And most people who are aware of China's constitution are aware of the notorious Article 51:
Article 51. The exercise by citizens of the People's Republic of China of their freedoms and rights may not infringe upon the interests of the state, of society and of the collective, or upon the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens.
Incidentally, if you think that the CCP abides by the constitution (for example, Article 36), then I've got some WMDs in Iraq to sell you.
Jesus Tapdancing Christ, get some perspective. You think that Kent State is in any way equivalent or analogous with the Tienamen Square Massacre? You think the US government ordered the shootings of four college students? It's amazing what the Slashdot anti-American groupthink comes up with these days.
I, too, have a graduate degree in robotics, and you took the words right out of my mouth. The concept of an army of killer robots threatening mankind stands in stark contrast to the bumbling, fragile contraptions that robots are today, and the pace of development doesn't give one much to worry about in the killer-robots department. It seems like the same set of robotics milestones have been "five years away" for the past twenty or thirty years.
Personally, the only threat to me from robots is when a battery explodes, or when an overheated nitinol wire springs free and whips me in the face. Not that that's any fun, but it's not the same thing as getting gunned down by a Terminator.
I've never heard of the Karma's wheel snapping off, but I have heard that the HD inside is tempramental, bordering on unreliable. Mine has performed flawlessly, but I suppose I just got lucky.
... for my Rio Karma. Mine is over two years old, and it's still the best one ever made, IMHO, albeit not necessarily the prettiest. Beautiful sound quality, true gapless playback, multiple formats including Ogg, ethernet-enabled dock with built-in webserver. Hell, gapless playback alone is all I'm asking for - is that so hard?
Depending on your opinion of consumer electronics as a facet of the human experience, it's either sad for us that we're behind, or sad for the Japanese that they're ahead...
I've often thought the same thing - if Delta Force could nail Pablo Escobar, a brilliant tactician and ruthless leader with billions of dollars in liquid assets, then they could surely get Osama, right? Wrong. The problem is that Delta had the Colombian military, police, and a small army of vigilantes to work with, and the people under Escobar were only loyal to his money. In Waziristan, US Special Forces - as awesome as they may be - have absolutely nothing to work with. I'm very impressed that they've been able to get the people they have in that region, but they'll never get Osama - they're simply no path from them to him that they can use.
Seriously, I'm not - make your own decisions regarding 24 Hour Fitness or whatever else. I'm just pointing out an interesting and related search engine phenomenon.
Okay, I don't know what the "official" term is, but apparently there's a cottage industry of helping people bury search terms which are unfavorable to them and their interests.
Case in point: Like many of their members, I was having some billing problems with 24 Hour Fitness - they had misrepresented their offer and were essentially double-billing me. I happened to Google for "24 hour fitness ripoff", but most of the first five pages or so were completely bogus - nearly all of them were subdomains of "6g416h.info". Could 24 Hour Fitness have paid someone to set up a throwaway domain with hundreds of subdomains to squelch any less-than-flattering Google searches? And is there a name for this practice? And why hasn't Google punished them yet?
as an electrical engineering student with experience in processor design and many programming languages (including assembly), I think programming in assembly is far superior to any higher level language.
And this, my friend, is why you're an electrical engineer, not a software developer.
It never ceases to amaze me that there are people as hyperbolic and ignorant as you. Not only do you not understand the difference between the IMF and the IBRD, but your statement about "we get to own them for the entire debt duration" is so fundamentally naive, I'd almost have to assume you're a troll.
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Not to worry. A short stay in a Chinese prison and he'll be "admitting" to plenty of stuff.
I would love - love - to see a link for this. And I don't just mean "well, I heard it from a friend of my cousin."
And a shitty one, too. State of Fear was the most sophomoric, implausible novel I've ever read.
And most people who are aware of China's constitution are aware of the notorious Article 51:
Article 51. The exercise by citizens of the People's Republic of China of their freedoms and rights may not infringe upon the interests of the state, of society and of the collective, or upon the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens.
Incidentally, if you think that the CCP abides by the constitution (for example, Article 36), then I've got some WMDs in Iraq to sell you.
I fail to see how Google has done wrong by trying to protect the rights that citizens of a country have been given by their respective governments.
