Just have some Kirin Ichiban and dont worry about it. Youll loosen up and you wont give a shit WHAT they are into as long as they keep their hand on your thigh lol.

Well at least thats my experience.

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Originally posted by nrjizer Heh. Take a number and stand in line bro. Unfortunately, I've come to understand that being a unique person is a double edged sword. My passion for electronica already alienates me from about 95% of the teenaged social population. When I tell a girl my favorite artists are Underworld, D-Fuse and Donald Glaude, they give me this blank stare as if they'd just been labotomized. The only "music" they know is the RIAA schlock they hear on the radio. Or when I tell them about the books I enjoy, my favorite movies, my love of video games... even trivial shit like the healthy food I eat makes me "un cool," for fucks sake. Sorry, I dont like stuffing my face with junk food, watching American Idol, gossiping at school about whos going out with who, going to high school football games, or listening to Fiddy cent and whoever rapping about how uneducated and stupid they sound. I don't enjoy driving around the mall for 3 hours blasting rap music every saturday night like a horny gorilla puffing his chest. I don't enjoy fucking random girls that I've known for 3 hours and going through relationships faster than I change my underwear, while still fooling around on the side the entire time. I'd rather be out at a good (electronica) party, or barring that, inside playing some Halo all night and chilling with some tunes. I guess im not cool enough and eligible for most girls out there, but thats ok, I most of them dreadfully unattractive anyways. You wouldn't beleive how much shit I take for insignificant things. "What the fuck are you listening to?" "Eew what the fuck are you eating, collard greens and V8?" "That movie/book [which you enjoy] sucks ass. How can you like that shit?" None of it really bothers me though. I enjoy who I am and I enjoy what I do. It can be very frustrating when trying to find a girl, but I accept it as a fair trade off for being a unique individual. They're are plenty of fish in the sea though, dont worry. The real trouble is finding them, particularly the ones that aren't taken , like a particular girl I know who is the girlfriend of my good friend... shes beautiful, plays counter strike, C&C, well pretty much any game the we are playing (quite well, I should add), seems to have a very secure head on her shoulders, etc. Whenever we get together to lan she comes too, but as one of the guys. Its cool as hell, and I envy the dude. I suppose the key is to be patient. I see a lot of guys with more girlfriends in a month than they can count on their fingers and toes, yet every time they preach as if they've found the greatest girl ever, yet next week they won't even remember them, as if they're last weeks garbage. Thats not really love.

I think you just hit it right on the head there Sir! I enjoy who & what I am and my true friends trust me very well. They know that I would never abandon them, etc. However, about that part where you said "particularly the ones that arrn't taken", that appears to be the hardest part, as there's much "competition" out there and many don't get turned on to a book-length personals ad or similar thing speaking of how I (or someone) is.

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Originally posted by whiskers well... the thing about expectations... sure, you might have some... but when you fall in love, provided you believe in love and that you realize you're in love, you won't really give a flying rat's ass about any of those expectations. so my view of it is - yes, finding a girl that fits your expectations is REALLY nice, but if you're too anal about it and can't look past the differences... well, good luck to you, mate, i don't want to have things in common with you then. my 0.0000003 i'll add more later

That's the thing: I never was in love or a relationship at all. And it's not like many girls speak to me and I turn them down, either.

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Originally posted by Orbax Just have some Kirin Ichiban and dont worry about it. Youll loosen up and you wont give a shit WHAT they are into as long as they keep their hand on your thigh lol. Well at least thats my experience.

What's Kirin Ichiban?

The oldest Japanese bieru

when you start learning Japanese get the Barrons training kit. Its 10 cds and a book and about 50 dollars. Its what they train diplomats with and its AWESOME.

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Originally posted by ali92 Does anyone on here happen to know the likelihood of me finding a girl-friend (aged 16-20 years) who's really into Electronica (all-encompassing but, mainly Trance); very technically-inclined; fluent or at least intermediate in English; well educated (I don't care if it was in college, a degree doesn't tell much (this is no lie either). It's actual knowledge that really counts); and interested in world cultures, differences, etc. that lives in Japan (preferrably the Tokyo area)?

Don't you think you're being extremely choosy? You're talking about girls, not products you order on the internet. If you choose too much you're not able to see that happiness can be right infront of you

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Originally posted by ali92 Even though I like some other genres of music to a small degree, there's nothing like Electronica and the sweet sounds of those sythesisers & sequencers

It's nice to know that you like music

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Originally posted by ali92 My life practically has to do with computers. I'm on it all the time when I'm home and I'm very anal about having files & folders sort correctly and neatly into a catalogue-like way without any catalogueing software (it's possible to do this easily too: D:\Audio\Music\Albums\ARTIST\TITLE\CD ##\(files))

It's nice to know that you're organised

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Originally posted by ali92 I know no other languages besides English and even though I plan to learn Japanese, I'd never be able to speak it the way I speak English. Two people can never fully understand each other (mainly on a higher level) if they both don't know the language they're speaking very well. Plus, I have trouble breaking certain terms down for people who don't have much of an idea at all of what's being spoken about.

