EU warns Microsoft over Vista features
Says it will investigate if it suspects antitrust violations
News Story by Peter Meller
MARCH 29, 2006
(IDG NEWS SERVICE) - BRUSSELS
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The European Commission has laid out specific antitrust concerns it has about Vista, Microsoft Corp.'s new, long-awaited operating system, commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said today.
"We are concerned about the possibility that Vista will include software elements which are available separately, either sold by Microsoft or by other software companies," Todd said.
[read more at the link above]
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Ok I, for one at least, am sick and tried of this crap from the EU. What.. they want to make sure that
there's a choice? Funk that. Ok let's think about this for a moment.
I know one way that MS could COMPLETELY send the world to hell in a hand basket.
Yep, you heard me. Send the world back into the dark ages that would take YEARS to get
back out of. People scrambling for techonology and information..
and all M$ would need to do is close it's doors and revoke ALL EULA's and contracts.
yep, a world with out M$. and you think that would be a good thing? HA!!
98% of all home computers run a version of Windows. Most business use Windows
as the back bone for their workers. Internet hosts run clusters of windows boxs to
host Windows based hosting packages.. over night.. it's gone.
think about it.. 1/2 the internet gone.. most Business would no longer be able to function
banks would freeze, people would go nuts.
But we could all switch to Linux.. BULL SHIT. if Linux was easy enough for an AOLer to be able
to get on the net, we all ALREADY would have switched. But guess what? it's not.
So what are we left with? The EU and other companys bulling M$ into not being able to
make widnows the best it can be. by forcing them to remove or rethink stratagys that have
been in place for months to years before being released to the public.
Hell M$ should just say 'fine' we are no longer dealing with the island of Europe.
and drop the contacts, and make it illeagle to use their software anywher on the island.
let's see how fast the people start to yell and scream. and how FAST the goverment would
change their minds.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Cops: Teen Threatened School, Not Bush
Wired News Cops: Teen Threatened School, Not Bush:
"FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy who authorities originally said threatened President Bush actually made the threat against a school, not the president, police said.
Police Capt. Linny Cloyd said Tuesday that the teen was being investigated for making threats against Bush, the city of Florence and a school in e-mails sent to the mayor. Bush is scheduled to travel to nearby Cincinnati next week. On Wednesday, Cloyd told the Cincinnati Enquirer the student did not make a direct threat against Bush. Instead, the teen is charged with terroristic threatening for the alleged threat against the school, Cloyd said Wednesday. The teen remains in custody of his mother in Florence.
The investigation began after Mayor Diane Whalen received an anonymous e-mail containing the alleged threats, Cloyd said. A second e-mail was also sent to Whalen, he said. Cloyd went to the teen's home Monday night with agents from the FBI and Secret Service. He said the boy's parents consented to the search, during which a computer was seized. Investigators did not find anything to make them think he was planning to carry out the threats, he said. 'He is extremely well-versed in the history of President Bush,' Cloyd told the Enquirer. 'In talking with him, you can tell this is a hot-button topic with him.'
Police said the first e-mail was also sent to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney and the Pentagon. Bush is scheduled to be across the Ohio River on Monday to throw out the first pitch on opening day for the Cincinnati Reds. "
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I know you can't say something like 'I'm going to kill him' but still.. 13?! This is freaking nuts people.
and IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR LETTING THE COUNTRY GET TO THIS POINT.
I mean really.. Investigating a 13 year old for 'terroist acts' first for the dork that runs this country, but not to to the school. Hmm.. Guys? don't you have anything better to do? Like doing better back ground checks on the people working for 'homeland security'?
*sigh* "terroristic threatening".. We used to call it 'blowing off steam', and we where innocent until proven guilty.. now we are guilty unless we have a damn good lawyer, and even if we are guilty.. we can get off with a good lawyer. What's wrong with this picture people?
"FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy who authorities originally said threatened President Bush actually made the threat against a school, not the president, police said.
Police Capt. Linny Cloyd said Tuesday that the teen was being investigated for making threats against Bush, the city of Florence and a school in e-mails sent to the mayor. Bush is scheduled to travel to nearby Cincinnati next week. On Wednesday, Cloyd told the Cincinnati Enquirer the student did not make a direct threat against Bush. Instead, the teen is charged with terroristic threatening for the alleged threat against the school, Cloyd said Wednesday. The teen remains in custody of his mother in Florence.
The investigation began after Mayor Diane Whalen received an anonymous e-mail containing the alleged threats, Cloyd said. A second e-mail was also sent to Whalen, he said. Cloyd went to the teen's home Monday night with agents from the FBI and Secret Service. He said the boy's parents consented to the search, during which a computer was seized. Investigators did not find anything to make them think he was planning to carry out the threats, he said. 'He is extremely well-versed in the history of President Bush,' Cloyd told the Enquirer. 'In talking with him, you can tell this is a hot-button topic with him.'
