"Osama would be happy to see that you've swallowed the Islamo-Facist-Propoganda hook, line, and sinker."
As you've swallowed the the GOP rhetoric I assume. What the hell is an Islamo-Fascist? The term doesn't even make sense! Please show how radical fundamentalists blowing up infrastructure, businesses, and people even remotely resemble fascisim.
"Most people understand that a freedom fighter, well, fights for freedom for themselves and others."
Yeah....and....
"Most people understand that freedom fighters don't fly planes into buildings..."
In WW2, the Japanese happily gave their lives for their cause. That meant becoming human torpedoes and flying planes into anything that even remotely looked American. If they were closer to us, you could damn well have bet on them strapping explosives to their planes and dive bombing into our cities.
In fact, if the US wasn't seperated from the rest of the planet by two oceans, we may have gotten a good taste of what total war actually was like. How many our heroes sacrificed themselves by doing actions that under any other circumstances would be consider insane, if not deplorable?
One could argue, for example, that "most people understand that freedom fighters don't drop nukes on cities". Well guess what, we did. Twice. How many civilians died as a result?
The typical argument I hear in return was, "Well that's different". No it isn't. We did it because we believed we were fighting for our freedom. We did it because we felt threatened. We did it because it was better than the alternative (a land invasion).
Who are you to judge someone else's beliefs. How do you know that those that flew into the Trade center felt any less strongly about what they believed in than you did after the trade centers fell?
Was it right? Hell no. Not by any stretch. But neither was our invasion of Iraq, where far more have died.
Beliefs in the hands of humans can be very dangerous things.
"...they don't behead those who don't share their ideology"
Counterpoint, the French Revolution. A lot of heads rolled in that one.
"...don't shun the diplomatic processes that could actually lead to freedom"
Uh, yeah they do. They usually do it when diplomatic methods either fail or yield poor results, usually due to the fact that the opposing entity is much more powerful than you. See American Revolution.
The other way diplomatic channels fails is if you aren't given one. That seems to happen more often than it should.
"See, most people understand that there is a huge difference between someone fighting for freedom and someone who calls themselves a freedom fighter to win the support of the mentally weak and susceptible."
Please. Osama and clan used the same tactics against the Soviet Union, with our aid. We called them freedom fighters at the time.
People wouldn't follow if they didn't think there were some merits to what Osama et al are preaching. This goes back to the whole "winning the hearts and minds" of the people, which so far we've done an absolutely miserable job. We aren't viewed as friends, we are viewed as occupiers. People are miserable, angry, and afraid. When people get to that state, they rally around someone who is a kindred, shows strength, and leadership. Sort of like how the nation rallied around GW back when the trade towers fell.
But let's change the situation. Let's say the tables were reversed, and somehow the Iraqis invaded our country and took it over. Let's say they used the same pretenses we did, were just "as careful" to avoid civilian casualties. Let's say a guided missle blew up your house, and several of your close firends and relatives were inside at the time.
Now take those fellings and add them to the fact that some foriegn force has invaded your homeland. Tell me you wouldn't want to inflict as much harm on the enemy as you possibly could.
Perspectives and beliefs. Both easily understood, both just as easily misguided. Once enough
I'd mod that that funny. Borderline troll though. Every programmer (except the kooky ones) know that there is no such thing as the sun. So take your jokes and theories about the supposed "day-star" elsewhere.
"The current type of War in Iraq is a type of war NO ARMY has ever fought."
That's incorrect. This type of war has been fought by armies and the armies lose. See the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
Back then, we supported bin Laden and his "Freedom Fighters". Though even without our help, the result would have been inevitable.
You can crush your opponent militarily, but that does not mean you win. You have to win over the people as well. Failure to do so results in what we're seeing now.
Winning over the people does not mean going in there with a "you're going to take this democracy and you're gonna like it" attitude. One fairly universal truth about humanity is that humans do not like to be forced to do anything they don't want to do, even it is for the better (see environment, healthy lifestyles, money management, etc.). In other words, change has to come from within. If it's forced, there will be resistance.
Couple this with a region that has been the proverbial ping pong ball of US foriegn policy, lack of education, millenia of underlying racial/religious/social strife, and a general dislike of all things western and you've got a real mess.