Actions mean a lot more than words. First of all, even if two people speak the same language fluently, they may not understand each other. On the other hand, you can live in harmony with someone a foreigner that doesn't necessarily speak your language fluently. I'm talking this from experience.

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Originally posted by ali92 I don't plan to live in any one place for long. I'd like to be always travelling because I enjoy the different (and unique) ways of living & culture backgrounds in different areas. This can't be said about everyone, though. Some people want to settle in one place or stay where they are right now. These type of people won't be best for me as conflicts can occur.

It's nice to know that you like to learn things, but you can't make plans that far in the future because we don't know what tomorrow will be like.

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Originally posted by ali92 I plan to be producing Electronica in the future so, Electronic music & computers will be a very important aspect of my life. It makes sense that a potential romantic partner for me would appreciate this type of thing.

Thumbs up for willing to produce but your significant other doesn't need to share the same hobby/work/whatever. The same way you like music, she may like pottery or Dance Dance Revolution. You don't need to spend 24/7 with each other, we all need some time for ourselves.

From what I read, you want someone who's a perfectly like you, a copycat. That would be boring as well. You wouldn't learn new things, you wouldn't evolve (you'd never challenge your own beliefs because you two would think alike), and you failed to notice that you would miss what relationships are about : learning more about others so we can know more about ourselves. It's very easy to live with someone who shares the same ideas you have, but you'll never learn to stand for what you believe in (or even worse, you wouldn't know when you're wrong and you wouldn't learn to respect different opinions). Think about it. On second thought, don't think too much, just go out there and do things, instead of just planning

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Originally posted by Orbax The oldest Japanese bieru when you start learning Japanese get the Barrons training kit. Its 10 cds and a book and about 50 dollars. Its what they train diplomats with and its AWESOME.

Seriously, where can I get this at? I'm interested...

Just for the record:

From girls...

• I found out I like ska
  
• I found out I like Mayonnaise and Cream Cheese
  
• I found out I was a very closed person (and still am a bit)
  
• I found out Biology is not that boring
  
• I learned to have more confidence
  

... just to mention a few, because the list is endless. There are also things I know I taught girls, but I cannot speak on behalf of them I can say some listen to electronic music today because of me though

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Originally posted by Delay Llama Don't you think you're being extremely choosy? You're talking about girls, not products you order on the internet. If you choose too much you're not able to see that happiness can be right infront of you It's nice to know that you like music It's nice to know that you're organised Actions mean a lot more than words. First of all, even if two people speak the same language fluently, they may not understand each other. On the other hand, you can live in harmony with someone a foreigner that doesn't necessarily speak your language fluently. I'm talking this from experience. It's nice to know that you like to learn things, but you can't make plans that far in the future because we don't know what tomorrow will be like. Thumbs up for willing to produce but your significant other doesn't need to share the same hobby/work/whatever. The same way you like music, she may like pottery or Dance Dance Revolution. You don't need to spend 24/7 with each other, we all need some time for ourselves. From what I read, you want someone who's a perfectly like you, a copycat. That would be boring as well. You wouldn't learn new things, you wouldn't evolve (you'd never challenge your own beliefs because you two would think alike), and you failed to notice that you would miss what relationships are about : learning more about others so we can know more about ourselves. It's very easy to live with someone who shares the same ideas you have, but you'll never learn to stand for what you believe in (or even worse, you wouldn't know when you're wrong and you wouldn't learn to respect different opinions). Think about it. On second thought, don't think too much, just go out there and do things, instead of just planning

True about most of what you said. Regarding organisation: I tend to take things in all aspects of my life to huge extremes. It's something I really can't control. There's almost no such thing as balance in my life. If I do something, I do it unnecessarily well or fail it badly. The same goes for my music. I MUST have everything in the highest quality on my PC. I encode everything in FLAC (flac.sourceforge.net) and MP3-LAME at 320 kbps (for my portable). I never care about how big the file is, just that I'm getting the best quality. Whenever I buy things, I only go for the best and never want to waste my time on the rest. I see what you mean by "too much of the same can be bad". In my case of "taking things to the extreme", only those who think similarly end up understanding what I mean. 192 kbps doesn't cut it for me. That's why I prefer to buy all of the music I love. I also understand what you are saying about hobbies, etc. I just want to be fully accepted for who and what I am. That's it. I want to be appreciated. I appreciate other people so, why not the opposite? True again about "actions can mean more than words". Now, about planning, did I give a date out? It's also very true that for my age, I tend to know WAY more than the average 18-year-old: Especially when it comes to factual information, national & international conventions, finances, scams, budgets, etc. (I'm going by what others have told me in the recent past). It turns out to be that while many people my age are online chatting, I'm online reading about international standards; upcoming electronics and how they work, specifications, etc.; how different societies treat certain issues; how cultures', countries', and languages' conventions can conflict should they be tested on international grounds. Has anyone on here ever been to http://www.geocities.com/jusjih/ ? Has anyone on here ever punch up "ISO 8601" in Google, and later wonder why don't we all use this as our standard date & time format? That's just on eexample that shows what I read about on a very regular basis. The CD-R FAQ and DVD FAQ are two other things I read a lot as well. I've gotten certain sections memorised. I'll write more later, if anyone's interested more about what I read... Maybe I'll gather up a list of links for all to read...

