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Close.
If someone says they're a liar, as per your question, then I would say 'yes', since they didn't precise whether they were lying at that moment.
I think the better question would be "if I told you I always lie, would you believe me ?"
But there are 2 problems with that question. First, a question isn't a lie, so by asking the question they prove that they don't always lie. Second, by saying the phrase 'I always lie', they are the ones creating the paradox. So there's no need to respond to the question.
Just my take on it.
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Could you be a bit more specific in your request ? Do you mean how much it cost to get, or how much weight it carries for finding a job, or something else entirely ?
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If I'm not mistaken, the second line is already wrong :
C = (B-A)/(B-A)
C(B-A) = (B-A)
...
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I've read that Creatine, which is generally considered an exercise food supplement, also helps for cognitive abilities.
Human Intelligence - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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I sometimes listen to 'Fear the boot', but haven't in a while.
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I've tested it for a couple of days, and I find that it is still lacking in speed where flash is concerned. Videos (on YouTube and such) play with lag, compared to Firefox and Maxthon (which I use most of the time).
I also find really annoying the lack of a 'Home' button.
But other than that, I think it's OK.
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Saw the film. Loved it.
'Nuff said.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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at the end of the funeral : The Irish drinking song - Bugger off
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I'm making a comeback ...
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I'll be going to see it sometime this week, haven't had the occasion to go before.
And I'll be seeing 'Watchmen' when it comes out too, the trailer was awesome.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 2 |
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I like 'Witch Hunter Robin' and 'Hellsing' animes.
I'm currently watching 'Black Lagoon', which isn't too bad, but not great either.
I agree with whoever said 'Cowboy bebop', enjoyed it very much.
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I will revive this thread with a killer post :
http://linuxgames07.blogspot.com/2007/11/top-ubuntu-linux-games.html
Huzzah !
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I cannot remember when I arrived. I don't think that I arrived during the digg waves, I think I stumbled upon the site almost by chance.
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Ninja
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It's only coming out early september for me, so i'm gonna be biting my nails till it comes out ...
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The only sports games I like playing are driving games. I could never really get to grips with football games, and ended up mashing buttons more or less randomly.
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Hah, 5/10 for the intermediate, 7/10 for the advanced.
I'll go back to basics ...
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Pie.
Dangit, I'm hungry enough as it is, why did you have to start a topic about bloo^H^H^H^Hfood.
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When I worked at a tech support call center, we would see how far we could push the boundaries of acceptable with our managers, which generally would be for how long we could play a game at the same time as taking calls before we were told to stop. We would generally play Unreal or Trachmania, or sometimes flash games, but it would get a rise out of them in the end.
No so much geeky, but a few of us would do a paper-scissors-rock to see who would take the call. I generally won
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I wouldn't remove or delete any of my memories.
The good ones are for me to reminisce over and enjoy beyong the moment, and the bad ones are there to help me avoid doing the same mistake again.
Besides, like it was mentionned earlier, it's more a worry of what the drug actually does, rather than the end result.
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|J3n: Not joking. The Scandinavians were among the first to implement mandatory prison sentences for drunk-driving (not the same thing as speeding, don't know what their policy is on that, although any idiot who speeds on icy roads deserves to fall down a canyon).
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I do allow Truthiness to take some decisions, but they're generally unimportant, non-vital, or just sometimes inane. But I wouldn't like to base an important decision solely on truthiness.
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I agree with QB about the ramps, and I'm not sure if I'm joking or not
Concenring drunk driving : in Norway, if you're caught, you have a month's imprisonment waiting for you. Unless you're foreign. Then you have the choice between jail time or thrown^H^H^H^H^H^Hescorted out the country. Unsurprisingly, they have good stats in that area (although recent statistics with younger drivers doesn't seem so good at the moment).
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Yeah, but recent posts haven't been so weird/geeky, IMHO.
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I read an article (I can't find it, unfortunately), that said that you can legally bypass DRM if you know how to. So basically, if you can, go ahead, but if you can't, it's illegal to ask someone else to do it for you.
I think I found the link on Slashdot, but it was a while back, and I didn't save the link.
