OK, last post from me. Please break the US ban on travel to Cuba. I'm a US citizen and break it quite often. What the fuck type of free country I am from BTW where they tell me where I can and cannot go? There are direct flights from Toronto. Just visit for a week or two (that may be all the time required to wash away the propaganda). Then return and tell me how horrible it is and how Castro must be removed.
I am in no way saying totalitarian "president for life" dictators are a good thing. I'm saying the country and its people are doing very well! Stop trying to force democracy on people. If it is wanted badly enough it will eventually happen. Lift the fucking embargo, and allow the cuban pepole to have a better life!!!
Just because they didn't bow to the mighty US during the cold war is no reason to continue punishing these good people! Neither is a strong Cuban exile lobby!
Actually, they started the revolution with the intent of annexing Cuba to the Soviets, which they did.
Dude!!!! Are you fucking stoned?!?!?!?!? Fidel cozying up with the Soviets is why Che left!!!! Che fraking hated them. That was not part of the inital plan, to just hand over Cuba to the Soviets you bloody retard!!! That is ALL the US's doing there buddy. After the revolution there were constant US backed attempts to take back the island and/or kill the new leaders. The only chance they had was to join with a more powerful country. The Soviets were the only country powerful enough to help and Castro/Che's Marxist doctrine fit well enough that it was done (thanks to the states).
managing the slaughter of thousands of political prisoners
Again, I don't know where you get your info (of course I really do the US where they demonize anything they don't agree with). I'm cannot claim nobody was killed during
the revolution but your claims are rediculous! It would be like me saying "The outlaw George Washington had a merry old time managing the slaughter of all the innocent English boys who were just doing thier jobs". Here is an article in Time listing Che as one of the 100 heros!
Cuban people do not deserve such punishment.
Perhaps not, but they certainly don't deserve the "liberation" the Iraqies recieved.
Sorry I forgot to comment on a couple of your retarded points.
even taking hotel workers 90%
OK again, I'd be interested to know where get your numbers! I don't personally know any cuban hotel workers, but my friends who are nurses keep nearly 50%, labourers who come to Cayamn to work also get to keep 50%. Those are facts I know. Hotel workers perhaps are competely different for some reason, but its much more likely you are just full of shit or repeating stuff from someone else who is full of shit!
They are still governed by a colonial governor put in place by the Soviets
Again, why are Americans so ignorant to the rest of the world (I'm actually an American who has moved overseas BTW)? Again I now live in the Cayman Islands. Ya know what? We have a British governor. Ya know what power he has? Basically none! Since you have no idea how these things work, allow me to try to explain. These colonial governors are remnants from a previous time. They still have a title, but have VERY VERY VERY limited (if any) powers. The best way to think of these is a cross between the British Royal family (left over from previous time with no real power) and an ambasador (you guy in the states have these so you might understand it they are appointed to look after interests in other countries but have not power there).
Everything you are saying is complete and utter crap;-) Its not like I'm walking around the streets just asking strangers what they think of Castro;-) I have about a half dozen Cuban friends I've known for about 10 years I hang out with when I visit. Before you ask, no they are not the political elite or in anyway political;-) Two are pretty low grade nurses, 1 is a taxi driver, two (husband & wife) run a little restuarant, etc. We talk about all tyeps of stuff and they talk shit about Castro to me, but its just minor stuff like the smoking ban and outlawing of US currency which bothers them not all the crap the US media/rulers will tell you.
I'd be very interested to see where you are getting your info about HIV and withholding healthcare. I've spent a lot of time there (and I live in the Cayman Islands where we get a fair amount of cuban news in our papers) and I've never heard of any of this. Since I've never heard of it I cannot deny it without checking the facts, but I'd think I would have heard about it;-) Where do you get your info? Some Cuban exile group in Florida trying to get back into power in Cuba so they can again rape the country with US concent? Lets not forget, Castro and Che Guevara started the revolution to get rid of the horribly corrupt US-backed Batista regime! There are plenty of people in the US governement (and Cuban exiles) who have a HUGE interest in returning things to that state.
