Wait a second, I'm a bit confused. You're upset at him because he got shortchanged by someone who was obviously (and some might say parasitically) already profiting off his addiction?... How would you feel if you went into a store and paid for something that didn't weigh as much as was indicated on the packaging price label?

For argument's sake if a zip of double 'a' exotics costs two bills today and it's missing a g, then the buyer is getting robbed for approximately $7.15 (in addition to whatever excessive profit is already being made considering the summer's inflated prices). That's almost 3.6% which would come out to roughly 16 g's if the same ratio was applied to a lb, and that definitely wouldn't be negligible to the buyer now would it?

In my opinion its quite petty for suppliers to deceive their clients (be they long term repeat clients or first time buyers) for an extra few percent. It's also a bad business decision since it makes the buyer identify the supplier as dishonest and untrustworthy (if not consciously for long, then at least subconsciously since these situations can be hard to completely forget even when forgiven), consequently harming, or even eliminating future business relations. Let be honest... a short while ago it was relatively easy to find triple 'a' jack being sold at 180 so if your bag was a bit short (which it still shouldn't be) you weren't as disappointed. Now that prices are up 10%-30% compared to what they were, it can be slightly more frustrating for any buyer when this type of scenario occurs.

As a general rule, if a buyer isn't supervising what's being weighed for them they are partially responsible for negligence. However, if the supplier is someone the buyer knows well and trusts (which they usually are), the supplier has a responsibility to ensure that their scale is functioning properly, and that the surface they're using is perfectly flat. Mistakes definitely can happen, but they inevitably damage one's reputation, especially if they happen repeatedly. It's important to acknowledge that customer satisfaction is the key to any successful business relationship. Therefore, in the event of an error, the supplier definitely has a responsibility to compensate the buyer and offer an appropriate apology.

Calling someone ungrateful for falling victim to a deceptive sale is not only arrogant and ignorant, but it reflects how you've completely ignored the fact that they weren't in any way responsible for the mistake (unless of course they provided a faulty scale to be used in the weighing process). If anything, the buyer is only guilty of not having watched the mistake as it was being made and only realizing afterwards.

So basically you're upset because the buyer's mistake was trusting the supplier's ability to do that which they were supposed to do properly? One could speculate that we often misdirect frustration towards others when we realize we've made a mistake and it upsets us as we become disappointed with our own incompetence (regardless of whether or not it was intentional), but especially when it involves operating a simple device like a scale, which practically achieves accurate results on its own as it's designed to do. I can imagine that the supplier in the above example would ponder and likely doubt their usefulness on a grander scale (no pun intended) if the reality is that they are unable to operate a simple scale with proper efficiency the way anyone (who isn't blind or severely intoxicated) easily could.

Greetings,

It's been quite awhile since I've posted in the forums or even logged on for that matter but I suppose you could say I've been exceptionally busy in the past year with several personal transitions. Fortunately I didn't forget my password or I would've had to suffer the embarrassment of calling our friendly neighbourhood sysop to reset my password.

Anyways, I hope everyone's doing well, enjoying the summer, and not misbehaving more than they should. Getting to the point, I suppose you could say this post is designed to create an opportunity for whoever might have sympathy for my current situation (perhaps having been in a similar one themselves) and wants to help out.

Evidently, it would seem that the few people who I used to consider reliable have become less dependable in recent months. Apparently this recent "dry spell" (which some of you may or may not be experiencing) has created decreased exotic availability, consequently causing prices to escalate. Personally, I'm skeptical and have doubts that my sources are as dry as they say are, and are simply holding back product in their freezers allowing them to limit order quantities and maximize profits by charging street prices even to long term clients. Not only do I consider this type of "business strategy" tactfully distastefully and unprofessional since I've come to expect a certain level of equity in my purchases, but I also find myself personally offended by people who I've considered friends above all else, trusted for years, and know for a fact have definitely taken more of a cut than they deserve at my expense over time.