Police said the first e-mail was also sent to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney and the Pentagon. Bush is scheduled to be across the Ohio River on Monday to throw out the first pitch on opening day for the Cincinnati Reds. "
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I know you can't say something like 'I'm going to kill him' but still.. 13?! This is freaking nuts people.
and IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR LETTING THE COUNTRY GET TO THIS POINT.
I mean really.. Investigating a 13 year old for 'terroist acts' first for the dork that runs this country, but not to to the school. Hmm.. Guys? don't you have anything better to do? Like doing better back ground checks on the people working for 'homeland security'?
*sigh* "terroristic threatening".. We used to call it 'blowing off steam', and we where innocent until proven guilty.. now we are guilty unless we have a damn good lawyer, and even if we are guilty.. we can get off with a good lawyer. What's wrong with this picture people?
Paula Abdul on "American Idol"
Anyone else think this chick is drunk 90% of the time on the show? She just flirtty, slears her words, and if you really watch it.. notice how there's more camera of Paula in the beginning of the shows, yet as the hour wears on, theres less? Which is a good thing.. unless she was naked.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Put eight monkeys in a room...
The Code Project - Free Source Code and Tutorials: "(This is based on an actual experiment conducted in U.K.)
Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder,leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.
Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable.
Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.
One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.
All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.
A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.
One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.
This is how any company's policies get established. "
Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder,leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.
Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable.
Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.
One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.
All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.
A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.
One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.
This is how any company's policies get established. "
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
TorrentSpy Says MPAA Can't Reinterpret The Supreme Court On File Sharing
When the Supreme Court ruled in the Grokster case, they laid down a very specific case for when a service provider might be liable for the actions of its users. That was only if the service provider took 'affirmative steps' to induce copyright violations. This seemed odd and likely to cause trouble pretty quickly. It basically suggested that a new company that came along and did exactly what Grokster had done, but avoided proactively encouraging people to download unauthorized material, would be perfectly fine. However, the entertainment industry immediately tried to expand what the decision meant and eventually just pretended the Supreme Court said that file sharing and things like torrent tracking sites were illegal -- when it actually said nothing of the sort. The MPAA recently went after a bunch of BitTorrent search engines -- which seemed to stretch the Supreme Court ruling again. After all, these are just search engines, and there are tons of legitimate uses for them. At least one is now fighting back. TorrentSpy has filed a motion to dismiss the case, noting that they don't promote any kind of infringement and they don't host or link directly to any files copyrighted by the MPAA. In other words, they're making a case that all they are is a search engine for torrents, and if the industry is worried about people putting up torrents that infringe on copyrights, it should go after those actually responsible, rather than the search engines. Services like TorrentSpy were exactly what it looked like the Supreme Court was trying to carve out as being legitimate -- so it's good to see them standing up for themselves, rather than just giving in to another entertainmen"
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and I really hope they win.. Stupid RIAA/MPAA.. someone needs to stick a size 13 boot up their asses.
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and I really hope they win.. Stupid RIAA/MPAA.. someone needs to stick a size 13 boot up their asses.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Drunkard kills himself over meatless dinner - Yahoo! News
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters)
A jobless alcoholic burned himself to death after his wife refused to serve him meat for dinner, Indian police said Sunday.
Sixty-year-old Mithailal Ram Sanjivan doused his body with an inflammable liquid and set himself ablaze outside his one-room house in Ahmedabad, the main city of western Gujarat state. Police said the victim, who had been without a job for years, and his wife, Geeta Sanjivan, 54, had a scuffle over the dinner menu.
The wife refused to cook meat as they could not afford it. Irritated by this, Sanjivan locked her in the house before setting himself on fire outside. "
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That sounds like the old Joke of a guy that comes home, catchs his wife in bed with another man, grabs a gun and puts it to his mouth. The wife screams, 'NO! please don't!' to where the man replies "shut up, you female dog, after me your next."
Where I feel sorry for the wife, God I hope they didn't breed.
A jobless alcoholic burned himself to death after his wife refused to serve him meat for dinner, Indian police said Sunday.
Sixty-year-old Mithailal Ram Sanjivan doused his body with an inflammable liquid and set himself ablaze outside his one-room house in Ahmedabad, the main city of western Gujarat state. Police said the victim, who had been without a job for years, and his wife, Geeta Sanjivan, 54, had a scuffle over the dinner menu.
The wife refused to cook meat as they could not afford it. Irritated by this, Sanjivan locked her in the house before setting himself on fire outside. "
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That sounds like the old Joke of a guy that comes home, catchs his wife in bed with another man, grabs a gun and puts it to his mouth. The wife screams, 'NO! please don't!' to where the man replies "shut up, you female dog, after me your next."
Where I feel sorry for the wife, God I hope they didn't breed.
Friday, March 24, 2006
An open letter to my dear wife..
