Islam is a religion. Just like any other religion it has good parts in it and it has its fair share of rotten stuffs
What I am speaking out against is the Islamic Barbarism, the viewpoint of some of those who think Muslims are of 'better people' and the rest, the 'infidels' are scums of the earth and deserve to die
That kind of barbaric viewpoint is the one I am speaking out against, not Islam
... as long as the top level politicians are disciples of the cult of Politically Correctness the real problem, the problem with the Islamic barbarism will still remain
In fact, those at the top are secretly encouraging them barbarian to commit more barbaric acts so that they can ask for EVEN MORE POWER
Community colleges are great, but a lot of people fall into traps that sound like what you are describing. In >>99% of all cases, a 2-year degree from a community college does not knock off anywhere near 2 years from a 4-year bachelor's degree
Lemme chime in with my own experience...
When I landed on the soil of the United States of America back in the 1970's - yes, I know, it was a long long time ago, but anyway, this is what I had gone through
I spoke no English, I was essentially penniless - unlike those big time defectors, small fly refugees like me never get any financial help from uncle sam. We were already very grateful to be granted asylum and never hope to gain any financial gain in the first place
But anyway, as a penniless refugee who spoke no English my first jobs were in Chinatown. From washing dishes to kitchen helper to chef to waiter, I learned everything, step to step. Meanwhile I saved like crazy (working in a Chinese restaurant we got to eat free and live in very cramped worker quarter free of charge) and I tried my best to learn English any way I could
My first 'investment' in America was the first course I took in community college. It was not actually 'hard', but due to the language difficulties, it took me a while to suit myself in the new and totally different learning environment
First course begat more courses, and I learned of the 'pre-requisite' courses to take that I could transfer to higher learning institutions
So I took all the 'pre-requisite' courses. Of course I already know what I was going to study if I go to real 4-year college, I took all the required math courses, all the basic logic courses, and all the other courses that I could transfer
By the time I enrolled myself in a 4-year college most of the courses I took back in the community college were transferred. Of those courses that they (4-year college) didn't recognize, I took tests to show them that I indeed am knowledgeable enough to be exempted with such-and-such courses
One plus side for me is that most of the math courses that I took in both the community colleges and also in the 4-year college were already 'old stuffs' for me. Back in China we had much *MUCH* tougher math training, when we were in our secondary school (equivalent to 'high school' in the States)
I did the same thing for other degree that I took, including MBA. I took all the pre-requisite courses, such as business laws, economics, accounting, management, marketing, and then transferred them when I finally enrolled into the MBA program
What I am seeing is that for the past several decades the West, and I mean, European and North American countries, has been vigorously competing among themselves to become the most 'bend over' country for the Moslems
What has all the appeasement programs brought? I mean, ever since the oil crisis during the 1970's the Moslems has brought *NO BENEFIT* for the West
What is more ridiculous is that during the past decades the Western countries have tried their best to DUMB DOWN their respective societies by brainwashing their people with politically correct concept such as "diversity"
Diversity by itself is no problem - I am, after all, a Chinese, and diversity means a Chinese such as me, gets to add my experience, my viewpoints and my voice, to enrich the society that I live in
But too much emphasis in the 'diversity' means the Whites have been actively discounting their own cultural value in order to replace it with ideas / traditions from the Moslem world
What is interesting / troubling is that the Western societies don't seem to detect the irony and the conflict that the Moslem world would bring them
For example - them politically correct folks support feminism, but on the other hand, the same politically correct folks embrace the Moslems' view that the female folks are of the 'inferior' kind, so inferior that the female must wear burka and/or cover themselves up from head to toe
As one whose culture isn't based on the Western politically correct camp, I find it really troubling that a society which encourages feminism equality permits the Moslems to treat their women folks like trash
But then I reckon, to the West, a view from a Chinese is not important at all. After all, the West's suspicion on the Chinese culture gets worsen as time passes by
On the other hand, views from the Moslems, however, must be taken seriously, and must be implemented immediately. After all, to the mostly so-called 'atheist West', their own Western societal value pales when compares to the 'Allah Culture'
Sony thought about a lot of things, but unfortunately they did a lot of things wrong
