Right, so their mathematical and astronomy sciences were stolen from the people they conquered? And they have been completely unproductive for the past 600 years?
In reality there are many sciences that have their foundations in Muslim scholars' studies that are not acknowledged (pardon the horrible grammar). Not to mention the beautiful architecture/ geometry art.
And your own Naive thinking scares me. Not every country comes running to the US. Why should we, since your government and foreign policy seems determined to force their own idealogies down our throat with no thought to our culture and traditions? We may trade with you, exchange ideas, but that does not mean that we will follow you.
Somehow, short sighted people forget about a guy named HITLER, and STALIN, and POL POT.
I'm sorry, were US soldiers the only ones sent to war during the World Wars?
But to blame the US for everything wrong in the world is insane.
No, but by the looks of it, the US admin wants to be cop of the world, when people don't want them to. We're perfectly capable of administering our own country; we don't need you to come and "rescue" us, like what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't delude yourself; invading Afghan and Iraq was NOT for liberation, but colonisation.
"I'm saying that spending a trillion dollars annually on international education/propaganda and diplomacy rather than military aggression would have resulted in greater security for the USA"
Naive childlike thinking. You really believe that?
Yes, because it works. It's harder to change minds but worth it in the long run because less people will die and less terrorists will spring up. Malaysia's "Winning the Hearts of the People" is one example (official name forgotten, as I'm translating directly from my memory in Malay) ended the Communist Insurgency in the 1960s-70s faster (that coupled with isolation as people weren't likely to aid terrorists once they understood the consequences and the reason why it was undesirable). When you change minds, you stay far longer than if you put them to the sword.
And yet Malaysians wonder why do they throttle our traffic without any reason given. When we call them up and ask why, they say that there is no such thing.
Trying to delicately explain this to a crazy cat lady? Difficult.
Actually, there are number of customers who do that because they know that the CSR on the other line would be intimidated by their hysterical screams and shouts. Putting them on hold is also a no-no. So the CSR does everything they can to placate these customers hoping that they will just HANG UP.
Stupid asses. And it's normally the customers who pay the least! (Like a Dialup customer for a ISP)
I wonder if having more relaxed tech support people would lead to more relaxed and happier customers on the other end? Too bad the connection is so hard to measure the cost-benefit of; it will never fly in today's cut-to-the-bone marketplace.
It does, actually. When I was in Customer Service, being relaxed meant that we were able to handle the customers better, and I had one colleague who was famed for her relaxing tone so that the customer would follow instructions. She was also quite competent.
Contrast this to my other colleague who sounded like he was about to scream at the customer for even the slightest deviation. You could guess which one we had more compliments from.
When I used IE in college, all the windows would freeze if I opened more than 9 at one go, whereas opening 10-15 firefox tabs didn't affect the computer (unless you count then firefox's compressing the tab name).
Then again, my college could just be cheap with their computers, but Firefox was much better than IE, comparably to the newly-released Safari then, and did wonders for productivity.
None of my friends read those (not many are geeks) although many tend to stick to 4chan and reading off news.google.com
Vista is good? I had a friend who was screaming because Vista would not read his media from CDs he'd burnt for himself (aka music, mainly Japanese and random OSTs, some which were bought).
Then again, I have a psuedo-geek for a dad who thinks that Vista is heaven-sent. *Shrugs*
In most PR cases and classes I sat through in college, this would be a perfect scenario.
No 2 is generally quite difficult to implement, as companies are often reluctant to give power to their employees for fear of abuse. This is especially true if you're working in Customer Service; refunds and the like (in the ISP I used to work for) had to be approved by Finance after the CS Sup had agreed.
4 and 5 is the dream of my PR teachers. They hold up the Johnson & Johnsons Tylenol case as an example of how companies should be accountable, even if they are corporate entities.
Unfortunately most companies are afraid of bad news and would prefer to hide it. Some even go so far as to pretend the news have never happened. If it didn't appear in a major daily, ignore it, who reads those minors anyways?
