Not to harp, but the article said the plane was a Boeing Airbus A300. As other posters have said, we need to wait and sort this stuff how. Bad as it may sound, lets hope this was an accident... The media have a REALLY bad habit of reporting without checking the facts. Boeing (US company) is a competetor of Airbus (multinational european company). If they cant even get the most basic facts straight, why would anyone believe their posturing and theorizing.
Unfortunately the ratings will be decimated by Survivor tonight
Since when has decimate come to mean anihilation? Decimate means to eliminate one out of 10. Hardly a majority of the viewing audience, but unfortuantely tiny percentage differences in ratings do ultimately cause a show's demise. I just dont see 1 out of every 10 people who intend to watch The Tick tonight being pulled away by Survivor. The demographics between the audiences for Survivor and The Tick dont really overlap much: tabloid junkies who would watch grass grow if it were on TV, versus a cultish following of (generally) more intelligent people able to pick up subtle references, but able to appreciate slapstick as well.
I'm sure that brief spark of originality will go completely unnoticed
Musical TV episodes are hardly original. In fact, they are a major category for when a show "jumps the shark", i.e. when everything in a series after a specific episode goes downhill. Have they run out of original ideas and now have to stoop to recycled gimmicks from other shows? Only time will tell...
our initial lead in the space race could have been leveraged into an unassailable one
Amen to that! Hell, we could've been Alpha Centauri as early as 1978; but hell, with the lead we had, we could've easily developed 40,000 settlers and got that huge-ass bonus for sending a full ship, plus developed fusion powered engines to ensure 100% probability of success -- and we STILL wouldve been there by now!!
I also bet you wont see
this story repeated on CNN or the NY Times (significant quote below). Another side effect that the frenzy causes, that Katz didnt mention, is that it brings viewers back. The terrorism stories are, unfortunately, better for ratings than your regular sweeps-week crap, and although their reporting is important and (usually) somewhat accurate, dont think they wont overlook a true story or fact that might make people feel a little more secure quite yet...
The only mass deaths apparently connected with anthrax came from an accidental release of apparently about one trillion spores at the Sverdlovsk (now Yekatinerinburg) biological weapons compound in the former Soviet Union in 1979. Records show that of the 1.2 million residents of the city, only 66 perished.
By law, telemarketters are requires to keep a "Do not contact list." When they call you, simply request to be put on that list. While you are at it, request a written copy of their "Do not contact" policy, they are also required to send this to you, upon request. Note the time of the call, and the caller's name, company, etc.
If, after you request to be on the list, they call you again, you can have them pay you $500. Unfortunately, off the top of my head, im not sure who you contact, but I will look harder if/when the chance arises:) However, I can say that my calls have almost stopped completely over the past few months.
Wow, I had no idea it was that bad. Anyway, that adds to something the original post said.
if I couldn't vote against them in an upcoming election, they didn't care about my opinion
They said this as if it were a bad thing. Think of it another way. Their job is to represent their constituancy, those people that elect them. If you have no roll in electing them, they are not supposed to care about your opinion. I would be curious to know what the original poster felt about lobbyists or corporate donors who influence elected officials. You cant have it both ways: does the senator from New York represent the people/businesses of New York, or do they represent everyone that bothers to send them some correspondance? I think the answer is simple...
The planes still may have been impressive bombs, but maybe the attacks would have been economically more difficult for the terrorists to pull off. I dont think its much of a stretch to say that their funding came from, if not one or more middle eastern states, at least individuals who owe their entire fortunes to the sale of oil. If airplanes could run on hydrogen fuel cells or other non-oil-based alternatives, one can assume we would have that technology in cars and other devices. (I base this assumption on the fact that planes are designed to be as light as possible. Current cells are quite heavy and it requires so many of them, that is why they are not used in cars much until recently. If my assumption is wrong, please correct me.)
If we, as a culture, become less dependant upon oil, the individuals/countries sponsoring these groups will have less income. Decreasing demand would not only decrease the volume of their sales, but the price per volume would decrease as well as suppliers competed to stay in business.
Of course, I realize that if we take away this source of income, these groups will probably find a way to get it elsewhere. However, most of these governments have made so much money in oil, they have forsaken development of other industries. When it dries up, they will be in trouble, at least for a while. I think these groups would experience the same effects.
First of all, the fact that you post as an AC shows that youre not too sure of your facts.
Second, have you ever won a debate in RL using that language? I think not. Anyone who has to bully their p.o.v. is probably wrong.
Third, you are wrong (not even your "provincial prick" statement is true) because you are oversimplifying things. The Taliban were scholars, yes, most educated in Pakistan. However, their "soldiers" are were not mujahedin. They are mostly those men who grew up in the squalor of the refugee camps and villages during the war with the Soviet Union. People who have never known peace in their lives. Those that were around before 1979 and remember a more peaceful existance, are mostly against the Taliban - who took power only 5 years ago from the infighting that occurred AFTER the Soviets were expelled.
