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how the heck do you do it? Tat sure don't do it. . .

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 03:18 PM) I guess I'm not versed on men's sex in the bathroom, thank goodness. I didn't want to know any of this, ever. That's what I like to stick with sex on the phone. Of course, that requires an extraordinary sense of balance.

QUOTE(rowandrules83 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:16 PM) On a somewhat related note, does anyone know a program to put a DVD onto an Ipod? I really don't feel like paying money to buy the ITunes versions of movies I already own on DVD. On the Windows side you have a lot of options: http://www.top-reviews.org/?gclid=CMPCuIOJno4CFQ5zHgodVlYjSA On Mac, this one has got good reviews: http://www.mp4converter.net/dvd-to-ipod-co...race_code=gadss

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 12:30 PM) Well aren't you special. Maybe in a headgear-wearing shortbus-riding way.

I made the pilgrimage in 1991, saw NRBQ at cbgb. LOL wtf!! RIP Hilly

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:41 AM) I think we are missing a major part of this though. He wants to CONVERT .avi to a DVD file. That's something most of these burn programs won't do. The links I gave him are for converters to take avi to vob, which is the DVD standard.

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 04:35 PM) anybody ever heard of ludo? They're a band from st. louis. They're in champaign tonight and i'm really pumped. And i am never excited for concerts http://myspace.com/ludorock Fun Midwest powerpop. Cool. Where did they play? They would have been right at home at Mabel's back in dinosaur days – coulda opened up for Combo Audio or Material Issue by the sound of them.

QUOTE(beautox @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 01:10 AM) any one have any suggestions, im trying to burn .avi to a dvd to watch on my tv. thanks in advance. There are a couple of Windows-based converters downloadable from this site: http://www.321slideshow.com/vob-joiner.htm I've found that getting files into vob format is often the easy part, and laying out the vob files so they have valid title sets for the DVD burn is the harder part. If you've got the $30 to spend you can buy DVDSanta and avoid a lot of hassles http://www.dvdsanta.com/index.html?g01avi There's a free trial you can try out - it watermarks the DVD but you can give it a spin and see if you like it.

An acquaintance told me he had an ass-load of money, but after reading about the contamination I wish he'd just use a wallet.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 02:17 AM) As Long as You Don't Die, It's No Big Deal. That would be an awesome album title.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 01:05 AM) Sister ended up in the hospital today due to carbon monoxide poisoning at her apartment. The level in her apartment was up to 66 when the firemen got there. Kind of a scary day for all. It started when they didn't have a carbon monoxide detector in their apartment when they got in yesterday (which is apparently a felony), then when asked to check on the situation since the one they put in went off, they replaced it with a broken one that had no batteries in it. You can take a guess what's coming next. Wow. I hope everybody is ok.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 04:41 PM) "but homosexuality is a genetic issue"... so is being overweight, but there are plenty of people with responsible grips on their lives to overcome a propensity for certain ways of life. PA, until you get past the mindset that homosexuality is a way of life that needs to be overcome, these dialogues are doomed to all go the same way. It behooves individuals and society to overcome morbid obesity, but it there is no benefit to an individual or to society when someone feels forced to try to "overcome" their gayness. QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 06:27 PM) blue eyes and red hair are natural genetic variations that stand little in the way of evolution. Homosexuality is an aberration that is a period at the end of a genetic sentence, as is any genetic aberration that might limit the evolution and/or continuation of genetic code. This subtle difference is the unfortunate postering of an agenda, just like the hesitancy to call morbidly obese kids exactly that, but instead health professionals are forced to classify all kids over their estimated weight as"over-weight". I'm not going to dwell on the connotations of the term aberration, rather I'll accept it here as the label for the relatively rare homosexual trait relative to the dominant heterosexual wild type trait. By definition, however, homosexuality is insignificant to gene flow in human populations. If gay individuals tend not to reproduce and certain familial genetic lines end as a result, of what consequence is that to the survival of a species that is already overpopulating the planet to the point of near-catastrophe? If anything, humanity can do with a couple billion less breeders if we're hoping to survive for the long haul.

sounds like a good class. My last paradigm shift left me 20 cents poorer and my kid 20 cents richer.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 08:33 AM) I am not saying he isn't a slime ball. He is. And there are definitely a few things I'd label "questionable" in his history. But nothing that rises nearly to the level of ire he drew, as if he had stomped on the Constitution. I stand by what I said - Gonzalez was far worse than Rove in pretty much every sense, and I think the crusade to get Rove was much more political than anything else. I'm not capable of weighing the various misdeeds to this or that Bushco apparatchik to decide who is the worse offender. But I think you have a much more cut-and-dried case for Rove and/or his aids breaking specific laws (Presidential Records Act, Hatch Act).