My college practised that extensively during the first three years I was there, especially during the foundation years, for all subjects (especially the compulsory design classes we had to take).
In fact, if you missed an appointment with the lecturer to either hand in your draft OR discuss the topic you chose, they would fail you without waiting for the final paper.
Unfortunately this was dropped shortly after the college relocated and was "upgraded" to a College-Uni status.
This was never his idea. Before this whole thing started again I was informed that he threw the whole thing out because it was a drain on the budget. Apparently (and I would like corrections if I'm wrong) talks and the agreements were signed by the time he came to power, so whether he wanted to or not, we had to go through with the deal.
Uh... mainstream novels are not pirated in Malaysia. I know because I live here. However, second-hand books are, and photocopying textbooks for school is widespread for two reasons:
1. You can't find the book. 2. It ain't worth buying.
Pirated CDs have gone underground because of the recent raids, pushed by the recording industry here. However, they got a catch. The government is considering a ceiling price for music, which I think is cool, as it will force them to produce better content rather than marketing. I would rather spend RM15 on a six-song album that I like rather than RM50 for an album I hate.
Got introduced to slashdot by my bf... And I thought I was the only girl who liked to play FPS. And I like to play a lot of other 'boy-games' too, just that I haven't updated my hardware in a long time (think three years)...
Huh? Male skins have skins?
And Dance Dance Revolution is scary. There's an arcade in a mall near my house and it ain't that big, but it has TWO one-player dance rev and another variation of it right at the front. AAARRRRGHGGGHHHH!!!
I like FPS, Diablo II, Quake 3, etc, but I don't play them cos it's been a looooooooong time since my last upgrade (think 2000). Hmmm... am I a girl or a hermaphrodite? (Is that the correct spelling?;p
This is reminiscent of the 'hunter-gatherers' theory.
Men needed to move far and wide in order to hunt. It's far easier to remember distance and direction rather than relying on landmarks when you're trying to hunt or running as fast as your legs can carry you.
Women on the other hand, stayed home to nurse the kids. (I hate to say this but this is partly true- ugh!) Because they didn't stray far from the dwellings and because plants don't move around very much, it's easier to remember landmarks. That's why women's shor-length eyesight is better than men's and men's long-length is better. I guess it applies to the virtual world as well.
Only prob I've ever had is the shiny reflection from the screen. Odd.
However, bear in mind that not all news are kept that easily. Only if they are archived would they be kept indefinately. I know quite a lot of Asian sites that keep the news only until 30 days before they are deleted. And that's for members.
"Anyhow, by ensuring that we all have an accurate picture of the world, as citizens of Western society, we can better ensure that Western governments enact legislation that best deals with other nations and peoples. Better immigration policy would be one result of the new online news. "
While I would agree with this statement I think YOU are too naive. How do we know whether the news that is published online (or even on paper or radio) is accurate? They could be propoganda for all we know.
Furthermore, the Internet is not really known as a source of accuracy. Sure, sites with brick and mortar establishments like CNN and BBC would have SOME degree of respectablity, but what of the others?
In my experience (I'm NOT an American by the way), better immigration policy will only come about if there is pressure from the media who put it on the agenda of things PEOPLE need to think ABOUT.
On the person. Personally, you should tell them WHY their idea is a bad one, and then suggest a better one to them. If they refuse to listen, well then, look for a compromise and increase your asking fee. Hey, if that didn't work, well, too bad for them.
In my experience most people will listen if you are stubborn about the whole project.
Vanity of Vanities. Kill the Buddha as you meet him. Kill the son as you meet him. Kill the father as you meet him. Don't be captivated by anything, just live life the way you are.
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I agree.
I found Zahn's books quite good, actually. Loved Heir to the Empire.
Right, so their mathematical and astronomy sciences were stolen from the people they conquered? And they have been completely unproductive for the past 600 years?
In reality there are many sciences that have their foundations in Muslim scholars' studies that are not acknowledged (pardon the horrible grammar). Not to mention the beautiful architecture/ geometry art.
