coffeechat

@coffeechat (1961)

New Zealand

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Kia Ora! G' Day

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if my building has wifi does it mean am sharing the same ip address with all?

Ritchelle @Ritchelle (3790) • Philippines 30 May 10

also does it mean i cannot have my own internet connection? we're planning on moving but i want to be sure i would still be able to continue my online money making sites and not be hindered from doing this because of this wifi and...

ip address

moving residences

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coffeechat Depends on which part of the world you live in. You could get a cheap 3G or GPRS connection and use your iPhone, smartphone or just any old PC to do your click-click stuff and use your main pc connected to your building wi-fi to hunt the stuff and surf the...

30 May 10

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How do you judge whether someone is a good writer?

chenxiaoyue_713 @chenxiaoyue_713 (2165) • China 30 May 10

Hi, friends. Everyday we write our thoughts and ideas down to share with others. When it comes to writing, we need to develop writing techniques to make our ideas mores persuasive. Some people are really good writers. They have a...

a good writer

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coffeechat A good writer - in the first instance is someone who feels satisfied that s/he has communicated well. And of course there is the reader. It is important that the reader is touched, inspired and moved by the writing. Choice of language, good grammar,...

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$200 higher ELECTRIC BILLS: Durn AL GORE TO HECK!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 2 Jan 09

Yes, it is true. According to the monthly newsletter I get from my Rural Electric C0-OP every month, our electric bills could go as high as $200 per month higher! Why? Carbon legislation expected to be formulated and debated...

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coffeechat Hi Red, Is it time for people to invest in micro power generators such as windmills and solar. In Europe they have been doing it for years. Aside from the obvious i.e. eliminate energy waste. Here is a link to some possibilities....

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No conviction in Date Rape Doctor case!!

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 22 Nov 08

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27825997/ this is just a bizarre case.. he has 21 women claiming that he drugged and raped them after some of them meeting him on match.com and yet a lot of them went out with him a few more times.....

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coffeechat How awful! A woman I know, coincidentally with the middle name Leigh as well had a similar experience in London. She had met this guy on-line and they agreed to meet in a restaurant. All dolled up and excited she was and arrived early at the restaurant....

22 Nov 08

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Have you ever had a zombie day?

sharra1 @sharra1 (6340) • Australia 21 Nov 08

I am having one today and had one yesterday where my brain just does not want to work at all. It is just blank and no matter how hard you try and think nothing seems to get through. Do you every have days like this?

brain not working

thinking

zombie day

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coffeechat There is disorientation, and often a vague sense of dread. Nothing much seems to go alright, and even those things that seem to go well, appear to have gone not so well. Other people cannot get it right, and me worse. It seems like a good idea to pull...

21 Nov 08

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Layaway and Walmart

shymurl @shymurl (2765) • United States 20 Nov 08

Do you think that Walmart not having layaway has effected their business?? Has it effected you?? I think it has for ME. Layaway seemed to help for the holidays and even for birthdays. Now I do a lot of my shopping at Kmart...

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coffeechat That may be quite true. Hey wait a second... what happened to the good old option of saving up before purchasing? It is rather old fashioned, but it has worked for hundreds of years. But layaway (laybuy) and consumer credit are all inventions of the...

21 Nov 08

Can the Average American actually help turn this ecomony around?

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 20 Nov 08

It was asked what the average american can do the help our ecomony of all the candidates during the primary. They all had the same answer. BUY AMERICAN. They explained that the comsumer dictates the market. If we start only...

america

bring jobs back to our own country

buying our own goods

economy

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coffeechat Excellent topic. A bit of background would be useful. After America's defeat in Vietnam we saw that in the seventies an ascendancy of Communist economies led by the former Soviet Union. The COMECON, which was the communist trading block was going on from...

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How to convert to islam?

carlos2008 @carlos2008 (210) • China 2 Nov 08

Which is the right path?Is it Shia. Is it Sunni,Is it Ahmaddiya, Is it Sufi?Or the many others? How is a non-muslim supposed to know which path to follow and that he is not joining a path that is not right or kufr? How is a...

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coffeechat carlos, This is really a hard question to answer. Shia would kill Sunni and Sunni would torpedo Shia. There is a tremendous schism within Islam. And as you know, Islamic people have very little training in independent thought, dialogue and debate. Much...

18 Nov 08

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Do you hate it when the Best Response goes in the first few responses?

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 9 Nov 08

You know what I mean, you come in an hour after a new discussion starts, you're maybe 8th or 10th response, and the Best Response has already gone. I don't expect to be in the hunt every time, but it sort of takes the wind out of...

best responses

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coffeechat CONGRATULATIONS! You have won a Best Response! screams the mail from the mylot mailbot. The mouse clicks become more deliberate and impatience with your internet provider grows. Receiving a BR brings out the school kid in many of us and acts as an affirmation...

15 Nov 08

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The end of capitalism

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 14 Nov 08

When I left school nearly 50 years ago, my first two jobs were in the accounts departments of a couple of small, family-owned and run engineering companies. In both of them, there were three generations of several families on the...

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coffeechat Thoughtful and thought provoking post! A few weeks ago the media giant Fairfax made all their newspaper delivery kids "redundant". Newspaper delivery will be outsourced to somebody who will help reduce the "total cost" of subscription fulfillment. In one...

15 Nov 08

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i have a muslim bf , and i'm a christian.

SImply_Close_To_JQ @SImply_Close_To_JQ (29) • Malaysia 3 Nov 08

Friends, i need yuor help, i have a muslim bf in Dubai, and i'm a christian of malaysian. i need to know what is the things i need to aware and also the details abt muslim. Does it effect my life once i married to a muslim guy?...

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coffeechat I have a Catholic friend who married a muslim while in the middle east. They both are fantastic people who love each other and their two lovely daughters. However his family, particularly the mother made life impossible for them. And since Ameen was their...

12 Nov 08

GM: Bankruptcy or Bailout?

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 12 Nov 08

Yes, it is true. The share price of common shares of General Motors Corporation are in imminent danger of going to zero over the next 1 year. Here are three charts produced with experimental, yet advanced algorithms, that each...

bankruptcy

economics

remedies

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coffeechat A few years ago I read a book "My years with General Motors" by its acclaimed CEO and management guru Alfred P. Sloan. Then I read the book highlighting Ralph de Lorean's critique called "On a clear day you can see General Motors". GM's current woes can be...

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At the end of the day it was literally at the top of most irratating phrases

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 10 Nov 08

Oxford University's top ten most irritating phrases: 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of...

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coffeechat 1. How about "It's all about TRUST". Coming from a politician! 2. All things considered. 3. We shall see. 4. It will play itself out. I personally believe at this moment in time that its a nightmare. People shouldn't of literally considered, in this...

10 Nov 08

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