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Thank you for the information about Ubuntu, truefusion. To my best knowledge, my PPC is older than the ones built with the Intel chip. I also forgot to write down the hardware specs, again. *sigh* I'm a scattertwit, on my best days! I had a lot of fun with Gentoo when I played with it before (remotely installing it on a PS3), even with the errors that frequently presented themselves in the process. I think, though, that the constant maintenance would be more than I personally have time for at this point in my life... so I will definitely put my interest in that distribution on hold. The concept of getting another HDD would, in essence, be fine. However, I have no way to afford anything like that (now, or for quite a while), nor do I know the first thing about tinkering with Mac hardware. I only ever taught myself to tinker with a PC tower. That's definitely not an option, although it would be something I'd be interested in looking more into when () my financial situation changes for the better. -- Jim: Thanks! It's a great deal of weight off of my shoulders knowing that there's someone around here that has such a level of expertise in the area of my situation. Hopefully I will attract his attention, or I'll happily hunt him down :XD:

Welcome, Sara, to the Trap! What a lovely, in-depth introduction! Haven't seen one like yours for a while. I love your idea to start a tutoring business online! That's quite fantastic, really... I wish I'd thought of something like that; looking for a partner? Seriously, though, if you ever need help with anything, I and many others are always available to help you out. You might also be interested in learning more about the Freelancer's Union idea that a few of us are getting off of the ground. We are, in a nutshell, like a literal web of world-wide talent; people working together and combining their skills to tackle projects that would typically require too much of a single person. If you're interested, please contact kimochitim for further details. -- Your understanding of the MyCents 3.0 program is dead-on. I have personally earned over $15 in a little over a month here, and I currently contribute between 2 and 4 hours in the mornings, 5 days a week (and post at an average of 2.5 topics). Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am waiting to actually buy my web hosting and get started with my own idea. Though, yes, you can buy anything with credit as long as you are willing to keep up the quality posts. From what I've seen here, though, that should be no difficult task for you! On a personal note (I hope you don't mind!), I can deeply relate to the money issue, though... I've been scraping by on state assistance and the grace of my parents since mid of last year, and I'm stuck in a small town with the 4th highest unemployment rate in the state x.x. But, on the other hand, even with the difficulties of my current situation, my daughter is so much better off for having her grandparents around on a regular basis. It warms my heart so much to see her developing so well (and quickly!) in all the important aspects. I am also in my 20's (27 very soon, actually), and looking into continuing my education (once I've established financial support of my daughter... she comes first in everything!). I occasionally find myself struggling with depression, and I am (reluctantly) beginning to admit to myself that I may have to quell my fears about non-natural assistance and start using medication. I have a "condition" (for lack of a better term) where there's A, B and C of a given situation, and my mind remembers A and C, and drops B out completely, but A and C act as a complete, unaltered memory. I've experienced this as long as I can remember... which is a bit ironic since I have so many holes in my memory (which I don't realize entirely until a family member tries to talk to me about something I have no recollection of x.x). May I ask you what your condition is, if you don't mind sharing it? -- My passion for stories is fully in the science fiction & fantasy genre, although I never did manage to get into the Harry Potter series. I did read a couple of the books, but I forgot to keep on top of it. What I did read, I enjoyed very much, though. I don't read fan fiction, but I do write poetry and stories with a passionate fervor. Though, given my mental status, a lot of my stuff tends to come out very twisted! Feel free to read my submissions in the Creativity Forum sometime, if you like. Curiously enough, I also sew, knit and crochet (although I have little time for it these days, with a 2 year old running rampant). I don't know very many other people my age who delve into that realm of knowledge. I first learned how to crochet when I was 6 years old. :XD: I am also a passionate artist (of both traditional and graphic media). I very much love Linux as an operating system far more than either Windows or Mac. I enjoy dabbling in coding and programming, although my knowledge remains rather basic in comparison to other users (especially around here)! -- Anyhow! Now that I've blistered your eyes far more than necessary, as it were, here is some very useful reading content to get you started. It's no Harry Potter, but it'll help you feel more comfortable with jumping right in with us and having fun! All right! Take care, then. I hope to see you around soon!

What a fantastic background (although you may or may not see it that way :XD:)! Welcome to the Trap, akramh! I can say with full confidence that you've found a place that far outclasses anything like Geocities for web hosting. That you've tolerated Geocities at all speaks well of your patience! You're expertise will be a welcome addition to the community, I'm sure. Still, if you ever need anything, I and many others are always willing to be of assistance! Never be shy with questions; the only stupid question is one that is never asked (in my opinion, at any rate)! When you can find the time, please fully read the following content. It should help you get started and feel more comfortable with participating. So take care, and I look forward to seeing you around.

Welcome to the Trap, Other-Nitin (Hope you don't mind the bad joke :XD:) Seriously, though! Welcome! You'll find the Trap a very worthwhile place to spend some time, and there's never a short supply of different topics to post on! However, before you jump from the "high board," here's some content that you may also find useful (even though you say you are here to discuss and not earn web hosting). So take care, and see you around!

