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What I meant was, I don't know how much help I would be with other things... NOT that I would be upset if you asked a non computer question!


No matter the subject, Ask Away! (I'll do my best.)


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Many religions believe that the world is going to end soon, and we are living our last days because of all the crime, hate, and everyone being open about their sexuality, what are your opinions on this? (link)
Hello there,

Personally, I do believe that things are winding down to the end.

If you look at the financial picture of the world, things cannot continue the way they have been going. The economy of the United States, and the plunging dollar, are going to create chaos on the world economic market. This is already beginning.

There is a world-famous CEO by the name of Chuck Missler. He is considered an authority on world economic markets. He has degrees in physics, economics, and is widely respected by anybody who's ever heard of him.

This guy, with money of his own, chose to abandon the business world and devote himself full time to a very intelligent ministry for people seeking answers.

He did this, because of overwhelming evidence, in his mind, that the world will be coming to an end soon.

The guy is brilliant.

You can find his web site here:

http://www.khouse.org/

... you can find many of the things he has to say in MP3 format if you have a filesharing client like Bearshare, Shareazza, lime wire or whatever.

Some of the stuff he has to say is a little hard to take it first. But I learned myself that if you want to argue with his research you better bring a gun. :-)

If you are looking for news and updates of things that looks suspiciously like a one world government forming up you should look at:

www.infowars.com

... the guy may be kind of a nut but he makes a good point.

To watch Christians arguing over when the rapture is going to happen be sure to visit:

http://www.raptureready.com/

... there is actually a great deal of worthwhile news on this site. Try to ignore the bickering and you will learn a great deal.

If you add all these things up, something has to happen. Something is coming soon.

I honestly believe, if you do the research that I have done, you will come to the same conclusion that I have. The evidence is overwhelming.

I wish you well,

DangerNerd.


What if someone said something offensive about you and you had a disablity, and ur friends and family didnt do much to defend you? I have the right to be mad right? I have the right to be mad at my family for not defending me right? what should i do? (link)
Hello there,

You have every right to be mad at your family for not sticking up for you.

Do they give any reason for leaving you to fend for yourself?

Are they hoping that you will become tough if they abandon you?

I would ask them directly why it is that they aren't taking better care of you.

If they have no reason, tell them that it hurt your feelings and makes you feel like you aren't part of the family.

This pisses me off just hearing about it.

DangerNerd.


How can i get the IP address of someone that has asked me a question... the only info i have is the question... (link)
Hello there,

Basically you are at the mercy of the administrators of this site. If somebody sent you something that is legally prosecutable, you can get law enforcement involved in order to do it right.

I would first send a message to the administrator here, asking her for some advice.

DangerNerd.


im going out to eat with my boyfriend and his family (his mom,dad, 2 bro's, and 2 sister-in-laws, and nephew and neice) anyways.. i gotta inpress them... dont know why but i know i do. So were going to applebee's.. im a very picky eater and i dont know what to get. i dont really like burgers and such. Any suggestions?i was thinking matzarella sticks but i dont know if that'd be rude because its a appetizer.. help. i know its dumb but whatever! ( ive also never been there) (link)
Hello there,

I am perhaps the pickiest eater alive. :-) I am a vegetarian who doesn't like half of the vegetables out there.

As far as Applebee's goes, I don't think your food choices going to be as big a deal as your manners will be.

It really depends on the people you are going with as to what you should order. If they all order light, and you order six entrées you will look like a pig.

If they all order six entrées and you order cheese sticks, it is okay, as long age you explain that you are a little full from a big meal your mom made you eat.

If you are actually hungry during this meal, the best thing to do is order a large salad. They may have one that suits you perfectly, or you may need to customize it a bit. Ask for the salad with what you like on it, don't be too shy to ask them to hold ingredients that you don't care for. Applebee's is supposed to be a higher end restaurant and they should make anything you ask for just the way you like it.

Using your very best manners will count for more than whatever you do for food.

