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#1 will477
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[QUOTE="simonromano2007"]trust me im social and i dont show my desperationMesser_Partei

Number 1 rule that turns girls off: clinginess and insecurity.

Clinginess is associated with: asking her for her opinion on everything (what you should do in this situation), following her everywhere, overly complimenting for 'approval', staring, stalking, putting one girl on a pedestal and treating her like you need her and her alone.

Insecurity is associated with: telling them how well you can do such and such, showing off, saying sorry when she gets angry for anything, saying sorry period, desperately trying to fit into a clique (if she finds out those aren't really your tastes, but you put on an act, majorly bad.)

If you are associated with the above, stop it now.

Number one rule for what girls LIKE: a mix of humor and slight arrogance. If you're only funny, you'll seem like a goof, if you're only arrogant you'll seem like a jerk/insecure person. If you mix the two perfectly, most girls will cling to you.

This is the best advice in a nutshell.

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#2 will477
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12-03-20071) You say "I've tried everything." As people have mentioned, that shows overblown desperation. You need to be more of a challenge. Girls are well aware when you like them. And in your case, I'm sure you broadcast how much you want them very clearly. That is not a good thing.

2) As long as you think you can't get girls, you never will. Change your attitude. Be positive and confident.

3) Develop a good sense of humor, and get some good dancing skills. Don't talk to fast or too much. Just relax and do things calmly. Stop trying so hard. Make eye contact when you speak, but do not sustain more than 10 seconds, otherwise it's creepy. One a girl likes you, you can make eye contact longer.

4) The number one thing I cal tell you is to stop trying to "get with" every girl in your school. That will quickly give you the reputation of being a desperate guy who wants any piece of ass he can get. Make friends with girls instead. Talk to them. Discuss mutual interests. Don't be nervous. Just start having conversations about whatever. The more friends you have that are girls the more you will get action. It will just happen.

To get a girls talking, don't ask yes or no questions. Ask leading questions. For instance: Don't ask, "Do you like Radiohead?" Instead ask, "How would you feel if you got tickets to the Radiohead concert next week?"

5) Don't do things to get their attention and don't do things that they ask you to do. BUT don't be a straight up jerk. Just show that they can't boss you around or manipulate you. If they ask you to do something and you don't want to do it, say no. Saying no to a girl is a really effective way of showing that they can't boss you around. And that is a good thing. If they think they can boss you around, they will think you are apush-over and most girls (especially hot ones) aren't looking to date someone without a spine. Now this doesn't mean that if you are blocking the hallway and a girl asks you nicely to move that you scream "Hell NO! Back up off me ho!" i.e. Don't get defiant just to be an ass. Instead, what I'm talking about is, for example, if a girl wants you to get something for her from the cafeteria, but she is just being lazy. Look her in the eyes and say, "Ha. You can get it yourself, and get me one too while you are at it." Basically don't let the girls use you.

6) Treating girls like an ass works to some extent, but trust me, it's not the best way to go in the long run. Just be a challenge. That doesn't mean flat out making fun of them, but definitely mock them- especially when they are whining. Pretty girls whine. This is because they know that can get away with it, and they wail most likely find a guy who will give in to their whining and do what they want. But when a guy does that (when he does whatever they want) they will lose respect for him then and there.

Now as before, there is a difference between when a girl is whining, and when she could actually use some help. i.e. "Help me, I'm choking" is not when you reply, "Ha. Take care of that yourself you spoiled brat."

I'm talking about when pretty girls expect something irrational simply because they are pretty, which actually happens all the time. I have hot friend who just quit a job, and is looking for another one. I talked to her yesterday, and asked her how it was going. She says, "I can't find anything. I can't believe this sh*t. How they hell am I not getting hired. I'm f***king hot!" See, at a young age, most hot girls realize they are hot, and most will act irrationally because of it. I mean, she wasn't qualified for the jobs, so she didn't get them. That is the way it should be. But she is so used having things handed to her because she is hot that she just expects them.