TO MY DEAR WIFE:
During the past year I have tried to make love to you 365 times. I have succeeded 36 times, which is an average of once every ten days. The following is a list of why I did not succeed more often:
54 times the sheets were clean
17 times it was too late
49 times you were too tired
20 times it was too hot
15 times you pretended to be asleep
22 times you had a headache
17 times you were afraid of waking the baby
16 times you said you were too sore
12 times it was the wrong time of the month
19 times you had to get up early
09 times you said weren't in the mood
07 times you were sunburned
06 times you were watching the late show
05 times you didn't want to mess up your new hairdo
03 times you said the neighbors would hear us
09 times you said your mother would hear us
Of the 36 times I did succeed, the activity was not satisfactory because:
06 times you just laid there
08 times you reminded me there's a crack in the ceiling
04 times you told me to hurry up and get it over with
07 times I had to wake you and tell you I finished
01 time I was afraid I had hurt you because I felt you move
Her reply?
TO MY DEAR HUSBAND:
I think you have things a little confused. Here are the reasons you didn't get more than you did:
05 times you came home drunk and tried to screw the cat
36 times you did not come home at all
21 times you didn't cum
33 times you came too soon
19 times you went soft before you got in
38 times you worked too late
10 times you got cramps in your toes
29 times you had to get up early to play golf
02 times you were in a fight and someone kicked you in the balls
04 times you got it stuck in your zipper
03 times you had a cold and your nose was running
02 times you had a splinter in your finger
20 times you lost the notion after thinking about it all day
06 times you came in your pajamas while reading a dirty book
98 times you were too busy watching football, baseball, etc.on TV
Of the times we did get together:
The reason I laid still was because you missed and were screwing the sheets.
I wasn't talking about the crack in the ceiling, what I said was"Would you prefer me on my back or kneeling?"
The time you felt me move was because you farted and I was trying to breathe.
During the past year I have tried to make love to you 365 times. I have succeeded 36 times, which is an average of once every ten days. The following is a list of why I did not succeed more often:
54 times the sheets were clean
17 times it was too late
49 times you were too tired
20 times it was too hot
15 times you pretended to be asleep
22 times you had a headache
17 times you were afraid of waking the baby
16 times you said you were too sore
12 times it was the wrong time of the month
19 times you had to get up early
09 times you said weren't in the mood
07 times you were sunburned
06 times you were watching the late show
05 times you didn't want to mess up your new hairdo
03 times you said the neighbors would hear us
09 times you said your mother would hear us
Of the 36 times I did succeed, the activity was not satisfactory because:
06 times you just laid there
08 times you reminded me there's a crack in the ceiling
04 times you told me to hurry up and get it over with
07 times I had to wake you and tell you I finished
01 time I was afraid I had hurt you because I felt you move
Her reply?
TO MY DEAR HUSBAND:
I think you have things a little confused. Here are the reasons you didn't get more than you did:
05 times you came home drunk and tried to screw the cat
36 times you did not come home at all
21 times you didn't cum
33 times you came too soon
19 times you went soft before you got in
38 times you worked too late
10 times you got cramps in your toes
29 times you had to get up early to play golf
02 times you were in a fight and someone kicked you in the balls
04 times you got it stuck in your zipper
03 times you had a cold and your nose was running
02 times you had a splinter in your finger
20 times you lost the notion after thinking about it all day
06 times you came in your pajamas while reading a dirty book
98 times you were too busy watching football, baseball, etc.on TV
Of the times we did get together:
The reason I laid still was because you missed and were screwing the sheets.
I wasn't talking about the crack in the ceiling, what I said was"Would you prefer me on my back or kneeling?"
The time you felt me move was because you farted and I was trying to breathe.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Humans.. Got to love 'them.
Yahoo answers has always been a great source of fun for me... and this as another perfect example. One nice lady had a simple question: "Can you be a Christian and a witch?"
to which I replied:
*sigh* before you are ripped a new one by other 'Christians'. (I'm sorry Too late.. =( )Yes you can be both Christan, and Wiccan. In reality Christians and Wiccans worship the same way. The people just use different terms for it. Spell casting = Praying. The God and the Goddess are different halves of one being which is 'God' they have a Bible.. Wiccans have a book of shadows. Its all SS/DD (that's Same S%!T, Different Day)and hell yes, Christians worship other 'figures' besides God. Jesus and Mary are one. Look at all the saints.. etc. but man I wish people would get over there 'My God can beat up your God mentality'
When I started to reply I was like 4th in line.. that post was placed like 20th.
and I thought I was good to go... How wrong I was..
I received a private Email from a person saying:
"Christians do things other than God, Jesus is God, aka the trinity, Mary is never worshiped, she is just the virgin who gave birth to god, praying isn't a spell, because its only "talking" to God, trying to receive answers THROUGH HIS miracles not ours. I don't want this to sound offensive, I was just stating the facts, next time DO SOME ACTUAL research, because you were incorrect.
