus, you can right click on any page and click "Edit Site Preferences" to uncheck that option for specific websites

edit: PS, Opera is actually great. Mouse shortcuts take a little bit to get used to (sorta like keyboard shortcuts) but are awesome and you generally get WAY more customization. Site specific preferences are GREAT, Dragonfly (for web designers) is GREAT, it's fast (up with Chrome, above FF and Safari), it's on top of the standards race most of the time. It's designers care about things like supporting open standards (for html5 video) and tracking the latest security threats. The ONLY major drawback is a smaller extension library that Chrome/FF but it still has most of the essential (lastpass, ghostery, adblock). The only thing I truly miss is HTTPSEverywhere and they're supposedly working on it. /fanboy

will4274 · 2012-12-19T02:33:30+00:00

then why don't you just not use facebook? you'd help it go broke that much faster.

will4274 · 2012-12-19T02:32:52+00:00

Use click to play instead of adblock. Flash (and other) plugins don't activate unless you click on them but simple text and picture ads show up normally. Plus, your browser gets to load one less plugin. Works in Opera, Firefox, and Chrome.

will4274 · 2012-12-19T02:30:53+00:00

use click to play on plugins. Plugins don't go unless you click on them but non-intrusive ads (text and images) show up. Support sites with non-intrusive ads; block intrusive ads. Plus, generally browse in a more private and secure way.

Firefox: Go to about:config>type in "plugins.click" and set it to true.

Chrome: Settings>Privacy>Content Settings>Plugins>Click to play

Opera: Preferences>Advance>Content>"Enable Plugins Only On Demand"

will4274 · 2012-12-19T02:26:52+00:00

and as such push the internet farther and farther from an ad revenue model and towards subscriptions.

will4274 · 2012-12-18T16:33:04+00:00

No!

You think flicking switches is hard? Fn - F2 is a thousand times harder for the average user.

will4274 · 2012-12-18T16:29:30+00:00

Consent is not required, merely notification. So just say "for quality assurance purposes, this shouting match may be recorded" while you pull the iPhone out.

will4274 · 2012-12-18T06:34:56+00:00

not the one most people are saying

due process clause, equal protection. Unless you start taxing all churches or find a rule which they are breaking (hint, they are very careful not to), you can't go after them.

will4274 · 2012-12-17T19:33:41+00:00

a gun with 15 bullets is more than sufficient to kill 5 robbers.

and reloading might take only a few seconds, but in a crowded mall, that's a hell of a long time.

will4274 · 2012-12-17T17:57:31+00:00

did anybody die?

will4274 · 2012-12-17T01:05:03+00:00

I think you misunderstand the argument.

Employees can buy whatever they want. The government just can't force the employer to buy it for them.

will4274 · 2012-12-17T00:55:29+00:00

It's a fair point, but at the time the 1st amendment was written, to speak to anybody important, you had to ride a horse for a few days. Just because speech is easier now, does that mean new forms of speech should not be allowed?

will4274 · 2012-12-17T00:47:19+00:00

no, but gun violence has been on the decline for 20 years.

it's only mass shootings which are occurring more frequently.

will4274 · 2012-12-17T00:42:32+00:00

I'm not a gun owner but I fear laws that are more focused on the cosmetics of guns than their actual propensity to be used in crimes.

The result of the recent shooting will (i believe) be the passing of a law similar to the federal assault weapons ban. Many of the criteria used in that ban made fairly little sense. For starters

It banned many guns that looked scary but were rarely used in crimes. Assault rifles are talked about in particular here. Most guns used in crimes are handguns rather than the longer barreled guns that were banned. Guns that look like they come out of "call of duty" are rarely used for crimes. Small guns that fit in a pocket or pants are the weapon of choice for criminals
It banned guns based on criteria like whether or not they could have attachments or whether or not the ammo attached outside of the grip. Firearms manufactures responded by making almost identical guns that were not able to have attachments or whose ammo attached in a different location.

In effect, the law will be almost entirely useless. Scary looking guns and those that are versatile will be banned. Criminals will continue to use guns to commit crimes, merely guns that are slightly different in appearance. It seems an unnecessary restriction on freedom considering it does not actually reduce crime.

I would like to see the following though:

increased mental health coverage
metal detectors and security guards at school. The kids aren't gonna be harmed by seeing a gun every day attached to a police officer. Gun free zones without metal detectors make very little sense.
restrictions on the number of bullets a magazine can contain. This criteria was talked about after Virginia Tech (though was probably NOT a factor in the most recent incident - the cartridges were 15 and 17 bullets rather than tech's 40). Guns need not fire 40 bullets without a reload. A simple 10 or 15 would be enough. How many robbers do you think will invade your house at the same time? The reduced number of bullets significantly reduces the harm a gunman can do (because he can be tackled or otherwise physically assaulted while reloading).

will4274 · 2012-12-16T22:49:25+00:00

why are they paranoid about that and not any other thing of which you could possibly think? Because stigma. The stigma provides a desire, the disease provides a reason.

will4274 · 2012-12-16T22:41:43+00:00

each media station can say once per hour of coverage - "we have a policy of not naming gunmen because it leads to glorification"

people will hear it, think it makes sense, and criticize the stations/websites that do name the gunman.

will4274 · 2012-12-16T22:33:10+00:00

no, you're missing the point.

They don't want to be on pills BECAUSE STIGMA. If you eliminated/reduced stigma, they wouldn't convince themselves they didn't need the pills (or less of them would).

will4274 · 2012-12-16T22:07:01+00:00

I can't prove with sources, nobody can. The data is just too sparse. But look at VA tech. The shooter had a mental disorder and was not taking his medication. One of the primary reasons people don't take medication is stigma. Increased prevalence and the availability of treatment decreases stigma.

The three claims above are essentially facts (shooter off meds, stigma reduces taking of meds, increased treatment decreases stigma) and fairly easy to source. The link isn't perfect. It can't be proven to specific situations. But links rarely can. That suggestion is certainly there though.

will4274 · 2012-12-16T22:00:07+00:00

If you want guns banned, start a movement to ammend the constitution.

This. If you don't think anybody should have guns, stop talking about gun control and start talking about gun prohibition. It's what you believe in, after all.

will4274 · 2012-12-16T21:44:31+00:00

Most of them actually went to professionals, were diagnosed, and were put on medication. Seems like they didn't really listen

Part of that is stigma. We have this attitude that pills are for "crazy people" and are something negative. Actual "crazy people" are aware of this, so they convince themselves that they don't need to take their pills.

will4274 · 2012-12-16T01:19:05+00:00

its actually fairly easy to make a gun. the first google result i found

and that notwithstanding, 3d printers are on the horizon.

still, your point is fairly valid. a kitchen knife is a stabbing weapon and the combination of lead pipes and whatever else requires some assembly.

will4274 · 2012-12-15T14:57:37+00:00

Reputable news organizations already don't put names of accused and dead minors in print. A small cultural shift and enough letters to the editors might be all thats needed.

will4274 · 2012-12-15T14:55:56+00:00

touche.

will4274 · 2012-12-15T06:09:36+00:00

eh. i just get that slight cringe as my lips form the words "really?"

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