I think that if they used the X-Box as a prototype, that they could do just fine with this. They sell iPods for as much as video game consoles, and all that those are is beefed up mp3 players with their own clothing line.
Will Apple's recent forays into the living room create even more of a problem for Sony?
That would be a real shame. I was hoping to purchase as many products with rootkits, backdoors, and viruses as possible. Here's to hoping that Sony regains marketshare so they can bring more fine rootkits to the market.
I asked him if he felt that American journalism is being fair in their representation of Arabs, which is a fair question. If you've ever seen world war II propaganda, then you would realize that, in the past, groups with whome we've disagreed have been characiturized by the media. They have been marginalized.
I'm asking if he feels as though this time around, the media has been doing this. Will this be another chapter in the history books where we say that we've marginalized a people.
Your statement in itself is racist. You are asserting that, because I am American (and you're assuming that I'm white), that my asking such a question is a racist act. It is not.
I would submit that you are behaving in a racist manner.
For reference, my grandfather was a civil rights activist.
Don't be a jackass. I am not a racist. I am allowed to ask a straight question without being called a racist by an astroturfer with a chip on his shoulder like you. I have never discriminated against a person in my life, and I resent being called a racist based on this.
If you look at my question, I am sure that nobody would call it racist.
Why do you think that every question is directed to you? I asked the guy being interviewed. You're free to answer, but I was just stating what my original question was... the one that you've been criticising.
It turns out that biodiesel isn't all that hot ecologically. Why? Because excess corn is a lousy way to make biodiesel. Countries are plowing down rainforrests to plant palm trees to make palm oil biodiesel.
Nobody's going to starve over biodiesel, we'll be plowing down rainforrests to make room for the crops.
People, including the US media, as these questions all of the time. If they didn't, we wouldn't have anti-Bush bumper stickers on cars all over the country.
I'm also not saying that Pat Robertson is exactly a good guy in this case... but for reference, Howard Stern has also said that he hopes a person or two would die, and I don't consider him to be a radical either.
People who bomb abortion clinics... they're radicals.
Masri was convicted on 11 counts under the UK's Terrorism Act of 2000,. Offences Against the Person Act of 1861, and Public Order Act of 1986. This included six of nine counts for soliciting-to-murder charges and two of four charges of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior with the intention of stirring up racial hatred". He was also found guilty of being in the possession of terrorism material including a ten volume set "The Encyclopedia of the Afghani Jihad," which contains information "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism." The "Encyclopedia" included instructions on how to make explosives. It also identified key international landmarks, such as Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower as potential terrorist targets.
I'm not going to say that I agree or disagree with what happened to Abu Hamza al-Masri, but I will go ahead and say that he sounds a bit more radical to me.
What was the last terrorist organization that Pat Robertson publicly supported? Did he chime in support for any particular group of radicals that might take down Hugo Chavez?
The fact of the matter is, the only reason that this is interesting to us is because of the tensions between us and the middle east. (No offense Isam Bayazidi). If these tensions weren't there, it would be the same as asking a French programmer about his day.
I can see your view regarding how technology has kind of brought us all together, but I don't really view that as any more miraculous than when railroads brought together early railroad pioneers. They they got together and talked about wars though, did that count as tech talk?
Sure, but there's a difference between Abu Hamza al-Masri, who promotes murder and terrorism, and is sitting in jail for doing so, and Pat Robertson, who, last I checked, didn't do those things.
Quick question, are you Isam Bayazidi? The guy's user id wasn't provided, so, I have no idea if you're the interviewee posting responses, or just some random person stating his political views.
I'm asking how he feels Arabs are portrayed by the media, and what influence he feels the media have on Arabic image.
There's no lack of perspective. It's a straight question. How does he feel this is affecting world image?
We already know that the war in Iraq is bad for US image, and you're making commentary on US image. If you want to argue that two wrongs make a right, or that US image is directly tied to Arab image, well, the soapbox is yours to stand on.
Well, quick question. I actually don't have television, so I have no way to frame this.
Do the news media reserve the term "radical," for those participants in organizations that could be termed "radical?"
If they're running down to the local mosque and calling every cleric a radical, that's one certainly bigotry. If you're talking about Abu Hamza al-Masri, you're probably not out of line calling him a radical.
I wasn't necessarily looking for an objective point of view, but rather the perceived notion.
I for instance, lived in a community comprising mostly the international students at a major university last year. I could get a fairly good notion of what other countries said about the US from what the students would say.
When people were discussing France and Germany at the start of the war in Iraq, I had a fairly good idea of what those countries had to say about us. I then met a number of French and German students who could either confirm or deny my ideas on this topic.
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It's an Apple X-Box without much beef under the hood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin
I think that if they used the X-Box as a prototype, that they could do just fine with this. They sell iPods for as much as video game consoles, and all that those are is beefed up mp3 players with their own clothing line.
Will Apple's recent forays into the living room create even more of a problem for Sony?
That would be a real shame. I was hoping to purchase as many products with rootkits, backdoors, and viruses as possible. Here's to hoping that Sony regains marketshare so they can bring more fine rootkits to the market.
Who put you in charge of censoring jokes about dead people? Christ.
Oh, sure, why don't we blame Christianity for something else while we're at it. Jerk.
I'm pretty sure that that's what's inferred.
It is absolutely not because he is not white.
