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  • JESUS CHRIST: THE ORIGINAL AND BEST POSSIBILITY THINKER!

    06/12/2013 11:25:22 AM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 48 replies
    Heaven | 6/12/2013 | HTRN
    OK, this is very much a theological vanity. But I don't think it is in vain. John 3:16-17. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Very familiar passage of Christian scripture, though John 3:17 is somewhat less often quoted. Notice something here, however. "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world." Turns out this...
  • "Where Were You, God?"

    05/19/2013 12:21:32 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 431 replies
    HiTech RedNeck | 5/19/2013 | HiTech RedNeck
    <p>"Where were You, God?" The question arises daily as news of tragedies abound, and even from time to time as the tragedy involves ourselves. Servicemen die in a bungled military defense operation that should have been a cake walk, and no government official has credible answers. A son is shot dead in his prime by a wanton criminal. A wife dies decades too soon from a deadly disease. A busy mother dies unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack. Maybe you were emotionally abused when a child and have been saddled with a destructive habit that you acquired in an effort to escape from the torment by the only means you knew, and prayer -- once you realized you were in a trap -- seemed scant help or comfort. In these myriad situations the bitter questions often arise: "Oh Lord, where were You? Dear God, why did You roll over for this? Almighty Father, I've always heard that you are righteous and omnipotent, so why did You not act when it would have been so simple for You to stop it from happening? Oh, the heart-rending woe! Why did You lose, God?"</p>
  • Vanity: does the Google Doodle show more blue ballots than red ones?

    11/05/2012 10:55:30 PM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 19 replies
    Google ^ | November 6, 2012 | hi tech red neck
    Look at the Google doodle of ballots. They've got more blue ballots there than red ones.
  • Romney Chokes Up, Delivers Moving Tribute To Navy SEAL Killed in Benghazi

    10/09/2012 5:32:43 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 7 replies
    Fox News (quoted by W----- Z------) ^ | Oct 9, 2012 | Fox News (quoted by W----- Z------)
    http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=1889169871001&w=466&h=263
  • Technical vanity: are there self contained router boxes that accept a 4G antenna dongle?

    08/04/2012 5:06:59 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 30 replies
    8/4/2012 | HiTech RedNeck
    Clear (tm) wireless service has recently begun offering a deal where you can order a 4G antenna dongle, which looks similar to a WiFi dongle but taps into a cellular-like data service, for free. Only hitch is that this has to be plugged into a computer (typically a laptop, but there's no reason a desktop machine couldn't use it too). Are there small self contained routers that can use one of these dongles? That is, if the economics would even make sense (because after all you can buy a full size router and Clear service receiver for $50 right now)....
  • FR, ahead of its time again!

    07/21/2012 9:26:45 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 40 replies
    7/21/12 | HiTech RedNeck
    Well the system was brought back from its flirtation with oblivion a few days ago, but it appears the system time stamp is about a couple hours out of whack now. I'd seen it 15 minutes ahead; this is a new achievement being almost 2 hours in the future.
  • VANITY: Followup to Germantown: a big plug for CORP-CORP.COM (all tech job seekers take a look!)

    07/18/2012 6:59:25 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 8 replies
    Corp-Corp.Com ^ | July 18, 2012 | HiTech RedNeck
    Hello. This is not a solicited advertisement. But this is a plug by HiTech RedNeck for a job board for tech jobs that actually sees a lot of action. Corp-Corp.Com I only found it by Google searching for tech jobs (OK, so Google is evil -- it's still useful for something). Never saw an ad for it in my life. I was already signed up for Dice and Monster, but that wasn't helping much. So I signed up thinking it was rinky dink, but thought I might see a handful of job listings. Well my inbox began to bulge with...
  • HiTech RedNeck job search vanity: GERMANTOWN MD?!? Anybody near there???

    07/12/2012 7:59:24 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 47 replies
    Me | 7/12/2012 | HiTech RedNeck
    Dear Freepers, HiTech RedNeck struck out on the two other jobs whose locales were inquired about earlier: Madison WI and Bentonville AR. While a formidable challenger, HTRN had even more formidable competitors and did not win out. Stinging off of the Wisconsin loss (which had looked a lot like a win until the very end) HTRN signed up for two new job boards: corp-corp.com and engineerjobs.com. They looked rinky dink compared to the classy, complex Monster and Dice, but they were ranked high by Google, and I was thinking any new ports in a storm. Well, very shortly HTRN's email...
  • Vanity: Might get a job in Arkansas -- what's Arkansas like politically?

    06/17/2012 1:46:21 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 83 replies
    my greasy keyboard | 6/17/2012 | HTRN
    I'm living in a suburb of Chicago, Ill-Noise right now, but might be getting a job offer from Rogers (Bentonville) Arkansas (yes it's associated with Wally World HQ but as a "permanent contractor" i.e. I'd be a perm employee of a contract house). After months with nothing this might be the second of two doors that are opening to me, the first in Madison, WI. Well, from what little I can look up, Arkansas despite its redneck reputation is Democrat. Democrat Mike Beebe is the gov, versus the Republican Walker of Wisconsin. No idea what the AR legislature is like....
  • Vanity: Anybody have an inside look at EPIC in Madison WI?

