Correct. As I understand it, it's basically FreeBSD with a Mach kernel, running proprietary UI/display technology on top of that base. It's nice. I like it.
In Dublin it would be better to pretend to be a syringe-weilding heroin addict, and menace people with the syringe claiming "I have AIDS! Empty the backpack/rucksack". That'd fit right in in lovely old "Dooblan".
Curious here... isn't "Shaitan" Arabic for Satan, literally translated? Is it also true that "Shaitan" is conceptually more of a mischief-maker than the western idea of Satan? I read all of this somewhere once and it seemed bogus to me. It made it sound as if "Death to the Great Satan" wasn't such a bad sentiment after all...
No, they simply have a more nuanced view of things than you do, or a different view of things. What would it benefit them to underestimate their crimes?
Best concert I ever saw was Motorhead at an ornate, luxurious Opera House/theatre in Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. Can't remember the venue name now, but it was a gorgeous building. Anyway, I wasn't much of a metal/hard rock fan or anything back then, but scored the ticket via a friend of a friend, went along expecting to be bored and was absolutely blown away!!! Superb band.
It makes me sad that my Tax dollars contribute to these shit programs.
I think it'd be funny if my tax contribution should ever go to pay for my own stigmatisation...! Now there's a self-funding government program. Bring us in, put us to work, tax us and use the revenue to brand us! Sometimes you have to laugh in order not to cry.
I found the concept so incredible that later in the day I actually wondered if I'd imagined it. Godwin's Law aside, this brought to mind the idea of making Jews wear the Star of David in 1930s Germany.
The thing is, I'm "white and polite" and a native English speaker who can pass off a halfways decent generic Midwestern accent, and never experience any kind of official harassment here and doubt that I would if I stayed.
Well, apart from constantly getting that annoying large, bold "SSSS" stamp at the bottom right of my boarding card each time I fly. A nice, funny TSA agent at St. Louis airport told me that it just means I'm "special" as she rifled through my luggage very thoroughly:-) Then she complimented me on my boots as she handed them back... the TSA agents in St. Louis are a decent bunch. The INS folks I've dealt with have always been efficient, polite, downright friendly towards me... but things like this being proposed at the executive level... I mean, Jesus- this is unreal.
Apologies for rambling. Here's to hoping things become a bit more sane soon!
I noticed the UK homepage URL after I posted... if it's any consolation, this wouldn't fly in Ireland either, until a few years ago. Now it's become so commonplace and appreciated that employers are seeking out those who spent a year touring Australia, living in the Far East, etc. Here in the US, where I am currently residing, it wouldn't be acceptable either.
I'm a non-citizen in the USA... just this morning I heard a discussion on the radio about some politician wanting to tag all non-citizens with electronic ankle bracelets, to keep track of us.
I'm leaving anyway, but I found even the thought of this horribly disturbing.
Tell them you took two years off to travel around the world, living on your savings, as you felt that you could only do this while young and single. People in Europe and Oceania do this kind of thing all the time.
This is the most sensible post here -- there are some real gems of wisdom, such as "Happiness is what you have to bring to your problems in order to improve your life".
I quit a very high-paying job with a car rental company (the biggest one around, for those in the biz) a few years back on a point of principle. This is an extremely conservative company where smoothness and the cut of your suit (white shirts only! We dress like bankers! dickheads...) seem to matter more than your abilities. A very stifling company.
My direct manager, and the head of the business liaison team (business analysts), had both contributed to the firing of my boss' boss, and his boss' boss, in order to position himself for a promotion.
The BA had signed off on a prototype, assured us we were on the right track all along, then disowned the results when we delivered exactly what we had said we'd deliver. Months of effort by about fifty people, down the drain.
My boss had spread misinformation, lies, etc., claimed his bosses were asleep at the wheel. They were ousted, and shortly thereafter my boss quit too -- too little too late. I simply couldn't continue to work in an environment where politics is taken quite so seriously, and good people get the shaft.
Never looked back. That nightmare project is still on-going, nothing's in production really (couple of pilot locations). And the kicker? After multiple changes in architecture and direction, they are now implementing using the very same approach we used for the pilot that was rejected out of hand.
It's more like drag-hunting, as there is no kill involved. Both types of hunts are still perfectly legal in Ireland... come on over, U.K. hunts -- you're welcome to pursue your sport right next door.
Same here, then the keyboard and mouse locked up at the login screen (G4 1GHz PB 17"). The next (hard) reboot also took ages, then everything functioned correctly on subsequent reboots.
Well, that is true. I don't think he's actually clinically insane, so much, as that he makes himself appear to be so to keep the US and others guessing about motives, next moves, etc. He's certainly an egomaniac though.
4. The US wields it's power in a generally circumspect and morally correct way. You may disagree, but it's okay to be wrong. God has granted us freedoms which our country recognizes.
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Correct. As I understand it, it's basically FreeBSD with a Mach kernel, running proprietary UI/display technology on top of that base. It's nice. I like it.
In Dublin it would be better to pretend to be a syringe-weilding heroin addict, and menace people with the syringe claiming "I have AIDS! Empty the backpack/rucksack". That'd fit right in in lovely old "Dooblan".
