I sincerely hope USA did not invade Afghanistan just to catch bin Laden. I hope it was in order to overthrow the taliban government and stop their support of terrorists in general.
If the objective were to catch bin Laden, the whole invasion would be a complete failure.
I'll bet you'll shut up the next time something bad happens to your country and the U.S. parks a giant hospital ship off your shores and starts dispensing free medical care.
While I don't deny that the US sometimes does good, invading a country and then offering hospital services to some of the victims is not a recipe for popularity. The people of Iraq didn't ask USA to dispose their dictator by force.
I agree that the grandparent was out of line, though. Bashing USA in every conceivable way is not a solution.
Hopefully that won't happen, but if it does, you probably won't turn to Russia, or China, or North Korea, or any of the countries truly deserving of your ire.
I'd turn to Germany, England, Norway and Denmark.
Nope, the world always expects the U.S. to do all the heavy lifting, and when we do, you still complain.
As critical as I am of US foreign policy, this is unfortunately true. If the USA didn't take care of many of the hotbeds and warzones of the world, some other country would have to assume the responsibility. A friend of mine expressed it roughly like this: "Most people don't want to find out what could make them miss George Bush."
One suspects bail will be opposed, and a request to prevent the accused using the internet and or computer, or options limited so Julian can only use certain access internet ports that have wall to wall TCP/IP trace on.
The Swedish courts can't do things like that. They can decide on prison sentences, community service, fines, and a few other things, but they can't forbid someone from using Internet, or make up new types of punishment on the fly.
Yes, reported. In all countries, lots of rapes, probably the majority, go unreported. In Sweden, women are encouraged to report rapes because they are taken seriously by the police and courts. Often to the point where the alleged victim's story is enough to convict.
I'm looking very closely for indications that Assange may be framed, not because I idolise him, but because I would hate for a smear campaign directed at Wikileaks to succeed.
I honestly don't believe they would leave so much to chance.
You're forgetting that even if Assange will be completely exonerated, he is prevented from leaving the country for the foreseeable future, and the work he's doing for Wikileaks will be seriously hindered. So whatever the outcome of the accusation is - even if it doesn't even go to trial - Wikileaks will be hurt.
So how do you explain the larger number of reported rapes in Sweden then?
Because women are strongly encouraged to report rape here, and the police tend to take their accusations very seriously. Don't confuse the number of reported crimes to the actual number.
You should be aware that the two women knew each other, and went to the police together. They claim that they were molested by Assange independently in two different cities, with a few days between, without one of them thinking to warn the other.
Oh, you're also Swedish! It's almost embarassing how we swamp the Internet:)
I don't know, currently I cook 1.7 liter of water using an electric water boiler, throw in the tea (3 tbs for the earl grey, 3.5 for something with more flavoring), shake it and poor it out into a plastic container after 5 minutes or 15 if I forget about it:D
Actually, my method is not that different. My GF and I put the tea and water in a large pan and heat it on the stove just to the point of boiling. Then we either wait a little or filter it into a thermos directly.
The most important thing seems to be to use the right amount of tea leaves. In my experience, you can even let it boil for a few minutes, as long as you don't take too much tea.
It can be pretty bad if you brew it in the serving pot, though. Then it becomes stronger and stronger and eventually becomes undrinkable.
My GF swears by Kobb's Earl Grey, but Twinings Earl Grey is her second choice. There is a good tea store on Backaplan here in Göteborg. The have very fresh tea - I tried their lemon tea, and the lemon taste was unlike anything I've tasted before.
Obvisously a blind or colour blind person will perceive things differently, but other things being equal light of x wavelength is the same for everyone.
Not true. It depends on many other factors, like the colour tone of the surroundings. For example, the colour tone of the wavelengths emitted by an object will appear lighter if the surroundings are darker.
Look at the chessboard illusion to the right in this Wikipedia article.
What we call "colour" doesn't correspond to the objective wavelengths reaching our eyes. Colours are constructed by the brain by comparing the wavelengths coming from an object with the surrounding wavelengths, judging if it appears to be in shadow, and other factors.
Absolut Vodka is not really that good either. It's just meticulously distilled booze - the closest you could get to a pure water/alcohol solution back when the product was conceived.
The burden of proof is on the one who makes a positive claim. If one person says, "Super SATA cables improve sound quality", and the other says, "No they don't", BOTH are making a positive claim.
A negative claim would be something like, "I'm not sure about that", or "I doubt that, do you have any proof?"
Trying to "double-blind" a comparison of the ones and zeros on either end of the cable may sound extra scientific, but in the real world it has no meaning or utility.
Someone has to attach the cables. Different people may attach the cables differently, and take extra care when attaching the cables they believe to be special.
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I sincerely hope USA did not invade Afghanistan just to catch bin Laden. I hope it was in order to overthrow the taliban government and stop their support of terrorists in general.
If the objective were to catch bin Laden, the whole invasion would be a complete failure.
I'll bet you'll shut up the next time something bad happens to your country and the U.S. parks a giant hospital ship off your shores and starts dispensing free medical care.
While I don't deny that the US sometimes does good, invading a country and then offering hospital services to some of the victims is not a recipe for popularity. The people of Iraq didn't ask USA to dispose their dictator by force.
