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• Who is discriminating? Once again, you failed to see the point. Allow me to refresh your memory...

• All I am saying is that... many business professionals [would not] stop and give Linux a serious consideration because of the perception is that Iran is a nation of terrorists.

• Who is discriminating? Once again, you failed to see the point. Allow me to refresh your memory...

• All I am saying is that... many business professionals [would not] stop and give Linux a serious consideration because of the perception is that Iran is a nation of terrorists.

I'm pretty sure that having to set up ClearCase will effect your perception, since you will necessarily get an opinion of it.

I'm not so sure if setting it up will affect the perception you would get if you only interacted with it as an end user.

I'm pretty sure that having to set up ClearCase will effect your perception, since you will necessarily get an opinion of it.

I'm not so sure if setting it up will affect the perception you would get if you only interacted with it as an end user.

Someone is confusing condoning with condemning.

Though I'm not sure who.

Someone is confusing condoning with condemning.

Though I'm not sure who.

just in case...

is exactly WHY liberals have introduced the Draft

Sarcasm , consider looking it up sometime. I think you'll be impressed.

And you can find a currency converter here.

Well done mods - did you rate mongoloid funny for its perjorative upon Mongolions or down syndrome? http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Mongoloid %20/

chau-vin-ism
1. Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism.

I have several friends who just happen to have darkeer skin then me. They are all very successful and have WORKED for what they have. They ALL agree with me that no one alive today owes anyone else anything.

There is no one "holding back the black man" today. I have worked for 3 fortune 500 companies so far in my career. All three hired people based on their performance and abilities. Infact, tha current fortuen 500 that I work for has an excellent white CEO that is about to retire, and guess who is going to replace him? Yes, a black SVP. I won't give it away, but this black SVP is one excellent business man. He has top-notch ethics and knows his stuff. That is why he got the job. NOT because he just happens to have darker skin then me.

It does not appear that I acheived the goal of my original post. I apologize for my poor effort, and shall endeavor to do better in the future.

No, that's called "Tyrrany of the Majority", one of those things too few people learn while growing up.

Isn't that what you end up with if you have raw democracy, without any safeguards anyway?

Sure, the people can vote those safeguards into place. Or they can decide not to; generally speaking, most democracies include laws safeguarding the individual to some extent, but if you accept the definition that it is rule on behalf of the people then.... democracy does not come with 'batteries included'.

Personally, I always understood democracy to mean the process of rule on behalf of the people; some of these definitions seem to imply otherwise, but aren't these idealistic and misled distortions of the original meaning?

rac-ism
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.

Grandparent is valid. The definition of Porn, and by reference, Pornography, doesn't fit here. While it could be argued that a person could be sexually attracted to a computer, it still it WAY out of place. Even for you Mac fiends.

Grandparent is valid. The definition of Porn, and by reference, Pornography, doesn't fit here. While it could be argued that a person could be sexually attracted to a computer, it still it WAY out of place. Even for you Mac fiends.

Spartan PPronunciation Key(spärtn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Sparta or its people.

2. also spartan
a. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.

b. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle.

c. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.

d. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.

Just what I'd expect from a collage student.

I agree that much in Star Wars is similar to Dune, but don't look too hard for similarities. The creature in RotJ is only similar to a sandworm in that it is large and has a tentacled mouth; it isn't even motile.

Also, how is Tatooine similar to Arrakis, except that it is a desert planet? Is Arizona a clone of Egypt just because they both contain desert regions? Arrakis has the spice, but Tatooine is entirely worthless.

Light sabers are entirely technological and have nothing to do with any animal. A saber is a sword, not a tooth.

A geek was the person in a carnival who performed acts like biting the head off a live chicken (I guess that makes Ozzy Ozbourne and the contestants on Fear Factor modern geeks). Use of the word by techies to refer to techies is probably more like the way blacks sometimes use the word "nigger" to refer to themselves. A term intended to be derogatory by the original speakers that they made their own. I'm not as clear on the etymology of nerd, but http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=nerd again suggests that the negative connotation came first.

Just thought you should know.

Just thought you should know.

iPod=loose

iPod=loose

iPod=loose

jeez. O.k. real slow.

What. Do. The. Following. Words. Mean. To. You. Question mark.

To me, and the rest of the English speaking world, they are defined as follows.

Muslim. Dictionary 1 Wikipedia Dictionary 2

Islam. Dictionary 1 Wikipedia Dictionary 2

Sorry, for being so vague.

My previious statment can be clarified thusly "you can't keep terms straight, and they are all synonyms (to you, as far as I can tell)." That help?

Or are you going to keep trolling (cue, 'Ha, you can't argue so you call me a troll.' (and you ignore, again, the request for you to define what you think these words mean))

O.k. now back to your clarifcication.

Probably the best way I can explain it is this: Islam is to Muslim what Protestant is to Christianity. Well that just explains that Islam is a subset of Muslim, and how much depends on who you talk to. But the main difference is that Islamists believe in a political superiority that drives a nationalistic expansion of their law to the whole world. It is the mixture of the political ambitions with the Muslim religion that makes one an Islamist.

So, what part of Islam or percentage of Muslims (Those that practice Islam) believe in nationalistic expansion? Is there another, more specific term for people that put such things into practice?