If you want to respond, do 2 things: more facts than insults. And dont post as the coward you obviously are.
I was curious as to why the poster would have that.sig other than to stir up controversy. I doubt he had it before 9/11...
I think this guy was trying to make some sort of stunning revolutionary point to us. Problem is, the Afgan Mujahedin were not the Taliban. They were actually mostly what is now referred to as the Northern Alliance. After the Soviets were expelled, all the little tribes turned on each other. The Taliban won this royal rumble and took control of the country.
In an ironic twist of fate, when Zuccarini attempted to take down his 5500 sites, 72,296 new sites were instantly spawned. When he tried to remove those, 9,375,012 more were created. The FTC suggests he reinstall brain 1.0
Now can someone explain why the lameness filter says the above is all in caps??
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What the employee did was no doubt in violation of his contract with his place of business
Maybe, but no employment contract that I know of covers confidentiality of illegal activity. Whistleblowers are protected by laws to guard against just this sort of thing. If your employer is engaged in illegal activity, you have every right to expose them.
Let's say your neighbor is an escaped convict. Does that make it right for you to steal from him, or murder him?
Im more sick of the media spouting this FUD all the time as well. There was a poll in the NY Times either Monday or Tuesday that said that 6 out of 10 people polled believe that we are currently in a recession. This just isnt true. A recession is not a perception - it is measurable. To be in recession, we have to have 2 consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last quarter measured (Q2) had the slowest growth since 1992, but it was still growth in the positive. Even if Q3 demonstrates negative growth, that wont be announced until mid to late October. It will be 3 months after that that Q4 is announced. Even if Q3 and Q4 turn out to both have negative growth, not even Alan Greenspan will not be able to say we are actually in a recession until at least the end of January.
So they use fake names next time. Surely there already are terrorists using fake names. Suppose they use your name by coincidence. What happens next time you try to board a plane? Its tougher to fake physical features...
I have not heard a thing about a duffel bag found in the WTC wreckage with a copy of the Koran. They found this stuff in a rental car parked in a garage at Logan airport. All they have found at WTC from the planes (that I have heard) is a passport of one of the hijackers a couple of blocks away. If there is a news story about the duffel, please point it out - Ive watched little except for NY1 the past week.
If you review the tests they ran, both AMD processors died within a fraction of a second before they died. This would be a valid solution for a broken fan, which would result in a slower buildup in heat as the fan flowed; but no software would be able to shut down the computer if a heatsink popped off.
One missle launched, no matter where is was headed, would instantly trigger everyone else to launch back at us. No questions asked.
What? You have no idea what you are talking about here. Im not going to pretend I do either by speculating.
What you should have pointed out is that we did not drop the atomic bombs on Japan immediately after Pearl Harbor. After 3 1/2 years of watching both our marines and their soldiers get slaughtered over every 10 square mile piss-ant island in the south pacific, it was time to put an end to things quickly. Dropping the bomb did 2 things: demoralized Japan instantly into believing they would be annihilated if they keep fighting (they had no idea we only had 2 bombs at the time). 2) Showed the rest of the world that we held the trump card.
Bush HAS to consider using nukes. I dont want him to, but I think they have to consider it. I understand the biological and chemical arguments, but in my mind, this is just as bad. If we dont seriously consider it, it is just going to send the message that we would never consider it.
Most people can tell you when they are drunk. However, legally drunk is not so cut and dry. I couldnt tell you what.10 or.08 feels like, and I dont think I can draw that line. A lot of people convicted of DWI, like another poster said, can honestly say "Wow.. 2 beers and Im over the limit? I had no idea. I felt fine."
If Ive been out and had a few but feel ok, I certainly wouldnt mind a 2nd opinion. However, Im not one of those people who dont give a sh*t about anyone else on the planet but myself.
Your anectote is a sad but true commentary of our society. What would be even worse is if someone did take the breathalyzer, passed, killed some people on the way home, and then tested positive. I saw that comming when I started reading it...
This was a competition on Junkyard Wars a season or 2 ago. One team did a trebuchet, the other a catapult. They then had to hit a dummy of a king in the window of a castle placed 50 yards or so away.
No need to throw around insults. I was commented on the post above mine, and the fact is, people did see this comming. Personally, from a business standpoint, I think MS would be better off broken up, and Im not going to go into this here because youre an AC and unlikely to read this.
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Not to harp, but the article said the plane was a Boeing Airbus A300. As other posters have said, we need to wait and sort this stuff how. Bad as it may sound, lets hope this was an accident... The media have a REALLY bad habit of reporting without checking the facts. Boeing (US company) is a competetor of Airbus (multinational european company). If they cant even get the most basic facts straight, why would anyone believe their posturing and theorizing.
