Without the US, the rest of the world would: Be speaking German or Japanese right now Well, you may have lent a hand, but lets face it- you sat on your fat asses for a couple of years then came along and sat in the UK for a couple more while the Ruskies stopped Hitler, THEN you jumped in too claim victory. Thanks a lot. America may have "lent a hand" but it was a pretty important hand. First America didn't sit on its fat ass, it was neutral, while giving material aid to the Allies. It wasn't until a sneak attack that America became officially involved. Without the material aid provided before their involvement in Europe, Britain would have been hard pressed to keep its air-force off the ground. Without the man power provided by America in both theaters of the conflict, the Germans could have easily closed the Western Front (not necessarily conquering and invading Britain, but at least get it out of the war. And the French military was in no shape to kick the Krauts out of Paris) to focus on the Soviet Union. (Except for having to bail out Italy in North Africa) Britain was nearing defeat as manufacturing ability was not up to keeping everything flying and mounting an invasion of Continental Europe. America's manufacturing base was still intact and provided much in the way of assistance. Russia, on the other hand, was getting pounded pretty badly. If it weren't for the invasion of Normandy (a high percentage of which were American soldiers), the Germans would have focused on Russia. The only thing the Russians had for them was enough territory to stall the Germans by giving up land, stretching the German supply lines, and a casual disregard for the lives of their soldiers, allowing human waves (a large part of which were unarmed) to stall the invasion. That's all not even discussing the Pacific theater. Not be using a computer Arguably invented in the UK, plus you've got the whole Windows debacle to answer for. Yes, arguably invented in the UK. The development of the internet however was greatly assisted by the American military. I'm not saying invented in the US, but the internet would arguably be responsible for the internet's existence. Without the internet a large percentage of people would be without a computer unless they had the absolute need to own one. Companies in the US (and elsewhere) manufactured these machine, allowing them to be available and affordable to the general public. Not be driving automobiles Karl Benz you dumbass[sic]. Really, its like shooting fish in a barrel. True. Karl Benz may have invented the car. But it was Henry Ford who made them affordable. Without the theory of the assembly line, automobiles would not be a readily available to the lower and middle classes. Thus, it could be said that without America, you would not be driving automobiles, but watching the wealthy upper class driving them. Never have known the jaw-dropping awesomeness that was Mr. Benjamin Franklin The guy who flew kites in the rain? Yes, the man did in fact fly kites in the rain; but, in doing so discovered many things about the nature of electricity. His life was full of other accomplishments, but I won't post the details. Here's a biography for you as your knowledge of him may be somewhat lacking. That's like saying about Hitler (not comparing these two historical figures) "you mean that guy that failed to get into art school", or Winston Churchill "that guy that got hit by a taxi", or Gandhi "that thin tan guy from India who didn't like the British" Never have known a place where immigrants from anywhere are valued and respected (okay, not so much anymore, but then at least we had it for a brief moment) So in what year did your country abolish the slave trade? Get rid of apartheid? Because I can tell you now it was long time after everyone else. The slave trade was illegalized in 1820, but slaves were still se
True, but the first time over there they didn't necessarily know it would provide a return on investment. It was only after a few people made it back and reported the wealth that the return on investment was acted upon.
The same is possible with space.
Albeit, with much higher factors such a expense, difficulty, survivability, and technical knowhow. You could get on a sea-going vessel by having a strong back and work ethic. You'd probably need at least a PhD to get a seat on any space ship for a while.
Oh yes. I whole-heartedly agree with a plan like that. But eventually someone would discover an extremophile living in the vacuum of space, and some organization or other would protest the defiling of its native environment.
Someplace to dump excess garbage. It's not going to be a problem until the environmetal rammifications are discovered. That's at least 5 to 10 good years of conscience free dumping.
It's as plain as the noose on your face.
Sorry couldn't resist the sig
And for the person who has a sig that says if you reference a sig please include it in your post as some people disable them.
Nobody confuses "nose" and "noose", so what the hell is up with "lose" and "loose"?
Given the skills built up during the Stalin years, their photographic editing skills were pretty advanced. The Soviets could have beaten the US to the moon in this fashion.
Here's a book with some examples. Some are pretty blatant (It was all about eliminating non-persons who had been purged) but many of them are skilfully done.
Give me _one_ other use for which an Uzi was designed
He did. Duck Hunting. You pretty much do need modern assault weapons to take out today's highly evolved animals. These things can fly after all. And see it's pretty much worked. What's the duck population of Israel, where the uzi was designed?
but protecting fair use is certainly more important
Not to the corporations. They think it's far more important to fight piracy. And who do you think is giving more money to the politicians, corporations or consumers.*
*This does not include money coerced from consumers by taxation.
