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as a native english speaker, I do not think that is very clear. I would imagine some of the grammar used may be similar to the persons native tongue, which i guess would be your native tongue. so you will understand it, but as I am only fully accustomed to english grammar, it is quite confusing to me. I can guess at what it may mean,. but there are a number of possibilities. if I spoke with this person.. I would not object to his grammar. but I would feel slightly uneasy and lose confidence in the ability to communicate with him. I would feel very cautious about any business relations and would possibly refuse to make any important business decisions with him. personally, when dealing with subordinate, I like to focus on morale. I try to let them feel that they are doing well. I make a slight suggestion to see if they will take initiative and solve the problem them self. so if i found myself in a similar situation, I might try to make a scenario where this person will think about his own english ability and possibly make his own decision to improve. I think you have more experience than me in this area though.

i feel that's a little rude. I mean that's just my belief. you wrote your belief, i merely offered mine as a comparison. but well whatever, I'll just let it slide. no problem.

nice work

Yeah Salkafar, I understand completely what you're saying. but I guess i need to clarify on what exactly I meant. when I was comparing animals to plants it was because of the "ooh it's wonderful beautiful life" factor. plants and animals are no more or less alive than each other so when these hypocrites say we shouldn't eat it because it's 'the sanctity of life' that is what I object to. in regards to pain and fear, I would have to say that an animal being hunted by a predator in the wild is going to experience a lot of fear and pain and stress. an animal in a slaughter house is not feeling stress because they don't know what is going on. they get no more stress than any other move from a field to another field. then they are stunned so they don't feel any pain or stress. when they are killed they are not even conscious. it is the same as if you and I were just clonked on the head when we were totally unaware. it is the most humane death any animal could ever get and let's face it they ARE going to die, one way or another sooner or later. and the slaughter house is probably the least painful the least stressful. I can respect your beliefs salkafar. I will not attack anybodies personal beliefs or reasoning for their own choice. what bugs me is when a person believes they are somehow superior to others. they try and convince everyone that they are on the moral high ground and that everyone should listen to them. in a respectful fashion, I will convey my own belief in this subject. I believe that animals have consciousness, I believe plants have consciousness. I believe that it is a different form of consciousness. plants do have defence mechanisms. they have spines, poison etc. I believe that when eating something, it is through permission from the thing you are eating. if you eat an apple, it is a gift from the apple tree. if you eat meat, I believe it is a gift from the animal. you could compare to the beliefs of some native american culture. this is my belief though, I won't argue using this as basis.

now I have my xbox open. but i can't get at the x clamps because i need a T8 screwdriver head... the smallest i have is T10. hmm, so i have to wait. I think this system is really badly designed. there is so much space in the box. and i can't believe they would use such a standard DVD drive. there is smaller and more efficient DVD drive in the world. I guess it's a cost thing.

oh, brilliant! thank you dude. that is comforting. I am a little worried though. I got 4 lights on one occasion. but not 3. maybe this is generally the same issue? after all, it seems to be a problem with display. i read that 4 red lights means a problem with the display cable. but of course i already tried my brothers cable and that didn't fix it. so I thought it is more than likely to do with the display hardware. hmmm. maybe i can attempt this. it seems pretty straight forward. if i have trouble i can always get some help.

my xbox gone faulty it froze. then the screen went black. then it showed 4 red lights. T_T what can i do...?

no, I was watching this tv program called "kill it, cook it, eat it". one of the people participating was a vegan and was such a hypocrite. the comparison between plants and animals.. not so nuts. we only relate to animals because of their similarity to us. it doesn't make them any more or less alive. that's what i find hypocritical.. because they say things like "look at that wonderful beautiful living creature"

guys remember to give a small hint to what the video is about please.