To which I replied:
No Jesus is NOT God. Jesus is the SON of God. There's a difference. Some sects do ask Mary for favors.. This is worship. Praying is spell casting . Just under a different name.. Do you not request God to perform some action in your name? That's a Spell. Did you know that Christmas was a pagan holiday? and Originally had NOTHING do to with the birth of Jesus? Sounds like you are a stout christian. And I give you a thumbs up for having a believe. But I suggest that YOU do some research outside your specific Sect and try to see the light in those ideas and thoughts also.
Figuring I would get a reply I just sit back and wait. SURE enough:
I have. And technically Jesus is God in a matter of speaking, it takes too much to explain and I'm sure you don't care about my opinion. Another, my mom is a religious scholar and minister, I have every book on every religion and I sat down, and read and read and read, and Christianity is the only thing that made sense to me. Here's a website about the trinity God being the same as Jesus http://johnmyers.com/bible23.html please visit.
So now I have my reply:
As a matter of speaking.. isn't that all we are arguing about in the first place? It's all a matter of
THOUGHTS and THEROYS, nothing more. As for your opinion, of course I care. That's how
people grow and learn. You ask questions. You try to understand where another person
is coming from. You walk a mile in their shoes. in the end will I change my mind? perhaps.
perhaps not. Depends on what rings true to me.
However, it's hard to debate theory with someone when they start off with an obvious lie. There's no way this side (or that side) of hell that you have read "every book on every religion" and then argue that praying isn't spell casting. If you had you would also know how many Christan holidays are based on pagan rituals. You would understand that Wicca has been around A LOT longer then Christianity has. You would see the blood and death of Christianity because of fear, greed, and being holier then thou. To me, it sounds like you've done too much reading and not enough thinking. The answers you seek are inside you, not in a book.
You state that Christianity is the only thing that makes sense to you. That's where we differ.
to me Christianity makes no sense because of all the hypocritical things that have happened
over the course of the religion coming into power over the people. How many millions have
died by the hand of God only because he/she was mad over something? How many cultures have have whipped off the face of the earth in 'Gods' name? How many millions have been killed by humans in the name of God.. Yet.. the 10 commandments. The HIGHEST ranking law in Christian Dogma stats quite clearly.. 'Thou shalt not Kill' Where does it say "but it's OK in my name?"
There's a group of Christians in my State that are picking and protesting at military personal funerals. protesting at the place of rest for the men and woman that have given there lives
for our country.. and they are protesting because they 'somehow' think that God is killing
them off because America is lenient towards homosexuals? Where's the logic in that?!
and WHERE in the bible does it say anything about homosexual's being 'evil'? as a matter of fact there's quite a few stories in the bible about same sex relationships and sex. (Noah is one)
and above all else, where as most Christians don't go door to door saying 'Believe this or God will smite you', there's a nice large band of them that like to push there believes on anyone that doesn't believe the same way they do. Again, so my thoughts and ideas don't matter because they go against what you believe?
I did go to the website, and must ask a major question here. If God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same.. then you must say that man killed God, now how is that possible? Also didn't Jesus preach time and time again "do not worship me, worship my Father?" and didn't Moses speak with God more then once.. Why didn't God just take a human form? wouldn't that have been easier?
and if you REALLY want to push the whole '3 aspects' of God, then aren't you agreeing with me about the God and Goddess being different aspects of one God?
YOU replied to the woman that asked the original Question:
"Okay, Wicca is not evil witchcraft, they practice pratical spells I guess you would say they aren't evil, but to me, because I am a christian witchcraft period is evil.Here is a specific verse:"There shall not be found among you anyone who make his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead for all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord." (Deuteronomy 18:10) "
Huh? Wicca is not evil, but because you are Christan Wicca is evil? Only because you are Christan? So, what you are saying is.. you're HEART (one aspect of God) is saying that
Wicca is fine. no problems. Yet your Mind (another Aspect of God) is saying that it's evil.
but.. your mind GOT those ideas from another MAN. Not God. So how can you be so sure that Wicca is evil? OOOHHH yeah.. you've got a verse to back it up.
OK, that verse is saying a couple of things here. Do you even believe that 'Spells' are real?
well I guess they where because it's in the BIBLE!! right there.. blank and white. Deuteronomy 18:10 tells you that if you are caught practicing it.. then you are an abomination to the lord.. so that proves then that A) Spell craft is real. If it wasn't real.. then why the rule? and B) JESUS CHRIST IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD.
