China demolishes mosque for not supporting Olympics: group
Mon Jun 23, 3:56 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August's Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday.
The mosque was in Kalpin county near Aksu city in Xinjiang's rugged southwest, the World Uyghur Congress said.
The spokesman's office of the Xinjiang government said it had no immediate comment, while telephone calls to the county government went answered.
"China is forcing mosques in East Turkistan to publicize the Beijing Olympics to get the Uighur people to support the Games (but) this has been resisted by the Uighurs," World Uyghur Congress spokesman Dilxat Raxit said in an emailed statement.
Beijing says al Qaeda is working with militants in Xinjiang to use terror to establish an independent state called East Turkistan.
Oil-rich Xinjiang is home to 8 million Turkic-speaking Uighurs, many of whom resent the growing economic and cultural influence of the Han Chinese.
Dilxat Raxit added that the mosque, which had been renovated in 1998, was accused of illegally renovating the structure, carrying out illegal religious activities and illegally storing copies of the Muslim holy book the Koran.
"All the Korans in the mosque have been seized by the government and dozens of people detained," he said. "The detained Uighurs have been tortured."
The Olympic torch relay passed through Xinjiang last week under tight security, with all but carefully vetted residents banned from watching on the streets and tight controls over foreign media covering the event.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)
Recently I read that people were arrested and/or beaten because they didn't promote the Olympics. Is it strange that the chinese govt blocks EVERYTHING that protests against it?
You raise an interesting point. Cross platform compatibility is an area where the user has to research. However, with Java, no matter what the user does, the program will STILL be cross-platform, simply because it depends on a cross-platform runtime engine.
However, with C++ you can make mistakes and link to a function that is not present on all platforms. You have to be much more careful with that. However, it's not C++ that is not cross-platform, but the application API's. Can we really complain about C++ portability problems when the main problem with portability is Microsoft Windows' undocumented functions and bad documentation?
I know that was an interview question, but I'll try to answer for myself: WINE does not demand 512Megs of RAM when running Windows Apps. Besides, WINE allows Windows applications to store files in the same partition you're using. To store documents in your home partition using virtualization, you either have to setup networking or a shared folder.
The way I see it, is that there are three steps in Linux migration for Windows users:
1) Using Windows applications on a VM (unless they're 3D games, that is) 2) Using Windows applications with WINE. 3) Using native Linux applications.
So that puts WINE (and Windows inside a VM) in a transition stage. They won't be needed unless for running legacy applications. But definitely, making native Linux applications is much better than having to rely on WINE.
Here in Mexico, ALL criminals carry guns. Gone is the age where criminals carried only knives. And I'm talking about muggers, not kidnappers, who are armed to the teeth.
Isn't the crime rate in DC really high anyway? So it seems as if banning guns didn't work. That's because criminals don't give a f*** about the Law. If they're going to break the law to assault / steal/etc., why not break it to get the guns they're gonna use?
Here in Mexico something similar happens: Automatic weapons are declared as military-only, so this means cops only have revolvers and shotguns. Meanwhile, druglords have AK-47's to get rid of whoever opposes them.
To keep things in perspective, if Microsoft tried bundling in these programs, they would be slapped with an anti-trust suit. Again. You're also forgetting that BUNDLING was what got IE the marketshare they needed to make it the worst web browser on Earth. If it wasn't for that, we wouldn't have had problems with ActiveX viruses or IE vulnerabilities.
We're only recovering from that bundle - er, blunder - with Firefox. But we're still 75% behind.
The problem isn't the "free bundle". The problem is the product's price. Microsoft asks you to pay $300 because they ARE a monopoly. Fortunately, we now have alternatives like Openoffice.org. 7 years ago Openoffice was a crashing hell. Today I use it regularly, and altho it still has glitches (like floating toolbar residues stamped in the document) and usability issues (like the "center" button disappearing from the toolbar whenever i click on an inline image), i'm glad I can export my documents into PDF without having to pay four hundred freaking dollars to Microsoft and Adobe for that.
The $300 dollars you complain about isn't the DOJ's fault. It's the companies' fault. They keep overpricing their infinite goods. Just like the RIAA.