Well, uh...stretch, a little due dilligence and research shows that David Demming is a contributing member to the NCPA. Now for those of you who might not know what the NCPA is, it is a well-oiled^H^H^H greased ^H^H^H^H funded organization that just happens to receive a chunk of funding from the oil industry. You can read a little more about it here: http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php? id=55
From my little fact finding mission, this guy's background is questionable, and his statements moreso. But I leave that for the viewer to decide. I think I'll stick with the copious amount of research and the....well...obvious effects that contradict this guy and his fellow compatriots at the NCPA.
The google search also yields some rather...uh... interesting articles. Let's just say that his arguments dealing with unregistered female sex organs and gun ownership were amusing. The guy's got class.
Idiot. Arctic != chunk of ice floating in the ocean. The arctic is fairly large chunk of area that include most of Greenland, Northern Canada and Alaska, etc. .
When those glaciers melt, the water level goes up. And there is quite a bit of ice mass.
Water levels are only part of the problem. The other part of the problem is the effect of large masses of cold fresh water are going to have on ocean currents, environment, and weather.
Some models show that the thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic would shut down (worst case). But let's say that it just gets pushed south a 100 miles or so. It wouldn't take long before England and Northern Europe become more like Alaska. This would probably have a profound impact on the fishing industry as well, since the indigenous species would leave for more temperate waters. And who knows what that would do on the cross continental weather patterns.
The arctic melting is not some minor environmental detail. To think of it another way, consider the amount of ENERGY it takes to melt that much ice. Now ask, where might that energy be coming from. Now imagine what may happen to this excess (and growing) energy when there is only a small fraction of ice pack to help reflect it off into space.
Building an atomic bomb, relatively speaking, is not that difficult. The difficulty comes in refining the core materials and configuring the core so that it will go critical when other pieces of core material slam into it.
The first atomic weapon was little more than a big gun with a uranium plug being fired into a "charge" of uranium. Not really all that complex. Fortunately, those types of weapons are somewhat unweildly in size and carry low yields.
Plutonium based bombs are more compact and deliver larger yields. But they are significantly more complex as far as firing and timing is concerned.
Needless to say, the biggest hurdle to building a Hiroshima type nuke is coming up with a way to refine uranium into weapons grade material. Once a country has that capability, building a low yield nuke is, relatively speaking, child's play.
You are correct. People did want it. But instead of getting what they asked for, they got something that was a part of what they asked for and a whole hell of a lot more than they asked for.
This is like asking your town for trash pickup service, and you come home one day to find your house is gone.
...In other news, the manufacturers of jack-boots and metal battons are expecting triple digit growth in the near future...hey what are you doing in here? *WHACK WHACK WHACK* ***THUD*** #!@#*&^%*%$#@!
He is not the first, nor likely the last person who has been trying to tell the government that their security is poor. People have written congress, posted web request and either have been entirely ignored or summarily dismissed.
In an attempt to finally get it through people's thick freakin skulls how serious this problem is and how simple it is to circumvent the security, this kid laid out the step by step instructions to finally prove that this IS a REAL problem that needs to be dealt with.
This kid provided the apathetic (and incompetent) with the proverbial kick in the ass. This kid did nothing new. This kid didn't reveal any secrets. Everything he did is something that any person with half a brain or prospective terrorist would have worked out months, if not years ago.
By your logic, the government could come up with any lame ass security measure then throw your ass in prison for breaking it, sort of like...oh I don't know...BRINGING BOTTLED WATER ON A PLANE.
If you think you're any safer now than you were before 9/11, you are one deluded individual.
"We all now the TSA is a scam, we all know we are not one bit safer, we all know the airways are no better than they were before 9/11. Just a great hat trick."
Shut the hell up before somebody sees the freakin' elephant in the room.
Let's take this a step further. What about tobacco manufacturers? Why aren't they locked up for life and their product made illegal?
I mean, an argument can be made the downloading copyrighted works deprives the author of money. But tobacco, tobacco acutally KILLS people. Yet no one has been put away for it. No prison time. And even civil penalties have been reduced.
Tobacco companies are INDUCING death by the thousands, yet I've never seen nor heard of anyone serving time for it. And that's for something that is 100% proven to cause lung cancer and ultimately death.
Two reasons for this: Tobacco comapnies pwn congress and they bring up the point of personal responsibility.
And I agree with accepting personal responsibility. That's why, despite how much I hate big tobacco, that they have the right to sell their product. Ultimately, it's the person responsibility for smoking.