It realy bugs me when i see these vegans or vegetarians who think they are so superior. they cherish the sanctity of life etc etc. but they show a remarkable amount of ignorance whilst claiming to be more educated. they fail to see the bigger picture. first of all, they say that animals should not be eaten because it is cruel to eat another form of life. they fail to realise they are discriminating against another form of life. they are suggesting that plant life is somehow less significant than animal life. they claim that animals suffer. first off, they have no way of knowing if an animal suffers like humans. much of an animals behaviour is instinctive, they can't communicate to us effectively and they don't have the knowledge of good an evil, right and wrong etc. even a human being in an enormous amount of pain can get by without suffering. they show a great lack of understanding of just what 'suffering' is. besides, animals will die one way or another. in the wild before humans came along, animals would be killed by predators. in some cases.. like with alligators, the animal would certainly not be killed humanely, it would probably experience a lot of distress and pain. so now humans give them a good life, look after them and dispatch them humanely. I would say their situation is a lot better off. do these vegetarians/vegans think that the animals would be better off if we suddenly stopped eating them? no, we would need much more farming space to grow the plant foods to replace the animals. what would happen to hte livestock? they wouldn't all be kept alive for sure. they would be mass killed. and burnt. their species would likely be extinct or heavily endangered. mass ecosystems would be destroyed because there are things that rely on how the animals are kept. for example, mushrooms that grow on cow manure. aside from all this, the people who rely on these industries would be ruined. whole industries would be wiped out. there would be lots of suffering. and would the animals benefit? of course not. I totally respect any person who decides not to at meat for their own personal reason. If a person cannot deal with the idea that meat comes from animals, then that is their right. I have no problem with ignorant people. I have no problem with people who can't deal with death in animals. what really annoys me is hypocrites who try and convince people to their way of thinking and deny responsibility for their own issues. /rant over.

symphony of science -

do you mean the last decent classic? or do you mean the last classic episode your tv channel aired? because Sylvester McCoy was the last doctor of classic Dr Who.

good stuff I'm tempted to reply with michael jackson songs.. he he. I won't though, we already have a MJ thread.

I want to see older actors. I want to see some serious approach to characters and story. this looks like they are going backwards. honestly, shinkenger seemed like a positive step forward to decent programming but they seem to have slipped into reverse again.

oh cool pic of dottore barcas

well has anyone seen the promo that TVN are distributing? i have the say ... they DO get younger. that red guy has to be around fifteen!!! the yellow girl looks almost identical to kotoha. I like the suits... but from this promo... I really don't like.

cheers durendal. wow, that was amazing! think i'd like to see more things like this. the harmony between the two musicians was so beautiful, the relationship so detached and yet so intimate.

don't forget how aptom has been described as a self processing zoanoid. if the processing method uses retrovirus' as has been suggested, then aptom may well transfer all his memories etc using retrovirus. also, this is very important, the term ontogenesis was used within the manga. ontogenesis specifically implies a lesser lifeform spontaneoulsy becoming a more complex lifeform. surely this would apply to a simple organism such as a retrovirus or very similar. in essence, aptom could BE a virus. in terms of storage, i'm pretty sure each of us is aware of some other methods of storage within a cell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleic_acid any of these nucleic acids could be kept primarily in a retrovirus that is coursing through aptoms body constantly. perhaps his lymph system is the medium, since that seems more similar to hormones to me. and perhaps these retrovirus constantly check in with each other and compare notes. if one has more information (more memories) these are simply copied across. in an unusual case where each has different memories, they should notice the difference in the memories and both give each other a copy of what the other doesn't have.

i wish i could have a neo-zxtole!

that's all good progress, i'm happy to hear stuff like that. i'd like it if the big money company's had no way to block progress. but it is problematic with all the corruption in governments. i'd like to replace my roof tiles with solar panels. that would make much more sense than any windmills. we can save money and power, we have the technology.

that one was limited edition. you had to collect stamps from packets of the other guyver figures. I'm not sure about those others... i assumed they released them under bio fighter wars. if not then we have a whole range yet to come out.

thanx, it is how i feel just now. a bit mystified and freaking out and frustrated. it's been a bit hectic.

well it's not like i'm going to arrive at any answers, I'm not looking to solve global warming or anything. I think that the most important thing is how society is going to work from now towards the future. I'm also very concerned about politics and the state of liberty. liberty is a big issue for me and probably for most people in the uk. do you realise that the UK has the highest concentration of CCTV in the world? we are the most watched nation and our government is increasingly moving towards the 'nanny state' . so this is what concerns me.. when government starts to say " how are we going to fix global warming" and their answer involves trying to control the public even more... I understand that the world can get colder before it gets warmer. it is going like the arctic in the uk at the moment. I am not so ignorant that i would think this is not a sign of climate instability. I can agree that the climate will fluctuate. do i think we are a direct cause? i'm not so sure. do i think that any kinds of system that messes up my life will help? no. absolutely not. we are but a fraction of the world population. the vast majority of the worlds population is in china and india. and given the state of politics right now.. and economics... I really don't see why i should make my life more difficult when the effect it is gonna have is like a fly trying to break the ice on a pond that people are skating on. what i think the real solution is, is not doing any cutbacks or anything. I think technology is the answer. they need to invent something that will help to stabilise teh climate.

cyborg eye, user interface it's just a contact lens. but not just a contact lens. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/your_cyborg_eye_will_talk_to_you_1.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3Areadwriteweb%28ReadWriteWeb%29