Try finding an international ATM with your logo on it in a strange country at night when you're hungry. Many countries actually prefer that you pay in dollars, as tomorrow and next year the dollar will still be worth something, unlike many currencies that unfortunate people around the world are forced to use inside their own countries.
Defying U.N. resolutions for years is apparently OK with a (very) few countries, some of whom hold vetoes on the security council. Putting teeth behind U.N. resolutions was what the fuss was all about. The U.N. has been revealed to be a toothless tiger.
The U.S. violated no U.N. resolutions, yet somehow they get all the bad press. Go figure.
Boring currency = hard currency.
Colorful currency = children's toy. My dad had a box of pretty notes from foriegn lands when I was a kid. The notes were all totally worthless.
The 2-dollar bill has been around forever. Typical of uneducated Canadians to think only their country has ever had the $2. Ask yourself, when you go traveling, do you bring Canadian money with you? You'd have a problem exchanging it at many banks I've seen overseas.
Seriously, if you can't tell the bills apart, you've got a big problem. It's a truism that the hardness and value of a currency is inversely proportional to its prettiness. U.S. currency has a long history of stodgy appearance. Japanese currency is ugly as sin. On the other hand, there is no shortage of good-looking but worthless notes printed by a variety of nations, Canada among them. I'll be the first to admit, Canada's currency really makes a fashion statement when it enters the room. Malaysian currency is pretty too, and I found its 2 ringgit bill to be a most useful denomination, for tips, soft drinks, and other minor uses.
I'm glad someone has the guts to stand up and take an unpopular position. You'll be happy to learn that one of the world's leading countries is a pioneer in this field, decades ahead of the western democracies. Every female of childbearing age in this country is required to visit a family-planning inspection center three times per year. If the woman has one child and doctors determine she is pregnant again, she is required by a far-sighted law to have an abortion. If the criminal mother is too far along to have a normal, safe abortion, the fetus is simply given a cranial injection of formaldehyde. After this the offender is sterilized to prevent any further breaches of the law.
This practice has worked wonders in conserving computer paper as well as laptop PCs.
In other words, "Hey, slashdot, I have an axe to grind. I hate humanity and I would like to write a paper about how computers are destroying the rain forest. Will someone write my paper for me?"
This kind of question is really a $10 question more suited for Google Answers.
In case of land invasion you want cannon fodder? Er, being a soldier in an army isn't holding a rifle and firing in the direction of the enemy any more. It's a highly technical position comparable to at least an MCSE.
Yes, conscripts were useless in Vietnam. Their units had a terrible record, frequently did not achieve their mission goals, and had a reputation for atrocities. You can't just take a kid out of the inner city, give him 60 days of training, and expect him to perform to the high level that the U.S. Army expects.
There is a big difference between going to the Army because you are forced to or going there because you are interested.
Yes, and that's exactly why the U.S. military no longer uses conscripts, and is an all-volunteer force. European armies still haven't caught on to this and fill out their forces with worse-than-useless draftees.
There is a wide, yawning gulf between a father who takes an interest in his child's life in order to be a part of it, and a father still plays with (today they call it "collecting") toys because he never grew up in the first place.
There's something very wrong with full-grown men who watch childrens' cartoons.
Would you have watched cartoons as a child, if your dad had been sitting over your shoulder watching them too? And what about if he had more Transformers toys than you did? It would freak you out, yes?
Several years ago? What the hell do you think G.I. Joe and Transformers were, if not an advertising campaign for toys? Johnny Quest and Roadrunner don't suck for the reason that they existed before the 1980s.
Uh...hel-LO? The "classics" are Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, etc. Transformers, Thundercats and He-man were mere advertisements for $5.99 toys availible at K-mart. You just remember the time as golden because at the time you had the critical faculties of an 8-year-old.
There's something very wrong with full-grown men who watch childrens' cartoons. What's next, having mom drop you off at day care after you get off work? Or how about being put to bed at 8:30?
Nah, it wasn't like that at all. The guy genuinely had zero interest in his military service. He was a cool fellow, but I was just rather shocked at his uncaring attitude. Heck, could you serve in the army for a year and not know you carried an M-16?
The information is freely availible everywhere. It's more a testament to the complete lack of enthusiasm for defending his country. Imagine mandatory computer training for all citizens..."What kind of computer did you use?" "A beige one."