    05/06/2012 8:50:24 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 23 replies
    Self | 05/06/12 | HiTech RedNeck
    Hello fellow FReepers, Like a lot of folks I'm looking for a job and battling this tough market. I can competently wear either or both of two major hats, either as system administrator or computer programmer. I've had my resume out on Dice for several months, which has resulted in lots of nibbles, maybe about three a week, a mix of contract and permanent jobs that recruiters have asked me to submit my resume to. But virtually nothing has gotten to an interview... that is until this month. Now stuff has started to hop. The recruiters sound more interested and...
  • The real (overtaxed) life of Julia (video snagged from Townhall)

    05/05/2012 12:01:18 PM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 6 replies
    Townhall ^ | May 4, 2012 | okmaher1
    The following video with commentary is interesting. Maybe a little lukewarm for FR because it ends up with Julia registering as a Republican... which of itself would be too little too late.
  • Petition to stop Bulgarian dog spinning

    05/03/2012 8:33:18 AM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 27 replies
    The Petition Site ^ | current | "Advocate For Saving Dogs"
    This petition is a protest to the Bulgarian ambassador in Washington about an alleged practice allowed in Bulgaria where a dog is suspended over water on a chain, spun, then cut loose while spinning. I'm figuring this isn't considered fun by the dog.
  • Tech Vanity: Anyone head of UNIX "VI" (NOT the editor, but a very modern version of that OS)?

    05/01/2012 10:45:24 AM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 29 replies
    May 1, 2012 | HiTech RedNeck
    I've been interviewing with some tech firms and one of them wanted to know how versed I was with "UNIX VI." Well I said I knew vi like the back of my hand, but no they seem to mean a modern version of the OS! Help??? Wikipedia, which usually keeps up quite well with technology developments, was of no use, nor was Googling. I don't see any "UNIX VI" on any UNIX lineage chart. Yes there was a Unix version 6 but that is an ancient thing. If there was a follow on to System V maybe it would be...
  • Very Vain Vanity: is the term "IED" well known today? (writing song lyrics)

    03/27/2012 10:20:36 AM PDT · by HiTech RedNeck · 8 replies
    march 27, 2012 | hitech redneck
    I am trying to write lyrics for a song involving a troop who went to Iraq and whose vehicle encountered an IED (improvised explosive device, i.e. Islamoterrorist guerilla road bomb) that exploded. It presents the man as a hero who saved his buddies when they were thrown out of the vehicle, but who himself perished in a hail of automatic fire from the enemy. There is a lot more to the story both before and afterwards than this, but it is an important story element. The term "IED" is a lot more euphonious (the syllables have a better sound) in...
  • Parents accuse Army of 'criminal negligence' in soldier's rabies death

    02/22/2012 6:50:22 PM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 40 replies · 1+ views
    MSNBC ^ | Feb 21, 2012 | msnbc staff
    The parents of a U.S. soldier who died from rabies after being bitten by a dog in Afghanistan are accusing the Army of “criminal negligence” in his death, the Army Times reported Wednesday.
  • VANITY: FR -- slightly ahead of its time?

    02/10/2012 10:28:46 PM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 20 replies
    my beady little brain | Feb 11, 2012 | HTRN
    It's been several weeks, I think, and the timestamp which gets put on my postings (and other fresh postings) seems to be about ten minutes or so ahead of the actual time. This can't be a time zone issue. What gives? Or is Illinois so retarded that even all its clocks are slow?
  • Vanity: Country music critics wanted to review: "Rednecks Built America" and other songs

    01/27/2012 9:55:03 PM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 28 replies
    Eagle~Hawk Attitude | January 27, 2012 | HiTech RedNeck
    This is a vanity that is expressly not intended to sell anything, but just get opinions and associated demographics, whether the opinions are kudoses or catcalls. As long as you stay on topic you will not be considered a troll even if you positively loathe the music and tell me it's the most execrable thing since Satan. I want to know who it appeals to and who it doesn't. I would like to get some folks' reactions to the following song demos, which are free to download and pass around and keep as long as the trailer plugging the album...
  • Vanity: Does Nashville TN (liberal mecca in consv. state) have implied landlord liens?

    01/25/2012 5:17:03 AM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 18 replies
    self | January 25, 2012 | HTRN
    I know some of you guys gave me a hard time when I shared the story of my buddy who rented a room in a house in Nashville and fell behind on his rent (though good faith discussions with the landlady were in progress) and then when gone a couple of weeks all of a sudden found his stuff taken to storage and the landlady's lawyer demanding a ransom for it. You said my buddy ought to suck it up, not try to "legally steal" from the landlady, and such. If you're still of the same opinion and don't want...
  • Vanity question: alleged abandonment of tenant property in Tennessee?

    01/17/2012 10:22:29 PM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 31 replies · 1+ views
    HiTech RedNeck | January 18, 2011 | HiTech RedNeck
    I got a buddy, a former Marine, who had been renting a room in a house in Nashville, Tennessee for several years. Lately he got behind a few months on his rent, and the landlady never followed the Tennessee or local law concerning serving notice, let alone asking for an order of eviction. Instead, the landlady, who is living in Texas, had a person in Nashville with whom she was in cahoots spirit my buddy's property (worth well over $2000) to parts unknown. I think this slick move was simply a theft. While maybe nobody is wearing a halo in...
  • Shooting Rats

    11/10/2011 1:10:30 AM PST · by HiTech RedNeck · 9 replies
    Youtube ^ | snypercat
    Air gun shooting rats with teeny tiny pellets