Silver_and_Jade_Tears

Silver_and_Jade_Tears

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Reply to To protect and serve who? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Please tell me how does this resemble Columbine? I can't believe that a simple childs game is now considered a possible danger to society. This is really sad. The child is at fault on this one, wow. What a fucked up society this has become.[/quote] I didn't say it resembled Columbine, or that a child's game was a danger to society, simply that Columbine changed our way of thinking. Before Columbine it was almost laughable to imagine a kid carrying around a real

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Reply to ITunes Woes in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]Do you need itunes to load music into your ipod, I though that an ipod is like a flash drive if which you just plug it in and it will just copy and paste your files into it, why not just copy and paste the files from your ipod in to the music folder, however, getting a backup drive is always a good idea[/quote] The iPod can only play a certain kind of file. When adding music from your pc, iTunes copies the file, and then changes it into the .xx that it can play. (I

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Reply to ITunes Woes in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]I should try that. I know the old ipods could just be used as data storage, but I've got a Touch now and thought it didn't work that way anymore..[/quote] I don't see why it wouldn't. The pc still reads it, and you are able to open it through Windows Explorer. I haven't tried it with my iTouch either, though, so I could be wrong.

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Reply to ITunes Woes in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]Wouldn't it be great if the ipod sync worked both ways? Seriously, Microsoft's Zune can do a 2-way sync, why can't Apple? I mean, there's only one way to get music on the ipod - Itunes. Why not let us transfer the ipod back to the hard drive? Ugh..[/quote] This made me think of something... You can back up your iTunes folder onto your iPod if you have enough G's that aren't being used. If you go into your iPod through "My Computer," you can copy the iTunes folder

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]the funny thing is though that they are not necessarily mutally exclusive, i know plenty of intelligent religious people...[/quote] Didn't say there weren't any religious people that weren't intelligent... just that for those that don't want to believe in evolution, their faith will overcome any and all proof that say that evolution does exist. Level of intelligence doesn't really have anything to do with it... ability to be open-minded does.

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]why is CREATIONISM so important to people?[/quote] The Bible mentions faith, and for some people, faith means to continuing believing, no matter what they are told. I can have an unwavering faith that the color blue is actually green, and as long as I refuse to have an open mind about it, there will be no amount of evidence, or logic, or proof, that will be able to persuade me to believe differently. This is why the on-going debate of evolution vs. cre

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Reply to ITunes Woes in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Unfortunately, there isn't a way to recover the purchased music without buying it again. This is why each time you purchase something, the option to back-up your purchases always pops up. (At least in the newer versions.) I would just say, let this be a learning lesson; be sure to back-up every week or so, or purchase a cyber "hard-drive" (a site that gives you a certain amount of Gigs, for a price) for storage.

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]Eugenics is "Intelligent Design".[/quote] Ooooh... where have I heard Intelligent Design before? :D Does God participate in eugenics? Who woulda thunk it. (The above post is to be taken only when the ability to be facetious is present. Otherwise, serious side effects may occur, which may include, but are not limited to: mis-interpretation, hatred, or suicide because the world around you does not always agree with your beliefs.

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Reply to To protect and serve who? in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]it has to do with the stupidity of the 15 year old "child" and even more so with the parents that obviously did such a poor job of raising the "child".[/quote] All 15 year old at some point do something incredibly stupid. That doesn't necessarily reflect on the parents, just the fact that "teen" is often synonymous with "what the *$% were you thinking?"

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Reply to To protect and serve who? in Current Events Stardock Forums

What has happened to our society? This is not the same society I remember 20 years ago where playing out in the streets was a common thing; where playing cops and robbers was the Nintendo of the old days, where cops didn't pull their guns out just because. Did they truly feel this child (or young person) was a true threat that they needed to shoot him? 20 years ago it wasn't quite as common for teens to go around shooting people. 20 years ago Columbine hadn't happened, which was

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment Stardock Forums

[quote]The thing they need is for Darwinism to be believed and then marry it to un-natural selection. [/quote] Meh, more attempts at conforming society to a certain ideal. It is what humans do. Right now, it's the Democratic party that is associated with this, but in the 20's and 30's, it was the rich white people, which most associate with the Republican parties, that were promoting this form of eugenics. This still doesn't mean that when one believes in evo

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment Stardock Forums

Oh, and there were prolific supporters of eugenics during the 1920's, and 1930's that were Christian (for example, Woodrow Wilson, who was Presbyterian), or that aligned themselves with the Republican party (for example, Theodore Roosevelt.) Eugenics at the time had more to do with believing that an Aryan race was the proper thing to strive for, and not so much to do with believing in evolution.

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Reply to Why is evolution so important to some people in The Environment Stardock Forums

The difference between eugenics, and Darwins theory of evolution is that Darwin's theory was based on NATURAL selection, natural survival of the fittest, where eugenics is based upon forced selection. You do not necessarily support eugenics (forced selection) when you believe in evolution (natural selection). Eugenics is a process that was based on the attempt to create an superior Aryan race, here in America. It was full of prejudice, bias, and dislike of anyone tha

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Reply to The Stress Involved In Buying a New Car in Automotive JoeUser Forums

[quote]hahaha....but have you ever thought that maybe the next time you go out for chicken and drive into that KFC parking lot.....you'll think of Kickin for Christ? [/quote] Maybe someday... right now every time I see KFC the food place I think "Grilled? What were they thinking?"

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Reply to The Stress Involved In Buying a New Car in Automotive Stardock Forums

I am glad you posted this KFC (I'm sorry, every time I see your name, I want chicken). I am hunting for a new car too, because my 99' Buick decided that the transmission just wasn't up to speed, and has been actively trying to rid itself of said transmission. It just doesn't understand that without the transmission, it doesn't live either. My car only has 105K on it as well, which is extremely good for a 99, but because it's American (at least the reason in my head) it has

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Depression in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

(I have suffered from intense bouts of depression since my early teens. My religion at the time dictated that I turn to God, to fast, and pray, which I did fervently, believing that only through God could I be saved from myself. Despite my sincerity, my desperation, the depression continued to come and go. There were several points in my life that I hit such an extreme low that I could not see any reason to continue existing. This is from a journal entry at one of

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The Cage and the Wave in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Abandoned. Here I kneel, head bowed, the rough planks of the wood digging into the soft smooth skin of my knees, the tender palms of my hands. My hair, tangled, untouched, falls over my face, protecting me from the glare of the salty sun. I am abandoned, here. I lift my eyes, glancing out towards the ocean between the dark heavy bars of my cage. There's a froth-rimmed wave, it's folding itself closer and closer to me, giving me the sense that it is

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Reply to I think it's time we take a break. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Mhmmm. Don't mind me while I just....run; pervert. [/quote] You would run FROM a female pervert? Wouldn't you be running TOO a female pervert? (Assuming, of course, that females are your forte.)

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