You can't go wrong on slashdot blaming the victim. +5 insightful for saying in effect "as long as there was no actual rape the bitch should shut up and stop whining"? Pathetic.
Sounds like the original, all male group was working just fine....why break that up?
Because society has deemed certain behaviour unacceptable. Yes, it is The Evil Government Representing The Plebs infringing on your freedom to be a complete wanker. Tough. I can't come to work naked and high on crystal meth, boo hoo, I'm being oppressed.
If they want to act like Beavis and Butthead, they can do it at home, not at work
You are presumably not all twelve year olds, so stop acting like them.
This is one of the most pitiful stories I have ever seen on slashdot, but I see it already has a large number of comments so at a wild guess the knuckle dragging "political correctness gone mad, I can't even slap my secretary's arse without getting into trouble" libertarians are out in force blaming the socialist Barack Obama for turning the US into a Stalinist hellhole where thoughtcrimes are punished.but only if you're a heterosexual, white, middle class, Christian male.
Interesting you should mention them.. There are world class women weightlifters who are stronger than most men except world class male weightlifters, world class women runners who are faster than most men except world classmale runners, world class women high jumpers who can jump higher than most men except world class male high jumpers, and so on.
The idea that all the people in front line combat have to be the equivalent of male Olympic athletes (rather than merely female ones) seems implausible.
I guess the kind of women who join the army aren't the kind that sit around on your couch eating ice cream out of tubs followed by a plate of doughnuts, and so more likely to have smaller breasts that can be flattened enough to fit - you might have more difficulty fitting your armour if you're a man shaped like Arnold at his peak, certainly he had bigger and more prominent chest area than a lot of women I've known.
A woman can be physically fit and still have large breasts. Thank God.
Actually were it not for nuclear weapons the money spent on conventional forces would be much larger. With nuclear weapons a state has a viable deterrent even if their armed forces are not very large which is why you have all of these tin pot dictatorships trying to have nuclear weapons today. This is one reason why there are so few bombers in service today. A lot of airforces either do not have dedicated bombers or have extremely limited numbers of them.
By your argument, the US should have the world's smallest army.
You can argue the reasons for the US going into Iraq
There is no doubt as to the actual reason, i.e. the US wanting to show the rest of the world how big and tough they were after the shock of 9/11.
The rest is lies (WMD, some imaginary connection to bin Laden) or (being generous) after-the-fact justification such as wanting to get rid of the nasty Sadaam Hussein all of a sudden.
Getting a couple of singe marks on your tits isn't in the same league as killing thousands of civilians in a war that was a childish act of retaliation against a non existent threat, so why don't you show some proper respect to the real victims of Iraq, asshole?
There was no connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. The whole WMD thing has been shown to be utter bollocks. So there was no reason for the US/coalition to invade Iraq and kill thousands of civilians.
The Iraq war did nothing to stop terrorism, it and Afghanistan have, if anything, given extremists and terrorists additional ammunition to persuade their gullible followers that the US is evil.
And he's going to get sued into the next millennium. Not only are the plaintiffs going to use arguments like the above, but they're also going to drag his business dealings into it. They're going to make claims like "he's disgruntled because his business venture failed, and he did this out of spiteful retaliation." They're going to throw so much trash at him that I'm not sure even Johnny Cochran would have been able to get him out of trouble.
Besides, if someone has physical access, they could install a hardware keylogger (i'm sure small devices that fit inside the laptop exist) and then come back the next day to pick it up again. Same with sneaky webcams: Position one in the room to either get video of me watching shitty hotel porn to upload to sadlonelyhotelroomdudevoyeur.com, or video of me typing in my passwords. Return next day to collect the spy hardware and its data. To brush off having physical access to a supposedly secure physical space is absurd.
You're either a spy or a paranoid fruitbat. I wonder which is more likely?
Did you hear that loud "whoosh" noise?
The point is that someone knocking on the door and saying "Hotel security. Open the door, please" only works when the person in the room is a complete moron.
