The cowboy moment was the speech COUPLED WITH the invasion. If you label someone part of an "Axis of Evil" and a few months later invade one of the three members, it sends a pretty clear and unambiguous message to the other two that they had damn well better prepare to be next. And that's EXACTLY what they did.
If you had read my statement more carefully, you would note that I said "Iran was actually getting pretty moderate before that speech", that means the people as well as the government. Yes, before that speech the people held vigils and the government sent condolences. It was only afterwards that they ramped up their dormant nuke *weapons* program and elected nutjob (by a 62% margin) to lead the country.
Before dipshit got up and made his "Axis of Evil" speech, the people were quite sympathetic to the U.S. and their leader was Mohammad Khatami, a reformer and moderate. Guess what happened to him after W. had his "We're coming for you next, Iran" cowboy moment?
Would you liked a signed letter from the CIA and NSA directors talking about their top secret program? Because, obviously vetted sources in the most reputable newspaper in the U.S., a Congressional investigation into the leak, a Presidential denial of the leak, etc. aren't enough to convince you. So I'm assuming that we need to get Leon Panetta to come over to your house and read you in on the program.
The U.S. made a mistake with Iran with that stupid "Axis of Evil" speech. I'm still not sure why that speech isn't recognized as one of the biggest diplomatic blunders in recent history. First of all, lumping Iran and North Korea in with Iraq (who Bush planned to invade) served no good purpose. It was basically an open threat to Iran and North Korea that we were going to invade them next. And, not surprisingly, both responded by ramping up their nuclear weapons programs to a feverish pace (since nukes are basically the only way to ensure that the U.S. can't invade).
Iran was actually getting pretty moderate before that speech, even sending open condolences and holding vigils after 9-11, with fairly moderate leadership. After the speech we get Ahmadinejad and and full-on nuke program. Smart move, George.
Yeah, and it was also small, very expensive, and limited to a handful of lucky people at universities and research centers. I don't exactly consider that the heyday of the democratic internet.
try finding a few storiea about the Hobbit and the 48fps footage, you'll find comments like: "Day time soap opera."
Much as I hate to defend Jackson, it's likely that the footage he was showing was production footage that hadn't been cleaned up or color corrected yet (i.e., glorified dailies). That's probably why it looked so bad, not because of the 48 fps.
Not only have the ticket and food prices gotten complety INSANE, but the last time I went I also got the benefit of sitting through about 30 minutes (seriously, not an exaggeration) of Coke commercials, car commercials, and trailers which were mostly completely unrelated to the style of movie I was seeing.
Pretty much avoid theaters now. Had enough, thanks.
ICANN has made it pretty clear that they're in charge, and it's going to fucking stay that way. Iran and Russia are, of course, free to start their own internets if they don't like it.
I bet if you could see the list, many of these "terrorists" would turn out to be people just criticizing their governments and revealing government secrets.
What good do all those "time shifting, format shifting, backup copies" exemptions do when the digital lock provisions make them all completely illegal anyway? Sure, you can backup and format shift your DVD's, just as long as you don't break the CSS encryption to do so. In other words, it's illegal to format shift or backup your DVD's/Blu-rays/etc.
I mean, let's face it. No one gives a shit about format-shifting or backing up their own home videos. The whole point of format shifting is to move COMMERCIAL material from my physical DVD/Blu-ray to my computer.
Canadians must have a very different definition of "important wins" than us Americans. This is nothing less than a complete and outright victory for Hollywood and the media powers.
"They're starving back in China, so finish what you got." is a line from a John Lennon song, when I was a kid that's what mother's told their children when trying to persuade them to eat thier veggies.
Funny thing is that I saw an interview not long ago with a Chinese writer who said that when he was growing up in the 50's and 60's, the Chinese were told the same thing about the U.S. They were shown Depression-era footage of soup kitchen lines and told that was typical of life in the U.S. They would even encourage schoolchildren to give to charity to help out the starving Americans.
The space program is clearly not viewed as a high economic priority in China.
That's because China isn't in a space race with anyone. This is just their way of saying "We've arrived." There is no particular hurry and no pissing contest to win here, especially with the U.S. bowing out of the whole manned spaceflight game.
I should also point out that if you google her name, there are allegations of some serious ties to the CIA via her odd history of involvement with anti-Castro groups in Cuba. Can't imagine why a CIA operative would be in the West Bank with an innocent Christian group trying to get close to Palestinian leaders, though.
They only send in the Seals and missiles if you're in the Middle East and not particularly well-known. For everyone else, they forgo the explosive charges for rape charges.
why would i want my kids to aspire to this kind of work?
If you went to public school, remember all the "slow" kids, and all the others who clearly weren't cut out for college? Well, those kids are adults now and they need jobs just like you do.
Recently read that about 30% of the employers has troubles finding qualified people to fill in the functions.
Based on my experience, let me translate that for you:
30 percent of employers are posting jobs that they know can't possibly be filled, so they can run to Congress and cry "We can't find Americans to do it," and get more H1B visas--so they can pay foreign workers to come here and work for slave wages.
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The cowboy moment was the speech COUPLED WITH the invasion. If you label someone part of an "Axis of Evil" and a few months later invade one of the three members, it sends a pretty clear and unambiguous message to the other two that they had damn well better prepare to be next. And that's EXACTLY what they did.