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I would say no, because people slow down just for the speed camera, then drive at their normal speed once they've passed. Plus, quite a number of speed cameras are placed so that the fines given will generate revenue, not slow drivers down in dangerous areas.
If you want people to slow down, better go for speed bumps. I know people hate them (I do, at any rate), but they're more effective to slow traffic down.
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I read on another site that the whole video was done for a little less than $1000.
I think that it's really well done.
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I'm gonna have to seriously think getting a new computer later this year, and maybe a games console to boot.
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@Jawad : do you mean something like, we all submit our favoutite Geek links, and every time we log on to Shuzak a random link will appear ?
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How are you supposed to roll your R's in Russian ?
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Agreed. Pretty morbid.
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@Hannah : "... in French as with French you have la, l' or le OR un une"
Concerning the words le, la ou l', it means 'the' in English.
Un and Une mean 'a'.
So it's not comparable, just like 'the' and 'a' aren't.
You're right about word endings, though, they don't help at all to remember the word's gender.
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Chuck would roundhouse kick the TS into an escalator ... it would be stuck forever !!
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Yep, I mean gender. As for any tricks, I still have yet to find one that works for me. I mean, a car, you'ld think it was male. Nope, it's 'La voiture'. Stinks ...
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Chuck would simply LOOK at it and it would start melting ...
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I tried Noah (love the 'anchor' tattoo he has on his arm) and Moses (good reach with his staff), but as with all Flash games, I have trouble getting out the special moves.
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I heard that genders in German were tough, since they have masculin, feminine and neutral.
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I like with the sorcerer how he berates the knights for not believing about the rabbit.
"I told yers, but noooo ..."
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French grammar is atrocious. I still have trouble with it 12 years into learning the language, not forgetting the genre of an object. Although I can't be bothered to remember. That might explain it ...
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The Terminator Slinky is only still in existence because Chuck hasn't deemed it a big enough threat.
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I'm bi-lingual French and English, although I prefer and feel more comfortable with English. I can also read Italian, but slowly.
i've tried the Rosetta Stone software, and I agree with Ati. It's not bad in principle, but however good the program is, you'll still need to get practice with listening to and speaking with someone who actually speaks the language.
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I'm either Lawful-Good or Lawful-Neutral.
But in DnD, it's generally Chaotic-Neutral.
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For me, it's either the buyer of the dead parrot, or it's the sorcerer in 'Holy Grail' ("... for death awaits with big, sharp, pointy teeth !!"
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@Lacey : no problem. It's like a universal answer. And if it isn't, it should be ...
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All it's giving me right now is Microsoft Word challenges (whatever that means), and private lessons for Microsoft Office.
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>How is your relationship with your parents?
I have a good relationship with both my parents, and with my family in general. And although I don't see my father much any more (him living some 700 miles from me in another country), I still do have regular contact.
>How were your school years?
Boring. I didn't work much, more or less just what was required to get a passing grade in the lesson, which is probably one of my biggest regrets, not having worked harder from the start. Even if I would have done the same studies after, it would have given me a better start of things.
@Lacey : sniper rifles. It's never too late for sniper rifles.
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I will say that I used to watch a lot of TV between the ages of 8 and 14 (give or take a few months either way). I would come back from school, ruch through my homework, and then just stay in front of the TV for hours, watching cartoons and stuff. I watched probably about 20-25 hours/week, easy.
Waaaay to much.
But when I moved, we didn't have a TV, and I started to get an interest in reading, and a year later computers (seriously, this time), and I just go without the TV now.
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Yep, chessboxing. Oxymoronic (hey look, a new word ) as it sounds, it exists.
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For George Carlin, I love his introduction "I'm a modern man". Brilliant.
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I'm definitely going to watch it on the big screen. I'm probably even going to take the 90 minute drive it will take me to see the film in English (cinemas closer to home will only have it in French). But this is definitely NOT a film I want to watch for the first time on a small screen.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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I watch very little television, maybe an hour a week, tops. If there's a film I want to see, much more chance of renting a DVD. I get most of the news from the internet, and I find that there is barely anything of interest, bar a few documentary programs or the news.
So I surf the web and read instead.
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I've played only a few times, but as with any RPG, it's especially the DM, not the system, that's important.