Remind me which subtle references there were? Or did he fall on them all?
Touche :) This flu has my head as thick as cement
They allowed that, then mandated it, several years ago.
Maybe in your state. Not only did I renew mine last August, I was changing to a different state. Didnt need my SS#
Unfortunately the ratings will be decimated by Survivor tonight
Since when has decimate come to mean anihilation? Decimate means to eliminate one out of 10. Hardly a majority of the viewing audience, but unfortuantely tiny percentage differences in ratings do ultimately cause a show's demise. I just dont see 1 out of every 10 people who intend to watch The Tick tonight being pulled away by Survivor. The demographics between the audiences for Survivor and The Tick dont really overlap much: tabloid junkies who would watch grass grow if it were on TV, versus a cultish following of (generally) more intelligent people able to pick up subtle references, but able to appreciate slapstick as well.
I'm sure that brief spark of originality will go completely unnoticed
Musical TV episodes are hardly original. In fact, they are a major category for when a show "jumps the shark", i.e. when everything in a series after a specific episode goes downhill. Have they run out of original ideas and now have to stoop to recycled gimmicks from other shows? Only time will tell...
our initial lead in the space race could have been leveraged into an unassailable one
Amen to that! Hell, we could've been Alpha Centauri as early as 1978; but hell, with the lead we had, we could've easily developed 40,000 settlers and got that huge-ass bonus for sending a full ship, plus developed fusion powered engines to ensure 100% probability of success -- and we STILL wouldve been there by now!!
I also bet you wont see this story repeated on CNN or the NY Times (significant quote below). Another side effect that the frenzy causes, that Katz didnt mention, is that it brings viewers back. The terrorism stories are, unfortunately, better for ratings than your regular sweeps-week crap, and although their reporting is important and (usually) somewhat accurate, dont think they wont overlook a true story or fact that might make people feel a little more secure quite yet...
The only mass deaths apparently connected with anthrax came from an accidental release of apparently about one trillion spores at the Sverdlovsk (now Yekatinerinburg) biological weapons compound in the former Soviet Union in 1979. Records show that of the 1.2 million residents of the city, only 66 perished.
By law, telemarketters are requires to keep a "Do not contact list." When they call you, simply request to be put on that list. While you are at it, request a written copy of their "Do not contact" policy, they are also required to send this to you, upon request. Note the time of the call, and the caller's name, company, etc.
If, after you request to be on the list, they call you again, you can have them pay you $500. Unfortunately, off the top of my head, im not sure who you contact, but I will look harder if/when the chance arises :) However, I can say that my calls have almost stopped completely over the past few months.
Wow, I had no idea it was that bad. Anyway, that adds to something the original post said.
if I couldn't vote against them in an upcoming election, they didn't care about my opinion
They said this as if it were a bad thing. Think of it another way. Their job is to represent their constituancy, those people that elect them. If you have no roll in electing them, they are not supposed to care about your opinion. I would be curious to know what the original poster felt about lobbyists or corporate donors who influence elected officials. You cant have it both ways: does the senator from New York represent the people/businesses of New York, or do they represent everyone that bothers to send them some correspondance? I think the answer is simple...
The planes still may have been impressive bombs, but maybe the attacks would have been economically more difficult for the terrorists to pull off. I dont think its much of a stretch to say that their funding came from, if not one or more middle eastern states, at least individuals who owe their entire fortunes to the sale of oil. If airplanes could run on hydrogen fuel cells or other non-oil-based alternatives, one can assume we would have that technology in cars and other devices. (I base this assumption on the fact that planes are designed to be as light as possible. Current cells are quite heavy and it requires so many of them, that is why they are not used in cars much until recently. If my assumption is wrong, please correct me.)
If we, as a culture, become less dependant upon oil, the individuals/countries sponsoring these groups will have less income. Decreasing demand would not only decrease the volume of their sales, but the price per volume would decrease as well as suppliers competed to stay in business.
Of course, I realize that if we take away this source of income, these groups will probably find a way to get it elsewhere. However, most of these governments have made so much money in oil, they have forsaken development of other industries. When it dries up, they will be in trouble, at least for a while. I think these groups would experience the same effects.
First of all, the fact that you post as an AC shows that youre not too sure of your facts.
.sig other than to stir up controversy. I doubt he had it before 9/11...
Second, have you ever won a debate in RL using that language? I think not. Anyone who has to bully their p.o.v. is probably wrong.
Third, you are wrong (not even your "provincial prick" statement is true) because you are oversimplifying things. The Taliban were scholars, yes, most educated in Pakistan. However, their "soldiers" are were not mujahedin. They are mostly those men who grew up in the squalor of the refugee camps and villages during the war with the Soviet Union. People who have never known peace in their lives. Those that were around before 1979 and remember a more peaceful existance, are mostly against the Taliban - who took power only 5 years ago from the infighting that occurred AFTER the Soviets were expelled.