The same should be said here. Just because BT is used for distributing copyrighted works doesn't mean the creator of a BT client should go to jail. It's the people distributing the works that should be tried (I don't agree with that either, but that's a different argument).
I wonder who will ultimately win in these sorts of battles, those who support personal responsibility or those who support government babysitting. On one side we've groups like the NRA and on the other we've got groups like the RIAA. Personally, I think the NRA has more balls and a lot more guns.:)
"That's how I got to be a level 9 Programmer, although the +2 keyboard, +3 against fire elementals does help."
Amatuer.
A more efficient way is to find the Wizard of 7-11. You will find many goods for your journey at his shop, such as the Chilidog of Power(+5 artery clogger), the Mentos Charm Disks(+2 charisma), and the Sack of Magical Poofy Cheese (+3 yellow). You must remember to pick up several Flasks of Mountain Dew, as this will give you a +5 haste.
Soon after consuming the Chilidog of Power and the Sack of Magical Poofy Cheese, you will be endowed with new abilities, most notably the Chair Earthquake (good vs. earth elementals such as the troll-like Cowerkers) and the Cloud of Stench (+10 repulsion). Combined, these will make you a powerful adversary.
Now drink several flasks of Mountain Dew. Your skills will multiply at an accelerated rate. When your Boss Templar comes around, quickly apply a Mentos Charm Disk for a charisma boost.
IMPORTANT! DO NOT COMBINE THE MENTOS CHARM DISKS WITH THE FLASK OF MOUNTAIN DEW! This combination will cause much harm to even the strongest of warriors.
One last word of wisdom. Avoid reading the Scrolls of Slashdot. Only trolls dwell there. No good will come of it.
Um, actually I was expecting people to take it as a JOKE. If you're not familiar with the concept of humor though, you can google it. You may also want to investigate the related concept of comedy.
I would include links, but this comment doesn't deserve to be modded up.
However, in a few generations the populations of those countries will become resistant to UV radiation. Which means if the whole spreads, everyone else dies except for the southern countries.
I, for one, welcome our new Kiwi, Lord of the Ring loving overlords.
And perhaps you also want to take away police scanners as well? Or maybe a device that instantly stops all motor vehicles if they are in 5 mile radius of an emergency?
Terrorism my ass! People have been monitioring emergency vehicles/situations in real time since they've been able to build their own radios.
Here's a new skill for you. It's called critical thinking. This amazing skill will allow you to penetrate the fog of fear that certain political groups would like you to remain enveloped in. It allows you to realize some insightful things like, wow, you're more likely to be hit by lightening than die in a terrorist attack.
Let's say there was a terrorist or a group of terrorist planning something. What are they going to do, wait until fires spring up on the other side of the city and then strike? No. A terrorist, just like any other military strategist, spend months planning an attack. They are not going to base a decision to strike based on where there happen to be emergencies at any given time.
And let's say they planned it so that they spring a bunch of fires on the far side of the city so that they can carry out there dastardly plan. Then IT ISN"T GOING TO FUCKING MATTER BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE DAMN FIRETRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE!
Or, like the trend seems to be, we can continue to lock up/control all information/objects that could be possibly used by terrorists and live in a happy little police state.
1. Find an article, any article, that's written in english. 2. Go to babelfish or some other translation site and translate it into another language. 3. Now, translate that back into english. 4. Endless hours of fun, especially while drinking.
This will either piss the Iraqis off more, or make thm laugh so hard that they'll stop bombing each other.
After all, what better way to control a population than to deprive the people of information, particularly information that reflects badly on the government? Anyone want to start a pool about when this begins here in the U.S.?
Slashdot Mirror
Come on! Sing it with me now.....
We all live in a patent submarine,
A patent submarine,
A patent submarine.......
~X~
"Osama would be happy to see that you've swallowed the Islamo-Facist-Propoganda hook, line, and sinker."
As you've swallowed the the GOP rhetoric I assume. What the hell is an Islamo-Fascist? The term doesn't even make sense! Please show how radical fundamentalists blowing up infrastructure, businesses, and people even remotely resemble fascisim.
"Most people understand that a freedom fighter, well, fights for freedom for themselves and others."
Yeah....and....
"Most people understand that freedom fighters don't fly planes into buildings..."