It is with deep regret that I must abandon my relationships with such people so that they understand that I'm not going to be taken advantage of any longer, and have no qualms seeking alternate contemporary solutions to classic problems. That being said, I'd like to seek out a single (or possibly even several) alternate supplier(s) who can provide both reliability (in terms of regular exotic availability in quantity) and courtesy (in the form of fair, competitive pricing)...<sigh> Don't we all?...

Optimistically speaking, I'd like to at least receive a few responses to this post from individuals who have access to different strains and are looking discuss the matter further, to hopefully establish a loyal, friendly, ongoing relationship with someone who would appreciate a helping hand. Obviously Some of you know me better than others, but I'm confident my reputation speaks for itself. Hypothetically, if you're considering a response and we were to continue in this discussion in private (meaning in person) you would have my complete discretion as I would except the same respect of privacy in return.

Make a good offer and you'll be getting more regular sales. Remember, a happy consumer is the best consumer.

One Love

I hope at least a few of you acknowledge that Kiss From a Rose is a song about cocaine. It's lyrics (like most songs) are purely metaphorical and are not meant to be taken literally.

anyways...Loose seal!

Rep. Dennis Kucinich has taken to the floor of the House and has begun reading 35 Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush

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You probably could have found a similar machine with solo Centrino processor and a dvdrw+/- for that price. Xp should still run fine but I definitely wouldn't try installing Vista on a machine with those specs.

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The Habs are on fire this year and I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like ... victory.

Not bad, but I prefer the Brian's performance in the Family Guy Back to the future parody

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It's highly unlikely that what we're seeing here is just the result of behavioral conditioning. Elephants are highly advanced social creatures and studies have shown that they even bury their dead. It's no surprise they're considered holy in certain cultures.

I love the following comment posted after the article

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"He's a basketball player, there should have been SOME expectation of "Ball Handling" LOL!"
Posted at 6:41PM on Apr 3rd 2008 by Daddy-O

This raises the question about which animals are actually self aware and just don't have the means to express themselves because they lack opposable thumbs or trunks to write with.

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here are some great updated photos...

Nearly choked on my coffee when I started reading this one...

Harris County, Texas, native Centava Dozier, 21, filed a $200,000 lawsuit Monday against American Airlines, alleging that a passenger masturbated in the seat next to her and then ejaculated on her hair.

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They should reserve the rights to a low-budget made-for-tv movie and call it "Ejaculating snakes on a plane"

Baby Girl Born With Two Faces Worshipped as Reincarnated God
She's only a few days old and already a baby girl in Northern India is being worshipped as a reincarnated god...

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Sheriff: Charge Boyfriend in Case of Kansas Woman Pried Off Toilet After 2 Years

Thursday, March 13, 2008
NESS CITY, Kan. — A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff said Thursday...

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Imagine earning a $590,000+ yearly salary and getting arrested for snatching some bitch's purse...

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Peace be upon you...

I'm not impressed whatsoever. Drunken tourists and resort staff were fucking all over the beach at the Riu in Ocho Rios when I was down there. To be honest once you've fucked on a Jamaican beach every other party seems sub-par.

The overall production on the new album is better than his last few but lyrically Ironman and Bulletproof Wallets deserve more credit in my opinion.

Jellyfish and many other deep-sea creatures produce their own light sources so even though these genetically modified cats may seem like cool novelty pets they're not the first glow in the dark animals.

At that price you'll probably get very cheap cards with "easy-bend corners" and don't have any lamination or raised lettering. My boss got me some nice cards at his expense about a year ago but I never asked for them and rarely have any need to give them out... What's even more unfortunate is that they don't even make good joint filters and I've probably still got over 10000 sitting at home in the box wasting space.

Beliefs such as the existence of God and determinism can neither be proven nor refuted which is why one can allow themselves to accept the delusion of false truth, or the absence of truth as such. One must carefully consider that the only truth that can be accepted for certain is that the truth is, might always have been, and might always remain unknown. Consequently, one can realistically theorize that the probability of its full discovery, understanding, and acceptance is negligible at best. Darwin and Einstein likely came to a similar realization which prompted their desires to discover something about existence far beyond what they had thought or been taught. Relativity and evolution still remain theories today which is why one can maintain confidence that their beliefs may still in reality be true as they have yet to be disproved and we have yet to justify our being here via other means.

