As the pendulum swings: the reality of polarity

Now I know this is a sensitive issue, and only just my opinion, but please hear me out before you shut me down: here goes!
I'm often stunned at how many times a major issue seems to be less about what is being contested and more about who's contesting it. Take for instance the terms Cracker/N*****: if both parties are of the same ethnicity, it's often taken as a friendly jibe, but if the speaker is another ethnicity it is taken as a racist remark, whether this is in fact the case or not. Another example is when the only views presented are extreme opposites, even if the great majority of public opinion is somewhere in between. Take for instance the gun control issue, where it's hard to find an opinion that isn't ether for banning guns outright or arming everyone, yet when you ask a random person on the street they'd most likely feel somewhere in between those positions.

Top Ten codes for Nintendo DS

Hey all here are my top five Nintendo DS action replay codes for some of the games i have played.

Pokemon soul silver/heart gold
some of these codes made my game a little more fun.

1. Battle Wild Shining Pokemon
621D1584 00000000
0206DEFC 47004800
0206DF00 02000001
E2000000 0000003C
6800480D 490B6840
88011808 9C0D8842
40510C24 20074061
04244041 940D430C
21001C28 F06EAA0D
4801FEA3 46C04700
0206DF05 000000DC
021D1584 00000000
D2000000 00000000
This code makes the Pokemon a different color witch makes the Pokemon look a lot cooler.

2. Re-battle Zapdos
::press Start+Select::
94000130 FFF30000
B2111880 00000000
20001126 00000000
D2000000 00000000
lets you re-battle the legendary Pokemon Zapdos witch is useful for wanting to get multiple Zapdos'

3. Have all Tm's
press Select+up
94000130 FFBB0000
62111880 00000000
B2111880 00000000
D5000000 005A0148
C0000000 0000005B
D6000000 000009B0
D4000000 00000001
D2000000 00000000
This code gives you all the Tm's in the bag which helped me to teach my Pokemon moves early in the game.

4. PP Never Decrease
5224B30C E0001B00
1224B30C 000046C0
D0000000 00000000
Just as the name says the PP (power-points) never decrease so i didn't need to use items like max elixirs.

5. 100% Catch
:::including can catch trainer's Pokemon code
92247612 00002801
12247612 00004280
D2000000 00000000
9224670A 00002101
1224670A 00002100
D2000000 00000000
Useful (for me anyway) to complete your Pokedex.

Credit goes to those who worked so hard on making these codes
you can find these and more on the GBAtemp Cheats Form

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The world crash upon me and yet I hold
despite the pain and trouble I stand firm
marching ever onwards in defiance of the cold
never yielding to defeats urgent call

spurred on by the hopes of better days
I stride on ever following the light
yet never fearing the night
struggle for I know if I don't I've already lost the fight

Perspective: A Contemplation

I'm often surprised what people will "debate" over, and often they are (at least from my point of view) a matter of perspective. This fact got me thinking of how much perspectives affect our lives. One minor but funny example is the "your left/my left" issue. This problem is often prevented by the simple fact the it is commonly assumed to be the speaker's left; in this way the listener adopts the speaker's perspective, at least in the matter of which left.

DIODE Definitions: The Devil's Mashups--Part II

• Abominable Showman--An undesired target of the world's rotten tomato supply.
• Battle of the Bulge--The Allied forces fight Nazis in a weight loss contest.
• Blisskrieg--A quick, unrelenting assault on the pleasure center of the brain. (Thanks, James!)
  
• Bull pen--A writing tool that spreads crap.
• Cereal Killer--The person who assassinated Cap 'n Crunch.
• Engine Earring--The world's heaviest piercing.
  
• Fairy Godfather--He'll dress you for the ball and send you in style, but it is a deal you can't refuse. Return home by midnight or you are sleeping with the fishes. Capiche?
• Genital Hermes--A prurient diety that can deliver an erection lickety fast.
  
• Half-Baked Alaska--Getting stoned in the world's last frontier.
• Intensive care bear--The bear that sends you to the ER and not the other way around.
  
• Jurassic Pork--A T-rex sized pig.
• Marital arts--The discipline for defending oneself from your spouse.
• Mother trucker--A single mom that drives lines 16 hours a day, 6 days a week.
  
• Satan Claus--If your nose is bright red, he will let you join his slaying tonight.
• Sea Pickles--What you get when you pickle a sea cucumber.
• Soothslayer--A precognitive assassin.
  
• Swear bear--An F-bomb-wielding ursine creature.

Windows VS Linux

Hello everyone, this is a review for the pros and cons of Windows and Linux.
This is from my experience with Windows and Linux.
I hope you all enjoy it.

Windows (including windows 7, XP, and Vista)

Pros:

1. Compatibility with most, if not, all games made for the PC.
2. Easy to use, especially if you used the old Windows operating systems.
3. You don't need to use the command line for most programming.

Cons:

1. Viruses are made mainly for Windows and Windows programs.
2. Windows systems are more vulnerable to spyware.
3. Vista is not easy to use (e.g. Vista asks for user account credentials [or UAC] every time a program starts).

Linux

Pros

1. Hardly any viruses can get into the computer so long as you keep Linux up to date.
2. Everything is free when Linux is concerned because it is under the open source license.
3. Users are developing Windows drivers for Linux.

Cons

1. Technical tasks require the command line (e.g. if you want to look up your specs is great detail you need to use the command line).
2. If you turn off the computer the wrong way you could mess up the files on Linux and possibly lose all data.
3. Lniux is not yet compatible with Windows drivers.

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