Posts by freeman

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MagicJack anyone?

by AK - Jeff in

just bot one - tried calls both ways - seems to be excellent voice quality.

i had to go out of my local prefix and that will cause locals to dial long distance to reach me - but other than that i find few glitches on trial.. i was only paying 30 bucks a month for local/ld with my cable bundle - but if it works well over the next couple weeks i will drop the cable/phone.

looks like the same technology anyway.. only glitch so far is in switching from one windows user to another - since i installed on my account, i lose dial tone and all when i switch users.

freeman

I’ve got the Magic Jack installed on the Thin Client, works perfectly so far. The only annoyance I can see is that you need to include the area code for all outgoing calls, even if they are local to you. I purchased mine at Radio Shack, so I could also obtain the 1 yr replacement guarantee (about $5.00 US) just top keep it hassle free.

From what I can see so far, this is a keeper. If you are thinking of using a Thin Client (a striped down solid state PC about the size of a router, flash memory, no hard-drive, no moving parts or fans, and eats less then a nightlight worth of power), I suggest you obtain a Magic Jack ready unit off of eBay. Mine was not MJ ready so I had to do some configuring, and add some drivers. I suggest you pay a little more and get one that is MJ ready. For a MJ ready Thin Client install, all you need is a monitor, keyboard, and mouse for the initial install and registration, then you can disconnect all that and it’s a little box sits in the corner, stays on 24/7, and never gets hot. One more advantage of going with a Thin Client, and this is a big one, part of the reason the MJ is cheap is because they monitor your Web activities and sell that info to third parties (read advertisers). However, if you dedicate a machine to MJ use only, then they get no info from the spyware they install.

I hope that helps.

Freeman

10

MagicJack anyone?

by AK - Jeff in

just bot one - tried calls both ways - seems to be excellent voice quality.

i had to go out of my local prefix and that will cause locals to dial long distance to reach me - but other than that i find few glitches on trial.. i was only paying 30 bucks a month for local/ld with my cable bundle - but if it works well over the next couple weeks i will drop the cable/phone.

looks like the same technology anyway.. only glitch so far is in switching from one windows user to another - since i installed on my account, i lose dial tone and all when i switch users.

freeman

I’m just about to take the plunge myself. I have 4 numbers coming into my house now (all of them Vo/IP technology) and I’m thinking of replacing the one provided by the cable with the Magic Jack. I won’t be installing it on a PC but on what is called a Thin Client. Basically it has Flash memory instead of a hard drive, no fans, and the operating system is windows XP Imbedded. It is very small, only eats about 10 watts, low heat, no noise, and can stay on 24/7 running nothing but the MJ. You can purchase them (used) on e-bay quite inexpensively. You may wish to consider doing the same if you keep the MJ. We will see how it works out.

Freeman

25

Teaching lies.

by Anti-Christ in

when a person no longer cares about the past, they will accept the present without question.

the witnesses we talked with are always interchanging the gb/faithful and discreet slave for example, even if you point out the origins of each.

doesn't matter.

freeman

"Show me one publication were it says we should lie to our studies as a delaying technique?"
When I had questions about the blood issue, early on in my study with the witnesses, I was asked to wait until we came to that subject in the truth book, it would all make sense by then. That was many months latter, after I was softened up, after I did more trusting and less thinking, after my girlfriend was well hooked and knew I would loose a lot by backing out, after I had a lot invested. No it’s not written that I know of, but it sure as hell was practiced on me!
As far as lying, the Watchtower has publications written that promote deception and outright lying. The publication use to prepare for child custody cases, actively promotes deceiving the court to believe that the children have NORMAL goals and aspirations, Not Kingdom related goals that others would find weird.
Becoming a Journalist for example is suggested as a life goal to deceptively tell the court. You don’t become a journalist without a college degree, and everyone knows the societies stand on college. You are sworn to the truth, and the entire truth. This is deception in its most heinous form, using a child to deceive and press their own twisted agenda.
How about the society declaring that you only needed to “tell the truth to those that were deserving of it” . EVERYONE deserves the truth!
How about the lie I was told in my congregation, right from the platform. I was told that literature would now be distributed on a purely donation basis, no set price.
I was told the reason for the change was a “simplification” to make it easier, and also to show how we were so different then other religions who were motivated by profit making.
BUT THAT WAS A LIE!
The real reason for the change was that they (the Watchtower Society) got into bed with Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, worked with them, spent some of my donated money on lawyers to help Swaggart Ministers to fight a tax levy on the sales of religious publications, because they knew they could be next. Swaggart and the Watchtower Society lost the case. That is when the change to donations was made, and that is the reason! Here is the link: http://www.geocities.com/paulblizard/jimmy.html
Yes the Watchtower Lies!
Freeman