"Now what is the message there? The message is that there are known "knowns." There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. So when we do the best we can and we pull all this information together, and we then say well that's basically what we see as the situation, that is really only the known knowns and the known unknowns. And each year, we discover a few more of those unknown unknowns." - Donald Rumsfeld

"It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; and freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds which follows from the advance of science." [Darwin]

"If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities." [Voltaire]

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism." [Einstein]

"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]

"I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul.... No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life – our desire to go on living … our dread of coming to an end." [Edison]

"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." [Lincoln]

"Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?" [Arthur C. Clarke]

"Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies." [Thomas Jefferson]

"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile." [Kurt Vonnegut]

"Religion is based . . . mainly on fear . . . fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. . . . My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race." [Bertrand Russell]

This story actually isn't that surprising when you think of all the people out there who willingly mutilate themselves without the use of any hallucinogenic drugs whatsoever...

First off the issue itself isn't time sensitive even if the example used is (in your opinion) somewhat outdated. The story, although over a year old, had very recently been reported on because of the controversy regarding the public release of the photos.

Addressing your other concerns, I don't believe it's my (or anyone's) responsibly to label posts as "worksafe" (whatever that means) or not. You, the reader must consciously acknowledge that by using your computer during work time for non-work related tasks you are wasting your employer's time and decreasing your own potential productivity. If your boss gives you the freedom and access to use the internet for personal reasons then it shouldn't matter if you're reading emails, responding to blogs, shopping on ebay, downloading torrents, or watching porn. I find it hard to believe that any employer would discriminate certain non-work related internet activities over others since they are all equally counter-productive. If you are embarrassed or insecure about your relationship with your employer then perhaps you should refrain from doing anything non-work related while on company time. Then you would have no reason to feel insecure and fear judgment from your superior(s) or colleagues. Fortunately I don't have the problem of feeling such insecurities since my employer understands with full confidence that I will produce optimum results regardless of what other distractions may take up time throughout my workday whether I'm on [ rave.ca ] or doing anything else online.

Even the best drivers can get into accidents which can occur due to poor road conditions, mechanical failure of the vehicle itself, or any other number random unforeseen events (ie: a heart attack, etc) however the reality is that the faster you're moving, the harder the impact will be which will increase the probability of injury or mortality. It's simple physics and we can ikely all agree that if everybody drove no faster than 15 or 20mph then seatbelts and airbags wouldn't have been necessary to begin with. Because the worst possible impact from an accident would only be 40mph (assuming you and another driver both drove into each other head on) and the vehicles' bodies would absorb the great majority of the impact pressure leaving room for minor injury but likely not fatality for either driver (or passengers in either vehicle).

Of course we live in a capitalistic world where business productivity and the economy is directly affected by the speed at which we, goods, and raw materials travel so it would appear that based on ethics of "good business" those who die as the result of a business-accelerated society are assumed to be expendable necessary sacrifices towards the greater good of humanity's corporate progress. In reality, most if not all of the lives lost in this manner every day should be viewed as fully preventable.

The incident is definitely tragic and obviously nobody is disputing that but let's face the facts. Whether alcohol was or wasn't indeed involved, the accident was still caused by excessive speeds of 100 mph hence over the legal limit making the girl's activity illegal. As such the scene of the accident becomes a crime scene which must be carefully investigated and documented. Since deaths are announced in the obituaries daily it's should be no surprise that this girl's death was announced publicly. The public has the right to access such information since it should in no way be classified or censored from the news. The Images which may be very gruesome play a very important role in not only informing society of the consequences of their actions play an even more important preventative role at insuring that such similar reoccurances are, if not eliminated, then at least minimized.

That being said nobody seemed to think that it was a bad idea to associate gruesome photos of cancerous lungs or diseased hearts with tobacco products however, it's been statistically proven that simply having those images on the product labels has discouraged sales and, in most cases, consciously or subconsciously lowered the consumer's overall desire to purchase of tobacco.