Next, people complain about Linux usability? apt-get install mplayer k3b, etc?
Nope. Just click on the synaptic icon and search for mplayer. The only time when I use the command prompt er... shell window, is when I have to do quick text maintenance and copy files around (which i find much faster than clicking on endless windows and dragging stuff).
Bill designed Microsoft to become a monopoly where people had to depend on them. Crappy software, useless tech support... it's all his fault.
Perhaps instead of worrying about Google capturing their market they should focus instead on improving their products.
A close friend just called me this morning because his Windows XP didn't boot anymore. Not even in safe mode.
Now there's a question I would like to ask. If Bill REALLY sent those mails on a daily basis - as stated in the article, then why the heck didn't they do something about it?
Microsoft is so f***ed up that not even the boss can fix it.
I recall reading this article about some guy spending too much time on his second job - an online job. He would often get called, and new responsibilities were given to him. He had to take care of new people, he was always given new duties and he could never quit - people depended on him. It was a burden so heavy that it felt like if the world could end without him. It didn't matter that he got no pay for the job - it was too important to ask for pay.
I did this many times. UML class, use-case and sequence diagrams were NEVER helpful - it's just much easier to explore code with a good IDE.
The argument that a new architect will have to spend days familiarizing with the code is moot.
I disagree. I've found that whenever I join a project where they have UML diagrams, it's much easier for me to understand the code - specially if it's a big project.
I think it is like an ostrich with his head in the sand. Except the ostrich is "Dubya" Watch you words! As a member of the International Society for the Defense of the Dignity of Ostrichs, I demand that you retract from your previous comment!
Firefox 2 has crashed on me too many times when playing youtube videos. Specifically, when I click a link or try to leave the page when the video just stopped. The situation hasn't improved in firefox 3, as it's an obvious flash player bug.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/ts_nm/olympics_mosque_dc
China demolishes mosque for not supporting Olympics: group
Mon Jun 23, 3:56 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August's Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday.
The mosque was in Kalpin county near Aksu city in Xinjiang's rugged southwest, the World Uyghur Congress said.
The spokesman's office of the Xinjiang government said it had no immediate comment, while telephone calls to the county government went answered.
"China is forcing mosques in East Turkistan to publicize the Beijing Olympics to get the Uighur people to support the Games (but) this has been resisted by the Uighurs," World Uyghur Congress spokesman Dilxat Raxit said in an emailed statement.
Beijing says al Qaeda is working with militants in Xinjiang to use terror to establish an independent state called East Turkistan.
Oil-rich Xinjiang is home to 8 million Turkic-speaking Uighurs, many of whom resent the growing economic and cultural influence of the Han Chinese.
Dilxat Raxit added that the mosque, which had been renovated in 1998, was accused of illegally renovating the structure, carrying out illegal religious activities and illegally storing copies of the Muslim holy book the Koran.
"All the Korans in the mosque have been seized by the government and dozens of people detained," he said. "The detained Uighurs have been tortured."
The Olympic torch relay passed through Xinjiang last week under tight security, with all but carefully vetted residents banned from watching on the streets and tight controls over foreign media covering the event.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)
(For more stories visit our multimedia website "Road to Beijing" at http://www.reuters.com/news/sports/2008olympics; and see our blog at http://blogs.reuters.com/china)
who modded me troll, and WHY?
Recently I read that people were arrested and/or beaten because they didn't promote the Olympics. Is it strange that the chinese govt blocks EVERYTHING that protests against it?
4. So is C++, your point?
You raise an interesting point. Cross platform compatibility is an area where the user has to research. However, with Java, no matter what the user does, the program will STILL be cross-platform, simply because it depends on a cross-platform runtime engine.However, with C++ you can make mistakes and link to a function that is not present on all platforms. You have to be much more careful with that. However, it's not C++ that is not cross-platform, but the application API's. Can we really complain about C++ portability problems when the main problem with portability is Microsoft Windows' undocumented functions and bad documentation?
