Have you read what the guy has to say before dismissing the theory? Besides, a car accident is not (normally) really a violent situation in the sense that you are confronted with someone that wants to kill/hurt you (yes I know that people can get rather upset when you damage their vehicles so spare me the jokes about that)
I recommend that people interested in the effects of violents in the media should this book/site. The guy makes some very interesting points, one of them being that the effects of being desensitized don't surface until someone is actually confronted with a violent situation.
I actually meant safe as in "safe for westerners" which is still relatively true. Yes, the Indonesian military aren't a friendly bunch, I've actually heard the locals say that they preferred being colonized by the Dutch to being colonized by the Indonesians (Javanese). When I was there they some fighter jets bombed some villages to suppres some sort of unrest. The Indonesians have a programme called "transmigrasi" in which they encourage people from other parts of indonesia to settle in Papua, one of the goals being to make it a more "indonesian" place.
Hmm, I was born in PNG, it is true that Port Moresby is one of the most dangerous cities in the world and there is a lot of unrest going on in the country (Bougainville etc.). However the Indonesian part (I also lived there for a few years) is relatively safe, basically the Indonesians (Javanese) took over the role of the Dutch as colonizers and (at the time) there was military everywhere.
The biggest threat to wildlife in west papua comes from the mining companies (like Freeport and logging.
So called "rogue" states do not necessarily want to attack the usa, they just want to be able to go against the will of the usa without being invaded (or "liberated" if you wish). A negative result of the invasion of Iraq (regardless of any positive ones) is that any nation that might expect to see itself at odds with the usa in the future is now scrambling to aquire nuclear weapons. Non-proliferation is one of the greatest casualties of the iraqi war.
Personally I think missiles "shields" are definitely worth researching, the idea of shooting a rocket with a rocket however seems far too difficult at this point (especially if the attacking rocket tries to evade the defending one). I don't know if there are any other promising technologies to implement rocket shields?
only a westerner would attribute the dominance of his civilization to freedom/democracy, tell it to a non-westerner and he will point out the west's colonial history amongst others. Free men fight better you say? Some of the most highly motivated fighters have not been from "free" societies, remember vietnam?
why is the west so stuck on democracy? While the west is obsessing on how freedom and democracy is the only way other (non-democractic) civilizations are modernizing and getting rich fast. The west likes to overlook that the reason for it's dominance is NOT freedom or democracy but military might. The west really should stop dreaming that western values are universal values and just get its act together or it's going to be one rough awakening.
no, it has a lot more to do with carnot efficiency (difference between cold and hot reservoir) than the ideal gas law. Airconditioners are more efficient when it's cold outside (the temp diff between the condensor and the surroundigs are larger).
Hmm, I bought an iPod (mini) a while ago but I am actually quite dissapointed by the interface. The menu/playlist structure seems a bit clunky, the scroll-wheel is nice but it seems that apple was so proud of it that they wanted to operate absolutely everything with it. Also there are many features that would have been useful but simply aren't there (for example you can't create playlists from your song collection, there is no way to search the song library etc.) OTOH the physical design is very nice and some aspects of the scrollwheel are nice. iTunes is a total horror though, if there's one thing I wish there was a good freeware replacement for it (I've tried anapod, not really freeware I know, but that kinda sucks as well). To me it seems that a smart competitor could easily improve the ipod/itunes combo.
yeah really, southpark hasn't been funny for a while now, really looks like the creators are running out of inspiration or are losing touch with the real world because of their new found wealth?
the site he linked looks more like one of those spice girls pages my brother set up just because he wanted to get some hits on the first website het built. Also when you examine the html source you'll see that it is no ordinary "beatle lovers" page.
at first the idea of extensions seemed cool, however I find that there are two things I don't like about them:
1. whenever I upgrade to another version of firefox some of the extensions won't work anymore. 2. whenever I install firefox on some other computer I have to remember, find, download each and every extension again.
Now I only install a few extensions because I don't want to get used to one and have to miss it in the next firefox.
Arsenic, though occuring naturally, is poisonous in large enough concentration. Pollution of groundwater with arsenic is an increasing problem in many countries.
I had been using OO for a while, but recently decided to buy MS office 2003. I certainly don't use all the features MS office has to offer and lack of features was never really an issue in deciding to purchase office. The reason I purchased office was more because it is easier to exchange files with people that don't have OO.
The biggest surprise I had however was about MS-office's performance, where OO would easily take half a minute to start up on my old PIII-500, office apps start almost instant. I know that MS has an unfair advantage because lots of reasons but I didn't expect the difference to be so large.
