Israel is, unfortunately, a secular, anti-religious state. besides, there is nothing wrong with being a theocracy. just because you westerners got tired of standing up for your beliefs doesn't mean people shouldn't stand up for what they believe in, or forget about doing the right thing. just because theocracy didn't work out for you doesn't mean it doesn't work in general.
we the Jews appose Iran because it wants to destroy our country and kill us off. we don't want to fight anyone, but then all kinds of people come and pick on us, so we defend ourselves.
the government of the state of Israel doesn't always do the right thing, but on those occasions it also is going against Judaism and the Jewish nation.
Apparently you guys at the west have a hard time wrapping your minds around the fact that there are people out there who genuinely hate you and are trying to kill you off. you also seem not to get that not everyone wants just to live in comfort, and that people actually believe in stuff, have meaning to their lives, goals to achieve, commitments and requirements, right and wrong.
a slight reminder: Hitler didn't do the holocausts for material gain. those who seek to destroy you consider him a hero. Mein Kampf is a bestseller in the Arab/Muslim world.
Nuclear weapons: because there is a high likelihood they'd use them to cause a second Jewish Holocaust, either by using them themselves, or by handing them over to some other organization.
Computers: this, I guess, is part of the non-military attempt to stop Iran from getting the bomb.
technology only allows the production of tools. what matters is the mind of the person who wields them, and having better tools doesn't change a person's ideology, philosophy, beliefs, feelings, civilization, or culture.
science allows us to discover more about the universe, but what matters is how that information is interpreted.
well, we like it. I guess it wasn't written for you.
I don't read it for the setting. I don't mind conflicts in the story.
I just want to read something entertaining, and understand the authors world. it's interesting to try to understand other peoples thinking. plus if it has any ideas it's trying to communicate, that gives it a big plus on value and enjoyment.
"Shadar Logoth and the Dark One's Taint are explicitly defined as two different styles of evil." - that's true. Shadar Logoth is all about suspicion. The Dark One is all about lust for power. at least I think so. in the books it basically says that evil creates power or something like that. don't remember exactly how they define it, maybe not power, but evil creates something. stands to reason that different types of evil would generate different results. yet to me, the similarities are striking.
the results of the two types of evil have slightly different characters.
notice that the taint of the Dark One makes you go insane in many different forms, but it doesn't make you paranoid. the taint of Shadar Logoth does.
I read on the website (I think it was his blog) that he wanted to make it 13 but didn't have the energy to make it 2 books so he felt he had to make it all in 1 book even if it came out huge.
I just want to know 2 things: will the good guys learn not to fight each other over domination?
who and what is the dark lord? I think he's no different than mordeth, but being a user of the one power, amongst the powers his evil gave him was the true source. support for this is machin shin, which is somewhat reminiscent of mashdar. also, mordeth is immortal, and so is the dark lord. all objects in shadar lugoth are tainted, and the dark one has tainted saidin. both taints ultimately drive you insane and kill you. the dark one is the only one who can use the true power without consequence, and mordeth is the only one who can use a shadar lugoth object without consequence. this is the real question the boggles my curiosity.
that new author says he'll stick to everything Robert Jordan did and planned, but won't try to imitate his style.
It's not about the setting, it's about the story, the ideas, and the characters. the odd settings just allow for complete freedom from history, geography, and everything else known to man. of course, they still don't give the author freedom from his own mind.
I went through the whole series, and mostly they went fast. and I didn't skip anything. most books in the series I read at least 2 or 3 times. and the series does come to an end: book 12. in any case, book 11 is when despite all the action, the preparations for the last battle are completed.
I just really hope this author sticks exactly to what Robert Jordan had planned. it's bad enough I'll have to cope with a different style of writing, the annoying power plays, and the weird morals. I really don't want to also deal with a world view that is inconsistent with rest of the series. I don't want it adopted to a different interpretation. I just want Robert Jordan.
because of vendor lock-in. they want everyone to depend on windows, and for that it doesn't matter what shell people use over the rendering engine, as long as that rendering engine is closed source and windows only. they don't even have to be the ones to own and develop it, as long as it is incompatible enough with other browsers to force users to stick with windows.
You're right, of course, but I just had to say it.
In any case, the real question is this: is the bad press losing them more money than they are gaining by scaring users into staying on the straight and narrow? I say this regardless of whether the bugs are intentional or not, although the answer to this question might reflect on that.
Conspiracies are fun, so I like contemplating them even when they are unlikely.
the only non-Jewish examples I know of are Christianity and Islam.
Christianity: all I know is that some guy, who was later on claimed to be god, has talked with people.
Islam: all I know is that some guy claimed that an Angel spoke with him in a dream, and a lot of people believed him.
it would be nice to know more relevant details about these two, as well as others. maybe I'll read up on this.
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Israel is, unfortunately, a secular, anti-religious state. besides, there is nothing wrong with being a theocracy. just because you westerners got tired of standing up for your beliefs doesn't mean people shouldn't stand up for what they believe in, or forget about doing the right thing. just because theocracy didn't work out for you doesn't mean it doesn't work in general.
we the Jews appose Iran because it wants to destroy our country and kill us off. we don't want to fight anyone, but then all kinds of people come and pick on us, so we defend ourselves.
the government of the state of Israel doesn't always do the right thing, but on those occasions it also is going against Judaism and the Jewish nation.
