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Microsoft Commits to Using Opteron
the_1000th_Monkey writes "According these articles at The Inquirer, Infoworld, and The Register Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will support AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor. Beta releases can be expected in the middle of this year. Here is MS's official press release."
Now if only those two things could be made available at hardware stores. Excuse me while I drift off to my personal happy place.
Damn!
:P I liked the xanac comment, I was going for the whole tasters choice coffee thing :D
Wednesday April 09, @02:00PM
Wednesday April 09, @02:00PM
You must have beaten my comment by seconds
Ask an Iraqi whose wife and mother were raped by Saddam's goons if he thinks the U.S. should remove Hussein.
Ask an Iraqi who was killed in the bombing on day three if he thinks the U.S. should remove Hussein.
Oh, wait...
Malike Bamiyi wanted my assistance.
Your point is valid . . . but it in no way has anything to do with "being democratic about this."
More people "benefit" by your logic than were killed. No voting... no "majority rule, minority rights." No democracy.
Yes, our military looks damned good against a poorly equipped, poorly trained, poorly motivated, poorly coordinated army. And yes, I'm proud of them (hell, I'm a Gulf War I veteran myself).
And just to bite at what I believe is a troll, I'm reserving judgement on the value of this whole thing for six months or a year. By then we'll see whether or not we've prevented or encouraged terrorism; started on world-wide campaign of "liberation" or not; and damaged diplomatic ties with any other nations that stand in the way of our president's vision of a new world order, in which anyone who is a threat to the United States is taken out preemptively.
Yes, we won. Yes it was good. Only time will tell if it was wise.
I wasn't pushing the idea that democracy has been brought to Iraq, or whatever it is has got you so upset. I was merely pointing out that if Iraq had a democracy, the majority would benefit from the removal of Hussein and therefore the majority would want Hussein out.
I hope that this war will show the Arab world that the United States will not back down. If a country or group believes that we will not attack them out of concern for our reputation, they are mistaken. Although, those Arabs who have used depression in the Middle East and the Palestinian situation as a means to motivate other Arabs to take up the fight against America, will use the war in Iraq to further their agenda. A viable solution to terrorism is if the regimes in the Middle East take an interest in helping their people up into decent living conditions and a resolution to the Palestinian situation where Israel is no longer an occupying force BUT they are not made to give Palestine their own territory because of terrorism. Ah, to dream these little dreams...
Anyway, what's the trolling call about?
I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
Yes, I was watching that footage live. I also saw the U.S. soldiers try to put a stars and stripes over his head.
I am glad that Saddam is gone, I think it's great, and I'm very happy for the Iraqi people.
However, this is not the reason the U.S. invaded, and for anyone to say so, you, me, or especially the U.S. government would simply be untrue.
The U.S. has shown time and time again that it does not care in the slightest for human rights or creating democracies or whatever bullshit they go on about to try and win supporters. If they did care so much, why have they completely turned a blind eye to human rights abuses at home and abroad for 50 years?
Sure, the news agencies may be focusing on this right now, and the politicians may be talking about how they have saved the Iraqis, but this is not the reason they were there.
In the last 50 years, the U.S. has bombed about 20 countries, and not a single bombing has directly resulted in the creation of a Democracy.
And look what has happened in Afghanistan. Now the news agencies are gone, the U.S. have basically buggered off, leaving a fraction of the aid and money they said they would, and leaving half the country ruled by warlords.
Don't tell me the U.S. gives a fuck about Democracy. It gives a fuck about furthuring its' own interests.
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Please read my other reply.
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I find it interesting that you bring up Serbia as an example of when we "did good." I agree whole heartedly. Milosevic was actively engaged in a campaign of genocide and needed to be stopped. Now, why do I find the fact that you bring up Serbia interesting? Because during the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush stated numerous times that he would NOT have sent US troops into Kosovo. Most people have forgotten about this, or never even realized he said it, but for me personally, it destroys any credibility Bush might have had in saying we were doing this "for the Iraqi people."
