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Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia
pfb writes "From reuters, 'The world's fifth-largest quake in a century has hit southern Asia, triggering a speeding tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning hundreds, and swamping tourist islands in Thailand and the Maldives.'"
..they're like, "its better than yours."
Did anyone else here think that the article was going to be about the game quake?!
Couldn't you think of anything else to say about this disaster?
And anway, Colombo is exactly on the wrong side of the island to be badly hit (assuming the quake was centered somewhere to the east of Sri Lanka (well the Maldives were hit).
# cat
Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
Well, if you insist on making an ass of yourself. No, I did not vote for Bush, I actively worked against his election campaign. Let me ask, how much international food aid do you see that doesnt have "USA" printed on it somewhere? What country do you live in, I'm curious if it's one of the few that hasn't had it's ass bailed out by the US. What nation gives more than any other, I'll give you a hint it's not France. What nation do you purport as an ideallistic good nation, it won't take long to tear it apart. Unfortunately we have assholes that would rather rake the coals of hatred than try to resolve anything. Can't blame you really, it's much easier to tear something down than build it up.
Not USA fault but i am pretty sure that Microsoft is the one to blame
more people will be killed by cigarettes today than by the wave.
"It's so convenient to have a system where everyone is a criminal" - A. Hitler
No, that is the other religions you are thinking of. The ones who destroy, or be destroyed.
Notice I did nothing to harm others. That might have been the actions of a God, and if I were you a God I'd want to be on the good side of.
Doubtful. The reason your job was outsourced was that you're a lazy, overpaid, fat, bill-milking son-of-a-bitch and you had half the tech skills of the Indians who "stole" your job to boot.
Maybe if you didn't suck so much ass at your job, you wouldn't have lost it, non? How does it feel to be so under-skilled that people in developing nations are better at your area of "expertise" than you are?
Alito: A vote for Alito is a punch in the eye to put that bitch back in her place!
A few. We call them Protestants.
Jakarta runs on Windows or Linux.
Lump lingered last in line for brains, and the ones she got were sorta rotten and insane.
"Why Does This Always Happen To Me?"
"Weird Al" Yankovic
I was watching my TV one night when they broke in with a special report
About some devastating earthquake in Peru.
There were thirty thousand crushed to death, even more were buried alive
On the Richter scale, it measured 8.2.
And I said...
"God, please answer me one question?"
"Why'd they have to interrupt 'The Simpsons' just for this?"
What a drag!
'cause I was taping it and everything
And now I'll have to wait for the rerun to see the part of the show I missed
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
La la la la la
I was driving down the highway when all the traffic slowed to a crawl
There was a twelve-car pile-up, everybody dead
And I saw brains and guts and vital organs splattered everywhere
As well as my friend Robert's disembodied head
And I thought - Poor Rob, I just had lunch with him
Hey, wait a minute, he still owes me money - what a jerk!
Well, there's five bucks
that I'm never gonna see again
Plus now, on top of everything else, it looks like I'm gonna be late to work
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
La la la la la, la la la la la
Oh, the other day, my boss said we were running low on toner
And he told me I should buy another case
Well, I told him I was busy, but he still just kept on asking
So, I turned around and stabbed him in the face (right in the face)
Oh, and wouldn't you know it, my knife got stuck
I guess that's probably bound to happen now and then
But I'm afraid I may have bent the tip a little
And I know that blade will never ever be quite as sharp again (quite as sharp again)
Oh, tell me
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Why does this always happen?
Why does this always happen to me?
Wow, that post is full of so much BS that I could almost see it as parody. ...and now for the *real* reason...
It's not about work ethic or skills. The reason westerners are so expensive is because of our on-going materialistic lifestyles. Simple as that really. Other developing nations live on a minimalist-survival level. And if those said countries have the skills, they will practically work for free compared to a westerners counter part. Yet ironically, those programmers in India are still making a kings ransom worth in relation to the rest of the citizens in India.
As a side note, the influx of work provided by western investment is causing a huge boom in the local India economy. Already India is seeing a demand for motorcycles and luxury cars. It wont be long (culture wise) before the citizens of India too start demanding the same materialistic lifestyles we enjoy just like in Europe, America, Japan, and China (in the process).
Basically, think of this as global economic equilibrium in its purist form.
Life is not for the lazy.
That's right: God is punishing Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand for a crime committed by a dozen Arabs in the north-eastern US, because he has no better grasp on geography, morality, or rationality than the red-necks who have such immediate insight into his intentions and workings.