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  1. First one says "you shut up!" (Zitto te!) and the second one is cut so I can't figure out what they say, but it seems Neapolitan from the accent; either way, this is scary!! :blink:

     

    I don't know how it works outside of Europe, perhaps you could give this person's number to the police and they could trace him/them.

     

    Thanks Silentium... I'm not sure what to do, but I think I'll probably just block his number. I think once he gets his mobile phone bill (which includes some 20 calls to the USA... he just might figure calling me is a bad idea.

    You're welcome, I'm just very sorry there are such moronic people around, apparently with so much time and money to waste. As you said, I'm sure as soon as he gets his phone bill he will probably say "zitto" to himself. ;)


  2. First one says "you shut up!" (Zitto te!) and the second one is cut so I can't figure out what they say, but it seems Neapolitan from the accent; either way, this is scary!! :blink:

     

    I don't know how it works outside of Europe, perhaps you could give this person's number to the police and they could trace him/them.

     

    oh, and Neph, don't get me started with Engrish.com XD hilarious.


  3. Here a little tidbit... the copper in that coin is intrinsically worth more than 2 cents as bullion.

     

    I have a little collection of dollar and half dollar coins and some of these, given by a soldier.

     

    Interesting :( . Oh, the Iraqi dinars with Saddam..

     

    For those who collect/study coins, I feel like suggesting a museum in Rome that is generally neglected by tourists, Palazzo Massimo. They have an incredible collection of Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and early modern coins (in addition to many other archaeological treasures, including frescos), some of them so well preserved it is hard to believe they are several thousand years old.


  4. Right, same here...San Francisco specifically and California in general are big as far as Asian tourism, so that's most often what we get. But when I went to Spain in 2003, I got the occasional peseta also...very cool!

     

    Aha, nice =) I remember the 1 peseta coin was very similar to the Italian 50/100 lire :) bah, why do I not miss the lire? LOL.

    Honestly, I'm glad I can pay with the euro in most european countries, it was really a nuisance having to switch to another currency even when visiting neighbouring countries =/.


  5. What I have noticed though is that there is a "D" under the date, but I have no idea what it stands for.

     

    I believe the "D" means that the coin was minted at the U.S. Mint in Denver ("D" for Denver), Colorado.

     

    Now you've got me checking all my change, Silentium, for old coins!

     

    -- Nephele

     

    Aah, ok, thanks for the info, I had no idea. :)

     

     

    I love it when I get foreign coins here in the States as change. Canadian is probably the most common one, but occasionally I'll get a Filipino coin (same size as a dime). Rarely a Mexican one, even when I lived in Texas. I usually keep whatever I get and give it to my brother Mark, who collects foreign coins (kinda).

     

    I have a small collection too, we get a lot of foreign coins here, mainly because of tourism, I remember before the introduction of the Euro I used to get all sorts of coins, nowadays it is mainly pence (pound) because they are very similar to Eurocents, same colour, same size, so people get confused.


  6. Wow! Save that penny! I just checked my pocket change and the oldest U.S. coin I have is a dime from the '70s. When I was a kid, I'd occasionally come across an old buffalo head nickel.

     

    It's kind of cool to try to imagine all the hands that 1938 penny might have passed through, and what sort of voyage through time it might have had.

     

    -- Nephele

     

    LOL! Really? ..and I thought it was common. This is really puzzling.. I would really like to know the story behind this coin and how it got to Rome, but I guess I will

    never know :). What I have noticed though is that there is a "D" under the date, but I have no idea what it stands for.


  7. Thats exactly the point. The people building this new superstate aren't interested in the welfare of the masses involved. They're just plebs. The 'bread and circuses' syndrome has already taken root in britain, where we see the government sponsoring public entertainment and going to such great lengths to bankrupt the country staging the olympics.