He's willing to spend billions of dollars and take thousands of lives to remove a leader who is undoubtedly unsavory, but, as has been shown by the general collapse of the Iraqi military in the past 3 weeks, barely in control, but he wouldn't have done anything to stop a Hitler-wannabe in the Baltic? Something doesn't add up there, and it most definitely does not sit well with me. I don't know what Bush's underlying motivation for this war is, but it is most definitely NOT about the well-being of the Iraqi people - that's just an easy excuse.
I was merely pointing out that if Iraq had a democracy, the majority would benefit from the removal of Hussein and therefore the majority would want Hussein out.
The majority of the American public didn't vote for Bush... does that mean it's OK if the EU invades your country and puts a democracy in place? Yes, I'm being a little silly, but you get my point I hope. We have no way of knowing whether or not the Iraqi people would have preferred an aggressive invasion of their country by the US, or the arming and training of contra groups (the USA's preferred method), or a UN-controlled army going in on the mandate of unseating a man tried and sentenced at the International Criminal Court, etc. All of this is pure speculation and so utterly worthless.
What will be interesting is the reaction in Iraq over the next 6 months or so while the US set-up their little military junta, secure oil fields for the Iraqi people so they can sell the oil to the US oil companies (how else do you think their oil reaches you car?), and put as much effort into establishing a meaningful democracy and stable country as they did in Afghanistan. Will it even be in America's interests to create a democracy in a country where 1/3rd of the people (Kurds) are fighting repression by one of America's biggest regional allies (Turkey), and where another 1/3rd of the people are Islamic Fundamentalists who would quite like to return to being part of Iran. To America, Democracy is a dangerous thing because it cannot be controlled. The illusion of democracy, however, is their greatest weapon.
As for Palestine... well I'm sure we'll see a veyr progressive "roadmap" coming from an administration chock-full of people who have voiced their forthright support for the Israeli state, and who have supported Israel in its illegal settlements in Palestinian terroritory. Then again, he did promise to Blair, who is definitely committed to a decent solution, that he would, so I suppose we'll see. The best way to tackle terrorism, as we've seen in Northern Ireland, is to undermine any popular support for the terrorists, which means showing they are wrong. As it is, the terrorists who are attacking us are right about one thing - that the USA has military bases in something like 2/3rds of the nations in the world, and it has a track record, which it continues today, in intefering in other nation's affairs illegally without regard for human rights, democracy or liberty (the values it so cherishes yet likes to trash at home). Not that there's any justification, therefore, for terrorism, but you're not going to stop terrorism by putting fuel on the fire.
What will also be scary is what this will do for the hawks in Washington, who in case you didn't know, wanted to invade Iraq purely as an economic and political strategy, to futher US interests and keep their oil industry afloat. They say it themselves, I'm not making it up. And what will this to do the stll-active terrorists intent on destroying secular states, western civilisations, and most prominently America?
Seeing Iraq as an isolated liberation of a country is hopelessly naive, and however much truth there may be in your signature, it says little about whether or not this war was a good idea, or just.
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That's provably false.
Then, if the U.S. cares so much about human rights is it not attacking Saudi Arabia? Terrible human rights abuses go on every day, yet the U.S. is not only condoning it, it actively funds Saudi Arabia heavily, and uses it as an ally regularly.
Same goes for Pakistan, used as an ally in the Afghanistan conflict.
Where were they in Rwanda? Why didnt they go straight in?
Somalia has a huge hotbed of US hatred. It was basically an attack to put down the anti US sentiment. (Not sure how effective it was going to be to be honest)
In Serbia, democracy only came about due to UN involvement. Not the U.S. bombing, whatever you may think.
In Columbia, the U.S. funds terrorist groups to go around bullying and attacking farmers.
If you seriously believe that the U.S. has a good record when it comes to human rights and supporting human rights worldwide, I suggest you read this. (and that was published before the Iraqi invasion)
If you want to know what the U.S.'s moves are all really about, I would suggest you read a little bit more on this site.
Democracy isn't overnight.
Is that what you're still saying about Somalia?
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Oh, I've never doubted that the fact that people find him more "likeable" as person than most politicians. However, I think he's proven himself to be just another politician through his actions. Maybe it's just me, but I've found it disturbing that so many people support Bush because "well, he's a nice guy" rather than because of his policies.
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And to think, teachers and parents and counselours keep telling you that "The Real World(TM)" outside of high school is sooooo much different. Laff.