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To give you an idea of how deceptive Microsoft is, I direct your attention to the recent demand, by Bill Gates, that the American government raise the cap on H-1B workers. Gates claims that there is an insufficient number of Americans who are qualified for the job of "programmer".

Professor Matloff of the University of California at Davis exploded this deception. He noted that Microsoft hires only 4% of applicants. Further, of the 50 applicants from MIT last year, only 1 was offered a job to work at Microsoft.

Frankly, I do not give a damn about Microsoft. Let us unite behind Linux and the open source movement. As a matter of principle, I refuse to use Internet Explore or Windows XP.

The second approach is to hack into the computers of American national laboratories. Here, Taiwanese hackers often help Beijing. Of course, there are also hackers that hail directly from mainland China.

The answer is "almost nothing". Allow me to explain.

The market has two main options: (1) ISP provider and Google or Yahoo! as the launching point of your WWW experience or (2) ISP provider and AOL as the launching point of your WWW experience. Option #1 costs about $30 with DSL and $20 with dialup. Option #2 costs about $40 with DSL and $20 with dialup. In the dialup case, AOL provides the dialup.

The trouble here is that option #2 provides no significant value over option #1. If you use DSL, you must pay an additional fee to get access to the AOL portal. Yet, what does AOL provide over Google or Yahoo!? Almost nothing.

As long as Google and Yahoo! continue to innovate and hire cheap H-1B engineers (while hundreds of thousands of American engineers remain unemployed), both Google and Yahoo! will destroy AOL.

The future for America's (in every sense of the word, including a preference to hire American engineers) portal will be bleak.

We must ensure that that this new advance (i.e. video via cellular phone) in phone technology does not fall into the hands of the Chinese. Beijing has an aggressive program to modernize its military communications system.

We must ensure that that this new advance (i.e. video via cellular phone) in phone technology does not fall into the hands of the Chinese. Beijing has an aggressive program to modernize its military.

SLAC should label its deciphering technology "top secret". This technology might be useful to the Chinese military, which is aggressively trying to upgrade its military know-how.

The OpenBSD folks must ensure that all Taiwanese code is carefully examined for Trojan horses and other malware that the Taiwanese deliberately planted. The best thing to do is to simply ban the use of Taiwanese code.

As well, the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition regularly assesses computer companies to determine whether they have good environment policies and respect for workers' rights. Chinese companies (including those in Taiwan) consistently fail on both counts. Why should we condone this sort of behavior by working with the Taiwanese?

Like the Chinese, the Taiwanese have long supported the occupation of Tibet.

Our conscience requires us to reciprocate by banning the Taiwanese from participation in the Open Source movement.

The OpenBSD folks must ensure that all Taiwanese code is carefully examined for Trojan horses and other malware that the Taiwanese deliberately planted. The best thing to do is to simply ban the use of Taiwanese code.

As well, the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition regularly assesses computer companies to determine whether they have good environment policies and respect for workers' rights. Chinese companies (including those in Taiwan) consistently fail on both counts. Why should we condone this sort of behavior by working with the Taiwanese?

Like the Chinese, the Taiwanese have long supported the occupation of Tibet.

Our conscience requires us to reciprocate by banning the Taiwanese from participation in the Open Source movement.

Our conscience requires us to avoid buying Chinese computers and other Chinese products. As for the Linux clusters, here is one approach to creating a green clustered computer which is fast but may not be the fastest machine. We willingly sacrifice a little bit of speed in order to promote the environment and workers rights.

Buy 16 Sony desktops, of which many are actually assembled in the United States of America. Alternatively, buy 16 Fujitsu or Toshiba desktops. Sony, Fujitsu, and Toshiba are committed to protecting the environment. Another alternative is to buy 16 Siemens-Nixdorf desktop.

Then, get a copy of Linux and Beowulf, and presto (!), you have a supercomputer in your office. The total cost should run you about $10,000.

Our conscience requires us to avoid buying Chinese computers and other Chinese products. As for the Linux clusters, here is one approach to creating a green clustered computer which is fast but may not be the fastest machine. We willingly sacrifice a little bit of speed in order to promote the environment and workers rights.

Buy 16 Sony desktops, of which many are actually assembled in the United States of America. Alternatively, buy 16 Fujitsu or Toshiba desktops. Sony, Fujitsu, and Toshiba are committed to protecting the environment. Another alternative is to buy 16 Siemens-Nixdorf desktop.