*SHOCK* How can I say that? Who raised people from the dead? Who transmuted water into wine? WHO knew the outcome of a number of events before they happened? WHO talked to spirits? WHO rose from the dead?!
and since you believe that Jesus was God.. then God is an Abomination onto himself, and above all else a hypocrite.
and you say "Christianity is the only thing that made sense to me"?
to which I replied:
*sigh* before you are ripped a new one by other 'Christians'. (I'm sorry Too late.. =( )Yes you can be both Christan, and Wiccan. In reality Christians and Wiccans worship the same way. The people just use different terms for it. Spell casting = Praying. The God and the Goddess are different halves of one being which is 'God' they have a Bible.. Wiccans have a book of shadows. Its all SS/DD (that's Same S%!T, Different Day)and hell yes, Christians worship other 'figures' besides God. Jesus and Mary are one. Look at all the saints.. etc. but man I wish people would get over there 'My God can beat up your God mentality'
When I started to reply I was like 4th in line.. that post was placed like 20th.
and I thought I was good to go... How wrong I was..
I received a private Email from a person saying:
"Christians do things other than God, Jesus is God, aka the trinity, Mary is never worshiped, she is just the virgin who gave birth to god, praying isn't a spell, because its only "talking" to God, trying to receive answers THROUGH HIS miracles not ours. I don't want this to sound offensive, I was just stating the facts, next time DO SOME ACTUAL research, because you were incorrect.
To which I replied:
No Jesus is NOT God. Jesus is the SON of God. There's a difference. Some sects do ask Mary for favors.. This is worship. Praying is spell casting . Just under a different name.. Do you not request God to perform some action in your name? That's a Spell. Did you know that Christmas was a pagan holiday? and Originally had NOTHING do to with the birth of Jesus? Sounds like you are a stout christian. And I give you a thumbs up for having a believe. But I suggest that YOU do some research outside your specific Sect and try to see the light in those ideas and thoughts also.
Figuring I would get a reply I just sit back and wait. SURE enough:
I have. And technically Jesus is God in a matter of speaking, it takes too much to explain and I'm sure you don't care about my opinion. Another, my mom is a religious scholar and minister, I have every book on every religion and I sat down, and read and read and read, and Christianity is the only thing that made sense to me. Here's a website about the trinity God being the same as Jesus http://johnmyers.com/bible23.html please visit.
So now I have my reply:
As a matter of speaking.. isn't that all we are arguing about in the first place? It's all a matter of
THOUGHTS and THEROYS, nothing more. As for your opinion, of course I care. That's how
people grow and learn. You ask questions. You try to understand where another person
is coming from. You walk a mile in their shoes. in the end will I change my mind? perhaps.
perhaps not. Depends on what rings true to me.
However, it's hard to debate theory with someone when they start off with an obvious lie. There's no way this side (or that side) of hell that you have read "every book on every religion" and then argue that praying isn't spell casting. If you had you would also know how many Christan holidays are based on pagan rituals. You would understand that Wicca has been around A LOT longer then Christianity has. You would see the blood and death of Christianity because of fear, greed, and being holier then thou. To me, it sounds like you've done too much reading and not enough thinking. The answers you seek are inside you, not in a book.
You state that Christianity is the only thing that makes sense to you. That's where we differ.
to me Christianity makes no sense because of all the hypocritical things that have happened
over the course of the religion coming into power over the people. How many millions have
died by the hand of God only because he/she was mad over something? How many cultures have have whipped off the face of the earth in 'Gods' name? How many millions have been killed by humans in the name of God.. Yet.. the 10 commandments. The HIGHEST ranking law in Christian Dogma stats quite clearly.. 'Thou shalt not Kill' Where does it say "but it's OK in my name?"
There's a group of Christians in my State that are picking and protesting at military personal funerals. protesting at the place of rest for the men and woman that have given there lives
for our country.. and they are protesting because they 'somehow' think that God is killing
them off because America is lenient towards homosexuals? Where's the logic in that?!
and WHERE in the bible does it say anything about homosexual's being 'evil'? as a matter of fact there's quite a few stories in the bible about same sex relationships and sex. (Noah is one)
and above all else, where as most Christians don't go door to door saying 'Believe this or God will smite you', there's a nice large band of them that like to push there believes on anyone that doesn't believe the same way they do. Again, so my thoughts and ideas don't matter because they go against what you believe?
I did go to the website, and must ask a major question here. If God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same.. then you must say that man killed God, now how is that possible? Also didn't Jesus preach time and time again "do not worship me, worship my Father?" and didn't Moses speak with God more then once.. Why didn't God just take a human form? wouldn't that have been easier?
and if you REALLY want to push the whole '3 aspects' of God, then aren't you agreeing with me about the God and Goddess being different aspects of one God?