Welcome to the Trap, wuglr | Tom! There's a place here for everyone from any walk of life to discuss what motivates and interests them, so don't worry about not being so technically inclined! If you ever need help with any of that, I and many others would gladly rise to the occasion to assist you! Many members of my extended family are very musically-inclined, although I ended up only dabbling slightly with piano playing. Still, I greatly appreciate the power of emotion and communication that music generates, and I cheer for you following your passion. When you find the time, please fully read the following content. It will help you feel more comfortable with the Trap, its rules and what it has to offer. Take care, and I hope to see you around!

It's a very well-oiled machine here. The MyCents 3.0 system is incredible... when you read about how it judges quality over quantity, as well as reputation and suchforth, I don't think it quite fully sinks in what that means (at first). But, if you've the effort and the interest, it makes a huge impact and fast. I've been here a little over a month now and I've already earned over $15! In my first couple of weeks, I was earning an average of about 11 cents per post. Now, I'm rolling along at an average of 17.7 cents per post.Good luck with your goal; sounds like a healthy challenge!

Corporeal misanthropy: Ambivalence kithes self-destruction; Tempestuous vilification excretes a residue, And spreads across one's tongue like The oil of Szechuan peppers. Fire pervades as the Osculum slackens and drool burbles from the germ-infested Nether; cavities accumulate exponentially, spreading Infection to the marrow and rotting one's own Carcass before it is buried. --There's more I plan to write, but I wanted to share what I had. I wrote the above in a little less than an hour.

So then I am going to want to know more about this boot-loader, and it's compatibility with Mac. If anyone knows about this, please speak up! I'll research it in the meanwhile. I'm skeptical that I'd find a program I love more than GIMP! But I will definitely look into it. It sounds interesting, and I trust your input very much! Fully planning on that, but I won't be able to get you any hardware specs until tomorrow.

So the computer that I'll be hooking up when my room is finished will be my older machine. I chose this machine for two reasons: 1. My PC needs a new screen :XD: 2. My Mac is my graphics machine, with the full Adobe CS2, and has more of my art. Currently, my top choices for distributions are Ubuntu or Yellow Dog. I've had my eye on Yellow Dog because it is based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS core. My first experience with Linux was Red Hat 9, and I fell in love with the OS because of that distribution. It would probably be less of a learning curve for me to go with something related to Red Hat. I've also been very interested in Ubuntu, however, because I've heard so many good things about it: functionality, usability and ease-of-installation (among many other things). I have briefly played around with Gentoo, but, since it is reputed as the gamer's Linux, I wanted to save my next experience with that for partitioning on my PC later (which was built to be a gaming machine). I am open to hearing & learning about other distributions that any of you would recommend. ----- I'll edit this post later with the hardware specs, which I forgot to write down before coming into the Center today. But, to give you an idea, the computer is about 8 or 9 years old, and a G4 currently running Mac OS X.3 (Panther). Please keep in mind, when replying, that I don't want to lose my programs and previous works of art and I'd like to partition the HD to run Linux. I have never tried to partition on a Mac, but I am assuming (until proven otherwise) that it is likely to be quite different than partitioning on a PC. All right, that about sums it up! Let the discussion begin!

I haven't seen a radio with dials like that in a long time (except for the one in my mother's antique Chrysler 300)! Goes to show what I know about radios, though You'd think I'd be better informed with all the interesting, old engines, cars, and other stuff collected at my grandfather's museum of Oregon history (which I help my mother maintain when the opportunity is available).The banner crop is... amazing. I feel like I can reach out and touch that water droplet, and come away with my fingertip wet! Incredible attention to detail, Austin, and very impressive.

Family far outweighs technology when it comes to priorities, so never apologize for that. Of course, several of us Trappers miss you, but all in due time. May preparations & adjustments go as smoothly as possible, and please pass my love and blessings along to your family. Losing my own grandmother was one of the most difficult things I ever experienced, so I would like to say I understand how you all feel. Best wishes, SM, and please take care.

Indeed, the Trap is a wonderful place to hang out, Angela. Welcome! I am sorry to hear about your experience with a potential scam. I have not personally heard about Profit Learning Studio, but there are, unfortunately, a great many scams out there. I wouldn't be surprised if they were one. At least you caught it early on! The Trap offers a place to discuss just about anything, so there's a pretty solid guarantee you'll find something right up your alley! However, before you jump right in, please fully read the following content: Don't be shy if you have any questions! I, and many others, are always here to help! Take care!

Welcome, Dook-E (very amusing handle :XD:) to the Trap! This is a great place to get started with learning Web Design. There are a bunch of people here who know all the ropes when it comes to coding your own pages. I'm quite familiar with HTML/CSS, personally, which are considered the essential basics. Don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have; I, and many others, are always here to help! Please fully read the following content, and you should feel a lot more comfortable here.

