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  5. Posted · Edited by chronic

    i've seen certain viruses that can destroy physical media, like a hard drive. The virus is programmed to make the heads in the hard drive work so hard the arms break, usually by almost doubling the rpm speed through windows. These aren't common to the home user, but they do exist just the same.

     

    And viruses do make a computer "sick", in a manner of speaking. It could be anything from a Trojan (which gives other users access to your pc from their client, usually infected from recieving a file with the trojan piggybacked. Once the payload is dumped, a registry entry is created to make the trojan load every time windows starts, thus rendering you vulnerable to anyone with the client that can scan for active ip addresses with the trojan active) to a worm, which normally replicates itself by sending infected dummy files to every address in your address book. Either of these can be found imbedded in webpages, which makes the threat all the worse. Plus there are many different types of worms, not just the ones i just mentioned.

     

    I have 2 suggestions on how to avoid this dilemma.

     

    1. Make certain you have a firewall and some form of updated virus scan software.

    2. Purchase a MAC...99% of the viruses that infect PC's were not written to affect MAC.

     

    This is the virus encyclopedia at TrendMicro.com. Use this for all the information you need for any virus.

  6. Posted · Edited by chronic

    But look at it from her point of view. I'm not condoning what she did by any means, but she IS a Vulcan after all. If we as humans didn't have emotions and suddenly found ourselves with the means to feel the said emotions, even knowing the downfalls of what we are about to do, would we still use the substance? Absolutely. I don't think the show is trying to convey the idea that drug use is acceptable. She does have the blood of 18 crew members on her hands, there's no disputing that fact. Don't forget doctor-patient confidentiality, either. It will be interesting to see if she continues to abuse the substance, as well. Everyone makes mistakes, and some are more grave than others. She's going to have to live with that on her conscious for a long time, and that's part of the punishment she's going to endure.

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    Well, it seems this thread is concentrating on "romantic" love - and as others have stated it can be confused with attraction, lust etc.

     

    The other types of love shouldn't be ignored.  In fact those can often be a source of comfort when romance goes sour - or the impetus to keep you going until time heals.

     

    Chronic, people we love are the only ones that can hurt us - at the same time we can only hurt the people that love us.  If you still feel compassion for your ex-girlfriend it is because IMO you are experiencing a deeper kind of love - brotherly love perhaps.  That doesn't mean you should get back with her but the ability to feel compassion for another human being should be valued - so many people seem to lack that ability anymore.

     

    I totally understand what others have said about giving up on love - when you're hurting it seems the only logical choice - a protection against future pain.  But when you shut those doors you shut out a lot more than the potential for pain.  A lot of potential for happiness stays out too.  AND, what I can say from experience - that choice isn't without consequences as well, you may find turning off your heart will in time bring another kind of pain.

     

    Life can be difficult.  As far as I know - no one has died from a broken heart no matter how much they wanted to.  We recover and hopefully become stronger than the experience.  This world is in such pitiful shape precisely because so many have lost the ability to truly love their fellowman.  Whoa,  alright I'm done now.

    i don't plan on getting back together with her. Trust is a big thing for me, and I can't trust her now. She'll have to earn that back, if she wants to. I just want to be there as a friend, brotherly love as it were. I sat my own romantic feelings about her aside for the greater good. It hurts to see her sometimes, but thats my ordeal to work through. I can control myself, as I did it before we ever got together for quite some time. I just don't think she needs to go through this by herself..and that's what she's been doing. She sits upstairs all alone every night. No one deserves to be alone, no matter what they have done, IMO

  20. Posted

    She was the one, and she's gone. I can't really explain it further without going into an enormus amount of detail, and this isn't the medium to do so

    Chronic,

    You are hurt now. You gave your heart to someone who did not love you. And even though you really loved her, she is not the one for you. I sincerely hope in trying to be a friend to her now,you won't allow her to hurt you again, because you are still very vulnerable. It might be helpful in getting you over this pain, if you could talk with a counselor. It is possible for you to love again....you just want to be able to make a wiser choice next time and get to know the person better before you give your heart. :laugh:

    well..i had known her for about 3 years prior to any of it happening, and she just turned out to not be the person i thought she was. i'm sure i'll be over it in time, just have good day, and bad days

  23. Posted · Edited by chronic

    For love reflects this life we live. If you can't handle all of the imperfections of this life stay away from love......For when you say "I love you to anyone".......you are saying, I am there for you......whether it is your child, your friend, your lover, spouse....whoever......you are also saying, I will not hurt or abuse you intentionally, I accept you regardless, I will forgive your imperfections, I will be there for you during difficult times.....in other words, you can count on me.........I find especially when there is romantic love, couples get so caught up in the intimate aspects, that they forget that there is more to life than the intimacy. In fact much of their love is shallow and doesn't go far beyond the physical........if you ask them why they love the person....they can't tell you very much.........I know I'm writing too much here.......but LOVE is a very powerful word. It has a beautiful meaning. And yet, I find some take it lightly; don't understand it, abuse it and use it as a means of control.

    That is the most mis-understood aspect of it in my opinion too. Most people, including my last long relationship, don't take it into account. it's all physical and nothing else. The only thing you left out is honesty. A relationship cannot continue without honesty, and it cannot be build on sex alone. I'm a firm believer of that. Always have been. Glad to see there are others like me who don't just say "I love you" becuase it sounds good.

    Chronic, even though I didn't use the word "honesty," it was implied. But thanks for pointing out to me that I didn't say it. You are correct...you can not have love without honesty. If people say "I love you", and are unable to live up to what these words imply; they are being very dishonest. Also, if they are not honest with you through out the relationship, they don't love you. <_<

    Agreed. That's how my last relationship ended up. Ever since Christmas day, when she told me she "loved" me, then left for the holidays with her family. But she didnt go see her family. She went to her ex bf's house, and decided he was better than I, then chose not to tell me. I basically forced her to talk to me about it a few days later, since she refused to talk to me, and she broke it off. 2 days later, he was living with her. In the apartment directly above mine. She also lied to him about be, and he found out about it, of course, and left her. So now she's alone and doesn't know how to handle it. People say it's what she deserves, and they are right. I just still love her so much, that I want to be there as a friend and nothing more. Just because he left her the day after her grandmother died, and i know she's lower now than she's ever been. That's true love, or it's me being a fool. I just don;t like to see people I care about in pain, regardless of the pain the caused me. We had talked of children, and eventual marraige, and I was happy. For the only time in my short life, I was. Then she does this, and it's scarred me. I thought she was the last person in the world that would intentionally hurt me. Sometimes I guess the ones we love are the ones that are right behind us with the knife....and right now, i dont honestly see myself having another relationship. She was the one, and she's gone. I can't really explain it further without going into an enormus amount of detail, and this isn't the medium to do so

  25. Posted · Edited by chronic

    Take into account also that the Borg in TNG were nothing but invasion fleets. Here, Voyager is in THEIR territory. Of course there are going to be differences. It's like seeing a military from a country and hating that country, regardless of what it has accomplished and its culture. Its closed-minded to think that every single drone on every single vessel in every single quadrant is hell-bent on conquering. Granted, it is the way of the Borg, but they are still sentient and have the organic components from every individual they assimilate, keeping a small bit of who they are at all times, however dormant. Rebellions are going to happen to any race, the Borg just have a knack for "adapting'...usually by killing the rebellious.

     

    don't know where that was going...lol

     

    and...Voyager gave us a good bit of insight to the culture of the Borg and how they tick. Tons of background and very informative. So overused? absolutely not.