Then, get a copy of Linux and Beowulf, and presto (!), you have a supercomputer in your office. The total cost should run you about $10,000.

The Chinese aim to use robots to project the Chinese cruelty to all corners of the globe.

The Chinese aim to use robots to project the Chinese cruelty to all corners of the globe.

Not surprisingly, Indonesia also has a high piracy rate. Indonesia does have a large Chinese population and is heavily influenced by Chinese culture.

Not surprisingly, Indonesia also has a high piracy rate. Indonesia does have a large Chinese population and is heavily influenced by Chinese culture.

Lucas should explore this theme further by framing SW VII, VIII, and IX as a metaphor on the struggle between Tibet and China. The rescuers will be the Australians. They will be the rebel force.

The leader of this band is the daughter of Princess Leia.

The Chinese are currently torturing hundreds of Tibetans and Uighurs.

The Chinese are currently torturing hundreds of Tibetans and Uighurs.

The Chinese are currently torturing hundreds of Tibetans and Uighurs.

Note that the Chinese space program is completely under the auspices of the Chinese department of war. By contrast, in the USA, NASA is an entirely civilian effort.

I totally support the civilian space effort of NASA, but we must be wary of the Chinese military. Beijing's space program is an exclusively military effort. China has no civilian space program.

The big loser in this nefarious collaboration is the consumer.

If the producers of BG expect to maintain their momentum, they should occasionally embed references to issues confronting mankind today. The original "Star Trek" did so and became hugely popular even though the special effects were crappy.

One suggestion for a good story line is to explore the issue of Tibet, which Beijing is brutally occupying.

If the producers of BG expect to maintain their momentum, they should occasionally embed references to issues confronting mankind today. The original "Star Trek" did so and became hugely popular even though the special effects were crappy.

One suggestion for a good story line is to explore the issue of Tibet, which Beijing is brutally occupying.

Well, here's how. Star Wars IV taught good values. Star Wars VI taught that good can triumph over evil and that people are stronger when they do not give into hate. Star Wars' moral values are so close to Tibetan Buddhism that one wonders whether the correspondence is a mere coincidence.

"Right again, you are. Together defeat China, we will. At hand is the day of liberation for Tibet!" exclaims Yoda.

The management of Google has never condemned the Chinese atrocities against the Tibetans despite the fact that one of Google's founders is the son of a Russian immigrant who had fled Soviet tyranny. Anyone smell a hypocrite here?

"Star Wars III" is really a metaphor about the evil of today. The Chinese have tortured and murdered hundreds of Tibetans and Uighurs. Who will save them? The Western rebels: USA, Japan, etc. The Westerners are a minority on the planet, but they are committed to their cause of freedom and justice.

"Great truth, you speak. Rise again to fight tyranny, the West shall!" exclaims Yoda.

"At the opening on May 18, see you. A pro-Tibet shirt, you must wear. A Tibetan monk, my teacher was!" exalts Yoda.

In fact, Slashdot has reported on a rabbit-human hybrid created in a Beijing laboratory. Buddha help us when the Chinese control the world.

In fact, Slashdot has reported on a rabbit-human hybrid created in a Beijing laboratory. Buddha help us when the Chinese control the world.

We Americans should keep this technology secret. It could prove a boon to military communications. If the Chinese had access to this technology, they would quickly integrate it into their space-born weapons systems.

A key element of Western society, the finest in the world, is compassion. Consider what the Chinese are doing in Tibet. They are raping and killing women and children. This barbarism approaches the Nazi medical experiments of World War II.

The problem here is that most episodes of "Enterprise" suck. The writing, the directing, and the acting is horrible.

Here is proof of the accuracy of my analysis. Consider "Star Wars". You could argue that our society has been saturated by "Star Wars" themes: action figures, late night jokes, the 2 sucky pre-quels, etc. Yet, why will "Star Wars III" rival the the popularity of "Star Wars IV", "V", and "VI"? Good writing, directing, and acting is the answer.

"Right, you are! At the opening in May, see you!" exclaims Yoda.

For the "Enterprise" finale, the writers should use the situation in Tibet as the basis for a story. That would be an excellent basis for a story, which just might bring back some disenchanted fans.

"May the force be with you!"