Great...a union. Then my union dues can go directly to politicians whose policies I despise. After that my union dues can go to big legal firms in order to defend the administrators of my union when they inevitably break the law in order to further their own power.
So instead of carpal tunnel you'll get nodules on your vocal cords. And when optical interfaces arrive you'll get eyestrain. And when brain jacks come online you'll have brain chemical depletion.
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Try finding an international ATM with your logo on it in a strange country at night when you're hungry. Many countries actually prefer that you pay in dollars, as tomorrow and next year the dollar will still be worth something, unlike many currencies that unfortunate people around the world are forced to use inside their own countries.
The U.S. violated no U.N. resolutions, yet somehow they get all the bad press. Go figure.
Quick, some piddly detail is wrong! Call a lawyer! What this country needs is more lawsuits!
Aw yeah, I forgot, middle eastern countries don't have to follow U.N. resolutions.
Boring currency = hard currency.
Colorful currency = children's toy. My dad had a box of pretty notes from foriegn lands when I was a kid. The notes were all totally worthless.
Seriously, if you can't tell the bills apart, you've got a big problem. It's a truism that the hardness and value of a currency is inversely proportional to its prettiness. U.S. currency has a long history of stodgy appearance. Japanese currency is ugly as sin. On the other hand, there is no shortage of good-looking but worthless notes printed by a variety of nations, Canada among them. I'll be the first to admit, Canada's currency really makes a fashion statement when it enters the room. Malaysian currency is pretty too, and I found its 2 ringgit bill to be a most useful denomination, for tips, soft drinks, and other minor uses.
Me fail English?
So you're saying as an uneducated grunt you know better than your commanders, who are educated?
This practice has worked wonders in conserving computer paper as well as laptop PCs.
Yeah, it's unpossible for battle damage to knock out the computers. Heck with pencil and paper and all that outdated tech like gunpowder and sextants.
This kind of question is really a $10 question more suited for Google Answers.
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There's another real gem on there in this mold, but I can't find it.
Yes, conscripts were useless in Vietnam. Their units had a terrible record, frequently did not achieve their mission goals, and had a reputation for atrocities. You can't just take a kid out of the inner city, give him 60 days of training, and expect him to perform to the high level that the U.S. Army expects.
Yes, and that's exactly why the U.S. military no longer uses conscripts, and is an all-volunteer force. European armies still haven't caught on to this and fill out their forces with worse-than-useless draftees.
There is a wide, yawning gulf between a father who takes an interest in his child's life in order to be a part of it, and a father still plays with (today they call it "collecting") toys because he never grew up in the first place.
Would you have watched cartoons as a child, if your dad had been sitting over your shoulder watching them too? And what about if he had more Transformers toys than you did? It would freak you out, yes?
Highly trained in electronics? So they can take apart DVD players and repair them? Or fix faulty CD ejector mechanisms?
Several years ago? What the hell do you think G.I. Joe and Transformers were, if not an advertising campaign for toys? Johnny Quest and Roadrunner don't suck for the reason that they existed before the 1980s.
Uh...hel-LO? The "classics" are Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, etc. Transformers, Thundercats and He-man were mere advertisements for $5.99 toys availible at K-mart. You just remember the time as golden because at the time you had the critical faculties of an 8-year-old.
There's something very wrong with full-grown men who watch childrens' cartoons. What's next, having mom drop you off at day care after you get off work? Or how about being put to bed at 8:30?
Nah, it wasn't like that at all. The guy genuinely had zero interest in his military service. He was a cool fellow, but I was just rather shocked at his uncaring attitude. Heck, could you serve in the army for a year and not know you carried an M-16?
So? Just put more power into the weapon. In the contest between the harder armor and the bigger warhead, the bigger warhead usually wins.
The information is freely availible everywhere. It's more a testament to the complete lack of enthusiasm for defending his country. Imagine mandatory computer training for all citizens..."What kind of computer did you use?" "A beige one."
Great...a union. Then my union dues can go directly to politicians whose policies I despise. After that my union dues can go to big legal firms in order to defend the administrators of my union when they inevitably break the law in order to further their own power.
So instead of carpal tunnel you'll get nodules on your vocal cords. And when optical interfaces arrive you'll get eyestrain. And when brain jacks come online you'll have brain chemical depletion.