Yes, that's very true, and very besides the point. The fact that the US armed forces prefers to be on the offensive (a sound strategy, by the way) doesn't change the fact that it fought on and defended US soil during WWII. An army doesn't always get to fight the way it prefers.
No, you've acted like a catty little bitch.
Yes, I understand that having your factual inaccuracies pointed out to you upsets you. Can you find some actual arguments, or are you just going to insult me some more?
The Japanese had already offered to surrender (though not unconditionally) to the Russians.
Yes, they did. In retrospect, that wasn't too bright. The Russians had visions of grabbing as much of Japan as possible like they had with Germany and Eastern Europe and made sure nobody else learned of the surrender offer. In the end, of course, they had to settle for just grabbing half of Korea. It's very possible that the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima not only saved millions of Japanese lives, but that it also prevented a "North Japan" from being carved out as a Communist dictatorship.
When you Reduce, you've Prevented some. Maybe that's not as good as Preventing all, but just becuase Preventing all isn't a reachable goal doesn't mean that Preventing some is worthless.
They were all still imperial possessions rather far from the United States itself.
They were *part* of the United States itself, and still are. I don't know what you mean by this phrase, "imperial possessions", other than that you seem to be rather fond of waving it about as if it were an argument. Both Hawaii and Alaska were US Territories, and are now states, and they are, and were, as much a part of the US as Washington, DC. You may not understand what the term "US Territory" means, since there haven't been any since Alaska was made a state in 1959. US Territories (more properly, "organized incorporated territories") used to be those parts of the US that hadn't been formed into states yet, but were intended to made into states when the time was right (and indeed, all the Territories were eventually formed into states). They were always an integral part of the US and every bit as much part of US sovereignty as any state. Wake and Midway have been US owned for a century or more, and will remain so.
nothing you've said undermines the point I was making, and we both know it.
On the contrary, I've demolished the point you were making; hiding behind non-existant distinctions about what is or is not "not really" US because they are "imperial possessions" doesn't change that.
So it doesn't count as defending yourself if it's a raid? OK, then, I'll be over to your house to break in your windows and take whatever looks good. Don't worry, though, I won't be staying. It's only a raid.
the Phillippines weren't exactly defended so much as they were lost and recaptured
The men who fought and died, and, yes, lost, in the Phillipines in '42 might take exception with your characterization that they didn't defend it. As might those at Wake Island, who inflicted six times the losses on the Japanese as they took before being finally overwhelmed by vastly superior numbers (and remains US territory today, I might add). And if only *successful* defenses count (a rather odd viewpoint, though), how about Midway, successfully defended in one of larges naval battles in history (and also remains US territory to this day).
that both of these were imperial possessions well outside the actual United States.
The Phillipines were a protectorate and could indeed be regarded as in some senses not part of the United States (somewhat similar to Puerto Rico now). Hawaii was a US Territory and was in every sense of the word part of the actual United States for all that it was not a state at the time. The same goes for Alaska, parts of which the Japanese invaded and took, other parts they tried to invade and take (and failed).
And both of them are produced by a country that hasn't had to defend its own territory since the nineteenth century.
Really? Which country was it, then? I was under the impression that that it was the US, but since the US has had to defend its own territory in the twentieth century, it can't be that. Which country was it?
Says Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG: 'When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song.
We could also say that the user becomes an invisible pink unicorn. Neither would be true, but we could *say* these things.
First up: copyright violation is not stealing; stealing requires a victim who had something before and doesn't now, because it got stolen. Copyright violation is copyright violation, no more or less.
Second: making copies of something you own for your own use is not even copyright violation. You have the right to make as many copies as you want as long as you don't give them to anybody else.
Some might answer, "Oh well, that's the way things go. Who cares if we lose a culture in the middle of the amazon? In history, there are winners and losers. It sucks, but it happens." Are those people willing to say the same thing about the annihilation that Jews were facing during WWII? If Hitler had conquered the world, he may have succeeded in exterminating the Jews. Would we be so quick to say "Oh well, the Jews lost out in the history of the world" as we are some tribe on an island? Why or why not?
There's a difference between dying in bed of natural causes and being gunned down in the street.
do I keep the games I've downloaded? Or do they lock me out?
