Oh, so it's valid now to call George W. Bush a "King?"
It's called "irony" moron, look it up.
Or to say he invoks September 11th at every opportunity?
Yes, because he does. He likes to paint himself as a "war prezzident" who can prevent the next major terrorist attack which will never come.
In reality, the man is smacked up to the tits on a cocktail of drugs and is exremely paranoid and incapable of handling a major disaster.
Or to justify a rich, fanatic like Usama bin Laden's use of commerical jet-liners as a weapon?
I don't justify it, and think it was wrong to kill all those people, as I thought it was wrong to kill all those people in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, I just think that the US shouldn't be getting uppity just because it got its own back, and shouldn't overreact to things like that. Bush speaks of standing up to the terrorists, but if he did that then life would have continued as normal and we wouldn't be suffering all the Orwellian bullshit like USA PATRIOT, delivering a solid "fuck you, we aren't scared" to the terrorists. Maybe the US could reevaluate its position in the world, and maybe not be so cutthroat about its economic interests, oil and the Middle East (and I know all three are intertwined).
It's a slap in the face to all those who have died on September 11 and all other victims of terrorism around the world.
I think that the US getting uppity over having someone fight back for once rather than just laying down and have the living fuck bombed out of them without any recourse is a slap in the face to all of those who have been directly or indirectly killed by American actions. Maybe Bush's invocation of 9/11 at every turn to explain why he should be king for the next few years is more of a slap in the face to the victims, anyway.
However, I agree, this isn't terrorism. September 11th was terrorism, as was Vietnam and the Cold War (it provoked enough terror, didn't it?).
*jb.hl.com expects to be called Troll/Flamebait for expressing a valid, but unpopular, opinion.
For all you Americans, this serves as an introduction. This here is what we call "regulation". It stops businesses being dicks by not bending over backwards to them at every opportunity. Our economy has not yet collapsed. Amazing, that.
You don't understand. I CAN'T use any form of GUI while it compiles, because the hard drive spins out of control and the machine locks up. Aint that simple:\
Anyway, this sounds crap. I refuse to believe that any such package will be even handed. What reference will it make with regards to fair use? ("You can't make a backup, you must pay for a new CD") What about lengths of copyrights? ("Copyright lasts forever and is passed down through lineage") Is this gonna be like those textbooks in California full of Pepsi ads?
Anywaym corporations are getting a big hold on schools over this side of the pond, as well as other public services. Blair just authorised the Private Finance Initiative, which allows coporations to own schools, hospitals and the London Underground. I won't even go into the unreserved mess that is British Rail (it's not fucking British any more, half the fucking network is owned by French companies). Welcome to the future, sponsored by Orange, where the water sponsored by Evian is cyrstal clear, where the air sponsored by ExxonMobil is fresh and there isn't a cloud in the sky sponsored by EasyJet.
I could just as easily say that 70% of wars in 2003 were caused by George W Bush: technically correct, but ignoring the real issue. I'd say 70% of viruses were down to 70% of Windows users.
The GNU people would just have to think up a new name, and then we'd have to put THAT in front of Linux. Not to mention it would probably be another fucking self-referential acronym:)
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Oh, so it's valid now to call George W. Bush a "King?"
It's called "irony" moron, look it up.
Or to say he invoks September 11th at every opportunity?
Yes, because he does. He likes to paint himself as a "war prezzident" who can prevent the next major terrorist attack which will never come.
In reality, the man is smacked up to the tits on a cocktail of drugs and is exremely paranoid and incapable of handling a major disaster.
Or to justify a rich, fanatic like Usama bin Laden's use of commerical jet-liners as a weapon?
I don't justify it, and think it was wrong to kill all those people, as I thought it was wrong to kill all those people in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, I just think that the US shouldn't be getting uppity just because it got its own back, and shouldn't overreact to things like that. Bush speaks of standing up to the terrorists, but if he did that then life would have continued as normal and we wouldn't be suffering all the Orwellian bullshit like USA PATRIOT, delivering a solid "fuck you, we aren't scared" to the terrorists. Maybe the US could reevaluate its position in the world, and maybe not be so cutthroat about its economic interests, oil and the Middle East (and I know all three are intertwined).
