So instead of reading the survey, you're just going to put your hands over your ears and go "lalala"? That's real openminded. By the way, what makes you think there's no reliable census data for Iraq?
well jesus. those jokes ashamed me too -- not because i'm conservative (i'm not) but because i'm american and it bothered me anyone would want to drag someone thru the mud like that. what the fuck is your comment even supposed to imply, anyway? that i'm so immature as to make blowjob jokes and stupid, unfunny wmd jokes?
don't get me wrong, i love a good jab at the pres. but jokes like the original poster are NOT FUCKING FUNNY. this joke only serves to make the left look like it has the sense of humor of a toddler, and i'm embarrassed to be associated with that. what's so fucking hard to understand about that?
(1) Until you tell me where in my post I painted Iraqis with as broad a brush as my parent poster, I'm going to assume you misread something I wrote.
(2) I don't remember saying I thought the situation in Iraq is all peachy, but thanks for putting words in my mouth. All I said was that it's wrong to think Iraqis are anywhere near united in opposition to the "coalition."
By the way, why are you putting the word "survey" in quotes? Are you trying to imply it wasn't a real survey?
(OT) Since you seem to be so concerned about what Iraqis think, you might be interested in this recent survey. Specifically, you may find most illuminating the mixed responses to the following questions:
Q5: Was it [right or wrong] that US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in Spring 2003?
Q6: Apart from right and wrong, do you feel the US-led coalition force invasion [humiliated, or liberated Iraq?]
Q29: How long do you think U.S. and other Coalition Forces should remain in Iraq?
Hint: "the people" you speak of do not all think with one mind. The situation in Iraq is a great deal more complicated than you apparently want to believe, and it doesn't do any good to jump to conclusions pretending a portion of the people, even a significant portion, speaks for all of them.
Beaten to death with broomsticks? Jesus, that's awful. If what you say is true, it sounds like your hometown of Berea, not New York or Chicago, is the kind of place "asking for directions is the last thing you'd want to do, let alone get out of your car."
I hope you weren't one of those who just sat and watched?:-)
Anyway, I still think you should visit and see what it's really like in the city. I'll put you up and we can grab a few beers or whatever. I think unfortunately most of America made up their minds about big cities based on '70s gang warfare movies and dystopian sci-fi adventures, when in reality city life has probably never been better since Jane Jacobs wrote her first term paper.
I understand what you're saying, and yeah, it's great to be independent and everything. But if you can't bring yourself to trust other people at all, you're really missing out on a lot, and for that I can't help but feel sorry for you.
I mean, if someone was beating you bloody with a lead pipe in Grand Central, do you really think people would just causally walk past and refuse to lend assistance, just because it's New York?
I guess I just found it obnoxious that you said the last thing you would want to do in the city is "get out of your car." I'm curious as to why--what is it you're afraid might happen to you?
When I'm walking across 125th Street in the middle of the day, I know if someone tries to mug me I can depend on other passersby to step in and help. Conversely, if you were driving a car, and you rolled down your window at a stoplight to ask people for directions, I assure you nobody's going to worry about you shooting or raping anyone. Too many witnesses for you to get away with it.
I think you owe it to yourself to visit NYC or London or Chicago or someplace like that. You might be surprised.
To me, this technology would be best for navigating around a bigger city, like New York or Chicago, where the people aren't exactly friendly, where you have to worry about muggers and utterly rude people, and asking for directions is the last thing you'd want to do, let alone get out of your car.
Maybe when you finally grow the cojones to step out of your SUV, you'll discover people in New York and Chicago aren't the monsters you seem to think they are.
Your old LCD makes a great surface to cut coke into lines with a credit card. Much better than a mirror, since you don't have to stare at your own face as you snort.
It STILL looks like a cheap copy of Win 98. It's got a taskbar, mini-icons, even a Start menu (disguised with a K). Menus are exactly where you'd find them in Windows. C'mon, get real.
Thanks. But you know, that other anonymous flamer was actually right. I wouldn't take it personally, but seriously, to a lot of people, "fork" is something they use to eat salad.
May I suggest reading this document? Scroll halfway down the page to the section titled "Writing Good Alert Messages."
I know I'm always kissing Apple's ass, and this is no exception, but why not listen to their highly paid UI gurus when they're dishing out free advice?
The application program Name1 was unable to launch Name2 as a new process. This can occur because too many processes are already running, or because your computer is out of memory. Try closing some unused windows and try again.
Sad how blatantly they rip off proprietary interfaces. What's even worse is that the guy actually seems proud of being able to make his client look like iChat's ugly, retarded little brother, the one the parents keep hidden in the cellar when guests come over. I weep for KDE.
If you knew your player couldn't play FairPlay AAC files, then why would you buy your music from the iTMS to begin with? The answer, of course, is that you wouldn't. Well, maybe you would, but only because you're a dumbass.