You're locked out; everything is run through the GameTap client and you can't run the GameTap client if you can't log on to GameTap. But the game selection is amazing--if it's more than ten years old and it's not Nintendo ('cause Nintendo is keeping all their oldies to themselves to sell via the Wii), there's a decent chance they'll have it. The Sega collection is particularly impressive, and they've got an amazing collection of 2D fighters. PC games, console games, arcade games. 940 games at last count, and they're games you've heard of. I'm a fan myself.
That's not the issue, so much. Apps can't write to other directories (nor should they be able to), but they can't even write to their own damn directory. That is pure, unmitigated, bullshit. Any app should be able to mess with itself as much as it pleases, just not other apps.
That is one hundred percent of wrong. No app should be able to write to "its own" directory. This is especially true in both Vista and Unix where apps don't own directories anyways--users do. An app should be able to write only to those places where the user running it has access. Period. Anything else breaks the security model horribly.
Even for-profit companies have a line item that says "Goodwill" on the budget.
Which has a very specific meaning relating to accounting for corporate mergers. "Goodwill" has nothing to do with going out and making people feel good about your company.
The article you cited did indeed talk about plenty of hydroelectric power.
It did not say anything about having plenty extra to sell. It did not say anything about the ability to produce much more, and in fact, most good hydroelectric sites are already producing. There aren't any more.
It didn't say anything at all about solar and wind.
It did mention, however, how they were busily producing electricity with both coal and nuclear.
But unlike Pennsylvania or Georgia, when people say "Washington state" they *are* often referring to the actual state, because they want to avoid confusion with Washington, DC.
Yes, there is a serious challenge to them; it's just that it isn't another calculator. It's the Palm Pilot that you mentioned as "creaming" these, and its kin. The dedicated hand calculator is a relic, on its way to join the slide rule it replaced after only 40 years. Its replacements are programs on palmtops and PDAs.
If by some freak occurance I *do* hear of it again, they have thoughtfully relieved me of the burden of deciding if I want to play it. Not because I insist on playing female characters (generally I play both male and female characters, and my current main toon is male) but because I know I don't want to get involved in a game where the admins are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.
No reason this will change? How about a new, non-traditional channel that the labels don't, and can't, control? There's this new fangled thing called the Internet. I hear it's going to be really big.
Slashdot Mirror
...I wanted Squall computing!
Chris Mattern
Yes, I understand that having your factual inaccuracies pointed out to you upsets you. Can you find some actual arguments, or are you just going to insult me some more?
Chris Mattern
Yes, they did. In retrospect, that wasn't too bright. The Russians had visions of grabbing as much of Japan as possible like they had with Germany and Eastern Europe and made sure nobody else learned of the surrender offer. In the end, of course, they had to settle for just grabbing half of Korea. It's very possible that the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima not only saved millions of Japanese lives, but that it also prevented a "North Japan" from being carved out as a Communist dictatorship.
Chris Mattern
When you Reduce, you've Prevented some. Maybe that's not as good as Preventing all, but just becuase Preventing all isn't a reachable goal doesn't mean that Preventing some is worthless.
Chris Mattern
They were *part* of the United States itself, and still are. I don't know what you mean by this phrase, "imperial possessions", other than that you seem to be rather fond of waving it about as if it were an argument. Both Hawaii and Alaska were US Territories, and are now states, and they are, and were, as much a part of the US as Washington, DC. You may not understand what the term "US Territory" means, since there haven't been any since Alaska was made a state in 1959. US Territories (more properly, "organized incorporated territories") used to be those parts of the US that hadn't been formed into states yet, but were intended to made into states when the time was right (and indeed, all the Territories were eventually formed into states). They were always an integral part of the US and every bit as much part of US sovereignty as any state. Wake and Midway have been US owned for a century or more, and will remain so.
On the contrary, I've demolished the point you were making; hiding behind non-existant distinctions about what is or is not "not really" US because they are "imperial possessions" doesn't change that.
Chris Mattern
It means ensuring we have enough anti-matter for the engines.
Chris Mattern
So it doesn't count as defending yourself if it's a raid? OK, then, I'll be over to your house to break in your windows and take whatever looks good. Don't worry, though, I won't be staying. It's only a raid.
