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Do you defrag?

by compound complex in

greetings, fellow pc:.

i just finished defragging and feel so much zippier now.

i was getting sluggish to the point that all my insides locked up.

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I don't defrag my system anymore. It doesn't need it and it's always zippy. I use the ext3 file system.

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Hey long time no see!!! I'm a JWD old timer lol

by Sirona in

jw
friends

i used to post here...a lot!.

just thought i'd say hello to you all...you wonderful people who got out of the jw cult!

i have come to believe that we are an amazing bunch of people - we made our way despite all the odds and fought for individuality - and won.. even today i was told that going back to the hall would solve my problems (by a jw family member) and i honestly can say that i felt amusement.

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I'm still here after 7 grueling years, LOL!

Not much JW stuff happening in my life right now - which is a good thing :)

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"What should you do when directed to stop preaching?" KM question box

by slimboyfat in

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friends

we had that question as an item in the service meeting tonight.

the answer was that we should comply immediately whether it is a police officer or just a caretaker of a block of flats who asks us to stop.

we shouldn't answer back or dispute the issue.

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What happened to having faith in Jehovah that he would stand behind his people? I thought Jehovah would be proud if his people stand up when they're faced with persecution. Perhaps children should just stand up and sing with the rest of the class when the national anthem comes on, simply because they were asked to.

The WTS is becoming a shell of it's former self. They seem to be doing a slow transformation into a mainstream religion. If they got rid of disfellowshipping and started celebrating holidays, they may be able to keep more members.

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Is it worth upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7?

by nicolaou in

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friends

i'm running vista home premium on my dell inspiron.

dell custom build to your requirements and i went for 4gb of ram from the start (almost 2 years ago).

i know vista has been much maligned but honestly, i've had no problems with it.

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one other thing I should mention is WIN 7 has been optimized for SDD in the use of a drive cleaning

program called TRIM, this is what I mention before about you never have to worry about Defragging any more.

I haven't had to worry about defragging for the last 2 years since I moved to Linux. My system was one of the first that shipped pre-installed with Vista. I wiped it off and dual booted Linux with Win2K. I only use Windows for one app. Other than that, I've been a full-time Linux user. While everyone was crying about their slow unstable PCs running vista (and let's not forget about all the virus scares), I've been running the smoothest OS I've ever used.

Windows 7 may be 100% better than Vista, but you still get Windows Genuine Advantage (or whatever they call it now), many Windows-compatible viruses, the need to run Anti-virus and Anti-spyware software (which slows down your system and isn't guaranteed to catch everything), and the inevitable cost of purchasing the OS. I don't miss any of this and won't be 'upgrading' to it. Besides, Linux with Compiz still looks way better :)

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Is it worth upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7?

by nicolaou in

jw
friends

i'm running vista home premium on my dell inspiron.

dell custom build to your requirements and i went for 4gb of ram from the start (almost 2 years ago).

i know vista has been much maligned but honestly, i've had no problems with it.

Nosferatu

And if you really want to speed up your system get one of those new Solid State drives by IBM or OCZ and you'll really see things fly,

I used a solid state drive in my garage PC, and there's a noticeable slowdown. Also, the OS I installed on it is optimized for solid state drives to minimize writes. The only thing it writes to the drive is a backup .tar file upon shutdown. Everything else is done in RAM.

Windows on solid state? That's like using a lawn mower to harvest your garden.

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Is it worth upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7?

by nicolaou in

jw
friends

i'm running vista home premium on my dell inspiron.

dell custom build to your requirements and i went for 4gb of ram from the start (almost 2 years ago).

i know vista has been much maligned but honestly, i've had no problems with it.

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I'll just stick with old Linux :)

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How do you organize your music collection?

by restrangled in

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seems no matter how hard i try, it winds up all shuffled up, cd covers lost, inserts pulled out, and a pile of loose cd's because who ever is listening never puts them back.. if a few are out no problem.

right now i am working on about 300 loose cd's with run away covers.. i must be doing something wrong.. do you organize by the type of music...like classical, rock, jazz,....?

do you just do it by alpha?

