Google can provide you with the actual speech Bush gave. (emphasis mine) And here I should have stopped reading, this is such an obvious rewrite of history it's not even funny. It is not about this the actual speech that you can find on Google (and that pro-Iraq-war people like to talk about), it's about all these other speeches that Bush, Rumsfeld, and Cheney gave all over America. Those speeches that warmed America for war. Don't you remember those? Or do you only remember that one speech, that you can "find on Google"?
The belief that Saddam still (remember, he USED them in the past so there is zero doubt he once had WMD) possessed some or all of his WMD stockpiles was universal in the Clinton administration, Congress, the US intelligence community, the French, British and German intelligence communities, etc. both before and during Bush's reign." And here you conveniently completely forget about those UN-weapon inspectors, who were very succesfull at ratting out Saddam's last factories and stashes (despite the American non-cooperation). When these inspectors declared Iraq (almost) clean, they were spot on (it turned out later). And the French, German, and Russian leadership didn't conveniently ignore or ridicule the inspectors, as the Bushies did.
So, was Bush misled? I don't think so, I think it's Bush who misled.
Realpolitic isn't pretty and sometimes it can come back to bite ya on the ass. Aren't you a man of the world? Anyway, so does going to war on lies.
Actually, I don't really care Debian and Ubuntu hardly contribute to kernel development (and Debian contributes to a lot of other development), but this little factoid was really needed in the discussion. I have no problems whatsoever with both of them and often use Debian (although I dislike the fanboy mentality that surrounds Ubuntu). As for your critique of my reading powers and Jonathan Corbet's statistics, it doesn't impress me much. I read my articles, take statistics for what they are, and Ubuntu's contributions to kernel development don't really jump out, now do they?
"Who ARE you? Bill Gates?"
Really, that is totaly uncalled for.
"Canonical is doing what they can with what is available and has no obligation, either moral, ethical or legal, to do anything for or against the producers of the FOSS they use."
I could blockquote your whole comment, but repeating it is really not necesary. It is but one whiny little point.
What you're in fact complaining about is the versioning. You disagree with the "x.0 is stable enough for first official release" mentality of the KDE devs. That was a choice, that was fully and exhaustively explained before, while, and after release. You can agree with the choice, or not.
However, you are throwing with phrases like "no trust", "nothing worth trying", "getting an act together", "buggy nature", and "eternally beta".
That's a shame, the KDE developers certainly don't deserve it, and in fact I think this whole development thingy is just not for you, and you really should use a Mac.
Seriously, 0.2mm isn't really difficult to measure with 21th century technology. And (even as the article doesn't explicitly say this) i'm sure it's an average.
it (the eruption) cannot explain the more widespread thinning of West Antarctic glaciers that together are contributing nearly 0.2mm per year to sea-level rise. This wider change most probably has its origin in warming ocean waters.
I'm I right to I say that you don't agree with him politically? Then say so, these are no columns we're writing here. Throwing around phrases like "bald face lie", "wannabe", "discarded ideas", "pandering to the left edge", "distinctly criminal", really are a bit over the top. And some of them may even be called ad hominem attacks.
Sorry, folks, that's just not the way capitalism works.
Well, ain't that true. And that's why, in Europe, government imposes harsh restrictions upon the corporations. And even if real capitalists don't like it, most people see the advantages.
"ad hominem attack"
So? Nobody ever said that one's not allowed to show bias in a column. Besides, i'm sure that many would agree with him.
"This is simply a lie, so much for those fact checkers"
Is this bait? Then I'll bite, show me a that there were not two news media consortiums that said so.
"lack of any sort of balancing appendage"
I don't think that's right. I broke a small bone in my hand about a month and a half ago (moving a washing machine), and had my lower arm and hand in a cast for a month. I almost fall over a few times when trying to compensate my position and movements with my arms. What's more, when you make an uncontrolled fall you definitely use your arms to compensate by making circular motions and so.
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If you were able to satisfy that same need with, say Microsoft Windows Vista, then yes.
