That coming from the government that had a huge database with many Canadians personal information in it.
Canadians don't have very much to lose. The government knows where I live, where I work, How much a year I make, all about my family, and get an updated picture of me every four years, thanks to my drivers licence. The banks know where I spend my money, and unlike the U.S., there are really only six banks in Canada, all closely tied to the government.
We have a strong illusion of freedom, but I wonder just how much is just that, an illusion.
It was worse than the threat of new legislation. IslamWay was pegged as a terrorist haven, recruiting and training terrorists under the guise of an official religous or political site.
The stigma of these accusations will live long in the minds of the frightened citizens of the world. That is more damage than any legislation would have done. The Islam Way's credibility is shot, and the B'nai Brith walks away unscathed, and with a positive image to boot.
The whole incident was fear-mongering to reach a desired result, and no amount of explanations will set that right now.
Intel packages the new P4's with RDRAM or SDRAM, so what's the big deal? If you want rambus, pay for it! If not, get the SDRAM. Let's let the market decide which one is better. Intel really only has to explain itself to its investors. It has to prove itself to its customers!
As far as I'm concerned, the PDA is lacking the out of the box functionality which we were promised when they first came out. I want a PDA that is more than just a pda. It should have snap-ins for more than just management (notes and w*rd). How about a snap-in for your servers, showing network health, traffic, cpu load, logs, etc. Remote equipment monitoring would go a long way. Time spent hacking my PDA is time spent better elsewhere!
I think I'll wait for a real tricorder
This is only to prevent it from taking it out of context. Let a PR guy have that speech and see what he comes up with. ...the deadly attacks on New York and Washington will lead to far worse... use military force in retaliation for the attacks.
Without the liscence, it's just waiting for the chopping block
I have it clocked at 450, and at least twice this summer it's overheated. Simply shut it down, let it cool, and fire it back up. Three years running like this hasn't hurt it one bit.
--I think I'm going to drop it next and see how it holds up
Mozilla has yet to reach 1.0, which they stated would be the equivalent of a production release. For al the linux bashers, that's 100,000 bugs which never made it to the release product.
Similarly, why did MS build bug reporting tools into XP and IE 6? To build a better product. Too bad that they are all basically new versions. Anyone know if this is in the final release?
Windows XP = Windows 95 v5.0
95->98->98se->me->XP!
1) Windows 2000 was not a new creation
2) Many of the bugs are duplicates
3) The fact that they track and repair every bug is a testament to open source
4) Mozilla is an evolving project, which means as more technologies are introduced, more work needs to be done
5) Have you ever written a program the scope of Mozilla without having any bugs on the first go?
Hate crime laws have been misused in the past, just as murder laws, or any other law. I am not specifically saying the act of murder is something entirely different when enacted on a minority.
Canada does, however, take free speech in a different light. Canada centers more on group, whereas U.S.A, on individual freedoms. It is easier to shut down racist publications, in any form, in Canada. Preaching about a particular race in a positive light, OK. Preaching about a particular race in a negative light, or preaching that a particular race in a positive light which uses bigotry to purvey its arguments, that's a no-no
You would have to be 200 years old to say that. America is one of the countries in the world with the most freedoms, but as we lean more and more about what is going on in our own backyard, those freedoms are being compromised. America is not free.
--why do you think the bus knows exactly where and when to pick you up?
I doubt that babelfish would work on the muslim text. I'd really like to know if the B'nai B'rth are correct and that they (Islam Way) are actively seeking members. Maybe it's true, maybe it's propoganda to further the b'nai's cause. Either way, I just can't read it!
Legislation is all fine and good, but many places have legislation which would prevent this. Canada has some pretty stiff hate crime laws, which would most likely apply. Trying to get every country on the same page is like herding cats (Katz?)
I stand corrected on the missile comment, however the US involvement, and the subsequent disappearance of (ten years later than I thought) did play a massive role in the bad feelings currently hosted towards the US.
I again apologize for the rectal-cranial obstruction which I showed, and bow before your knowledge on the situation.
For those as misinformed as I am, please read this PBS article
When is the last time I guy walked up to you and said, "Hey I'm a covert agent from another country, but hey, don't tell anyone"?
My point was that when the photos were released in the newspaper of two of the hijackers, They looked far different than I thought they would. There were no flowing beards, no turbans, no big noses. One was much darker than I pictured, the other much lighter.
And I am not trying to throw stereotypes out to offend everyone. I had a preconception of what these terrorists looked like, partly through the media portrayal of them, partly through my own ignorance. In short, they looked like average, everyday guys that I could have talked to the morning before, or went to school with.
Face recognition will not work on a faceless enemy. These are the people that walk the streets in your neighbourhood. They serve you coffee, they treat you when you're sick. There is no face to terrorism, until very much after the fact.
And Bin Laden is not the face of terrorism either. He is the face of the banker, the planner, the trainer. If you kill him, you will not solve the problem. You will only have a bunch of disconnected terrorist cells in everyones back yard. They won't go home, they can't go home. They will act without rhyme nor reason, without targets, only ideals left by a martyr.
