My friend actually met someone who thought there was nothing north of Montana. She always saw the weather maps stop at the border, so she figured the world ended there. LOL
And people thought the laws regarding the War on Drugs were horribly unbalanced, you ain't seen nothing yet! At this rate the free world won't even be able to piss without someone watching for "un-american" activities.
In Ukraine's last (failed) war for independence, which lasted for about 10 years after world war 2, it's documented that 3 or 4 thousand KGB special forces were dispatched to appear as Ukrainian freedom fighters, and then went on to rob and murder ordinary Ukrainians, in order to discredit the genuine freedom fighters. I have no doubt much of this was done in Chechnya as well. Sure, Russia is a "free" democracy now, but the generals now are the same ones who existed during communist times.
I'm sure there are a lot instances where chechens did use terrorist acts, but no more or less than the Russians. It's just as easy to point out that there are 2 sides to every coin. Random terrorist acts of hatred against Arabs are already occuring in the USA. The point is the degree to which it is happening, and people in the west only hear Russia's side.
Just more fuel for the fire, or thoughts to think about, depending on your preconceptions.
The Chechen nation was never asked to join the USSR, or Russia. They were told they were joining. At the point of a gun. When the USSR collapsed, they never had the option of being free, like all the other provinces.
Why shouldn't they be free? Well, there's oil there, a lot of it. Russia needs that oil. Plus Chechnya is a lot smaller than a lot of the other breakaway republics, and it's relatively unknown. Plus, it's Arab and Muslim, so it's easy to demonize the inhabitants. So yea, it's easy for Russians to get away with bullying it. I have no doubt in my mind that Russia would have done the exact same thing with Ukraine and Poland if they had the resources.
In fact, Chechnya got a lot of help, material wise and with manpower from people in other breakaway republics, such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The people there felt like Chechens were their little disadvantaged cousins, who were still stuck with the big bully. And frankly, I don't blame them.
If anything, the war in Chechnya has much more in common with the American Revolution than anything else. Sure some terrorism must have happened, but don't let that fool you, the vast majority of the fighting in Chechnya was done right on the battlefield, like any normal modern war.
Americans should take their hats off and pay some respect to the Chechens, even though it's not politically expedient to do that!
Americans will bomb Afghanistan into submission. Then, the Russians will move in, take over, and wash their boots in the Indian Ocean. After that, Russian-American relations will be at an all time high.:-)
Well, I think you're a clever troll, but your question bears answering.
Most slashdot readers generally will agree that there should be a law against DDOS attacks. However, they also agree that the DMCA should not exist, as it is overly harsh, unfair, and quite possibly an unconstitutional piece of legislation.
When Mafiaboy attacked, everyone said "There aughta be a law!"
When Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested, everyone said that the law had no right to exist.
Same here, I hired some developers to do 3D work in Ukraine, and I paid them more than twice the average wage that people make there. They were ecstatic, and I still got a good deal. Isn't that what capitalism is, finding a middle ground where everyone is happy?
Maybe the government is quietly allowing this to happen? Think if you will, the general computer-using populace is all forced to carry passports that uniquely identify them to anyone "needing" authentication, whether it be corporation or government. Hmmm, I wonder which countries will accept MSN Passport on visa applications? (jk) By calling them "passports", this could have ominous implications... Every citizen *must* carry a passport wherever they travel on the internet. It seems like corporations are achieving a level of totalitarianism that the run-of-the-mill US Government could only dream of.
Just my paranoid thoughts, so move along, nothing to see here.
"but it does have more submarines in the West Edmonton Mall than in the navy."
Yea, and those things are for sale too! They are pretty neat though, I wonder what West Edmonton Mall will trade them for... Maybe after the sale they'll have more Lunar Orbiters than the Canadian Space Agency???
I could see my self alternating between this keyboard and a QWERTY keyboard quite often... Any application where both constant mouse input and keyboard input is required would find a marked increase in performance. Typing AutoCAD commands while drawing with the mouse, gives my right hand a very much needed rest, so I can save my strength for other things!
Actually, they have an spaceport that you can read about here:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/itt/trade/invest/bus_facts/ tr ans_infrastructure/spaceportcanada.html
It's in Churchill, Manitoba, it's still low enough latitude to be able to launch to the ISS, it's in a remote location incase they have an "oopsie", and there is a major port and rail link to Churchill. And as a bonus, Churchill is the polar bear capital of Canada, so no pesky tourists!
All the company is trying to do is obey the laws of the USA by not brodcasting things into the USA that may be illegal there.
Corps don't (usually) pass the laws in the USA. It's national barriers, and differences between laws in different countries that will cause the death of the great information sharing revolution.