In WW2, the Japanese happily gave their lives for their cause. That meant becoming human torpedoes and flying planes into anything that even remotely looked American. If they were closer to us, you could damn well have bet on them strapping explosives to their planes and dive bombing into our cities.
In fact, if the US wasn't seperated from the rest of the planet by two oceans, we may have gotten a good taste of what total war actually was like. How many our heroes sacrificed themselves by doing actions that under any other circumstances would be consider insane, if not deplorable?
One could argue, for example, that "most people understand that freedom fighters don't drop nukes on cities". Well guess what, we did. Twice. How many civilians died as a result?
The typical argument I hear in return was, "Well that's different". No it isn't. We did it because we believed we were fighting for our freedom. We did it because we felt threatened. We did it because it was better than the alternative (a land invasion).
Who are you to judge someone else's beliefs. How do you know that those that flew into the Trade center felt any less strongly about what they believed in than you did after the trade centers fell?
Was it right? Hell no. Not by any stretch. But neither was our invasion of Iraq, where far more have died.
Beliefs in the hands of humans can be very dangerous things.
"...they don't behead those who don't share their ideology"
Counterpoint, the French Revolution. A lot of heads rolled in that one.
"...don't shun the diplomatic processes that could actually lead to freedom"
Uh, yeah they do. They usually do it when diplomatic methods either fail or yield poor results, usually due to the fact that the opposing entity is much more powerful than you. See American Revolution.
The other way diplomatic channels fails is if you aren't given one. That seems to happen more often than it should.
"See, most people understand that there is a huge difference between someone fighting for freedom and someone who calls themselves a freedom fighter to win the support of the mentally weak and susceptible."
Please. Osama and clan used the same tactics against the Soviet Union, with our aid. We called them freedom fighters at the time.
People wouldn't follow if they didn't think there were some merits to what Osama et al are preaching. This goes back to the whole "winning the hearts and minds" of the people, which so far we've done an absolutely miserable job. We aren't viewed as friends, we are viewed as occupiers. People are miserable, angry, and afraid. When people get to that state, they rally around someone who is a kindred, shows strength, and leadership. Sort of like how the nation rallied around GW back when the trade towers fell.
But let's change the situation. Let's say the tables were reversed, and somehow the Iraqis invaded our country and took it over. Let's say they used the same pretenses we did, were just "as careful" to avoid civilian casualties. Let's say a guided missle blew up your house, and several of your close firends and relatives were inside at the time.
Now take those fellings and add them to the fact that some foriegn force has invaded your homeland. Tell me you wouldn't want to inflict as much harm on the enemy as you possibly could.
Perspectives and beliefs. Both easily understood, both just as easily misguided. Once enough
I'd mod that that funny. Borderline troll though. Every programmer (except the kooky ones) know that there is no such thing as the sun. So take your jokes and theories about the supposed "day-star" elsewhere.
~X~
The truth is that Microsofts business model has failed and they know it.
Yeah, I'd call any business with a market cap of 287 billion dollars a failure. Wish I could fail that way.
"The current type of War in Iraq is a type of war NO ARMY has ever fought."
That's incorrect. This type of war has been fought by armies and the armies lose. See the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
Back then, we supported bin Laden and his "Freedom Fighters". Though even without our help, the result would have been inevitable.
You can crush your opponent militarily, but that does not mean you win. You have to win over the people as well. Failure to do so results in what we're seeing now.
Winning over the people does not mean going in there with a "you're going to take this democracy and you're gonna like it" attitude. One fairly universal truth about humanity is that humans do not like to be forced to do anything they don't want to do, even it is for the better (see environment, healthy lifestyles, money management, etc.). In other words, change has to come from within. If it's forced, there will be resistance.
Couple this with a region that has been the proverbial ping pong ball of US foriegn policy, lack of education, millenia of underlying racial/religious/social strife, and a general dislike of all things western and you've got a real mess.
~X~
"Was it right or wrong to pick quantum physics before I read the sentence?"
From the nerd-iverse segment of the multiverse, you were right to pick up the book.
From the I-want-to-get-laid-iverse segment, you were wrong.
~X~
"You forgot to mention that every time someone votes against a Republican, God kills a kitten AND a puppy."
And evertime you vote FOR a republican, an Iraqi shits a barrel of oil!