Try not to be too nervous, I know it is difficult. They are just there to meet you, and I doubt they will bring their scorecards.

"I awarded her a 10 for her choice in salad"

"I could only give her a five for choosing coke over iced tea"

Most of the time adults remember what it was like meeting the family of their boyfriend or girlfriend when they were your age. They probably won't make it any more difficult than it has to be. So don't complicate anything if you can avoid it.

Oh, when it comes time for dessert, go along with the crowd. If everyone has dessert, you should feel free to order something similar. It will look funny if you don't. If nobody else wants dessert don't insist on having one for yourself, as that is the worst thing you could do.

DangerNerd.


Okay, well i started dating this gurl about 2 weeks ago and she is my 1st gurlfriend. We were at her house and she wanted to make out but i have never done it before and hse has amny times before. I did it anyways but then she kept on wanting to make out and i just went with it but i didnt "feel" anyhthing. I dont know if I just have to get used to it or i just dont like her anymore.... but today i took her to my aunts house for a graduation party for my cousin and i didnt feel comfortable around her AT ALL and i kinda avioded her and didnt talk much to her and i think she notcied i was acting strange but i dont know weather i should break up with her or not..... and now i get these stomach aches when ever i think about us making out and it makes me "sick" kinda and i dont want to hang out with her that much anymore cause i think all she wants to do is make out and I dont want to btu its hard to avoid her much cause we talk on the phone every night(since we were realyl good friends before the dating) and i ahve a lot of calsses with her and now our graduation dance is coming up and i dont really want to dance with her anymore..... what shoudl i do cause i dont want ot break up with her reight before the dance....=( ill feel too bad (link)
Hello there,

If all she wants to do is make out with you, and you aren't ready for that. You need to tell her the truth. She will probably freak out, but it is better to get it over with.

They say boys force girls into things they don't want to do. Well that may be true it works the other way to.

You deserve to go to the dance was somebody you really want to be with, and so does she.

You won't be doing either one of you a favor by pretending.

There is no shame in not wanting to make out with her. You are not ready for it, and it is all she wants from you.

You will be okay once this is all over, it is just a little scary right now.

Once upon a time I saw this girl was really into me, and when she took me home to meet her mother both her mother and her wanted to have sex with me. I should mention that this was my first date with her. :-(

They picked the wrong boy, that's for sure, as I was determined to be a virgin on my wedding night.

You will be okay man just get it over with as soon as possible.

DangerNerd.


I'm actually underweight for my age and height. I need to gain weight, and i want to gain HEALTHY and SAFE weight. any suggestions?
thanks! -i rate- (link)
Hello there,

I would like to suggest that you take a trip to your nearest GNC or health food store and talk to them about protein shakes and carbohydrate mixes.

You can use these to supplement your regular diet, and also learn a lot about nutrition in the process.

There are quite a few products specifically designed to help you put on muscle or a new and exciting layer of chubbiness. Depending on what you need.

Whatever products interest you, I suggest you research online before purchasing. There are a great number of very expensive products that are the identical item you could get for one fourth the price in another brand. As in everything else it pays to shop around.

DangerNerd.


I am just starting out to digitilize my old lps and Audio casettes.I dont know much about hti s subject but would like to know if there is any special brand of record player and tape deck iI need to get professional results.I would also like too know(being that there are so many Audio restoration software programs available),which one is the best and easiest to use. And I would also like to know if it matters what cd/r blank discs I should use for this procedure.Is there any perticular type or brand that would be better?


lease help me as I am confused?


Kindest Regards,Steven (link)
Hello there Steven,


Many audio restoration programs are nothing more than toys. They have a simple pop or click filter that removes some of these scratches audible on an old vinyl record. They also filter the sharp snare off of a good jazz record. When Buddy Rich does a hot, fast, 12 strike roll across a closed high hat these stupid programs will filter every one of those strikes.