Here on earth, Cubans are in dire straits since the Soviets collapsed
If by "dire straits" you mean not driving the latest Lexus, then you are correct. Otherwise, I'm not sure what you are talking about. Free health care, free education, one of the better medical/pharmaceutical industries in the world. Also, Cuba is getting along pretty well now all on thier own. They have a VERY strong tourist industry (from everywhere except the states) and also very strong medical/pharmaceutical exports to name a few.
Where did you hear about Cuba's situation? Have you been there? Oh, of course not! But you heard Donald Rummsfeld on Fox News talking about the horrible conditions and oppressive dictatorship;-)
Its true they currently aren't a super propsperous country but does that make them bad? On my trips there, the #1 thing people their are upset about is the US embargo. They don't have any major problems with thier government, its the US government that they have the issue with (the reason for them not being very propsperous).
Truth be told on my last trip thier recently they were complaining quite a lot about one thing the government recently did. That was ban smoking (basically everywhere). That is currently thier biggest beef with the Cuban government, the ban on smoking!
Sorry to reply to myself, but I really had to correct one thing. The last paragraph should read:
Grow up and use a little critical thinking!!!! Iraq used to be a great friend of the US when Saddam was in charge. A little time passed and the US decided the relationship wasn't working out so well anymore so they start shouting "WMD! WMD! WMD! WMD!". until enough idiots believe it so they can go have a little war. Then or course there weren't any WMD so they started shouting "oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship!" until enough idiots believed that was the reason for the war in the first place.
Ironic you bring that up because Iraq has been freed of one of the most oppressive dictatorships in the world
You always need to consider where you here this shit people! Its called propoganda! I'm not saying Iraq (pre-war) was a great shining example of what a country "should" be (relating to leadership of the country), but the average people were much better off before the was than they are now. What is this "oppresive dictatorship" you talk of? Its propoganda my friend.
You will talk about the previous Iraq governements supposed torture, gassing of the Kurds, etc, etc, etc. I can talk about the supposed torture by the US in Gitmo, abu-grade, slaughters at Ruby Ridge and Waco by the US governement.
Every government has good and bad. Its amazing how people still fall for this propoganda though. I know friends who've been to Iraq (pre-war) and they tell of a VERY happy beautiful country (of course not anymore). I've been to Cuba many times (another "oppressive dictatorship") and I can tell you the vast majority are VERY happy with Castro and the current system. Sure there are some things they would change, but no more so than the things many Americans would want to see changed in the states.
Grow up and use a little critical thinking!!!! Iraq used to be a great friend of the US when Saddam was in charge. A little time passed and the US decided the relationship wasn't working out so well anymore so they start shouting "oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship!" until enough idiots believe it so they can go have a little war.
IMO its ethically required! I cannot say I like the fact that Chinese gov is trying to block the free flow of information, but I like it even less when people seem to think if you aren't doing the exact same thing as the US you are evil or not ethical!
There are different cultures and different ideals. Just because someone feels differently than you doesn't make them unethical. Also if someone helps that person who thinks differently than you, the person helping isn't nessesarily unethical.
I know "your either with us or against us", "you either do stuff like we do or your evil" sentiments are pretty popular in the US, but different is not wrong.
"the appeals court likened WhenU's ads to retail stores that place generic competitors next to brand-name products."
This seems a horribly flawed comparison! I guess the court sees the whole internet as the retail store and having competetors around is normal.
Doesn't it make MUCH more sense in this comparison that the 1-800-contacts website is 1-800-contacts retain store? So a better comparison would be likening WhenU's ads to a competitor breaking into your store and placing thier products in your store?
Any money I save from pirating goes straight to booze and smokes! Govt makes much more money on those items, so they are losing money by trying to limit my pirating!
Actually the company sueing google isn't listed in google adds anymore it seems. So clicking on those in the link you posted will just hurt innocent companies which aren't sueing.
While I'm reluctant to post thier website as I don't want to give them more publicity, here is the website of the company sueing (not those listed in google ads).
