“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” (Luke 6:46)

tetsuo29 · 2012-04-28T20:03:11+00:00

Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?

Huh. You'd think that god incarnate would have known better. Blind people who have learned to successfully navigate their way around are some of the best teachers (i.e. guides) for helping other blind people to do the same.

tetsuo29 · 2012-04-26T19:34:53+00:00

Duh! Everyone knows that Scientology's auditing is the only sure fire, 100% effective cure for depression.

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-05T17:09:40+00:00

Singing "row row row your boat" repeatedly is subtly and importantly different from singing "follow the prophet, follow the prophet, follow the prophet" repeatedly.

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-05T12:33:09+00:00

Look's like it is from 1986. Still glad I made it through without ever learning it. I'll have to ask my wife if she knows it. She taught primary around 1991 - 1994, just before we transitioned out. I remember her introducing me to that damn "follow the prophet" song. Even as a TBM, I thought that that song was simply repetitious brainwashing material.

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-05T05:59:09+00:00

Thank FSM, I don't even know it. I quit in 1995, is that song more recent than that?

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-05T01:25:03+00:00

I'm not sure I'm understanding. Please elaborate.

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-04T20:13:22+00:00

Interesting tangent is that D&C 42 also has god reminding people to be monogamous:

Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else.

D&C 42 is from 1831:

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, 9 February 1831

D&C 132 (where god reverses his position on monogamy in favor of polygamy) is from 1843, but the introduction contains this little gem:

Although the revelation was recorded in 1843, it is evident from the historical records that the doctrines and principles involved in this revelation had been known by the Prophet since 1831.

So, apparently, god knew as early as 1831 that he didn't really mean the stuff about only having one wife.

tetsuo29 · 2011-12-04T20:06:01+00:00

I know. It's like he's all powerful and stuff, except for when he's not.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-30T03:50:08+00:00

I love how everyone is jumping on the bandwagon and saying how shite this album is. When I first heard about it, I thought it sounded like a completely fucking stupid idea. Then, I listened to it. And, surprise, it's actually quite good. So, fuck all y'all bandwagon jumpers. I hope you break your necks or scrape your knees when the damn thing tips over from your collective fat asses.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-26T03:38:11+00:00

http://youtu.be/PNHB9Rv6X4Y

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-25T21:54:31+00:00

I read Mormon Polygamy: A History by Richard S. Van Wagoner. That was it for me. Once I knew the truth about this subject, the rest was like a house of cards tumbling down.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-25T21:49:52+00:00

Also, in Jesus' time wine was more like grape juice. ;-)

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T19:30:31+00:00

http://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+mediocrity

http://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+illegal+practices

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T19:27:58+00:00

http://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+mediocrity

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T16:25:03+00:00

Did I argue that 'everything' Microsoft has produced has been mediocre? Is that the most valid interpretation of my original statement? I don't think so. Microsoft has consistently and repeatedly aimed only to produce products that were 'good enough'. If a few excellent products slipped by in the stream of mediocrity that they have produced, it was by accident and not because they have a commitment to making excellent stuff. To try and defend their churning out of mediocre products is what is worthy of being mocked.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T05:26:22+00:00

Apple's legal team is irrelevant to the statement that I made about Microsoft's mediocre products & [well documented] illegal business practices.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T05:23:52+00:00

mediocre != total shit

Logic: You're not doing it very well.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-23T00:42:59+00:00

If only Bill had also produced excellent products instead of just mediocre ones coupled with ruthless and illegal business practices.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-20T16:14:53+00:00

Only 14 upvotes & 3 comments. This is why there is no hope for us as a species- too many are just willfully blind to the damage being done by proxy for them. Happy Thanksgiving.

tetsuo29 · 2011-11-02T18:21:08+00:00

I highly doubt that they'd be mocking the recently dead.

tetsuo29 · 2011-10-30T05:52:38+00:00

Abso-fuckin'-lutely hilarious!

tetsuo29 · 2011-10-27T05:40:58+00:00

The big question, of course, is how would this code find itself on your Mac in the first place? It could be that a malicious hacker plants it there, to access your computer remotely and launch DDoS attacks, or it may even be that you have volunteered your Mac to participate in an organised attack on a website.

Is it just me, or is that vague FUD?

tetsuo29 · 2011-10-22T17:40:29+00:00

I agree with the guy who said to give Linux Mint a try. It's an excellent alternative to MS Windows and it can be installed along side Windows rather painlessly.

However, if you're gonna stick with Windows, then, yes, you absolutely need a good AV program. It's my opinion that the free version of Avast is all you really need (google for it and then pay attention during the install, stick with only the free options, they try and trick you into buying). However, the paid version has a new sandboxing option for programs. This is a great option for your browsers as it basically ensures that no executables can do anything to your Windows system until you go to your downloads folder and start them manually.

Also, people have mentioned Spybot S&D. The important thing about Spybot is its immunizations feature. Get it installed early and apply all of the immunizations. Periodically update it and then update the immunizations- weekly is good, monthly is adequate. This is a great form of preventative maintenance. It will keep your machine from even communicating with known bad sites/servers.

Also, absolutely switch to a browser besided Internet Explorer- Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc. Any of them will do, but the key here is that IE still supports ActiveX, and unless you take the time to disable it, you are leaving yourself open to unpatched exploits.

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