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JediSage

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#195930
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I hate this day
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195930/action/topic#195930
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Thank you, Marvolo. While the police report is still many weeks away, its obvious to many people who went to the site that they swerved to avoid something (it happened around 1:30 am), most likely a deer as the area is lousy with them. They slid for at least 75 feet before hitting the tree on the opposite side of the road.
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#195902
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I hate this day
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195902/action/topic#195902
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
I've been away for a few days. Not that it means much Sage, but you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. My condolences. The fact that it happened on the same day is just cruel.


Thanks, YIYF. It's been a very long weekend, and the services are tonight and tomorrow so the worst is yet to come. I saw the crash site last night and it was pretty much the most awful thing I've seen in my life, except maybe the Vietnam Memorial.

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#195461
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Languages
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195461/action/topic#195461
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I have a deep interest in languages. I have a smattering of a few different ones, and (sadly) know French to a degree and also Spanish. I'm wondering what languages the people here speak/write, just for the sake of my own curiosity. Please list whether you're conversant in the language or "passable", and also any languages you'd like to learn.

Languages I have some knowledge of:

Spanish
French

2 or 3 words of Portuguese

I would like to learn: Mandarin Chinese, German, and more Portuguese.
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#195373
Topic
I hate this day
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195373/action/topic#195373
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Thank you all. I feel so bad for my aunt, his mother. She is totally alone now at home, meaning her other son has moved on and gotten married and she's divorced. She's in her mid-50's, and this is completely destroying her. My mother is also very, very bad right now, but she's taking control of the situation and getting everyone and everything oranized, so it's keeping her busy.

Thank you all again.
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#195344
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I hate this day
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195344/action/topic#195344
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6 years ago on this day, 3/24/00, my cousin passed away after giving birth to twin girls. Her death almost shattered my family, and I think we all went insane for a few days. There were HUNDREDS of people at the services, and I thought I'd never go through a time like that again.

This morning another cousin was killed in a car accident. 21 years old. My family is once again destroyed, and nobody knows what to do. I apologize for putting this bad news here, but I just am in shock right now, I think.
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#195324
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Dell to Acquire Alienware
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195324/action/topic#195324
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
YOU CAN GET A I GIG iPOD NANO FOR $149.00.


My point is that they're full of crap...if they're so benevolent they should go true open-source and cut prices on their products. I'd love to get an iMac for my kids, but not for $1300 when I can build them a good WinTel machine for 1/2 that.

Their stuff isn't THAT good, either. Exploding battery anyone? They've got a history of quality control problems and let's face it it's not like Apple experts can be found on every street corner. My friend bought an Apple notebook last year, and within 2 months there was a problem with the system board. When he called the Apple Store to get help he got "Bring it back in. It'll be two weeks".

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#195152
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Dell to Acquire Alienware
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195152/action/topic#195152
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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
Here's a pic of one of Alienware's "mid-priced" computers. Only $6,400.00

Did I mention this puppy has 4 liquid-cooled GeForce GPUs and dual-core AMD Athlon 64 processors?


This is specifically why I'm moving to consoles. With pcs you're caught in a perpetual upgrade cycle. With a smaller investment I can play many of the same games and even some not available on pc without breaking the bank. I'd rather build one myself for $700. Can people REALLY see the difference in pixels displayed at 1024x768 on a machine with 4 GPU's vs a machine with a seperate AGP card? Not to mention the pc gaming market is shaky at best over the mid-long term.