There used to be loads of people playing near where I live, we're only about half a dozen now, which sucks ...
My first time I played a sorcerer. I tell you, I didn't last long when I charged those orcs ...
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I got slightly freaked out, since when he had that electric razor, I could feel my scalp tingle.
But maybe that's just me ...
Virtual/Augmented Reality - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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For those who don't cound chess as a sport, why not chessboxing ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
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I used to play, but I stopped since the players I knew moved away, and I didn't want to spend astronomical amounts on cards to play in tournaments.
I played a variety of colours, although my better decks leaned towards the dark : pure black, black-green and black-blue.
Magic The Gathering - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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I'm making a mental note not to ever borrow a book from Eclipse, Yue.
Books/Reading - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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That's got to be the epitome of bad taste.
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"You can't fix stupid. there's no pill you can take, no class you can go to. Stupid is for-evah." - Ron White
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I like the fact that with a real book, you can just make annotations in the margins and stuff. Whether it's soft or hardcover doesn't matter to me.
I would never go completely e-book, although it is practical, just not as a long term solution.
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Yes, I've played Aardwolf, although I stopped playing when I got bored, a few months later. It's changed quite a lot now, since I went and had a peak at what it's like, with subclasses and the such. I probably won't start playing again unless I get a load more time on my hands, something I don't have a lot of at the moment.
I enjoyed it while it lasted though, and the fact that there was no graphical display (just text) didn't bother me in the least. Although I play tabletop RPGs, so I have a vivid imagination.
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Your score is 30%
Dangit, I wanted to be at least 50% ...
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I've played hack (yes, before Nethack), back on my 8088 (this is something like 12 years ago). I've unfortunately never managed to finish the game, but played for so long I would encounter my ghosts as enemies.
I've also played a couple of MUDs, mainly Aardwolf.
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Possibly. It would also mean you actually understand Assembly language ...
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You can find quite a few 'Mock the week' videos on either youtube or Metacafe. A lot of impro comedy, good wit.
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I'm not a fan of just one comedian, but rather prefer when several comedians get together.
Examples include "Blue Colar Comedy Tour" (love Ron White), and programs such as "Whose Line is it anyway" and "Mock the Week" (Frankie Boyle is genius).
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This one made me laugh :
"Do you program in Assembly ?" she asked. "NOP", he said.
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http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2231
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Not really a toy, but I'm hoping to find the time to pass my motorbike license.
If it's not that, then it's a new PC. Laptop or desktop, I haven't decided yet.
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Already a topic about geek jokes :
http://shuzak.com/Replies.php?ID=6138&Topic_ID=1&t=Know-any-geek-jokes-?
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I use my PDA, and have a SD card with only MP3s on it.
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I eat eat, but only well cooked. I hate cutting and still having pink flesh.
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I managed to break Gentoo.
Whatever anyone tells you, 'emerge portage' is NOT a good idea.
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He's liquid metal, no bone or muscle structure, I think this would qualify as 'flexible'.
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I find that more topics are of an absurb or inane subject compared to the beginning.
But maybe that's just me ...
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@P0ss : I agree. I mentionned this, too : "If it adapted somewhat (longer legs for longer strides), I think it would be quicker than the classical alien form." This can apply for the different forms it would eventually takes.
But like Ati points out, it would have to sacrifice something for this, and I don't think it would consider the benefits as enough to change.
Sure, if it took Alien form, hollowed out and stuff, it would be able to catch up, but it takes a hit and goes down quicker too, losing time to reconstruct itself.
@Quantumbeep : I kinda supposed that the human form WAS the native form. It was supposed to be a human killer, and would need to blend if better.
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I remember some talk a few months back about licenses for music, saying that you would have to have a license for eveny instance of a song.
So, for example, you have it on CD=> one license
You rif it to MP3, as a backup=> 2 licenses
You place said backup on your server, and access it via another PC=> 4 licenses.
Why 4 ? CD, backup on server, third on the second PC, and one for the transfer, because they consider one instance to be 'in' the network cable.
I haven't heard any more from this, and i'm hoping never to hear more of it, but you have to wonder what's going through their puny minds to think up such stupid tricks.
