I voted for Bush twice because the other candidates opposing him were worse choices. John Kerry was a putz and Al Gore just wasn't a leader (a fine and good public servant but not a leader).
Al Gore wasn't a leader... the way Dubya turned out to be eh?
Meet George W. Bush, the best that America could offer... twice at that.
That being the case, God save America... and the rest of the world.
Well... duh, did the Chinese government try it's hand at some cyberspying? Perhaps, perhaps not. Well, I reckon it's their *job* to try and break into systems (if foolishly left unsecured) from friendly old Uncle Sam, to try and glean "sensitive" information.
Does anyone really doubt that some arm of the US government is doing exactly the same thing as we "speak" - trying to break into critical systems of "rivals" and "allies"?
What offer is this idiot talking about?
From TFA: "I and many of your shareholders strongly believe that a combination between Yahoo and Microsoft would form a dynamic company"
as bad of a hegemon as the US can be at times, most people would consider the Soviet Union or China to be worse. And how exactly do you come to this conclusion?
I havent come across too many instances of China
invading other countries (throw in names of helpless nations like Iraq, Philippines etc) and establishing military bases the world over.
assassinating elected leaders from countries such as Dominican Republic and Chile because it didnt like the guy's political/economic philosopy.
more of the same... train a thug and send him over to organize death squads that seized, interrogated and killed suspected leftists in another country.
Bah, I'll stop because I'm feeling a bit sick. Just do a search for CIA activities in [fill in whatever part of the world].
You want more?
supplying Stingers and other top-notch military equipment to known terrorists... not to mention boatload of moolah. (read Ghost Wars by Steve Coll).
Sure, Uncle Sam has done some good for the world. But show me one country which has done quite as much damage. I would take China as the super duper power over the USA anyday. Karma be damned...
"Two private aviation industry executives said that parking two Gulfstream Vs at San Francisco or San Jose airports would cost $240,000 to $360,000 a year, or more"
They get to park the Gulfstreams AND the wide-body Boeing 767-200 right next door for an extra million or so. NASA makes a nice pile and gets to run some experiments. Sounds like a win-win to me.
The undercover operation involved an application from a fake construction company the investigators, using commercially available equipment, were able to modify it easily With that forged document, the auditors approached two industrial equipment companies to arrange to buy dozens of portable moisture density gauges
If some terrorists were really keen on getting their hands on some americium-241 and cesium-137, I reckon they might just choose to try and... steal the stuff instead. Possibly easier and "safer" too.
"Men of Redmond, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when they call Google an illegal monopoly... when we run around trying to defend ourself, wondering how in Arda we are going to sell our shiny new product... but it is NOT this day! This day, we FUD! We come after all that you hold dear, Men of Redmond!"
From TFA: "For its part, Microsoft says that hypervisor rootkits are a serious threat to virtualization, and they could be right."
Surely, they don't mean to suggest that hypervisor rootkits stop being a threat as soon as the user ponies up the additional $210 or so for a Vista Ultimate edition?
Come on, M$, take your time and try to come up with a better excuse than that! Saying... oooh hypervisor rootkit!!!... won't fool any of the guys who know enough to employ virtualization.
And then 50 years down the line, Encyclopedists will be removed in a bloodless coup and we'll all be told that the Encyclopedia project has always been a fraud. Now where the bleep is this Star's end?
Is this really worth the hassle? Surely, the Chinese govt can employ some poeople who can come up with some more creative and appealing and a Mickey and Donald? Unless of course their aim is to stick their collective tongues out in Uncle Sam's face post WTO complaint.
A couple of things:
1 - Many kids that enter college in India are not yet 18. So theoretically most freshers and (some sophs as well) aint really 'adults'. Does that matter one bit is a completely different issue.
2 - The students at some of the IITs enjoy ridiculously fast connections compared to people in the rest of the country. 128kbps is considered 'high-speed' in many places in India. The 24/7/365 access is provided by the university. The university can bloody well cut *their* connection off any time they like. Tough luck! If that hurts your pr0n surfing or wow-ing, try and get a connection from elsewhere.
Movie buffs and historians will always remember 2007 (with a sigh or a shudder as the case may be) as a seminal year for Hollywood craeture movies. 2007 would see the release of not one but TWO creature movies that - while being no different from the other 1,353,532 that came before them - would feature such incredible concepts as the German countryside and the dreaded thrip. I mean, how much cooler can you get?
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I voted for Bush twice because the other candidates opposing him were worse choices. John Kerry was a putz and Al Gore just wasn't a leader (a fine and good public servant but not a leader).
Al Gore wasn't a leader ... the way Dubya turned out to be eh?
... twice at that.
... and the rest of the world.