    I disagree, the opportunities are manifold, and so the info (publications, website, tv), it's just that the average citizen can't be bothered to look for them and then complains the EU is not doing enough. Take a look at europa.eu, you will see that in terms of welfare there is A LOT Europe is doing, problem is very little is known about these interventions. Just to mention one area of intervention (education):

     

    http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-15714

     

    http://www.helsinki.fi/news/archive/3-2008/19-10-04-14.html

     

    Oh, and this is a link from University College Cork (Arts, Celtic Studies, Social Science)

     

    http://www.ucc.ie/en/CollegesandDepartment...eanUnionFunding

     

    apparently you can still be very very Irish and benefit from EU funds at the same time.

     

    You can smile if you wish - I hope you're right. The greatest disadvantage to national size and strength is that it provides a strong base for those who wish to exploit. Six million jews can't be wrong, and French/German ambition has always been for a european empire.

    I am tempted to answer with a line from Blackadder but I won't :P.

     

    I thought it would be interesting to quote a passage from the wiki entry for


  8. Leaving aside all the other comments, which made me smile, in a good way, all I am going to say is that such an ambitious transnational treaty is not something the uneducated masses can vote on, with the sole exception of Switzerland, the only country in the world where direct democracy has ever worked. Also, I find quite diverting and amusing the fact that Ireland is one of the countries (if not THE country) who benefited most from EU membership.


  9. Yes, I have tried everything GPM, not binge drinking though because I am teetotal but thanks for the advice :lol: . It probably wouldn't kill me but I could risk ethilic coma, lol.

     

    If you go to see a doctor and he prescribes a drug for you called zolpidem -- don't take it! Honestly, that stuff is awful. I suffer from insomnia a lot and, last December, my doctor prescribed some of that zolpidem for me. I had a REALLY bad reaction to it and had to be rushed in for intravenous fluids, because I was so dehydrated. I nearly wound up overnight in the hospital. Maybe it's just me, because I've had dehydration problems before (your alcohol remedy, GPM, would probably kill me!). Regardless, I sure don't trust that zolpidem.

     

    Sorry to hear that Nephele!Meds are a last resort really, if all else fails, but if I do get to that stage I will surely avoid this Zolpidem. Actually I didn't even want to try the passiflora because I thought it was only a transitory problem and would go away sooner or later, but I was wrong.

     

    Thank you all, I hope the passiflora has some effect in the long run.


  10. What video card? When I installed it on a laptop with ATI graphics and I had to install xserver-xgl. It also did not display the splash screen because of the laptop's uncommon screen resolution, so I updated the setting in /etc/usplash.conf

     

    So far I've found all the information I've needed here: http://ubuntuforums.org/

    Nvidia..I asked on Ubuntu Italia and they adviced to use either Envy or Synaptic to download the drivers. I managed to download the drivers with Synaptic but the screen is still not working properly...so I gave up, sort of, lol. I'm going to look on ubuntuforums then, thank you.


  11. I love Linux too! I dual boot to Ubuntu with Compiz Fusion and it runs faster than XP but has nicer graphics and effects than Vista. Plus, antivirus and anti-malware are unnecessary! It's all free and it works excellently. :thumbsup:

    I tried to install Ubuntu 8.04 but apparently it messed with my video drivers..

    At first it did not detect my screen, so I tried to go back to generic drivers but it didn't help much..I had a screen resolution of 800x600 and couldn't change it. I guess it's just me not being able to set it up properly..

     

    So if you have a good firewall router already, you might want to stick with it, unless you like to build stuff like this and have a lot of detailed control over your network.

     

    With my computer's specs I was able to run an addon HTTP filter which blocks any detected viruses, browser exploits, phishing attempts, and blacklisted sites before they even get to my computers. Woooo!!

     

    Sounds great!I have my doubts I will be able to install it properly but I guess there's no harm in trying :ph34r: . I'm "obsessed" with network security and tired of installing useless software that never works anyway. Thanks for the tip! :)


  12. Well, if you live on campus you'll be just a couple of hours away from home and your friends, it doesn't seem too bad :) same for your girlfriend, at least you are in the same country *sigh*. Pros surely outweigh the cons, you'll see, moving to live on your own is a great experience. :)


  13. Well, there are so many variables involved..there are those who simply don't care, those who are not even aware of their cultural roots, those who are aware but don't want to be associated with it and so on...

    Next time you meet these people ask them what they think of Rome and the Romans, the answer is all there really.

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