Propeller designs have the advantage that the propellor is generating power in every part of it's revolution. The blades of vertical rotors will always have a position in which they move against the wind, which causes drag or tricky aerodynamics at best. My uncle already worked on machines like these back in the 80s, the aerodynamics of these machines are not so easy I think.
Apart from China a lot of the clothing industry does its manufacturing in ex-colonies; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (ex UK colonies) and Indonesia (ex Dutch colony) to name a few. In essence this shows that there is not necessarily a relationship between a colonial past and the number of sweatshops (yay).
There are a number of differences between the colonization of Africa and Asia by the European powers.
In Asia there usually already was some sort of government by local rulers (maharajas, sultans, petty kings etc.), usually the colonizers let them retain some of their power (if only symbolical). There are two significant things about that, firstly it means that the people already had a history of being governed and secondly it means that the borders were not carved up as randomly (but rather along the old ruler's sphere of influence). Off course the colonizers implemented their own governmental mechanisms but in a sense they just added another layer on top of the existing structures.
I think that in Africa the degree of organization wasn't as large, there were tribal chiefs but not well established kingdoms (off course there are probably exceptions to this, I haven't researched it so much). Therefore the colonizers did not reckon with existing power structures and existing spheres of influence as much as in Asia.
Because of the differences between the way they were colonized and the degree to which they were developed prior to colonization, colonization has had a much more devastating effect on Africa than on Asia.
I haven't had a tele-marketing call since I gave up my fixed line and use a cell-phone exclusively. I don't know why telemarketers don't bother to call me on my cellphone, maybe because it is more expensive, maybe it is more difficult to get the number in the first place or maybe it is that they can't link the number to a certain target audience (e.g. residential area etc.).
Since cellular became a lot cheaper in recent years giving up the fixed line was only a matter of time. Cell is still a bit more expensive on a per minute basis but not having to pay two subscription fees saves a bit of money in the end.
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Have you read what the guy has to say before dismissing the theory? Besides, a car accident is not (normally) really a violent situation in the sense that you are confronted with someone that wants to kill/hurt you (yes I know that people can get rather upset when you damage their vehicles so spare me the jokes about that)
I recommend that people interested in the effects of violents in the media should this book/site. The guy makes some very interesting points, one of them being that the effects of being desensitized don't surface until someone is actually confronted with a violent situation.
go here if you are interested in the link between killing and violent games:
http://www.killology.com/
Sounds more like drs. Venkman/Spengler/Stantz
I actually meant safe as in "safe for westerners" which is still relatively true. Yes, the Indonesian military aren't a friendly bunch, I've actually heard the locals say that they preferred being colonized by the Dutch to being colonized by the Indonesians (Javanese). When I was there they some fighter jets bombed some villages to suppres some sort of unrest. The Indonesians have a programme called "transmigrasi" in which they encourage people from other parts of indonesia to settle in Papua, one of the goals being to make it a more "indonesian" place.
Hmm, I was born in PNG, it is true that Port Moresby is one of the most dangerous cities in the world and there is a lot of unrest going on in the country (Bougainville etc.). However the Indonesian part (I also lived there for a few years) is relatively safe, basically the Indonesians (Javanese) took over the role of the Dutch as colonizers and (at the time) there was military everywhere.
The biggest threat to wildlife in west papua comes from the mining companies (like Freeport and logging.
So called "rogue" states do not necessarily want to attack the usa, they just want to be able to go against the will of the usa without being invaded (or "liberated" if you wish). A negative result of the invasion of Iraq (regardless of any positive ones) is that any nation that might expect to see itself at odds with the usa in the future is now scrambling to aquire nuclear weapons. Non-proliferation is one of the greatest casualties of the iraqi war.
Personally I think missiles "shields" are definitely worth researching, the idea of shooting a rocket with a rocket however seems far too difficult at this point (especially if the attacking rocket tries to evade the defending one). I don't know if there are any other promising technologies to implement rocket shields?
all this photography paranoia, so last millenium, have they never heard of things like google earth?
not really IMO, compare ms names to linux names:
Linux:
The Gimp
Konqueror
Gnome
KDE
Ubuntu
Ogle
Gedit
etc.
Windows
Internet Explorer
Photoshop
XP
Vista
Notepad
Media Player
Outlook
etc.
Which set of names do you think appeals more to business types or to the average user?
only a westerner would attribute the dominance of his civilization to freedom/democracy, tell it to a non-westerner and he will point out the west's colonial history amongst others. Free men fight better you say? Some of the most highly motivated fighters have not been from "free" societies, remember vietnam?
why is the west so stuck on democracy? While the west is obsessing on how freedom and democracy is the only way other (non-democractic) civilizations are modernizing and getting rich fast. The west likes to overlook that the reason for it's dominance is NOT freedom or democracy but military might. The west really should stop dreaming that western values are universal values and just get its act together or it's going to be one rough awakening.
you forgot:
icq->msn messenger
quicken->ms money
and to a lesser extent:
real player->windows media player
they are also trying:
any personal firewall->ms xp firewall
any anti-virus-> mx xp anti-virus
etc.