Anyways, I agree that it was extremely insensitive for people to badger the family with emails of the photos but perhaps those people's intention was to guilt the parents into acknowledging that they were responsible for her death since they ignorantly gave their 18 year old daughter access to a Porsche 911 turbo which most of us can probably agree was a mistake from the start. I think it's ridiculous that the parents pulled their remaining children from schools in an effort to shelter them from the potential viewing of the photos (which is likely inevitable regardless) and the other harsh realities of life which occur to people every day. Perhaps if we had discovered the technology which allowed us to document the past more closely our present wouldn't be as grim since people would be more informed and hence more prepared. News isn't designed to sell fear unless you interpret it that and nobody ever said the truth was always pretty. Censorship leads to corruption, the abuse of power, and injustice which allows those who withhold truth the freedom to manipulate the masses into believing whatever favors their own selfish agendas.

Do not misinterpret my posting of the photo as disrespectful towards, or as a lack sympathy for the family and friends of the deceased because my intention was quite the contrary and of a more constructive nature. Perhaps seeing such aftermath will indeed discourage a few of you (if it hasn't already) from driving so fast (regardless of what you have or haven't drank beforehand) from now on. Alternatively it might encourage you to speak up when a friend puts your life (as well as their own) in jeopardy by driving their vehicle at excessive speeds with you in it. On a metaphorical level you might say that the lesson here also suggests that living your life too fast is a killer on it's own and that perhaps savoring and appreciating each moment is necessary for our own security. Beyond that I think anyone who accelerates their own pace of living (chemically or otherwise) is doing themselves a disservice and should carefully consider any important decisions which may end up getting rushed due to carelessness or personal negligence.

Nikki Catsouras



Add one Porsche and a dash of recklessness...



.....SPEED KILLS!

Slow The Fuck Down!

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A farmer from Kershaw County, South Carolina was forced to cut off his own arm to free himself from a threshing machine he got trapped in and set fire to.

From the state of his stump, and the rusty machine, this happened some time ago but he's reliving the trauma for the internet today.

According to local news station WIS10, Sampson Parker got his hand stuck in his corn picker while trying to free a stuck corn stalk. The machine's rollers caught his hand.

Parker used a steel rod to jam the machine. This was initially successful, but in the end made things worse. The rod starting sparking and set fire to the machine in which he was jammed.

-Full article available at: [ www.theregister.co.uk ]

can you post your source for this information?

I used to love the Creative mp3 discman I had back in the day before upgrading to a Motorola V635. Unfortunately a couple of gigs doesn't seem to cut it anymore which is why I'm considering the Archos 605 160GB WiFi Touch Screen MP3 Player. Even though the interface may not be as fluid as the Igeneration equivalents it can be used as a simple drag & drop mass storage device (non itunes dependent), is compatible with linux, pc & mac, and the Opera browser runs flash which Safari lacks. The only real downside from what I can see is the slightly heavier weight and the non-removable battery but the touchscreen itself is slightly bigger (4.3") and higher resolution (800x480) which seems to make up for it. If anyone has this or another fifth generation device (604 or 705 series) I'd appreciate any reviews you could provide.

Zed: The parasitic twin never grew a head to begin with! What's really weird is that the remainder of the body literally fused with the other body which allowed it to continue growing in the womb without an independent brain to support or control it's organic functions.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- U.S. safety officials have recalled about 4.2 million Chinese-made Aqua Dots bead toys that contain a chemical that has caused some children to vomit and become comatose after swallowing them.

Scientists have found the popular toy's coating contains a chemical that, once metabolized, converts into the toxic "date rape" drug GHB, or gamma-hydroxy butyrate, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesman Scott Wolfson told CNN.

Full article: [ www.cnn.com ]

That's nasty but nothing new... some people burn cow shit in order to get high off the methane fumes but obviously people do shit like that are either too poor to afford real drugs or too stupid to find them.

It's a brave new world in 1984...

It's 2 years old, think before you speak.

...I mean type

BANGALORE, India - Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said.

The girl is joined to a "parasitic twin" that stopped developing in the mother's womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus.

The girl, Lakshmi, is named after the four-armed Hindu goddess of wealth, and some in her village in the northern state of Bihar revere her.

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