The irony is that if an American were to run a pro-Israel botnet, they would never be prosecuted, if they ran a pro-Palestine botnet they would be called a jihadist.
While perhaps somewhat liberal, Democracy Now! has a great in depth style of reporting, and deals with non partisan issues like this in the most honest way possible.
The militants are committing terrorism, but Israel is party to genocide. Granted Hamas is evil, but from what I can tell most of the suicide bombers at the very least are non-affiliated people who wrongfully kill civilians because they have lost their homes, land and families. Unjustified? Yes. Unexpected? No.
You hit a point that has bothered me for a long time. When militants blow themselves up in Israeli occupied territory they are terrorists, but when Israel bombs the shit out of a school it is retaliation or an accident. To me those are both terrorism. However one is directly state sponsored and the other is sometimes, but often individual choice. If an American blew himself up in London there would be no need for them to bomb New York. But if the Royal Navy shelled Boston, it would be an act of war. Sure some bombers are Hamas linked, but certainly not all. The Israeli attacks are all sponsored by a centralized government spending American tax dollars to kill innocent civilians. If Israel wants to turn public sentiment against them, just keep this holier than though murderous shit up. Oh and fuck Hamas too, they are also evil.
60% accuracy is good? Your ID name is fitting, you are a sick fuck if you think 40% civilian casualties should be applauded. I hope to God you are simply having a bad day.
We (U.S.) have no right to meddle in this situation. Let them fight it out between them without my tax dollars. When they have bloodied and bruised one another enough to care about peace, we will be waiting to help make it happen.
If talking doesn't work, and so far military action hasn't worked, what do you suggest? It seems to me you believe the only way to end this conflict is to get rid of the Palestinians, you know like a genocide or something. Hmmm.
I think it is pretty hard at this point to figure out who the aggressors really are this has gone on too long. If you are suggesting that the number of casualties is unimportant when a nation is claiming to simply be defending themselves then you are nuts.
Agreed, prosperous people lean less toward violence as a whole. Palestine is literally a closed off camp, which few can escape. Things will not get better until education and prosperity can grow.
Amazon is great, I have used it TONS since it opened. However I will gladly go back to iTunes. Why? Simple- better "site"- better layout, purchasing, slightly better selection (in my experience), and AAC simply blows the pants off MP3 and every device I have supports it.
if I wanted to be a fashion-conscious slave I'd get an Apple
Looking around the web I think you are being more of a fashion whore by hating Apple. Its totally in vogue and has been for years on most tech sites. Where have you been since 1984?
Obviously I can't say for sure, but one thing Apple has historically been good about is using only one slot, despite the slightly higher cost to them. Its a nice perk.
I'm curious, since you already payed for the recording, and could burn and rip it into DRM free, why do you not consider P2P downloading it. You are morally free to since you payed for it. I just can't stomach giving more money to these greedy labels
Yeah, when they say the "majority" of stuff won't be $1.29 I can't help but think they mean 51% of catalog- the total bottom rung crap. Apple fought tiered pricing for years, this is simply their way of spinning it after making a concession they didn't want to make. I will certainly never buy a song at $1.29 despite the best efforts of Apple, the industry simply won't stop shooting themselves in the foot.
Considering how lame this keynote was I hardly think the MacMini wouldn't be one of the stars of the show. This has to be the worst show since the infamous iCards, or the Flowerpower/Dalmatian Blue iMacs. The iMac and Mac Pro really need updates, and the MacMini is positively a dinosaur, in a time when the shift is toward lower cost machines
I agree with you about the battery issue, though it has gotten much better. But if the only plug left is a monitor, how is that different from a dock which also requires 1 "plug" (the docking itself). Docks certainly serve a purpose, don't get me wrong, but I agree is has been greatly diminished over the last few years.
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The irony is that if an American were to run a pro-Israel botnet, they would never be prosecuted, if they ran a pro-Palestine botnet they would be called a jihadist.
Agreed, especially when our budget looks like shit. Our kids cant go to decent schools, our roads are to hell, and our markets are screwed.
