I've never heard of this intelligence your talking about. From what I understand, the Japanese were prepared to fight until the last man (or woman or child) was killed. Judging from what I know about historical Japan, this seems accurate.
I'm guessing this is the same intelligence that suggested FDR knew about Pearl Harbor and Bush knew about 9/11.
You cant say that one is and the other isnt when they have used the same methods.
Yes, you can. That's like saying that criminals should be allowed to carry guns because the police can.
Some people don't like to admit it, but there is no such thing as moral relativism. You are trying to say that there is no difference between Saddam possessing a nuke, and the US possessing a nuke. Yes, the United States is the only country to use a nuclear weapon, but we used it responsibly and continue to use our power responsibly. Saddam would try and drop it on DC.
As far as finding the WMD, yes it is important that we find them eventually. No rush. (Though I agree it would probably be a bad idea to invade Iran before finding 'em)
Calling the dictatorships in the middle east "international terrorists" is accurate. Saddam attempted to assassinate Bush (version 1.0). He also manufactured WMD (whether or not they are still there is irrelevant, there are numerous reports throughout the 90s that showed they were). Iraq = terrorists. Iran isn't much better.
Calling our actions there "liberation" is also accurate. What else would you call ousting a regime that tortured and raped citizens?
When politicians make speeches, they try to persuade you to see their point of view (*gasp*). At this level its not even propaganda. Its propaganda when the government controls a media outlet, and only says what they approve (and as much as you would like to believe it, Fox News is not controlled by the White House). Its thought control when government controls the ONLY media outlets (a la Iraq, until we "liberated" them). Speeches != thought control.
This is somewhat offtopic...but when you do a google search for slashdot, there is an ad on the side for google software designers...guess they like the/. crowd:)
How is the current allocation not fair? The Internet was developed in the US, why shouldn't they allocate to themselves however many they feel they need?
Oh wait this is/., the US is always wrong...I forgot.
Yeah, base 12 is the way to go. The real solution to this thing is to genetically engineer everyone to have 6 fingers on each hand, then go base 12. It's obviously the easiest way to go.
My uncle is blind, and can handle money just fine. He folds different bills into different shapes or puts them in different parts of his wallet. When he is getting change from something, he just asks the guy what bill is what and puts it in the appropriate spot.
I don't see how this can be as effective as, say, a service that shows you graphicly the connection one website has with another (there is something like thi out there, forget the URL of it).
In order for you to show up on this thing, you or someone that has you on their buddy list needs to upload it. Not nearly as effective as being able to just search the web...
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Even if the differences within a race are far greater than the differences between races, it would be interesting to see if there are tendencies towards something based on race.
What percent of the population in the USA is black? What percent of the NBA is black?
The discrepancy could partly be due to cultural/economic conditions causing black people to play more early on, but I don't think that explains it all. There's gotta be a race factor going on in there.
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I've never heard of this intelligence your talking about. From what I understand, the Japanese were prepared to fight until the last man (or woman or child) was killed. Judging from what I know about historical Japan, this seems accurate.
I'm guessing this is the same intelligence that suggested FDR knew about Pearl Harbor and Bush knew about 9/11.
The UN, now that you ask. They aren't doing their job, because nations like France are too interested in their lucrative oil contracts.
You cant say that one is and the other isnt when they have used the same methods.
Yes, you can. That's like saying that criminals should be allowed to carry guns because the police can.
Some people don't like to admit it, but there is no such thing as moral relativism. You are trying to say that there is no difference between Saddam possessing a nuke, and the US possessing a nuke. Yes, the United States is the only country to use a nuclear weapon, but we used it responsibly and continue to use our power responsibly. Saddam would try and drop it on DC.
As far as finding the WMD, yes it is important that we find them eventually. No rush. (Though I agree it would probably be a bad idea to invade Iran before finding 'em)
Calling the dictatorships in the middle east "international terrorists" is accurate. Saddam attempted to assassinate Bush (version 1.0). He also manufactured WMD (whether or not they are still there is irrelevant, there are numerous reports throughout the 90s that showed they were). Iraq = terrorists. Iran isn't much better.
Calling our actions there "liberation" is also accurate. What else would you call ousting a regime that tortured and raped citizens?
When politicians make speeches, they try to persuade you to see their point of view (*gasp*). At this level its not even propaganda. Its propaganda when the government controls a media outlet, and only says what they approve (and as much as you would like to believe it, Fox News is not controlled by the White House). Its thought control when government controls the ONLY media outlets (a la Iraq, until we "liberated" them). Speeches != thought control.
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You are an arrogant idiot.
Pirating IS NOT stealing. They are DIFFERENT crimes with DIFFERENT laws. However closely related they may be is irrelevant. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME.
Why is this so hard to understand?
ps-sorry it just really pisses me off when someone who doesn't know what they're talking about tries to definitively talk about something.
Did you notice in Agent Smith's speech in the Matrix, he didn't once lie? Interesting way to listen to the speech.
Back in the 15 and 1600's, men deduced that we might be living inside a Clock, or a clock-like machine.
It wasn't 'man', it was Descartes
This is somewhat offtopic...but when you do a google search for slashdot, there is an ad on the side for google software designers...guess they like the /. crowd :)
How is the current allocation not fair? The Internet was developed in the US, why shouldn't they allocate to themselves however many they feel they need?
/., the US is always wrong...I forgot.
Oh wait this is
Yeah, base 12 is the way to go. The real solution to this thing is to genetically engineer everyone to have 6 fingers on each hand, then go base 12. It's obviously the easiest way to go.
So you're telling us the RIAA is using the crappy economy to strengthen their monopoly?
Since when is this news?
My uncle is blind, and can handle money just fine. He folds different bills into different shapes or puts them in different parts of his wallet. When he is getting change from something, he just asks the guy what bill is what and puts it in the appropriate spot.
How about "You get to bone John Romero?
:P
(Hey, at least its a video game reference
I hope they don't. As soon as they do, a lot more people will disable pop ups, and web sites would stop using them.
Good, right?
No, that means they come up with some other really annoying way of forcing you to look at ads.
When did Sunday become "subtly bash Microsoft" day? I thought that was Monday?
Sorry, but the most profitable organizations on the Internet are definitely pr0n :)
Besides, *I* think that's why Gore REALLY invented the Internet.
Isn't that enough? Minus the homework, I mean.
This coming from from the guy with autopr0n.com in his sig :)
I don't see how this can be as effective as, say, a service that shows you graphicly the connection one website has with another (there is something like thi out there, forget the URL of it).
In order for you to show up on this thing, you or someone that has you on their buddy list needs to upload it. Not nearly as effective as being able to just search the web...
What percent of the population in the USA is black? What percent of the NBA is black?
The discrepancy could partly be due to cultural/economic conditions causing black people to play more early on, but I don't think that explains it all. There's gotta be a race factor going on in there.
MoviePoopShoot.com, anyone?
Much thanks go to Forbes for the nice link.
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