Do your workmates think that the word "quantum" is just put in their for decoration?
Do you know the difference between "discrete" and "finite"? If a system has energy states with values 1/n^2, they're still quanta, but there aren't finitely many of them.
you're saying that the rest of the world, which does trade with Cuba
Err, right. Which is why the Helms-Burton act (and its predecessors) explicitly outlines trade sanctions on countries that do trade with Cuba (condemned as against international law and NAFTA by such radical communists as, err, Canada). Which is why very, very few countries trade with Cuba, especially since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Are you really that ignorant of your own countries laws, or were you just hoping I was?
You might want to ask some folks in the Miami area about their experiences before you generalize.
The Batistita that landed at the Bay Of Pigs? I'm not sure I could keep a sufficiently straight face.
That was the meaning of the quote marks, though thats not very clear. But the US supported Pinochet, first and foremost, because he was (ideologically) a free marketeer, and that meant that too many other free-market-ideologues (Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger...) were willing to overlook the fact the he was a sadistic butcher.
This man tortured and killed thousands of people. I'd hardly call that benign.
But, hey, they were Marxists (albeit democratically elected ones) and he did it with the backing, knowledge and support of the CIA, which means (in the fucked up eyes of certain "Libertarian" commentators) that its all right.
It'll take some very clever screenwriting (and this hasn't been suggested by the summaries I've read) between this and the next episode to prevent viewers reacting to the line "I am your father." with the phrase "Well, duh!".
Funnily enough, Lucas tackles exactly that in this interview with today's Guardian. He says "rather than a surprise when he says, 'I am your father,' it'll be like, 'Oh my God, finally he's told him!'".
I don't buy it myself, and the linking of the phrases "George Lucas" and "clever screenwriting" fills me with horror.
Moreover, Anakin not only has a ponytail, but also a thin length of braided hair trailing winsomely over his shoulder. As the mighty Yoda would say: "Like a wussy 12-year-old girl he looks."
perhaps then the book was more or less a comment on ow close Facism is to communism and how the anti-communism governments should not support facist regims like they so often loved to do during the cold war.
That sounds like a very reasonable and accurate description of the subject matter of the book.
None of these men evoke the same response as Stallman. Mention RMS in a Linux crowd and you'll find people who love him, hate him, and those who simply roll their eyes
Mentioning ESR's name will get the those responses too. The only real difference is that if you call ESR and RMS whacko s to their faces, Stallman isn't likely to shoot you.
all part of Marx's Communist manifesto and are terms only associated with such.
Fair enough, but theres also a lot of right wing totalitarianism in IngSoc. Thats the great part of the name IngSoc, it encompasses both communism (through the relationship between socialism and communism) and fascism (due to its similarities with the Nazis appropriation of the "National Socialist" name).
the fact that every person is rationed their daily alotment of food, gin, and cigaretts, which is part of a Communist system.
In 1948 rationing of all those items was very much part of Orwell's life in England, and had been since the outbreak of the second world war. You'll have to do better than that.
and look at the time that he writes the book. people were not affraid of totalitarian governmnets, they were affraid of Communist governmnets.
Now that, I'm afraid, is bollocks. 1984 was published in 1948 (the title came from reversing the last two digits) three years after world war II when *everyone* was *very* concerned with the Nazis, and the threat of future right-wing totalitarianism. Stalin was still (just) considered an ally and his murderous excesses were still well hidden, or in many cases yet to come. Secondly, Orwell was English, and England never had the anti-communist paranoia that so afflicted the US in the 1950s (post publication, I hasten to add).
Oh, and I forgot. An irony that would not have been lost on Orwell as that the word Nazi is itself a contraction of the German for "National Socialist". I'd imagine this influenced his choice of IngSoc (clever man, Mr Blair).
Socialism isn't communism. Orwell himself was a socialist but his two best known books were both excoriating attacks on (Soviet-style) communism. Try again.
And Orwell didn't invent this himself - this is precisely what the Soviet system did back in the days of Stalin.
Actually, the Ministry Of Truth was based almost entirely on his experiences working for the BBC during the WWII, where news was frequently changed for propaganda purposes. Even the BBC acknowledge this.
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Excellent movie, and good performances too. Unfortunately, you don't find a young Jodie Foster on every street corner...
"Stop! In the name of Love
Before you break my heart"
How could they resist...
The Batistita that landed at the Bay Of Pigs? I'm not sure I could keep a sufficiently straight face.
Hey, look dave, someone has seen Clerks
That was the meaning of the quote marks, though thats not very clear. But the US supported Pinochet, first and foremost, because he was (ideologically) a free marketeer, and that meant that too many other free-market-ideologues (Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger...) were willing to overlook the fact the he was a sadistic butcher.
Very good point.
Except: Lucasfilm isn't affiliated to the MPA or the MPAA.
I don't buy it myself, and the linking of the phrases "George Lucas" and "clever screenwriting" fills me with horror.
The only chip cooling you ever need is vinegar and ketchup. (Oh wait, most of you are Americans and will call those "fries"... Forget I mentioned it)
The highlight is:
> vi: What else do you need?
emacs. What a silly question...
Yeah, I noticed that after. D'oh. You can now legally buy it in the UK, from certain licened retailers.
Oh, and I forgot. An irony that would not have been lost on Orwell as that the word Nazi is itself a contraction of the German for "National Socialist". I'd imagine this influenced his choice of IngSoc (clever man, Mr Blair).
Man, I wish I had an affiliate programme built into that link...