Anything that'll get on coworker's nerves
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Pirates of the Caribbean theme (from the ride)
Commercial Jingles (Especially Meow Mix on Repeat one. Some people can only tolerate that one for 2-3 minutes)
National Anthems (Star Spangled Banner, Oh Canada, Hymn of the Soviet Union, God save the Monarch)
Don't Worry Be Happy
Eagle Slayer (can't find any of their songs but got a copy of Monkey Attack & the Boy with Robotic Arms)
and for music some of our coworkers can stand
Johnny Cash
Johnny Horton
Suicide Machines
Dropkick Murphy's
They Might be Giants
I read the book fairly recently and I believe that humans created a rudimentary AI to assist them in building a better one. This happened a few times and along came the positonic brain. Humans could understand what it did, but not how. Humans had less and less influence on the process as generations (of computers) passed.
They disobey you. You kill the vast majority, but save a few reliable ones. You go on extended leave, send an emissary to check up on them, but disguise hi as a robot. Genereations later they question wheather "Man" exists. Then create their own intelligent creatures. To begin the cycle again.
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Without the US, the rest of the world would:
Be speaking German or Japanese right now
Well, you may have lent a hand, but lets face it- you sat on your fat asses for a couple of years then came along and sat in the UK for a couple more while the Ruskies stopped Hitler, THEN you jumped in too claim victory. Thanks a lot.
America may have "lent a hand" but it was a pretty important hand. First America didn't sit on its fat ass, it was neutral, while giving material aid to the Allies. It wasn't until a sneak attack that America became officially involved. Without the material aid provided before their involvement in Europe, Britain would have been hard pressed to keep its air-force off the ground. Without the man power provided by America in both theaters of the conflict, the Germans could have easily closed the Western Front (not necessarily conquering and invading Britain, but at least get it out of the war. And the French military was in no shape to kick the Krauts out of Paris) to focus on the Soviet Union. (Except for having to bail out Italy in North Africa) Britain was nearing defeat as manufacturing ability was not up to keeping everything flying and mounting an invasion of Continental Europe. America's manufacturing base was still intact and provided much in the way of assistance.
Russia, on the other hand, was getting pounded pretty badly. If it weren't for the invasion of Normandy (a high percentage of which were American soldiers), the Germans would have focused on Russia. The only thing the Russians had for them was enough territory to stall the Germans by giving up land, stretching the German supply lines, and a casual disregard for the lives of their soldiers, allowing human waves (a large part of which were unarmed) to stall the invasion.
That's all not even discussing the Pacific theater.
Not be using a computer
Arguably invented in the UK, plus you've got the whole Windows debacle to answer for.
Yes, arguably invented in the UK. The development of the internet however was greatly assisted by the American military. I'm not saying invented in the US, but the internet would arguably be responsible for the internet's existence. Without the internet a large percentage of people would be without a computer unless they had the absolute need to own one. Companies in the US (and elsewhere) manufactured these machine, allowing them to be available and affordable to the general public.
Not be driving automobiles
Karl Benz you dumbass[sic]. Really, its like shooting fish in a barrel.
True. Karl Benz may have invented the car. But it was Henry Ford who made them affordable. Without the theory of the assembly line, automobiles would not be a readily available to the lower and middle classes. Thus, it could be said that without America, you would not be driving automobiles, but watching the wealthy upper class driving them.
Never have known the jaw-dropping awesomeness that was Mr. Benjamin Franklin
The guy who flew kites in the rain?
Yes, the man did in fact fly kites in the rain; but, in doing so discovered many things about the nature of electricity. His life was full of other accomplishments, but I won't post the details. Here's a biography for you as your knowledge of him may be somewhat lacking. That's like saying about Hitler (not comparing these two historical figures) "you mean that guy that failed to get into art school", or Winston Churchill "that guy that got hit by a taxi", or Gandhi "that thin tan guy from India who didn't like the British"
Never have known a place where immigrants from anywhere are valued and respected (okay, not so much anymore, but then at least we had it for a brief moment)
So in what year did your country abolish the slave trade? Get rid of apartheid? Because I can tell you now it was long time after everyone else.
The slave trade was illegalized in 1820, but slaves were still se
Please, forgive my ignorance. But what does astroturfing mean in this context?