I remember reading on Slashdot something to the effect of MS forcing clients to pay for windows twice, through licencing rules. Is this now MS is making sure from the other end that customers buy OEM products the first time before having to pay for them the second time though some corporate licencing scheme?
I would imagine the hardware would be pretty cheap... But...
Imagine having a cell phone on for half a day, every day? I think it would be cheaper to hire a security guard. Besides, most web cams don't come fully equipped with night sticks. Vandals are one thing I would prefer to deal with entirely in meatspace....;-)
""Exactly. That's why we won in Vietnam and Korea, the Russians won in Afhghanistan and Palistine has taken over Isreal, the citizens are armed. Oh wait, that makes you wrong. Silly me. ""
Funny how Americans now think they won in Vietnam just like the Russians won Afghanistan. LOL I guess history is something not taught in the USA anymore... And if you actually did take history, this is even scarier.
Methinks you're too sensitive about stereotypes. It was the biker who dared me to do it! He's the one who asked me to explain something like that to a "dumb dyslexic biker". He wasn't expecting to understand e=mc^2, but in 15 minutes he had enough of a grasp to be pleasantly surprised. He was also a personal friend of mine...
When I met him, he was into drugs, bikes, and not much else. Even though obviously a smart guy, he had no self esteem with his intelligence. I introduced him to my Amiga and the internet... (this was years ago.) Since I turned him on to computers and geekiness, he finished his high school, got himself a network degree, and has a great life. Instead of beating people up in bars (he was a bouncer), he now just gibs them online while checking his stocks. I wonder if he is reading this too...
Oh, and he still likes his bikes.
So don't be so sensitive about sterotypes my friend, when you over-react, it just shows people how much of an inferiority complex you have.
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My friend actually met someone who thought there was nothing north of Montana. She always saw the weather maps stop at the border, so she figured the world ended there. LOL
Oh come on, they don't even know Canada exists! Bush's speech says it all. Canada almost always flies under the radar screens of US public awareness.
And people thought the laws regarding the War on Drugs were horribly unbalanced, you ain't seen nothing yet! At this rate the free world won't even be able to piss without someone watching for "un-american" activities.
From a slavic history professor at my university. And from numerous accounts of individuals who were there.
Where did you get your information?
I doubt it. Microsoft probably has some special, super-secret deals with OEM's. Can anyone with more knowlege shed some light on this?
Bork!
Hmmm. "Czarny Kozak". "The Czar's Cossack".
I have no doubt where your loyalties lie.
Oh yea sure. Gnotella crashes constantly for me. Even see their weblog about freezing.
Blek. Gontella sucks dogs. This is not a troll, just an anecdote of my personal experience. I'm sure it's my fault for installing windows, right?
In Ukraine's last (failed) war for independence, which lasted for about 10 years after world war 2, it's documented that 3 or 4 thousand KGB special forces were dispatched to appear as Ukrainian freedom fighters, and then went on to rob and murder ordinary Ukrainians, in order to discredit the genuine freedom fighters. I have no doubt much of this was done in Chechnya as well. Sure, Russia is a "free" democracy now, but the generals now are the same ones who existed during communist times.
I'm sure there are a lot instances where chechens did use terrorist acts, but no more or less than the Russians. It's just as easy to point out that there are 2 sides to every coin. Random terrorist acts of hatred against Arabs are already occuring in the USA. The point is the degree to which it is happening, and people in the west only hear Russia's side.
Just more fuel for the fire, or thoughts to think about, depending on your preconceptions.
The Chechen nation was never asked to join the USSR, or Russia. They were told they were joining. At the point of a gun. When the USSR collapsed, they never had the option of being free, like all the other provinces.
Why shouldn't they be free? Well, there's oil there, a lot of it. Russia needs that oil. Plus Chechnya is a lot smaller than a lot of the other breakaway republics, and it's relatively unknown. Plus, it's Arab and Muslim, so it's easy to demonize the inhabitants. So yea, it's easy for Russians to get away with bullying it. I have no doubt in my mind that Russia would have done the exact same thing with Ukraine and Poland if they had the resources.
In fact, Chechnya got a lot of help, material wise and with manpower from people in other breakaway republics, such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The people there felt like Chechens were their little disadvantaged cousins, who were still stuck with the big bully. And frankly, I don't blame them.
If anything, the war in Chechnya has much more in common with the American Revolution than anything else. Sure some terrorism must have happened, but don't let that fool you, the vast majority of the fighting in Chechnya was done right on the battlefield, like any normal modern war.
Americans should take their hats off and pay some respect to the Chechens, even though it's not politically expedient to do that!
For shame!
"How long till conventional phones are obsolete? "
I would say about as long as it takes 1970's video phones to replace conventional telephones. If anything will replace regular phones it's a cell.
