Posts by thedepressedsoul

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

thedepressedsoul

There are a couple of ways to set one up. If you have an old Android phone that is rooted, you can use it. Otherwise there are devices you can buy for around $50. One who tried it at a convention said that he saw several people connecting and that attendants were going around trying to figure where the signal was the strongest to try and locate the box.

That made me laugh and I wouldn't mind trying that. I like the old Android phone idea. 1. They can't search you and 2. Good liking finding it. The signal is the same up to 50 ft and a 50ft radius at an assembly or convention could be 100's of people. Plus, act like you're taking notes and nod your head after everything the speaker says. You'll be the least suspected verse some teenage kid looking like he wants to shoot himself.

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

thedepressedsoul

An even better idea is to setup a PirateBox. It doesn't provide internet access, but it does provide access to files and chat. Some have done it over on reddit.

Doesn't sound like a bad idea. What I like about my idea is it simply just shows itself to everyone in attendance that has a wifi enabled device. They choose if they want to visit the site. Has anyone ever confirmed if forcing a JW to view a site actually does anything? I always figured it was their curiosity when they see something and start to look into it.

Example: They see jwfacts.com on the wifi and type it in later while at home and start to read it.

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Mobile Hotspot - JWFACTS.COM - Assembly & Conventions

by thedepressedsoul in

here is an idea i tested.

works at both assemblies and conventions.

i have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when i opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones.

thedepressedsoul

Here is an idea I tested. Works at both assemblies and conventions. I have noticed at the last convention and at my last assembly that when I opened up my wifi setting, tons of hotspots came up for people tethering their tablets to their smart phones. Friends I know are always looking for open connections during the program to connect to for internet.

I got an idea and tested it at this assembly. I set my hotspot name to jwfacts.com. I looked on my tablet and sure enough it showed up for anyone that looks at their wifi list to connect to. Better yet, it covered the whole auditorium and I was able to see it all throughout the convention center.

Nothing they can do about it and no way to track it.

I even counted my time for it =D

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Have you heard the one about "Back to the Future" Predicting 911??

by EndofMysteries in

when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.

after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.

at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.

thedepressedsoul

Guys we believed in 1914, end of the world, god has a human organization he runs, the devil is to blame for everything, that we will play with Cobra's in a new world.

I think it's safe to say we have a habit of falling for stuff like this. Nothing more than a coincidence or people making themselves see something that isn't there. Just like when you thought Jehovah answered every pray and you had no control over the outcome.

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"Proves Jehovah Blessing" X Accomplishment - I don't get it?

by thedepressedsoul in

i am sure many of you have listened to the broadcast, a talk, a year book or any publication that jw's read.

they always make a statement about some accomplishment followed by a line i don't get.

first off, the 2nd a number doesn't look good, they always say, "jehovah isn't a good of numbers or popularity.

thedepressedsoul

I am sure many of you have listened to the Broadcast, a talk, a year book or any publication that JW's read. They always make a statement about some accomplishment followed by a line I don't get.

First off, the 2nd a number doesn't look good, they always say, "Jehovah isn't a good of numbers or popularity. Only 8 survived the flood!" They then proceed to spit out numbers of all these "wonderful accomplishments".

The part I really don't get though is that they always end a good number with, "It proves Jehovah's backing!". It could be their 2% growth, how fast they set up JW Broadcasting, the amount of translation, hours etc... They always end with, "it proves Jehovah's backing".

You have companies that blow JW numbers out of the water. I'm talking JW's don't even have a chance of ever hitting these companies numbers. Video game sales on one game alone blow away their magazine numbers. The number of iPhone's Apple sells, how many YouTube views one video gets destroys their website numbers. Smaller businesses have more growth, website views, members and so on than JW's could ever have. Netflix has tons and tons more subscribers than there are JW's, publishers, memorial attendees combined. A lot more.

Do these worldly companies have more of Jehovah's "backing" than his one true organization? Or is Satan better at backing his organizations than Jehovah is? It doesn't make any sense to me. If that saying applies to them and their small numbers, what about other religions that blow JW's statistics away?

