Crytek leaving Germany because of a law prohibiting them to advertise and sell violent games directly to kids ? That would give the expression "political refugee" a whole new sense.
Seriously, we already have had examples of that kind of laws. I can't remember now in which country it has been prohibited to sell and advertise some product to minors, causing all the industry, for that reason, to emmigrate, staff and employees and their families. The product was alcoholic beverages, I believe...
I bet that law will be as efficient. The kids already know about the game, they'll be more interested in having it, they'll love the challenge, and they'll find young adults to buy it for them.
"Cursed is anyone who hangs on a tree"--which is why Israelites stoned people.
How cute and sweet of them ! When you think the Christians have chosen to hang people, and they would, eventually, do you the favor to kill you by some other mean.
SafariStand would be the solution, granted, you have to set it up. But it's easy. Presently, I use g for Google, img for Google images, u for Ultralingua (definitions), fe for Ultralingua, translation from french to english, ef for the reverse, v for Versiontracker, i for IMDB, wp for Wikipedia, and a few others...
Hindu reformists are probably more hated by hindu fanatics than by any other group. In fact, I'm willing to bet that for moderate muslims or christians, hindu reformists are a good thing, and that for fanatic muslims or christians, reformists or not, Hindus are infidels or pagans and deserve the same scorn.
The left ? Why the left ? Isn't the right interested also in bringing freedom and democracy to the rest of the world, in changing regimes, getting rid of bad dictators and eventually democratic leaders wrongfully elected by ignorant masses ?
And finally, I couldn't understand the point u made against my use of "u" instead of "you"?? If u r talking about perfection in writing english, well, I would say better u check ur own comments before pointing out others'. Do u realize how many mistakes r there in ur comment?? It did nothing but confirmed my guess about ur shitheadness.
For many people here, english isn't our first language. It is the international language, and, wether we come from Italy, Spain, France, Brazil, Argentina or any other place, we have to cope already with the vernacular expressions, regionalisms, cultural references, spelling and grammatical errors. Why make it deliberately harder for us to read and understand the comments? After all, what is freedom of expression without communication ?
Bimini is in the Bahamas, a choice destination for honeymooners, sportsmen and all sorts of tourists from Miami. The only thing that has ever been radiating there is happiness.
Yep ! As largely proven by Concorde, Airbus, ESA and Ariane, Galileo, the Milhaud bridge, being a founding member of the EU, being under american command during GWI, or now in Afghanistan, the "Chunnel", participating in UN missions, CEDRE, CAT.INIST, he British and French aircraft carrier projects CVF and PA2, the development of the A400M transport aircraft with six other countries, the future air defense missiles (FSAF), Tigre, NH90 helicopter, SAKURA, etc., etc., France can't just cooperate, it's just not in their character.
Concerning the metric system, the link I provided explain it all. For example, France itself adopted the metric system reluctantly. It was more a necessity for the scientists than for the people (read the part about France and Spain at war). At the time France finally really adopted the metric system, it wasn't a superpower anymore, after having been defeated by Russia, England and their allies. After that, France never had the clout to impose that system anywhere else than in its colonies. Why has Japan adopted that system ? Why has China adopted it ? Why has Turkey adopted it ? Russia ? Brazil ? Korea ? Don't tell me France was so powerful it has succeeded in forcing the metric system on all the world except three countries. If it has, then you can't speak of "delusions of grandeur".
Regarding NATO, you may find De Gaulle's reasons bad, but it is precisely because France couldn't participate in the decision process that he wanted to withdraw from the military command. And he couldn't have NATO's support in Algeria. It was logical, from his point of view, to withdraw. In fact, he wanted the same treatment as United Kingdom. How pretentious ! And it has never been to send others, and not French, you're inventing that. That said, didn't France participated in all NATO actions ? And, last but not least, didn't France rejoin NATO's military command in 1993 ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
Regarding the tourists, it's unfortunate but France has its share of morons, ignorant bums, and unfortunately it isn't possible to keep them there. Morons of all nationalities tend to go on a show everywhere. I doubt those French are even aware of those long ties with Turkey (did you know that Balladur, former prime minister, was of turkish origin ?). Are you sure those tourists are refusing to speak english even if they know it ? Maybe they just think their english is horrible anyway, and they just use the only language they know ?
