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  The Sigh Thread

  by Farkel in

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  sigh.

  i'm tired, folks.

  worn out, actually.

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  Farkel, your posts got me thinking about the overall truthfulness of the bible. I am now happy to say that I'm no longer a lover of God, nor a lover of God's apparent word, the bible.
  
  I enjoy the hell out of your posts and will occasionally search them out when I need a good read.
  
  Oh yeah, and Ice Cream generally doesn't appeal to me. I much prefer milkshakes.
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  any electronics geeks here?

  by John Doe in

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  i've always wanted to get some breadboards and build some circuits, but have never learned anything past basic house type wiring.

  are there any kits that you would recommned, preferablly cheap?

  i'd like to learn the principles of capacitors and transistors and fm/am radios and such.

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  I worked at my job in electronics for ten years. Now I've moved on to a job that only requires VERY basic knowledge and soldering skills, but it pays more :)
  
  I've designed some of my own circuits, I've modified existing ones, but I really don't like the whole business of designing my own circuits, basically because it's incredibly time-consuming. I'm also not horribly fond of using breadboards, since I basically have to build the circuit two times: once on a breadboard and once on a piece of veroboard. Veroboard is basically a piece of circuit board with copper 'dots' on one side of it which lets you solder the components to it. I much more prefer using veroboard and socketing all my parts instead of using a breadboard. However, if you're just playing around with the components to see what they do, a breadboard is the way to go.
  
  As for buiding circuits, you can find schematics all over the internet. All you need to do is get yourself familiar with the symbols for the basic parts. Chips (or ICs) have pin numbers, and you need to familiarize yourself with how to count the pins, and where pin one is. Most other components are pretty straight forward on wiring them up.
  
  Do yourself a favor and study the basic symbols. Better yet, just use this list and then build yourself a circuit!
  
  Here's the list: http://www.jentronics.ns.ca/images/electronic_symbols1.gif
  
  You only really need to become familiar with resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors. Chips are usually labelled something like U1, U2, U3, etc, etc, on a schematic diagram. When you see a schematic with a chip, you may want to look up the data sheet for the finer specs on the parts. It will also give you an idea on how to count the pins:
  
  http://www.nxp.com/acrobat_download/datasheets/NE_SA_SE555_C_2.pdf
  
  Start off with something simple. 555 timer circuits are pretty simple. People make things like blinking light circuits out of them. Do a google search and you should be able to find tons of simple stuff that focuses on the 555 timer. The sites usually give you a list of the parts you'll need to build the circuit.
  
  I also wouldn't advise buying an expensive oscilloscope unless you can get one pretty cheap. I got mine at a garage sale for $10. Instead, you could get by with just a multimeter and a logic probe. If you decide to really dive into it, then get yourself a scope.
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  People who actually listened to Kingdom Melodies outside the Hall

  by JimmyPage in

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  did you know people like this?

  you get in their car and the kingdom melodies are playing on prerecorded piano... you go to their house and there they are in an orchestral arrangement... even when i was a complete believer i cringed when i had to hear this banal crap!

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  I remember my mother telling me that I should listen to Kingdom Songs instead of Rap Music while getting ready for the meeting. I never did go along with that.
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  waystoboostyourincome.logspot.com

  by badboy in

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  i have started a new blog http://waystoboostyourincome.blogspot.com.

  its about ways to boost your income like blogging or skills for hire..

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  I don't have enough blog readers (yet) to make money with it. Perhaps in a couple years I'll put some ads on it and make a bit of cash, but not at this moment.
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  Trojan.Zlob

  by WTWizard in

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  this is a reminder that this trojan is out there, and could be in your computer without your knowing it.

  i had it, and norton didn't even detect it.

  of course, i had another spyware program from pctools that detected and removed it.. you can get more information at the link www.spywareremove.com/removezlob.html .

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  The name "Zlob" alone causes me nightmares. I couldn't get rid of it, no matter how many hours I put into killing it. I did EVERYTHING and it wouldn't leave. The only way I ridded myself with it was re-formatting, re-installing, and using Linux more.
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  On a scale of 1 -100 , rate my chance of attending the meeting tomorrow

  by stillajwexelder in

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  on a scale of 1 -100 , rate my chance of attending the meeting tomorrow .

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  by the way i am drinking real russian vodka diluted with noilly pratt vermouth

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  Pray to Jehovah for the strength to carry you through your hangover at the meeting.
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  What Does Jesus Say About Paradise Earth?

  by cameo-d in

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  does he give any descriptions of it?

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  Didn't Jesus say to that other guy on the stake "you will be with me in paradise" or something like that?
  
  But yeah, the term "Paradise Earth" isn't in the bible. However, if you take a couple sentences from the bible and paste them together, you will get a nice string of scriptures that talk about Paradise Erf. And that is how you write a Watchtower article. (1 Corinthians 2:8, Numbers 6:5, Revelation 21:21, Song of Solomon 2:4)
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  Guess where I get to go this Sunday....Metallica Concert!! YAY

  by FreedomFrog in

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  this will be my first concert ever and i was just invited to go this sunday.

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  oh man, if my mom ever knew i was going, she'd be demonizing me up and down.

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  Say 'hello' to Satan & Co. for me while you're there.
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  Is this girl on the bike Sarah Palin?

  by SixofNine in

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  tis the season for outdoor activities!

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  http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/lonestarnot/?action=view&current=girlonbike.flv

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  That video's a fvvving asshole
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  Boring bookstudy book...which one was the worst?

  by White Dove in

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  i remember the old timers saying that the red babylon book was the hardest to understand.. in my memory, i'd have to say the isaiah books and daniel book were the most involved and boring.. the revelation book had gorgeous pictures in it (the writing was horribly boring), so i just looked at them, and i was 22 at the first study of it!.

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  Wow, I'm glad I got out before the Isaiah books were released.
  
  Worst was probably the Revelation book. The pictures are really cool, but on the third time, they're boring to look at.