More people died in the current Iraq war than in the whole Israeli/Palestinian conflict since 1948.
You also have to conveniently forget their conflicts with Lebanon, Egypt, etc though. The Israeli/Palestine conflict involves much more than just Isarael -vs- the Palestinian people.
Oh wait, this is Slashdot, the home of rabid antisemitism
I don't see a lot of antisemitism here. I see a lot of outrage and disgust at the injustices that go on in that part of the world, and at the Western nations blindly supporting the aggressor.
People are falling over each other to denounce Israel for every real and imagined transgression while painting Hamas & friends as a bunch of valiant freedom fighters who would never ever, say, use human shields or blind fire rockets into Israel.
Both sides behave badly. Neither excuses the other, and there is no room for forgiveness for or from each other.
The situation is hopeless until at least one side stops the retaliation.
Oh wait, this is Slashdot, the home of rabid antisemitism.
Do you have to be an antisemite to disagree with the politics of Israel?
I mean really.. Do you really believe that saying that Israel behaves badly toward its neighbours and even its own citizens means you are prejudiced or hostile toward Jews?
It's the same reason the US didn't attack the USSR when they were the boogeyman. You wouldn't attack anyone who has the capability to hurt you. You only make examples of the weaker countries, and prop up the ones where it seems advantageous to do so at the time like any bully does.
If Iran and North Korea acquire nuclear weapons you will be forced to sign treaties with them (which you will undoubtedly break), and they will demand your respect in a way that they currently cannot.
In popular media, there is no distinction between Open source, Free software, and the GPL. They are all considered to be the synonymous by the illinformed.
It's like how people with brown skin have become terrorists. It makes no sense but people believe it.
it is published with the understanding that all downloaders will also contribute the distribution.
Except in this case. It was published with the understanding that nobody would find out they released it themselves, and they could generate hype and look like the victim all at the same time.
It's a good thing their music is terrible or I would feel bad about never listening to it again.
I can think of how this works at the hospital (well, you pay the hospital megabucks for being there--the same money you'd have paid for the full service; but you still find you're liable to the doctor's union, and to the radiologist, and the pharmacologist, and the pharmacist, and the food service provider, and the company that provides the little packets of salt...)
I think we should be projecting force in some cases (Korea comes to mind);
Don't you understand that you are already showing force, and that is what North Korea and Iran are responding to when they try to become nuclear ready? They know its the only thing you are afraid of, and they need to obtain it to defend themselves.
In the meantime, don't fucking call me 'sick' for wanting to have an actual chance of preserving my own life!
I will if I want to. You use lethal force when you don't have to. It's not your life that is in danger, it's the danger of you losing your precious belongings that can be easily replaced that leads you to kill people.
Maybe I don't understand the complaint. <snip> Only a few of us prefer the old 404 error and most want suggestions on where to link to.
I think the most annoying aspect is how we get used to leaving off the 'www' at the beginning of domains with Firefox, and Firefox adds it in for you if the non-www address fails to resolve. With this DNS hijacking this feature is broken.
The point is you agreed with bigstrat2003 in saying that our system was 'fucking broken', yet it works better than yours. If ours is broken then what is yours? Insane?
But if I'm home and I hear somebody breaking down my door or crawling through the window I'm going to assume that they have hostile intent towards my person and respond accordingly.
Well there you have it. The escalation of violence is what you got you into this mess.
My government is full of a bunch of evil bastards who get elected because they make pretty speeches. They are not representative of my country.
Oh yes they are. They represent your apathy. If Sadamn was worth causing that much destruction to the citizens of Iraq and it's historical monuments then those evil bastards are worth fighting.
If the government isn't doing what you want they have to go.
I'm sure he's practical enough to understand that you don't escalate things to killing immediately
I'm not sure he is. I've run into plenty of Americans (and strangely enough a few Canadians) who believe the entire middle east should be destroyed over a tiny incident like 9/11. Your government brought that on themselves when they got involved in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran a few decades ago.