So, that is they type of attitude you need to combat. Just giving into girls and doing what they want is not going to make you attractive. It's just going to give them what they expect. If you "try everything" to get their attention, welcome to Failureland.

So... to my point. Be a challenge, and respond to the whining like you would if any other person said that to you (i.e. if like if your brother or best friend was being an idiot and whining to you).

MOST IMPORTANT is the TONE of your response. For example, I had a girl whine to me about an assignment she had to do (I'm in college), and she just kept on complaining. She was hoping I would do some of it for her. But instead, I said, "Yeah your life sounds pretty tough. Maybe instead of suffering through this assignment, you should just jump off a cliff and put yourself out of your misery." Now if I was serious, that would be awful. However, the tone of my voice and my body language showed I was joking. Also, she knew that it was irrational for her to whine about the project, which everyone else in the class had to do too. So basically, it was just a way of saying, "What the hell do you think you're so special for? Cause you have big boobs?" And subconsciously (or maybe totally consciously), she knew she was just acting like a spoiled brat (as most hot girls do from time to time). So don't give in to them. Call them on it, and they will respect you more and like you for it (After my conversation with the girl , which lasted about 10 min, she agreed to go out with me.)

7) Have fun and don't be so worried. I have had a good amount of success with girls, but I have also had some atrocious dates and on some occasions, made a real ass out of myself. For instance, trying to make a joke or mock a girl playfully and have it come out totally wrong. But whatever. Those just make for good stories later. Don't get embarrassed. You will look back at those times later and laugh. Cause until you decide to get married (if you decide to), no girl is worth freaking out about.

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#3 will477
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Here is a quot from this article. http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/contrast-ratio.html

"Contrast is the ratio between the white and black parts in an image. The larger the contrast ratio of a display device, the greater is the difference between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks a video display or projector can show."

I think that the article gives a good overview of contrast ratio and how important it is. It shows how it has been over-hyped by manufacturers lately. However, it is still importantb because, "There is no doubt that contrast is an important attribute in a display or video projector performance. It is contrast that helps make an image 'pop-up' in that it also affects our perception of color as well as image brightness."

The article describes hows important contrast ratio really is, and (something I forgot to add) how important gray-scale performance is.

Overall though, my point is that you should make sure tha TV can display dark scenes well, and as the article suggests, don't get to caught up in numbers. LCDs are great at bright colors, but traditionally have not given blacks as good as plasmas. I would aska aslespersonat the storeto play a DVD with dark scenes on the TV before you buy, if possible. In the end though, it all comes down to how much you like the picture personally.

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#4 will477
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I would recommend something from Sennheiser. i have a couple of their products, andthey are great.
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#5 will477
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If you are sitting more than 7 feet back you probably won't notice a difference unless you have better than 20/20 vision. I have a 32 inch 720p lcd hooked up to pc via hdmi and to and original xbox 360 via component, and it works great. Even more important than resolution, look for a good contrast ratio and good black levels. This is especially important for games that have lots of shadows, like Gears of War. Also the refresh rate can be important for games too. Many new LCDs have 100 or 120HZ refresh rates, which can minimize (or nearly eliminate) motion blur on LCDs. For games (and sports), nothing is worse than an LCD that gives streaking or blurring with fast motion. I'm not sure what the specs are on the LCD you are getting, but I would say look at a few other aspects besides the resolution beforeyou buy. At 32 in.,720p is totally fine, but make sure other aspects areacceptable too (contrast ratio, black levels, color accuracy, motion processing).
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#6 will477
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I have no regrets about getting my 360. I would definately recommend it. In terms of variety of games and a great gaming experience, I believe that it can only be beat by a high end PC connected to a very good display. I say this becasuemany of the great games for the xbox also come out on PC (i.e. Bioshock, Gears of War, Madden, Halo 1/2, etc.)can also be played on PC. However, if you want to have a PC that runs these games better than the xbox (in terms of graphics), you will probably need spend at least $1200 (and up to $5000 is not unthinkable...just look at some Alienware computers!). So, for an optimal gaming experience, you might want to spend $600 on a xbox and a couple of games. Then you might still find room in your budget for a nice HD display. I got a great 32 inch 1080i display with an extended warrenty for under $800.

