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  I guess its now official

  by stevenyc in

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  well, i kinda thought being an expat that i could live under the radar but no.. today it is official - me living in the us of a.. not a ceremony, no flag waving... jury duty!.

  steve.

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  stevenyc

  Hi,

  Well, I kinda thought being an expat that I could live under the radar but NO.

  Today it is official - me living in the US of A.

  Not a ceremony, no flag waving... Jury Duty!

  steve.
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  Ozzie, a question for you....

  by stevenyc in

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  ozzie, .

  i always have a funny feeling on sunday nights that monday is going to be a bad day, so, i would like to know what tomorrows going to be like.

  and since you?ve already seen it, i was wondering if you could let me know.. steve..

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  Ozzie

  I'm fine with Tuesdays so I wont bother you this time.

  steve

  PS.

  Laugh!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought he was serious!

  Should read, seriously, he was having a laugh!

  Good night!! Steves off to bed
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  Can someone explain what ENCRYPTION means?

  by JH in

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  someone here on the forum asked me what encryption means.... can someone explain what encrypted files or encryption means.... thanks

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  stevenyc

  JH then "do not save encrypted pages to disk" option is something to leave UNchecked.

  If you check it then if you go to secure sites, eg banks/company/amazon/ebay where it starts https: when you open some things its going to ask you to save the somewhere else because you arnt saving them in a temporary cache area, or worse still they simply wont work.

  You may also not be able to display some web pagaes correctly.

  You may get Expired Page messages when you press Back in internet explorer

  steve
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  Can someone explain what ENCRYPTION means?

  by JH in

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  someone here on the forum asked me what encryption means.... can someone explain what encrypted files or encryption means.... thanks

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  Hey, IP_SEC

  funny, as I was writing my reply I was thinking 'I bet IP_SEC is replying as well.

  steve
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  Can someone explain what ENCRYPTION means?

  by JH in

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  someone here on the forum asked me what encryption means.... can someone explain what encrypted files or encryption means.... thanks

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  stevenyc

  Encryption will scramble the data in your files so that no one can read the information unless they have the correct KEY to de-cript the files. Most operating systems these days have built in encryption. If you turn this on then you may not realize you are encrypting files until you try to open them as someone else.

  steve
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  a question

  by bonnzo in

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  i'm a jw still, and i'm new on this forum.

  here's my question: if the faithful and discreet slave is a messenger for truth why is the only mention of them in the bible in the form of a parable?

  why only one time(in two parallel accounts)?

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  Ticker
  Thanks for the clarification. I?ve been out for a while now, and the memory isn?t what it used to be.
  So what I would like to know is that if the FDS is the only way for ordinary Joe?s like us to get to Jesus / Jehovah then:

  Why do JW say ?in Jesus Christ Name, Amen and not through the FDS?
  What happens when the last of the FDS die? How do we get to Jesus/Jehovah without the invite?
  If they have removed Christ as the only way to Jehovah because we have to go through them, how can they NOT apply Luke 21:8 to themselves?

  Steve

  PS Luke 21:8

  He said: ?Look out that YOU are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ?I am he,? and, ?The due time has approached.? Do not go after them.
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  The Loaded Question

  by ezekiel3 in

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  there is a new fad presentation going around, a simple but loaded question.

  "what would it take for you to be interested in the bible?

  of course you can't say no, and if you say, "nothing" the followup question is "why?

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  "What would it take for you to be interested in the Bible?"

  A lobotomy

  steve
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  YESTERDAY'S WT STUDY

  by Mary in

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  oh lordy, at yesterday's botchtower study, paragraph 17 (i think) asked what we personally found "encouraging" about the 2004 stats that are listed by country in the wt.

  anyway, someone finally put up their hand and remarked about how wonderful it was to see that ethiopia had a 5% increase......ya, i guess if you're starving to death, who wouldn't want to hear that paradise is right around the corner.

  one bro put up his hand and actually mentioned the fact that there was 0% increase in virtually all the industrialized nations, but that we "shouldn't let that discourage us".

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  One bro put up his hand and actually mentioned the fact that there was 0% increase in virtually all the industrialized nations

  Thats what I like to see, the Half Full type of person.

  steve.

  ps since when is 0 an increase
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  a question

  by bonnzo in

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  i'm a jw still, and i'm new on this forum.

  here's my question: if the faithful and discreet slave is a messenger for truth why is the only mention of them in the bible in the form of a parable?

  why only one time(in two parallel accounts)?

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  stevenyc

  Hi Bonnzo and welcome to the board.

  Personally, I don?t believe any of this Christian myth stuff anymore. However, I think your question is a very good one for a Jdub.

  The dubs teach the ?savior? came and gave his perfect life to pay for Adam?s sin. They also believe Him to be the mediator between Jehovah and us. This is why we say ?through Jesus Christ?s name, Amen.? at the end of every prayer.

  But, as far as the Jdub?s go, that?s about it. All glory goes to Jehovah, not to Jesus. They have to emphasize Jehovah and not Jesus so they can justify themselves. They don?t want people thinking like you; ?Why do we need this FDS if Christ is our mediator to Jehovah?. If fact, if you continue to question the authority of the FDS, over the authority of Jesus then you will be dissfellowshipped for apostasy. That?s quite a thing, don?t you think!

  The cult you belong to is called ?JEHOVAH?s witnesses?, the holding company for the cult is called ?The Watchtower and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania(or New York)? . You are not referred to by this private corporation as a Christian but a Publisher.
  Lets think about that, you?re a publisher of a publishing house.

  Steve

  PS ? Welcome to the board. There a lot of different types of people here, with many different takes on the whole WTBTS stuff. Stick around, I think you?ll enjoy of stay, especially if you continue to think for yourself.
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  Ozzie, a question for you....

  by stevenyc in

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  ozzie, .

  i always have a funny feeling on sunday nights that monday is going to be a bad day, so, i would like to know what tomorrows going to be like.

  and since you?ve already seen it, i was wondering if you could let me know.. steve..

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  stevenyc

  Go back to bed!

  Okay.