YOU replied to the woman that asked the original Question:
"Okay, Wicca is not evil witchcraft, they practice pratical spells I guess you would say they aren't evil, but to me, because I am a christian witchcraft period is evil.Here is a specific verse:"There shall not be found among you anyone who make his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead for all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord." (Deuteronomy 18:10) "
Huh? Wicca is not evil, but because you are Christan Wicca is evil? Only because you are Christan? So, what you are saying is.. you're HEART (one aspect of God) is saying that
Wicca is fine. no problems. Yet your Mind (another Aspect of God) is saying that it's evil.
but.. your mind GOT those ideas from another MAN. Not God. So how can you be so sure that Wicca is evil? OOOHHH yeah.. you've got a verse to back it up.
OK, that verse is saying a couple of things here. Do you even believe that 'Spells' are real?
well I guess they where because it's in the BIBLE!! right there.. blank and white. Deuteronomy 18:10 tells you that if you are caught practicing it.. then you are an abomination to the lord.. so that proves then that A) Spell craft is real. If it wasn't real.. then why the rule? and B) JESUS CHRIST IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD.
*SHOCK* How can I say that? Who raised people from the dead? Who transmuted water into wine? WHO knew the outcome of a number of events before they happened? WHO talked to spirits? WHO rose from the dead?!
and since you believe that Jesus was God.. then God is an Abomination onto himself, and above all else a hypocrite.
and you say "Christianity is the only thing that made sense to me"?
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Death toll from killer brew rises to 40
"Death toll from killer brew rises to 40
Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:33 PM IST
Forty people have died from drinking homemade alcohol in southern India over the past five days, including 17 attending the funeral of a man who was also poisoned by toxic brew, officials said on Wednesday.
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The mourners knew Jaggaiah had died from consuming a deadly brew but, following a custom of drinking toasts at funerals, they apparently assumed their drink was safe.
Full story here[^].
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I don't know if i should laugh or morn.. I mean really.. 40 people?!
sounds almost like a 'shut up and drink your Kool-aid'
Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:33 PM IST
Forty people have died from drinking homemade alcohol in southern India over the past five days, including 17 attending the funeral of a man who was also poisoned by toxic brew, officials said on Wednesday.
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The mourners knew Jaggaiah had died from consuming a deadly brew but, following a custom of drinking toasts at funerals, they apparently assumed their drink was safe.
Full story here[^].
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I don't know if i should laugh or morn.. I mean really.. 40 people?!
sounds almost like a 'shut up and drink your Kool-aid'
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Techdirt: Band Banned From Charts For Being Too Well Liked
Techdirt: Band Banned From Charts For Being Too Well Liked:
"Band Banned From Charts For Being Too Well Liked
from the smash-hit dept
The popularity of downloading music is affecting an industry institution: the hit chart. In the past, it was easy enough to to tabulate sales, but file-trading, ringtone sales, and other means by which people listen to music render these lists less informative. Recently, a UK band was disqualified from the charts when it was discovered that overzealous fans were buying multiple copies of the same song. In one case a fan bought a single song 100 times. It's true that these repeat sales distort the breadth of the band's popularity, but they do indicate the intensity of the band's fans (it should be noted that the band is now imploring the fans to just purchase two copies of the album when it comes out, sort of a funny concept in the age of downloads). At a time when the industry must find new ways to monetize a band's popularity, intensity is something worthwhile to measure. Of course, if the chart keepers don't adapt they may soon be entirely meaningless. "
"Band Banned From Charts For Being Too Well Liked
from the smash-hit dept
The popularity of downloading music is affecting an industry institution: the hit chart. In the past, it was easy enough to to tabulate sales, but file-trading, ringtone sales, and other means by which people listen to music render these lists less informative. Recently, a UK band was disqualified from the charts when it was discovered that overzealous fans were buying multiple copies of the same song. In one case a fan bought a single song 100 times. It's true that these repeat sales distort the breadth of the band's popularity, but they do indicate the intensity of the band's fans (it should be noted that the band is now imploring the fans to just purchase two copies of the album when it comes out, sort of a funny concept in the age of downloads). At a time when the industry must find new ways to monetize a band's popularity, intensity is something worthwhile to measure. Of course, if the chart keepers don't adapt they may soon be entirely meaningless. "
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Who's your father?
Isn't it a good thing that Vader didn't know that Leia was his daughter in the beginning?
Friday, March 10, 2006
The sun is going away, but don't panic... - Yahoo! News
The sun is going away, but don't panic... - Yahoo! News:
Fri Mar 10, 9:36 AM ET
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government, anxious to avoid a repeat of riots that marked a solar eclipse in 2001, warned citizens they may suffer 'psychological discomfort' during a new eclipse this month but urged them not to panic.
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Information Minister Frank Nweke said an eclipse five years ago caused riots in northern Borno state because people did not know why it happened.
'Some people even felt some evil people in their communities were responsible for the eclipse,' he said in a statement on Thursday aimed at reassuring Nigerians that the eclipse is expected to darken parts of the country on March 29. 'The eclipse is not expected to have any real damaging effect, only social and psychological discomforts are envisaged,' Nweke said. He did not explain what the discomforts might be. "
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I might be a rich bastard vs the people of Nigeria.. but really.. it's the 21th centery.. what are they (not) teaching people over there?!
