I felt the same way as you do. That's why I cancelled my "digital" cable and "high speed" internet connection with Adelphia cable ($100/month, always down, first 70 channels not digital).
I also cancelled my regular long distance and local phone plan (saved $50-90 a month).
I now use DirecTV with Tivo ($45 2 rooms) and DSL from Verizon ($35, 1.4 Mbs speed). Coupled with Vonage ($25), I finally feel like the money I am paying every month (and its cheaper!) is not being wasted.
Stop paying cable companies. Go digital (they are NOT digital on the first 70 channels!!), get Sat TV. Verizon's DSL service has not gone down at all since I've had it for 10 months. I have had to recycle my $40 b wireless router 5-6 times tho.
Look up at night, actually early in the morning currently. See that red disk? We call it MARS. Its a planet. NASA landed 2 (yes 2 at the same time) rovers on it one year ago, and they are still functioning. Now turn your telescope to a shiny bright planet we call Saturn. Yes, we have a probe around ones of its moons. The UK has a probe landing on that moon in a few days. We drove it there for them.
You see, I agree with you (I voted for Kerry). But, using your logic on your original post (before you realized you were wrong and changed this to a Bush debate) you stated Americans are pussies.
I pointed out we are the exact opposite of pussies.
We are actually "super bullies". Example: you looked at me the wrong way? BAM! I killed you and your family.
Who is next?!? Step up!
Not really a pussy, more like a bully on steroids with a machine gun at a playground.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah (pause for breathe) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Or , maybe, were not accustomed to daily attacks on our homeland because we're NOT pussies ?
Think about this, if Mexican Catholic extremists attacked our cities and buses (especially Texas cities and buses with Bush in office) with suicide bombers on a daily basis. What would happen to Mexico ?
Iraq would look like a playground. The US would level it and make it the 52nd state (behind Canada).
Reading that article, I find it interesting to see how most Indian's (any many american's who bash college) feel non-CS courses are not important.
Then, when you work with them for awhile, you see how they can efficiently perform a simple task with your guidance on everything but syntax. However, when you give them free rights to "get it down without bothering me" they have a tough time. Even after 6 + monthes on the job (believe me, I've been doing this (training Indians and other new hires) for 7 years). Non-CS courses (sociology, history, "any"-ology) teach you that there is much much more to any task/job that learning how to write a for loop. Actually, coding is about 4% of any job, or should be.
Make sure your programmers not only can write the language you need, but also aren't social retards.
Also make sure they can figure out how to pick up a phone and call someone to follow up on outstanding tasks, instead of sitting at their desk playing solitaire (i.e. get people who can think for themselves about "whats coming next").
As a pig headed idiotic American who is hell bent on destroying the world, I must say appreciate the British helping the US in Iraq even though I am aggainst the war.
However, using your login here:
Quote:"Notice that in Iraq, the American's get the vast majority of the blame for being insurgents, the British and other countries there are fairly immune to that rap. Not just because there are less of us, but because we respect them, we do our best to accomodate, to leave them alone when we can."
Actually we gave you Basra to police. The Italians and Spanish also got nice cozey South Western areas to police. Your welcome to the Sunni Triangle, Mosel, and Bahgdad if you'd like it. I think we asked UK to send to troops to Bahgdad because we are obviously in WAY over our heads. Wasn't there outcry in your country? More British bodybags etc etc? Yes, you know exactly why your not getting picked on. you not wearing a certain flag on your uniform nor in the most dangerous spots.
75% of his life? Not actually bub! Just 75% of his presidency (while on vacation). Also why does he have a fake Texas accent but no one else , including his brother who was "born" there, not have one? He didn't goto college there, also we all know he didn't spend his National Guard duty time there either!
George Bush is a religious zealot / warmonger and people who support him should read history books focusing on 1920's and 1930's Germany. Zeig Heil flag waver!
Another example of my blue state tax dollars funding some red (state) neck federal pork project. Did you know more federal money is spent per capita on red states than blue states? How about by a factor of 10 ? 15 pig farmers need a 10 lane super highway ? Give me a break.
Thanks I was fishing for your double standard responses. First the original poster pointed out that Americans are evil because some moron came up with Freedom Fries. Yes that makes sense. I pointed out that a few Frenchman spray painted swastikas on American graves in Normandy (Fox News ? Try The Guardian) , knowing that it was a few boneheads, probably kids not an entire people/nation. you see? It's OK to bash all Americans for the %51 who are morons, but according to your standards, you can't apply the same logic to anyone else.
How cares if it fails? Its called Capitalism. If something doesn't make money, simply, it getsb revamped, sold or goes out of business. In Socialist Europe, your 60% taxation rate keeps it afloat. Have fun!
One ? Wow I guess you never heard of Mars ? How about the moon ? You can see both with the naked eye. Go outside at night and look up. Also, read books and newspapers, they help. How did the Euro trash Mars missions do? How about the Japanese Mars mission? I just how the Huygens probe works for you dolts. We've been launching shuttles since the lates 1970's / early 1980's. What are you using ? Jetpacks?
Oh kind Frenchman, you put flowers on the tombs in Normady? No you didn't. You spray painted swaztikas on them. Thanks, we appreciate that. Now, back to teaching my children about never helping the French, ever..ever AGAIN!
American rocket technology of the late sixties is still ahead of current Russian designs. As of matter of fact its ahead of current American designs. Read some books on a little something called the Saturn 5. There isn't anyone around today that could rebuild one very easily.
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Wow, then I must be using magic right now while I talk on this phone like device whose base is plugged into my router, odd.