As you've pointed out, "Islam is to Muslim what Protestant is to Christianity." Except that makes no sense if you read the dictionary or Wikipedia. "Christianity is to Christian, as Islam is to Muslim" is the only thing that makes the barest sense. "Wahabbism it to Islam, as Protestant is to Christianity" would have made more sense. But again, that's just using a the wikipedia to define terms. "Many Sunni Muslims criticise Wahhabism for its lack of flexibility and general intolerance towards other religions and even towards other Muslim sects. A number of moderate Islamic groups have publicly condemned Wahhabism as being a distortion of historic Islam.

Many non-Muslim commentators refer to it as "Islamic fascism"."

So again, and I think we up to 5 requests now, what definitions do you use for these terms? How do you, personally, differentiate between those that want restore the Caliphate by force of arms and those that want to live in peace?

jeez. O.k. real slow.

What. Do. The. Following. Words. Mean. To. You. Question mark.

To me, and the rest of the English speaking world, they are defined as follows.

Muslim. Dictionary 1 Wikipedia Dictionary 2

Islam. Dictionary 1 Wikipedia Dictionary 2

Sorry, for being so vague.

My previious statment can be clarified thusly "you can't keep terms straight, and they are all synonyms (to you, as far as I can tell)." That help?

Or are you going to keep trolling (cue, 'Ha, you can't argue so you call me a troll.' (and you ignore, again, the request for you to define what you think these words mean))

O.k. now back to your clarifcication.

Probably the best way I can explain it is this: Islam is to Muslim what Protestant is to Christianity. Well that just explains that Islam is a subset of Muslim, and how much depends on who you talk to. But the main difference is that Islamists believe in a political superiority that drives a nationalistic expansion of their law to the whole world. It is the mixture of the political ambitions with the Muslim religion that makes one an Islamist.

So, what part of Islam or percentage of Muslims (Those that practice Islam) believe in nationalistic expansion? Is there another, more specific term for people that put such things into practice?

As you've pointed out, "Islam is to Muslim what Protestant is to Christianity." Except that makes no sense if you read the dictionary or Wikipedia. "Christianity is to Christian, as Islam is to Muslim" is the only thing that makes the barest sense. "Wahabbism it to Islam, as Protestant is to Christianity" would have made more sense. But again, that's just using a the wikipedia to define terms. "Many Sunni Muslims criticise Wahhabism for its lack of flexibility and general intolerance towards other religions and even towards other Muslim sects. A number of moderate Islamic groups have publicly condemned Wahhabism as being a distortion of historic Islam.

Many non-Muslim commentators refer to it as "Islamic fascism"."

So again, and I think we up to 5 requests now, what definitions do you use for these terms? How do you, personally, differentiate between those that want restore the Caliphate by force of arms and those that want to live in peace?

Assent is a perfectly good word, but noone is not.

Assent is a perfectly good word, but noone is not.

Ok, class. One more time. There is no such thing as international law.

law A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

The UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Koyoto protocol are all international rules of conduct established by agreement, and as thus are all international law.

no country has surrendered it's sovreignty to the UN

Not entirely, but many have agreed to be bound by the UN Charter. Similarly, Texas has not completely surrendered it's soveriengty to the US, but it has agreed to be bound by the US Contitution.

Of course you may point out that the US can and/or does renege on that agreement, and with no one to stop them, does so with impunity. But just because a law can be broken by some with impunity doesn't mean that it's not a law. The eighteenth amendment was still law despite the fact that it was broken by many with no consequences.

> Assent isn't a word.

Yes it is.

Since apparently I must do *everything* for you here is a link. ;-)

(I don't have a link to the OED online except at my college, so you will have to trust that it's listed there also)

one dictionary's etymology

The Indonesian legal system is based on Roman-Dutch law, modified by custom and Islamic law. Sources of law are Islamic law, statutory legislation, presidential instructions, and official compilations of Islamic law.

playing "what ifs..." is hard and usually pointless. "What if Gore had a better campaign", "What if Gore was President on Sept 11?", "What if {blah, blah, blah}". Mostly because it's hard to understand cause and effect when talking in such broad terms. You keep saying that Nader had no effect on the 2000 election. You won't even commit to saying that there is even a chance. However, statistical analysis tells a different story. Weather forcasting, Hurricane projections, crop yield, even the amount of cereal dropped into a package are all subject to statistical analysis. It's been far too long since, I've done a proper statisical analysis of any data, but I don't believe that it takes a genius to understand that if less than one half of one percent of Florida Nader voters voted for Gore, the results would have been different. Even Nader thinks that 38% of his voters would have choosen Gore (vs. 25% for Bush and the rest non voting).

You most likely are correct that Gore could have run a better campaign, I can't say how statistically (too many variables over too long a time), but I can say that because of the small numbers, even a relatively weak third party canidate, which Nader was and is, did and does have an effect on the 2000 and the 2004 elections. It looks like it will be another 'photo-finish' election, and even a tick on one the horse's backside may decide the winner of the race.

But I am falling back to the same statements that I have gone over before. Personally, I wish that the 2000 election was McCain v. [someone else],

Your exaggeration is pathological

Reread your posts, you are in denial over Gore's failure and desparately want a scapegoat...

If you want Bush to say in office for "4 more Years!", vote for Nader in 2004 (at least in the swing states). I am certainly not the only one who believe that because, Republican operatives in those states have been busy signing him up.

No I am not a "political operative" of any sort.

It's fairly easy toinsert misleading and false information into Wiki. Don't use it like as a replacement for an encyclopedia, or a properly vetted secondary source, unless you're an idiot.

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During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations

GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS

During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA [www.gnaa.us] (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).

Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations