Maybe it's time to declare war on the countries harboring and funding these organizations instead of making 'peace' deals with them.
Unfortunately it is not that simple. I believe that out of all the states in that region Saudi Arabia is the most likely candidate for being the source of funds. Reasons why I suspect that:
1. Their interpretation of Islam is quite strict and extreme: Wahhabism
2. They are by order of magnitude the richest in the region.
3. They have a history of supporting extremist groups in the past: wikipedia
However, US and Saudi Arabia are VERY close allies ever since World War 2: wikipedia.
According to the above link Saudi Arabia had supported 9/11 attacks. Osama was Saudi Arabian. 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals and US were prevented from any investigation into them. One of the stated reasons behind the attack was the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia and at the time of the attack it was reported that 95% of the surveyed Saudis supported bin Laden's cause.
Yet, despite all that, there was no action or reprimand by the US against Saudi Arabia. None. Afghanistan got invaded instead. I can't find a link, but I remember hearing that some families of the victims of 9/11 tried to sue Saudi Arabian government, but were barred due to diplomatic immunity. The US withdrawn the troops stationed there in 2003, thus bowing to one of the stated Osama's demands.
Given such extremely close ties, chances are slim that US will do anything if it is ever confirmed that Saudi Arabia is a financial source for Daesh. Perhaps Russia or France will.
I am very curious what US would do if Russia will launch strikes/declares war on Saudi Arabia...
My advice would be: Log in, don't be afraid to say what you think and ignore inflamatory/trollish/immature replies.
If in doubt: Lurk.
Oh and browse at -1. Sure, you will see all the apk spam and trolls, but that way you will see some very good posts that run contrary to the groupthink of this site.
No. It is illegal to spend more than 48 hours with ONE employer. If you really want to work 80 hour week, get a second job.
Even if you could work 80 hours for one employer, you will not get ahead long term. You will burn out, you will take more sick leave, your work quality will be much poorer. Oh and if you keep doing this voluntarily, it will not be respected: It will be expected. Not to mention what effect it will have on the rest of your life.
The war ends and the victorious troops rape the conquered women and then fuck like crazy when they return home. What follows is double baby boom that brings the population up to even higher level than before the war.
This is one of the problems with open source development; people will spend endless hours perfecting the buggy whip; not to mention coming up with new, competing buggy whip designs.
Yeah, how DARE they spend their own time doing what they like! Don't they know that they should be productive and do what sunderland56 deems more important?!
As a non-native English speaker, I struggle to understand the meaning of the "Just Saying" statement. It is always done as a last statement though, so sounds passive-aggressive.
Is it supposed to be something like "Not expecting a reply" or "I don't think about what I've written"?
Layoffs = accelerated attrition of your best talent
Only assuming that the company does not have deadwood. In my experience: every single company over a certain size have people that are completely useless, only useful in very small area or got attitude/communication issues.
Layoffs are not always a bad thing. It all depends on how good management is recognizing a person's value to the core business. If they are terrible, it results in loss of knowledge, capability and destroyed morale. But if they know how to do layoffs right, it streamlines and revitalizes a company.
So the shit that is not medicine is either never been proven to work (Thus you place your faith in some salesman pushing it) or it has been tested and failed to produce results statistically better than a placebo.
Either way, it is foolish to take that stuff. Even if it is innert, it still prevents people from seeking real treatments because they believe that they are already doing something about it.
And some alternative medicine is just blatantly useless and still popular. See Homeopathic dilution.
Despite the books being terrible, I actually really enjoyed that game. The powers and counter mechanics were very nicely done. Also the level design was awesome.
What's so special about our particular DNA configuration that we would have to preserve it at huge costs ?
We are the only living organism in the known Universe that possess such a high level of intelligence. Until we discover another species that can plan thier survival on interstellar basis, we are special and worth preserving.
I am part of this generation. I have no answers to your questions. All I can do is feel ashamed and speculate.
My guess is that my generation is spoiled rotten. We never had any challenges or widespread hardships compared to the generations prior. Baby boomers dealt with Cold War. The Greatest Generation before them fought in World War 2. We got everything delivered to us on a silver platter, so we never learned to appreciate it or even learnt concepts of respect.
What the activists did in Peru is discusting beyond words. All I can do is hope that they are a horrible exception and that (Degenerate though as we are) the rest of this generation are not as bad as them.
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This is an American site. In the United Stated both left and right would be considered mid to extreme right in the European political stances.
Use your imagination.
Amen brother! I love my T420.
Damn shame new ones changed the keyboard layout and the trackpad buttons :-(
Maybe it's time to declare war on the countries harboring and funding these organizations instead of making 'peace' deals with them.
Unfortunately it is not that simple. I believe that out of all the states in that region Saudi Arabia is the most likely candidate for being the source of funds. Reasons why I suspect that:
1. Their interpretation of Islam is quite strict and extreme: Wahhabism
2. They are by order of magnitude the richest in the region.
3. They have a history of supporting extremist groups in the past: wikipedia
However, US and Saudi Arabia are VERY close allies ever since World War 2: wikipedia.