As I've said below, if you want to screw with them calling thier 877 number would be better as it won't hurt other companies, won't help thier court case, and 877 numbers actually cost more than a click;-) Just give em a call and ask about the lawsuit or tell them how your day is going so far, or whatever;-) Again the number can be found on thier website but if you don't want to visit that it is 877-872-5772
I like the idea, but it might give them more ammunition in the court case. Instead it seems Click Defense has a 877 number (same as 800 meaning they pay for the phone call). The number is: 877-872-5772. Feel free to just give them a call and ask about the lawsuit or whatever. I wonder if they'll sue the telcos for not screening real customers from the 877 number;-)
Correction. Click Defense Inc does advertise on Google so they are a customer I guess. However, I have a feeling they only advertise their to give some legitimacy to the above business plan!!!
No, no, no;-) TFA points out they are being sued by Click Defense Inc. They are not a customer or a client. They sell software designed to prevent click fraud!
Click Defense Inc's business plan:
1. Build software which may or may not prevent click fraud
2.Approach Google about using said software.
3.Google says no thanks.
4.Sue Google for not buying your product (I mean protecting customers)
5.???????
6.Profit!
7.???????
8.Burn in hell for being a scum sucking ass-clown
Hang on... you want to compare statistics on Apple usage between Forbes, and a website called "Zicos" that is referencing a non-existent article from somewhere called "MacDailyNews"? Are you kidding me?
Don't be silly, a/. user would never do anything that irresponsible. He wants to compare between Forbes and a writeup on one mac news(fanboy) site that is referencing a/. post which is referencing an EDITORIAL on another mac news(fanboy) site;-)
How much more reliable a source do ya want?!?!?!;-)
Lets not for get "AJAX" is quite old (at least around since 1998) and originally done by MS. The jack-asses at Adaptive Path were using it (XMLHTTP) and wanted some new sexy name to use as a marketing gimik for it and so "AJAX" was born:-(
This is not new stuff! Its a bunch of old stuff used together. It used to be refered to as XMLHTTP programming, but now its "HOT" again 'cause its got a sexy new name. This marketing crap makes my head hurt!!!! Lets not forget the first "AJAX" product (at least that I can think of) was Outlook Web Access released around 1998 by MS! Lets also remember the thing that makes it possible is XMLHttpRequest which MS created (yes one of those non-standard things they create which everyone hates)!
Its cool stuff and that its being more widely adapted is good, but to pretend this is some awsome "new" technology or MS is just now getting on the bandwagon is just stupid. I guess you could argue MS is just now getting on the bandwagon of calling it AJAX, but who cares what you call it?
Yeah, I hope someone quotes this the next time the studios take someone to court for downloading thier movies;-)
"(put studio name here) makes incredible movies and did an amazing job on (insert movie you were downloading here), but there's a certain piggishness involved here. Consumers already gave them enough money to rebuild Baghdad, but it's still not enough for them."
Not that its too important to your point, but based on them making 4 billion and only paying him 200 million when he is supposed to get 20% then he is owed 800 million and is only getting 25% of what he should not half.
K, I cannot pretend to be an expert on MOBOs but I just did a quick search and found this article saying Athlon64 boards beat P4 boards on price and features.
Now I don't want to get into a huge debate on this but how does the functionality/quality of the $54 Athlon board compare with the functionality/quality of the P4 board you are talking about? Could this be because of the P4 marketshare there are 3rd party MOBO providers just tossing out crap boards while the AMD target audience means having such a crap board for AMD wouldn't sell many units since most people who buy AMD would recognize it as crap while lots of Intel customers don't even know what a MOBO is?
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OK, last post from me. Please break the US ban on travel to Cuba. I'm a US citizen and break it quite often. What the fuck type of free country I am from BTW where they tell me where I can and cannot go? There are direct flights from Toronto. Just visit for a week or two (that may be all the time required to wash away the propaganda). Then return and tell me how horrible it is and how Castro must be removed.
