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I don't have a problem with you saying you're not black, I had a problem with him asking you if you were based upon your previous comments and I had a problem with you saying "If i was black, id be f**ked cause i dont like blacks". If you want to debate that with me we can do it somewhere else. I think I've hijacked this thread too much now. You speak a lot of sense man. It's likely I responded with more vehemence than I would normally, but I've been reading a lot of Frantz Fanon today and was pretty riled up. Not the right time for someone to start making racist comments where I can see them! Still, I stand by what I said. While we can look at any statement and say that in and of itself it is not unacceptable, we say that from within a society that we can deconstruct and ultimately say is entirely fictitious. Everything we surround ourselves with is a fiction and can't be said to have any inherent truth, but within that framework some things can be said to be "bad". I wouldn't say I'm entirely free of hypocrisy (although I do try), but I'm certainly a long way from being overtly racist. Even if I were a complete hypocrit, does that make what I say any less valid? Still, sorry for hijacking your thread. I think you're right about society influencing our opinion on death, and was going to post something to this effect earlier. Certainly in some other cultures death is not seen as the negative thing it is for us, it must be said that this is largely a religious influence from what I know though, so that obviously has bearing. I'd be willing to bet there has been a society at some point that has not collectively believed in an after life yet has not mourned death however. In a society built around these principles I don't think it has any negative affect on the perception of life, in fact, as you say, it could well make life a more positive thing. However we live our lives with the shadow of death always hanging over us, no matter what you do there's always this darkness lying in wait that you can't avoid. It's almost as if we can't accept the fact that we'll all die some day and have to spend all our time running from it, I guess our society is collectively very arrogant and we can't accept this factor that we really have no control over. If society as a whole could come better to terms with the fact that each individual life will end then it may be that people would live happier lives. However, because we do perceive death in this way I think it would be dangerous to override the negative emotions we associate with it. No matter how effective the machine at removing the negative, I think there would always be damage done... something like a hole torn in you to be rather cliched about it. I think it would cheapen our value of life as well, in many ways I think we feel more horror at death than we do wonder at life. Generally, if I had the option to do this I don't think I would. I may use it in small doses to give myself a break from the mourning if the pain was too much, but I wouldn't make it all go away. I'd even say I would somewhat appreciate the mourning... I imagine the fact that I appreciate it is culturally imbibed, but then so are most things about me, that's no reason for me to reject them.

I never tried to stop anyone saying or thinking anything. But such comments should not be allowed to pass without, well, comment. If no-one says anything then such comments and views begin to become acceptable, and that is utterly unacceptable. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. ...

Just because people hold an opinion doesn't make it correct. I'm well aware that people hold these opinions, yet it continues to shock me that they consider it appropriate to voice them so casually. That I accept they exist doesn't mean I have to accept that they shall always exist and let them pass without comment.

!!! What the f**k does the colour of someone's skin have to do with their ability to mourn or feel guilt?What the f**k does the colour of someone's skin have to do with whether or not you like them or not?f**k off.Seriously, what on earth made you think comments like that are even vaguely acceptable? There's one emotion that any Penfield machine should never be able to remove and that's the shame that you should be feeling right now.

iRiver H340. I haven't yet seen another mp3 player with as much useful functionality as these. They're a bit chunkier than the other options, but there are awesome LCD remotes available that mean you never have to take it out of your bag. It: functions as a standard usb hdd, so you don't need any rubbish software to copy files over and can simply plug it into any computer and have it show up as an external hdd. This makes it great for carrying around files/back-ups/etc, you can even put an OS on it and boot most modern PCs from it.has a USB 1.1 host built in, so you can plug other USB devices (like digi-cams, external hdds, etc.) into it and copy files across without a computer. Especially good for taking pictures off a digi-cam without the need for a computer (like when you're on holiday, or out riding)fm radio built ingreat looking colour screenvideo support out of the boxinternal mike and aux in for recording to mp3 (so you can record direct from tape/md/etc)proper aux out for connecting to an amp/stereodecent sound quality (generally reported as being better quality than the iPod)and cool carbon effect look!The only issue I've had with mine is that the default software is a little slow on startup, but installing RockBox is a quick and easy job, and is really rather nice to use. Also has the added bonus of being a file based system rather than tag based, which is an advantage if, like me, you have thousands of mp3s that aren't correctly tagged and no inclination to spend weeks tagging them all. Mines been going for about a year now without any problems. I know some people who've had them for a couple of years with the only problem being the batteries eventually wearing out (as all batteries do), but they're apparently very cheap to replace on eBay. Also possible to upgrade to 80gig drive if you feel like opening it up (hopefully I'll be doing this soon).

