I was wondering what is the meaning behind those tags...
Perhaps it is some arrogant arse, as you imply.
Perhaps it is people from those countries affected commenting that they have lost the connection to the US and they really don't miss it...
...or perhaps it is some comment on the fact that it's ok, since it's not really something of any particular value that was lost - just an inconvenience.
OT - why does 'plain old text' decide to join lines starting with '...' to previous lines, irrespective of how many blank lines there are in between? It's annoying having to put in html breaks manually :
Also, Yahoo! have a much better position in China that Google have. A lot of people here have a Yahoo! email address, but I don't know anyone with a Gmail address. Does Google Mail have a Chinese option, I wonder? I know Yahoo! does, and it even allows pop3 access for free, last I heard.
I'm English and living in China. I can't say I've noticed...
Just to be clear, I was speaking about English in the nationalistic sense rather than the linguistic. Well, yes, so was I, obviously - I'm not the English language; I'm an English man.
The guy I was talking to was chock-full of horrible stories about British imperial officers razing and plundering national monuments, summary executions of civilians, etc., and he was bristling with anger while describing it to me. Hopefully, he represents a minority.
-FL
Well, perhaps he is somewhat in a minority with the degree of his anger, but there's a certain degree of two-facedness[*] too. Of course, to blame just the British for that sort of behaviour is, so I'm lead to beleive, incorrect. The American and other nations (French?) are to blame too. Of course, America's more recent behaviour might well trump any anger for their behaviour back then, so making him forget that they were involved - or the defunct status of Britain as a super power, while the US is still one.
...but yes, there is *some* of that. The Chinese don't forget or forgive so easily, it seems.
You can be sure that it's nothing compared to the bad feeling against America and especially Japan, IMO. Of course, that could be just due to them being two-faced [1].
However, I can't help feeling that China has done much more damage to itself than any other single nation, and maybe even all other nations combined - even when it comes to monuments. No, I don't have any numbers to back that up, just feelings from stories I've been told.
This does make me wonder about my own feelings towards the Danes (and other Scandinavians) and (more recently) the Germans. I can't say I have any particular bad feeling towards them despite their terrible behaviour towards England[2]. I wonder if it's because they had different names back then - Vikings, Normans and Nazis - that have now disappeared into the past. The English (and Japanese) are still called the same thing as they were when the corresponding atrocities were committed. I think the English are generally aware of their poor behaviour in history and somewhat repentant of it (depending on who you speak to). The Japanese, on the other hand, don't appear to be (from the Chinese point of view at least), for whatever reason - I suspect the atom bombings made them feel somehow the victim rather than the aggressor.
...but, what do I know? 'Not a lot' is the correct answer, so, here I am, on/., where I should be:)
[1] Of course, having bad feelings towards a nation as a whole is a lot different to having bad feelings towards individuals you might meet that are from that nation; though not in the case of Japan, I think. [2] Yes, they were worse to other people.
that doesn't stop relief rain - ref. all those mountains right next to beijing.
no, what they have to do it *increase* their particulating, but on the other side of the mountains, so that the rain comes down before it hits beijing.
don't get many dust storms here (bj), nor rain for that matter - well, it's not like it happens every day or anything...but they tend to be serious when they do happen.
If you're holding a phone, driving becomes more erratic as you're trying to steer and change gear with one hand. This is another cultural difference. In the United States, most cars and light trucks have an automatic transmission, and most roads are straight too, so bends are generally 90 degrees or close.
and minor gear changes are done with the right foot. The only gear changes that need a hand are park, reverse, neutral (or "automatic car wash gear"), and drive, and these are done with the brake pedal firmly pressed.
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Nokia doesn't make their money licensing software, ...maybe, but they know it's a 'means to an end'; ref: S60 is licensed to their h/w ompetitors (Lenovo, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Siemens).
I'd think running their hardware on a mainstream software platform would be important to them. Right...or alternatively making their platform a mainstream one.
Unless Nokia fears their competitors having equal access to the same software platform, Their position on S60 would seem to suggest they have no such fears. (On the other hand, why don't they just join in with the Android group?)
but these days, smart phones need a developer-friendly platform every bit as much as desktop systems do. Indeed. I wouldn't call S60 developer-friendly exactly, but making it available for more platforms (rather than just their own) means that developer effort is more effective, ie less porting is required to make it run on more hardware.
For example, it's possible that their recruitment system isn't perfect, or you just don't interview well. I suppose those could be considered the same thing since in a perfect recruitment system it wouldn't matter how well you interview. It's easy to feel bad when you don't get an offer after an interview when you really wanted one, but it's not necessarily simply because you're not good enough, and it's certainly no reason to not try again, if you really want the job.
Also, you don't have to *apply* to get an interview - *they* could approach you. Of course, you could tell them you're not interested (which is what you probably meant).
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Can anyone here tell me where ron paul stands on this issue?
I notice he's generally against government intervention, so I have to wonder about issues where it seems there is little alternative.
Health care is another issue where I would like to understand his position.
he he. That was my thought too :)
I guess it'd be a variation on sneakernet, right?
i don't know why anyone would consider voting for anyone other than Ron Paul.