I am in no way saying totalitarian "president for life" dictators are a good thing. I'm saying the country and its people are doing very well! Stop trying to force democracy on people. If it is wanted badly enough it will eventually happen. Lift the fucking embargo, and allow the cuban pepole to have a better life!!!
Just because they didn't bow to the mighty US during the cold war is no reason to continue punishing these good people! Neither is a strong Cuban exile lobby!
Actually, they started the revolution with the intent of annexing Cuba to the Soviets, which they did.
Dude!!!! Are you fucking stoned?!?!?!?!? Fidel cozying up with the Soviets is why Che left!!!! Che fraking hated them. That was not part of the inital plan, to just hand over Cuba to the Soviets you bloody retard!!! That is ALL the US's doing there buddy. After the revolution there were constant US backed attempts to take back the island and/or kill the new leaders. The only chance they had was to join with a more powerful country. The Soviets were the only country powerful enough to help and Castro/Che's Marxist doctrine fit well enough that it was done (thanks to the states).
managing the slaughter of thousands of political prisoners
Again, I don't know where you get your info (of course I really do the US where they demonize anything they don't agree with). I'm cannot claim nobody was killed during the revolution but your claims are rediculous! It would be like me saying "The outlaw George Washington had a merry old time managing the slaughter of all the innocent English boys who were just doing thier jobs". Here is an article in Time listing Che as one of the 100 heros!
Cuban people do not deserve such punishment.
Perhaps not, but they certainly don't deserve the "liberation" the Iraqies recieved.
Sorry I forgot to comment on a couple of your retarded points.
even taking hotel workers 90%
OK again, I'd be interested to know where get your numbers! I don't personally know any cuban hotel workers, but my friends who are nurses keep nearly 50%, labourers who come to Cayamn to work also get to keep 50%. Those are facts I know. Hotel workers perhaps are competely different for some reason, but its much more likely you are just full of shit or repeating stuff from someone else who is full of shit!
They are still governed by a colonial governor put in place by the Soviets
Again, why are Americans so ignorant to the rest of the world (I'm actually an American who has moved overseas BTW)? Again I now live in the Cayman Islands. Ya know what? We have a British governor. Ya know what power he has? Basically none! Since you have no idea how these things work, allow me to try to explain. These colonial governors are remnants from a previous time. They still have a title, but have VERY VERY VERY limited (if any) powers. The best way to think of these is a cross between the British Royal family (left over from previous time with no real power) and an ambasador (you guy in the states have these so you might understand it they are appointed to look after interests in other countries but have not power there).
Everything you are saying is complete and utter crap ;-) Its not like I'm walking around the streets just asking strangers what they think of Castro ;-) I have about a half dozen Cuban friends I've known for about 10 years I hang out with when I visit. Before you ask, no they are not the political elite or in anyway political ;-) Two are pretty low grade nurses, 1 is a taxi driver, two (husband & wife) run a little restuarant, etc. We talk about all tyeps of stuff and they talk shit about Castro to me, but its just minor stuff like the smoking ban and outlawing of US currency which bothers them not all the crap the US media/rulers will tell you.
;-) Where do you get your info? Some Cuban exile group in Florida trying to get back into power in Cuba so they can again rape the country with US concent? Lets not forget, Castro and Che Guevara started the revolution to get rid of the horribly corrupt US-backed Batista regime! There are plenty of people in the US governement (and Cuban exiles) who have a HUGE interest in returning things to that state.
I'd be very interested to see where you are getting your info about HIV and withholding healthcare. I've spent a lot of time there (and I live in the Cayman Islands where we get a fair amount of cuban news in our papers) and I've never heard of any of this. Since I've never heard of it I cannot deny it without checking the facts, but I'd think I would have heard about it
Here on earth, Cubans are in dire straits since the Soviets collapsed
;-)
If by "dire straits" you mean not driving the latest Lexus, then you are correct. Otherwise, I'm not sure what you are talking about. Free health care, free education, one of the better medical/pharmaceutical industries in the world. Also, Cuba is getting along pretty well now all on thier own. They have a VERY strong tourist industry (from everywhere except the states) and also very strong medical/pharmaceutical exports to name a few.