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/546941/spider_car/
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@Lacey (who's Awwesome again) :
I have trouble imagining the film if they would have kept the old school animation style. It wouldn't fit in with the current CGI trends. Just lookng back at CGI films (not films with CGI effects, à la Staw Wars 1, 2 and 3), you have either attempts to be real (Final Fantasy, which causes the studio to be shut down due to lack of success after it's first and only film), or cartoon-eske (Incredibles, Toy Story, Monster & Co, Robinsons (soon), and more).
It would have been good for nostalgia (*old man's voice* when IIIIiii ...w-as a young maaaannn *cough* we didn't have this nwww-fangled C.G.whatsitsss... ), but for a modern film, I'm not so sure.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I liked the film, and found the animation to be like that of 'The Incredibles'.
Pity Shredder wasn't in it, though (bonus Karma if anyone remembers the names of the 2 henchmen).
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Ati : What experiences have you people had with Jehova's witnesses?
Well, I am a Jehovah's Witness.
In response to Quantumbeeps post, I've never had any shock gags, nobody has shown up naked, covered in blood, wearing bondage apparel, having ballsy door knockers, or anything of the sort. I haven't had anything thrown at me either, but I know some who have.
I have been threatened, though.
Religious Theory - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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@Biglew : no, since we have no 'date at which the world will end'.
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@Biglew : the only date I'm aware of was back in 1975, but was never an official date (and yes, I've read articles from as far back).
If you have another date, with reference, I would like to know.
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@Biglew : I was more asking for references in the publications of Jehovah's Witnesses, since you say " you have definate dates that have past a few times and you keep reassigning them".
Of the dates mentionned (1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994), I've only heard of 1914 (which isn't credited as being the end of the world) and 1975. Never heard of the others., and the "etc" leaves me doubting If you do have the reference, feel free.
As for "gotta love the internet", you can find an incredible amount of bull on the internet, and I doubt anyone here will contradict me on that.
I especially like the "History of the Jehovah's Witnesses," Catholic Answers, at: http://www.catholic.com/ ironic.
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I actually have no trouble reading. However, I was pressed for time, so I was probably a little quick in answering in my previous post.
Since you've copy/pasted 2 different sites, I'll take them seperately.
First part (from http://www.exposingchristianity.com/Watchtower.html)
1925 : I've not found references to any Watchtowers, but rather to a book published early-20's, called "Millions Now Living Will Never Die", of which it is said, in 1926 "It was stated in the ‘Millions’ book that we might reasonably expect them to return shortly after 1925, but this was merely an expressed opinion."
Article continues : "There were 44 more predictions; 42 from the Watchtower, from May 1940- April 1943." yet fails to give anything about the actual dates of the articles, and I haven't been able to find mention of them.
1975 : probably the better-known date, since it's been calculated through geneology of Genesis to mark the 6000 years of human existance. However, I haven't found a reference in any Watchtower or Awake refering to 1975 as being THE date. Instead, I find the article "Why Are You Looking Forward to 1975?" (Watchtower 1968 8/15 p494-501) says :
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Yes the article doesn't say that 1975 will be the year, only to be faithful up to 1975 and beyond.
Quote from Watchtower 1966 10/15 p631 :
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I also have a problem with an article that bashes Jehovah's Witnesses, and continually misspells it as « Jehova », even when quoting.
But that's a minor point.
Second article (http://www.xjw.com/predict.html)
1914 : The year 1914 still is an important date, but not that of the « end of the world ».
1975 :
Article quotes Watchtower 8/15/1968, p.499
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Does it give a definite date ? No. The words straight after is : POSSIBLY.
Confirmed later in the same article, quoted above.
Concerning the quote from God's "Eternal Purpose" Now Triumphing for Man's Good, p.51, (1974) , it continues, in the same chapter :
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The extract from Kingdom Ministry, 5/1974, p.3 is talking about pioneers, and not about 1975. In fact, the year 1975 isn't mentionned once on the entire page. Plus, it's not encouraging everyone to behave in such a way, since it continues : « Circumstances such as poor health or responsibilities in connection with your family may limit what you can do in the field ministry. » It wouldn't say that if they were so sure about the year 1975.