The Chinese are aggressively attempting to weaponize space. One of their projects is implementing a space-based anti-ICBM system.

Beware of the Chinese ogre.

The Chinese are aggressively attempting to weaponize space. One of their projects is implementing a space-based anti-ICBM system.

Beware of the Chinese ogre.

especially given the emerging threat from China.

Maybe that's just me...

Even Hondas suffer from this problem. If I must have the most reliable vehicle, I would choose a Civic model in its last year of production over a brand new, completely redesigned Civic.

Since the Titans have been in use for a long time, the engineers have already fixed any outstanding, serious problems. The Titan is a reliable workhorse and should be the delivery vehicle for a military payload. Such payloads are vital to the national security of the United States, and we absolutely must avoid mishaps, especially given the emerging threat from China.

Only a non-Western country like China would permit a broad range of eavesdropping.

After the "Deep Impact" experiment, NASA should issue a brief press release and then designate all the experiments' findings as "top secret". The measurements from the experiment would be a boon to Beijing, for the data could be used to improve the precision of guided missiles. The Chinese want to improve their missiles so that they can more easily hit American or Japanese targets.

There are techniques by which anyone can bypass government control of the Internet. Consider the following. A Tibetan uses a cell phone to call into an internet service provider (ISP) in Australia. Radio Free Asia subsidizes all such accounts so that they are essentially free.

The cell phone then becomes a 56K modem. It is not fast but will do the job. The Tibetan can then freely and daily e-mail reports about Chinese brutality in and around Tibet. Moreoever, the Tibetan can receive factual information about the outside world. After all, both CNN and FoxNews have web sites.

The result would not be surprising because China is the source of most of the ID numbers of stolen credit cards. Chinese gangs, backed by Beijing, maintain a profitable trade in stolen credit cards. The victims are usually Westerners.

During a critical moment when the American navy is thwarting the Chinese invasion of Australia, the Pentagon may rely on the Internet to send critical information to an undisclosed location in Japan. The Chinese would likely attempt to destroy the communications links: radio, satellite, fiber-optic, etc. All these links could be an integral part of the Internet.

That critical information to Japan may contain the exact time when the Japanese air force launches operation VA ("Victory in Asia") by beginning the bombardment of Beijing. Only such force will compel the Chinese to free Tibet and to stop the invasion of Australia.

Beijing has been working on biological and chemical weapons for the last 10 years. Nanobiotechnology would only add to the Chinese arsenal.

Note that Western nations (including Russia) terminated their biological and chemical weapons programs more than 20 years ago.

Beijing has been working on biological and chemical weapons for the last 10 years. Nanobiotechnology would only add to the Chinese arsenal.

Note that Western nations (including Russia) terminated their biological and chemical weapons programs more than 20 years ago.

We should classify millipede as a technology that is vital to national secure and should ban Chinese nationals from working on such projects. The Chinese would surely use such technology for nefarious purposes.

We should classify millipede as a technology that is vital to national secure and should ban Chinese nationals from working on such projects. The Chinese would surely use such technology for nefarious purposes.

Also, the Chinese could use this technology in creating better night-vision goggles. The People's Liberation Army would use such goggles to hunt down and kill Tibetans who are hiding under the cover of the night.

Also, the Chinese could use this technology in creating better night-vision goggles. The People's Liberation Army would use such goggles to hunt down and kill Tibetans who are hiding under the cover of the night.

Also, the Chinese could use this technology in creating better night-vision goggles. The People's Liberation Army would use such goggles to hunt down and kill Tibetans who are hiding under the cover of the night.

Also, the Chinese could use this technology in creating better night-vision goggles. The People's Liberation Army would use such goggles to hunt down and kill Tibetans who are hiding under the cover of the night.

The Internet was originally intended to be a communications network that the American Department of Defense (DOD) would use in the event that the Russians destroyed a significant part of the military communications network. I suspect that the DOD will find this new Japanese technology to be quite interesting.

Fortunately, the Japanese developed the technology before the Chinese. So, the Western world is safe -- for now.

The Internet was originally intended to be a communications network that the American Department of Defense (DOD) would use in the event that the Russians destroyed a significant part of the military communications network. I suspect that the DOD will find this new Japanese technology to be quite interesting.

Fortunately, the Japanese developed the technology before the Chinese. So, the Western world is safe -- for now.