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You also have to conveniently forget their conflicts with Lebanon, Egypt, etc though. The Israeli/Palestine conflict involves much more than just Isarael -vs- the Palestinian people.
I think the reason is because the people there went directly from being oppressed to doing the opressing. They should know better.
To quote the P:
Oh wait, this is Slashdot, the home of rabid antisemitism
I don't see a lot of antisemitism here. I see a lot of outrage and disgust at the injustices that go on in that part of the world, and at the Western nations blindly supporting the aggressor.
I didn't say it. You did.
Both sides behave badly. Neither excuses the other, and there is no room for forgiveness for or from each other.
The situation is hopeless until at least one side stops the retaliation.
Yeah.. The Nazis were already in Germany. The Israelies stole the land of their undermensch and forced them out.
Do you have to be an antisemite to disagree with the politics of Israel?
I mean really.. Do you really believe that saying that Israel behaves badly toward its neighbours and even its own citizens means you are prejudiced or hostile toward Jews?
Give it up.
It's the same reason the US didn't attack the USSR when they were the boogeyman. You wouldn't attack anyone who has the capability to hurt you. You only make examples of the weaker countries, and prop up the ones where it seems advantageous to do so at the time like any bully does.
If Iran and North Korea acquire nuclear weapons you will be forced to sign treaties with them (which you will undoubtedly break), and they will demand your respect in a way that they currently cannot.
But the only time the GPL is mentioned in the story headline is:
Apache doesn't use the dreaded GPL and its enforced sharing of source-code.
Maybe I don't understand how Slashdot made the false inference.
I wish the people who discovered this had kept it quiet until the RIAA sued someone for pirating that song. I love seeing the RIAA look rediculous.
Yes, so they got caught in their lie. It's still a malicious lie nonetheless.
In popular media, there is no distinction between Open source, Free software, and the GPL. They are all considered to be the synonymous by the illinformed.
It's like how people with brown skin have become terrorists. It makes no sense but people believe it.
Except in this case. It was published with the understanding that nobody would find out they released it themselves, and they could generate hype and look like the victim all at the same time.
It's a good thing their music is terrible or I would feel bad about never listening to it again.
Hospital visits are free here as well.
What's so good about the good ol' US of A again?
Don't you understand that you are already showing force, and that is what North Korea and Iran are responding to when they try to become nuclear ready? They know its the only thing you are afraid of, and they need to obtain it to defend themselves.
No, the foreclosures are just happening THAT fast.
How many of those guns are in urban centers, and how many of them are on farms, used to get rid of predators of the livestock?
You can use '<' to display the first one.. It'll leave the closing one (>) alone after that.
And you're one of those people who makes the world a more dangerous place.
I will if I want to. You use lethal force when you don't have to. It's not your life that is in danger, it's the danger of you losing your precious belongings that can be easily replaced that leads you to kill people.
I think the most annoying aspect is how we get used to leaving off the 'www' at the beginning of domains with Firefox, and Firefox adds it in for you if the non-www address fails to resolve. With this DNS hijacking this feature is broken.
Tasers, pepper spray, etc.
The point is you agreed with bigstrat2003 in saying that our system was 'fucking broken', yet it works better than yours. If ours is broken then what is yours? Insane?
Well there you have it. The escalation of violence is what you got you into this mess.
Bullshit. Your society accepts firearms as a means of defense. A way of life even, and a right. That is sickening.
A robbery is a robbery, and that is what insurance is for. You get a new T.V. and move on with life.
Oh yes they are. They represent your apathy. If Sadamn was worth causing that much destruction to the citizens of Iraq and it's historical monuments then those evil bastards are worth fighting.
If the government isn't doing what you want they have to go.
I'm not sure he is. I've run into plenty of Americans (and strangely enough a few Canadians) who believe the entire middle east should be destroyed over a tiny incident like 9/11. Your government brought that on themselves when they got involved in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran a few decades ago.