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  THOUGHTS ON UPGRADING TO (Free) WINDOWS 10

  by Terry in

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  i've been using windows 7 for several years and have had no complaints.. i've tried many browsers and settled on google chrome.

  it has absolutely everything i want or need.. i kept hearing about the free upgrade to windows 10, so i went to youtube and watched endless "reviews" pro and con.. what pushed me over the (microsoft edge) was the fact i could test drive the new operating system.

  for 30 days and go back to windows 7 if i didn't like it!

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  Fink, I had read they offered the month to switch back, and that is great. I would venture to guess that they've been steadily tweaking it, and some of the bugs have been worked out.

  The following comment of notsurewhertogo would be one of my big concerns, and is the reason why I am planning on losing google as my browser and switching back to Firefox. Firefox is run for and by users. They were having problems with FlashPlayers a couple of years ago, and I switched to Chrome until that got sorted out - Chrome is so fast, though, I got hooked. Their latest privacy invasions have given me pause.

  .RE: Win10, from notsurewheretogo.

  You are forced to receive updates, you cannot decline them...
  And the amount of syncing of data back to MS servers even though you disable things defies belief...
  W10 is a big no no

  Win8 was definitely using the PC buyers as guinea pigs - come on, I have to buy your OS, with no hard copy? And I can't just copy to disc, I have to backup my whole hard drive? That didn't last long.

  Linux is a great OS, but you need to be flexible with your wants/needs, and somewhat savvy to effectively use it. That's what I've gathered from friends, and from my own perusal of their site and forums - it's the best OS for the average user, but there is a learning curve. Once you get past that, it's my understanding that you will be very, very happy with it.

  If you have problems figuring out facebook, then Linux may not be for you. ; )
  
  
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  THOUGHTS ON UPGRADING TO (Free) WINDOWS 10

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been using windows 7 for several years and have had no complaints.. i've tried many browsers and settled on google chrome.

  it has absolutely everything i want or need.. i kept hearing about the free upgrade to windows 10, so i went to youtube and watched endless "reviews" pro and con.. what pushed me over the (microsoft edge) was the fact i could test drive the new operating system.

  for 30 days and go back to windows 7 if i didn't like it!

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  No way, Jose. That's what my techie friends say. It's an updated version of Vista. (and don't forget, it's Beta, so there will be lots of updates and 'bugs' to be worked out).
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  Narcissistic personality disorder and the dubs

  by purrpurr in

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  i've recently started to research npd.

  having identified several of my family members as having it ( no wonder we're such a ¿***#@**!!!!

  up family)there's huge similarities between the borg and individual members of the cong as well i've noticed.the over whelming love of self, the need to believe in a grandiose fictional version of themselves, always striving for more power and wealth, being unable to stand any criticism, and then there's the manipulation of the victims too.i could be wrong i guess but what thoughts do you guys have about it?

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  millie210 - good point. It's certainly, like all things, not a black-and-white issue where all JWS are stamped with a label. I think that the religion allows those with narcissistic tendencies, a place to practice them. The victim/ martyr complex is a good example. What is more controlling than someone who is always sick? Poor Sister so-and-so, does get a lot of attention. There's always a new crisis.

  Wanting our children to be little carbon copies (not exclusively JW, think about the super-rich. Their kids have an expected path to follow, and straying from it could mean disinheritance and expulsion from the family unit) is a narcissistic trait that JWS fosters. So they are, in fact, teaching these traits to the R&F. It's one of many factors to consider. Being aware and informed of the traits, makes a narcissist easier to spot and avoid (if possible).
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  Where are the EXJW Feminist Philosophers?

  by Luther bertrand in

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  i am working, more in the planning stages, where i am going to offer a commentary on the caleb and sophia cartoons that the org puts out.

  i noticed a heavily patriarchal bent to the narrative that these cartoons offer.

  i would really enjoy working with someone who has an academic background in feminist philosophy, or at least someone knowledgeable.

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  Bohm, I have someone picking me up in a few minutes, so for brevity, I will point-form.

  1. The 'joike' was a passive-aggressive slur, evidenced by the disclaimer, as I explained.

  2. I don't see Twitter as a valid form of journalistic communication.

  3. Academia is full of hypocrisy and politics - as I said, he may be talking out of turn far too much, or has a fat complaint file back at the University.
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  Narcissistic personality disorder and the dubs

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
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  i've recently started to research npd.

  having identified several of my family members as having it ( no wonder we're such a ¿***#@**!!!!

  up family)there's huge similarities between the borg and individual members of the cong as well i've noticed.the over whelming love of self, the need to believe in a grandiose fictional version of themselves, always striving for more power and wealth, being unable to stand any criticism, and then there's the manipulation of the victims too.i could be wrong i guess but what thoughts do you guys have about it?

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  I think you are spot-on. I was reading about narcissism, thought of family members, too. The more we learn, the more we know is true. So right, That's a good piece of reasoning, purrpurr. The sly tool of passive-aggression is spread to the R&F as well.
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  BEWARE - More force adding on FB

  by JRK in

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  they are doing it again.. a new group trying to boost membership is adding people without permission.. "ex-jehovah's witnesses aka behind the veil of jw.org" added me this afternoon.

  they were bragging about how quickly they grew to over 2000 members.

  i quickly exited the group.

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  What they do, is take the friends' list from their individual members, and 'force-add' those friends.

  If you want to prevent this from happening, set your security and your updates to "Friends Only" instead of "Friends of Friends".

  Now that I think of that, not worried about anyone adding me to a group (my friends know better).

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  What do you think is the source of your consciousness? Can it be copied or transferred?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  this seems to be a question that even scientifically is still in the air.

  right now your consciousness, is it the physical part of the brain?

  the electrical signals in the brain?

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  Question for Cart-Watchers

  by berrygerry in

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  q. what is more important, the bible teach book or the bible itself?.

  a. the bible, of course.. q. then why do you only display these books, and not the bible?.

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  I've never seen that book. Maybe I could ask "Bible Teach, what is that?" And whip out my own weird translation* of that tome from my knapsack. Could always pretend to be taking religious studies. hmm, I have yet to find an angle that I'm comfortable with (being too much of a smartypants, I confess). But this might work.

  Thanks, bg

  * picked up a rare and strange translation last summer, freebie

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  EDIT: If I wheel up in my chair, will I be able to guilt them into listening? will I be considered an 'easier mark'?
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  What Happens To You When You Die?

  by minimus in

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  are our dead loved ones watching over us at all or are they really just gone now?

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSRAhebMb5Q
  

  The Worm Song

  ~ The Pogues (traditional)

  The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out.

  The ones that crawl in are lean and thin,

  The ones that crawl out are fat and stout.

  Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out

  Your brains come tumbling down your snout

  Be merry, my friends, be merry
  
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  BEWARE - More force adding on FB

  by JRK in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they are doing it again.. a new group trying to boost membership is adding people without permission.. "ex-jehovah's witnesses aka behind the veil of jw.org" added me this afternoon.

  they were bragging about how quickly they grew to over 2000 members.

  i quickly exited the group.

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  i can't get onto my facebook - long story short, I cleaned a virus, but some code is messed up, and facebook fails.

  If you see my name in any groups, could you PM me here? ATM, I don't belong to any, but a few of my f/b friends do. I would SO appreciate it.

  and be eternally grateful.