And your own Naive thinking scares me. Not every country comes running to the US. Why should we, since your government and foreign policy seems determined to force their own idealogies down our throat with no thought to our culture and traditions? We may trade with you, exchange ideas, but that does not mean that we will follow you.
Somehow, short sighted people forget about a guy named HITLER, and STALIN, and POL POT.
I'm sorry, were US soldiers the only ones sent to war during the World Wars?
But to blame the US for everything wrong in the world is insane.
No, but by the looks of it, the US admin wants to be cop of the world, when people don't want them to. We're perfectly capable of administering our own country; we don't need you to come and "rescue" us, like what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't delude yourself; invading Afghan and Iraq was NOT for liberation, but colonisation.
"I'm saying that spending a trillion dollars annually on international education/propaganda and diplomacy rather than military aggression would have resulted in greater security for the USA"
Naive childlike thinking. You really believe that?
Yes, because it works. It's harder to change minds but worth it in the long run because less people will die and less terrorists will spring up. Malaysia's "Winning the Hearts of the People" is one example (official name forgotten, as I'm translating directly from my memory in Malay) ended the Communist Insurgency in the 1960s-70s faster (that coupled with isolation as people weren't likely to aid terrorists once they understood the consequences and the reason why it was undesirable). When you change minds, you stay far longer than if you put them to the sword.
And yet Malaysians wonder why do they throttle our traffic without any reason given. When we call them up and ask why, they say that there is no such thing.
Bleh.
Thank you for understanding us.
Trying to delicately explain this to a crazy cat lady? Difficult.
Actually, there are number of customers who do that because they know that the CSR on the other line would be intimidated by their hysterical screams and shouts. Putting them on hold is also a no-no. So the CSR does everything they can to placate these customers hoping that they will just HANG UP.
Stupid asses. And it's normally the customers who pay the least! (Like a Dialup customer for a ISP)
I wonder if having more relaxed tech support people would lead to more relaxed and happier customers on the other end? Too bad the connection is so hard to measure the cost-benefit of; it will never fly in today's cut-to-the-bone marketplace.
It does, actually. When I was in Customer Service, being relaxed meant that we were able to handle the customers better, and I had one colleague who was famed for her relaxing tone so that the customer would follow instructions. She was also quite competent.
Contrast this to my other colleague who sounded like he was about to scream at the customer for even the slightest deviation. You could guess which one we had more compliments from.
Posted to the wrong parent. I'm truly sorry. >
People like you make me hate my old job.
I suppose in this case A/C really does describe you.
Actually, there is a difference in performance.
When I used IE in college, all the windows would freeze if I opened more than 9 at one go, whereas opening 10-15 firefox tabs didn't affect the computer (unless you count then firefox's compressing the tab name).
Then again, my college could just be cheap with their computers, but Firefox was much better than IE, comparably to the newly-released Safari then, and did wonders for productivity.
God knows I would in a flash.
/end lame joke.
Wait... my connection ISN'T that flashy...
None of my friends read those (not many are geeks) although many tend to stick to 4chan and reading off news.google.com
Vista is good? I had a friend who was screaming because Vista would not read his media from CDs he'd burnt for himself (aka music, mainly Japanese and random OSTs, some which were bought).
Then again, I have a psuedo-geek for a dad who thinks that Vista is heaven-sent. *Shrugs*
Tylenol is one example.
I apologise for not having any newer cases. None of them come to mind at this point in time.
In most PR cases and classes I sat through in college, this would be a perfect scenario.
No 2 is generally quite difficult to implement, as companies are often reluctant to give power to their employees for fear of abuse. This is especially true if you're working in Customer Service; refunds and the like (in the ISP I used to work for) had to be approved by Finance after the CS Sup had agreed.
4 and 5 is the dream of my PR teachers. They hold up the Johnson & Johnsons Tylenol case as an example of how companies should be accountable, even if they are corporate entities.
Unfortunately most companies are afraid of bad news and would prefer to hide it. Some even go so far as to pretend the news have never happened. If it didn't appear in a major daily, ignore it, who reads those minors anyways?