~X~
Well, uh...stretch, a little due dilligence and research shows that David Demming is a contributing member to the NCPA. Now for those of you who might not know what the NCPA is, it is a well-oiled^H^H^H greased ^H^H^H^H funded organization that just happens to receive a chunk of funding from the oil industry. You can read a little more about it here: http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php? id=55
From my little fact finding mission, this guy's background is questionable, and his statements moreso. But I leave that for the viewer to decide. I think I'll stick with the copious amount of research and the....well...obvious effects that contradict this guy and his fellow compatriots at the NCPA.
The google search also yields some rather...uh... interesting articles. Let's just say that his arguments dealing with unregistered female sex organs and gun ownership were amusing. The guy's got class.
~X~
Idiot. Arctic != chunk of ice floating in the ocean. The arctic is fairly large chunk of area that include most of Greenland, Northern Canada and Alaska, etc. .
When those glaciers melt, the water level goes up. And there is quite a bit of ice mass.
Water levels are only part of the problem. The other part of the problem is the effect of large masses of cold fresh water are going to have on ocean currents, environment, and weather.
Some models show that the thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic would shut down (worst case). But let's say that it just gets pushed south a 100 miles or so. It wouldn't take long before England and Northern Europe become more like Alaska. This would probably have a profound impact on the fishing industry as well, since the indigenous species would leave for more temperate waters. And who knows what that would do on the cross continental weather patterns.
The arctic melting is not some minor environmental detail. To think of it another way, consider the amount of ENERGY it takes to melt that much ice. Now ask, where might that energy be coming from. Now imagine what may happen to this excess (and growing) energy when there is only a small fraction of ice pack to help reflect it off into space.
Things that make you go...*splash*.
~X~
Building an atomic bomb, relatively speaking, is not that difficult. The difficulty comes in refining the core materials and configuring the core so that it will go critical when other pieces of core material slam into it.
The first atomic weapon was little more than a big gun with a uranium plug being fired into a "charge" of uranium. Not really all that complex. Fortunately, those types of weapons are somewhat unweildly in size and carry low yields.
Plutonium based bombs are more compact and deliver larger yields. But they are significantly more complex as far as firing and timing is concerned.
Needless to say, the biggest hurdle to building a Hiroshima type nuke is coming up with a way to refine uranium into weapons grade material. Once a country has that capability, building a low yield nuke is, relatively speaking, child's play.
~X~
You are correct. People did want it. But instead of getting what they asked for, they got something that was a part of what they asked for and a whole hell of a lot more than they asked for.
This is like asking your town for trash pickup service, and you come home one day to find your house is gone.
~X~
...In other news, the manufacturers of jack-boots and metal battons are expecting triple digit growth in the near future...hey what are you doing in here? *WHACK WHACK WHACK* ***THUD*** #!@#*&^%*%$#@!
Idiot.
He is not the first, nor likely the last person who has been trying to tell the government that their security is poor. People have written congress, posted web request and either have been entirely ignored or summarily dismissed.
In an attempt to finally get it through people's thick freakin skulls how serious this problem is and how simple it is to circumvent the security, this kid laid out the step by step instructions to finally prove that this IS a REAL problem that needs to be dealt with.
This kid provided the apathetic (and incompetent) with the proverbial kick in the ass. This kid did nothing new. This kid didn't reveal any secrets. Everything he did is something that any person with half a brain or prospective terrorist would have worked out months, if not years ago.
By your logic, the government could come up with any lame ass security measure then throw your ass in prison for breaking it, sort of like...oh I don't know...BRINGING BOTTLED WATER ON A PLANE.
If you think you're any safer now than you were before 9/11, you are one deluded individual.
~X~
"We all now the TSA is a scam, we all know we are not one bit safer, we all know the airways are no better than they were before 9/11. Just a great hat trick."
Shut the hell up before somebody sees the freakin' elephant in the room.
~X~
"What does BitchTorrent mean?"
Well, I can imagine that you definately don't want to be the seed.
~X~
Let's take this a step further. What about tobacco manufacturers? Why aren't they locked up for life and their product made illegal?
:)
I mean, an argument can be made the downloading copyrighted works deprives the author of money. But tobacco, tobacco acutally KILLS people. Yet no one has been put away for it. No prison time. And even civil penalties have been reduced.
Tobacco companies are INDUCING death by the thousands, yet I've never seen nor heard of anyone serving time for it. And that's for something that is 100% proven to cause lung cancer and ultimately death.