To stop Bin Laden, you must first stop his followers, the hidden threat. I am not trying to fear monger, but only trying to put perspective. If you want to win, you must hit hard, fast, completely and irrevocably. Or else there will be uncontrolled, unparalleled chaos, and more innocent children, mothers, and fathers will die!
Actually, if you want to get technical, this started with Kennedy's decision to remove the missles from Afghanistan during the bay of pigs crisis. He left the "freedom fighters" high and dry against the Russian troops.
I will not comment on whether this was right or not, hell the guy was faced with nukes sitting on his border. And I won't say that the islamic factions of the time started to use religion to induct recruits either. But it sure looks like two not so rights make a really big wrong!
Funny this topic should come up right now. I jusr heard a "Special Report" by who claimed to be a Reverend Dr. Bob Maurey, stating that all muslims are either "Terrorists or Schnooks". Furthermore he called on all Muslims who wanted to prove that they were American to call the CIA and report any muslims who have tried to collect funding for terrorism, any Mosques who did the same, or any Arabs who were dancing in the streets in his broadcast range.
Furthermore he called on every single christian who wished to be prepared for this holy war to buy his book on his website. For the life of me I can't remember the url, and I've searched Google for it, but no luck.
My major point, now that I've dragged on so much, is exaclty how much profiteering has sprung up on the Internet? Whether or not you believe Dr. Bob's writings is really irrevelant. Should we take an active stand on profiteering and greed during this national tragedy?
I had the same thing with a Microsot implementation of DHCP taking down My SCO server. I found a patch on SCO's website, which completely resolved this issue.
Perhaps the biggest problem in the computing industry in general, and in mixed os environments in general, is the fact that standards are often never actually standards. Even without casting blame on any of the products in question, standards are often not as defined as they should be, and any liberties or assumptions made by programmers, usually ends up in catastrophic incompatibilities. Regardless of where the blame lies (MS, BSD or Linux not following standards), the solution is to viehemently define standards so that there is no question about their implementation.
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That coming from the government that had a huge database with many Canadians personal information in it.
Canadians don't have very much to lose. The government knows where I live, where I work, How much a year I make, all about my family, and get an updated picture of me every four years, thanks to my drivers licence. The banks know where I spend my money, and unlike the U.S., there are really only six banks in Canada, all closely tied to the government.
We have a strong illusion of freedom, but I wonder just how much is just that, an illusion.
It was worse than the threat of new legislation. IslamWay was pegged as a terrorist haven, recruiting and training terrorists under the guise of an official religous or political site.
The stigma of these accusations will live long in the minds of the frightened citizens of the world. That is more damage than any legislation would have done. The Islam Way's credibility is shot, and the B'nai Brith walks away unscathed, and with a positive image to boot.
The whole incident was fear-mongering to reach a desired result, and no amount of explanations will set that right now.
Intel packages the new P4's with RDRAM or SDRAM, so what's the big deal? If you want rambus, pay for it! If not, get the SDRAM. Let's let the market decide which one is better. Intel really only has to explain itself to its investors. It has to prove itself to its customers!
As far as I'm concerned, the PDA is lacking the out of the box functionality which we were promised when they first came out. I want a PDA that is more than just a pda. It should have snap-ins for more than just management (notes and w*rd). How about a snap-in for your servers, showing network health, traffic, cpu load, logs, etc. Remote equipment monitoring would go a long way. Time spent hacking my PDA is time spent better elsewhere!
I think I'll wait for a real tricorder
That is obvious anti-american sentiment! I say we check his e-mail!
go troll elsewhere, and it is a poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.
This is only to prevent it from taking it out of context. Let a PR guy have that speech and see what he comes up with.
...the deadly attacks on New York and Washington will lead to far worse... use military force in retaliation for the attacks.
Without the liscence, it's just waiting for the chopping block
I have it clocked at 450, and at least twice this summer it's overheated. Simply shut it down, let it cool, and fire it back up. Three years running like this hasn't hurt it one bit.
--I think I'm going to drop it next and see how it holds up
Mozilla has yet to reach 1.0, which they stated would be the equivalent of a production release. For al the linux bashers, that's 100,000 bugs which never made it to the release product.
Similarly, why did MS build bug reporting tools into XP and IE 6? To build a better product. Too bad that they are all basically new versions. Anyone know if this is in the final release?
Windows XP = Windows 95 v5.0
95->98->98se->me->XP!
Now if they only woudn't call it a new version and charge for it....
1) Windows 2000 was not a new creation
2) Many of the bugs are duplicates
3) The fact that they track and repair every bug is a testament to open source
4) Mozilla is an evolving project, which means as more technologies are introduced, more work needs to be done
5) Have you ever written a program the scope of Mozilla without having any bugs on the first go?
Hate crime laws have been misused in the past, just as murder laws, or any other law. I am not specifically saying the act of murder is something entirely different when enacted on a minority.