Amazing information, SM. You've taken so much time to compile this report, and I really appreciate the educational value of it. You've also laid bare some very sensitive information. That took a lot of guts, hon, and I have a wealth of respect for you. You seemed to play down the severity of what you experienced, but that is (by far) no easy task that you endured. You don't go into details, either, about what battle and front-line experiences you may have had which would piled on the mental equivalent of Atlas' great burden (which no mortal should ever endure). Also, the knowledge of what happened to kill those men is just as heavy a knowledge. It is curious, indeed, how certain events connect together to affect the mind. I would like to mention that PTSD can also be inspired by non-militant stressors. My step-father has suffered from PTSD for almost 9 years now. It's a long story why, and I would never have his permission to share the details (unfortunately), but certain individuals (who were running an illicit-gains business through where he used to work) pushed him to the point of having a greatly-debilitating mental breakdown. He was, thankfully, never actually involved in any of the illegal activities. However, one does not need to be involved to inadvertantly (and involuntarily) be mixed up in it. He has struggled to establish his Disability, and recently was denied yet again (and the stress of being repeatedly denied has not helped his condition whatsoever). There are times that I wish I could do something to help him. Unfortunately, he will always be missing a part of himself, no matter how much my mother and I are there for him. Still, we remain by his side, as true family ought to (in my opinion). I am saddened that you have not felt you could share your burden with your family. Although, I wish you an eventually-restored health and happiness, and I truly hope that you will not always be missing a part of yourself.

Wow, that's a very fascinating logo. What inspired the color scheme and layout? I like how it's both smooth and angular, depending on how you look at it (and it keeps me looking at it, which is the point of a logo). You may have just outclassed us altogether before the contest even began !

Amazing perspectives, Austin! You really have a wealth of talent, and I hope to see more from you in the near future! My favorites from these are the leaf closeup and the old radio... simplicity that speaks volumes more; I love the depth of perspective.Very curious manipulation with the final photograph... I like the idea and effect of blending black & white into color along with the soft-to-sharp focus.

Always treasure that hobby, Austin, and never let it idle. Photography is a thoroughly enriching pastime, and I personally enjoy (very much!) seeing what can be produced from another's perspective of real life composition. I have always loved black & white photography more than any other sort. Something about taking the color out seems to draw me deeper into the captured emotion of a snapshot.Thank you for sharing a photo of yourself! You've a beauty of a truck and a great smile... careful how you use 'em.

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Hello, Rudi! Nitin has done a great job of welcoming you! I would like to welcome you, too! Besides the FAQ, here are some very good links to read. They are in English, so please ask questions if you don't understand something! There are a lot of wonderful people here, so don't be shy! There are even people who can help you with learning better English, if you want! So, have fun, and I look forward to seeing you around!

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My step-father would be an absolute 7, beyond a shadow of a doubt. He and Dawkins would probably have a lot in common... I often tell my mother that it's a shame he never sired a child of his own, since he is a brilliant artist and musician with the most amazing memory capacity (literally photographic). My mother and I, however, are odd birds in the proverbial flock. I don't think I am able to rate myself to a single number; I am somewhere between 4 and 7, on a sliding scale. I have a very complicated view of balance and energy, and the capability to manipulate both. My hypotheses delve into the realm of quantum physics, although I would haste to say I've only dusted the surface. I never have (nor will ever) disallow for the presence of a form of energy which would be interpreted as God (or something else of a theistic nature), but I view it as merely such: a form of energy... able to manipulate itself and its (potentially universal) environment as it may see fit, whether intentionally or no. Animals (all animals, humans included) are too complex and intelligent, with specifically unique personalities (even though we are barely using our brain capacity) to say there is not something else "stirring the pot." But I view religion (ALL religion, not just Christianity), as a currently-very-successful attempt to manipulate, control, and instill a particular quiescence in the general majority. After all of these centuries, and all of the translations, and all of the exaggerations and embellishments that inevitably decorate the generational retelling of any story... who can truly say what is the "word" of any deity, let alone God? The bible, in my opinion, is a horribly ungrammatical travesty of the English language, and then the English language is an immensely far cry from the ancient languages first used to interpret the deific inspirations of those mortals from a long-forgotten era. Awareness & interpretation has evolved as much as our physical bodies and capabilities have. To claim that one is accurately representing a "truth" from many ages past is to lie to both oneself and to those who have entrusted their faith in what one is proclaiming. Anyhow, I think that's enough shock and potential offense for one dose. On a completely separate note, I am fascinated by this scale and appreciate the opportunity to learn about it. Thanks!

I concur, but let's take it a step further. I think that the entire forum section dedicated to applications for web hosting, in general, should be given a lavish funeral (complete with eloquent eulogy)! No one's posted there for a long time (thankfully), and the "Getting Started" links that we greeters have compiled make certain that our newbies have a very small chance of being so confused as to ever post there. If anything would make them confused, it would be by leaving that forum segment where it is. Let's get the ball rolling on cleaning this wonderful place up a bit! Go go gadget Trappers! X)