For example:
Sony thought their Betamax video tape format was so much superior to the VHS they disallowed their Betamax format to be used by the porn industry
Result? VHS won
Sony thought that they could come to America and buy up MGM thus controlling Hollywood
Result? Under Sony's management, MGM has yet to produce a movie that can be said to be 'innovative'
Sony thought that their playstation game console would outsell everyone
Result? Another also-ran product
The problem with Sony is that although they hire professionals as CEO the real power still resides with that controlling clan back in Japan
And that controlling clan back in Japan often acted as if they are the master of the universe, that all the rest of the human race must kow-tow to them
As an American of course I wish that the SCOTUS would honor the very spirit that makes the USA special - in which, the government should never have given any power to intrude on the citizens' rights
But then, as a person who knows what the United States of America has turned into... I ain't gonna be holding my breath
Them SCOTUS people are as corrupt as the rest --- and to think the NSA (and those powerful god-like beings who holds control over spook agencies such as NSA) don't already have influences over the SCOTUS judges is to deny the reality
I wish you would all crawl back into your bunker full of hot-pockets and stop poluting the air with your rancid breath
Well, see here, that's not how democracy works. You don't get to suppress someone else's view simply because it is not in accord with your own.
So go fuck yourself
You seriously think fascist cares about democracy?
To the fascists 'democracy' is, borrowing a term coined by a very well known fascist from Turkey, a 'bus'
According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, democracy works like a 'bus'. He hops on that bus, use the bus to get him to his destination, and then, he gets off
Fascists are all alike, no matter if they are Islamists from Turkey or Obama-cronies from the United States of America. To them, democracy is but a tool for them to attain what they want, and once they got what they want, democracy can go to hell
Obama alone can't turn the entire government of the United States of America rogue
He has a lot of help from the inside --- people whose sole aim is to turn America into a police state
The bad news is, the government of the United States of America is out of control
The worse news is, we have NO ONE to reign in the government of the United States of America
And that is not enough, the ABSOLUTELY WORST NEWS is, too many of the American citizens have turned into sheeples, and never care how their government functions nor how bad it has turned into
As time goes by, larger and larger portion of the government of the United States of America being infected and absorbed by the faction which favors fascism than liberty. Their aim is to turn the USA into a police state, under which each and every citizen must obey their instruction or else...
Under this circumstance, even if it is a REAL WARRANT it doesn't even matter anymore, for a judge can turned rogue and can be as rogue as those who dare to lie to the congress, who violate almost all the rules in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, who willingly throw away the very spirits that makes America great and turn it into a petty Ceausescu-like police regime
Perhaps it's not the best way to predict the future, but looking back at the history of the tech industry does give us some insight of what can survive, what can't
Since I started way back in the 1970's, I've witnessed a lot of really great tech businesses that unfortunately no longer with us
Many of them either got gobbled up by others, or changed their name and/or direction one time too many that they lost their focus to survive
Some of the examples are
"Wang Computers" "Silicon Graphics" "DEC" "ROLM"
Then.. we had really aimless tech companies that are still with us, in one form or another, and it is exemplified by:
"Tucows"
So, what do we learn thus far, from this very brief history lesson of the tech past?
As a touch typist I am very particular with keyboard
I have been using keyboard equipped with Cherry key switches for decades and there are five different Cherry key switches...
Red Blue Green Brown Black
All of them function differently. Some with 'clicks', some without. The 'tactile' feel is different as well
There is one site that I recommend --- no, not ad placement, I promise --- that gives you a brief description of the difference of the Cherry key switches
Instead of calling the device a smartphone equipped with a 50 MP camera, they can market it as a 50 MP camera which is 4G/5G/6G enabled, plus it can make phone calls too
The only way Kodak can really make a difference in the already crowded smartphone market is to equip the Kodak branded smartphone with its own 50 Megapixel CCD sensor
If Kodak can do that then it has a fighting chance
If Kodak can't, hey, it won't be that much difference from yet-another-reference-design smartphone, aka, the "white-box"
I am from China, although I am an American now, I do run businesses and some of them are in China
When I read the "... for a maximum of £200 to £300 a month" I know that TFA is a big bullshit !
