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When I was a kid, I remember fondly that my mother never kept secrets from us, me and my brother. She always sat us down when there was something serious going on, and begun the talk by: “I’m going to tell you something that you should keep to yourself but it’s best you know what’s [...] - Sebastyne

A project aiming to make an ID card for as many Barbie dolls as possible, to create a searchable database of Barbies for identification. - Sebastyne

I haven't made many websites for other people, but this is sooo aligned with my experience that I decided I would definitely NOT pursue that career path. It is the most frustrating thing you can go through, when people who have gotten used to websites the way they were back in 1995 insist that their websites remain within those specs and still look modern or what ever impossible combination they come up with. Once, a client requested a website that would look NOTHING LIKE their competitors site. Okay, I design a site, they approve it - it's great - then they come back to me asking that could the site be more like this - 'this' being, you guessed it, the competitors site that they wanted to look nothing alike! I told them "sure, but you do realise you have to pay me for the new design too?" You guessed it, they didn't. - Sebastyne

"I don't know if this is related, but I've had some weird stuff happen on my websites over the last week. Maybe they had a really busy day, if it was related." - Sebastyne

"Don't know either, but I have had a conversation with one (I know, just one) woman who was middle aged with grown children and she said she ALWAYS tell everyone, including her own children, not to have children if they can think of living without them. She said without hesitation that she, even though she loved her children, regretted having them. I would guess that the highest regret rate would be with the small children, but I don't know what difference that makes. Kids are kids, and it's those early days that shape them into adults, and if their parents are regretting having them at that age... It cannot but effect the way they interact with them." - Sebastyne

Isn’t it funny, when someone is saying that to us, we pretty much know that what we are about to be offered is either free nor a gift. First of all, “gift” is by definition: something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation And “free” by definition is: not costing or charging anything Compensation is defined as [...] - Sebastyne

I just bought this tool a while ago, and this is by far the best value for money I think I've ever gotten. 9 dollar tool that will save you hundreds in vet bills if you have to get the dog sedated for tooth cleaning. Extremely easy if your dog isn't too concerned about the procedure. - Sebastyne

A Finnish made competitor for the Wii. Works with a simple ball, no buttons to push - and can even be connected to your PC. - Sebastyne

"Yeah I'm still looking for another Max Steele, there's one coming this way, but there's room for more. :p I would say the match with Pivotal and Raider Barbie is pretty good, I can't say for sure because I sold the Raider, but I would imagine them going together fine. I'll ask on my Barbie discussion board if any of my girls at thebdoll.com would have both. I don't do Obitsu, Fashion Royalty, Momoko or any other doll - I'm fiercely loyal to Barbie. XD" - Sebastyne

"Oh it would be a nightmare with a Pittbull. That is one severely misunderstood breed, they're lovely dogs but people just make things worse for them all the time. I will make sure that the next puppy I have will get a lot of pats from kids from day one, which will be easy with a little spaniel - fieldies are my breed of choice and won't change - but I can imagine a pittbull pup would have that reaction. I have the trouble that I DON'T KNOW ANYONE who has kids, seriously. :D I have a plan though, to go to this very popular dog park sort of thing where people bring their dogs and their kids the whole time and ask the kids who are used to dogs to pat the new puppy. Maybe the approach would work with this one too, actually... You see, I started shouting at kids when they come up to us, but that wasn't a good idea after all. In addition to scaring the kid, I set off the dog who will start barking because I react to the kid. So basically my hands are tied if they don't listen to calm voice." - Sebastyne

"Yeah, I've got the baby, and it's handling about 15 domains at the moment, no worries. Including the worlds biggest online Barbie photogallery. :p" - Sebastyne

"You don't have to ask me twice to say nice things about Hostgator, they're the best. :) I've paid about 10 times more for hosting as I do with them and got far less for it. They answer support questions in about 15 minutes or less and the server is rarely down - that happens of course, but I can't remember when that would have happened. :)" - Sebastyne

Uh. What a HORRIBLE site. Being childfree myself, I fear this sort of junk is quite bad for our reputation... Probably the ugliest design I've seen since 1995 and the language used on the site... The operator of this site certainly doesn't need kids, seems like he's one himself. (Assuming it's a he.) How I found this? Through a spam comment on my blog, what a surprise! - Sebastyne

I can't believe it wasn't that long ago when people still insisted it as a fact, that animals don't have emotions, and they only hang around you because you feed them. This is lovely... :) - Sebastyne

