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Ok, why do those type of kids, act like they HATE getting judged, & they HATE when people are mean to them because they dont even know them? & why do they put people down [like preppy kids..or just kids who like abercrombie] & then get all mad if you do something like that to them?

like, one. i don't know really any people that much that are mean to goth kids or whatever.

but those goth/emo kids, seem like they do it constantly to preppier kids.

why is thaT?
whats their problem? its bugging me.
i never did or said anything to them, for them to be mean to me.

They do it because everyone else does. That goes for both. And both of them deserve it.

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In regards to the following answer you gave:

"People who never believe in christianity go to the first circle of hell, limbo. This is a great place that resembles the elysian fields(heaven) of nordic religions; they don't roast. However those who knew christianity and turned away from it go to the inner ring of the 7th circle of hell, laying on burning sand. I'm not a christian and I don't believe any of this, but that's what they say."

What do you base that information on and who the heck is "they"?

That info's from "the divine comedy", the most famous part of which is "dante's inferno". It's an accurate view of what christians believed in the middle ages, and what the roman catholic church officially believes, so that's "they". And I realize you might not be catholic, but that's where all the other christian branches originated, and that's what was originally believed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divine_Comedy
http://etcweb.princeton.edu/dante/index.html

If this info helps you, consider upping my rating on the other question. If you think an epic poem from hundreds of years ago isn't a good source of info, go ahead and lower my rating :)

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how do i do selective coloring [i think thats what its called - when only one part of the picture is colored and the rest is b&w] on photoshop 3.0?

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confucius says: "he who knows how to search finds information" Use the quote("") operator to use the entire phrase as a search term. Use the (capital) OR to use either of two terms, not both required. Use (capital) NOT to exclude pages which contain the term. Use (parentheses) to modify the order of operations. When they are combined in perfect measure, wonderfull things happen.

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Hey... I've been thinking lately. This isn't meant to be inflammatory or argumentative, I'd just like different opinions.

How could heaven be heaven if you know that 4 billion people are roasting in Hell just because they picked the wrong religion? I don't get that... I mean, if I were in heaven and I knew that, it would be Hell for me. And I know you can say, "well they chose wrong", but that doesn't seem to me like a reason for endless pain and suffering. There are perfectly good people down there. Thoughts?

People who never believe in christianity go to the first circle of hell, limbo. This is a great place that resembles the elysian fields(heaven) of nordic religions; they don't roast. However those who knew christianity and turned away from it go to the inner ring of the 7th circle of hell, laying on burning sand. I'm not a christian and I don't believe any of this, but that's what they say. Guess it's 7th layer for me ;)

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What is the step by step process in beating the peasants quest game on homestarrunner.com?

SEARCH GOOGLE!!!
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I am really bored.People tell me to get a life.How do I do that.Please tell me how I should get a life,get rid of my boredom,meet new people and make new friends. Any answers are appreciated

You asked just me that, if you want to ask everyone, click "get advice" in the upper left. This kind of question isn't my specialty, so my answer wont be good.

You should get a job if you can, maybe take up a hobby like those at http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page . I'm very much not a people person, so I can't tell you how to make friends.

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i was just wondering if someone could specifically explain how to burn a cd oh a hp pavilion vx74. i've got limewire, but no burning software. do i have to download something?
i was just wondering if anyone could tell me how to burn SONGS not VIDEOS.


Thanks for any help!! :D

you need to get a cd burning application. I recommend the free cd burner XP pro:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
use the help material in the application if you have troubles, or ask me a private question. If you want a different application try these searches:
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I just got a new computer about a month ago from Dell. It's an E520, but I don't know much about computers or what I have, other than the Pentium 4 and the gig of RAM.


Anyway, whats happens when I load source is it starts off fine with the loading screen. The screen then goes black, and I can move my mouse pointer thingy around the screen like always. However, whenever I drag over the spots where it would say Find Servers, Quit, Play Game, etc., I still hear the clicky sound. Clicking things opens them (I can hear the opening sound), but I can't see anything. I have to do the old Ctrl Alt Delete thing to get rid of it.


Any ideas?

If you see absolutely nothing, just black(no mouse pointer or anything) then your computer probably didn't come with a graphics card. Go to start>right click "my computer">properties>hardware tab>device manager. Find "display adapters" and click the + to the left of it. Tell me what it says or it's not there. If you want you can IM me, I'll be here for the next half hour to an hour; my contact info is on my column.

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my computer says" low on virtial memory" what can i do? is this why my comp is so slow?

That means you need to install more RAM. RAM is pretty cheap, $30-$60 for 256MB. You'll need a technician to install it for you, since it's pretty advanced. As a TEMPORARY fix you can right click on "my computer"(in start menu) and then go to the "advanced tab" and then click on the button by "performance" and then go to "advanced" tab and then click "change" at the bottom. Then double both the numbers in the boxes and click "set". This is not the same as RAM and it's not a permanent solution.