According to the above link Saudi Arabia had supported 9/11 attacks. Osama was Saudi Arabian. 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals and US were prevented from any investigation into them. One of the stated reasons behind the attack was the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia and at the time of the attack it was reported that 95% of the surveyed Saudis supported bin Laden's cause.
Yet, despite all that, there was no action or reprimand by the US against Saudi Arabia. None. Afghanistan got invaded instead. I can't find a link, but I remember hearing that some families of the victims of 9/11 tried to sue Saudi Arabian government, but were barred due to diplomatic immunity. The US withdrawn the troops stationed there in 2003, thus bowing to one of the stated Osama's demands.
Given such extremely close ties, chances are slim that US will do anything if it is ever confirmed that Saudi Arabia is a financial source for Daesh. Perhaps Russia or France will.
I am very curious what US would do if Russia will launch strikes/declares war on Saudi Arabia...
I woke up with a car out of gas, battery dead, and asleep on the couch.
I would be much more amazed to hear how you managed to get a car (which is out of gas and with a dead battery) through your door and onto a couch! :-)
I have an untested hypothesis: Ratio of immature, vindictive brats slowly fall off the longer the game is out.
Don't have any proof, just a gut feeling. Wait for about 8 months since the game launch before trying the waters.
I have no idea what variables affect this...
At 566 degrees C all your worries will be leaving permanently.
My advice would be: Log in, don't be afraid to say what you think and ignore inflamatory/trollish/immature replies.
If in doubt: Lurk.
Oh and browse at -1. Sure, you will see all the apk spam and trolls, but that way you will see some very good posts that run contrary to the groupthink of this site.
To tolerate the time in between :-)
Downside: You need to be VERY careful that the "lady" in Thailand is actually a lady...
No. It is illegal to spend more than 48 hours with ONE employer. If you really want to work 80 hour week, get a second job.
Even if you could work 80 hours for one employer, you will not get ahead long term. You will burn out, you will take more sick leave, your work quality will be much poorer. Oh and if you keep doing this voluntarily, it will not be respected: It will be expected. Not to mention what effect it will have on the rest of your life.
And it never worked!
The war ends and the victorious troops rape the conquered women and then fuck like crazy when they return home. What follows is double baby boom that brings the population up to even higher level than before the war.
(Magneto, possibly Prof.X, and uh, ... )
You forgot Apocalypse. His level of power is unsurpassed (as far as I know) and has many powers.
Bomb-Mart? I think I know where to go shopping for the 4th of July!
Why was the city even established in such a terrible place? Didn't the surveyors notice the elevation was bellow sea level?
This is one of the problems with open source development; people will spend endless hours perfecting the buggy whip; not to mention coming up with new, competing buggy whip designs.
Yeah, how DARE they spend their own time doing what they like! Don't they know that they should be productive and do what sunderland56 deems more important?!
It is a big dungeon, mate! A really big dungeon! You know, with torture chambers, torture mistresses and such.
No. Dungeon Keeper could do it all without the massive system requirements!
What an awesome game it was... Ironic that it was EA that published it.
Offtopic.
As a non-native English speaker, I struggle to understand the meaning of the "Just Saying" statement. It is always done as a last statement though, so sounds passive-aggressive.
Is it supposed to be something like "Not expecting a reply" or "I don't think about what I've written"?
Layoffs = accelerated attrition of your best talent
Only assuming that the company does not have deadwood. In my experience: every single company over a certain size have people that are completely useless, only useful in very small area or got attitude/communication issues.
Layoffs are not always a bad thing. It all depends on how good management is recognizing a person's value to the core business. If they are terrible, it results in loss of knowledge, capability and destroyed morale. But if they know how to do layoffs right, it streamlines and revitalizes a company.
Precisely!
So the shit that is not medicine is either never been proven to work (Thus you place your faith in some salesman pushing it) or it has been tested and failed to produce results statistically better than a placebo.
Either way, it is foolish to take that stuff. Even if it is innert, it still prevents people from seeking real treatments because they believe that they are already doing something about it.
And some alternative medicine is just blatantly useless and still popular. See Homeopathic dilution.
Obsidian? The only WoT game I know of was done by Legend Entertainment.
Despite the books being terrible, I actually really enjoyed that game. The powers and counter mechanics were very nicely done. Also the level design was awesome.
Look at the title of the story you are replying in: It is billionaires that are funding it. Nothing about public funds being discussed here.
You just seem to trying to find any excuse in order to troll the space enthusiasts of this site.
What's so special about our particular DNA configuration that we would have to preserve it at huge costs ?
We are the only living organism in the known Universe that possess such a high level of intelligence. Until we discover another species that can plan thier survival on interstellar basis, we are special and worth preserving.
That is very insightful and eye opening.
Thank you for posting this. It is rare gems like these that make this site worthwhile.
I am part of this generation. I have no answers to your questions. All I can do is feel ashamed and speculate.
My guess is that my generation is spoiled rotten. We never had any challenges or widespread hardships compared to the generations prior. Baby boomers dealt with Cold War. The Greatest Generation before them fought in World War 2. We got everything delivered to us on a silver platter, so we never learned to appreciate it or even learnt concepts of respect.
What the activists did in Peru is discusting beyond words. All I can do is hope that they are a horrible exception and that (Degenerate though as we are) the rest of this generation are not as bad as them.