QUOTE(mreye @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 09:52 AM) OK. Finally finsished and I really enjoyed it and thanks for that article, Chaos. Now, what the hell was the baby whining on the floor in the Dumbledore / Harry limbo chapter? That was the fragment of Voldemort's soul that was in Harry and made him the 7th horcrux. It was less than human and essentially beyond saving because it had been ripped apart so many times and only contrition on the part of Voldemort would save it.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2007 -> 08:48 PM) Rove was a witch hunt. They never had anything material on him Do you really believe that? Don't you think that carrying out WH communications on his RNC Blackberry in blatant violation of the Presidential Records act is material? Don't you think that Scott Jennings', Lurita Doans', et al. showing of Rove's political Powerpoint presentations to more than 20 non-partisan government offices in apparent violation of the Hatch Act is material? Don't you think that Novak and Russert both fingering Rove in the Plame leak is material? Don't you think that McNulty's testimony confirming Rove wanted Tim Griffin in as Arkansas USA and that in fact Bud Cummins had been fired to make that happen (thus contradicting the official line that the firings were entirely performance based) is material? Yes, Karl was obviously a complete innocent in this and it was all a partisan witch hunt.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Aug 27, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) I forgot what a hottie she was.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 27, 2007 -> 02:14 PM) Just learned that one of the other grad students in my department died over the weekend. That's tragic news for anybody aspecially somebody so young, Balta. My thoughts are with the family and friends.

How can you not have confidence in this guy?

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Aug 26, 2007 -> 08:38 PM) The poster took the bait, and thus results your clever retort. For me this passage answers the question. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.2Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” 6This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.7So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” 8And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”11She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more. The draconian punishments of the Old Testament are no longer in effect, and it is not for us to condemn, but still we must "go and sin no more". If adultery is not OK, then I have to think that the policy certain mainline denominations are taking is in serious error, and not in keeping with Christian teachings. People are free to believe or not as they see fit, but Christianity like all other religions has rules and boundaries. It may not be the feel good answer, but real religion like good Bourbon should be strong. I think you have it exactly right, at least as far as I had been taught. JC turned the vengefulness of the OT on its ear when he boiled it down to: love God and love each other. If you are equating homosexuality with adultery, though, you've lost me. Even so, your point that it is not for us to judge is at the heart of the matter. That the gospels do not cite Jesus as ever commenting on homosexuality (as opposed to adultery, for example) suggests that being gay and being accepting of gay community members doesn't keep anybody from being able to love God and each other.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2007 -> 08:38 AM) Well... better late than never. Underqualified, underskilled, weak in principle and overmatched for the job. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Are you describing Abu G. or Chertoff? The degree of blatant cronyism in the placement of political hacks into positions of importance is dumbfounding. Even so, Chertoff may have a hard time obstructing justice as completely as Gonzo, and this will probably make DOJ at least marginally funstional. I hope.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Aug 26, 2007 -> 10:46 PM) I just got done spending $500 this week on my books for the semester. I got raped though because the majority of my books are specially made editions by IU/Kelley School professors and you can't find them online. I'm still going to try to find some online and just return the others to the bookstore. It's turning out that the custom-made books is a real racket and that the publishers are tossing the schools and profs a few bucks to adopt the custom strategy.

I'm sitting in teh home office working on the computer and my 8-year old son has me shaking my head in disbelief. he's talking on the phone with his best friend from school, playing an online multiplayer Internet game with some other kids, AND playing a game on his DS handheld system as well, all at the same time. Talk about a sensory overload. I dunno, maybe it's Ritalin time.

QUOTE(TheOcho @ Aug 25, 2007 -> 12:19 PM) Grr. On a side note if anyone's a fan of the Alien or Predator Franchises, the new Aliens vs. Predator trailer was released last night. This s*** looks badass. http://uk.media.movies.ign.com/media/746/746237/vids_1.html A heartwarming Christmas release, I see. Looks fun. What kind of money does Dark Horse get from the AvP films for devloping that hybrid franchise? It's interesting to see the comics evolving the film franchises that fed it the source material to begin with.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Aug 25, 2007 -> 04:15 PM) Isolationism didn't work in WW2. And imperialist aggression worked like a charm and that's the model we're pursuing I guess.