I suppose you're one of those people who won't leave their rooms when a fire alarm goes off in case it's a trap?
Paranoia is funny and everything, but unless you're a spy or criminal it's an unhealthy way of living your life.
I've never testified in front of a jury in a courtroom before, but I have heard and answered all kinds of stupid questions when giving depositions. Some are so ludicrous you have to wonder if the guy asking them is a real lawyer. So don't try to tell me what kinds of nonsense I will or won't hear coming from a lawyer - they have no problem spouting it.
Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's nonsense.
The stats are not that there is no unemployment in general (there is, a lot of it), just that there is very little employments amongst folk with higher education degrees. This does not mean that they are doing a job corresponding to their degree or that they are well paid.
Obviously you mean unemployment but I don't see your point. If you have a PhD in Electrical Engineering or Maths but are working as a toilet cleaner, your higher education degree is clearly irrelevant..
Why? You sound all optimistic and kool aid drinky which is fine in a mass media group think way, but... why?
As a wild guess, because GP is an engineer himself.
After all, bankers say you have to pay bankers well to attract the best, lawyers say you have to pay lawyers well to attract the best, CEOs say you have to pay CEOs wekk to attract the best...
Slashdot Mirror
You can't go wrong on slashdot blaming the victim. +5 insightful for saying in effect "as long as there was no actual rape the bitch should shut up and stop whining"? Pathetic.
Sounds like the original, all male group was working just fine....why break that up?
Because society has deemed certain behaviour unacceptable. Yes, it is The Evil Government Representing The Plebs infringing on your freedom to be a complete wanker. Tough. I can't come to work naked and high on crystal meth, boo hoo, I'm being oppressed.
If they want to act like Beavis and Butthead, they can do it at home, not at work
You are presumably not all twelve year olds, so stop acting like them.
This is one of the most pitiful stories I have ever seen on slashdot, but I see it already has a large number of comments so at a wild guess the knuckle dragging "political correctness gone mad, I can't even slap my secretary's arse without getting into trouble" libertarians are out in force blaming the socialist Barack Obama for turning the US into a Stalinist hellhole where thoughtcrimes are punished.but only if you're a heterosexual, white, middle class, Christian male.
Yeah, we're all getting a bit tired of the woman bashing, let's start on theshirtlifting arsebandits instead.
If we're really lucky someone can entertain us with humourous stereotypes based on a person's skin colour.
it's like the olympics
Interesting you should mention them.. There are world class women weightlifters who are stronger than most men except world class male weightlifters, world class women runners who are faster than most men except world classmale runners, world class women high jumpers who can jump higher than most men except world class male high jumpers, and so on.
The idea that all the people in front line combat have to be the equivalent of male Olympic athletes (rather than merely female ones) seems implausible.
She may do some minor alterations herself
Yeah, and probably add some contrasting pink stripes for that slimming effect...
I guess the kind of women who join the army aren't the kind that sit around on your couch eating ice cream out of tubs followed by a plate of doughnuts, and so more likely to have smaller breasts that can be flattened enough to fit - you might have more difficulty fitting your armour if you're a man shaped like Arnold at his peak, certainly he had bigger and more prominent chest area than a lot of women I've known.
A woman can be physically fit and still have large breasts. Thank God.
Actually were it not for nuclear weapons the money spent on conventional forces would be much larger. With nuclear weapons a state has a viable deterrent even if their armed forces are not very large which is why you have all of these tin pot dictatorships trying to have nuclear weapons today. This is one reason why there are so few bombers in service today. A lot of airforces either do not have dedicated bombers or have extremely limited numbers of them.
By your argument, the US should have the world's smallest army.
You can argue the reasons for the US going into Iraq
There is no doubt as to the actual reason, i.e. the US wanting to show the rest of the world how big and tough they were after the shock of 9/11.
The rest is lies (WMD, some imaginary connection to bin Laden) or (being generous) after-the-fact justification such as wanting to get rid of the nasty Sadaam Hussein all of a sudden.