If you absolutely, positively are serious about doing this, go here:

http://www.tracertek.com/cheap_audio_restoration.htm

These people have literally everything you need, and really sincerely care about audio restoration.

There may be other programs out there that do similar things, but you have to consider if the authors of the software care about what you want to do with it. If it was specifically designed to do only and exactly what you want to do it will always be a better choice.

As for the choice in CD media... Imation is a subsidiary of 3M Corp. their media products are legendary.

The most important thing to remember is never to rely on one brand. Personally, I would get three different brands of media:

Number one) Imation

Number two) Verbatim

Number three) TDK or Maxell.

Then when you create one disc make three Masters, one on each brand.

Place two out of the three Masters in your safe deposit box, and use your third master to burn any play copies on to whatever generic media you choose.

As for phonograph and tape deck choices... your budget will determine your results.

As people gradually forget about the beautiful thing that vinyl is you can find some outstanding deals on eBay. Just recently I saw a German made Dual turntable with the high-end cartridge made by Orto-fon sells for $75 or thereabouts.

As far as tape decks go, I would need to know if you were talking about reel-to-reel or cassette, perhaps 8-track. If you are talking about cassette multihead units from brands like Nakamichi, Onkyo and older Denon are your best bet.

Four tapes of the reel-to-reel variety, you are going to want to match as closely as possible the original equipment that they were recorded on. If you have no idea what that was, or they are factory tapes, look for a unit from a known good brand with the correct number of tracks for your tapes. It is extremely important that the equipment be in excellent condition.

Repairing these things is a dying art, and you would be very lucky to find somebody who could actually do it. Not to mention the parts are practically impossible to find for most of them.

I hope you enjoy your project,

DangerNerd.

PS. Sorry about that, after I finished my answer I noticed that your question plainly stated you were talking about cassettes, so feel free to ignore the advice about other varieties of tape.


Hello,

I see recently you've added me to your "favorite columnists" and im just wondering what caused you to do so. I haven't been getting a horribly astounding reputation here, except with a few of the other people that basically just stop by to remind themselves how crappy the world is getting to be. Lately i've been having a lot of different people actually giving decent advice add me to the favorite columnists section. Im just confused as to why.

Enlighten me?

Thanks,
-Justin (link)
Greetings Justin,

As you did not identify yourself, I'm going to assume that you are known as Panramos.

Actually, you made it onto my list for a number of reasons. What the original answer you gave which sparked my curiosity about you was, I don't remember.

What actually got to onto the list was your list of suggested books to the young woman who was looking for summer reading activity.

The world is crappy, there is no denying that. The difference between you and your contemporaries is a simple one:

I don't believe they could carry your IQ in a wheelbarrow.

I have read your blog and, with the exception of some poor research, found it a very accurate summary of the exposure somebody your age would experience in the current pop culture.

I used to be you to a certain point. Because of various factors in my early life I went through the things you are going through, to a greater or lesser extent, at a much earlier age.

I believe that once you understand the true movers of the puppets that have made our society what it is today you have the potential to grow into a brilliant mind. Not an angry wasted mind, as I nearly became, but someone with a grasp on reality. Someone with a good understanding of the true cause of the pandemic of sheer and unbelievable stupidity that is plaguing our society today.

Sure, you have been known to write some angry, mean and insensitive things. You directed these things at some people that are indeed practically too stupid to remember to breathe.

I honestly believe, that as you grow to understand the causes and deliberate design behind the problem, you may become a great champion in educating those who are truly seeking a way out of the stupid farm.

What convinced me to look into you with greater interest was your answer to the anarchy question. That was absolutely the right answer to give. No better answer could have been given.

The subject of anarchy is not written down in a single sentence. It is a subject for ongoing study and debate. Most people would agree that you cannot tell somebody what anarchy is, they have to feel it.

The common counterculture is only counterculture for about 15 minutes. If you need proof, look at stores like underground attitude and the proliferation of clones littering the malls that sell "punk" clothing. The whole point of punk clothing was that it was your own, you couldn't buy it anywhere because you made it.

