Do you really think that our current president is the root cause of terrorism? Granted he may not be helping the situation, but the issue is much more complicated than any single man or policy. I think it is important to understand that no matter what the US did or said, we would always be the target of hate by someone out there.
My point about racism is that trying to examine the root causes is a somewhat fruitless excercise. Ideology that is based on hate is self-propelling.
I find it odd that you would use Israel as an example, as Israel most definately has very tight security and has done plenty to build walls and fences in the name of protecting themselves from terrorism. I am a little fuzzy on the history, but I believe Israel has pushed into its neighbors several times in response to attacks (right after independence).
When you use the phrase 'bombing defenseless countries' you make it seem like Iraq was the poster child for world peace and fluffy bunnies. I am not saying that we were justified in invading, but the government of Iraq did a lot of terrible things. Do you think the Kuwatis think that Iraq is a harmless nice next door neighbor? How about Iran? Or those hundred thousand Kurds that were gassed?
Personally I would love to see direct elections in this country, I am pretty tired of the electoral college which waters down the power of yours and my votes. Whether or not you feel like Bush was elected fairly, he was elected. Our system is not perfect but it is vastly superior to what most people have.
As far as national conscience goes, if the opinion polls were to be believed his decision to invade Iraq (at least at the beginning) was supported by a majority of Americans. Granted the information most people had was based on falsified WMD information, but that is a whole 'nother post!
Looking for the 'root causes' of terrorism is just as fruitless as looking for the 'root causes' of racism. They are both irrational, hate-filled ideologies.
No matter what a powerful country like the US does, there will be people who hate it. Just like no matter what a particular minority does, there will be people who hate them.
The only thing that dictates how a nation should act is it's national conscience.
1) If you don't have a clue about computer science, then you aren't really qualified to assess Dykstra's relevancy. Just look at it this way, if you do much programming (in any modern language), before long you will end up using things that he created.
2) Programming languages are just tools, any good developer should be able to move from language to language without much difficulty. If you understand the theory behind it all it makes it even easier.
3) People with 'expertise' in a particular language are a dime-a-dozen. People who can solve business problems by using the appropriate technology are much harder to find.
4) Don't forget that languages like Java are built on the work of a handful of good programmers who do understand computer science. This enables the hordes of mediocre programmers out there to earn a living.
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If only we can figure out a way to sneak some of this stuff into Darl McBride's mouth.
I am holding out for the first generation of Robot Goats(e)!
Do you really think that our current president is the root cause of terrorism? Granted he may not be helping the situation, but the issue is much more complicated than any single man or policy. I think it is important to understand that no matter what the US did or said, we would always be the target of hate by someone out there.
My point about racism is that trying to examine the root causes is a somewhat fruitless excercise. Ideology that is based on hate is self-propelling.
I find it odd that you would use Israel as an example, as Israel most definately has very tight security and has done plenty to build walls and fences in the name of protecting themselves from terrorism. I am a little fuzzy on the history, but I believe Israel has pushed into its neighbors several times in response to attacks (right after independence).
When you use the phrase 'bombing defenseless countries' you make it seem like Iraq was the poster child for world peace and fluffy bunnies. I am not saying that we were justified in invading, but the government of Iraq did a lot of terrible things. Do you think the Kuwatis think that Iraq is a harmless nice next door neighbor? How about Iran? Or those hundred thousand Kurds that were gassed?
Personally I would love to see direct elections in this country, I am pretty tired of the electoral college which waters down the power of yours and my votes. Whether or not you feel like Bush was elected fairly, he was elected. Our system is not perfect but it is vastly superior to what most people have.
As far as national conscience goes, if the opinion polls were to be believed his decision to invade Iraq (at least at the beginning) was supported by a majority of Americans. Granted the information most people had was based on falsified WMD information, but that is a whole 'nother post!
Looking for the 'root causes' of terrorism is just as fruitless as looking for the 'root causes' of racism. They are both irrational, hate-filled ideologies. No matter what a powerful country like the US does, there will be people who hate it. Just like no matter what a particular minority does, there will be people who hate them. The only thing that dictates how a nation should act is it's national conscience.
1) If you don't have a clue about computer science, then you aren't really qualified to assess Dykstra's relevancy. Just look at it this way, if you do much programming (in any modern language), before long you will end up using things that he created. 2) Programming languages are just tools, any good developer should be able to move from language to language without much difficulty. If you understand the theory behind it all it makes it even easier. 3) People with 'expertise' in a particular language are a dime-a-dozen. People who can solve business problems by using the appropriate technology are much harder to find. 4) Don't forget that languages like Java are built on the work of a handful of good programmers who do understand computer science. This enables the hordes of mediocre programmers out there to earn a living.