The following exerpts talk about generation. So let's define it :
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Your article quotes :
"Most of the generation of 1914 has passed away. However, there are still millions on earth who were born in that year or prior to it. . . . Jesus' words will come true, 'this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.'"
--Awake! 4/8/1988, p.14
Yet, if we consider people who lived in 1914, there are still some alive now who were born prior to 1914. That seems to fit the definition of 'generation' quite well.
And it fits with the different quotations, aswell, since this is still going on, as we are in the « last days » (your quote : Watchtower 7/15/1991, p.5)
Concerning the quote from Watchtower 11/1/1992 p.18 it's preceded by the words : A balanced view of education can help. For many young people of the world, education is a status symbol, something to help them climb the social ladder, the key to a prosperous, materialistic life-style. For others, schooling is a chore to be dispensed with as quickly as possible. Neither of these views is appropriate for true Christians.
Kinda makes it sound ... reasonable.
Besides, isn't all education a means to an end, to find a job, earn a living. If some choose it to be a J.W. pioneer, their choice.
The 4 next quotes are talking about last days and conclusion, but anyone reasonable can admit that a conclusion takes time to finalize.
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I was just going to answer "you wouldn't question existing if you didn't exist", but I think Ati's argument is better.
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I like this idea.
However, using the chat might be limiting, if the number of lines are kept, but also for those who are unable to "attend" at the time the "class" is given.
It would be good for the final product, or at least the chat log, to be available after the lesson is over.
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I don't mind either, but i'm alergic to cats, which means they like me more ...
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I'm short-sighted, but thankfully not too much. I wear them most of the time, and wouldn't dare drive without them except in case of an emergency, but I sometimes remove them to ead or when i'm in front of the computer.
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Bad drivers. This includes people who cut you off in trafic, phone or make-up while driving, don't say thanks if you let them pass, and much more.
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I think I'm here ...
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Marbles is the only one that comes to mind, although it isn't really a fad.
Social Sciences - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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Caffeine and sugar.
Entheogens - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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what the fizzle ?
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The one already in place is good, IMHO.
Ubuntu Linux - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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@Jared : well, the actual system in itself ran fine, graphically and systemwise. But upen typing 'emerge world', it would indicate that many packages were 'broken' (I can't remember the exact word used, since this is quite some time ago). As I understand it, though, Xorg had made some changes to the motor, and I, at that moment, just didn't have the possibility of wading through the doc to get it working.
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http://shuzak.com/Replies.php?ID=6138&Topic_ID=1&t=Know-any-geek-jokes-?
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I've just become a member of Orkut ... have yet to enlarge my social network, through ...
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@Sabine : yes, it's possible to get a USB numberpad, but to be honest I don't like them, I like it to stay immobile compared to the rest of the keybord. And as a coder, I like to avoid having lines of code spanning several lines because it doesn't fit.
@Ati : yeah, I drool over their laptops, and then get a cardiac arrest from the price.
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I see he value of debate because many people are still open enough to change views. Plus, one person can't think of everything, and someone on the same or opposing 'team' can give a point which I wouldn't have thought about otherwise.
Of course, if one person or party is just too stubborn or entrenched, or if the debate turns into something else, then it won't achieve anything from that point on, but otherwise, yeah, I think it's something worthwhile.
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I've been glancing at this distro, but don't have the necessary material to work with it at the mo, might be able to tinker with it when I get my new PC though, in a few months.
Keep me updated.
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I don't think that changing more to create a community or topic is a good idea if the topic or community is geeky.
This could be couples with the moderators : a topis is created, costing X karma. If it is judged by a mod as being geeky, then Y karme will be refunded.
Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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Fun Factory - "Don't go away"
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@Lacey : I think it would be more a case of wildly swinging the arms for half an hour, then being reduced to wrist mouvements.
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I was present before, but I think I'm only just starting to be active, regularly posting and the like. Just visiting isn't enough.
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@Con, I'll bet he hoards Amigas in his parents basement, and BeOS in the garage
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@P0ss, people say the same thing about the possibility of a 3D Operating System. It'll be cool, but it would be uselessly tiring to wave your arms about for every action, àla Minority Report.