Now it is a fashion trend common to mall rats pretending to be "indie" on the weekends.

You have a grip on it, so I would like to encourage you to climb the ladder. Stop being mad at the victims.

Nobody ever led a sheep out of danger by slaughtering it. Think on that. Take some time and consider the answers you have been giving to people.

You have a tremendous gift and insight yet you insist on belittling, bashing and cowing the very people that are most in need of your assistance.

There are very few people with the insight and the intelligence you possess. I only know seven and I have been diligently looking for 20 years.

You escaped the programming and mindlessness by accident so don't get a big head about it.

Be angry at the right people.

Aren't you glad you asked?

-Russell


im a 16 year old guy and anytime i do physical activities (i.e. gym class, basketball, baseball, running and other sports.)i end up soaked afterwards and some of my friends are somewhat sweaty. I would assume its because im out of shape but i beat most other atheletes. I think it might be because i am fat. Im 5'9 and weigh 197lbs. Some is muscle but some is fat so idk. Can anyone tell me why this is and what i can do to be less sweaty?
**I rate high for answers that are worthwhile. i.e. they make me laugh or they are helpful. ** (link)
Hello there,

You are totally normal. Being overweight makes your body hold in more heat. The excess sweating will go away as you drop weight, or your cardiovascular fitness increases.

If you want to play football, and you plan on being a lineman don't plan on losing any weight. :-)

Pretty much any other sport you play continuously, will facilitate you achieving your body's ideal weight.

Don't listen to anyone who says that they are 5 foot nine and way so many pounds, so you should be like them.

Physical builds vary wildly. There are 6'4" linebackers who are built just like me (huge) and there are 6'4" marathon runners who are built like bamboo.

Linebackers will not ever be running any marathons, and wouldn't you just love to see a football game where all the lineman were built like marathon runners? :-)

As long as you stay active your body will do its own thing and achieve its own ideal weight.

Stay happy, stay active and let the world keep their opinions to themselves.

DangerNerd.


My spouse and I have been trying to get pregent for about a year now and we have not been able to. Should we keep trying or should we se a speacilist? I was molested when I was a child could have something happen then to cause me not to be able to have children? (link)
Hello there,

My wife and I are in the same situation you are, minus the molestation bit.

She appears to be suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome.

There are a great number of options available.

We basically decided before we even got married, that if God wanted us to have babies we would have them in his time.

Now I look around at the way the world is going, and am very glad we don't have children.

If you have your heart set on having children, the only way to find out for sure is to go to a specialist for a full diagnostic examination.

There was a question from a 15 year old girl on this site asking advice on how many men she should invite to her very first gang bang. Makes you want to have a whole bunch of daughters doesn't it? :-(

DangerNerd.


All right.. so last Monday I got in some trouble.. I helped a friend out.. and I'm being charged with a misdemeanor.. The cop who was there at the time gave the Tom(the guy who called the cops) a peice of paper saying where to go to put in the warrant for my arrest.. and that was all on monday.. today's saturday.. does anyone have ANY idea how long he has to go in and do that? or how long this sort of thing takes? (link)
Hello there,

The time limits vary by citation, department, city ordinance, or state law.

What I have seen, having put in many misdemeanor criminal reports myself, are 7, 14 and 30 days.

The absolute best thing you can do for yourself right now, is to get the case number (citation number) and asked the department in question.

I know it is scary to get into contact with law enforcement when you are expecting to be hauled in, but ignorance in this case will hurt you more. It is way better to know all the facts than to ignore the situation, it probably will not go away on its own.

I hope it all works out for the best.

DangerNerd.


Yesterday I was trying to crack a glow stick and it exploded in my mouth. Only a little bit of liquid came out and I spit it all out and rinsed out my mouth. It burned my tounge..Does that mean it was toxic? Would I know if I was poisined by now? Please reply quick so I will know how to treat this! (link)
Hello there,

The only way to be sure is to read the packaging for the stick.

