never said it was pertinent to this, just replying to the statement made regarding the "evening out of the playing field" due to the internet, and how you may no longer be required to live poor if you are born poor.
Ill be looking forward to the day when you hire a homeless man who has taught himself a skill set over an ascot wearing coke sniffing dimwit who cashed his way through the Ivies and has that expensive piece of paper tucked under his arm.
Im glad you are under the belief that motivation is the primary factor in success. Im sure its the only thing that you've had on your side.
hahahaha...damn right...what kind of attitude do you think American Idol enforces? I love it.
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oh lordy, lordy. I;m the most reluctant American you;ll ever meet, but dude, you are rather misinformed.lets see waht I mean:
Where do you hide all of this "diverse" music of yours, America? Maybe if you listened to something else besides the radio this would become apparent. Yor comment is akin to me saying that Britain is only the Spice Girls. No need to rant on something you dont know about.
American workers don't work as much as most of the rest of the world. Which is why the average paid vacation in western europe (and the U.A.E. for some reason) is five work weeks. U.S. average? two. Dont give me the whole hours per work week B.S. either, as I can tell you that a work day in Madrid is a hell of a lot easier than a work Day in New York.
Tolerent...hah, good one.
If i want an abortion, i can march my ass down town and get one. If i want to have a gay marraige, I can go to vermont or new mexico. If i want to claim glaucoma and smoke a fat tasty spliff, I go to Cali (id rather fly to amsterdam, but whatev). Funny that you dont realize how much of a role intolerance plays in the two international issues you addressed. If im living in Israel and Im Palestinian, you bet your ass I'll be seeing some intolerance. If im a Catholic living in the wrong Neghborhood in Belfast, you bet your ass I'll be seeing some intolerance. But if I'm any of these living in any neighborhood in the U.S. I'll bet your ass that no one will give a flying fuck.
Only as much as they'll let you. Remember the guy who filmed the cops beating up a black guy? yet again, my australopithecene brain wins over your "sapien" one. the camera guy was arrested because he ahd previous charges held against him, not because he filmed the cops beating the black kid.
A very close british friend of mine once told me that he feels very sorry for intellectual americans. I feel very sorry for you.
well, if it isnt dubbed or subtitled American (or British) programming, its a local language program based on the same sitcom/drama/soap opera paradigm. The Hindi version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" was one of the highest rated programs ever in India.
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Even though the programming that is shown in SEAsia and is localized, it is all based on the idea of emulating western TV. For example, the comapny I have been working for all summer has launched a channel in China where one of the programs is, for all intents and purposes, a chinese version of "Friends". TV as we know it is by and large a western phenomenon. On the site, there is a testimonial about what the kid like to watch. The description is really quite similar to the processed U.S. soap opera crap.
Even if the programs that are playing are completely produced and aired in one country, the impact provided from advertisments will be significant, especially to a country that has never had TV before.
"hi, id like a k2 size fries, and a dragon sized buddha burger to go"
Im working in Hong Kong right now for the summer on a training visa (unpaid internship, I live with my sister).
Things are decent here, salaries seem to be proportionally higher due to the fact that cost of living is out the dog's ass (although cigarettes and taxis are way cheaper here than in the states). Hong Kong is modern, clean (for being the most densely populuated region on the planet), and the people aren't overly nice nor f*ing c*nts as a previous poster described.......theres also asignificant expat population in beijing, and in chiang mai (northern thailand, beautiful)
hehe...
how much would it suck if the only thing out there that actually does receive our signals happens to be allergic to those radio frequencies....oops!
word....what im noticing here in Hong Kong is that any sort of questioning of your boss is viewed as sacrilege. i can understand how this practice came abuot, but il be damned if ill keep my mouth shut if my boss does something retarded.
italy's constitution: Article 19 [Freedom of Religion]
All shall be entitled to profess their religious beliefs freely in any form, individual or in association, to promote them, and to celebrate their rites in public or in private, provided that they are not offensive to public morality
as well as article 21, section 6:(6) Printed publications, performances, and all other exhibits offensive to public morality shall be forbidden. The law shall lay down proper provisions for preventing and repressing all violations.