The belief that Saddam still (remember, he USED them in the past so there is zero doubt he once had WMD) possessed some or all of his WMD stockpiles was universal in the Clinton administration, Congress, the US intelligence community, the French, British and German intelligence communities, etc. both before and during Bush's reign." And here you conveniently completely forget about those UN-weapon inspectors, who were very succesfull at ratting out Saddam's last factories and stashes (despite the American non-cooperation). When these inspectors declared Iraq (almost) clean, they were spot on (it turned out later). And the French, German, and Russian leadership didn't conveniently ignore or ridicule the inspectors, as the Bushies did.
So, was Bush misled? I don't think so, I think it's Bush who misled.
Realpolitic isn't pretty and sometimes it can come back to bite ya on the ass. Aren't you a man of the world? Anyway, so does going to war on lies.
Actually, I don't really care Debian and Ubuntu hardly contribute to kernel development (and Debian contributes to a lot of other development), but this little factoid was really needed in the discussion. I have no problems whatsoever with both of them and often use Debian (although I dislike the fanboy mentality that surrounds Ubuntu). As for your critique of my reading powers and Jonathan Corbet's statistics, it doesn't impress me much. I read my articles, take statistics for what they are, and Ubuntu's contributions to kernel development don't really jump out, now do they?
"Who ARE you? Bill Gates?"
Really, that is totaly uncalled for.
"Canonical is doing what they can with what is available and has no obligation, either moral, ethical or legal, to do anything for or against the producers of the FOSS they use."
Aah, so that's why they're not doing ANY kernel development. http://lwn.net/Articles/264440/. As opposed to everybody else.
Damn right, and just as my linux computer here it can heal its connection withing seconds without booting! Anybody here use Windows? Loosers!!!
Now, let's read the article.
What you're in fact complaining about is the versioning. You disagree with the "x.0 is stable enough for first official release" mentality of the KDE devs. That was a choice, that was fully and exhaustively explained before, while, and after release. You can agree with the choice, or not.
However, you are throwing with phrases like "no trust", "nothing worth trying", "getting an act together", "buggy nature", and "eternally beta".
That's a shame, the KDE developers certainly don't deserve it, and in fact I think this whole development thingy is just not for you, and you really should use a Mac.
This story here http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2188777,00.html delves deeper into the Pakistan link.
Seriously, that was a bit pompous wasn't it?
Oh, you're speaking of the th. That a "typo" on my side, English is not my native language. But you're welcome to gloat.
Seriously, 0.2mm isn't really difficult to measure with 21th century technology. And (even as the article doesn't explicitly say this) i'm sure it's an average.
"Lakes Found Under Antarctic Ice Using Space Lasers"
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/19/1319228&from=rss
"Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins"
http://www.physorg.com/news119682885.html
Soul?
What's that then?
Bah, as if, your comment is, or readable, or true, or interesting, in (even) 2007. And yes, i read it, your "comment", unfortunately.
"Jeesus, I didn't realize I was posting at mac.slashdot.org"
You're not, in fact, i'd suggest you try follow the damn thread.
Red Hat developers made almost half of the kernel patches? Well, that's stretching it a bit.
Luckily, Jonathan Corbet did two excellent pieces on this matter on LWN:http://lwn.net/Articles/222773/ and http://lwn.net/Articles/224244/. These show that Red Hat is there in the top with Intel, IBM, Novell and the Linux Foundation. FYI
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Is that you, sir Paul?
I'm I right to I say that you don't agree with him politically? Then say so, these are no columns we're writing here. Throwing around phrases like "bald face lie", "wannabe", "discarded ideas", "pandering to the left edge", "distinctly criminal", really are a bit over the top. And some of them may even be called ad hominem attacks.
And I say fscking astrosurfing!
"ad hominem attack"
So? Nobody ever said that one's not allowed to show bias in a column. Besides, i'm sure that many would agree with him.
"This is simply a lie, so much for those fact checkers"
Is this bait? Then I'll bite, show me a that there were not two news media consortiums that said so.
"lack of any sort of balancing appendage"
I don't think that's right. I broke a small bone in my hand about a month and a half ago (moving a washing machine), and had my lower arm and hand in a cast for a month. I almost fall over a few times when trying to compensate my position and movements with my arms. What's more, when you make an uncontrolled fall you definitely use your arms to compensate by making circular motions and so.
After reading your remark, one could get the impression that in politics one's either a conservative or a lefty. Strange, or not maybe.
Those developers answered a questionaire, stupid.