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I took MDMA for the first time and have some questions

ascetic — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:48:49 -0800

I took MDMA aka ecstasy for the first time the other night. I was nervous about taking it, but now looking back, I don't regret it at all. I can easily say it was one of my best experiences. But... I would probably do it again, but I am afraid of damaging my brain. After all, I am only 20 years old and have a whole life ahead of me. I have a friend who goes to lots of jam band festivals and trips on psylocibin, LSD, and MDMA simultaneously. He is brilliant, and is very motivated and hard working. He says serotonin syndrome is BS and I don't have anything to worry about.

Is there any harm in doing it once every other month or so?

Phone should probably not resemble hypercolor.

epersonae — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:34:18 -0800

Can my phone's water-damaged screen be saved? Last spring, I dropped my phone (TMobile MDA) into a bag that also had a leaking water bottle. (That was a not-good day.)

I discovered it within a few minutes, and eventually, I got it working, mostly just by letting it dry out. HOWEVER...the screen has never been quite the same. It looks faded and streaking, tending towards pink, almost looks like a worn-out Hypercolor shirt.

I had pretty much resigned myself to it, but a few times over the winter the screen has gone entirely back to normal, sometimes for just a few seconds, in one case for over a week. I thought it had fixed itself, and I was sooo sad the day it went back to washed-out.

What the heck caused this, why might it have flickered back to life, and is there any hope of fixing it permanently?

(I probably should just buy a new phone, but I'd rather not right now. I'm holding out for a G1.)

Does an IM count as a text message or not?

yellowcandy — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:47:26 -0800

T-mobile MDA & AIM/Yahoo! Messenger: what's the REAL story with paying per message? I'm a current (and pretty satisfied) T-mobile customer-- I'm not interested in changing networks at all. But I do want to change my phone in for the T-mobile MDA, which I'll use for work and to hold office hours for an online course I'm teaching (office hours run via AIM). So far, no problem.

But when I've gone in and priced plans, I've added in the Total Internet package, which gives access to the GPRS data service as well as to the HotSpot WiFi service. The issue is this: I have asked three customer service people who work for T-mobile about how AIM/Y! instant messages are carried and billed, and I have been told two different things. One says that these services are covered through the Total Internet package and are unlimited, as they are Internet services. The other says that each AIM message sent and received counts as a text message ($0.20 apiece). The third has no clue.

So I need to hear the truth from someone who is receiving actual bills, someone using the MDA and the Total Internet Plan. What's the real story, since T-mobile itself doesn't seem to know?

Japanese text messages. Nothing but mojibake?

yasny_jp — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:44:01 -0800

Cell phone help: I want to send/receive Japanese text messages/email from my cell phone in the US. Is this possible? Basically, my girlfriend lives in Japan I would love to be able to send/receive Japanese text messages from my US cell phone.

However, I visited a cell phone store in a Japanese area of town and I was told that even if I have a Japanese cell phone (Toshiba 904t from Vodafone, for example (tri-band phone that works in the US)) I can send messages in Japanese but because of the way the American (T-Mobile/Cingular) network is setup, I will not be able to receive messages in Japanese; they will show as garbage (mojibake) or just question marks. Is that correct?

The salesperson suggested I get a Windows Mobile 5.0 MDA (PDA with a built-in phone) and then install a hacked version of the Japanese IME and that that would allow me to send/receive in Japanese. However, 1) I already have a PDA (Windows CE 2003SE, Japanese edition) and I don't really need another, and 2) the per-month cost for an MDA w/internet access is very expensive ($50-70 for T-Mobile). That's a lot of money to pay just so I can text-message in Japanese.

I know I can send messages in English, but that's not what I really want to do. Plus, I've never liked the "text prediction" function of English cell phones (it takes forever to type a message out because, as far as I know, you have to type every character).

Is there anything else I can do?

Is the T-mobile MDA a good upgrade for Sidekick2 users?

ab3 — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:41:59 -0800

Help! I love my Sidekick2, but it's broken. They don't sell them anymore, but the Sidekick3 won't be available for months, and I need a phone with similar features NOW. Should I abandon the Sidekick and get a new T-Mobile MDA? Anyone have one, and if so, do you like it? My sidekick2 - out of warranty and uninsured - has stopped working. I can answer calls, but I can't hear or be heard, so it's pretty useless and I'm reduced to using only text messaging at the moment. I've just gone freelance, and my phone is my lifeline at the moment.

I consider myself a Sidekick fanatic - I've had one since the first version came out, and I'd hate to leave the product, especially right before the new version comes out, but I really can't wait... my initial inclination, though, is to avoid Microsoft-y products - and this MDA thing works on Win Mobile. I'm skeptical. Thoughts?