Fri Mar 10, 9:36 AM ET
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government, anxious to avoid a repeat of riots that marked a solar eclipse in 2001, warned citizens they may suffer 'psychological discomfort' during a new eclipse this month but urged them not to panic.
ADVERTISEMENT
Information Minister Frank Nweke said an eclipse five years ago caused riots in northern Borno state because people did not know why it happened.
'Some people even felt some evil people in their communities were responsible for the eclipse,' he said in a statement on Thursday aimed at reassuring Nigerians that the eclipse is expected to darken parts of the country on March 29. 'The eclipse is not expected to have any real damaging effect, only social and psychological discomforts are envisaged,' Nweke said. He did not explain what the discomforts might be. "
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I might be a rich bastard vs the people of Nigeria.. but really.. it's the 21th centery.. what are they (not) teaching people over there?!
RANT: Feds suggest 21-day deadline for Google subpoena | Tech News on ZDNet
Woot I get to rant!!!
Feds suggest 21-day deadline for Google subpoena Tech News on ZDNet
ok.. WHAT THE FUCK?! Why in the HELL would the goverment want to know the surfing habits of million people? that's less then 1% of the populace.. those numbers wouldn't mean jack anyway.
I think Bush just wants to find the best porn sites, and getting the links from a million porn surfers
would make quick work of those hard to find GOOD sites.
the biggest scare here is this:
"In January, the Justice Department asked a judge to force Google to hand over a "random sample of 1 million" Web pages from its index, and copies of a week's worth of search terms, to aid in the Bush administration's defense of an Internet pornography law."
Followed by:
"No individual user of Google, or of any other search engine, need fear that his or her personal identifying information will be disclosed."
Now wait.. you JUST said that you wanted one week worth of surfing habits for 1 million PEOPLE.. yeah.. then you are saying that no personal identifying information will be disclosed? what about the IP addresses you fucktards. We all know those can be traced back to PEOPLE.. that's what the RIAA does in order to sue likee 9 year olds for downloading the last great barbie MP3.
This shit has GOT to stop.. There's no reason to be SPYING on your own people.. We fought long and hard in the old days to have freedom, and I don't need some bitch looking over my shoulder telling
me what can and can't do.. If I wanted that I would move from America to Cuba.
and why even WORRY about the whole porn thing in the first place? If you are looking for satan, you WILL find him. It's a fucking witch hunt on people that haven't even DONE anything.. isn't the American court system set up to be inocent until proven guilty? Now, it's like.. "fuck you.. as soon as you even THINK about stepping out of line, you're ass is mine.' Sounds like my fucking high school gym teacher.
God if you really are out there.. answer my prayers and force these ass hats to grow up?
Please? With sugar on top? perhaps a cherry? oh yeah.. and sorry for trying to sell
my soul for that bike back in 3th grade.. we good, right?
Feds suggest 21-day deadline for Google subpoena Tech News on ZDNet
ok.. WHAT THE FUCK?! Why in the HELL would the goverment want to know the surfing habits of million people? that's less then 1% of the populace.. those numbers wouldn't mean jack anyway.
I think Bush just wants to find the best porn sites, and getting the links from a million porn surfers
would make quick work of those hard to find GOOD sites.
the biggest scare here is this:
"In January, the Justice Department asked a judge to force Google to hand over a "random sample of 1 million" Web pages from its index, and copies of a week's worth of search terms, to aid in the Bush administration's defense of an Internet pornography law."
Followed by:
"No individual user of Google, or of any other search engine, need fear that his or her personal identifying information will be disclosed."
Now wait.. you JUST said that you wanted one week worth of surfing habits for 1 million PEOPLE.. yeah.. then you are saying that no personal identifying information will be disclosed? what about the IP addresses you fucktards. We all know those can be traced back to PEOPLE.. that's what the RIAA does in order to sue likee 9 year olds for downloading the last great barbie MP3.
This shit has GOT to stop.. There's no reason to be SPYING on your own people.. We fought long and hard in the old days to have freedom, and I don't need some bitch looking over my shoulder telling
me what can and can't do.. If I wanted that I would move from America to Cuba.
and why even WORRY about the whole porn thing in the first place? If you are looking for satan, you WILL find him. It's a fucking witch hunt on people that haven't even DONE anything.. isn't the American court system set up to be inocent until proven guilty? Now, it's like.. "fuck you.. as soon as you even THINK about stepping out of line, you're ass is mine.' Sounds like my fucking high school gym teacher.
God if you really are out there.. answer my prayers and force these ass hats to grow up?
Please? With sugar on top? perhaps a cherry? oh yeah.. and sorry for trying to sell
my soul for that bike back in 3th grade.. we good, right?
The sun is going away, but don't panic...