Here's an example of how I write as well (everything I write ends up being a detailed analysis):

iRiver, you make some fine portable audio devices and I've enjoyed the possibilities of firmware upgradeability in the past but, since I purchased this IMP-150 player in November 2002, one thing I and others tend to find irritating with all portable audio devices is that if you have long (above 30 minutes or so) files like DJ mixes or live perfornances on a disc and you want to get to the middle of it, the only way to do it on the iRiver products (and pretty much any portable device) is by holding a Fast Forward or Rewind button down for a very long time, even if the search speed is set to 6x. Try, for example, to search for the middle of a 300-minute file. Note how long the button must be held down for. At any time, it's not hard for your finger to get tired or it slips, etc. and you are either back to the beginning or at the next file. Very irritating. Since iRiver's products are firmware upgradable and they support their customers, there is chance for a change if enough people request it and they believe it's a logical choice. Here's three proposals for some suggestions for a change:

1. Allow the user to select a time interval by which when the Fast Forward or Rewind button is pushed, the player will jump either back or fourth in the file. An example would be: Set it to 5 minutes and now, when you hit FF or REW, the player will skip 5 minutes ahead or behind in the file. If there is less than five minutes left at the end of the file, the player should just jump to the next file. If the player hasn't advanced past the 5 minute mark, it should just jump back to the beginning, as it already does during a file. This is one of the best choices because it allows the user to skip through long file regardless if the file has a Cuesheet file (*.cue) accompanying it, which would be an ideal situation for live performances and long single tracks but, would still work well for albums, as you can finally skip easier through it. Other users have suggested per cent-age skipping is a good choice as well. For albums, a Cuesheet solution, as described below, will be better but should not be required.

2. Allow the user to make use of a Cuesheet file (*.cue) to jump to individual tracks within a file that contains a whole album. The system should be set up just like the Winamp plug-in "MP3CUE", which does NOT require they Cuesheet file to point to the exact file in question but rather, just requires that both the media and the Cuesheet file have the same file name (eg. Artist Name - Album Name.mp3 & Artist Name - Album Name.cue) and both files must be in the same directory. This solution, at full utilisation, can allow the user to jump to individual tracks within album and indexes within a track; and allow reading of CD-TEXT entries for CD and track artist, album, and songwriter names. An example Cuesheet file looks like this:

PERFORMER Enigma
TITLE "MCMXC A.D."
FILE "Enigma - MCMXC A.D..wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "The Voice of Enigma"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 00 00:00:00
INDEX 01 00:00:25
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Principles of Lust: A. Sadeness, B. Find Love, C. Sadeness (Reprise)"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 02:22:10
INDEX 02 06:31:05
INDEX 03 11:16:32
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Callas Went Away"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 14:06:05
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Mea Culpa"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 18:33:70
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "The Voice and the Snake"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 23:37:27
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Knocking on Forbidden Doors"
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 25:17:25
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Back to the Rivers of Belief: A. Way to Eternity, B. Hallelujah, C. The River..."
PERFORMER Enigma
INDEX 01 29:48:62
INDEX 02 32:09:65
INDEX 03 36:15:25

As you can see, this particular file has CD-TEXT album artist name and title name, as well as track artist and title names. It also has Indexes within each track, for skipping to the individual sub-compositions within a track. The particular file name for this Cuesheet is "Enigma - MCMXC A.D..cue" and the MP3 file is the same name. These files are located in the ROOT\Albums\Enigma\MCMXC AD directory. You should also take note that any artist, album, songwriter, or track title that have only ONE word are not in quotation marks ("). For files with accompanying Cuesheet files, allow the user to either select navigation method 1 (described above) or method 2 (Cuesheet navigation). When using Cuesheet navigation, allow the user to skip to each track or, if indexes are present within that track, each index within the file as well.

3. Allow the user to Fast Forward or Rewind WITHOUT holding the button down.

All three of these possible options should be options via a sub-menu in one of the 6 main menus (logically the General or Control menu). The priority of these should be easiest to hardest. I believe it is easiest to add proposal number 3 first, as it is simpler than the others. It's second-easiest and the most useful to add proposal number 1. It's hardest to fully add and utilise proposal number 2, as it's possible to display a lot of information (including, but not limited to: disc artist, title, songwriter, and catalog number; track artist, title, songwriter, and ISRC number; file, disc, track, and index elapsed or remaining time with frame (one 75th of a second) accuracy) on any given file via the Cuesheet and how much of the format is utilised.

In closing, I kindly reccomend that iRiver look over all of this information and decide the best route for the future of long file navigation. Thanks for your continued support and excellent products. I always reccomend everyone I know who likes portable audio to buy iRiver.

PS: Anyone with long files and an iRiver portable audio device (any iMP-x, iFP-x, iHP/iGP-x, or iDP-x) would benefit from this solution.

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Originally posted by KLINGKLANG77 good things come to those who wait!

So do cable bills and old age.

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