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I had training at my previous workplace, and I have to say that I liked it, although I won't think of having it at home before SP1 is out (and I actually have the money to buy a new PC).
A word of advice for installing : only mess with the text-basic disc utility if you know what you're doing. I wasn't listening to the trainer, and managed to make the disc non-installable, and had to remove all partitions to get it good again.
Fun times ...
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AFAIK Slackware isn't source-based.
I used to use Gentoo, but then it started to get on my nerves with emerge breaking Xorg, and not being able to updating anything.
A word to the wise, never do an 'emerge portage'. It doesn't work. Had to reinstall the PC.
So I'm on Ubuntu now.
Anyway, as soon as someone says that one distro/method/Windows interface/scientific calculator/other is better, beware the linux zealots. It's bring them out of the woodwork faster that an ice-cream van attracts fat kids.
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@Lacey and P0ss, that's just ... awesome.
I'd never thought of that ...
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Yet many philosophers wonder about spirituality and the divine, and where the soul (if such exists) goes and does after death.
What Is A Geek? - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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calls out : "26, 56, 29, ..."
*trying to disrupt Rob's counting ...*
Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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[quote="Rob Masson"]I think of Shuzak as more of a collective, a community[/quote]
So it's an orgy ?
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@Ati : now that you mention it, I have heard the tune before. I thought that I had heard the song before, but it's possible that I heard it from "Modern Major General".
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There are several, but all the ones I've seen have a 17" screen or more. Most Acers (the 17" and 21"), Toshiba Satelites, some HPs and Packard Bells (although I'ld rather gourge my eyes out with a spoon). And, if you push a little, the Dell 21" and Alienware laptops also.
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When I'll buy a laptop, i'm gonna buy one which has a numpad, since I use it way more often than the keys at the top of the keyboard.
I do find that I use said top-keyboard keys more often when i'm at work, but I have an ergonomic keyboard, and i'm too lazy to move my hand at that point ...
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Swanky ...
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When I'm typing something in capital letters, it's usually easier to use the numbers at the top, I find. Especially if I have to maintain the Shift key.
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I've had haggis, and I found it to be nice. When I return to Scotland, I'll try and have some more.
I don't think I've ever eaten anything really gross. I'll try most things once, although you'll never catch me eating black pudding or anything of the sort.
Although, we went to a Tunisian restaurant once (the family and myself), and they server tea, but mistook the salt for sugar. I'm glad I didn't have any, the look on my family's face was priceless. My dad thought it was on purpose, and continued to drink saying it was an 'acquired taste'.
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I'm chopped liver, apparently ...
Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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We're not saying that it's impossible, far from it, but it is a tendancy.
What Is A Geek? - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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Damn, I gotta meet more women like Fibb ... I'm not sure there are any in my area
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Either that or they're hiding whenever I pass.
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Heh, nobody wants to answer this question.
Mine's probably something along the lines of telling a joke, being the only one to laugh and then spending 5 minutes explaining before anyone else understands. I'll try and dredge up some more when I have the time.
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How about : instead of having the 'Manly beard club', havning the 'manly geeks in speedos club'?
Any takers ?
Suggest Shuzak! - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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Found this video :
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/478259/controlling_electronics_using_your_mind/
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I had the same though about Ajax when I saw the film 'Troy'.
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I've got another one :
3x12 = 36
2x12 = 24
1x12 = 12
0x12 = 18
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I could have done with this 10 years ago, when I was in high school, and already considered a geek.
My previous place of work, I met an old school friend who I knew from when I was 15 or 16. Anyway, another colleague tries to dig up some dirt on me from her, and she answers "we didn't really hang out much, he was with the other geeks ..."
I had to get by on my charming English accent ...
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Constantine, that's really disgusting ...
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This should become our home pages
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I'm not a very emotional person either, much like Ati, and tend to keep to myself quite a bit, although this is getting better as I grow older.
I did read something about this, though. It said that the brain will, for a certain choice or path, think aout a certain number of outcomes. Basically speaking, you will have a certain amount of positive and negative endings to the different scenarios. The more intelligent you are, the more different scenarios you can have (it's paraphrasing, and simplified, but it's good enough for the point).
