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Did you pay your bill?

Some of these have been mentioned before, but there are probably several reasons:

1) Capitalism/market values are morally vacant; fosters alienation
2) Western psychology and outlook centers on self, self-seeking, alienation, apartness
3) Life has become more fragmented since the industrial revolution
4) Lower needs are more satisfied, more time to notice being depressed
5) Diminishing marginal returns - each new addition to our standard of living brings less added happiness
6) Western philosophy/rationality has not come up with any ultimate answers
7) Our old God-based worldview has been shattered
8) The food we eat contains neurotoxins

I won’t say that the IPods/earbuds cause NO damage, but the damage is probably overstated/overblown - doesn’t everyone reach an age where they need a hearing aid anyways?

There might be a 25th Anniversary Edition planned, but no noticeable plans for a new movie.

This sounds a bit like a Javascript error - download Java (warning: Java is huge - at least 300 Mb or more)

Wal-Mart, of course - I see the same Mp3 players in there that are carried by other stores for $10 to $20 cheaper. Sometimes you can find a real cheapie at a dollar store, but you generally get what you pay for.

What is the manufacturer and model number of your mp3 player?

I would consider downloading WinAmp. Right now, I have WinAmp and Windows Media Player 11 on my computer simultaneously. For many kinds of files, WMP works great. For those file types that Windows Media Player cannot play, WinAmp plays them just fine - you may have to go into your file association preferences and change a file type (.pls, for instance) from using Windows Media Player as its default and using WinAmp instead. I added WinAmp to my computer specifically because I was having the types of problems that you mentioned.

The cure for boredom and a lot of other ills is to help another person - hence, this site is a perfect cure for boredom. If you are technically inclined at all, you can also help people with their tech problems at Fixya.com.

Take the time to send messages to people you haven’t heard from in a while at MySpace and Facebook.

There are a lot of injustices in the world. Find out about human rights abuses at Amnesty International’s website - you can write letters that will actually help people who are being persecuted by their government.

Writing is one way to alleviate boredom and make (some) money. A well-written article can be submitted to an e-publication for consideration. Especially if the article involves getting out of the house and interviewing people.

JCD has excellent advice. Your parents probably just want you to be more responsible with your stuff - don’t take it so hard. They will forget what they said in the morning - you will carry it with you for longer if you let it get to you. Don’t worry, you will not actually die unless they are violent killers.

Disconnect the Pearl from the computer, and turn it off
Hold in the volume + button
Reconnect the player to the computer while hodling in the volume + button
Continue holding in the volume + button for 5-60 sec
Eventually, a popup will come up saying “Found New Hardware Wizard” - reisntall the driver by follwoing the instructions

If this fails, follow the other’s suggestions or call RCA

Transfer the songs using Windows Media Player version 10 or 11. The Microsoft website has a lot of information on how to use Windows Media Player - just enter “Windows Media Player” as your search term.

Once the file is unzipped using WinRar, it will display a list of individual Mp3 files

The default folder that Frostwire send downloads to is myDocuments/My Music - Windows Media Player should read it automatically. I have a pretty fast computer, and it usually takes Windows Media Player a few minutes to update the songs that I have just added from Frostwire.

Also, a word of caution about Frostwire - virus scan every single file that you download from that service - it is rife with virus-filled files. Don’t even think about downloading movies - they are almost all Trojan viruses. The music files are GENERALLY safe, but I would virus scan them anyways prior to download.

try Media Monkey - the website will let you know if it’s Mac compatible, and it’s definitely free