umm, in whose words? you are again citing examples to paint an entire population. england has seen more terrorism from the IRA and irgun than from muslims. should they banish all the irish and jews? your hypthetical questions are utterly ridiculous. and your boy friedman is also a racist http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Nov2003/herman1103.html
it seems you want to be racist, and cite other racists to bolster your arguements to justify it.
brood mares? wow, you don't sound racist at all. that and the fact that most of your references are from a very biased source. american emperialism is not limited to the middle east, nor did it start with this administration. in case you forgot, sharia law is most popular in saudi arabia. a country we happen to be very closely tied to. you seem to believe every muslim is a "jihadi". out of over 1 billion muslim worldwide, how many are terrorists? how many of them come from countries we support? going by that percentage, are all the irish terrorists? how about all hindus (tamil tigers)? maybe everyone from montana (oklahoma city). maybe all christians (abortion clinics). how about all jews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bom bing)? stereotyping and racism like this will surely make the rest of the world like the middle east. perhaps that is what you want. btw, demography, population control, and genocide are closely related.
umm, i wouldn't brag about "been there, done that" in this case. that's no way to live. how about we not occupy/invade/bomb/etc other ppls homes and countries so we don't have to live like this?
you have enlightened me. i shed a tear for the owners of walmart. they are always passing the savings along to us, now matter how much it hurts their bottom line. yeah, let's look out for the large corporations that look after us. ask not what corperations can do for you...
let's not forget geopolitics. our invovlement in the middle east would change too. less external support and money for corrupt dictators and monarchs too.
with all this biometric security and identity theft, i expect to see a lot of ppl looking like pirates. maybe i should start selling eyepatches and hooks. arrrr!
so much waste. reminds me of those long cardboard boxes they put around cd cases until the 90s because record stores didn't want to change their shelving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbox
not unlike those self-destructing dvds too. there seems to be no incentive to reduce packing waste. seems like the nicer the product, the more waste. if only most consumers weren't so easily dazzled, companies wouldn't spend so much money/materials on making stuff look nice on the shelf. companies should offer none fancy packaged versions. i'de get it even if they don't discount it, just to reduce some of the waste. maybe online retailing will change the "billboard on a shelf" strategy.
they did a story on this on the local news and let a bunch of ppl try it. first they wanted to see if it was too complicated for joe street, and then how they liked it. most of the ppl fumbled at first, but got it working ok. all of them said it tasted good. still a waste though.
the protest email link should just be a link to a pdf of the tax form. print, fill out, and mail. god forbid. "you guys are complaining about what?" said the aboriginies.
you guys are outraged because they put out something that only works on windows? a lot of software companies put out software that is windows only. they are satisifed to hit the majority in one swoop. you can still file taxes using traditional forms. democracy doesn't mean that every single person gets their way. i understand your argument of "to do it right, they could have easily....". do you guys seriously expect the govt to always do things right? how about ever? i think there are much larger issues to check the govt on...
i totally agree what you say about out of control incomes and equality. but your argument for not paying taxes is like those who say they download music because the music industry is evil. the proper way to boycott the riaa is not to listen to music they put out. if you want free music, just say so. if you want to change things, vote. not paying taxes won't change the govt, it just keeps more money in your pocket. it's basically stealing. unless of course you are not using public roads and stuff (or live outside the US). i think the tax system should be made more democratic. certain things be base (roads, universal healtcare, schools) and things like war be donation based. don't support the war? don't give money to it. we might actually see a day when the US isn't involved in some conflict somewhere in the world, a first in over 100 years. amazing when you consider we have no bordering enemies. i guess there is a reason the public is removed from most decision making in our "democracy".
yeah, feature bloat and integration are making things too complicated. combining devices means it does neither function well. take my tv/dvd/vcr for example. trying do merge two devices into one is just dumb.
oh wait, apple is doing it now? where do i sign up?
my cds sound better and i can play them on as many devices as i want:) i can convert them to any number of formats without the loss of double compress. i can even do lossless. for instant gratification, i can use emule; saving some money and getting the same or better quality. oh, and i can listen to the beatles:) only caveat with cds is sony is trying to ruin cds too.
seems to me, terrorism is just trolling in the real world. responding to them only gives them more power (legitimacy, recruitment). want to win the "war" on terror? stop feeding the trolls..
there hasn't been an attack on our soil for 4 years? big deal, there wasn't one for 8 year prior to 9/11. what does that mean? you're an idiot if you think aggression towards others doesn't cause retaliation. noone is saying "we deserve it". they are saying that this violence doesn't happen in a vacuum. no, it is not all because of the gulf war, history actually extends beyond 1990. maybe that was the year you were born. perhaps instead of being content to "have no idea" what people are talking about, read some chompsky and stop watching fox news. we have declared a war on terror, you can't expect it to be one-sided. perhaps you really think they are just crazy and looking for an excuse for conflict. let me ask you this: do you like to fight with crazy bums? i know i do, hence my reply to your rant:)
the US sure didn't have a problem with Saddam when he was at the height of his killing. we actually rewarded him by giving him more money. he became our ally when we needed a thug to fight iran for us because iran decided to take down the puppet regime we setup and replace him with someone they wanted. oh yeah, democracy. there are no clean hands here.