The minimum salary for even an unskilled labor in the China's eastern shore is at least £500 a month
While that figure is still minuscule by Western standard, nevertheless that figure is still much more than that "... a maximum of £200 to £300 a month" bullshit !
... what we get in weaker bones, we get in more refined minds...
There are a lot of evolutionary trade offs, but weaker bones and refined minds are the two things that do not trade off against each others
A refined mind (for example, such as the one in Homo Sapiens Sapiens) consumes 20% - 25% of the total energy intake of the individual
To obtain a more refined mind one does not need to make one's bone "weaker" --- on the other hand, supercharging the intake process, for example, eating meat instead of digesting straws --- can supply the additional "energy consumption" that a refined mind needs
If there is one trade off for weaker bones is that we humans are becoming better swimmers
As our bones become weaker, our bones become lighter, and lighter folks can float/swim more easily in the water
It is thus no surprise that the vast majority of those who have won Olympic swimming gold medal are mostly from the Caucasoid tribe --- for the Caucasoids have (relatively speaking) the lightest bones among all the humans
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I am not speaking against Islam
Islam is a religion. Just like any other religion it has good parts in it and it has its fair share of rotten stuffs
What I am speaking out against is the Islamic Barbarism, the viewpoint of some of those who think Muslims are of 'better people' and the rest, the 'infidels' are scums of the earth and deserve to die
That kind of barbaric viewpoint is the one I am speaking out against, not Islam
What I am talking about is the problem of Islamic barbarism --- not Islam itself
... as long as the top level politicians are disciples of the cult of Politically Correctness the real problem, the problem with the Islamic barbarism will still remain
In fact, those at the top are secretly encouraging them barbarian to commit more barbaric acts so that they can ask for EVEN MORE POWER
Community colleges are great, but a lot of people fall into traps that sound like what you are describing. In >>99% of all cases, a 2-year degree from a community college does not knock off anywhere near 2 years from a 4-year bachelor's degree
Lemme chime in with my own experience ...
When I landed on the soil of the United States of America back in the 1970's - yes, I know, it was a long long time ago, but anyway, this is what I had gone through
I spoke no English, I was essentially penniless - unlike those big time defectors, small fly refugees like me never get any financial help from uncle sam. We were already very grateful to be granted asylum and never hope to gain any financial gain in the first place
But anyway, as a penniless refugee who spoke no English my first jobs were in Chinatown. From washing dishes to kitchen helper to chef to waiter, I learned everything, step to step. Meanwhile I saved like crazy (working in a Chinese restaurant we got to eat free and live in very cramped worker quarter free of charge) and I tried my best to learn English any way I could
My first 'investment' in America was the first course I took in community college. It was not actually 'hard', but due to the language difficulties, it took me a while to suit myself in the new and totally different learning environment
First course begat more courses, and I learned of the 'pre-requisite' courses to take that I could transfer to higher learning institutions
So I took all the 'pre-requisite' courses. Of course I already know what I was going to study if I go to real 4-year college, I took all the required math courses, all the basic logic courses, and all the other courses that I could transfer
By the time I enrolled myself in a 4-year college most of the courses I took back in the community college were transferred. Of those courses that they (4-year college) didn't recognize, I took tests to show them that I indeed am knowledgeable enough to be exempted with such-and-such courses
One plus side for me is that most of the math courses that I took in both the community colleges and also in the 4-year college were already 'old stuffs' for me. Back in China we had much *MUCH* tougher math training, when we were in our secondary school (equivalent to 'high school' in the States)
I did the same thing for other degree that I took, including MBA. I took all the pre-requisite courses, such as business laws, economics, accounting, management, marketing, and then transferred them when I finally enrolled into the MBA program
What I am seeing is that for the past several decades the West, and I mean, European and North American countries, has been vigorously competing among themselves to become the most 'bend over' country for the Moslems
