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Microsoft Plans to Create Local Language Software
zensufi writes "CNET News has a story stating that Microsoft has announced plans for a program to help governments produce local language versions of key Microsoft applications, giving the software giant a hedge against a growing international threat from open-source software." The piece explains: 'The Local Language Program will provide local and regional governments with "language interface packs" that government and academic developers can use to produce localized versions of the Windows XP operating system and Office 2003 productivity package.'
FP biatch! Ohh, my balls are humming...
This summer, when it gets hot outside, and your
hemmoroids gets even hotter, just look to the cool
relief of Preparation-H to get you on your way.
First post! Woo hoo!
DrTiTus represent
......your mom does the men that are black!
I am writing out of a sense of outrage and frustration at a great injustice that, I believe, threatens the very foundations of these United States of America.
The injustice is the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Its unintended consequence is the creation of a vast organization that monopolizes the distribution of cocaine. I have been made aware of the Seattle crack "Family" which was able to use its monopoly and the immense resources in manpower and money available to it to illegally surveil me, trespass against my property, physically intimidate and threaten me, try to restrict my freedom of speech, try to poison me, and generally harass me in many other ways. The decisions of the "Family" are not subject to oversight by any publically-elected body. They are able to get away with illegal activity, using their money and their monopoly on crack distribution to keep law enforcement officials at bay.
I invite you to come to Seattle and see for yourself the open dealing on the streets in Belltown, at the bus stop on 3rd and Pine, both inside and outside Deano's on 23rd and Madison, in the Jinsonia apartments at 8th and Seneca (recently the site of two fires). Check out the ownership of radio station KUBE 93.3 FM. Investigate a rumor I heard that Governor Gary Locke is involved. Consider Officer Slaughter of the East Precinct, who was recently convicted of taking drugs from dealers and giving it to his friends, letting them use drugs in his patrol car. Is it so hard to imagine other policemen taking bribes?
My motivation in writing this is outrage and disbelief at the impunity with which the crack "Family" violated my constitutionally guaranteed rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, privacy, freedom of speech, freedom from discrimination, freedom from harassment, etc. First, they hooked me on crack; then, they decide to shut me down, cut off my medicine. They have made me angry, and all I can do is try to expose as much of the crack game as I can, in the hope that if it becomes visible enough people will realize how the illegality of crack is causing far more problems for our society than the drug itself, were it legal.
Repeal the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Take back our country from hardened criminals whose power derives from crack prohibition.
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If I had mod-points, I'd use them here.
In the yeras I've been reading Slashdot, this is the first post that's ever moved me to use the stupid "Friend" button.
The ping-ponging moderation should be proof enough that there's a serious problem in the Slashdot/Linux community.
Of all the pro-Linux people - Half are knee-jerk zealots, and the other half are shaking their heads in disbelief.
Ignorantly spouting idiocy hurts your own damn cause, people. Ignoring this fact doesn't make it go away.
Go ahead and mod me down, I've got Karma to burn.
...Also, I didn't know Buggalo could fly.
That's Native American you insensitive clod. Not Indian. Damn. It's funny how the stupidity of explorers 500 years ago, still reigns string today.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.