Canada does, however, take free speech in a different light. Canada centers more on group, whereas U.S.A, on individual freedoms. It is easier to shut down racist publications, in any form, in Canada. Preaching about a particular race in a positive light, OK. Preaching about a particular race in a negative light, or preaching that a particular race in a positive light which uses bigotry to purvey its arguments, that's a no-no
Fearing redundancy, Islamic way is not (just?) canadian. The B'nai Brth are commenting on a site that is apparently hosted in the US. Look it up.
It seems that the Islam Way is american as well. A quick lookup on them shows theat they are based in michigan as well.
Billing Contact:
Islamic Assembly of North America, IANA islamwaysite@hotmail.com
3588 Playmouth Rd
PMB #270
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
US
7345280006
And ARIN reports that their IP is American as well
Dialtone, Inc. (NETBLK-DIALTONEINTERNET-2)
4101 SW 47th Ave Suite 101
Davie, FL 33314
US
So, looks like the FBI has more jurisdiction here.
You would have to be 200 years old to say that. America is one of the countries in the world with the most freedoms, but as we lean more and more about what is going on in our own backyard, those freedoms are being compromised. America is not free.
--why do you think the bus knows exactly where and when to pick you up?
I doubt that babelfish would work on the muslim text. I'd really like to know if the B'nai B'rth are correct and that they (Islam Way) are actively seeking members. Maybe it's true, maybe it's propoganda to further the b'nai's cause. Either way, I just can't read it!
Legislation is all fine and good, but many places have legislation which would prevent this. Canada has some pretty stiff hate crime laws, which would most likely apply. Trying to get every country on the same page is like herding cats (Katz?)
Thank you for bringing down my post. The first one I thought you were being sarcastic, so I replied in accordance. I should have known better.
I stand corrected on the missile comment, however the US involvement, and the subsequent disappearance of (ten years later than I thought) did play a massive role in the bad feelings currently hosted towards the US.
I again apologize for the rectal-cranial obstruction which I showed, and bow before your knowledge on the situation.
For those as misinformed as I am, please read this PBS article
When is the last time I guy walked up to you and said, "Hey I'm a covert agent from another country, but hey, don't tell anyone"?
My point was that when the photos were released in the newspaper of two of the hijackers, They looked far different than I thought they would. There were no flowing beards, no turbans, no big noses. One was much darker than I pictured, the other much lighter.
And I am not trying to throw stereotypes out to offend everyone. I had a preconception of what these terrorists looked like, partly through the media portrayal of them, partly through my own ignorance. In short, they looked like average, everyday guys that I could have talked to the morning before, or went to school with.
Face recognition will not work on a faceless enemy. These are the people that walk the streets in your neighbourhood. They serve you coffee, they treat you when you're sick. There is no face to terrorism, until very much after the fact.
And Bin Laden is not the face of terrorism either. He is the face of the banker, the planner, the trainer. If you kill him, you will not solve the problem. You will only have a bunch of disconnected terrorist cells in everyones back yard. They won't go home, they can't go home. They will act without rhyme nor reason, without targets, only ideals left by a martyr.
To stop Bin Laden, you must first stop his followers, the hidden threat. I am not trying to fear monger, but only trying to put perspective. If you want to win, you must hit hard, fast, completely and irrevocably. Or else there will be uncontrolled, unparalleled chaos, and more innocent children, mothers, and fathers will die!
Actually, if you want to get technical, this started with Kennedy's decision to remove the missles from Afghanistan during the bay of pigs crisis. He left the "freedom fighters" high and dry against the Russian troops.
I will not comment on whether this was right or not, hell the guy was faced with nukes sitting on his border. And I won't say that the islamic factions of the time started to use religion to induct recruits either. But it sure looks like two not so rights make a really big wrong!
Funny this topic should come up right now. I jusr heard a "Special Report" by who claimed to be a Reverend Dr. Bob Maurey, stating that all muslims are either "Terrorists or Schnooks". Furthermore he called on all Muslims who wanted to prove that they were American to call the CIA and report any muslims who have tried to collect funding for terrorism, any Mosques who did the same, or any Arabs who were dancing in the streets in his broadcast range.
Furthermore he called on every single christian who wished to be prepared for this holy war to buy his book on his website.
For the life of me I can't remember the url, and I've searched Google for it, but no luck.
My major point, now that I've dragged on so much, is exaclty how much profiteering has sprung up on the Internet? Whether or not you believe Dr. Bob's writings is really irrevelant. Should we take an active stand on profiteering and greed during this national tragedy?
That was my point. It didn't fly either!
I had the same thing with a Microsot implementation of DHCP taking down My SCO server. I found a patch on SCO's website, which completely resolved this issue.
Perhaps the biggest problem in the computing industry in general, and in mixed os environments in general, is the fact that standards are often never actually standards. Even without casting blame on any of the products in question, standards are often not as defined as they should be, and any liberties or assumptions made by programmers, usually ends up in catastrophic incompatibilities. Regardless of where the blame lies (MS, BSD or Linux not following standards), the solution is to viehemently define standards so that there is no question about their implementation.