I agree that the grandparent was out of line, though. Bashing USA in every conceivable way is not a solution.
Hopefully that won't happen, but if it does, you probably won't turn to Russia, or China, or North Korea, or any of the countries truly deserving of your ire.
I'd turn to Germany, England, Norway and Denmark.
Nope, the world always expects the U.S. to do all the heavy lifting, and when we do, you still complain.
As critical as I am of US foreign policy, this is unfortunately true. If the USA didn't take care of many of the hotbeds and warzones of the world, some other country would have to assume the responsibility. A friend of mine expressed it roughly like this: "Most people don't want to find out what could make them miss George Bush."
One suspects bail will be opposed, and a request to prevent the accused using the internet and or computer, or options limited so Julian can only use certain access internet ports that have wall to wall TCP/IP trace on.
The Swedish courts can't do things like that. They can decide on prison sentences, community service, fines, and a few other things, but they can't forbid someone from using Internet, or make up new types of punishment on the fly.
Yes, reported. In all countries, lots of rapes, probably the majority, go unreported. In Sweden, women are encouraged to report rapes because they are taken seriously by the police and courts. Often to the point where the alleged victim's story is enough to convict.
I find it highly unlikely that these accusations have been fabricated to damage wikileaks.
They could conceivably have been fabricated to keep him in Sweden during the trial and preventing him from working effectively with Wikileaks.
They don't just need to break in to it, they have to do it without him knowing.
On the other hand, having two women accuse you of rape/sexual assault is enough basis for "probable cause".
Assange IS in Sweden. He hasn't left the country. In fact, he has announced he will turn himself in to the police.
I'm looking very closely for indications that Assange may be framed, not because I idolise him, but because I would hate for a smear campaign directed at Wikileaks to succeed.
I honestly don't believe they would leave so much to chance.
You're forgetting that even if Assange will be completely exonerated, he is prevented from leaving the country for the foreseeable future, and the work he's doing for Wikileaks will be seriously hindered. So whatever the outcome of the accusation is - even if it doesn't even go to trial - Wikileaks will be hurt.
I think the grandparent was just explaining why the number of reported rapes was so high in Sweden.
As yet, there is no evidence Assange even had sex with those women.
True. But let's still assume he's innocent until proven guilty. (And above all, not confuse Wikileaks, the organisation, with Assange, the person.)
So how do you explain the larger number of reported rapes in Sweden then?
Because women are strongly encouraged to report rape here, and the police tend to take their accusations very seriously. Don't confuse the number of reported crimes to the actual number.
You should be aware that the two women knew each other, and went to the police together. They claim that they were molested by Assange independently in two different cities, with a few days between, without one of them thinking to warn the other.
Oh, you're also Swedish! It's almost embarassing how we swamp the Internet :)
I don't know, currently I cook 1.7 liter of water using an electric water boiler, throw in the tea (3 tbs for the earl grey, 3.5 for something with more flavoring), shake it and poor it out into a plastic container after 5 minutes or 15 if I forget about it :D
Actually, my method is not that different. My GF and I put the tea and water in a large pan and heat it on the stove just to the point of boiling. Then we either wait a little or filter it into a thermos directly.
The most important thing seems to be to use the right amount of tea leaves. In my experience, you can even let it boil for a few minutes, as long as you don't take too much tea.
It can be pretty bad if you brew it in the serving pot, though. Then it becomes stronger and stronger and eventually becomes undrinkable.
My GF swears by Kobb's Earl Grey, but Twinings Earl Grey is her second choice. There is a good tea store on Backaplan here in Göteborg. The have very fresh tea - I tried their lemon tea, and the lemon taste was unlike anything I've tasted before.
Oh yes, I do agree with that.
Obvisously a blind or colour blind person will perceive things differently, but other things being equal light of x wavelength is the same for everyone.
Not true. It depends on many other factors, like the colour tone of the surroundings. For example, the colour tone of the wavelengths emitted by an object will appear lighter if the surroundings are darker.
Look at the chessboard illusion to the right in this Wikipedia article.
The former :)
What we call "colour" doesn't correspond to the objective wavelengths reaching our eyes. Colours are constructed by the brain by comparing the wavelengths coming from an object with the surrounding wavelengths, judging if it appears to be in shadow, and other factors.
Sounds great :)
Absolut Vodka is not really that good either. It's just meticulously distilled booze - the closest you could get to a pure water/alcohol solution back when the product was conceived.
It doesn't follow, if the comments he got were rude.
Electrons get recycled. They go in one direction, and then the other.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't digital electronics run on direct current internally?
Thanks to the blind test, we found out how unreliable wine tasting is. At least when it comes to ranking high quality wines among each other.
The burden of proof is on the one who makes a positive claim. If one person says, "Super SATA cables improve sound quality", and the other says, "No they don't", BOTH are making a positive claim.
A negative claim would be something like, "I'm not sure about that", or "I doubt that, do you have any proof?"
Trying to "double-blind" a comparison of the ones and zeros on either end of the cable may sound extra scientific, but in the real world it has no meaning or utility.
Someone has to attach the cables. Different people may attach the cables differently, and take extra care when attaching the cables they believe to be special.