The mirror, much like the US 10-metre Keck telescopes in Hawaii, would be made of 1,500 hexagonal segments and would use some of the clever computer techniques - active and adaptive optics - that further improve resolution.
seriously, this has been a big problem for my puny australopithecene brain...as a yank working in Hong Kong, i have had to fill in countless spreadsheets with start and end dates...it took a while before i realized that i was the only one in the office using the month/day/year format; everyone else on the planet uses day/month/year.
F*** you U.S. Standards. go with everyone else and make it easier on all of us.
I would also love to see somethng like this in the states.But before that, I would love to have a U.S. non-local train system that would cost less than flyinganyhoo, regarding the time difference, you figure youre going to spend a good two extra hours at airports due to tightened security now anyways, for relatively short trips it probably wouldnt make that much difference. a 747 flies at what, like 550-600mph. this train is at about 325mph (not top speed). If you want to go from say, Baltimore to Denver (about 1500 miles), the time in the airport and on the plane, then waiting for luggage will probably be about the same as hopping on the crystal-meth train.wild, wild stuff. "I think Bigfoot is blurry...and thats extra scary to me"
actually I'm in SAS at UPenn (undergrad also). drop me an email at assbongo@hotmail.com, my spam account. hell, everyone send email, just so you can say that youve typed "assbongo" once in your life.
Some guy at National Geographic has been attaching camcorders he calls CritterCams to the backs of sea turtles, sharks, and other shit that swims around in hard to reach places (no comment).
You cant track them online, but it would make for one trippy-as-hell video to project on a wall at a party. peace***
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This news makes Cowboy Bebop seem all the more realistic.
vote stanmann: he knows how to solve all the problems
republican party for the legalization of hemp? no way, post a link. i demand satisfaction.
thank you for making my point a bit clearer.
never said it was pertinent to this, just replying to the statement made regarding the "evening out of the playing field" due to the internet, and how you may no longer be required to live poor if you are born poor.
Ill be looking forward to the day when you hire a homeless man who has taught himself a skill set over an ascot wearing coke sniffing dimwit who cashed his way through the Ivies and has that expensive piece of paper tucked under his arm.
Im glad you are under the belief that motivation is the primary factor in success. Im sure its the only thing that you've had on your side.
ah yes, i was waiting for this point to be made.
"Hi, im poor. Ill be learning at the public library right after i make enough money to eat. I mean, sleep is for pussies."
the public library isnt the solution to the digital divide...if that were the case, the phrase "digital divide" probably wouldnt exist.
makes sense.
its good to know that poor people will be able to scootch up to their home computer and...oh wait.
hahahaha...damn right...what kind of attitude do you think American Idol enforces? I love it.
I;m the most reluctant American you;ll ever meet, but dude, you are rather misinformed.lets see waht I mean:
Where do you hide all of this "diverse" music of yours, America?
Maybe if you listened to something else besides the radio this would become apparent. Yor comment is akin to me saying that Britain is only the Spice Girls. No need to rant on something you dont know about.
American workers don't work as much as most of the rest of the world.
Which is why the average paid vacation in western europe (and the U.A.E. for some reason) is five work weeks. U.S. average? two. Dont give me the whole hours per work week B.S. either, as I can tell you that a work day in Madrid is a hell of a lot easier than a work Day in New York.
Tolerent...hah, good one.
If i want an abortion, i can march my ass down town and get one. If i want to have a gay marraige, I can go to vermont or new mexico. If i want to claim glaucoma and smoke a fat tasty spliff, I go to Cali (id rather fly to amsterdam, but whatev). Funny that you dont realize how much of a role intolerance plays in the two international issues you addressed. If im living in Israel and Im Palestinian, you bet your ass I'll be seeing some intolerance. If im a Catholic living in the wrong Neghborhood in Belfast, you bet your ass I'll be seeing some intolerance. But if I'm any of these living in any neighborhood in the U.S. I'll bet your ass that no one will give a flying fuck.