Because rights aren't granted by governments.
No, because BBC headlines are ostensibly news, not editorials. I wouldn't expect to see criticism of any country in their headlines.
Jesus Tapdancing Christ, get some perspective. You think that Kent State is in any way equivalent or analogous with the Tienamen Square Massacre? You think the US government ordered the shootings of four college students? It's amazing what the Slashdot anti-American groupthink comes up with these days.
But when the US government does something, almost nobody says a word.
You must be new here.
I, too, have a graduate degree in robotics, and you took the words right out of my mouth. The concept of an army of killer robots threatening mankind stands in stark contrast to the bumbling, fragile contraptions that robots are today, and the pace of development doesn't give one much to worry about in the killer-robots department. It seems like the same set of robotics milestones have been "five years away" for the past twenty or thirty years.
Personally, the only threat to me from robots is when a battery explodes, or when an overheated nitinol wire springs free and whips me in the face. Not that that's any fun, but it's not the same thing as getting gunned down by a Terminator.
I've never heard of the Karma's wheel snapping off, but I have heard that the HD inside is tempramental, bordering on unreliable. Mine has performed flawlessly, but I suppose I just got lucky.
BTW, a good article on the whole gapless issue is http://www.pretentiousname.com/mp3players/.
... for my Rio Karma. Mine is over two years old, and it's still the best one ever made, IMHO, albeit not necessarily the prettiest. Beautiful sound quality, true gapless playback, multiple formats including Ogg, ethernet-enabled dock with built-in webserver. Hell, gapless playback alone is all I'm asking for - is that so hard?
Depending on your opinion of consumer electronics as a facet of the human experience, it's either sad for us that we're behind, or sad for the Japanese that they're ahead...
The "mark" of the "Beast" is our own DNA, and we had it all along. But only now are we actually marked by it.
The End.
I've often thought the same thing - if Delta Force could nail Pablo Escobar, a brilliant tactician and ruthless leader with billions of dollars in liquid assets, then they could surely get Osama, right? Wrong. The problem is that Delta had the Colombian military, police, and a small army of vigilantes to work with, and the people under Escobar were only loyal to his money. In Waziristan, US Special Forces - as awesome as they may be - have absolutely nothing to work with. I'm very impressed that they've been able to get the people they have in that region, but they'll never get Osama - they're simply no path from them to him that they can use.
Seriously, I'm not - make your own decisions regarding 24 Hour Fitness or whatever else. I'm just pointing out an interesting and related search engine phenomenon.
Okay, I don't know what the "official" term is, but apparently there's a cottage industry of helping people bury search terms which are unfavorable to them and their interests.
Case in point: Like many of their members, I was having some billing problems with 24 Hour Fitness - they had misrepresented their offer and were essentially double-billing me. I happened to Google for "24 hour fitness ripoff", but most of the first five pages or so were completely bogus - nearly all of them were subdomains of "6g416h.info". Could 24 Hour Fitness have paid someone to set up a throwaway domain with hundreds of subdomains to squelch any less-than-flattering Google searches? And is there a name for this practice? And why hasn't Google punished them yet?
That's bullshit. Asian men eat lots of soy, and they're not wimpy or effeminante at all.
as an electrical engineering student with experience in processor design and many programming languages (including assembly), I think programming in assembly is far superior to any higher level language.
And this, my friend, is why you're an electrical engineer, not a software developer.
Loads of tax dollars have been transferred from local government to rich lawyers! Let's all celebrate this wonderful outcome!
Damn it, you beat me to the Paris Hilton comparison.
I'd like to commend you on your moral and logical viewpoint, but more importantly, on your proper use of the expression "beg the question."
Your puerile and incoherent post doesn't exactly distinguish you from those whom you disparage.
It never ceases to amaze me that there are people as hyperbolic and ignorant as you. Not only do you not understand the difference between the IMF and the IBRD, but your statement about "we get to own them for the entire debt duration" is so fundamentally naive, I'd almost have to assume you're a troll.
Kernel leaks + ping of death = crazy delicious!
... when you're searching for Chinese dissidents to arrest and imprison. Terry Semel, burn in hell.