Virtual memory has nothing to do with a hard drive, and you shouldn't buy one for this problem.

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Hi, do you know anything about computer games for requirements and problems? Such as Counter Strike, Counter Strike Source, etc. I'm sort of having some problems running Source.

the requirements for CS:S is:

1.2 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, DirectX 7 Graphics Card

Those are pretty minimal requirements, most systems made after 2002 will meet that. Tell me what your specific problem is and I might be able to help you more. Take screenshots if you can, here's my guide on taking screenshots:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=96&userboard_id=38985

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i love getting high.Because i have alot of stress and depression but i dont tell people about it.So i get high to help me out.If i dont have pot i'll freak out an i'll act like im bipolor.What should i do?Should i just get help?Or should i get high anyways because pot doesnt really hurt me but just controll myself?????

If it bothers you that you're dependent on marijuana, then go ahead and get help. If it doesn't bother you then you can keep doing it; marijuana isn't harmful or addictive; just don't do any of the harmful drugs. And don't use it when you're in school/work, when driving, or doing anything dangerous.

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does anybody know any free programs i can download online that can like.. make your pics look tanner and change colors and do cool effects with?

nothing does all that automatically, but once you get the hang of it the GIMP can easily do those things. Here's my GIMP guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=98&userboard_id=38985

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I'm really close to one of my teachers and she was recently married, as a gift to her I wanted to make her a DVD type of thing from pictures from her wedding. What I plan on doing with those pictures was making a slide show type of thing with their wedding song (Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts) playing in the background. I know it can be done because my cousin used to do that every Christmas using family pictures, it's kind of hard to explain, but I'm sure someone will know what I'm talking about. I already told me teacher I was going to do it, she's making a CD of pictures she doesn't mind me using. (I wasn't at the wedding at I needed the pictures, this was the only way to get them). So I can't really go back on it, and I can't ask my cousin because she's out of state and I have zero way of contacting her (I've already tried). So I figured I'd ask anyone here if they knew how to do it.

If not then I'm probably going to resort to something lame like how people make picture slideshows for their myspace, but I'll just find a way to use music with it.

But I'd really like someone to let me know how to make something like that. I don't care if all it does is show the pictures with music on the background saved to a CD that you can only use in the computer. I would prefer to make it a DVD of the pictures and music (so her and her husband and family can all watch it). As far as I know they don't have a home computer, then again, I don't know if they have a DVD player, but I know that her mother does. Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone knew how to do that and could give me instructions (or a site) on how to do something along those lines.

Or if anyone has any better ideas on how I can do something using those pictures and their wedding song (and other cute love songs).

Thanks in advance.

Sorry about the category, it was the closest I saw that somehow went with the topic of my question.

If you use windows XP you should have windows movie maker in start>all programs>windows movie player. Ok, so open that up and import all the pictures you want to use. Right click each picture after it's imported and click "add to storyboard". Then right click a picture and select "add effect" Click "ease in" or "ease out" and add 3-5 of those to each picture you add an effect to. Don't ease in/out on every picture. Don't add both in and out on a single picture. After you're done with the pictures, select "import audio" and import the song. Right click the song and "add to storyboard. If the pictures are longer than the song, add the song again(so it loops). Then go to file>save as movie file and save it on your computer, this will take a very long time. The file is now saved wherever you saved it, as a WMV file(if you didn't change that). If you put this file on a CD it can be opened on any computer and played back. To get it to play on a DVD, you need an application, try this search:
only search advicenators.com

Have fun!

PS, if you're not running windows find an alternative application with a search like this:
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When im typing on the internet on a search bar like anywhere(myspace,google,etc.) a little whit box dropped down automatically, it said the history of what i had typed in that box in the past.It was like a little history box. It was realli helpful but my computer just got redone and the little box doesnt come down anymore

I was wondering where i could do to enable it again? LIke where on my internet tools do i go to?

PLease and thank you so much

tools>internet options>content tab. Go down to autocomplete, click settings. Check the box for "forms" and press ok.

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how do you see underwater? i wanna do that, but it kinda hurts when i do it. also, im not really much of a swimmer, and i wanna learn how to but i cant find any places. im a 13 year old girl if that helps..

people can't see clearly through water without goggles, our eyes can't function properly without air. If you just want to open your eyes under water then practice doing it all the time and you'll get used to it. It's the chlorine that hurts, so try it in a fresh water lake(though if you're in the northern hemisphere it might be a bit cold this time of year). If you want to get good at swimming do it often. Some high schools offer swimming as a gym class. Check out these links:
http://www.wikihow.com/Swim-the-Breaststroke
http://www.wikihow.com/Swim-Butterfly-Stroke
http://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-to-Become-a-Better-Swimmer
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Swimming_for_Fitness_%26_Competition/How_to_swim

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How do I delete my profile ?