I asked him if he felt that American journalism is being fair in their representation of Arabs, which is a fair question. If you've ever seen world war II propaganda, then you would realize that, in the past, groups with whome we've disagreed have been characiturized by the media. They have been marginalized.
I'm asking if he feels as though this time around, the media has been doing this. Will this be another chapter in the history books where we say that we've marginalized a people.
Your statement in itself is racist. You are asserting that, because I am American (and you're assuming that I'm white), that my asking such a question is a racist act. It is not.
I would submit that you are behaving in a racist manner.
For reference, my grandfather was a civil rights activist.
Ok. Hold up. I went all the way up this chain.
What did I ask that was racist? I want you to cut it, paste it, and explain why its racist.
In my opinion, you are merely saying that because you think that I'll concede that you're right out of fear of being called a racist.
Well, I'm calling you on it. What did I do? I'm pissed.
Don't be a jackass. I am not a racist. I am allowed to ask a straight question without being called a racist by an astroturfer with a chip on his shoulder like you. I have never discriminated against a person in my life, and I resent being called a racist based on this.
If you look at my question, I am sure that nobody would call it racist.
It was a joke about the name of the spacecraft.
Why do you think that every question is directed to you? I asked the guy being interviewed. You're free to answer, but I was just stating what my original question was... the one that you've been criticising.
I asked him if he thought he was discriminated against.
NASA's new spacecraft, designed to travel to the Moon and International Space Station, has been christened 'Altair'
Well, this article just confirms it for me. The United States is lagging in science and technology!
But they're not clearing it for soy. They're clearing it for palm trees. Palm oil is economically efficient for biodiesel production.
You're only half correct.
It turns out that biodiesel isn't all that hot ecologically. Why? Because excess corn is a lousy way to make biodiesel. Countries are plowing down rainforrests to plant palm trees to make palm oil biodiesel.
Nobody's going to starve over biodiesel, we'll be plowing down rainforrests to make room for the crops.
People, including the US media, as these questions all of the time. If they didn't, we wouldn't have anti-Bush bumper stickers on cars all over the country.
Countrymen are unlikely to describe the actions of their respective nation state as "radical."
I'm also not saying that Pat Robertson is exactly a good guy in this case... but for reference, Howard Stern has also said that he hopes a person or two would die, and I don't consider him to be a radical either.
People who bomb abortion clinics... they're radicals.
Thanks for bringing this down to a new level. You rock :-D Nope, no head up my ass.
r ism_blog/2006/02/abu_hamza_almas_1.html
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Robertson (not Robinson) called for the murder of Hugo Chavez, and it was a pretty lame thing to do. He was censured for it by the government.
Graciously nicked from http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterro
Masri was convicted on 11 counts under the UK's Terrorism Act of 2000,. Offences Against the Person Act of 1861, and Public Order Act of 1986. This included six of nine counts for soliciting-to-murder charges and two of four charges of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior with the intention of stirring up racial hatred". He was also found guilty of being in the possession of terrorism material including a ten volume set "The Encyclopedia of the Afghani Jihad," which contains information "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism." The "Encyclopedia" included instructions on how to make explosives. It also identified key international landmarks, such as Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower as potential terrorist targets.
Here would be some data on what Pat Robertson did
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/23/robertson.chavez
Did you notice the difference?
I'm not going to say that I agree or disagree with what happened to Abu Hamza al-Masri, but I will go ahead and say that he sounds a bit more radical to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Hamza_al-Masri
What was the last terrorist organization that Pat Robertson publicly supported? Did he chime in support for any particular group of radicals that might take down Hugo Chavez?
The fact of the matter is, the only reason that this is interesting to us is because of the tensions between us and the middle east. (No offense Isam Bayazidi). If these tensions weren't there, it would be the same as asking a French programmer about his day.
I can see your view regarding how technology has kind of brought us all together, but I don't really view that as any more miraculous than when railroads brought together early railroad pioneers. They they got together and talked about wars though, did that count as tech talk?
Sure, but there's a difference between Abu Hamza al-Masri, who promotes murder and terrorism, and is sitting in jail for doing so, and Pat Robertson, who, last I checked, didn't do those things.
Allow me to turn this one on you.
What do the political implications of US bombings in Iraq have to do with technology?
Nope. Originally we talked about technology.
Quick question, are you Isam Bayazidi? The guy's user id wasn't provided, so, I have no idea if you're the interviewee posting responses, or just some random person stating his political views.
I don't see how that changes the question at all.
I'm asking how he feels Arabs are portrayed by the media, and what influence he feels the media have on Arabic image.
There's no lack of perspective. It's a straight question. How does he feel this is affecting world image?
We already know that the war in Iraq is bad for US image, and you're making commentary on US image. If you want to argue that two wrongs make a right, or that US image is directly tied to Arab image, well, the soapbox is yours to stand on.
Well, quick question. I actually don't have television, so I have no way to frame this.
Do the news media reserve the term "radical," for those participants in organizations that could be termed "radical?"
If they're running down to the local mosque and calling every cleric a radical, that's one certainly bigotry. If you're talking about Abu Hamza al-Masri, you're probably not out of line calling him a radical.
I wasn't necessarily looking for an objective point of view, but rather the perceived notion.
I for instance, lived in a community comprising mostly the international students at a major university last year. I could get a fairly good notion of what other countries said about the US from what the students would say.
When people were discussing France and Germany at the start of the war in Iraq, I had a fairly good idea of what those countries had to say about us. I then met a number of French and German students who could either confirm or deny my ideas on this topic.