"Oh mate... As I said, Aussies suck at advertising. XD *Pats Tom on the back for a good effort*. Thanks for coming by and commenting, mate!" - Sebastyne

"... and that is because there's a lot of people who are not comfortable with the whole online thing. I'm glad my Bdollers don't mind people reading, they have more of a problem with under aged people posting, so now I'm checking people's ages... However, I'm thinking I'm getting rid of that rule, it's just too much of a bother. Maybe I'll just force people to post on the introductions forum first before allowing them in other areas." - Sebastyne

"Well, it's understandable people would feel that as ABC Doll Club has existed long before the forum ever did, so people know each other already... And also consists of a lot of people who aren't used to the form of communication and therefore keep in their own comfort zone a lot - not engaging the new people. You've done a great job, even though the requirement to register might seem standoffish, especially as you can't read anything before registering, so you don't have any idea what you sign up for. (There is an option that you can stop guest/newbie posting even though they still would be able to read, btw.)" - Sebastyne

"Well, they haven't exactly responded to me directly, as you can see from the lack of comments. I was just making a general point about how trying to "fight" religion with logic is futile because of the instalment of belief that anyone who tries to sway your unconditional/no questions asked -faith works for the devil. If it's insulting, fine. It's no more insulting than them telling me I'm a whore for living my life according to my own beliefs, is it?" - Sebastyne

We all have been told a million times how to behave when you’re on a discussion board. There are some very common practises that admins do though, that are driving me crazy, and kill any wish to participate into a discussion. That is why I mainly run my own discussion boards, because I can easily [...] - Sebastyne

We all have been told a million times how to behave when you’re on a discussion board. There are some very common practises that admins do though, that are driving me crazy, and kill any wish to participate into a discussion. That is why I mainly run my own discussion boards, because I can easily [...] - Sebastyne

"Sorry I was commenting while logged into Facebook, which I didn't intend to do." - Sebastyne

My Twitter keyword alerts tell me when something interesting happen in the world of childfree people. Lately it’s been all about Two Is Enough, I’m sure you all know about it if you are childfree and haven’t lived under a rock. Anyway, this one article based on Two Is Enough, kind of surprised me well [...] - Sebastyne

WOW! Studies show that one third of people who have children regret having them to some degree. On the other hand, there is no wide spread regret of a decision on NOT TO have children amongst the childless by choice. - Sebastyne

Why is it called "wag world" if it only shows/allows places in USA? I do hate it when americans think they are the whole freaking world... - Sebastyne

Why has this been stumbled? A poor rating with no real message. Bah! Away! - Sebastyne

Not saying that I was UNUSUALLY beautiful single girl, but I was beautiful enough to know that all this is true. I got sick of compliments, men who would just follow me around like lost puppies... And instantly want a permanent relationship with me after I gave them a time of day - or night, more to the point. And I got INSTANTLY obsessed with guys who did not really pay attention to my beauty, or treated it like it was given, like a minimum requirement to get in the door. We don't want to be loved because of our beauty, we want to be accepted for our beauty and loved because of who we are. (And you don't have to be a professional model to tell when a guy is full of it.) - Sebastyne

There ARE do's and don'ts to online dating, but some of these were just plain nitpicky. I especially strongly disagree with point 2 about Kodak moments. If a guy enjoys photography, he has the fucking right to show off his work! Agreed, he should have photos of himself there as well, but if someone deletes his message simply because he has ADDED scenic photos in his profile deserve to stay single and die alone if you ask me. - Sebastyne

I would have put a weird spin on that one - I hate marshmellows, always have, so the only way you could have made me eat one while waiting was to threat me that I would have to eat two after the reasearcher comes back. Ewk. However, give me a piece of chocolate... Now THAT's a temptation. (Why is this tagged under "writing"? Has nothing to do with writing?) - Sebastyne

How do you climb a wall with just one hand, even if you were a freakish snake? The snake in the photo doesn't look beaten up, nor is it on a bedroom floor, where it should end up after the attack. It's also not in a jar of alcohol, where the story says it ended up in. Too many holes in the story. Was it published on 1st of April by any chance? - Sebastyne

Antaa hyvän kuvan siitä, mitä todellinen narsismi on, kun monet kuvittelevat sen olevan sitä että tykkää peilikuvastaan... - Sebastyne

Now, learn to update your Facebook status in this manner, and somebody might actually care! (Just joking, of COURSE we care...) - Sebastyne