Where did you hear about Cuba's situation? Have you been there? Oh, of course not! But you heard Donald Rummsfeld on Fox News talking about the horrible conditions and oppressive dictatorship
Its true they currently aren't a super propsperous country but does that make them bad? On my trips there, the #1 thing people their are upset about is the US embargo. They don't have any major problems with thier government, its the US government that they have the issue with (the reason for them not being very propsperous).
Truth be told on my last trip thier recently they were complaining quite a lot about one thing the government recently did. That was ban smoking (basically everywhere). That is currently thier biggest beef with the Cuban government, the ban on smoking!
Sorry to reply to myself, but I really had to correct one thing. The last paragraph should read:
Grow up and use a little critical thinking!!!! Iraq used to be a great friend of the US when Saddam was in charge. A little time passed and the US decided the relationship wasn't working out so well anymore so they start shouting "WMD! WMD! WMD! WMD!". until enough idiots believe it so they can go have a little war. Then or course there weren't any WMD so they started shouting "oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship!" until enough idiots believed that was the reason for the war in the first place.
Ironic you bring that up because Iraq has been freed of one of the most oppressive dictatorships in the world
You always need to consider where you here this shit people! Its called propoganda! I'm not saying Iraq (pre-war) was a great shining example of what a country "should" be (relating to leadership of the country), but the average people were much better off before the was than they are now. What is this "oppresive dictatorship" you talk of? Its propoganda my friend.
You will talk about the previous Iraq governements supposed torture, gassing of the Kurds, etc, etc, etc. I can talk about the supposed torture by the US in Gitmo, abu-grade, slaughters at Ruby Ridge and Waco by the US governement.
Every government has good and bad. Its amazing how people still fall for this propoganda though. I know friends who've been to Iraq (pre-war) and they tell of a VERY happy beautiful country (of course not anymore). I've been to Cuba many times (another "oppressive dictatorship") and I can tell you the vast majority are VERY happy with Castro and the current system. Sure there are some things they would change, but no more so than the things many Americans would want to see changed in the states.
Grow up and use a little critical thinking!!!! Iraq used to be a great friend of the US when Saddam was in charge. A little time passed and the US decided the relationship wasn't working out so well anymore so they start shouting "oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship! oppresive dictatorship!" until enough idiots believe it so they can go have a little war.
IMO its ethically required! I cannot say I like the fact that Chinese gov is trying to block the free flow of information, but I like it even less when people seem to think if you aren't doing the exact same thing as the US you are evil or not ethical!
There are different cultures and different ideals. Just because someone feels differently than you doesn't make them unethical. Also if someone helps that person who thinks differently than you, the person helping isn't nessesarily unethical.
I know "your either with us or against us", "you either do stuff like we do or your evil" sentiments are pretty popular in the US, but different is not wrong.
"the appeals court likened WhenU's ads to retail stores that place generic competitors next to brand-name products."
This seems a horribly flawed comparison! I guess the court sees the whole internet as the retail store and having competetors around is normal.
Doesn't it make MUCH more sense in this comparison that the 1-800-contacts website is 1-800-contacts retain store? So a better comparison would be likening WhenU's ads to a competitor breaking into your store and placing thier products in your store?
Well Apache certainly has a huge lead which I don't expect them to lose, the link you posted actually shows Apache losing ground to IIS in June.
;-)
Not really important, just thought it was funny your statement was about IIS losing ground and you link to a page showing Apache losing ground
Any money I save from pirating goes straight to booze and smokes! Govt makes much more money on those items, so they are losing money by trying to limit my pirating!
Actually the company sueing google isn't listed in google adds anymore it seems. So clicking on those in the link you posted will just hurt innocent companies which aren't sueing.