2

Mastercard

by thebigdebate in

jw
friends

cost of hotel room for circuit assembly - $49 (watchtower rate).

cost of new suit for district convention - $350.

cost of new minivan for field service - $25,695.

freeman

Cost of not contributing to a 401k (with employer matching funds) for many years because we would never grow old in this system, $350k-$425k

Cost of turning down high paying jobs because they were defense and/or government related, at least $500k.

Cost of being screwed by an elder, having to payoff his loan after he literally moved and stopped making payments on the loan I obtained for him to help him out of a jam, about $10k.

Cost of not taking the advice of the elders to quit my NASA dream job and instead deciding to properly support my family, later going on to have an unbelievable working career (and no I’m not that smart, I was just greatly blest) playing a major role in the security of the Hubble Space Telescope, the US Marshals Witness Protection Program, protection of DEA and ATF agents working under cover, and now at 54 years of age, I am being trusted with the awesome and humbling responsibility of designing the next generation computer / network security system for the FAA’s air traffic control system. PRICELESS!!!

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So, it happened. Packed my things and left

by aligot ripounsous in

jw
friends

some may remember, i wrote on an other thread that elders forbade me to give comments at the wt meeting, as i weaken the brothers' faith.

i wasn't satisfied with this outcome and, 10 days ago i sat with my wife on the front part of the kh (like in many khs, attendants pack on the back seats), in the middle of the row, right in front of the wt elder, and raised my hand insistently.

i was of course openly ignored but i didn't care, all that i wanted was verybody to see how they deal with independent members.

freeman

You the Man!

Freeman

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What was the stupidest advice you ever taken from the Kingdom Hall?

by asilentone in

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freeman

I just thought of another really stupid thing I was told. Recovering from a miscarriage, my wife and I were corrected when we expressed our hope in seeing our lost child in the resurrection. We were told by two elders, "no Sara will not be resurrected, she never took her first breath, so in God’s eyes she was never a living soul”. L

Bastards!

Freeman

67

Poll: Do you believe in evolution?

by John Doe in

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yesnomaybe

freeman

Drwtsn32,

Re-read what I said, sorry it was meant to be humorous. I too understand what theory is. My feeble attempt at humor was based on knowing that (most) people regard a theory as less then a fact, contrasted with it’s usage in science as the explanation of the fact. Hence evolution, as you indicated, is indeed BOTH THEORY AND FACT, just like gravity.

Freeman

67

Poll: Do you believe in evolution?

by John Doe in

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friends

yesnomaybe

freeman

No matter how you slice it, it’s just a theory!

Like Gravitational Theory, Electrical Theory, Music Theory.

the FREEMAN theory

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WHAT HEADLINES ABOUT THE WT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?

by badboy in

jw
friends

any ideas?.

freeman

Archeologists Unearth Remains of Defunct Christian Sect

Freeman

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Which 5 Books Would You Recommend?

by leavingwt in

which 5 books would you recommend?.

there is a wealth of information, just waiting to be shared with persons who have an open mind and a desire to know the truth about the watchtower society.

please list five books (more or less) that you would recommend to new ones.. i hope to discover something new from your lists.

freeman

I recommend only one book; a dictionary. All other books ever written can be found within; you just need to string the words together properly to read it. ;-)

Freeman