What has all the appeasement programs brought? I mean, ever since the oil crisis during the 1970's the Moslems has brought *NO BENEFIT* for the West
What is more ridiculous is that during the past decades the Western countries have tried their best to DUMB DOWN their respective societies by brainwashing their people with politically correct concept such as "diversity"
Diversity by itself is no problem - I am, after all, a Chinese, and diversity means a Chinese such as me, gets to add my experience, my viewpoints and my voice, to enrich the society that I live in
But too much emphasis in the 'diversity' means the Whites have been actively discounting their own cultural value in order to replace it with ideas / traditions from the Moslem world
What is interesting / troubling is that the Western societies don't seem to detect the irony and the conflict that the Moslem world would bring them
For example - them politically correct folks support feminism, but on the other hand, the same politically correct folks embrace the Moslems' view that the female folks are of the 'inferior' kind, so inferior that the female must wear burka and/or cover themselves up from head to toe
As one whose culture isn't based on the Western politically correct camp, I find it really troubling that a society which encourages feminism equality permits the Moslems to treat their women folks like trash
But then I reckon, to the West, a view from a Chinese is not important at all. After all, the West's suspicion on the Chinese culture gets worsen as time passes by
On the other hand, views from the Moslems, however, must be taken seriously, and must be implemented immediately. After all, to the mostly so-called 'atheist West', their own Western societal value pales when compares to the 'Allah Culture'
When the Islamists kill innocent people we shall not blame them
Instead, we should blame the Christians
We should blame Moses
We should also blame Yahweh
No sirree ! Them Islamic barbarians are blameless !
I am all about being correct
REALLY??
And in this case, Islam is no more or less violent than Christianity is
Oh wow !
Yet another try of "being correct" by blaming Christianity for the violence committed by the barbaric Islamists !!
Yep
That's the modus operandi of your kind of apologists
Whenever them barbarians killing people in cold blood you guys will come out and blame the Christians, the Jews, and now, Moses !
Why don't you blame "GOD" instead ?
Only blind fuckers like you will continue to blame others for the crimes committed by the barbaric Islamists !
Fuck you !!!!
I am sick and tired of your type of Islamic apologists
Go fuck yourself, asshole !
http://www.theguardian.com/wor...
http://news.yahoo.com/paris-sh...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-...
They bombed the London Tube for Allah
They bombed the Madrid train station for Allah
They crashed planes into the World Trade Center at NYC and at the Pentagon for Allah
A film director was murdered in the Netherlands for Allah
Hostages had been killed in Sydney for Allah
And now, at least 12 person have been cold-bloodedly slaughtered, in Paris, for Allah
In the name of "Allah", who will be the next victim ?
Sony thought about a lot of things, but unfortunately they did a lot of things wrong
For example:
Sony thought their Betamax video tape format was so much superior to the VHS they disallowed their Betamax format to be used by the porn industry
Result? VHS won
Sony thought that they could come to America and buy up MGM thus controlling Hollywood
Result? Under Sony's management, MGM has yet to produce a movie that can be said to be 'innovative'
Sony thought that their playstation game console would outsell everyone
Result? Another also-ran product
The problem with Sony is that although they hire professionals as CEO the real power still resides with that controlling clan back in Japan
And that controlling clan back in Japan often acted as if they are the master of the universe, that all the rest of the human race must kow-tow to them
Well ...
As an American of course I wish that the SCOTUS would honor the very spirit that makes the USA special - in which, the government should never have given any power to intrude on the citizens' rights
But then, as a person who knows what the United States of America has turned into ... I ain't gonna be holding my breath
Them SCOTUS people are as corrupt as the rest --- and to think the NSA (and those powerful god-like beings who holds control over spook agencies such as NSA) don't already have influences over the SCOTUS judges is to deny the reality
I wish you would all crawl back into your bunker full of hot-pockets and stop poluting the air with your rancid breath
Well, see here, that's not how democracy works. You don't get to suppress someone else's view simply because it is not in accord with your own.
So go fuck yourself
You seriously think fascist cares about democracy?
