Lay off the caffeine pal! I was just stating fact for the guy who didn't know his Korea's.
North is a totalitarian regime. Not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case it is.
South is a democratic state. Given that the OP was probably an American (most/.ers are) then the reference to his soldiers and very popular TV programme were relevant pointers for him.
Most Americans aren't evil. Neither are most French, Iraqis, Chinese, Russians, Israelis or Palestinians, no matter what you might be told.
I'm not entirely sure the US gave a shit what happened to Britain until Pearl Harbour happened. Parts of the UK were invaded and occupied by the Nazis (the islands of Guernsey, Jersey etc.) They certainly didn't jump in to help Poland, France, Belgium when they were invaded. Several years afterwards maybe, but at the time?
Who are at least accountable to you via the democratically elected UK government who appoint their aims - at the moment to keep inflation to 2.5%.
You presumably think that interest rates of 2% which are what the rest of Europe require, are suitable for the UK, and won't add inflationary pressures on the economy?
...and we have reasonably good rights enshrined in law which allow us to inspect (for a nominal fee of about 10) the data any of these companies have on us, including CCTV footage.
CCTV is going to be more like 'Little Sister' compared to the proposed ID card system. In 15 years time we'll all be forced to carry ID cards containing biometric information linked to a centralised database. And have to pay 40 (70USD) for the priviledge.
And yet no-one can answer the question: what form of ID will I need in order to get an ID card? eg Will a forged Turkish passport do?
Some Irish-Americans, perhaps, acting as private citizens. That's like blaming Germany because Muslims living in Germany contributed heavily to Al-Queda. That doesn't fly.
Watch it fly: At no point did the US government ever stop NorAid until after 9/11. This was a group that blatantly funded IRA atrocities, implicitly supported by the US government who failed to ban them.
Personally, I'd recommend allowing NI a referendum on joining Ireland, as that would solve the whole problem.
Like the one last week? Unionists won about 48% of the vote, Nationalists about 40%. Over 25% of people voted for hard-line Unionists who won't even get into the same room as Sinn Fein. There's the answer to your poll.
If Europe wants a say in the world, it can get up off its collective ass and do something.
At the moment 'Europe' is just a collection of (increasingly disparate) states - some of whom share a currency, and with a few common laws. There is a big issue as to whether there should be a common defence policy, a common army or a European foreign spokesman. Most countries don't want these things at it would compromise national sovereignty. Essentially we're just a glorified trading bloc - albeit the largest free market on the planet - not some giant political entity like the USA.
That might sound straight to you, but from over here it seems that you only worry about these problems _after_ someone's shat on your doorstep, so to speak.
Take terrorism. In England people were murdered for decades by IRA terrorists funded in no small part by Americans. Suddenly the Twin Towers are attacked and terrorism is the new world evil and the IRA funding via NorAid is stopped.
...and it's only going to get worse for the US. The guys investing in the currency market are shifting away from the dollar, not for what is happening now, but for what will happen a few months or years down the line - massive, massive government borrowing with a decreasing tax take may require interest rate cuts to boost the economy.
The difference is that whether or not I get killed in a rail accident is purely a matter of luck, whereas I mostly control whether or not I get killed on the roads: sure, there's some measure of luck there, but by driving at a safe speed at a safe distance and looking ahead for potential problems you eliminate most of the risks.
Nice in theory, not in practice. Although you're driving safely about 50% of the rest of the drivers on the road aren't. All it takes is for that prat in the outside lane to spin out of control, hit a crash barrier and bounce into your lane and you're toast. No matter how safely you drive.
Ummm, they're 'priceless' because DeBeers controls the prices at which they're sold. There are no market forces at work, just DeBeers saying 'That's the price, take it or leave it.'
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Okay, it's OT (but a reply to a post nevertheless), but certainly not Trollish.
WTF was trollish about that?
The Jewish homeland is Israel.