A lot of the ones you use when you go camping and such, can be quite toxic depending on colors and the length of time they are designed to function.

Many of them contain phosphorus in concentrations that could very easily permanently scar you.

I have no idea why you cracked this thing in your mouth, but in the future please use your hand.

DangerNerd.


ok well sorry if this is to long. well my parents are divorced but its not a big deal they been divorced since i was about 3 so i dont mind that. my dad lives in nj and i live with my mom and sis in ny. me and my dad arent very close but i would usually go down there when ever i had vacation off from skool. summer vacations almost here and i have to deside wheather or not to go, now heres where it gets complicated the only reason why im having trouble desideing is becaouse my dad hasnt payed child support since the begining of the years so about six months, my has tryed everything she even took him to court, he still hasnt payed the money. me my mom and sis depend on that money when it comes, $200 dolars a week, my mom works but doesnt make enough money and where very behind on our bills, so i guess what i need to know is whta would u do in my position?. would you continue to talk to ur father even if he doesnt help support you?
thanx ill give 5s (link)
Hello there,

Okay then I have a question for you: has anybody asked your dad why he isn't paying child support?

Is it possible that he's lost his job?

Has he been laid off?

Did he have to take a demotion at work?

What I read in the answers to your question so far is basically that you should "demand" money from your father who has faithfully paid for 12 years, and has only recently had trouble paying.

There is no mystery here, if your mother took him to court then she knows why he isn't paying.

If he had the means to pay, the court would take it directly out of his paycheck and give it to your mother.

If you love your dad, ask him what the problem is. He probably already feels terrible about it and his little girl demanding money from him or laying a guilt trip on him when he is already doing his level best (if that is the case) could drive him to suicide or something drastic like that.

Have a heart, at least find out what the real issue is before you pass judgment.

I would absolutely go to spend the time with your dad, if for no other reason than to find out what the truth is.

If he suddenly turned into a deadbeat after all these years, then lay the guilt trip on him and lay it on thick.

I hope you get this all straightened out with as few hurt feelings as possible.

DangerNerd.


OK let me start from the beginining:
I was set up with this guy by my best friend. He is so cute and nice and I was starting to really get into him, but then he got too into me (i.e. he wrote all about me on his xanga and profile and invited me to prom on our 2nd date and he called like once if not twice a day at least.) So i had a talk with him telling him that I felt we were moving extremley fast and there was no reason for that so he took it so well and totally agreed, he even said "yeah I agree, I thought I might have been coming on very strongly." So everything was good and he laid off just a little bit. we hung out again not last saturday, but the saturday before and everything was fine but he hasnt called me since. When I go online and he's online, he doesn't IM me. I texted him yesterday and he didnt text me back (he is always good with returning my texts within like an hour.)
I really do like this guy, and I don't know what to do now. Can someone please give me advice (I don't want to sound desperate, so thats why I'm not calling him. I assume that if he's not calling me, there is a reason). Please help me. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'll rate high.
(link)
Hello there,

If you tell a guy to layoff, he will, if he is smart, let you make all the aggressive moves after that point.

He doesn't want you to think that he is coming on too strong anymore.

Basically you made him afraid to even say hello to you.

Best thing to do is to sit down with him and tell him what exactly he was doing that made you feel like he was coming on too strong.

The odds are, if you don't call him he will be afraid to call you because you might freak out on him. :-)

DangerNerd.


Hi,


Next year will be my first year of highschool, and I'm interested in trying out for the tennis team. If anyone's tried out for the tennis team at their school before, will you please tell me what I should expect to be doing during the tryout? Are they looking to see if I can keep the ball in play? Are they going to have me play a couple of sets?


Thank you. (link)
Hello there,

They will really put you through your paces.

The odds are that they are going to require you to play singles and mixed doubles.

They will also probably have a an offset ball launcher that will make you run back and forth across the court at high speed trying to field the balls as fast as possible.

