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Comment Re:Old proverb (Score 0) 409

You know.. Everyone's made mistakes like this in some ways. It's how we learn hopefully. Perhaps he will learn a lesson that I didn't learn before I really messed some stuff up: if you do something other than what's been messing things up royally, you might actually have a chance at getting important things done. I don't think he's a total loser, but it looks like a big mess to me. The kinds of messes that end in squatting in a house with no central heat and air if you aren't careful, and even having the doctors throw you to the worms, resulting in self medication and a lot of agony.

Comment RE: (Score 0) 625

I think the desktop PC will have a niche in the market for a long time because people like them. They have a good number of micro-itx systems and even the Raspberry Pi that can replace some systems and not cause as much clutter, but there is a definite time and place where a desktop has no replacement.

Comment Too old? (Score 1) 418

One thing that I've learned in my 27 years is that there are a good number of older people who pick up things even young men and women can't because of the fact that they've seen so many different things in their lifetime. The question isn't are you too young or too old to better yourself, the question is are you willing to better yourself. People said there was no hope for me. They said I'd always be a drunken fool, but I don't get drunk now because I feel as though I've been delivered from it. It's true that I have other problems that were more than likely the root of that, but if you are willing to learn and move forward,you will. They tell alzheimers patients that it's important to do mathematics, read, and even try to learn new skills. Much like it's important for me to move forward, occupying myself with less things that have to do with the problem and more things that have to do with the solution. It's rare that someone learn a new skill or even behavior in one day. The willingness to do so is far more important.

Comment Re: (Score 0) 151

Pretty sure a good number of people are biting their words about Mr. Gates some right now. I want the best for him. I'm glad he is giving so much to these charities. He caught some flack for doing research about toilets, even from me. Lol, anyway, I think it's a good thing for him. There are a lot of preachers over here who think giving penance is a bad thing, and it can be at times. But think about it this way, Jesus told a rich man once to give it all away and leave it behind. They omitted the apocrypha for this from our Bibles, and because people prayed for the dead, when in Revelations it clearly says in the first chapter that you should not fear because He has the keys to Hades and death, etc. The main reason many people left wasn't even because of that exactly. It was because they were being mistreated in general, and they felt as though they should blame the pope. And there were horrible people who would simply give a chunk here and there and go out and do a bunch more terrible stuff, and they thought that was alright. I think it's good for Mr. Gates, indeed. No, I don't think all rich men will go to hell, but it does say that it's harder for a rich man to enter into paradise than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. Why? Money is just like crack. Give some more away.

Comment Re:Before we get the usual gaggle of fascists (Score 0) 279

In the Bible, it calls that guy the antichrist, and there are many false prophets. Many people thought hitler was and people think the world is going to end this year because of the mayan calendar, even Christians. Do you know what the mayans did? Sacrificed children to false gods. Why would a Christian believe this when Jesus said we didn't know the day or the hour. At any rate, the signs that the good Lord will be back really are around us, and I'm glad that Google does what it does, even if they are monopolizing in an area. They should stick to those guns, and they should definitely try to inform their users of tunnels and things like tor because the truth should definitely be told, people should be educated, and I think that's why you fear this so much.

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