Not sure what you think "having technology" means.
They outsourced the printing process. They could set up their own currency production but that takes time and money... which they don't have now. Currency printing isn't a bank of inkjet printers set up in your mom's basement. There's special inks and papers, extremely specialized machinery... all that takes time to bring together, and now the EU isn't selling the printed money OR the equipment.
Possessing the Little Big Technology Book Of Currency Production doesn't mean you shit out a modern, mass production currency press overnight. This isn't a lack of technology, it's a lack of planning ahead. You'd think all the sanctions over the years would lead to them double checking for vulnerabilities in other areas. Oops.
There's also a whole black market angle and the Iranian government's mishandling of that at play here.
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In the face of the violence that frequently results from anti-religious expression, some world leaders seem to be losing their patience with free speech.
No, they don't like trash talk about themselves, because they are amoral, petulant hyper-narcissists, and they see the religion angle as a way to snuff out criticism of themselves.
Well, not quite. I was responding to "Slashdot workin' stiffs" who claimed to do the same thing.
Even then, the world will not tumble into the Sun if Obama pauses two seconds to pick his own tie.
Anyone else who is sitting there fretting over the time spent on every day little nothings is suffering from some syndrome on some mental health spectrum. They always come up with the idea that all those moments added together could be spent sequentially somewhere else doing something more important. It's a fallacy.
a host of liberal types have complained that their Facebook accounts have erroneously "liked" Romney's page, and some are floating the theory that the Romney campaign has deployed a virus or used other nefarious means to inflate the candidate's online stature.
I see the ideologues are as disconnected from reality as usual. Keep clinging to your little labels like they matter, though. That;'s working REALLY WELL!
Headline makes it sound like Apple made some sort of error and gave aid and comfort to an enemy... somewhere.
The base happens to be there in a photo. Owners of base are asking for it to be blurred. Your slow news day will now come to a close. (cue national anthem)
way too lazy to actually click on a link and spend a whole 2 minutes of my life reading something
This is the site where I recently got flamed for suggesting that taking five *seconds* to pick out clothes in the morning isn't something to obsess about.
You people have *got* to stop thinking of politicians as sane, reasonable human beings. Honestly, much of the noise in the world starts to make complete sense when you just accept that.
Note that human infants are not self-aware. So what's wrong with chopping up an infant and eating it for dinner? Why can't we farm infants?
You really need someone to answer that for you? Seriously?
And we're talking animals today. You uplift dolphins or chimps or ponies to sapience, yes, obviously that changes things. Heck, I'd welcome it. Living along side another sapient species would be great.
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Not sure what you think "having technology" means.
They outsourced the printing process. They could set up their own currency production but that takes time and money... which they don't have now. Currency printing isn't a bank of inkjet printers set up in your mom's basement. There's special inks and papers, extremely specialized machinery... all that takes time to bring together, and now the EU isn't selling the printed money OR the equipment.
Possessing the Little Big Technology Book Of Currency Production doesn't mean you shit out a modern, mass production currency press overnight. This isn't a lack of technology, it's a lack of planning ahead. You'd think all the sanctions over the years would lead to them double checking for vulnerabilities in other areas. Oops.
There's also a whole black market angle and the Iranian government's mishandling of that at play here.
Can't they just get Bernanke on the horn to print up some tögrögs or pa'angas or whatever they use.
Message: bka mtn lke lwp hga me
Key: pfrbeoxqasthnmlyjkigdwcvzu
It's a simple three way substitution cipher.
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The makers of this film have terrorised 1.6 billion people.
...
Is there a space colony open for emigrating yet?
Reference link:
http://memebase.cheezburger.com/category/i-dont-want-to-live-on-this-planet-anymore
Hope is for fools.
In the face of the violence that frequently results from anti-religious expression, some world leaders seem to be losing their patience with free speech.
No, they don't like trash talk about themselves, because they are amoral, petulant hyper-narcissists, and they see the religion angle as a way to snuff out criticism of themselves.
The truth hurts, eh?
That's when you hoist the main mast, me matey, and shiver me timbers and other jaunty, nautical double entendres!
Pretty much what I had in mind, along with the fact that they get a lot of sycophants who throw themselves at the powerful for free.
I think all Monica got was stained dress, yes? ;-)
Must be nice to have no conscience.
They're sociopaths. It's still listed as a disorder in the latest DSM, under ASPD.
Well, not quite. I was responding to "Slashdot workin' stiffs" who claimed to do the same thing.
Even then, the world will not tumble into the Sun if Obama pauses two seconds to pick his own tie.
Anyone else who is sitting there fretting over the time spent on every day little nothings is suffering from some syndrome on some mental health spectrum. They always come up with the idea that all those moments added together could be spent sequentially somewhere else doing something more important. It's a fallacy.
It's done.
You have become World Net Daily.
a host of liberal types have complained that their Facebook accounts have erroneously "liked" Romney's page, and some are floating the theory that the Romney campaign has deployed a virus or used other nefarious means to inflate the candidate's online stature.
I see the ideologues are as disconnected from reality as usual. Keep clinging to your little labels like they matter, though. That;'s working REALLY WELL!
What? Your car isn't amphibious? Whattaloooser!
Headline makes it sound like Apple made some sort of error and gave aid and comfort to an enemy... somewhere.
The base happens to be there in a photo. Owners of base are asking for it to be blurred. Your slow news day will now come to a close. (cue national anthem)
way too lazy to actually click on a link and spend a whole 2 minutes of my life reading something
This is the site where I recently got flamed for suggesting that taking five *seconds* to pick out clothes in the morning isn't something to obsess about.
What are our officials thinking!?!?
"Money. Power. Money. Power. Money. Fucking. Money. Power. Money. Power. Money. Fucking. Money. Power. Money. Power. Money. Booze."
And so on.
You people have *got* to stop thinking of politicians as sane, reasonable human beings. Honestly, much of the noise in the world starts to make complete sense when you just accept that.
That was the point where I thought, "Ah! I seem to have died and gone to Hell in 15 years. Oh, dear..."
At least there were no flying cars or jetpacks.
Don't quit your day job.
No, no, no. Prothean.
What if they are talking about dolphins or dogs etc? Are those sapient to you?
Sapient? No. Sentient? Yes.
More than the majority of the human race that you classified as sub-sapient?
That was a joke.
Note that human infants are not self-aware. So what's wrong with chopping up an infant and eating it for dinner? Why can't we farm infants?
You really need someone to answer that for you? Seriously?
And we're talking animals today. You uplift dolphins or chimps or ponies to sapience, yes, obviously that changes things. Heck, I'd welcome it. Living along side another sapient species would be great.
Hi, I'm an alien (many of us are reading /. and even posting
On the "B" Ark, I presume.
why would aliens put flashing lights on an interstellar space craft?
Why not?
You saying aliens can't be pimpin their rides?
Well, if they *said* they saw those things, OK then.
since my country not only has no anti-UFO missiles, but no anti-dragon missiles as well.
I'm in the USA. It would not surprise me greatly to find out we have anti-dragon missiles somewhere.