To the fascists 'democracy' is, borrowing a term coined by a very well known fascist from Turkey, a 'bus'
According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, democracy works like a 'bus'. He hops on that bus, use the bus to get him to his destination, and then, he gets off
Fascists are all alike, no matter if they are Islamists from Turkey or Obama-cronies from the United States of America. To them, democracy is but a tool for them to attain what they want, and once they got what they want, democracy can go to hell
Obama alone can't turn the entire government of the United States of America rogue
He has a lot of help from the inside --- people whose sole aim is to turn America into a police state
The bad news is, the government of the United States of America is out of control
The worse news is, we have NO ONE to reign in the government of the United States of America
And that is not enough, the ABSOLUTELY WORST NEWS is, too many of the American citizens have turned into sheeples, and never care how their government functions nor how bad it has turned into
As time goes by, larger and larger portion of the government of the United States of America being infected and absorbed by the faction which favors fascism than liberty. Their aim is to turn the USA into a police state, under which each and every citizen must obey their instruction or else ...
Under this circumstance, even if it is a REAL WARRANT it doesn't even matter anymore, for a judge can turned rogue and can be as rogue as those who dare to lie to the congress, who violate almost all the rules in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, who willingly throw away the very spirits that makes America great and turn it into a petty Ceausescu-like police regime
Perhaps it's not the best way to predict the future, but looking back at the history of the tech industry does give us some insight of what can survive, what can't
Since I started way back in the 1970's, I've witnessed a lot of really great tech businesses that unfortunately no longer with us
Many of them either got gobbled up by others, or changed their name and/or direction one time too many that they lost their focus to survive
Some of the examples are
"Wang Computers"
"Silicon Graphics"
"DEC"
"ROLM"
Then .. we had really aimless tech companies that are still with us, in one form or another, and it is exemplified by:
"Tucows"
So, what do we learn thus far, from this very brief history lesson of the tech past?
If we are to get the trees to absorb the carbons from the air we might as well plant trees that grow the fastest
So ... which kind of tree has the most effective DNA to suck carbons from the air fastest ?
Sorry, forgot to include the link
http://www.keyboardco.com/blog...
As a touch typist I am very particular with keyboard
I have been using keyboard equipped with Cherry key switches for decades and there are five different Cherry key switches ...
Red
Blue
Green
Brown
Black
All of them function differently. Some with 'clicks', some without. The 'tactile' feel is different as well
There is one site that I recommend --- no, not ad placement, I promise --- that gives you a brief description of the difference of the Cherry key switches
Hope this helps !
Instead of calling the device a smartphone equipped with a 50 MP camera, they can market it as a 50 MP camera which is 4G/5G/6G enabled, plus it can make phone calls too
The only way Kodak can really make a difference in the already crowded smartphone market is to equip the Kodak branded smartphone with its own 50 Megapixel CCD sensor
If Kodak can do that then it has a fighting chance
If Kodak can't, hey, it won't be that much difference from yet-another-reference-design smartphone, aka, the " white-box "
I am from China, although I am an American now, I do run businesses and some of them are in China
When I read the " ... for a maximum of £200 to £300 a month" I know that TFA is a big bullshit !
The minimum salary for even an unskilled labor in the China's eastern shore is at least £500 a month
While that figure is still minuscule by Western standard, nevertheless that figure is still much more than that " ... a maximum of £200 to £300 a month" bullshit !
... what we get in weaker bones, we get in more refined minds ...
There are a lot of evolutionary trade offs, but weaker bones and refined minds are the two things that do not trade off against each others
A refined mind (for example, such as the one in Homo Sapiens Sapiens) consumes 20% - 25% of the total energy intake of the individual
To obtain a more refined mind one does not need to make one's bone "weaker" --- on the other hand, supercharging the intake process, for example, eating meat instead of digesting straws --- can supply the additional "energy consumption" that a refined mind needs
If there is one trade off for weaker bones is that we humans are becoming better swimmers
As our bones become weaker, our bones become lighter, and lighter folks can float/swim more easily in the water
It is thus no surprise that the vast majority of those who have won Olympic swimming gold medal are mostly from the Caucasoid tribe --- for the Caucasoids have (relatively speaking) the lightest bones among all the humans