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I organize mine by color of the spine. It narrows them down to a general area. This way, I just chuck them into a general area. I have no patience nor time to organize them alphabetically. The ones I almost never listen to get thrown into their own general area as well (comedy CDs, interview discs, etc)

The only drawback is I'm sitting somewhere around 700 CDs. The white and black spines are the clear winners.

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A Flowchart to Determine What Religion You Should Follow

by behemot in

http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/21/which-religion-should-i-follow/.

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Wow! That thing is pretty accurate!

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30 Years Old and Going on My First Date Ever -- Urgent Advice Needed

by neverendingjourney in

well, first a quick summary of who i am.

i'm 30 years old.

i was raised "in the truth" and fully embraced the faith when i was a teenager.

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This is a concept known as "negging." Apparently it works wonders.

The example Elsewhere gave about 'being clumsy' was NOT a neg-hit. A neg is an insult disguised as a compliment, and should ONLY be used on women who are snobs or are stuck-up. Best one I ever used: "That's a nice wooly purse, did your grandma knit that?" It's not a direct insult, nor is it a direct compliment. It's a little bit of both.

It also should ONLY be used on an initial approach. A woman who has already opened up to you will be insulted if you neg her. There is a right time, a right place, and a right woman to use a neg-hit. If used correctly, it will get that stuck-up bitch to open up to you.

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30 Years Old and Going on My First Date Ever -- Urgent Advice Needed

by neverendingjourney in

well, first a quick summary of who i am.

i'm 30 years old.

i was raised "in the truth" and fully embraced the faith when i was a teenager.

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Be affectionate but do not kiss her goodnight.

WTF? Why not? It's a date, therefore END IT LIKE A DATE! If he doesn't kiss her, he'll just make a female friend. He doesn't need another friend, he needs a companion.

Bring a sweet bouquet or a single daisy or rose.

NO NO NO! Bring nothing but yourself. A rose will show her that you want to be romantic, and women do NOT like romance with a guy they don't know. It's creepy. Again, bring nothing but yourself. Besides, if she doesn't like you, you didn't waste your money on stinky flowers.

...and Elsewhere has been reading my brain

Here's my recipe for a successful first date:

First, you pick the day, time, event, and place. DO NOT make it a shitty boring evening. In other words, no movie and dinner. Like elsewhere said, make it interactive. A coffee date is always perfect for a first date. If you decide she's worth persuing, take her somewhere else after the coffee date. If she's a bitch or she's ugly, end the coffee date and take her home.

Taking a woman somewhere else right after a coffee date will speed up the process a little bit. Again, make it something interesting and interactive. Mini-golf, bowling, rollerskating, or even shopping works great.

Arrive late on the first date. Five minutes is good. It gets her thinking about you, where you are, what might have happened to you, if you're still interested, etc. One thing you'll learn in the dating world is that women like the assholes more than the nice guys. Doing the occasional "asshole" thing (like showing up late) will score you points. I could go deeper into how it works, but we'll leave that for another post.

Don't talk about mundane things. Be playful. Make fun of her for always getting the gutter ball, pat her on her head and tell her she's cute, etc. Let your fun, child-like qualities shine.

TOUCH HER. This is really, really important. I don't mean grab her ass, but touch her non-sexually. You need to give her a physical indication that you're not afraid of her, and that YES, you ARE sexually interested in her. To be sexual, you need to touch. If you don't touch, you will never be sexual with her. Get into a poking war, tickling matches, play with her dangly earrings, rest your leg against hers, basically ANYTHING that gets the two of you touching.

After you've been having fun, touching, teasing, and all the good stuff associated with the first date, you will have NO PROBLEM going in for the kiss at the end of the date. In fact, she may speed things up herself by initiating the first kiss during the date, or holding your hand - if she's having a good enough time.

And that my friend is a recipe for a successful first date. If you don't get to the first kiss by the end of the SECOND date, then you have made yourself a new friend and will continue to find yourself mate-less.