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umm, in whose words? you are again citing examples to paint an entire population. england has seen more terrorism from the IRA and irgun than from muslims. should they banish all the irish and jews? your hypthetical questions are utterly ridiculous. and your boy friedman is also a racist http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Nov2003/herman1103.html it seems you want to be racist, and cite other racists to bolster your arguements to justify it.
that's a good little sheeple.
my gf is always weary of my gas. i've regularly excecute deadly gas attacks. sorry, u had to know it was coming.
brood mares? wow, you don't sound racist at all. that and the fact that most of your references are from a very biased source. american emperialism is not limited to the middle east, nor did it start with this administration. in case you forgot, sharia law is most popular in saudi arabia. a country we happen to be very closely tied to. you seem to believe every muslim is a "jihadi". out of over 1 billion muslim worldwide, how many are terrorists? how many of them come from countries we support? going by that percentage, are all the irish terrorists? how about all hindus (tamil tigers)? maybe everyone from montana (oklahoma city). maybe all christians (abortion clinics). how about all jews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bom bing)? stereotyping and racism like this will surely make the rest of the world like the middle east. perhaps that is what you want. btw, demography, population control, and genocide are closely related.
LOL... national bomb assn, nba? perhaps we can also say we need them for hunting
i've tried non-oiled ones, but my gf kicked me out of bed for doing it.
umm, i wouldn't brag about "been there, done that" in this case. that's no way to live. how about we not occupy/invade/bomb/etc other ppls homes and countries so we don't have to live like this?
you have enlightened me. i shed a tear for the owners of walmart. they are always passing the savings along to us, now matter how much it hurts their bottom line. yeah, let's look out for the large corporations that look after us. ask not what corperations can do for you...
let's not forget geopolitics. our invovlement in the middle east would change too. less external support and money for corrupt dictators and monarchs too.
with all this biometric security and identity theft, i expect to see a lot of ppl looking like pirates. maybe i should start selling eyepatches and hooks. arrrr!
so much waste. reminds me of those long cardboard boxes they put around cd cases until the 90s because record stores didn't want to change their shelving. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbox not unlike those self-destructing dvds too. there seems to be no incentive to reduce packing waste. seems like the nicer the product, the more waste. if only most consumers weren't so easily dazzled, companies wouldn't spend so much money/materials on making stuff look nice on the shelf. companies should offer none fancy packaged versions. i'de get it even if they don't discount it, just to reduce some of the waste. maybe online retailing will change the "billboard on a shelf" strategy.
they did a story on this on the local news and let a bunch of ppl try it. first they wanted to see if it was too complicated for joe street, and then how they liked it. most of the ppl fumbled at first, but got it working ok. all of them said it tasted good. still a waste though.
not everything requires further innovation, like toilet paper.
the protest email link should just be a link to a pdf of the tax form. print, fill out, and mail. god forbid. "you guys are complaining about what?" said the aboriginies.
you guys are outraged because they put out something that only works on windows? a lot of software companies put out software that is windows only. they are satisifed to hit the majority in one swoop. you can still file taxes using traditional forms. democracy doesn't mean that every single person gets their way. i understand your argument of "to do it right, they could have easily....". do you guys seriously expect the govt to always do things right? how about ever? i think there are much larger issues to check the govt on...
i totally agree what you say about out of control incomes and equality. but your argument for not paying taxes is like those who say they download music because the music industry is evil. the proper way to boycott the riaa is not to listen to music they put out. if you want free music, just say so. if you want to change things, vote. not paying taxes won't change the govt, it just keeps more money in your pocket. it's basically stealing. unless of course you are not using public roads and stuff (or live outside the US). i think the tax system should be made more democratic. certain things be base (roads, universal healtcare, schools) and things like war be donation based. don't support the war? don't give money to it. we might actually see a day when the US isn't involved in some conflict somewhere in the world, a first in over 100 years. amazing when you consider we have no bordering enemies. i guess there is a reason the public is removed from most decision making in our "democracy".
microsoft doesn't innovate, they just player hate. they are teh sux0rz. now mode me up too!
yeah, feature bloat and integration are making things too complicated. combining devices means it does neither function well. take my tv/dvd/vcr for example. trying do merge two devices into one is just dumb.
oh wait, apple is doing it now? where do i sign up?
but can it do a mean guitar face? http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/sto ry/253119p-216716c.html
how many ipods the /. editor gets for yet another shameless itunes plug. i guess we'll see endless dupes until the contest ends.
my cds sound better and i can play them on as many devices as i want :) i can convert them to any number of formats without the loss of double compress. i can even do lossless. for instant gratification, i can use emule; saving some money and getting the same or better quality. oh, and i can listen to the beatles :) only caveat with cds is sony is trying to ruin cds too.
actually, i've heard the bully analogy used to describe this situation, only it was the US who was called the bully.
seems to me, terrorism is just trolling in the real world. responding to them only gives them more power (legitimacy, recruitment). want to win the "war" on terror? stop feeding the trolls..
there hasn't been an attack on our soil for 4 years? big deal, there wasn't one for 8 year prior to 9/11. what does that mean? you're an idiot if you think aggression towards others doesn't cause retaliation. noone is saying "we deserve it". they are saying that this violence doesn't happen in a vacuum. no, it is not all because of the gulf war, history actually extends beyond 1990. maybe that was the year you were born. perhaps instead of being content to "have no idea" what people are talking about, read some chompsky and stop watching fox news. we have declared a war on terror, you can't expect it to be one-sided. perhaps you really think they are just crazy and looking for an excuse for conflict. let me ask you this: do you like to fight with crazy bums? i know i do, hence my reply to your rant :)
the US sure didn't have a problem with Saddam when he was at the height of his killing. we actually rewarded him by giving him more money. he became our ally when we needed a thug to fight iran for us because iran decided to take down the puppet regime we setup and replace him with someone they wanted. oh yeah, democracy. there are no clean hands here.