Depending on your budget, I wouldrate gaming experiencessomething like this. Of course, this only lists a few options, but it gives a general idea of my opinion. It focuses on PC vs Xbox, since in my opinion, these are the two most competitive options for the bestgaming experience.Options are ranked worst to best, which also coincides with leat expensive to most expensive:

1. Xbox 360, normal TV

2. 360, HD display with HD picture from component or VGA(+surrond sound, if possible)

3. 360 elite, HD display hooked up via HDMI (+surrond sound, if possible)

4. High end PC, good monitor (+surrond sound, if possible)

5. High end PC, HD display hooked up via HDMI (+surrond sound, if possible)

6.PC (with dual 8800 GTX via NVidia sli, Quad processor, 4+ GB memory)AND Xbox 360 Elite (you can play either) both hooke dup via HDMito an HD 1080p projector with 7.1 surround sound played on a 120+ inch screen (if you can afford this, you can probably do whatever the hell you want in terms of gaming since you are looking at least $15000)...

7) You buy Microsoft and hire Bungie to makes games for your own private IMAX size gaming theater (Hey, dreaming is allowed). I don't even know if this exists in real life...

I guess I got carried away. Anway, I think a 360 is a great buy if you want to spend less than $2000 for a gaming experience (including display and sound).

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#7 will477
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...hmm keep getting tempted to try running 64 bit.
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#8 will477
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That's what I was thinking, but I'm glad to have it confirmed. Thanks.
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#9 will477
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I tried to see if this topic already exists, but found nothing. Also, I know this deals with software, but it isn't really about a specific game, as seemed more hardware related. Sorry if I did not post in the right forum. Anyway...

I'm about to get a new PC, and I have decided to make a jump to Vista Ultimate from my old rig that ran XP. I realize that most games that are backwards compatible can (at this point) only be played on the 32 bit version of Vista. I looked around on various websites, and I saw only two big pluses for the 64 bit version of Vista:

1) Better security

2) Can utilize a great deal more memory (up to 16 GB I think, but not sure).

Well, more secuirty is always good. For gaming, the memory is very imortant, but as it stands the motherboard I am looking at doesn't even hold close to 16 gigs. In fact, I will probably only have 2 gigs (4 at most, which is tons right now). However, I read that you need at least 4 to really start to see a difference between 32 and 64 bit (don't have the link off-hand, but I could probably dig it up if someone really wants to see it).

Anyway, it seems that, at least for the time being 32 bit offers much more compatibility and for the most part equal or comparible performance. Still I'm not sure about basing my judgements on an afternoon of internet research. Is there a good reason to go with the 64-bit version, even in the face of low compatibility? (One more thing: Since I'm getting the PC custom made, it will have 64-bit compatible hardware with the proper drivers if I do decided to go that direction. I know that driver compatibility is a huge issue for 64-bit, but my concerns are about the best option for software).

If this topic alreasy exists, please direct me to the thread. Thanks.

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#10 will477
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Blockbuster Video and Target have given exclusive support to Blu Ray (although Target does still sell HD DVD players). However, I have heard rumors that the HD DVD camp is pushing for exclusive backing from Wal-Mart.

http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1296349.php

http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback184.html

Wal-Mart is such a huge retailer that if it did back HD DVD, it could mean serious problems for Blu Ray in North America. I should point out that I'm not sure of the validity of these rumors. Note the "Update" section of the link below.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/20/the-wal-mart-299-hd-dvd-player-on-the-way/

Any morethoughts on what Wal-Mart might do?

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