About Turkey and the European Union, I am one of those French who would like to have Turkey in the EU. I am against any modification of the rules, because Turkey is mainly in Asia, or because it's a muslim country. These are false, and dishonorable reasons. I'm even against making the recognition of the armenian genocide a condition to be accepted. There has been rules, conditions for the other countries, there shouldn't be other rules and other conditions for Turkey. I hope I'll live to see Turkey a proud member of the European Union.
"...with the help of a egotistic short megalomaniac, and turning the whole republic into an empire charade and trying to force everyone submit to it." Wow wow wow ! You probably hate the Greeks because of Alexandre, the Persians because of Cyrus, the Mongols because of Gengis Khan, the Arabs, the Germans, and, why not, the Turks, who had quite an empire in Europe, IIRC. The French are not better, or worse, than other citizens of the earth, and the country, France, is not better, or worse, than many others.
As for your assertion that France has been trying to monopolize everything about EU since, I'm not sure it is worth an answer that everybody will find, anyway, following the links above. Same for the official language : France never tried to make French the official language of the EU (since the beginning, the official languages of the members have been the official languages of the Union -- 23 today). Chirac having a tantrum because a french official chose to speak english instead of french is by no mean an attempt to force the horrible french language upon unwilling innocent non-francophones (someone tried to make you learn french at school and you didn't like it ?).
That France has imposed the metric system on unsuspecting innocent countries is not true. France would have been quite a superpower to impose that system on the whole world, except the USA, Liberia, and Thailand. The reality is that the metric system imposed itself, the French has no other responsibility than having invented it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system
You seem to entertain some strange ideas about France. If you want to hate that country, you don't need to make things up, you'll find enough reasons in its real history. Stop the mindless bashing, inform yourself, and bash intelligently.
During the French Revolution, which has known some excess, to say the least, there was an attempt to divide the time differently : 10 hours in the day, 100 minutes in one hour, 100 seconds in a minute, 10 days in a week, but still 12 months in the year:
From all that I know of him, Gerald Ford was a good and honest man who did the best he could even in a tough situation, and always had his countrymen's best interests at heart. I am saddened by his passing, but glad that we had him in life.
I'm seeing in the future... Someone will say that exact same thing about Jimmy Carter, and someone else about George W. Bush. Isn't that insightful ?
There wouldn't be any need for a government intervention if there wasn't so much arm-twisting from Microsoft, and from the OEMs. And it's not a question of creating a market for "very few people". Some people, very few if you want, don't need Windows on their computers, for example someone who already has a Windows licence for another computer that doesn't work anymore, a licence the EULA, mind you, allows them to transfer to another machine. How is it that it is impossible to buy another computer without Windows ? How is it that, when some guy succeeed in having a refund on a computer (something said to be possible, and the way to go) because he doesn't want Windows, it makes the titles everywhere on the planet ? If there are few people who wants a computer without OS, why not just sell them one, with a little rebate (just change the HD in a "normal" computer).
The choice is between making all your clients happy by offering very few of them a rebate on a computer without OS, and making only most of your clients happy, and be sued by some of them (very few). Don't tell me they are afraid of losing too much money if they do it : if they lose too much money, then there is a market.
And answering to other comments here, that French guy (who incidentally isn't France, a useful precision as some of you just jump from "one French guy" to "France") could easily win his case : all he has to prove is that the computer can work with another system, or just with another copy of Windows (that you may transfer from one computer to another).
And meanwhile he doesn't do anything witht his feet, when he could map the Escape key to some pedal, and improve his speed to type faster than his shadow...
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Crytek leaving Germany because of a law prohibiting them to advertise and sell violent games directly to kids ? That would give the expression "political refugee" a whole new sense.