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I agree, Arabs tend to react to that word like many of us do when we hear the word "Jihad". It's a very inflammatory word in Muslim circles.
Americans will bomb Afghanistan into submission. Then, the Russians will move in, take over, and wash their boots in the Indian Ocean. After that, Russian-American relations will be at an all time high. :-)
Bork!
Well, I think you're a clever troll, but your question bears answering.
Most slashdot readers generally will agree that there should be a law against DDOS attacks. However, they also agree that the DMCA should not exist, as it is overly harsh, unfair, and quite possibly an unconstitutional piece of legislation.
When Mafiaboy attacked, everyone said "There aughta be a law!"
When Dmitry Sklyarov was arrested, everyone said that the law had no right to exist.
Fair?
Same here, I hired some developers to do 3D work in Ukraine, and I paid them more than twice the average wage that people make there. They were ecstatic, and I still got a good deal. Isn't that what capitalism is, finding a middle ground where everyone is happy?
P.S. Know any cute single Ukrainian girls? LOL
Maybe the government is quietly allowing this to happen? Think if you will, the general computer-using populace is all forced to carry passports that uniquely identify them to anyone "needing" authentication, whether it be corporation or government. Hmmm, I wonder which countries will accept MSN Passport on visa applications? (jk) By calling them "passports", this could have ominous implications... Every citizen *must* carry a passport wherever they travel on the internet. It seems like corporations are achieving a level of totalitarianism that the run-of-the-mill US Government could only dream of.
Just my paranoid thoughts, so move along, nothing to see here.
"but it does have more submarines in the West Edmonton Mall than in the navy."
Yea, and those things are for sale too! They are pretty neat though, I wonder what West Edmonton Mall will trade them for... Maybe after the sale they'll have more Lunar Orbiters than the Canadian Space Agency???
Bork!
I could see my self alternating between this keyboard and a QWERTY keyboard quite often... Any application where both constant mouse input and keyboard input is required would find a marked increase in performance. Typing AutoCAD commands while drawing with the mouse, gives my right hand a very much needed rest, so I can save my strength for other things!
Bork!
Actually, they have an spaceport that you can read about here:/ tr ans_infrastructure/spaceportcanada.html
http://www.gov.mb.ca/itt/trade/invest/bus_facts
It's in Churchill, Manitoba, it's still low enough latitude to be able to launch to the ISS, it's in a remote location incase they have an "oopsie", and there is a major port and rail link to Churchill. And as a bonus, Churchill is the polar bear capital of Canada, so no pesky tourists!
Bork!
Windows?
I just wonder which agencies of the USA government knew about these back doors for years, and which ones are not yet revealed.
Any non USA government using windows has to be plain mad.
All the company is trying to do is obey the laws of the USA by not brodcasting things into the USA that may be illegal there.
Corps don't (usually) pass the laws in the USA. It's national barriers, and differences between laws in different countries that will cause the death of the great information sharing revolution.
Bork!
What movie is this? Is it worth watching?
I remember reading on Slashdot something to the effect of MS forcing clients to pay for windows twice, through licencing rules. Is this now MS is making sure from the other end that customers buy OEM products the first time before having to pay for them the second time though some corporate licencing scheme?
Help me out here...
I would imagine the hardware would be pretty cheap... But...
;-)
Imagine having a cell phone on for half a day, every day? I think it would be cheaper to hire a security guard. Besides, most web cams don't come fully equipped with night sticks. Vandals are one thing I would prefer to deal with entirely in meatspace....
Bork!
""Exactly. That's why we won in Vietnam and Korea, the Russians won in Afhghanistan and Palistine has taken over Isreal, the citizens are armed. Oh wait, that makes you wrong. Silly me. ""
Funny how Americans now think they won in Vietnam just like the Russians won Afghanistan. LOL I guess history is something not taught in the USA anymore... And if you actually did take history, this is even scarier.
Bork!
Methinks you're too sensitive about stereotypes. It was the biker who dared me to do it! He's the one who asked me to explain something like that to a "dumb dyslexic biker". He wasn't expecting to understand e=mc^2, but in 15 minutes he had enough of a grasp to be pleasantly surprised. He was also a personal friend of mine...
When I met him, he was into drugs, bikes, and not much else. Even though obviously a smart guy, he had no self esteem with his intelligence. I introduced him to my Amiga and the internet... (this was years ago.) Since I turned him on to computers and geekiness, he finished his high school, got himself a network degree, and has a great life. Instead of beating people up in bars (he was a bouncer), he now just gibs them online while checking his stocks. I wonder if he is reading this too...
Oh, and he still likes his bikes.
So don't be so sensitive about sterotypes my friend, when you over-react, it just shows people how much of an inferiority complex you have.