Curious here... isn't "Shaitan" Arabic for Satan, literally translated? Is it also true that "Shaitan" is conceptually more of a mischief-maker than the western idea of Satan? I read all of this somewhere once and it seemed bogus to me. It made it sound as if "Death to the Great Satan" wasn't such a bad sentiment after all...
Far larger quantities of Tsunami aid were given by other nations. For example, Australia gave $700M, Germany something close to that.
As a nation of charitable givers, the US is far outranked by others, for example, Norway.
Good man Shaitan, well said! The US has outsourced to Ireland (both ROI & NI) for years and terrorism wasn't an issue.
"a decade before the world really understood terrorism"?!?!? Tell that to the British killed by the IRA in the late 1960s (for example).
Or elsewhere... the Brigato Rossi? Action Direct? Baader-Meinhof? INLA? IPLO? OIRA?
No, they simply have a more nuanced view of things than you do, or a different view of things. What would it benefit them to underestimate their crimes?
Best concert I ever saw was Motorhead at an ornate, luxurious Opera House/theatre in Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. Can't remember the venue name now, but it was a gorgeous building. Anyway, I wasn't much of a metal/hard rock fan or anything back then, but scored the ticket via a friend of a friend, went along expecting to be bored and was absolutely blown away!!! Superb band.
Re: your friend's g/f... I'm sitting here wondering what it is she was really trying to say and can't come up with anything. Please enlighten me!
Mixed metaphors are a constant source of entertainment.
Visit the BBC website and read its charter. You're both off, you moreso than the original poster.
I think it'd be funny if my tax contribution should ever go to pay for my own stigmatisation...! Now there's a self-funding government program. Bring us in, put us to work, tax us and use the revenue to brand us! Sometimes you have to laugh in order not to cry.
I found the concept so incredible that later in the day I actually wondered if I'd imagined it. Godwin's Law aside, this brought to mind the idea of making Jews wear the Star of David in 1930s Germany.
:-) Then she complimented me on my boots as she handed them back... the TSA agents in St. Louis are a decent bunch. The INS folks I've dealt with have always been efficient, polite, downright friendly towards me... but things like this being proposed at the executive level... I mean, Jesus- this is unreal.
The thing is, I'm "white and polite" and a native English speaker who can pass off a halfways decent generic Midwestern accent, and never experience any kind of official harassment here and doubt that I would if I stayed.
Well, apart from constantly getting that annoying large, bold "SSSS" stamp at the bottom right of my boarding card each time I fly. A nice, funny TSA agent at St. Louis airport told me that it just means I'm "special" as she rifled through my luggage very thoroughly
Apologies for rambling. Here's to hoping things become a bit more sane soon!
I noticed the UK homepage URL after I posted... if it's any consolation, this wouldn't fly in Ireland either, until a few years ago. Now it's become so commonplace and appreciated that employers are seeking out those who spent a year touring Australia, living in the Far East, etc. Here in the US, where I am currently residing, it wouldn't be acceptable either.
I'm a non-citizen in the USA... just this morning I heard a discussion on the radio about some politician wanting to tag all non-citizens with electronic ankle bracelets, to keep track of us.
I'm leaving anyway, but I found even the thought of this horribly disturbing.
Tell them you took two years off to travel around the world, living on your savings, as you felt that you could only do this while young and single. People in Europe and Oceania do this kind of thing all the time.
This is the most sensible post here -- there are some real gems of wisdom, such as "Happiness is what you have to bring to your problems in order to improve your life".
Well said.
I quit a very high-paying job with a car rental company (the biggest one around, for those in the biz) a few years back on a point of principle. This is an extremely conservative company where smoothness and the cut of your suit (white shirts only! We dress like bankers! dickheads...) seem to matter more than your abilities. A very stifling company.
My direct manager, and the head of the business liaison team (business analysts), had both contributed to the firing of my boss' boss, and his boss' boss, in order to position himself for a promotion.
The BA had signed off on a prototype, assured us we were on the right track all along, then disowned the results when we delivered exactly what we had said we'd deliver. Months of effort by about fifty people, down the drain.
My boss had spread misinformation, lies, etc., claimed his bosses were asleep at the wheel. They were ousted, and shortly thereafter my boss quit too -- too little too late. I simply couldn't continue to work in an environment where politics is taken quite so seriously, and good people get the shaft.
Never looked back. That nightmare project is still on-going, nothing's in production really (couple of pilot locations). And the kicker? After multiple changes in architecture and direction, they are now implementing using the very same approach we used for the pilot that was rejected out of hand.
The Peep's Republic of Cork is going strong... a few dirty RA lucre handlers won't shut us down. Up Cork! FUCK DUBLIN!
It's more like drag-hunting, as there is no kill involved. Both types of hunts are still perfectly legal in Ireland... come on over, U.K. hunts -- you're welcome to pursue your sport right next door.
Sounds like your father attended the same physician who failed to diagnose my brother's pneumonia last summer. He's dead at 42...
The cure for cancer is HIV? That's great news! That calls for a high five, I think! That's right, a HI-5. A HI-V.
Even I don't think I'm funny any more.
Same here, then the keyboard and mouse locked up at the login screen (G4 1GHz PB 17"). The next (hard) reboot also took ages, then everything functioned correctly on subsequent reboots.
Well, that is true. I don't think he's actually clinically insane, so much, as that he makes himself appear to be so to keep the US and others guessing about motives, next moves, etc. He's certainly an egomaniac though.