;-) Just give em a call and ask about the lawsuit or tell them how your day is going so far, or whatever ;-) Again the number can be found on thier website but if you don't want to visit that it is 877-872-5772
While I'm reluctant to post thier website as I don't want to give them more publicity, here is the website of the company sueing (not those listed in google ads).
As I've said below, if you want to screw with them calling thier 877 number would be better as it won't hurt other companies, won't help thier court case, and 877 numbers actually cost more than a click
Wonder if a telephone number has ever been /.ed before ;-)
I like the idea, but it might give them more ammunition in the court case. Instead it seems Click Defense has a 877 number (same as 800 meaning they pay for the phone call). The number is: 877-872-5772. Feel free to just give them a call and ask about the lawsuit or whatever. I wonder if they'll sue the telcos for not screening real customers from the 877 number ;-)
Correction. Click Defense Inc does advertise on Google so they are a customer I guess. However, I have a feeling they only advertise their to give some legitimacy to the above business plan!!!
No, no, no ;-) TFA points out they are being sued by Click Defense Inc. They are not a customer or a client. They sell software designed to prevent click fraud!
Click Defense Inc's business plan:
1. Build software which may or may not prevent click fraud
2.Approach Google about using said software.
3.Google says no thanks.
4.Sue Google for not buying your product (I mean protecting customers)
5.???????
6.Profit!
7.???????
8.Burn in hell for being a scum sucking ass-clown
Thank god we have someone like Roland Piquepaille to point out these amazing facts to us!
Yes, that was sarcasam!
Hang on... you want to compare statistics on Apple usage between Forbes, and a website called "Zicos" that is referencing a non-existent article from somewhere called "MacDailyNews"? Are you kidding me?
/. user would never do anything that irresponsible. He wants to compare between Forbes and a writeup on one mac news(fanboy) site that is referencing a /. post which is referencing an EDITORIAL on another mac news(fanboy) site ;-)
;-)
Don't be silly, a
How much more reliable a source do ya want?!?!?!
Don't forget:
:-(
XMLHTTP? no... AJAX
Lets not for get "AJAX" is quite old (at least around since 1998) and originally done by MS. The jack-asses at Adaptive Path were using it (XMLHTTP) and wanted some new sexy name to use as a marketing gimik for it and so "AJAX" was born
This is not new stuff! Its a bunch of old stuff used together. It used to be refered to as XMLHTTP programming, but now its "HOT" again 'cause its got a sexy new name. This marketing crap makes my head hurt!!!! Lets not forget the first "AJAX" product (at least that I can think of) was Outlook Web Access released around 1998 by MS! Lets also remember the thing that makes it possible is XMLHttpRequest which MS created (yes one of those non-standard things they create which everyone hates)!
Its cool stuff and that its being more widely adapted is good, but to pretend this is some awsome "new" technology or MS is just now getting on the bandwagon is just stupid. I guess you could argue MS is just now getting on the bandwagon of calling it AJAX, but who cares what you call it?
Ah....he went to far by modifying an open-source app? You must HATE Linux kernal devs ;-)
Can you list those C#/.NET patents which worry you? I wasn't aware of this.
Yeah, I hope someone quotes this the next time the studios take someone to court for downloading thier movies ;-)
"(put studio name here) makes incredible movies and did an amazing job on (insert movie you were downloading here), but there's a certain piggishness involved here. Consumers already gave them enough money to rebuild Baghdad, but it's still not enough for them."
Not that its too important to your point, but based on them making 4 billion and only paying him 200 million when he is supposed to get 20% then he is owed 800 million and is only getting 25% of what he should not half.
K, I cannot pretend to be an expert on MOBOs but I just did a quick search and found this article saying Athlon64 boards beat P4 boards on price and features.
Now I don't want to get into a huge debate on this but how does the functionality/quality of the $54 Athlon board compare with the functionality/quality of the P4 board you are talking about? Could this be because of the P4 marketshare there are 3rd party MOBO providers just tossing out crap boards while the AMD target audience means having such a crap board for AMD wouldn't sell many units since most people who buy AMD would recognize it as crap while lots of Intel customers don't even know what a MOBO is?