Seriously, we already have had examples of that kind of laws. I can't remember now in which country it has been prohibited to sell and advertise some product to minors, causing all the industry, for that reason, to emmigrate, staff and employees and their families. The product was alcoholic beverages, I believe...
I bet that law will be as efficient. The kids already know about the game, they'll be more interested in having it, they'll love the challenge, and they'll find young adults to buy it for them.
How cute and sweet of them ! When you think the Christians have chosen to hang people, and they would, eventually, do you the favor to kill you by some other mean.
SafariStand would be the solution, granted, you have to set it up. But it's easy. Presently, I use g for Google, img for Google images, u for Ultralingua (definitions), fe for Ultralingua, translation from french to english, ef for the reverse, v for Versiontracker, i for IMDB, wp for Wikipedia, and a few others...
http://hetima.com/safari/stand-e.html
This is just one of the many functionalities brought by SafariStand.
Hindu reformists are probably more hated by hindu fanatics than by any other group. In fact, I'm willing to bet that for moderate muslims or christians, hindu reformists are a good thing, and that for fanatic muslims or christians, reformists or not, Hindus are infidels or pagans and deserve the same scorn.
The left ? Why the left ? Isn't the right interested also in bringing freedom and democracy to the rest of the world, in changing regimes, getting rid of bad dictators and eventually democratic leaders wrongfully elected by ignorant masses ?
Bimini is in the Bahamas, a choice destination for honeymooners, sportsmen and all sorts of tourists from Miami. The only thing that has ever been radiating there is happiness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini
Bikini is an atoll in the Marshall Islands, where the US tested nuclear devices.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll
Keeping Italians silent ?! France is still a superpower ! ;-)
How in hell haven't you been moded +5, informative ?
Yep ! As largely proven by Concorde, Airbus, ESA and Ariane, Galileo, the Milhaud bridge, being a founding member of the EU, being under american command during GWI, or now in Afghanistan, the "Chunnel", participating in UN missions, CEDRE, CAT.INIST, he British and French aircraft carrier projects CVF and PA2, the development of the A400M transport aircraft with six other countries, the future air defense missiles (FSAF), Tigre, NH90 helicopter, SAKURA, etc., etc., France can't just cooperate, it's just not in their character.
Well, you love to hate, it seems. Hope it's fun.
You do have some good points.
Concerning the metric system, the link I provided explain it all. For example, France itself adopted the metric system reluctantly. It was more a necessity for the scientists than for the people (read the part about France and Spain at war). At the time France finally really adopted the metric system, it wasn't a superpower anymore, after having been defeated by Russia, England and their allies. After that, France never had the clout to impose that system anywhere else than in its colonies. Why has Japan adopted that system ? Why has China adopted it ? Why has Turkey adopted it ? Russia ? Brazil ? Korea ? Don't tell me France was so powerful it has succeeded in forcing the metric system on all the world except three countries. If it has, then you can't speak of "delusions of grandeur".
Regarding NATO, you may find De Gaulle's reasons bad, but it is precisely because France couldn't participate in the decision process that he wanted to withdraw from the military command. And he couldn't have NATO's support in Algeria. It was logical, from his point of view, to withdraw. In fact, he wanted the same treatment as United Kingdom. How pretentious ! And it has never been to send others, and not French, you're inventing that. That said, didn't France participated in all NATO actions ? And, last but not least, didn't France rejoin NATO's military command in 1993 ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
Regarding the tourists, it's unfortunate but France has its share of morons, ignorant bums, and unfortunately it isn't possible to keep them there. Morons of all nationalities tend to go on a show everywhere. I doubt those French are even aware of those long ties with Turkey (did you know that Balladur, former prime minister, was of turkish origin ?). Are you sure those tourists are refusing to speak english even if they know it ? Maybe they just think their english is horrible anyway, and they just use the only language they know ?