For anyone trying to find the valid link for the original file, click here (direct link). The nopogo article about the video is over here (although I don't know what it says). EDIT by OBM: Edited it back into the original page

If you look on eBay you can get a Sony CDX-GT100 for about £60 including postage. Here's one I found - I think I bought my speakers from those guys and had no problems at all. You pay about a tenner extra to get the GT200 that will handle mp3 CDs as well, don't know how useful that would be for you. At £60 it's pretty good and I found generally positive reviews of them around about, so it's not going to sound too bad.

Nothing at the moment I've been looking about a bit for the future. I may get a few bits for/after christmas, but really I'm just looking to have an idea what I want to get when I actually have some money. It'll probably be as cheap as possible though, even bottom of the range stuff is going to be a bit of a stretch on student budgets! At the moment I've got a set of JBL GTO527s in the rear panels (which have made all the difference from my standard, 15 year old, literally falling apart speakers) and a crappy Kenwood HU. Next on the list is a new HU, quite possibly the Alpine you recommended above. Then maybe some JBL comps for the front. If I can find somewhere to mount it where it's not going to get wet then maybe an amp after that, but that's a little way down the line yet!

Do people think that running comps without an amp is alright then? I'd been told (and read on lots of car audio places) that if you don't have an amp comps are a bad idea and full range speakers will generally sound better. Would that just a bit of car audio snobbery coming through there? I'm trying to upgrade my car stereo bit by bit, but it's unlikely to get an amp in there for a long time (if at all). The next thing on my list is a decent HU with aux in so I can connect up my mp3 player. I'm glad to see the recommendations here as I was looking at a Sony (CDX GT200), but figure I'll go for that Alpine with an aux in adapter instead now! It'll look neater not having the aux in cable trailing all over the front of the HU as well

Graham Jarvis. On my home turf, so I can finally see all those impossible sections I've spotted being flattened (and probably see him discover, and piss all over, things I'd never even dreamed of). Probably Toni Bou as well on both cycle and motor bikes, but only after I've learnt enough Spanish to be able to have a conversation with him!

I decided a while ago that when I have a child I'd like one of it's names (probably it's middle name) to be Siddhartha. I figured that as Siddhartha, or Buddha, is pretty much a byword for peace and enlightenment in contemporary culture, and as a name in a very real sense defines the person, a child with a middle name that pretty much means enlightenment can't help but be a peaceful person. It can also be shortened to sidehop or even Artha to prevent any sort of playground nastiness

Is the closing date for entries on the entry form accurate? i.e. 10th November? Also, is it going to cost anything to just watch without riding? If I'm still able to enter I'm considering riding, but will almost definitely be coming along to watch.

As far as I've heard the launch date is looking to be more like the 14th December now. I think basically it'll be done when it's done, hopefully that'll be sooner rather than later though!

Yeah, that's pretty much it. As well as saying that I feel the need to make a conscious effort to counter the affect, because I don't like it! Definitely up for riding over Christmas.

This is something like 5 years old, but still a brilliant picture. Makes me smile every time. That's DJ Bob in the late, great Dance Academy in Plymouth. I had some wicked nights in that place

My desktop probably hasn't changed much since I last posted in one of these threads. I've tried a few different set-ups but keep coming back to what I know, although I'm quite keen to try E17 if it's ever actually finished. [attachmentid=8220]

Me what what? You'll have to give me a bit more info as to what you're asking (if you are asking something) if you're hoping for an answer...

Wonderful eh? Cheers Still only on 233 posts (not counting ones in Chit-Chat though, that's a lot more). I must admit to not being entirely sold on the concept of Senior Members. It's clearly a form of popularity contest of the type I'm very opposed to in The Real World, and due to this you seem to find that Senior Members tend to represent a fairly homogenous view point. This is both a good and a bad thing. In part this helps give the forum something of an identity, SMs and Admins representing a fairly synchronous ideal imprints that upon the forum as a whole (but still allows for dissenting debate). Unfortunately it's very hard not to have your view of the forum slightly adjusted by being an SM: the very existence of a restricted, invite-only room that you are a part of intrinsically adjusts your perception of everything outside that room (and I would hasten to suggest it's not for the better). I did consider dropping out of being an SM for this very reason, but I think once that perception has been adjusted removing the cause won't reverse the effect. This has to be done with a more conscious effort.