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Bethel Status Update - Insider Information

by thedepressedsoul in

i have some updates and new information on the downsizing in bethel.

25% of all bethelites around the world will be sent home.

in the us over 1,000 will be sent home.

thedepressedsoul

I have some updates and new information on the downsizing in Bethel.

25% of all Bethelites around the world will be sent home. In the US over 1,000 will be sent home. This will be taking place from now until next September. I was told it was at a rate of 2 per day just in the US. They are all being told they will be "reassigned" into the preaching work.

House cleaning is getting axed. All Bethelites will now be in charge of cleaning 100% of their rooms. Apparently a lot are annoyed at this because it will all have to be done on their time and never during work hours or in place of any other service. They keep everything very clean for appearances so it will be a lot of extra work on each Bethalite as they see it.

A lot of the ones who work in the printing department are also being let go due to the reduction in magazine frequencies. Close to 50% less help is needed.

I have not been able to get a confirmation on the laundry department as of yet but it is not looking good for that department either.

I have it on good word that they are reworking everything at Bethel. All the assignments, positions etc... They are trying to get it more efficient and get rid of areas they don't technically need.

I already know of two getting sent home from US this month personally.

More information to follow.

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Mass disassociation pact...

by freemindfade in

any takers?

we can pick a date and pull the plug?

lol .

thedepressedsoul

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/484520008/mass-mailer-congregations-branches-those-who-cant-disassociate

I started a post that maybe we could combined. Anyone who can't disassociate themselves. We could reach a ton of people this way. This post inspired me!

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Mass Mailer to Congregations & Branches - Those who can't disassociate

by thedepressedsoul in

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/491270004/mass-disassociation-pact?size=10&page=15.

the topic above got me thinking.

everyone here can't send a disassociation letter due to family or other reasons.

thedepressedsoul

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/491270004/mass-disassociation-pact?size=10&page=15

The topic above got me thinking. Everyone here can't send a disassociation letter due to family or other reasons.

What if we had a pre-written letter that all of us send to the branches and Kingdom Halls with in a 50 mile radius of where we live. The pre-written letter will state everything we feel is wrong. Teachings, treatment, child abuse, scandals etc...

It would be a anonymous letter signed by the Ex-JW community. Think of how many halls and branches we'd reach by each one of us only covering a 50 mile radius! Think of all the elders that would read it, those at the branch office etc... Not only would our voices be heard, but we may even wake a few up in the process. If we have access to JW's address we would also send this letter to them. It could be a world wide event! We choose a date just like suggested in the other post. Boom, all the letters hit within 2-3 days of each other. A few bucks in stamps, some printed paper and envelope and we reach more people than we would ever reach.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!

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Major announcement, news, and video this upcoming Sunday in all kingdomhalls worldwide???

by EndofMysteries in

got a call from a relative that i should go to the meeting this sunday because something major to be announced.

(they were told it has to do with branches closing down, missionaries being sent home, etc).

i said it's probably money.

thedepressedsoul

lol it's going to just be the week day meeting change and they'll probably spin the shut down as the "final push" and create tons of excitement around it while they are trying to plug their financial titanic behind the scenes.

All it's going to do is make my life more complicated as elders start to push people to do more during the "final push".

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Whatever happened to Applewhite's "report"?

by OrphanCrow in

do you remember the wt lawyer trying to get justice mcclelland to accept a new and improved report from the wt "expert", monica applewhite?.

the wt lawyer even managed to squeeze more time from the commission for applewhite to prepare her report.

funny thing is, applewhite never submitted that report.. i guess she has been too busy with catholic business...no time for the wt dudes.

thedepressedsoul

Actually, Heaven, I think that it was the WT lawyer who convinced the Commission to let her re-submit more information. Justice McClelland was not convinced that Applewhite had anything more to offer but the WT lizard wanted to add more "expert" opinion. McClelland gave them two weeks to submit another report and Applewhite didn't make the deadline.

I think this is why we never saw anything else. They ended up having nothing else that would look better besides their normal claims and statistics with zero reference on it. They realized they couldn't pull stuff out of the air and have people believe it like they do with their publications and the R/F.