While perhaps somewhat liberal, Democracy Now! has a great in depth style of reporting, and deals with non partisan issues like this in the most honest way possible.
The militants are committing terrorism, but Israel is party to genocide. Granted Hamas is evil, but from what I can tell most of the suicide bombers at the very least are non-affiliated people who wrongfully kill civilians because they have lost their homes, land and families. Unjustified? Yes. Unexpected? No.
You hit a point that has bothered me for a long time. When militants blow themselves up in Israeli occupied territory they are terrorists, but when Israel bombs the shit out of a school it is retaliation or an accident. To me those are both terrorism. However one is directly state sponsored and the other is sometimes, but often individual choice. If an American blew himself up in London there would be no need for them to bomb New York. But if the Royal Navy shelled Boston, it would be an act of war. Sure some bombers are Hamas linked, but certainly not all. The Israeli attacks are all sponsored by a centralized government spending American tax dollars to kill innocent civilians. If Israel wants to turn public sentiment against them, just keep this holier than though murderous shit up. Oh and fuck Hamas too, they are also evil.
60% accuracy is good? Your ID name is fitting, you are a sick fuck if you think 40% civilian casualties should be applauded. I hope to God you are simply having a bad day.
The best post in this discussion yet. You totally nailed it.
We (U.S.) have no right to meddle in this situation. Let them fight it out between them without my tax dollars. When they have bloodied and bruised one another enough to care about peace, we will be waiting to help make it happen.
If talking doesn't work, and so far military action hasn't worked, what do you suggest? It seems to me you believe the only way to end this conflict is to get rid of the Palestinians, you know like a genocide or something. Hmmm.
I think it is pretty hard at this point to figure out who the aggressors really are this has gone on too long. If you are suggesting that the number of casualties is unimportant when a nation is claiming to simply be defending themselves then you are nuts.
Agreed, prosperous people lean less toward violence as a whole. Palestine is literally a closed off camp, which few can escape. Things will not get better until education and prosperity can grow.
There have also been talks of the US giving the Israelis our C-RAM
There fixed that for ya.
Better yet "Show Hidden Items".
Amazon is great, I have used it TONS since it opened. However I will gladly go back to iTunes. Why? Simple- better "site"- better layout, purchasing, slightly better selection (in my experience), and AAC simply blows the pants off MP3 and every device I have supports it.
Are you suggesting that you only pay for the bandwidth? Despite how shitty the industry is, that seems a little far out.
1000 cycles till it only gets 80% charge which would be 6+ hours still.
if I wanted to be a fashion-conscious slave I'd get an Apple
Looking around the web I think you are being more of a fashion whore by hating Apple. Its totally in vogue and has been for years on most tech sites. Where have you been since 1984?
Has it not occurred to you that this could be the labels not Apple? Seems vastly more likely.
Obviously I can't say for sure, but one thing Apple has historically been good about is using only one slot, despite the slightly higher cost to them. Its a nice perk.
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I doubt people will toss their MBP when the battery dies, and if they do I hardly think its integration would matter.
I'm curious, since you already payed for the recording, and could burn and rip it into DRM free, why do you not consider P2P downloading it. You are morally free to since you payed for it. I just can't stomach giving more money to these greedy labels
Yeah, when they say the "majority" of stuff won't be $1.29 I can't help but think they mean 51% of catalog- the total bottom rung crap. Apple fought tiered pricing for years, this is simply their way of spinning it after making a concession they didn't want to make. I will certainly never buy a song at $1.29 despite the best efforts of Apple, the industry simply won't stop shooting themselves in the foot.
Considering how lame this keynote was I hardly think the MacMini wouldn't be one of the stars of the show. This has to be the worst show since the infamous iCards, or the Flowerpower/Dalmatian Blue iMacs. The iMac and Mac Pro really need updates, and the MacMini is positively a dinosaur, in a time when the shift is toward lower cost machines
I agree with you about the battery issue, though it has gotten much better. But if the only plug left is a monitor, how is that different from a dock which also requires 1 "plug" (the docking itself). Docks certainly serve a purpose, don't get me wrong, but I agree is has been greatly diminished over the last few years.