If you want to respond, do 2 things: more facts than insults. And dont post as the coward you obviously are.
I was curious as to why the poster would have that
I think this guy was trying to make some sort of stunning revolutionary point to us. Problem is, the Afgan Mujahedin were not the Taliban. They were actually mostly what is now referred to as the Northern Alliance. After the Soviets were expelled, all the little tribes turned on each other. The Taliban won this royal rumble and took control of the country.
In an ironic twist of fate, when Zuccarini attempted to take down his 5500 sites, 72,296 new sites were instantly spawned. When he tried to remove those, 9,375,012 more were created. The FTC suggests he reinstall brain 1.0
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Now can someone explain why the lameness filter says the above is all in caps??
What the employee did was no doubt in violation of his contract with his place of business
Maybe, but no employment contract that I know of covers confidentiality of illegal activity. Whistleblowers are protected by laws to guard against just this sort of thing. If your employer is engaged in illegal activity, you have every right to expose them.
Let's say your neighbor is an escaped convict. Does that make it right for you to steal from him, or murder him?
This is not an analogous example.
Im more sick of the media spouting this FUD all the time as well. There was a poll in the NY Times either Monday or Tuesday that said that 6 out of 10 people polled believe that we are currently in a recession. This just isnt true. A recession is not a perception - it is measurable. To be in recession, we have to have 2 consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last quarter measured (Q2) had the slowest growth since 1992, but it was still growth in the positive. Even if Q3 demonstrates negative growth, that wont be announced until mid to late October. It will be 3 months after that that Q4 is announced. Even if Q3 and Q4 turn out to both have negative growth, not even Alan Greenspan will not be able to say we are actually in a recession until at least the end of January.
+5 INFORMATIVE?!?!?!?!
At LEAST see that the poster uses an actual quote rather than an obviously embellished fragment from memory.
So they use fake names next time. Surely there already are terrorists using fake names. Suppose they use your name by coincidence. What happens next time you try to board a plane? Its tougher to fake physical features...
I have not heard a thing about a duffel bag found in the WTC wreckage with a copy of the Koran. They found this stuff in a rental car parked in a garage at Logan airport. All they have found at WTC from the planes (that I have heard) is a passport of one of the hijackers a couple of blocks away. If there is a news story about the duffel, please point it out - Ive watched little except for NY1 the past week.
If you review the tests they ran, both AMD processors died within a fraction of a second before they died. This would be a valid solution for a broken fan, which would result in a slower buildup in heat as the fan flowed; but no software would be able to shut down the computer if a heatsink popped off.
One missle launched, no matter where is was headed, would instantly trigger everyone else to launch back at us. No questions asked.
What? You have no idea what you are talking about here. Im not going to pretend I do either by speculating.
What you should have pointed out is that we did not drop the atomic bombs on Japan immediately after Pearl Harbor. After 3 1/2 years of watching both our marines and their soldiers get slaughtered over every 10 square mile piss-ant island in the south pacific, it was time to put an end to things quickly. Dropping the bomb did 2 things: demoralized Japan instantly into believing they would be annihilated if they keep fighting (they had no idea we only had 2 bombs at the time). 2) Showed the rest of the world that we held the trump card.
Bush HAS to consider using nukes. I dont want him to, but I think they have to consider it. I understand the biological and chemical arguments, but in my mind, this is just as bad. If we dont seriously consider it, it is just going to send the message that we would never consider it.
'nuff said.
Anyone using this as a way to promote some political agenda is a first-class prick.
Most people can tell you when they are drunk. However, legally drunk is not so cut and dry. I couldnt tell you what .10 or .08 feels like, and I dont think I can draw that line. A lot of people convicted of DWI, like another poster said, can honestly say "Wow.. 2 beers and Im over the limit? I had no idea. I felt fine."
If Ive been out and had a few but feel ok, I certainly wouldnt mind a 2nd opinion. However, Im not one of those people who dont give a sh*t about anyone else on the planet but myself.
Your anectote is a sad but true commentary of our society. What would be even worse is if someone did take the breathalyzer, passed, killed some people on the way home, and then tested positive. I saw that comming when I started reading it...
This was a competition on Junkyard Wars a season or 2 ago. One team did a trebuchet, the other a catapult. They then had to hit a dummy of a king in the window of a castle placed 50 yards or so away.
The trebuchet team won easily.
No need to throw around insults. I was commented on the post above mine, and the fact is, people did see this comming. Personally, from a business standpoint, I think MS would be better off broken up, and Im not going to go into this here because youre an AC and unlikely to read this.