About Turkey and the European Union, I am one of those French who would like to have Turkey in the EU. I am against any modification of the rules, because Turkey is mainly in Asia, or because it's a muslim country. These are false, and dishonorable reasons. I'm even against making the recognition of the armenian genocide a condition to be accepted. There has been rules, conditions for the other countries, there shouldn't be other rules and other conditions for Turkey. I hope I'll live to see Turkey a proud member of the European Union.
"...with the help of a egotistic short megalomaniac, and turning the whole republic into an empire charade and trying to force everyone submit to it."
Wow wow wow ! You probably hate the Greeks because of Alexandre, the Persians because of Cyrus, the Mongols because of Gengis Khan, the Arabs, the Germans, and, why not, the Turks, who had quite an empire in Europe, IIRC. The French are not better, or worse, than other citizens of the earth, and the country, France, is not better, or worse, than many others.
How is it "so french" ? You don't even know if the person who said the French did start the EU is french.
Nobody said France started the EU alone. It is evident, for anyone with a functionning brain cell, that France did not start the ECSC alone : how can you start an international organization alone ?!!! France, a founding member, just played an important role in the creation of the ECSC and the EU.e el_Community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Coal_and_St
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_union
As for your assertion that France has been trying to monopolize everything about EU since, I'm not sure it is worth an answer that everybody will find, anyway, following the links above. Same for the official language : France never tried to make French the official language of the EU (since the beginning, the official languages of the members have been the official languages of the Union -- 23 today). Chirac having a tantrum because a french official chose to speak english instead of french is by no mean an attempt to force the horrible french language upon unwilling innocent non-francophones (someone tried to make you learn french at school and you didn't like it ?).
That France has imposed the metric system on unsuspecting innocent countries is not true. France would have been quite a superpower to impose that system on the whole world, except the USA, Liberia, and Thailand. The reality is that the metric system imposed itself, the French has no other responsibility than having invented it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system
You seem to entertain some strange ideas about France. If you want to hate that country, you don't need to make things up, you'll find enough reasons in its real history. Stop the mindless bashing, inform yourself, and bash intelligently.
Good move Adobe ! Now, I don't want to be too solicitous, but I hope you'll do the same thing with Flashpaper.
During the French Revolution, which has known some excess, to say the least, there was an attempt to divide the time differently : 10 hours in the day, 100 minutes in one hour, 100 seconds in a minute, 10 days in a week, but still 12 months in the year :
http://www.gefrance.com/calrep/calen.htm/ /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar
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Given (most of ?) the research made by the DoD, maybe it should change its name to Department of Attack ? Or Murder Inc. ?
Notwithstanding those who stutter or lisp in each of those languages !
Perfect analysis. Totally accurate. I wish I could mod you up.
It certainly is not. But in that field, as in many others, it is the leader.
There wouldn't be any need for a government intervention if there wasn't so much arm-twisting from Microsoft, and from the OEMs. And it's not a question of creating a market for "very few people". Some people, very few if you want, don't need Windows on their computers, for example someone who already has a Windows licence for another computer that doesn't work anymore, a licence the EULA, mind you, allows them to transfer to another machine. How is it that it is impossible to buy another computer without Windows ? How is it that, when some guy succeeed in having a refund on a computer (something said to be possible, and the way to go) because he doesn't want Windows, it makes the titles everywhere on the planet ? If there are few people who wants a computer without OS, why not just sell them one, with a little rebate (just change the HD in a "normal" computer). The choice is between making all your clients happy by offering very few of them a rebate on a computer without OS, and making only most of your clients happy, and be sued by some of them (very few). Don't tell me they are afraid of losing too much money if they do it : if they lose too much money, then there is a market. And answering to other comments here, that French guy (who incidentally isn't France, a useful precision as some of you just jump from "one French guy" to "France") could easily win his case : all he has to prove is that the computer can work with another system, or just with another copy of Windows (that you may transfer from one computer to another).
Hangman to convict : "It's a freaking cord ! It doesn't give a damn about you."
And meanwhile he doesn't do anything witht his feet, when he could map the Escape key to some pedal, and improve his speed to type faster than his shadow...