Apparently you guys at the west have a hard time wrapping your minds around the fact that there are people out there who genuinely hate you and are trying to kill you off. you also seem not to get that not everyone wants just to live in comfort, and that people actually believe in stuff, have meaning to their lives, goals to achieve, commitments and requirements, right and wrong.
a slight reminder: Hitler didn't do the holocausts for material gain. those who seek to destroy you consider him a hero. Mein Kampf is a bestseller in the Arab/Muslim world.
Nuclear weapons: because there is a high likelihood they'd use them to cause a second Jewish Holocaust, either by using them themselves, or by handing them over to some other organization.
Computers: this, I guess, is part of the non-military attempt to stop Iran from getting the bomb.
technology only allows the production of tools. what matters is the mind of the person who wields them, and having better tools doesn't change a person's ideology, philosophy, beliefs, feelings, civilization, or culture.
science allows us to discover more about the universe, but what matters is how that information is interpreted.
well, we like it. I guess it wasn't written for you.
I don't read it for the setting. I don't mind conflicts in the story.
I just want to read something entertaining, and understand the authors world. it's interesting to try to understand other peoples thinking. plus if it has any ideas it's trying to communicate, that gives it a big plus on value and enjoyment.
besides, it's well written.
"Shadar Logoth and the Dark One's Taint are explicitly defined as two different styles of evil." - that's true. Shadar Logoth is all about suspicion. The Dark One is all about lust for power. at least I think so. in the books it basically says that evil creates power or something like that. don't remember exactly how they define it, maybe not power, but evil creates something. stands to reason that different types of evil would generate different results. yet to me, the similarities are striking.
the results of the two types of evil have slightly different characters.
notice that the taint of the Dark One makes you go insane in many different forms, but it doesn't make you paranoid. the taint of Shadar Logoth does.
I read on the website (I think it was his blog) that he wanted to make it 13 but didn't have the energy to make it 2 books so he felt he had to make it all in 1 book even if it came out huge.
I just want to know 2 things:
will the good guys learn not to fight each other over domination?
who and what is the dark lord? I think he's no different than mordeth, but being a user of the one power, amongst the powers his evil gave him was the true source. support for this is machin shin, which is somewhat reminiscent of mashdar. also, mordeth is immortal, and so is the dark lord. all objects in shadar lugoth are tainted, and the dark one has tainted saidin. both taints ultimately drive you insane and kill you. the dark one is the only one who can use the true power without consequence, and mordeth is the only one who can use a shadar lugoth object without consequence. this is the real question the boggles my curiosity.
that new author says he'll stick to everything Robert Jordan did and planned, but won't try to imitate his style.
It's not about the setting, it's about the story, the ideas, and the characters. the odd settings just allow for complete freedom from history, geography, and everything else known to man. of course, they still don't give the author freedom from his own mind.
I went through the whole series, and mostly they went fast. and I didn't skip anything. most books in the series I read at least 2 or 3 times. and the series does come to an end: book 12. in any case, book 11 is when despite all the action, the preparations for the last battle are completed.
I just really hope this author sticks exactly to what Robert Jordan had planned. it's bad enough I'll have to cope with a different style of writing, the annoying power plays, and the weird morals. I really don't want to also deal with a world view that is inconsistent with rest of the series. I don't want it adopted to a different interpretation. I just want Robert Jordan.
May he rest in peace.
because of vendor lock-in. they want everyone to depend on windows, and for that it doesn't matter what shell people use over the rendering engine, as long as that rendering engine is closed source and windows only. they don't even have to be the ones to own and develop it, as long as it is incompatible enough with other browsers to force users to stick with windows.
You're right, of course, but I just had to say it.
In any case, the real question is this: is the bad press losing them more money than they are gaining by scaring users into staying on the straight and narrow? I say this regardless of whether the bugs are intentional or not, although the answer to this question might reflect on that.
Conspiracies are fun, so I like contemplating them even when they are unlikely.
And they did something similar on the iPhone, when breaking unlocked phones. To me this looks intentional.
With the iPhone, they were getting money from AT&T.
Here, they are trying to sell a new version of their software.
We know they did it, and they have motive. The "accident" excuse doesn't seem credible to me.
PS: They might have changed those hash tables in the iPod's DB to try to keep customers in the iTunes store.
can you please give examples of #2?
the only non-Jewish examples I know of are Christianity and Islam.
Christianity: all I know is that some guy, who was later on claimed to be god, has talked with people.
Islam: all I know is that some guy claimed that an Angel spoke with him in a dream, and a lot of people believed him.
it would be nice to know more relevant details about these two, as well as others. maybe I'll read up on this.
in answer to your question: no.
let's take this step-by-step to avoid confusion:
1. can you figure out a way that the Jews would believe their ancestors experienced nation-wide divine revelation if it didn't happen?
2. is it a likely or unlikely possibility?
3. compare this to the alternatives.
BTW: the name's "A Jew". capital A. and your joking around way of writing doesn't exactly help me understand what you're trying to say.
Why don't you explain yourself?
and I'm not Brian.
A Jew.