Only as much as they'll let you. Remember the guy who filmed the cops beating up a black guy?
yet again, my australopithecene brain wins over your "sapien" one. the camera guy was arrested because he ahd previous charges held against him, not because he filmed the cops beating the black kid.
A very close british friend of mine once told me that he feels very sorry for intellectual americans. I feel very sorry for you.
well, if it isnt dubbed or subtitled American (or British) programming, its a local language program based on the same sitcom/drama/soap opera paradigm.
The Hindi version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" was one of the highest rated programs ever in India.
TV as we know it is by and large a western phenomenon. On the site, there is a testimonial about what the kid like to watch. The description is really quite similar to the processed U.S. soap opera crap.
Even if the programs that are playing are completely produced and aired in one country, the impact provided from advertisments will be significant, especially to a country that has never had TV before.
"hi, id like a k2 size fries, and a dragon sized buddha burger to go"
damn these foul charades.
eat people not animals
Im working in Hong Kong right now for the summer on a training visa (unpaid internship, I live with my sister).
Things are decent here, salaries seem to be proportionally higher due to the fact that cost of living is out the dog's ass (although cigarettes and taxis are way cheaper here than in the states). Hong Kong is modern, clean (for being the most densely populuated region on the planet), and the people aren't overly nice nor f*ing c*nts as a previous poster described.......theres also asignificant expat population in beijing, and in chiang mai (northern thailand, beautiful)
hehe...
how much would it suck if the only thing out there that actually does receive our signals happens to be allergic to those radio frequencies....oops!
damn. well, in that sitaution, i would be reapplying lip gloss hourly to make sure my boss' ass was well moisturized throughout the day...
word....what im noticing here in Hong Kong is that any sort of questioning of your boss is viewed as sacrilege. i can understand how this practice came abuot, but il be damned if ill keep my mouth shut if my boss does something retarded.
Article 19 [Freedom of Religion]
All shall be entitled to profess their religious beliefs freely in any form, individual or in association, to promote them, and to celebrate their rites in public or in private, provided that they are not offensive to public morality
as well as article 21, section 6:(6) Printed publications, performances, and all other exhibits offensive to public morality shall be forbidden. The law shall lay down proper provisions for preventing and repressing all violations.
The mirror, much like the US 10-metre Keck telescopes in Hawaii, would be made of 1,500 hexagonal segments and would use some of the clever computer techniques - active and adaptive optics - that further improve resolution.
also, the location in the atacama has negligible atmospheric disturbance, as outlined in the article.
in case funding falls through in the middle of construction, the mirror can also be used to fry a turkey in under ten seconds...
pass the giblets.
F*** you U.S. Standards. go with everyone else and make it easier on all of us.
if its gonna be that kinda party, im gonna stick my dick in the mash potatoes.
I would also love to see somethng like this in the states.But before that, I would love to have a U.S. non-local train system that would cost less than flyinganyhoo, regarding the time difference, you figure youre going to spend a good two extra hours at airports due to tightened security now anyways, for relatively short trips it probably wouldnt make that much difference. a 747 flies at what, like 550-600mph. this train is at about 325mph (not top speed). If you want to go from say, Baltimore to Denver (about 1500 miles), the time in the airport and on the plane, then waiting for luggage will probably be about the same as hopping on the crystal-meth train.wild, wild stuff. "I think Bigfoot is blurry...and thats extra scary to me"
actually I'm in SAS at UPenn (undergrad also). drop me an email at assbongo@hotmail.com, my spam account. hell, everyone send email, just so you can say that youve typed "assbongo" once in your life.
You cant track them online, but it would make for one trippy-as-hell video to project on a wall at a party.Some guy at National Geographic has been attaching camcorders he calls CritterCams to the backs of sea turtles, sharks, and other shit that swims around in hard to reach places (no comment).
peace***