Parent's link is GP's post :P
I know that was an interview question, but I'll try to answer for myself: WINE does not demand 512Megs of RAM when running Windows Apps. Besides, WINE allows Windows applications to store files in the same partition you're using. To store documents in your home partition using virtualization, you either have to setup networking or a shared folder.
The way I see it, is that there are three steps in Linux migration for Windows users:
1) Using Windows applications on a VM (unless they're 3D games, that is)
2) Using Windows applications with WINE.
3) Using native Linux applications.
So that puts WINE (and Windows inside a VM) in a transition stage. They won't be needed unless for running legacy applications. But definitely, making native Linux applications is much better than having to rely on WINE.
Not to mention video editing applications like Adobe Premiere. We're at Wine 1.0 and the Premiere 7.0 (PRO) installer STILL DOESN'T WORK.
http://slash.dot.org/
Try spelling THAT! :D
i find that hilarious, too. "We don't need no stinking red light district for planet earth!" (rolls eyes)
Here in Mexico, ALL criminals carry guns. Gone is the age where criminals carried only knives. And I'm talking about muggers, not kidnappers, who are armed to the teeth.
Here in Mexico something similar happens: Automatic weapons are declared as military-only, so this means cops only have revolvers and shotguns. Meanwhile, druglords have AK-47's to get rid of whoever opposes them.
So you mean it's like a bazaar instead of a cathedral? :P
We're only recovering from that bundle - er, blunder - with Firefox. But we're still 75% behind.
The problem isn't the "free bundle". The problem is the product's price. Microsoft asks you to pay $300 because they ARE a monopoly. Fortunately, we now have alternatives like Openoffice.org. 7 years ago Openoffice was a crashing hell. Today I use it regularly, and altho it still has glitches (like floating toolbar residues stamped in the document) and usability issues (like the "center" button disappearing from the toolbar whenever i click on an inline image), i'm glad I can export my documents into PDF without having to pay four hundred freaking dollars to Microsoft and Adobe for that.
The $300 dollars you complain about isn't the DOJ's fault. It's the companies' fault. They keep overpricing their infinite goods. Just like the RIAA.
Perhaps you're right, but Windows 3.1 failed to run under DR-DOS...
Next, people complain about Linux usability? apt-get install mplayer k3b, etc?
Nope. Just click on the synaptic icon and search for mplayer. The only time when I use the command prompt er... shell window, is when I have to do quick text maintenance and copy files around (which i find much faster than clicking on endless windows and dragging stuff).Bill designed Microsoft to become a monopoly where people had to depend on them. Crappy software, useless tech support... it's all his fault.
Perhaps instead of worrying about Google capturing their market they should focus instead on improving their products.
A close friend just called me this morning because his Windows XP didn't boot anymore. Not even in safe mode.
Now there's a question I would like to ask. If Bill REALLY sent those mails on a daily basis - as stated in the article, then why the heck didn't they do something about it?
Microsoft is so f***ed up that not even the boss can fix it.
I recall reading this article about some guy spending too much time on his second job - an online job. He would often get called, and new responsibilities were given to him. He had to take care of new people, he was always given new duties and he could never quit - people depended on him. It was a burden so heavy that it felt like if the world could end without him. It didn't matter that he got no pay for the job - it was too important to ask for pay.
That second job was World of Warcraft.
And here I thought comics like this one would be out of reality... (altho in the comic it's the kid who's spending time online)
I did this many times. UML class, use-case and sequence diagrams were NEVER helpful - it's just much easier to explore code with a good IDE.
The argument that a new architect will have to spend days familiarizing with the code is moot.
I disagree. I've found that whenever I join a project where they have UML diagrams, it's much easier for me to understand the code - specially if it's a big project.OK ... to further that then.
Where is the impeachment for LYING ABOUT WHY THE COUNTRY WAS DRAGGED INTO A PROTRACTED WAR!
That was one of the 35 articles mentioned in Kucinich's first presentation.Firefox 2 has crashed on me too many times when playing youtube videos. Specifically, when I click a link or try to leave the page when the video just stopped. The situation hasn't improved in firefox 3, as it's an obvious flash player bug.
HEY! I just finished eating! >.<And maybe even a spouse!