The men who fought and died, and, yes, lost, in the Phillipines in '42 might take exception with your characterization that they didn't defend it. As might those at Wake Island, who inflicted six times the losses on the Japanese as they took before being finally overwhelmed by vastly superior numbers (and remains US territory today, I might add). And if only *successful* defenses count (a rather odd viewpoint, though), how about Midway, successfully defended in one of larges naval battles in history (and also remains US territory to this day).
The Phillipines were a protectorate and could indeed be regarded as in some senses not part of the United States (somewhat similar to Puerto Rico now). Hawaii was a US Territory and was in every sense of the word part of the actual United States for all that it was not a state at the time. The same goes for Alaska, parts of which the Japanese invaded and took, other parts they tried to invade and take (and failed).
Chris Mattern
Really? Which country was it, then? I was under the impression that that it was the US, but since the US has had to defend its own territory in the twentieth century, it can't be that. Which country was it?
Chris Mattern
...or does "plasma membrane" sound like Trek technobabble?
"The plasma membrane's become completely unstable, Captain! If we don't shut down the engines, they'll blow the ship apart!"
Chris Mattern
It was called, what else, "Gentlemen, Be Seated!".
Chris Mattern
We could also say that the user becomes an invisible pink unicorn. Neither would be true, but we could *say* these things.
First up: copyright violation is not stealing; stealing requires a victim who had something before and doesn't now, because it got stolen. Copyright violation is copyright violation, no more or less.
Second: making copies of something you own for your own use is not even copyright violation. You have the right to make as many copies as you want as long as you don't give them to anybody else.
There's a difference between dying in bed of natural causes and being gunned down in the street.
CHris Mattern
It *was* put out to the public before today. It was put out to public months ago. Go to volatile--which is where it belongs--and download it.
Yeah, but replacing all the letterhead stationery is going to be expensive.
Chris Mattern
Do you have stairs in your scheduler?
Chris Mattern
You're locked out; everything is run through the GameTap client and you can't run the GameTap client if you can't log on to GameTap. But the game selection is amazing--if it's more than ten years old and it's not Nintendo ('cause Nintendo is keeping all their oldies to themselves to sell via the Wii), there's a decent chance they'll have it. The Sega collection is particularly impressive, and they've got an amazing collection of 2D fighters. PC games, console games, arcade games. 940 games at last count, and they're games you've heard of. I'm a fan myself.
Chris Mattern
It's your right, sure enough. Enjoy your rootkits.
Chris Mattern
That is one hundred percent of wrong. No app should be able to write to "its own" directory. This is especially true in both Vista and Unix where apps don't own directories anyways--users do. An app should be able to write only to those places where the user running it has access. Period. Anything else breaks the security model horribly.
Chris Mattern
Which has a very specific meaning relating to accounting for corporate mergers. "Goodwill" has nothing to do with going out and making people feel good about your company.
Chris Mattern
The Prophets will hear of this!
Chris Mattern
The article you cited did indeed talk about plenty of hydroelectric power.
It did not say anything about having plenty extra to sell. It did not say anything about the ability to produce much more, and in fact, most good hydroelectric sites are already producing. There aren't any more.
It didn't say anything at all about solar and wind.
It did mention, however, how they were busily producing electricity with both coal and nuclear.
Chris Mattern
But unlike Pennsylvania or Georgia, when people say "Washington state" they *are* often referring to the actual state, because they want to avoid confusion with Washington, DC.
Chris Mattern
Yes, there is a serious challenge to them; it's just that it isn't another calculator. It's the Palm Pilot that you mentioned as "creaming" these, and its kin. The dedicated hand calculator is a relic, on its way to join the slide rule it replaced after only 40 years. Its replacements are programs on palmtops and PDAs.
Chris Mattern
I've never heard of this MMORPG before.
I expect to never hear of this MMORPG again.
If by some freak occurance I *do* hear of it again, they have thoughtfully relieved me of the burden of deciding if I want to play it. Not because I insist on playing female characters (generally I play both male and female characters, and my current main toon is male) but because I know I don't want to get involved in a game where the admins are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.
Chris Mattern
No reason this will change? How about a new, non-traditional channel that the labels don't, and can't, control? There's this new fangled thing called the Internet. I hear it's going to be really big.
Chris Mattern