Which explains why Israel is dumping MS for OSS.
It all becomes clear.
No need to bastardize a fine international standard. Remember, this is /. - it seems anything is fair game for being bastardised. ;-)
North is a totalitarian regime. Not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case it is.
South is a democratic state. Given that the OP was probably an American (most /.ers are) then the reference to his soldiers and very popular TV programme were relevant pointers for him.
Most Americans aren't evil. Neither are most French, Iraqis, Chinese, Russians, Israelis or Palestinians, no matter what you might be told.
I'm not entirely sure the US gave a shit what happened to Britain until Pearl Harbour happened. Parts of the UK were invaded and occupied by the Nazis (the islands of Guernsey, Jersey etc.) They certainly didn't jump in to help Poland, France, Belgium when they were invaded. Several years afterwards maybe, but at the time?
Sorry, did someone point a gun to your head and force you to put a tick beside the name of the Labour candidate?
North Korea is the totalitarian state, South is the democratic one where US troops are currently stationed? You remember the Korean war? M*A*S*H?
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Mine lapsed because they put the overseas prices (I'm in the UK. Hi.) up by 40% one year.
You presumably think that interest rates of 2% which are what the rest of Europe require, are suitable for the UK, and won't add inflationary pressures on the economy?
And hand over control of our monetary policy an d interest rates the unaccountable, undemocratic ECB?
...and we have reasonably good rights enshrined in law which allow us to inspect (for a nominal fee of about 10) the data any of these companies have on us, including CCTV footage.
And yet no-one can answer the question: what form of ID will I need in order to get an ID card? eg Will a forged Turkish passport do?
Some Irish-Americans, perhaps, acting as private citizens. That's like blaming Germany because Muslims living in Germany contributed heavily to Al-Queda. That doesn't fly.
Watch it fly: At no point did the US government ever stop NorAid until after 9/11. This was a group that blatantly funded IRA atrocities, implicitly supported by the US government who failed to ban them.
Personally, I'd recommend allowing NI a referendum on joining Ireland, as that would solve the whole problem.
Like the one last week? Unionists won about 48% of the vote, Nationalists about 40%. Over 25% of people voted for hard-line Unionists who won't even get into the same room as Sinn Fein. There's the answer to your poll.
If Europe wants a say in the world, it can get up off its collective ass and do something.
At the moment 'Europe' is just a collection of (increasingly disparate) states - some of whom share a currency, and with a few common laws. There is a big issue as to whether there should be a common defence policy, a common army or a European foreign spokesman. Most countries don't want these things at it would compromise national sovereignty. Essentially we're just a glorified trading bloc - albeit the largest free market on the planet - not some giant political entity like the USA.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a Fox employee in our midst!
Also...
Fox News != (Fair & Balanced)
Take terrorism. In England people were murdered for decades by IRA terrorists funded in no small part by Americans. Suddenly the Twin Towers are attacked and terrorism is the new world evil and the IRA funding via NorAid is stopped.
Welcome to the wonderful world of hypocrisy.
Actually, yes on the Cuillin in Skye the magnetic field of the rocks are notorious for screwing up compasses.
...and it's only going to get worse for the US. The guys investing in the currency market are shifting away from the dollar, not for what is happening now, but for what will happen a few months or years down the line - massive, massive government borrowing with a decreasing tax take may require interest rate cuts to boost the economy.
You just wait until the magnetic poles flip. Due any day soon!
Nice in theory, not in practice. Although you're driving safely about 50% of the rest of the drivers on the road aren't. All it takes is for that prat in the outside lane to spin out of control, hit a crash barrier and bounce into your lane and you're toast. No matter how safely you drive.
Rubbish
Location Based Services (LBS) have been touted for years now as the next big thing in the Geospatial arena.
Ummm, they're 'priceless' because DeBeers controls the prices at which they're sold. There are no market forces at work, just DeBeers saying 'That's the price, take it or leave it.'
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