Cringely's 2004 Predictions

somethinghollow writes "Cringely's 2004 Predictions are out, and he makes a very interesting claim concerning Linux: 'The SCO debacle has created a crisis within the Linux community. They pretend that it hasn't, but it has. This will come to a head in 2004 with either the development of a new organizational structure for Linux or the start of its demise. Linux has to grow or die, and the direction it takes will be determined in 2004.' With a claimed 70% successful prediction rate, you at least have to listen..."

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IRAN MOURNS THE LOSS OF 40,000 TERRORISTS

[Anonymous Coward]

(Bam, Iran)-- The nation of Iran is in mourning today over the loss of 40,000 terrorists in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake last weekend that had its epicenter in the ancient fortress city of Bam.

"It's such a tragedy," said Bam mayor Ali Akhbar al-Farabi. "Many of our young terrorists never got a chance to indiscriminately kill innocent Jews and Christians. We've lost the ultra-violent core of our community."

Maryam ibn-Wacqi, principal of Martyrs' Middle School in the fashionable suburb of Khomeini Heights, seconded the Mayor's distress. "Our school's Little League Suicide Bombing Team was all set to attack day-care centers and cafes in Jerusalem and now this. Gone forever the patter of tiny feet as they scamper aboard buses in order to kill rush hour crowds. Oh, the humanity."

Singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens before his conversion to the Muslim faith, has organized a charity concert called "Jam for Bam" that will be broadcast on the Al-Jazeera Network next Saturday evening at 9pm Iranian Daylight Savings Time. All proceeds from the concert will go towards purchasing explosives, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades for the victims of the earthquake.

Re:We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

[Anonymous Coward]

We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

Many of the Euro's on /. attempt to confuse the issue, accusing us of painting every Mudslum with the same brush

Every American should help the United States military in the execution of their noble work - the extermination of every Mudslum man, woman, and child from this planet.

Within minutes after she got home, Palestina Isa was dead, stabbed at least eight times by hand of her father.. Then why don't you thank the father for helping you with their work?

Mudslums are loyal to Islam first and their country second. Americans are loyal to themselves first, not their country, not their countrymen. Humanity (humanity is nationless) comes last on their list, unless they like Startrek (DS9, Voyager or Enterprise not that awful 60s show).

Re:We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

[AndreyF]

hahaha
a bit off topic, but i'll bite...

i do hope you are joking...

if not (as i suspect) you are a sad, sad, person. personally, i have many, many muslim friends. a lot of which would give me the shirt off their backs... as far as murder and genocide, don't tell me that Christians and Jews are better than any other religion...

do some real research before opening your mouth and don't talk out of your ass...

damn. people like you just piss me off.

Re:We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

[Anonymous Coward]

Hmmm... the Crusades... well, that was a while ago, wasn't it? Got anything relevant to people living in the here and now?

Mudslum apologists like you make me sick.

Re:As a member of the Linux community...

[Sivaram_Velauthapill]

I'm not saying I want to see terrorist attacks. I'm sorry if you misunderstood my post. I'm just saying that is what is going to happen. Do you really think the present US policy is going to prevent terrorism? If anything, they are creating even more in places like Iraq! The US "war" on terrorism is as bogus as the "war" on drugs. In fact they are almost identical and prone to complete failure. Bush might say that he is moving the frontlines on the "war" on terrorism to Iraq but the fact of the matter is, Al-Qaida is nowhere near Iraq. If anything, they are planning the next attack...

Sivaram Velauthapillai

Re:We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

[AndreyF]

actually, there was one very recent case I studied in Sociology about a Jewish father claming to be a "better Jew than Abraham" because he did not stop, as abraham did, to kill his two children after his wife recieved full custody when remarrying a christian...

Re:We must kill every Muslim man, woman, and child

[Anonymous Coward]

Yawn. An anecdote here and a second hand story there. A typical college educated idiot. Muslim Fundamentalists are a reality. Christians don't fly planes into buildings or strap bombs to themselves. Case closed.