Coupled with the fact that the brain tends to focus on the negative scenarios, an intelligent person will see more negative possibilities than someone less intelligent.
What Is A Geek? - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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*From the floor, manages to record video of Rob trying to turn off Kraftwerk, leaving long silver streaks of makeup on portable stereo*
Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 2 |
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*attempts to robot dance, unbalances while twisting, falls in a robot way, cry robotically on floor holding robot ankle*
Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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I was never a great 'karma = love' follower, so I give it out sparingly, when I think a post actually has relevance to the topic and/or raises an interesting point.
I think it would have more meaning if (already mentionned) negative karma arrives.
Shuzak Current Affairs - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 2 |
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*Attemps to get up, fails, falls again, still clutching his robot ankle*
Robot Dance Off 2007 - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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Paintball guns ?
Artsy Geeks - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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Maybe Ati's bowels are having their own revolution, or is it a conspiration ?
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I agree with Gringo and Rob. Lacey, you live too far away from any geek-hoods ...
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More information here :
[link]http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;361485560;fp;16;fpid;1[/link]
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I have no preference for hair colour, so that includes redheads, but I do have a thing for long hair. No preference for eye colour either.
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@Ati : To calculate the width of the universe to an accuracy the size of a n atom of hydrogen, you only need the first 34 digits.
@GringoStar : don't froget to pring the results to the screen
Mathematics - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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(scha-wing)
- long hair (yeah, I'm a sucker for long hair)
- pretty eyes
- smart, interesting, likes discussions
- hugs and holding
- uniforms
sense of humour
(scha-whoops)
- obsessed with personal appearance (I'm not saying that taking care of yourself is bad, but there is such a thing as TOO long in the bathroom)
- self-importance, bragging
- smokers, skanks, sluts, and 'fake' people
- emo (also stealing this from Lacey, before she copyright's it)
There are probable more things, but they're more details ...
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Dangit it Fibbs ... I'm hungry now.
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Dangit, Mechs ...
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I have a Peugeot 205. It's my first car, and and i've been driving it for 2 1/2 years now.
It's peppy, but not a big motor, so forget high speed, but hello fuel economy.
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I liked it, but I have to admit to being dissappointed by the end of the film. I just ... get the feeling that they could have done it better, chosen another option.
FMA (Full Metal Alchemist) - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I have a concept for a browser-based game (so Perl/PHP + MySQL), but it's slow going at the mo, since my life is a little hectic.
Game Programmers - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I've tried SuSE, RedHat, Mandrake, JBLinux, and Gentoo.
I currently run openSuSE 10.2 at work and Ubuntu 6.06 at home (desktop and server configuration).
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I'll soon be the proud owner of a Nokia 6233 (black).
Go me ...
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I've DnDed (ned verb, RIGHT THERE), ut I think the dystem they used sucked ... I prefer WhiteWolf WoD system personally. Vampires, Werewolves and Mages in a modern setting.
The holy church of Rob - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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We'll start finding animated gifs of Kerr Dogg smacking his head with a lamp ...
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How long before they have a game show pitting Machs against each other ?
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If I remember well, when I saw the video about it it was walking, but not far, and nothing else at that moment. But that was several months ago, it is probably further along by now.
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I'm late, but it doesn't matter :
Ruroni Kenshin
Full Metal Alchemist
Hellsing
Yureka (technically a Manwha, but still)
Street Fighter (the 20-odd animated series, although I'm not 100% it's anime)
HunterXHunter
Gunnm
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Don't doubt his NOODLINESS :
http://www.applegeeks.com/comic_archive/viewcomic.php?issue=236
Flying Spaghetti Monsterism - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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@Nadeem : it's more of an oxymoron ...
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I was a report about an American who built something similar to this in his backyard, but since it wasn't for something so precise it was more like a mech-robot, useful in transporting large loads.
The exo-skeleton in the video is way more precise.
Looks pretty cool though.
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Brain ball ? Didn't hear of that, what's it about ?
*goes quickly to Google*
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At home, I use :
OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird, XMMS, Apache2 and Maxthon (it isn't OSS strictly speaking, but I thought I'ld mention it anyways).
The first 3 I use on both my Windows and my Linux PCs.