To delete your account you have to contact dangernerd at dangernerd@gmail.com .

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I know xoxo stands for hugs and kisses and ive heard the o is for hugs and the x is for kissez but why?
i always thought the X was for hugs because when you hug your arms make an X and wehn you kiss your lips make an O shape
but sum1 told me im way off

from wikipedia:

It is debatable which letter represents which act. Some interpret X as the crossed arms of a hug and O as the puckered lips of a kiss. However, the interpretation assumed in the following, in which X represents the four lips of a kiss and O the four arms of a hug, is more common.

The use of XOXO goes back to the use of an X or cross, which was considered as good as a sworn oath in times before most people could write and therefore used the X in the same way a signature is used today — a mark of one's word.

An X at the end of a letter or document was often kissed as a seal of honesty, in much the same way one would kiss a Bible or kiss the fingers after making the sign of the Christian cross, thus the X came to represent a kiss in modern times.

The origins of the O as a hug are not generally known, although it is speculated that it may represent the arms wrapped around someone being hugged. Another thought is that it came from Jewish immigrants who would sign with an O instead of an X because they did not wish to mark their word with the Christian cross the X represented.

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34/f
I have a silly problem. It's my mother and her insipid e-mails. She forwards me all of this junk. I don't really care about the cute, cuddly pictures of kitties and bunnies. It's the political stuff that annoys me. We do not have the same political views and she is WELL aware of this. She sends me e-mails (the ones that say if you agree that communists are inviting Castro to take over the Supreme Court, forward this to 500 people immediately and if you don't, you
don't love Jesus and you need to move to France with the whole A.C.L.U.) touting political, social, and religious views I vehemently disagree with and which provoke argumentative feelings in me. I'd really love to reply to them and tell her
why it's just [baloney]. I have tried using it as a start to a serious, but civil discussion. She gets offended. I have repeatedly asked her to stop sending me this stuff. Her reply is that I can just delete them and that I should just do the "Christian" thing and ignore them. Well, it's about a weekly occurrence that I get something from her that sets me on fire, even though I have
told her point-blank that it offends me.

It's to the point where I feel like replying to each with a baudy snippet from a gay sex columnist or an article from The Onion or even a page from NARAL (abortion rights) just so she can see what it's like to be irritated by this stuff. I feel like she doesn't care or doesn't respect who I am when she does this. Another thing I've thought of is just simply blocking her e-mails. Maybe I should just chill out because she's the only mother I'll ever have and I do love her. It's just hard because I've never felt like I belonged in my family (I like to joke that I'm a white sheep in a flock of black ones) and these e-mails seem to emphasize the point.

Any advice? Thanks.

I'd start with sending opposing opinions, but don't do it just to annoy her, do it to get her to understand your views(even if she disagrees). If she reacts really bad about that then just block her. If she has something important to say she'll say it to you in person.

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When I go to my column settings it wont let me change my colors or backround. Theres not butten to enter it for the backround URl. So how do I make it go on ??

-If you want a color background, enter the hexadecimal color code in the "page background color" box. The format is "#RRGGBB" where R=red, G=green, and B=blue. In hexadecimal numbers go beyond 9, up to 15. So A=10, F=15. So #AA0000 would be dark red, since the value for red is AA(10,10). #AAAA00 would be yellow, since red and green make yellow.
-If you want a picture background, upload your image to a place like http://imageshack.us/. Then put the URL it gives you in the "page background image(URL)" box.
-press submit when you're done

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is there anywhere were you can make your oun website for free? ive googled it but all of them theres a hosting sight, so instead of www.love.com or whatever, its www.love.wetpaint.com and i was wondering if theres anywhere without the "wetpaint" part at the end? that will just let you leave it? or do you need to pay for it? if you do where is the cheapest place to get it?

You need both a HOST and a DOMAIN NAME REGISTRAR. So once you get your site hosted and are at love.wetpaint.com(or whatever), find out what kind of TLD(top level domain) you want. Such as:
.com
.net
.org
All of those cost money. All domain registrars suck, so just find a random one and hope it doesn't suck as much.
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some countries offer free ccTLD(country code top level domain). These are
.tk || http://www.dot.tk/en/index.html
.co.nr || http://www.freedomain.co.nr/
.tt || http://www.joynic.com/

All of these ccTLDs have advertisements put on your site. The .tt domain has an option, hidden in all their menus, to turn off the advertisements. After you have the domain, you must either direct your domain account to point to the hosted site(love.wetpaint.com) or point the domain name to the host's nameserver(usually only paid hosts have these). If you have any more questions, feel free to send me a personal question. Please don't ask questions in the feedback, since I have no way to respond.

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