Two reasons for this: Tobacco comapnies pwn congress and they bring up the point of personal responsibility.
And I agree with accepting personal responsibility. That's why, despite how much I hate big tobacco, that they have the right to sell their product. Ultimately, it's the person responsibility for smoking.
The same should be said here. Just because BT is used for distributing copyrighted works doesn't mean the creator of a BT client should go to jail. It's the people distributing the works that should be tried (I don't agree with that either, but that's a different argument).
I wonder who will ultimately win in these sorts of battles, those who support personal responsibility or those who support government babysitting. On one side we've groups like the NRA and on the other we've got groups like the RIAA. Personally, I think the NRA has more balls and a lot more guns.
~X~
"That's how I got to be a level 9 Programmer, although the +2 keyboard, +3 against fire elementals does help."
Amatuer.
A more efficient way is to find the Wizard of 7-11. You will find many goods for your journey at his shop, such as the Chilidog of Power(+5 artery clogger), the Mentos Charm Disks(+2 charisma), and the Sack of Magical Poofy Cheese (+3 yellow). You must remember to pick up several Flasks of Mountain Dew, as this will give you a +5 haste.
Soon after consuming the Chilidog of Power and the Sack of Magical Poofy Cheese, you will be endowed with new abilities, most notably the Chair Earthquake (good vs. earth elementals such as the troll-like Cowerkers) and the Cloud of Stench (+10 repulsion). Combined, these will make you a powerful adversary.
Now drink several flasks of Mountain Dew. Your skills will multiply at an accelerated rate. When your Boss Templar comes around, quickly apply a Mentos Charm Disk for a charisma boost.
IMPORTANT! DO NOT COMBINE THE MENTOS CHARM DISKS WITH THE FLASK OF MOUNTAIN DEW! This combination will cause much harm to even the strongest of warriors.
One last word of wisdom. Avoid reading the Scrolls of Slashdot. Only trolls dwell there. No good will come of it.
Sincerely,
~X~ Level 41 Code Warrior
According to recent polls, it appears most Americans (55%) will be voting democrat as opposed to republican (37%). That's a pretty wide spread.
It will be interesting to see the results of the upcoming elections, and then factor in where these pwned^H^H^H^H voting machines were used.
~X~
Um, actually I was expecting people to take it as a JOKE. If you're not familiar with the concept of humor though, you can google it. You may also want to investigate the related concept of comedy.
I would include links, but this comment doesn't deserve to be modded up.
~X~
However, in a few generations the populations of those countries will become resistant to UV radiation. Which means if the whole spreads, everyone else dies except for the southern countries.
I, for one, welcome our new Kiwi, Lord of the Ring loving overlords.
~X~
Torrent?
~X~
And perhaps you also want to take away police scanners as well? Or maybe a device that instantly stops all motor vehicles if they are in 5 mile radius of an emergency?
Terrorism my ass! People have been monitioring emergency vehicles/situations in real time since they've been able to build their own radios.
Here's a new skill for you. It's called critical thinking. This amazing skill will allow you to penetrate the fog of fear that certain political groups would like you to remain enveloped in. It allows you to realize some insightful things like, wow, you're more likely to be hit by lightening than die in a terrorist attack.
Let's say there was a terrorist or a group of terrorist planning something. What are they going to do, wait until fires spring up on the other side of the city and then strike? No. A terrorist, just like any other military strategist, spend months planning an attack. They are not going to base a decision to strike based on where there happen to be emergencies at any given time.
And let's say they planned it so that they spring a bunch of fires on the far side of the city so that they can carry out there dastardly plan. Then IT ISN"T GOING TO FUCKING MATTER BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE DAMN FIRETRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE!
Or, like the trend seems to be, we can continue to lock up/control all information/objects that could be possibly used by terrorists and live in a happy little police state.
~X~
Mila Jovavich covered in hot cornuts.
~X~
Experiment:
1. Find an article, any article, that's written in english.
2. Go to babelfish or some other translation site and translate it into another language.
3. Now, translate that back into english.
4. Endless hours of fun, especially while drinking.
This will either piss the Iraqis off more, or make thm laugh so hard that they'll stop bombing each other.
~X~
After all, what better way to control a population than to deprive the people of information, particularly information that reflects badly on the government? Anyone want to start a pool about when this begins here in the U.S.?
Apparently, it's working quite well already.
~X~