I first heard about him when I read that he did not accept 'contributions' from corporations. I hope that is true.
I've listened to quite a few of his speaches.
No, he does not make me proud to be American.
Better than that.
He makes me want *to become* American.
Now *that's* a foriegn policy America needs!
> what experience does she have being in charge of anything?
You're not married, are you?
You must have read it to come to the conclusion it was shit, else your post is shit.
I also read it, and found it interesting. That makes at least one more than 'no one'.
Fair enough, though I think Google has a fair take up rate in the UK, which isn't the case in China, IMO.
right.
...or perhaps it is some comment on the fact that it's ok, since it's not really something of any particular value that was lost - just an inconvenience.
I was wondering what is the meaning behind those tags...
Perhaps it is some arrogant arse, as you imply.
Perhaps it is people from those countries affected commenting that they have lost the connection to the US and they really don't miss it...
OT - why does 'plain old text' decide to join lines starting with '...' to previous lines, irrespective of how many blank lines there are in between? It's annoying having to put in html breaks manually :
Also, Yahoo! have a much better position in China that Google have. A lot of people here have a Yahoo! email address, but I don't know anyone with a Gmail address. Does Google Mail have a Chinese option, I wonder? I know Yahoo! does, and it even allows pop3 access for free, last I heard.
Of course, that can change quickly...
They're ok, I guess. Lost on the masses, I guess.
I still prefer the E*Trade one from TFA.
just silly, IMO
The only one I've seen so far that's worth mentioning is the E*Trade one from TFA.
I'm not from the US and so don't see the commercials, but even I've heard they're supposed to be good...nothing that memorable yet.
IMO, the Apple vs PC ones are way better...
IMO, almost all of them are crap.
:)
The only one worth my time is the E*Trade one, which appealed to the cynic in me
I think he was being specific to this particular case, not in general.
Just to be clear, I was speaking about English in the nationalistic sense rather than the linguistic. Well, yes, so was I, obviously - I'm not the English language; I'm an English man. The guy I was talking to was chock-full of horrible stories about British imperial officers razing and plundering national monuments, summary executions of civilians, etc., and he was bristling with anger while describing it to me. Hopefully, he represents a minority.
Well, perhaps he is somewhat in a minority with the degree of his anger, but there's a certain degree of two-facedness[*] too. Of course, to blame just the British for that sort of behaviour is, so I'm lead to beleive, incorrect. The American and other nations (French?) are to blame too. Of course, America's more recent behaviour might well trump any anger for their behaviour back then, so making him forget that they were involved - or the defunct status of Britain as a super power, while the US is still one.-FL
You can be sure that it's nothing compared to the bad feeling against America and especially Japan, IMO. Of course, that could be just due to them being two-faced [1].
However, I can't help feeling that China has done much more damage to itself than any other single nation, and maybe even all other nations combined - even when it comes to monuments. No, I don't have any numbers to back that up, just feelings from stories I've been told.
This does make me wonder about my own feelings towards the Danes (and other Scandinavians) and (more recently) the Germans. I can't say I have any particular bad feeling towards them despite their terrible behaviour towards England[2]. I wonder if it's because they had different names back then - Vikings, Normans and Nazis - that have now disappeared into the past. The English (and Japanese) are still called the same thing as they were when the corresponding atrocities were committed. I think the English are generally aware of their poor behaviour in history and somewhat repentant of it (depending on who you speak to). The Japanese, on the other hand, don't appear to be (from the Chinese point of view at least), for whatever reason - I suspect the atom bombings made them feel somehow the victim rather than the aggressor.
[1] Of course, having bad feelings towards a nation as a whole is a lot different to having bad feelings towards individuals you might meet that are from that nation; though not in the case of Japan, I think.
[2] Yes, they were worse to other people.
Right. He should have written 'Your bad'? I mean, the phrase in the US is, "My bad", right?
"English-hating"?
I'm English and living in China. I can't say I've noticed...
Japanese-hating? Certainly.
American-hating? Yes.
English-hating? Not so much, I think.
Well, in the 'Good Luck Beijing' events I've been to, they don't allow umbrellas. I think this is because they look unsightly to the cameras.
that doesn't stop relief rain - ref. all those mountains right next to beijing.
no, what they have to do it *increase* their particulating, but on the other side of the mountains, so that the rain comes down before it hits beijing.
don't get many dust storms here (bj), nor rain for that matter - well, it's not like it happens every day or anything...but they tend to be serious when they do happen.
Max.
...ran over on accident by his spouse and car Spouse *and* carnot *me*, it's my TiBook kissing his wife.
:p
I have my own wife to kiss
that's ok...just go to http://www.apple.com/ and get one from there. They have the same problem, in my experience.
right. I have the same problem with my TiBook.
..and there are other options too.
For example, it's possible that their recruitment system isn't perfect, or you just don't interview well. I suppose those could be considered the same thing since in a perfect recruitment system it wouldn't matter how well you interview. It's easy to feel bad when you don't get an offer after an interview when you really wanted one, but it's not necessarily simply because you're not good enough, and it's certainly no reason to not try again, if you really want the job.
Also, you don't have to *apply* to get an interview - *they* could approach you. Of course, you could tell them you're not interested (which is what you probably meant).