The things they will be looking for or accuracy, leg strength, speed and endurance.

I hope you make the team,

DangerNerd.


Ok.. so.. I have photoMAX SE on my computer.. i also have them saved in the my documents thingy ma bob.. how can i get my pic on my advicenators thing? thnx in advance! ` (link)
Hello there,

Go to this link:

http://www.advicenators.com/settings.php

Find the place where it says it upload a picture.

Browse to the location of the pictures stored on your hard drive pick the image that you want on your column, and click OK.

It should upload the picture to Advicenators.

If you receive a message about the picture being too big, read the entry in the help/FAQ about making your picture the right size.

DangerNerd.


Hey ya'll! I'm a 16/f and I have a question about bathingsuits...I'm pretty tan- but from tennis so i have sock lines and shorts lines. I'm fine with my stomach when it comes to bathing suits but not so much with my thighs. I'm 127 and athletic but my thighs aren't as small as I would want them to be(5/6 AE jeans..) and the short lines don't help. So my question is should i still get a regular bikini? I've tried shorts but most are to big around the waist and don't fit awesome- even after my mom makes the waist smaller. So should i get a regular bikini bottom? If not, should i just work on getting shorts or is there another option? Thanks! (link)
Hello there,

If you are playing tennis quite frequently you will be building up your quadriceps. Those are the large muscles on your thighs.

Well muscled legs are nothing to be ashamed of and you might be surprised how many guys really go for that sort of thing.

Go for the bikini and don't worry about it. The only thing, which you have already discovered, is that when you have well-developed legs most shorts look funny.

Look for styles of shorts that are specifically designed for female cyclists and tennis players. These are people who will be built just like you.

DangerNerd.


Hi, Im 15 female and Ive been wanting to go to Kings Island *a big amustment park in my state its about 45 minutes away from my house* and the person I want to drive with is a 17 year old male and a 15 year old female. The 17 year old male would be driving but my mom wont let me go because she doesnt know him and hasnt seen him drive. Ive already asked if she could meet him and then even drive with him but she wont go for that. Can anyone give me any advice on how to convince her to let me? Thank you. (link)
Hello there,

Is there any possibility of getting an adult to go on the trip?

If the guy has an older brother or sister that also wants to go, your mom may go for that.

Having your mother get a hold of this boy's parents is definitely a step in the right direction.

If it is possible, you might even try inviting your mother... your friends might not like the idea but she might. :-)

Sincerely,

DangerNerd.


How can I have a different index page instead of index.html?

My site is all in PHP and I want to have index.php instead of having index.html as the start page.

Help!
(link)
Hello there,

While it is possible that renaming your index file to index.php will work, I am assuming you have already tried that.

The redirect method using meta refresh is very common and a workable solution if your host can't accomplish anything better. It will however be the death of your site in the search engines. There is almost nothing that you could do for your search engine ranking that would be worse than that.

If you would like to find out all the variable commands for that go right ahead and do a search for "meta refresh redirect" in Google.

If your server supports .htaccess configuration files, in other words your web server software is Apache, you can make a single text file save it as .htaccess

... and insert the following line of text inside it:

DirectoryIndex index.php


Save this file and upload it to the root directory of your web site, and it will be fixed up for you in real time. Doing it this way the search engines will love you. :-)

DangerNerd.


How do I get my brother to start returning my calls instead of giving me the excuse that he's busy?
I only call every few weeks or so. He acts like it's no big deal and it's infuriating to me. Should I just wait for him to call? (link)
Hello there,

Is hard to answer this without more information.

I am just guessing, but is your brother much older than you? Is he away at college? Is he working a full-time job?

If any of these things are true, sometimes it can be hard to keep track of time.

He may not mean anything bad by it, he could just be extremely busy.

Personally, I would quit calling him for awhile and send him a letter telling him you miss him a lot and wish you could hear his voice. :-)

That should get you a phone call. ;-)

DangerNerd.




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