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 Okay tim you seem to give really good advice so here it is... have I waited too long? if I never truly told someone how I felt about them is it ever too late to say it? say if you haven't seen them in a while, like a couple months, and you know that at one point they had feelings for you but just never said anything, and since you have not seen them in a while you are really not sure how they feel any more and kind of regret never saying anything. Seriously, what should I do?
help me tim
1/29/2005 1:04:43 AM [link]
 Thanks for writing in November. Sometimes it takes awhile for this to work. I'll give you two examples to illustrate my point, which I will make later, even though these examples may seem at first contradictory. Example 1: The 2004 Presidential election took place on November what, second? something like that. This was maybe two and a half months ago. I was all worked up over the whole mess because somehow magically, this country is loaded with greedy, blind assholes and no one ever saw it coming. But now, two and a half months later, I am back to my peaceful existence, content to muse over the current operation status of my washer, dryer and other household appliances. Example 2: Christmas of 2004, God bless it, is finally gone, the remnants of that business now occupying space in a drawer or back on the shelf. All of the mess and worry, the last minute running, the parties and the talking, the commercials and the kitsch, all gone for another season. My particular favorite were the Christmas commercials still playing on the 27th.
Two events that for me were highly stressful and I would just as well do without. The moment they passed, it was as if the whole thing never happened. You got something on your mind, something that needs saying? Do it now. Holy shit do it right now. Every second that goes by will only shorten the gap between this regret and the next one. Two and a half months may seem like a lot now. Wait six or seven years and see what it's like then.
-tim
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Thanks wiz.Mordread, individual trckas repeat 99 times. I'm afraid the level of AS required for just a play all mode is at least for now out of my league and frankly, a bad design choice.
-Lix
7/24/2021 10:25:57 PM [link]
yeah, probably.
-adina
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6/18/2015 11:23:03 PM [link]
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-adina
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how do you open up letters you wrote that you delited to read again
-david
10/28/2010 2:16:05 PM [link]
In the occurrence of a permanent delition, the best bet is to download "Microsoft's Office Document Undelite". You can either get it off the web or many shoppes sell it.
-rich
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how do you open old letters you wrote on microsoft works word processer that when you was done writing you delited it how do you get it back
-david
8/11/2010 12:03:50 PM [link]
Ah, David, I too was once delighted by the words I wrote back in the day of word processors. It was a heady time, filled with ascii art and blunt metaphors.
But I urge you to keep these memories as they are. Memories. Don't look back. I made the mistake of re-reading some letters that once "delited" me, in my youth, only to discover hackneyed phrases and transparent, shallow sentiment.
You were done writing. It delighted you. Don't try to get it back.
-adina
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Should I wait for the Zune Phone?
-er
4/6/2010 10:55:30 PM [link]
You should! The new Zune Phone and Zune Tablet (AKA Z-Tab) have both gotten rave reviews from people who have gotten their hands on early copies. They due out soon - probably when those new Microsoft retails stores start opening.
-rich
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I've been looking for a way to programmatically list the system dsn's on a machine. I know they're stored in the registry and are available to some api somewhere. I've seen proprietary dll's that can do this.
-JM
7/30/2008 4:39:49 PM [link]
Look buddy, we've all seen a few proprietary dll''s that can do that, so quit bragging. I suggest that you take some classes in javanese, and then get back to me. By the way, it's called msn, not dsn.
-rich
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Can you change the font on a website to something more attractive like Comic Sans?
THANKS!
-CX
7/30/2008 4:38:49 PM [link]
The internet can be viewed in all Comic Sans by applying a special wax to your monitor that you can buy at computer stores!
-rich
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What kind of computer runs this website?
-chipmunk
6/9/2008 12:36:21 PM [link]
At happyrobot we don't discriminate against religiously-minded folks, but we would like to assert that no big, omniscient "computer" made or runs this site.
This site began its evolution after the "big bang" when a handful of bytes were magnetically drawn together and began to multiply, evolving to what you now experience as "happyrobot".
There are some who believe that rich is pulling the strings on this production, but he merely writes the guidelines. The rest is natural law.
-adina
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My PC is so ugly. Why can't they be pretty like the nice Apples computers I see in the stores?
-UGGGGY!
12/13/2007 10:32:35 PM [link]
Do people still make fun of Apple? I remember well everyone lining up to make fun of Apple. I remember your names, and I remember what you said.
About 15 years ago, my old mac looked like a beige pizza box, running System 7.1 with 8MB of RAM, and had more charm than your PC now, sorry. It's simply the difference between creating something with love and generosity, or cowering arrogance and disdain.
-john ball
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What software do you use to make those funny pictures of cats with captions on them?
-t
8/1/2007 2:04:11 PM [link]
Very good question -t. The lol funny thing is, those pictures weren't created with software. They were discovered in 1949 by a shepherd searching for a stray ewe who had wandered into a sea cave thirty-five miles east of Odessa. Thousands of them, packed in a bevy of clay canisters. Scientists believe they are perhaps eleven hundred years old, created by an obscure, isolated religious sect, who could not live near populated areas, as people could not stand them. There are rumors that what the public has seen so far is only a small portion of what was found, and hundreds of images of turtles wearing funny hats and spewing stinging profanities have been kept hidden.
As to how they were made? Attempts at recreating the process have not met complete success, but the best regarded theory, to put it simply, is they were made with human hair.
-john ball
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I'd like to do that "beam a song" thing with my new Zune mp3 player but I can't find anyone else who has a Zune. Should I just go back to cassettes?
-BG
7/23/2007 10:13:14 PM [link]
Ah yes, your generation was all about zune in, zurn on, zune out, weren't they, Grandpa?
These days, children effortlessly "beam songs" to one another at such a high frequency, it is completely undetectable to anyone over 30. What's more, they don't need platforms or software - they transmit their zunes using their brains in what can only be termed a genetic leapfrogging.
Fortunately, we at microsoft are in the process of developing a revenue model that will make profit from these brain-to-brain teen transmissions.
-adina
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I want to install America Online in my new Apple MacBook.
How do I obtain a disk from AOL to accomplish this. I have an Apple E-Mac and use an American Online Platinum Premier Version 7.0 disk which works fine but I tried to install it on the MacBook and it was rejected.
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3/1/2007 2:14:36 PM [link]
I'd first call AOL. Didja call them? That's what I'd do.
After you are off the phone with their fine customer service people, I'd sit down and think long and hard and ask yourself, "Do I really want AOL futzing up my shiny new MacBook?"
Look deep within. Really really deep. Deep.
I think you know the answer.
-rich
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