Cancel cable service, go digital with SatTv and use DSL (more reliable and steady speeds).
I also cancelled my regular long distance and local phone plan (saved $50-90 a month).
I now use DirecTV with Tivo ($45 2 rooms) and DSL from Verizon ($35, 1.4 Mbs speed). Coupled with Vonage ($25), I finally feel like the money I am paying every month (and its cheaper!) is not being wasted.
Stop paying cable companies. Go digital (they are NOT digital on the first 70 channels!!), get Sat TV. Verizon's DSL service has not gone down at all since I've had it for 10 months. I have had to recycle my $40 b wireless router 5-6 times tho.
DAMN YOU V O N A G E !!!
Look up at night, actually early in the morning currently. See that red disk? We call it MARS. Its a planet. NASA landed 2 (yes 2 at the same time) rovers on it one year ago, and they are still functioning. Now turn your telescope to a shiny bright planet we call Saturn. Yes, we have a probe around ones of its moons. The UK has a probe landing on that moon in a few days. We drove it there for them.
Hmm, lets see if this thing takes off!
I pointed out we are the exact opposite of pussies.
We are actually "super bullies". Example: you looked at me the wrong way? BAM! I killed you and your family.
Who is next?!? Step up!
Not really a pussy, more like a bully on steroids with a machine gun at a playground.
Or , maybe, were not accustomed to daily attacks on our homeland because we're NOT pussies ?
Think about this, if Mexican Catholic extremists attacked our cities and buses (especially Texas cities and buses with Bush in office) with suicide bombers on a daily basis. What would happen to Mexico ?
Iraq would look like a playground. The US would level it and make it the 52nd state (behind Canada).
Then, when you work with them for awhile, you see how they can efficiently perform a simple task with your guidance on everything but syntax. However, when you give them free rights to "get it down without bothering me" they have a tough time. Even after 6 + monthes on the job (believe me, I've been doing this (training Indians and other new hires) for 7 years). Non-CS courses (sociology, history, "any"-ology) teach you that there is much much more to any task/job that learning how to write a for loop. Actually, coding is about 4% of any job, or should be.
Make sure your programmers not only can write the language you need, but also aren't social retards.
Also make sure they can figure out how to pick up a phone and call someone to follow up on outstanding tasks, instead of sitting at their desk playing solitaire (i.e. get people who can think for themselves about "whats coming next").
Hey that's my sig!
And how about that re-usable space launch system in use on and off for 30 years..total failure. Maybe you can do it better ?
I said, "per capita" , look it up Bush supporter!
But if the Euro/France space agency(s) (or Russian) did this you'd be cheering and yammering about how much greater they are compared to NASA.
Why is it that NASA is held to such a double standard ?
Because it's America's space agency ?
I still don't understand European double-standards.
However, using your login here: Quote:"Notice that in Iraq, the American's get the vast majority of the blame for being insurgents, the British and other countries there are fairly immune to that rap. Not just because there are less of us, but because we respect them, we do our best to accomodate, to leave them alone when we can." Actually we gave you Basra to police. The Italians and Spanish also got nice cozey South Western areas to police. Your welcome to the Sunni Triangle, Mosel, and Bahgdad if you'd like it. I think we asked UK to send to troops to Bahgdad because we are obviously in WAY over our heads. Wasn't there outcry in your country? More British bodybags etc etc? Yes, you know exactly why your not getting picked on. you not wearing a certain flag on your uniform nor in the most dangerous spots.
Sorry, I just had to point out a few items there.
George Bush is a religious zealot / warmonger and people who support him should read history books focusing on 1920's and 1930's Germany. Zeig Heil flag waver!
Yes but the size of your heads are even larger.
Another example of my blue state tax dollars funding some red (state) neck federal pork project. Did you know more federal money is spent per capita on red states than blue states? How about by a factor of 10 ? 15 pig farmers need a 10 lane super highway ? Give me a break.
I think Alex Trebek has man love feelings for Ken Jennings. Am I the only one that sees this ?
Thanks I was fishing for your double standard responses. First the original poster pointed out that Americans are evil because some moron came up with Freedom Fries. Yes that makes sense. I pointed out that a few Frenchman spray painted swastikas on American graves in Normandy (Fox News ? Try The Guardian) , knowing that it was a few boneheads, probably kids not an entire people/nation. you see? It's OK to bash all Americans for the %51 who are morons, but according to your standards, you can't apply the same logic to anyone else.
How cares if it fails? Its called Capitalism. If something doesn't make money, simply, it getsb revamped, sold or goes out of business. In Socialist Europe, your 60% taxation rate keeps it afloat. Have fun!
One ? Wow I guess you never heard of Mars ? How about the moon ? You can see both with the naked eye. Go outside at night and look up. Also, read books and newspapers, they help. How did the Euro trash Mars missions do? How about the Japanese Mars mission? I just how the Huygens probe works for you dolts. We've been launching shuttles since the lates 1970's / early 1980's. What are you using ? Jetpacks?
Oh kind Frenchman, you put flowers on the tombs in Normady? No you didn't. You spray painted swaztikas on them. Thanks, we appreciate that. Now, back to teaching my children about never helping the French, ever..ever AGAIN!
No, your wrong, the Atlantic has a bad warning system compared to Pacific.
The good ol US of A is also responsible for tsunami's! What else can we blame them for.....hmmm...asteroids hitting the Earth ?
American rocket technology of the late sixties is still ahead of current Russian designs. As of matter of fact its ahead of current American designs. Read some books on a little something called the Saturn 5. There isn't anyone around today that could rebuild one very easily.