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So instead of reading the survey, you're just going to put your hands over your ears and go "lalala"? That's real openminded. By the way, what makes you think there's no reliable census data for Iraq?
well jesus. those jokes ashamed me too -- not because i'm conservative (i'm not) but because i'm american and it bothered me anyone would want to drag someone thru the mud like that. what the fuck is your comment even supposed to imply, anyway? that i'm so immature as to make blowjob jokes and stupid, unfunny wmd jokes?
don't get me wrong, i love a good jab at the pres. but jokes like the original poster are NOT FUCKING FUNNY. this joke only serves to make the left look like it has the sense of humor of a toddler, and i'm embarrassed to be associated with that. what's so fucking hard to understand about that?
(1) Until you tell me where in my post I painted Iraqis with as broad a brush as my parent poster, I'm going to assume you misread something I wrote.
(2) I don't remember saying I thought the situation in Iraq is all peachy, but thanks for putting words in my mouth. All I said was that it's wrong to think Iraqis are anywhere near united in opposition to the "coalition."
By the way, why are you putting the word "survey" in quotes? Are you trying to imply it wasn't a real survey?
(OT) Since you seem to be so concerned about what Iraqis think, you might be interested in this recent survey. Specifically, you may find most illuminating the mixed responses to the following questions:
Hint: "the people" you speak of do not all think with one mind. The situation in Iraq is a great deal more complicated than you apparently want to believe, and it doesn't do any good to jump to conclusions pretending a portion of the people, even a significant portion, speaks for all of them.
Beaten to death with broomsticks? Jesus, that's awful. If what you say is true, it sounds like your hometown of Berea, not New York or Chicago, is the kind of place "asking for directions is the last thing you'd want to do, let alone get out of your car."
:-)
I hope you weren't one of those who just sat and watched?
Anyway, I still think you should visit and see what it's really like in the city. I'll put you up and we can grab a few beers or whatever. I think unfortunately most of America made up their minds about big cities based on '70s gang warfare movies and dystopian sci-fi adventures, when in reality city life has probably never been better since Jane Jacobs wrote her first term paper.
(Except for L.A., which sucks.)
I understand what you're saying, and yeah, it's great to be independent and everything. But if you can't bring yourself to trust other people at all, you're really missing out on a lot, and for that I can't help but feel sorry for you.
I mean, if someone was beating you bloody with a lead pipe in Grand Central, do you really think people would just causally walk past and refuse to lend assistance, just because it's New York?
I guess I just found it obnoxious that you said the last thing you would want to do in the city is "get out of your car." I'm curious as to why--what is it you're afraid might happen to you?
When I'm walking across 125th Street in the middle of the day, I know if someone tries to mug me I can depend on other passersby to step in and help. Conversely, if you were driving a car, and you rolled down your window at a stoplight to ask people for directions, I assure you nobody's going to worry about you shooting or raping anyone. Too many witnesses for you to get away with it.
I think you owe it to yourself to visit NYC or London or Chicago or someplace like that. You might be surprised.
WTF is this supposed to mean?
Maybe when you finally grow the cojones to step out of your SUV, you'll discover people in New York and Chicago aren't the monsters you seem to think they are.
It's spelled "Microsoft." HTH.
Your old LCD makes a great surface to cut coke into lines with a credit card. Much better than a mirror, since you don't have to stare at your own face as you snort.
"At last"? The eMac's been available for years. This is a speed bump, nothing more.
Touché. Still... you know what he meant, so why not respond to that instead of attacking him on some technicality?
"Linux sucks, but it's okay because Windows sucks too."
I don't think so, man.
It STILL looks like a cheap copy of Win 98. It's got a taskbar, mini-icons, even a Start menu (disguised with a K). Menus are exactly where you'd find them in Windows. C'mon, get real.
"screens have far too much resolution for edges and corners to matter functionally anymore"
I'm not sure I understand. Care to explain?
Nice! Go ahead, mod me troll. It's a lot easier than acknowledging the truth.
...but otherwise, I agree with your post. :-)
Dude. I wasn't referring to that. Reread my parent: "if fork() failed then what else can I say but 'Unable to fork a process'?
Thanks. But you know, that other anonymous flamer was actually right. I wouldn't take it personally, but seriously, to a lot of people, "fork" is something they use to eat salad.
May I suggest reading this document? Scroll halfway down the page to the section titled "Writing Good Alert Messages."
I know I'm always kissing Apple's ass, and this is no exception, but why not listen to their highly paid UI gurus when they're dishing out free advice?
Sad how blatantly they rip off proprietary interfaces. What's even worse is that the guy actually seems proud of being able to make his client look like iChat's ugly, retarded little brother, the one the parents keep hidden in the cellar when guests come over. I weep for KDE.
"Hey, we got a huge giant furnace at the center of our solar system... think that could incinerate some trash for us?"
Don't worry, it will eventually.
"- Uli's moose"
Hope you've seen this little gem. Ahh, that brings back the memories...
If you knew your player couldn't play FairPlay AAC files, then why would you buy your music from the iTMS to begin with? The answer, of course, is that you wouldn't. Well, maybe you would, but only because you're a dumbass.