I agree. I have never had a reason to touch digg. *Sheepish grin*
My college practised that extensively during the first three years I was there, especially during the foundation years, for all subjects (especially the compulsory design classes we had to take). In fact, if you missed an appointment with the lecturer to either hand in your draft OR discuss the topic you chose, they would fail you without waiting for the final paper. Unfortunately this was dropped shortly after the college relocated and was "upgraded" to a College-Uni status.
So would I. As soon as they figure out a way for me to pay that doesn't involve me having a credit card. ^_^
This was never his idea. Before this whole thing started again I was informed that he threw the whole thing out because it was a drain on the budget. Apparently (and I would like corrections if I'm wrong) talks and the agreements were signed by the time he came to power, so whether he wanted to or not, we had to go through with the deal.
Someone should send the DPM instead.
Uh... mainstream novels are not pirated in Malaysia. I know because I live here. However, second-hand books are, and photocopying textbooks for school is widespread for two reasons:
1. You can't find the book.
2. It ain't worth buying.
Pirated CDs have gone underground because of the recent raids, pushed by the recording industry here. However, they got a catch. The government is considering a ceiling price for music, which I think is cool, as it will force them to produce better content rather than marketing. I would rather spend RM15 on a six-song album that I like rather than RM50 for an album I hate.
Nuff said.
Got introduced to slashdot by my bf... And I thought I was the only girl who liked to play FPS. And I like to play a lot of other 'boy-games' too, just that I haven't updated my hardware in a long time (think three years)...
Huh? Male skins have skins?
And Dance Dance Revolution is scary. There's an arcade in a mall near my house and it ain't that big, but it has TWO one-player dance rev and another variation of it right at the front. AAARRRRGHGGGHHHH!!!
I like FPS, Diablo II, Quake 3, etc, but I don't play them cos it's been a looooooooong time since my last upgrade (think 2000). Hmmm... am I a girl or a hermaphrodite? (Is that the correct spelling? ;p
This is reminiscent of the 'hunter-gatherers' theory.
Men needed to move far and wide in order to hunt. It's far easier to remember distance and direction rather than relying on landmarks when you're trying to hunt or running as fast as your legs can carry you.
Women on the other hand, stayed home to nurse the kids. (I hate to say this but this is partly true- ugh!) Because they didn't stray far from the dwellings and because plants don't move around very much, it's easier to remember landmarks. That's why women's shor-length eyesight is better than men's and men's long-length is better. I guess it applies to the virtual world as well.
Only prob I've ever had is the shiny reflection from the screen. Odd.
However, bear in mind that not all news are kept that easily. Only if they are archived would they be kept indefinately. I know quite a lot of Asian sites that keep the news only until 30 days before they are deleted. And that's for members.
"Anyhow, by ensuring that we all have an accurate picture of the world, as citizens of Western society, we can better ensure that Western governments enact legislation that best deals with other nations and peoples. Better immigration policy would be one result of the new online news. "
While I would agree with this statement I think YOU are too naive. How do we know whether the news that is published online (or even on paper or radio) is accurate? They could be propoganda for all we know.
Furthermore, the Internet is not really known as a source of accuracy. Sure, sites with brick and mortar establishments like CNN and BBC would have SOME degree of respectablity, but what of the others?
In my experience (I'm NOT an American by the way), better immigration policy will only come about if there is pressure from the media who put it on the agenda of things PEOPLE need to think ABOUT.
Think about that.
On the person. Personally, you should tell them WHY their idea is a bad one, and then suggest a better one to them. If they refuse to listen, well then, look for a compromise and increase your asking fee. Hey, if that didn't work, well, too bad for them.
In my experience most people will listen if you are stubborn about the whole project.
Vanity of Vanities. Kill the Buddha as you meet him. Kill the son as you meet him. Kill the father as you meet him. Don't be captivated by anything, just live life the way you are.
Repeat after me: Unless it comes from Japan, it is NOT anime.
'Nuff Said.