Having said that, I'm not really anti-ms, I for one like many things about windows and ms products.
no, it has a lot more to do with carnot efficiency (difference between cold and hot reservoir) than the ideal gas law. Airconditioners are more efficient when it's cold outside (the temp diff between the condensor and the surroundigs are larger).
Hmm, I bought an iPod (mini) a while ago but I am actually quite dissapointed by the interface. The menu/playlist structure seems a bit clunky, the scroll-wheel is nice but it seems that apple was so proud of it that they wanted to operate absolutely everything with it. Also there are many features that would have been useful but simply aren't there (for example you can't create playlists from your song collection, there is no way to search the song library etc.) OTOH the physical design is very nice and some aspects of the scrollwheel are nice. iTunes is a total horror though, if there's one thing I wish there was a good freeware replacement for it (I've tried anapod, not really freeware I know, but that kinda sucks as well). To me it seems that a smart competitor could easily improve the ipod/itunes combo.
man, OSes have soundtracks now? What's next? Soundtracks for toasters? Where is it all going?
yeah really, southpark hasn't been funny for a while now, really looks like the creators are running out of inspiration or are losing touch with the real world because of their new found wealth?
the site he linked looks more like one of those spice girls pages my brother set up just because he wanted to get some hits on the first website het built. Also when you examine the html source you'll see that it is no ordinary "beatle lovers" page.
at first the idea of extensions seemed cool, however I find that there are two things I don't like about them:
1. whenever I upgrade to another version of firefox some of the extensions won't work anymore.
2. whenever I install firefox on some other computer I have to remember, find, download each and every extension again.
Now I only install a few extensions because I don't want to get used to one and have to miss it in the next firefox.
Arsenic, though occuring naturally, is poisonous in large enough concentration. Pollution of groundwater with arsenic is an increasing problem in many countries.
Check out the link if you like...
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html
I'm still waiting for the following devices in cell phones:
Anything I forgot?
I had been using OO for a while, but recently decided to buy MS office 2003. I certainly don't use all the features MS office has to offer and lack of features was never really an issue in deciding to purchase office. The reason I purchased office was more because it is easier to exchange files with people that don't have OO.
The biggest surprise I had however was about MS-office's performance, where OO would easily take half a minute to start up on my old PIII-500, office apps start almost instant. I know that MS has an unfair advantage because lots of reasons but I didn't expect the difference to be so large.
in europe there's already a gum called xylifresh that's supposed to clean your teeth
Propeller designs have the advantage that the propellor is generating power in every part of it's revolution. The blades of vertical rotors will always have a position in which they move against the wind, which causes drag or tricky aerodynamics at best. My uncle already worked on machines like these back in the 80s, the aerodynamics of these machines are not so easy I think.
Apart from China a lot of the clothing industry does its manufacturing in ex-colonies; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (ex UK colonies) and Indonesia (ex Dutch colony) to name a few. In essence this shows that there is not necessarily a relationship between a colonial past and the number of sweatshops (yay).
There are a number of differences between the colonization of Africa and Asia by the European powers.
In Asia there usually already was some sort of government by local rulers (maharajas, sultans, petty kings etc.), usually the colonizers let them retain some of their power (if only symbolical). There are two significant things about that, firstly it means that the people already had a history of being governed and secondly it means that the borders were not carved up as randomly (but rather along the old ruler's sphere of influence). Off course the colonizers implemented their own governmental mechanisms but in a sense they just added another layer on top of the existing structures.
I think that in Africa the degree of organization wasn't as large, there were tribal chiefs but not well established kingdoms (off course there are probably exceptions to this, I haven't researched it so much). Therefore the colonizers did not reckon with existing power structures and existing spheres of influence as much as in Asia.
Because of the differences between the way they were colonized and the degree to which they were developed prior to colonization, colonization has had a much more devastating effect on Africa than on Asia.
I haven't had a tele-marketing call since I gave up my fixed line and use a cell-phone exclusively. I don't know why telemarketers don't bother to call me on my cellphone, maybe because it is more expensive, maybe it is more difficult to get the number in the first place or maybe it is that they can't link the number to a certain target audience (e.g. residential area etc.).
Since cellular became a lot cheaper in recent years giving up the fixed line was only a matter of time. Cell is still a bit more expensive on a per minute basis but not having to pay two subscription fees saves a bit of money in the end.