The sun is going away, but don't panic... - Yahoo! News"The sun is going away, but don't panic... Fri Mar 10, 9:36 AM ETABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian government, anxious to avoid a repeat of riots that marked a solar eclipse in 2001, warned citizens they may suffer 'psychological discomfort' during a new eclipse this month but urged them not to panic.ADVERTISEMENTInformation Minister Frank Nweke said an eclipse five years ago caused riots in northern Borno state because people did not know why it happened. 'Some people even felt some evil people in their communities were responsible for the eclipse,' he said in a statement on Thursday aimed at reassuring Nigerians that the eclipse is expected to darken parts of the country on March 29.'The eclipse is not expected to have any real damaging effect, only social and psychological discomforts are envisaged,' Nweke said. He did not explain what the discomforts might be. "
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You know I might be a 'rich bastard' in America VS the people of Nigeria.. but really.. it's the 20th century. What are they (not) teaching people over there?
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You know I might be a 'rich bastard' in America VS the people of Nigeria.. but really.. it's the 20th century. What are they (not) teaching people over there?
Thursday, March 09, 2006
SpokePOV: LED Bike Wheel Images
SpokePOV: LED Bike Wheel Images
It doesn't get much better then this.. think about Pac-man chaseing a ghost from the pictures made on the wheels.. with a FULL tutorial on how to do it!!!
It doesn't get much better then this.. think about Pac-man chaseing a ghost from the pictures made on the wheels.. with a FULL tutorial on how to do it!!!
Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog : Picture This: A New Look For Office
Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog : Picture This: A New Look For Office
Jensen, has a write up on the new version of Office (2007 or version 12, which ever way you want to call it) with some screen shots.
"There are so many changes from the Beta 1 visuals that it would be hard to make a complete list, but a couple of the things you might notice right off the bat: the Quick Access Toolbar in the title bar, group titles on the bottom of groups, and the Office Button (more on that below.)"
If you've not need the new version of Office yet, I suggest that you look at the site. You are going to be in for a BIG change from 2003.
Jensen, has a write up on the new version of Office (2007 or version 12, which ever way you want to call it) with some screen shots.
"There are so many changes from the Beta 1 visuals that it would be hard to make a complete list, but a couple of the things you might notice right off the bat: the Quick Access Toolbar in the title bar, group titles on the bottom of groups, and the Office Button (more on that below.)"
If you've not need the new version of Office yet, I suggest that you look at the site. You are going to be in for a BIG change from 2003.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Slashdot | Symantec Users, Start Your Keyloggers
Slashdot Symantec Users, Start Your Keyloggers: "Symantec Users, Start Your Keyloggers
Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday March 02, @08:01PM
from the unfurling-the-welcome-mat dept.
An anonymous reader writes 'Script kiddies have been taking advantage of intrusion prevention features of Symantec's Norton Firewall and Norton Internet Security Suites to knock users offline in IRC channels, according to an amusing post at Washingtonpost.com. From the article: 'Turns out that if someone types 'startkeylogger' or 'stopkeylogger' in an IRC channel, anyone on the channel using the affected Norton products will be immediately kicked off without warning. These are commands typically issued by the Spybot worm, which spreads over IRC and peer-to-peer file-swapping networks, installing a program that records and transmits everything the victim types (known as a keylogger).' Makes you wonder what other magic keywords produce unexpected results with Symantec's software.' "
LOL!!!!!
another reason NOT to use Norton.
Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday March 02, @08:01PM
from the unfurling-the-welcome-mat dept.
An anonymous reader writes 'Script kiddies have been taking advantage of intrusion prevention features of Symantec's Norton Firewall and Norton Internet Security Suites to knock users offline in IRC channels, according to an amusing post at Washingtonpost.com. From the article: 'Turns out that if someone types 'startkeylogger' or 'stopkeylogger' in an IRC channel, anyone on the channel using the affected Norton products will be immediately kicked off without warning. These are commands typically issued by the Spybot worm, which spreads over IRC and peer-to-peer file-swapping networks, installing a program that records and transmits everything the victim types (known as a keylogger).' Makes you wonder what other magic keywords produce unexpected results with Symantec's software.' "
LOL!!!!!
another reason NOT to use Norton.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
PogoWolf.com Updates.
Yeah, yeah.. so I made updates. the Poem section has been fixed.. yet again.
now you can READ the darn things. I'm also working on an update so you can get
to the poems with out needing to go though the search functions.. those should be in place tonight.
Past that, I've also updated the Gallery with a few more photos. Though don't expect many
more to be placed there. I'm working on a new system for the whole site.
now you can READ the darn things. I'm also working on an update so you can get
to the poems with out needing to go though the search functions.. those should be in place tonight.
Past that, I've also updated the Gallery with a few more photos. Though don't expect many
more to be placed there. I'm working on a new system for the whole site.
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