If you had read my statement more carefully, you would note that I said "Iran was actually getting pretty moderate before that speech", that means the people as well as the government. Yes, before that speech the people held vigils and the government sent condolences. It was only afterwards that they ramped up their dormant nuke *weapons* program and elected nutjob (by a 62% margin) to lead the country.
Before dipshit got up and made his "Axis of Evil" speech, the people were quite sympathetic to the U.S. and their leader was Mohammad Khatami, a reformer and moderate. Guess what happened to him after W. had his "We're coming for you next, Iran" cowboy moment?
Would you liked a signed letter from the CIA and NSA directors talking about their top secret program? Because, obviously vetted sources in the most reputable newspaper in the U.S., a Congressional investigation into the leak, a Presidential denial of the leak, etc. aren't enough to convince you. So I'm assuming that we need to get Leon Panetta to come over to your house and read you in on the program.
The U.S. made a mistake with Iran with that stupid "Axis of Evil" speech. I'm still not sure why that speech isn't recognized as one of the biggest diplomatic blunders in recent history. First of all, lumping Iran and North Korea in with Iraq (who Bush planned to invade) served no good purpose. It was basically an open threat to Iran and North Korea that we were going to invade them next. And, not surprisingly, both responded by ramping up their nuclear weapons programs to a feverish pace (since nukes are basically the only way to ensure that the U.S. can't invade).
Iran was actually getting pretty moderate before that speech, even sending open condolences and holding vigils after 9-11, with fairly moderate leadership. After the speech we get Ahmadinejad and and full-on nuke program. Smart move, George.
Yeah, and it was also small, very expensive, and limited to a handful of lucky people at universities and research centers. I don't exactly consider that the heyday of the democratic internet.
So now I can sleep through this movie at 48FPS like I slept through the rest of the Ring movies at 24FPS?
And miss more walking?!?!?
try finding a few storiea about the Hobbit and the 48fps footage, you'll find comments like: "Day time soap opera."
Much as I hate to defend Jackson, it's likely that the footage he was showing was production footage that hadn't been cleaned up or color corrected yet (i.e., glorified dailies). That's probably why it looked so bad, not because of the 48 fps.
Not only have the ticket and food prices gotten complety INSANE, but the last time I went I also got the benefit of sitting through about 30 minutes (seriously, not an exaggeration) of Coke commercials, car commercials, and trailers which were mostly completely unrelated to the style of movie I was seeing.
Pretty much avoid theaters now. Had enough, thanks.
ICANN has made it pretty clear that they're in charge, and it's going to fucking stay that way. Iran and Russia are, of course, free to start their own internets if they don't like it.
A lot of big talk with absolutely no way in hell to enforce any of it.
I bet if you could see the list, many of these "terrorists" would turn out to be people just criticizing their governments and revealing government secrets.
What makes you think it's over?
What good do all those "time shifting, format shifting, backup copies" exemptions do when the digital lock provisions make them all completely illegal anyway? Sure, you can backup and format shift your DVD's, just as long as you don't break the CSS encryption to do so. In other words, it's illegal to format shift or backup your DVD's/Blu-rays/etc.
I mean, let's face it. No one gives a shit about format-shifting or backing up their own home videos. The whole point of format shifting is to move COMMERCIAL material from my physical DVD/Blu-ray to my computer.
Canadians must have a very different definition of "important wins" than us Americans. This is nothing less than a complete and outright victory for Hollywood and the media powers.
"They're starving back in China, so finish what you got." is a line from a John Lennon song, when I was a kid that's what mother's told their children when trying to persuade them to eat thier veggies.
Funny thing is that I saw an interview not long ago with a Chinese writer who said that when he was growing up in the 50's and 60's, the Chinese were told the same thing about the U.S. They were shown Depression-era footage of soup kitchen lines and told that was typical of life in the U.S. They would even encourage schoolchildren to give to charity to help out the starving Americans.
The space program is clearly not viewed as a high economic priority in China.
That's because China isn't in a space race with anyone. This is just their way of saying "We've arrived." There is no particular hurry and no pissing contest to win here, especially with the U.S. bowing out of the whole manned spaceflight game.
But, really suing a charity that's at least trying to fight cancer?
If he thinks he's under a shitstorm now, he just better hope it never hits the mainstream press.
I hop Oatmeal countersues that 5'11 180 pound frame prick into oblivion.
I should also point out that if you google her name, there are allegations of some serious ties to the CIA via her odd history of involvement with anti-Castro groups in Cuba. Can't imagine why a CIA operative would be in the West Bank with an innocent Christian group trying to get close to Palestinian leaders, though.
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They only send in the Seals and missiles if you're in the Middle East and not particularly well-known. For everyone else, they forgo the explosive charges for rape charges.
and will he get appropriate process?
Yeah, Sweden's going to give him due process. They're duly going to process him on a plane to the U.S., where he'll be thrown in prison forever.
why would i want my kids to aspire to this kind of work?
If you went to public school, remember all the "slow" kids, and all the others who clearly weren't cut out for college? Well, those kids are adults now and they need jobs just like you do.
Yeah, they're all fleeing socialist Finland for communist China.
"Concern troll"? Haven't heard that one before. Does it have more HP than a Fire Troll?
Recently read that about 30% of the employers has troubles finding qualified people to fill in the functions.
Based on my experience, let me translate that for you:
30 percent of employers are posting jobs that they know can't possibly be filled, so they can run to Congress and cry "We can't find Americans to do it," and get more H1B visas--so they can pay foreign workers to come here and work for slave wages.