Bring it on.
It's a slap in the face to all those who have died on September 11 and all other victims of terrorism around the world.
I think that the US getting uppity over having someone fight back for once rather than just laying down and have the living fuck bombed out of them without any recourse is a slap in the face to all of those who have been directly or indirectly killed by American actions. Maybe Bush's invocation of 9/11 at every turn to explain why he should be king for the next few years is more of a slap in the face to the victims, anyway.
However, I agree, this isn't terrorism. September 11th was terrorism, as was Vietnam and the Cold War (it provoked enough terror, didn't it?).
*jb.hl.com expects to be called Troll/Flamebait for expressing a valid, but unpopular, opinion.
The Brits :D
We cloned them sheep too. And invented the WWW.
erhaps because there was fuck all to regulate?
It wasn't until past the beginning of the revolution that corporations started acting like jackasses in the way they do now.
However, we did invent the railway and start the Industrial Revolution.
For all you Americans, this serves as an introduction. This here is what we call "regulation". It stops businesses being dicks by not bending over backwards to them at every opportunity. Our economy has not yet collapsed. Amazing, that.
after 50 years of operation of hundreds of Nuke power plants only 1 serious accident occurred
Er...no.
Here's a British one, Here's a list of them, and oh here's a nice big page on a really fucking scary one that released more radiation than Chernobyl. Scared? You should be.
Despite this, I'm still a supporter of nuclear power, mind.
Dammit, that's not a troll. It's both funny and insightful. /me awaits the karma burnage
Not as enticing or fun as these virtual girlfriends.
Better colours
You don't understand. I CAN'T use any form of GUI while it compiles, because the hard drive spins out of control and the machine locks up. Aint that simple :\
I just installed Gentoo, and only finished compiling KDE 3.2.3 a few days ago! GOD FECKING DAMMIT!
(note: this is not a troll, this really is happening, and I love Gentoo. I also hate my life.)
I'll get over the capital I when you get over Jesus.
I hate you more than anything.
As an aside, one odd change I've noticed is that instead of saying Windows XP Professional, the boot screen now says only Windows XP...
:)
Not that I'm complaining, SP2 kicks ass, but a usable IE is a long way away
Tape recorders are a nono? How about wax cylinders? Punch cards?
Very, very vague.
I just left school, so won't have to suffer it :)
Anyway, this sounds crap. I refuse to believe that any such package will be even handed. What reference will it make with regards to fair use? ("You can't make a backup, you must pay for a new CD") What about lengths of copyrights? ("Copyright lasts forever and is passed down through lineage") Is this gonna be like those textbooks in California full of Pepsi ads?
Anywaym corporations are getting a big hold on schools over this side of the pond, as well as other public services. Blair just authorised the Private Finance Initiative, which allows coporations to own schools, hospitals and the London Underground. I won't even go into the unreserved mess that is British Rail (it's not fucking British any more, half the fucking network is owned by French companies). Welcome to the future, sponsored by Orange, where the water sponsored by Evian is cyrstal clear, where the air sponsored by ExxonMobil is fresh and there isn't a cloud in the sky sponsored by EasyJet.
I could just as easily say that 70% of wars in 2003 were caused by George W Bush: technically correct, but ignoring the real issue. I'd say 70% of viruses were down to 70% of Windows users.
The GNU people would just have to think up a new name, and then we'd have to put THAT in front of Linux. Not to mention it would probably be another fucking self-referential acronym :)
That's true, half the posts are talking about gay niggers.
Lets see some modded up comments already!
Not one comment above 3? Are the mods fucking ASLEEP?!
How about the dictators in charge of countries? Sure, they're dictators, but they also (sadly) control countries, hence they get a seat in the UN.
We have since recognised that Dresden was horrific, and we have apologised for it and consider it an atrocity.
America is unrepentant for just about everything.