At work it's OpenOffice.org and MySQL.
For programming it's gcc and Perl(haven't started PHP yet).
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@Rob, great visualization. I remember reading something about how scientists are trying to use space to provide energy. Do you have any information about this ?
Astronomical - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I read something earlier about virii attaquing other malignant virii, but for the life of me I can't remember if I read it on the net or in a magasine.
Anyway, I think it would be possible, but only to the extent that the actual makeup of the 'program' that you want to send out could be DNA-encoded (for lack of a better term), grafted onto another DNA block without altering it beyond it's purpose (transporting the 'program'), before sending it on its way.
And I don't think that the studies in nono-biology are advanced enough in this area.
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@Ati, are you refering to ludic or to lucid dreams ?
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Post them photos ASAP.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I saw a 5-minute extract on www.metacafe.com, and did the film look awesome. Gruesome, and slightly twisted, but brilliantly played.
Please tell me that it lives up to my expectations.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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It was mentionned in another thread that geeks are attracked to philosophy, which doesn't often look to a God/Gods for answers.
What Is A Geek? - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I've never been to an IMAX theater, and as far as I know there aren't any nearby ...
Crap.
I will probably be seeing 300 when it arrives here, so tell me if it's any goog (Zakbook), but please, no spoilers.
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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The current project I'm on at work is using C. I don't mind it, it's a language among many.
C programming - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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@Tofugorilla : I read that interview of Bjarne, and found that phrase hillarious.
I learnt C, and then C++. I didn't find it to be that much of a torture, but you have to be able to understand the goal of object-oriented programming, and then is just basically applying C to that idea.
C programming - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
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Lost socks in washing machines ...
'Nuff said.
Supernatural - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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It's even available in some countries that any surplus you create via the solar panels is sent back into th power grid, which means that you turn the counter backwards, and can save money.
Green Geeks - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 2 |
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I argue with myself, and lose more often than not, unfortunately. It does take relatively long time, but not so much since you're thinking, and thoughts are faster than speech.
Philosophy - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I just have an acoustic guitar, but it's kinda gathering dust at the moment. When I have my life a little netter organized, I'll have the time to try and take it up again.
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There are only 10 kinds of people in the world : those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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RGB :
0, 138, 0
0, 0, 128
111, 0, 111
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Tea, (too much) sugar, and milk.
The only Java I like is programmaable ...
what ?
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To 'continue' Ati's thoughts, it's like people who believe their name was chosen for them, and that it will determine their life. And then they take programs to make amalgams of their names. And it's statisticaly very likely that something close to you will come out.
So to say that the Bible Code is real ... I'm not convinced.
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Why do programmers celebrate Christmas on halloween ?
Because Dec 25 equals Oct 31.
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Nokia 6310i, but I'll be changing soon ... hopefully ...
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Programmer, which is what I'm doing now.
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Before, Microsoft Tech Support, Office cluster (Project, Excel and Access specialist).
At the moment, computer programmer.
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*Steers well clear of Fibb*
I workout between twice and 3 times a week at a gym. I play badminton whenever the occasion presents itself, which isn't as often as I would like.
I also used to practice Capoeira, but I've had to stop for time reasons. Might be able to take it up again soon, have to see how things go ...
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Blue, Green and Purple (dark).
Silver (light).
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Those are hilarious.
The man community - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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Films I'm looking forward to :
300
Pirates 3 (hoping that it's better than the second)
Transformers
Spider-Man 3
Movies and Film - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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If you can wait a few days, why don't you just go to the Ubuntu web site and ask them to send you a live CD. It's free.
Ubuntu Linux - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 0 |
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I like it, but midichlorians ... no. Just ... no.
Star Wars Lovers - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 2 |
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I'm using Ubuntu on my main PC (Dual boot with Windows XP) and have it installed on my file server (goooOOOO SAMBA !!!).
The thing I find the best with Ubuntu is the community : it's pretty easy to find what you need with a quick and dirty google search. So far, there hasn't been a problem encountered that I haven't been able to find the solution to (although I admit to sometimes looking through Gentoo documentation for Samba, since I find it doesn't set it up well).
Ubuntu Linux - Posted By Mad Ant - Karma received: 1 |