Yea, because there's no possible reason one might want to forgo an "unnecessary" layer while out in a desert.
That's a bit like not following correct weapons handling procedures then moaning when you shoot your toe off.
pics or it didnt happen
Grow up and show some respect, asshole.
Getting a couple of singe marks on your tits isn't in the same league as killing thousands of civilians in a war that was a childish act of retaliation against a non existent threat, so why don't you show some proper respect to the real victims of Iraq, asshole?
A simple Army issued tee shirt would have done that.
Hold on, are you saying that she wasn't wearing anything at all under the body armour?
The fact is that we were killing thousands of innocent Iraqis who were doing nothing but defending the place they call home.
Yes, that pretty much sums up what War really is. Nasty business. People get hurt. Folks get killed. Shit gets fucked up. Welcome to the Real World.
And that's why most people think of war as a last resort, not a country's preferred fucking diplomatic option.
pouring billions of dollars into water, streets, hospitals and airports
So the Iraq war was nothing more than a slightly roughty-toughty building contract negotiation?
There was no connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. The whole WMD thing has been shown to be utter bollocks. So there was no reason for the US/coalition to invade Iraq and kill thousands of civilians.
The Iraq war did nothing to stop terrorism, it and Afghanistan have, if anything, given extremists and terrorists additional ammunition to persuade their gullible followers that the US is evil.
And he's going to get sued into the next millennium. Not only are the plaintiffs going to use arguments like the above, but they're also going to drag his business dealings into it. They're going to make claims like "he's disgruntled because his business venture failed, and he did this out of spiteful retaliation." They're going to throw so much trash at him that I'm not sure even Johnny Cochran would have been able to get him out of trouble.
You're saying that almost like it's a bad thing.
He wasn't acting for the public good, he was acting for the gratification of his own ego.
So Cody should've dressed up as a maid during the demo?
As opposed to lurking around in his "I'm a fucking twat" T-shirt?
Besides, if someone has physical access, they could install a hardware keylogger (i'm sure small devices that fit inside the laptop exist) and then come back the next day to pick it up again. Same with sneaky webcams: Position one in the room to either get video of me watching shitty hotel porn to upload to sadlonelyhotelroomdudevoyeur.com, or video of me typing in my passwords. Return next day to collect the spy hardware and its data. To brush off having physical access to a supposedly secure physical space is absurd.
You're either a spy or a paranoid fruitbat. I wonder which is more likely?
Because you can't read.
Did you hear that loud "whoosh" noise? The point is that someone knocking on the door and saying "Hotel security. Open the door, please" only works when the person in the room is a complete moron.
I suppose you're one of those people who won't leave their rooms when a fire alarm goes off in case it's a trap?
Paranoia is funny and everything, but unless you're a spy or criminal it's an unhealthy way of living your life.
I've never testified in front of a jury in a courtroom before, but I have heard and answered all kinds of stupid questions when giving depositions. Some are so ludicrous you have to wonder if the guy asking them is a real lawyer. So don't try to tell me what kinds of nonsense I will or won't hear coming from a lawyer - they have no problem spouting it.
Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's nonsense.
You should watch the Hostel 1 and 2 movies.
You must work in PR for an expensive hotel chain.
The stats are not that there is no unemployment in general (there is, a lot of it), just that there is very little employments amongst folk with higher education degrees. This does not mean that they are doing a job corresponding to their degree or that they are well paid.
Obviously you mean unemployment but I don't see your point. If you have a PhD in Electrical Engineering or Maths but are working as a toilet cleaner, your higher education degree is clearly irrelevant..
Good engineers are hard to come by. Good mathematicians, physicists are rare.
No they're not. Countries like India and China have thousands and thousands of them.
And innovation requires well-paid engineers
Why? You sound all optimistic and kool aid drinky which is fine in a mass media group think way, but... why?
As a wild guess, because GP is an engineer himself.
After all, bankers say you have to pay bankers well to attract the best, lawyers say you have to pay lawyers well to attract the best, CEOs say you have to pay CEOs wekk to attract the best...