They always look a bit rubbish on their own, really need to be mated with a centre lip IMO. Like this: Although they very much look stuck on in that picture! An ex of mine had two Monroes, one on each side, with a centre lip. That looked pretty cool, although it may not suit everyone!

Prince Albert. In through the urethra and out the bottom (or top). So called because he allegedly had one in order to keep his tackle pinned out the way for the sake of the nice tight trousers that were fashionable at the time (apparently a quite common practice). A bar through the side of the top lip. Named after the mole/beauty mark on Madonna's top lip. Also called a Monroe for similar reasons.

I don't know how cheap you mean by cheap... but I'm of the opinion that there's no point spending any real money on a first car. In general you're pretty likely to damage your first car; I reckon it's nice to know that it's an old banger and it doesn't matter that you just scraped it along that wall, or dented your bumper reversing into the drive: it's one less thing to think about when you're just starting out. With that in my mind I don't see much point spending more than £500 (in fact my car cost me a princely sum of £225). Just make sure you get something with as close to a years MOT as possible then you can be pretty sure it'll be roadworthy for at least that time, if it's a scrapper after that years driving then no great loss if it's only cost you a few hundred quid! My car's a Citroen AX (mk1 1.1l in fact) which is cheap to run (the 1l was in the Guinness Book of Records for the most economical production car in it's day), cheap to buy and cheap to insure and even quite nippy thanks to weighing absolutely f. all. Cost me about £500 to insure in my first years driving, but I'm a bit older than you so you may find it a little more expensive. If you don't mind having something a bit crappy looking then the AX, or most other similar size and age cars, are a pretty good option (and it's very unlikely to get nicked).

I've got a few piercings. Left lobe x3, left upper ear x2, right lobe x2, nostril x1, madonna x1, labret x1, nipple x1. I've had loads of others that have had to come out for one reason or another, including eyebrow, another nostril, scaffolds, multiple ear piercings and stretched lobes... etc. Haven't had a piercing done for years now! Tempted to re-stretch my right lobe and maybe add something to the top of that ear, but I don't know if I can be bothered with the hassle. Always wanted my belly button done as well, but these days I'm too 'grown up' around the waist for it to look good.

Most head units I've seen have 3.5mm sockets as they're generally expected to have portable mp3/other players plugged into them. Also a lot of them are in the face plate for convenience and having a phono connection in the faceplate would take up a lot of valuable space. I'm using an FM transmitter at the moment (one I picked up pretty cheaply from eBay) and it's not too bad now I've got some decent speakers. It's never going to be as good quality as playing from direct cable, but as a head unit that has an aux in will probably cost you minimum of £60 and this cost me under a tenner it's an acceptable quality loss for now. I concur on the advise to get one that plugs in to the 12v socket though - mine can run from either 12v or batteries but with batteries it's really not worth using. This is the transmitter I'm using. There are probably better ones around, but this one works for me. Remember you'll lose a bit of volume as well as quality, so if you're stereo's a bit on the quiet side you may have more issues with one of these. Also it's well worth getting a phone holder that will take your mp3 player, before I got this I barely used the transmitter because it was too difficult/dangerous to control the music while I was driving (lifting the player out of the centre pocket, unlocking the keys, holding it all the time while choosing and changing tracks, etc), now that it's mounted nicely above my stereo I use it all the time.

There's a few good videos on R2W's site, over here: http://r2wtrials.co.uk/html_files/weblinks.html That's mostly indoor competition stuff, but the bottom one of Takumi Narita is pretty amazing, especially considering that must have been filmed around 1994! If you're buying DVDs I thoroughly recommend anything from Trials TV. They're American, but ship over here quite cheaply. Particularly the 2004 and 2005 Duluth rounds are incredibly well filmed and contain some awe inspiring riding, also the 2002 Volume 5 section on Raga practising is brilliant to watch, especially when you consider that that's 4 years old now (quite a long time considering the changes in Raga's career over that time). Another one to look out for is the Balancing Act series made by US rider Geoff Aaron, these are a little more like the Crusty Demons of Dirt of Trials with lots of play riding and not so much competition. Watching these videos it's hard to understand why Geoff Aaron isn't capable of competing at world level, makes me wonder what we would be seeing on video if some of the top riders were producing similar footage! Inur: Out Of Section is a commercial DVD so can't be downloaded anywhere (legally). As far as I'm aware it's not around illegally either.

Perfectly legal! It's a load of old mine workings right by the side of a cliff path. Never any problems riding up there Cheers for all the comments!