Funny, I'd say that saying "That dufus looked like a dork with that shit-eating grin as he crossed the finish line, waving his fists in the air like he actually won the race on merit." is sort of a suggestion that he didn't deserve to win the medal.
My previous point was that at least the competition was not rigged.
I wouldn't exactly call the Christian Right puritans.. LOLBut if you remember your history, America was also an English prison colony. It was only after the war of independence that the English had to find somewhere else to ship their convicts to. So I salute your brave ancestors, as without them, I would be speaking with some strange North American accent! (Which you do, as you have confused the Australian "a" sound with the North American "i" sound - Its G'day mate")
the power supply of your computer is dangerous as well. But does that mean you should never take a piss because you might hit your precious linux running toy???
I think that Hugo was much better at playing a drag queen on tour than playing some wimpy fairie ^h^h^h^h^h^h Elf stuck at home in the forest.
At least his wardrobe had a bit more colour in that movie:-)
That drugs and prostitution are leagal some countries.
Here in Oz donating trips to the local leagal brothel is tax-deductible, and the workers are eligable for workers comp if they get hurt on the job:-)
Apparently the education department in Victoria (Oz) has dictated to stay away from wireless networks, not just because of security considerations, but that none of the systems they tested survived the impact of 30 kids walking into a classroom and connecting to the network all at the same time.
Anyone know if this is a consideration in wireless networks for schools in the USA???
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Americans strong point
EnZed is the Land of the Long White Cloud, and is a good 3 hour plane trip from Oz, which is truly the Land Downunder
But even though I am a skip and not a kiwi, I have to say that it is an awsome place to vist with an astounding variety of scenery packed into a really small place. Pefect for the typical yanks concept of a holiday, as being no more than 2 weeks in duration:-)
Unethical business practice should not go unpunished.
And it is not going unpunished. Unfortunately the people being punished (financially) are not those who made the business decisions leading to that punishment
If anything, the students and employees are being punished for their lack of forsight, and/or belief in something that may have been "too good to be be true".
But what gets me is when people who work for the company make statements like (paraphrased) "Its not the founders fault that they made bad business decisions"
Well in Australia, mowing lawns is a actually a viable career path (and its not for *dumb* people). There are at least two major franchises that operate in Melbourne. My brother-in-law gave up a managerial level accounting job with all the perks so he could run his own franchise, which just happens to involve mowing lawns.
But I suspect that no matter how much automation takes over, there will always be a market for genuine good old fashioned face-to-face customer service.
(And I don't mean the joke that is taken for customer service in the USA:-)
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Funny, I'd say that saying "That dufus looked like a dork with that shit-eating grin as he crossed the finish line, waving his fists in the air like he actually won the race on merit." is sort of a suggestion that he didn't deserve to win the medal.
My previous point was that at least the competition was not rigged.
A slow Aussie skater getting gold on his own merits, than a pair or Russian figure skaters who have a French connection.
And did win it on merit. The use of tactics in a style of race where collisions and falls are common. Did you watch the heats??
And if you want to bitch some more, how about these additional facts:
1/ Steve's day job is manufacturing the skates that his competitors used.
2/ The head judge who ruled that there would be no re-run was Australian and is a long time family friend of Steve.
Even with this map, most people from the USA still won't be able to find Australia.
.. delicious :-)
It's Australia dammit, not Austria.
They are in the northern hemisphere,
We are in the southern hemisphere.
They are in a continent,
We are a continent.
They have mountains,
We have Kangaroos (Mmmm
And we won the 1km mens short track skating gold! And the womens aerial!
I wouldn't exactly call the Christian Right puritans .. LOLBut if you remember your history, America was also an English prison colony. It was only after the war of independence that the English had to find somewhere else to ship their convicts to. So I salute your brave ancestors, as without them, I would be speaking with some strange North American accent! (Which you do, as you have confused the Australian "a" sound with the North American "i" sound - Its G'day mate")
I would rather live in a country founded by convicts, that one founded by puritans.
the power supply of your computer is dangerous as well. But does that mean you should never take a piss because you might hit your precious linux running toy???
Cars with frickin' laser beams on their heads .. And for once I might actually get them :-)
But then again, that would involve thinking about sport, which might be too much for the average /. reader.
I think that Hugo was much better at playing a drag queen on tour than playing some wimpy fairie ^h^h^h^h^h^h Elf stuck at home in the forest. :-)
At least his wardrobe had a bit more colour in that movie
That drugs and prostitution are leagal some countries. :-)
Here in Oz donating trips to the local leagal brothel is tax-deductible, and the workers are eligable for workers comp if they get hurt on the job
Back in my day, we only had single sided, single density 8" floppy disks. And I ain't going to calculate how many of those that would take.
Anyone know if this is a consideration in wireless networks for schools in the USA???
Americans strong point
EnZed is the Land of the Long White Cloud, and is a good 3 hour plane trip from Oz, which is truly the Land Downunder
But even though I am a skip and not a kiwi, I have to say that it is an awsome place to vist with an astounding variety of scenery packed into a really small place. Pefect for the typical yanks concept of a holiday, as being no more than 2 weeks in duration :-)
Yes I am trolling .. but someone has to do it. :-)
After an extensive search I have concluded that Flying Saucers, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy don't exist because I couldn't find them.
More than 525 lines .. Its called PAL
Ahh .. support by obscurity .. you must work in customer relations.
But then again .. we never invented McDonalds .. so I think that actually puts us ahead ..
With each version, everything gets better
That of course depends on your definition of "better". After many years in software development .. I know all about "better".
yeah .. it keeps reminding me that I measure *my* job as 1 to 10 monkeys for a few hours of banging away
Which is of course why *we* don't have a lot of nasty diseases that are floating around the rest of the world
I love my island fortress (now if only I was actually living there ...)
Unethical business practice should not go unpunished.
And it is not going unpunished. Unfortunately the people being punished (financially) are not those who made the business decisions leading to that punishment
If anything, the students and employees are being punished for their lack of forsight, and/or belief in something that may have been "too good to be be true".
But what gets me is when people who work for the company make statements like (paraphrased) "Its not the founders fault that they made bad business decisions"
And you don't think that this doesn't happen at the moment?????
All I can say is Tampopo
I bet no Iron Chef movie can match those sex scenes :-)
Well in Australia, mowing lawns is a actually a viable career path (and its not for *dumb* people). There are at least two major franchises that operate in Melbourne. My brother-in-law gave up a managerial level accounting job with all the perks so he could run his own franchise, which just happens to involve mowing lawns.
But I suspect that no matter how much automation takes over, there will always be a market for genuine good old fashioned face-to-face customer service.
(And I don't mean the joke that is taken for customer service in the USA :-)