Meet George W. Bush, the best that America could offer
That being the case, God save America
Well ... duh, did the Chinese government try it's hand at some cyberspying? Perhaps, perhaps not. Well, I reckon it's their *job* to try and break into systems (if foolishly left unsecured) from friendly old Uncle Sam, to try and glean "sensitive" information.
Does anyone really doubt that some arm of the US government is doing exactly the same thing as we "speak" - trying to break into critical systems of "rivals" and "allies"?
What offer is this idiot talking about?
From TFA: "I and many of your shareholders strongly believe that a combination between Yahoo and Microsoft would form a dynamic company"
Microsoft, on the other hand, says it is no longer interested http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-03letter.mspx
- invading other countries (throw in names of helpless nations like Iraq, Philippines etc) and establishing military bases the world over.
- assassinating elected leaders from countries such as Dominican Republic and Chile because it didnt like the guy's political/economic philosopy.
- organizing a coup in another country.
- trying to do away with another country's leader.
- more of the same
... train a thug and send him over to organize death squads that seized, interrogated and killed suspected leftists in another country.
Bah, I'll stop because I'm feeling a bit sick. Just do a search for CIA activities in [fill in whatever part of the world]. You want more?- supplying Stingers and other top-notch military equipment to known terrorists
... not to mention boatload of moolah. (read Ghost Wars by Steve Coll).
- nuking other countries.
- dropping Napalm and biological/chemical agents on other countries and wiping its citizens out by the millions
... oh and with little justification.
Sure, Uncle Sam has done some good for the world. But show me one country which has done quite as much damage. I would take China as the super duper power over the USA anyday. Karma be damned"We're a better nation than this."
... not.
Apparently
"Two private aviation industry executives said that parking two Gulfstream Vs at San Francisco or San Jose airports would cost $240,000 to $360,000 a year, or more"
They get to park the Gulfstreams AND the wide-body Boeing 767-200 right next door for an extra million or so. NASA makes a nice pile and gets to run some experiments. Sounds like a win-win to me.
This, from one of the MEPs:
The US grants too many patents and of too low quality which are cheaper to obtain and often quite trivial.
Is there a chance that the US is stung and works on a quick overhaul of its broken patent system? I, for one, am not holding my breath.
The undercover operation involved an application from a fake construction company
... steal the stuff instead. Possibly easier and "safer" too.
the investigators, using commercially available equipment, were able to modify it easily
With that forged document, the auditors approached two industrial equipment companies to arrange to buy dozens of portable moisture density gauges
If some terrorists were really keen on getting their hands on some americium-241 and cesium-137, I reckon they might just choose to try and
To paraphrase a quote from a certain movie/book:
... but it is NOT this day! This day, we FUD! We come after all that you hold dear, Men of Redmond!"
"Men of Redmond, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when they call Google an illegal monopoly... when we run around trying to defend ourself, wondering how in Arda we are going to sell our shiny new product
From TFA: "For its part, Microsoft says that hypervisor rootkits are a serious threat to virtualization, and they could be right."
... oooh hypervisor rootkit!!! ... won't fool any of the guys who know enough to employ virtualization.
Surely, they don't mean to suggest that hypervisor rootkits stop being a threat as soon as the user ponies up the additional $210 or so for a Vista Ultimate edition?
Come on, M$, take your time and try to come up with a better excuse than that! Saying
"But what will happen if a female tuatara discovers that the robot is an impostor?"
Satisfaction guaranteed
From TFA: "The bureau, which had the opportunity to review the GAO's findings before publication" ...
I wonder what "review" means in this context? Read through? Edit? Sanitize?
And then 50 years down the line, Encyclopedists will be removed in a bloodless coup and we'll all be told that the Encyclopedia project has always been a fraud. Now where the bleep is this Star's end?
Is this really worth the hassle? Surely, the Chinese govt can employ some poeople who can come up with some more creative and appealing and a Mickey and Donald? Unless of course their aim is to stick their collective tongues out in Uncle Sam's face post WTO complaint.
A couple of things: 1 - Many kids that enter college in India are not yet 18. So theoretically most freshers and (some sophs as well) aint really 'adults'. Does that matter one bit is a completely different issue. 2 - The students at some of the IITs enjoy ridiculously fast connections compared to people in the rest of the country. 128kbps is considered 'high-speed' in many places in India. The 24/7/365 access is provided by the university. The university can bloody well cut *their* connection off any time they like. Tough luck! If that hurts your pr0n surfing or wow-ing, try and get a connection from elsewhere.
Erm that really ought to read 25 million year old corpse of a frog or something. They got me real scared for a second ...
Movie buffs and historians will always remember 2007 (with a sigh or a shudder as the case may be) as a seminal year for Hollywood craeture movies. 2007 would see the release of not one but TWO creature movies that - while being no different from the other 1,353,532 that came before them - would feature such incredible concepts as the German countryside and the dreaded thrip. I mean, how much cooler can you get?