This article was an amusing story about technical support from the inside. I don't remember if it was posted on slashdot.
What's up with this color scheme?
True, but the first time over there they didn't necessarily know it would provide a return on investment. It was only after a few people made it back and reported the wealth that the return on investment was acted upon.
The same is possible with space.
Albeit, with much higher factors such a expense, difficulty, survivability, and technical knowhow. You could get on a sea-going vessel by having a strong back and work ethic. You'd probably need at least a PhD to get a seat on any space ship for a while.
Oh yes. I whole-heartedly agree with a plan like that. But eventually someone would discover an extremophile living in the vacuum of space, and some organization or other would protest the defiling of its native environment.
Someplace to dump excess garbage. It's not going to be a problem until the environmetal rammifications are discovered. That's at least 5 to 10 good years of conscience free dumping.
It's as plain as the noose on your face.
Sorry couldn't resist the sig
And for the person who has a sig that says if you reference a sig please include it in your post as some people disable them.
Nobody confuses "nose" and "noose", so what the hell is up with "lose" and "loose"?
"It's a matter of objecting to the FBI invoking 'terrorism' to avoid due process in a case that clearly has NOTHING to do with terrorism."
You know those episodes were used in training camps throughout the Sudan & Afghanistan to illustrate American Small Unit Tactics.
From personal experience at least, reading the book just before seeing the movie makes the movie seem much worse about 85% of the time.
Keep that book though, typographical errors in published works can mean a collectible value in the future.
Please keep other people's feelings under consideration.
The current politically correct version of "nigger rigged" is "Afro-Engineered".
That'd be helpful for law enforcement.
Contrary to popular belief, "To Serve Mankind" is not about cooking. It's about break dancing.
Discovering aliens could lead to a growth of understanding and tolerance amongst the Human ethnicities.
Yeah, your skin may be a little darker or lighter than mine, but look at that thing over there with the tentacles.
Finally, someone everyone on Earth can lynch together.
"What did he do at night anyway?"
The same thing he does every night. Try to take over the world.
The next step in human evolution.
Judging from some of the people I've met, opposable thumbs don't necessarily indicate higher brain functionng either.
Given the skills built up during the Stalin years, their photographic editing skills were pretty advanced. The Soviets could have beaten the US to the moon in this fashion.
Here's a book with some examples. Some are pretty blatant (It was all about eliminating non-persons who had been purged) but many of them are skilfully done.
"These satellites are sensitive enough to tell the difference between a Colt .45 and a .38 Special"
Yeah, but can they tell the difference between a Colt M1911 and a Springfield Armory M1911?
or
the difference between a Saiga AK-47 with a Milled Reciver and a Chinese Knock-off AK-47 with a stamped reciver?
Does the penis what to pay a small sum of money to not be "snipped" by a Nigerian hitman?
A law against, say, citizens owning chemical weapons like sarin gas clearly balances these well
It's not a weapon of mass destruction, it's insecticide.
Give me _one_ other use for which an Uzi was designed
He did. Duck Hunting. You pretty much do need modern assault weapons to take out today's highly evolved animals. These things can fly after all. And see it's pretty much worked. What's the duck population of Israel, where the uzi was designed?
but protecting fair use is certainly more important
Not to the corporations. They think it's far more important to fight piracy. And who do you think is giving more money to the politicians, corporations or consumers.*
*This does not include money coerced from consumers by taxation.
Pirates of the Caribbean theme (from the ride) Commercial Jingles (Especially Meow Mix on Repeat one. Some people can only tolerate that one for 2-3 minutes) National Anthems (Star Spangled Banner, Oh Canada, Hymn of the Soviet Union, God save the Monarch) Don't Worry Be Happy Eagle Slayer (can't find any of their songs but got a copy of Monkey Attack & the Boy with Robotic Arms) and for music some of our coworkers can stand Johnny Cash Johnny Horton Suicide Machines Dropkick Murphy's They Might be Giants
"Keep Holy the Sabbath day?" What specifically is meant by "Keep Holy"?
or which day is the sabbath day.
I read the book fairly recently and I believe that humans created a rudimentary AI to assist them in building a better one. This happened a few times and along came the positonic brain. Humans could understand what it did, but not how. Humans had less and less influence on the process as generations (of computers) passed.
They disobey you. You kill the vast majority, but save a few reliable ones. You go on extended leave, send an emissary to check up on them, but disguise hi as a robot. Genereations later they question wheather "Man" exists. Then create their own intelligent creatures. To begin the cycle again.