The CBC occasionally gets the basic stuff right, as well - as an American who grew up blissfully close to the Canadian border (Detroit) and always had CBC included in basic cable, Hockey Night in Canada has been, and still is, the best sports program on television, hands down.
I still can't believe the NHL has failed to get Don Cherry on American airwaves, but I digress...
Terrorism is effective- and market-based economics IS HIGHLY COWARDLY.
So would your solution have a centrally controlled economy, where threats like this are met by government-sponsored counterstrikes directed at whatever the terrorists hold dear?
By that logic, maybe we should have the US go overseas and forcibly occupy some prominent Arab nation, in the name of a "War on Terror". Yeah, that's the ticket...
Good point - civilization can be a very touchy word. For a working start, I tend to think of it as a cultural baseline that respects different religions, creeds, and lifestyles, endorses personal freedom and societal progress, and resolves conflicts as much as possible through dialogue and diplomacy rather than violence and intimidation.
That's perhaps the most frustrating thing that non-Muslims see in this whole situation. We hear constantly that "it's a small minority", etc., but we don't see moderate leadership taking that visible stand and trying stand up for civilization.
I'm amazed the federal government would want to "fight gambling". If they succeeded, what would all the states do that rely on lottery income???
This is beyond stupid, it's blatant pandering to a lobby at the expense of, oh, just about everyone else. Far better would be to legalize, legitimize, and tax online gambling and turn the US into a provider of those services instead of a consumer. In the increasingly global marketplace, an international online casino operated out of the US would, in economic terms, be considered an export industry. Instead of writing a law that completely violates WTO guidelines, why not take advantage of the new world order and actually strike a blow to help restore a balance of trade.
To put it another way: we all know the real winner in the gambling industry is the casino. We also know that Internet gambling is a huge and booming industry. Does the US want to be on the winning side of that development, or not?
Heck, if they want a classic, how's about Stranger in a Strange Land? You wouldn't even necessarily need a big budget, just clever direction and acting to bring a captivating story to light...
The ultimate classic is Nethack - I've been playing for years and keep coming back for more punishment. Still haven't ascended yet, and frankly, I don't know what will be left to achieve in life if I ever make it...
My grandmother got me an Atari 400 for Christmas 1979, when they were fresh on the market. My dad wrote the company to get a manuscript of their BASIC manual (which wasn't out in stores yet), which served as a great learning tool. Besides the main text there were notes scribbled in the margins, hand-drawn diagrams, etc. It was a great introduction to computing for a nine year-old kid.
Heck, the thing came with 8K of RAM - when I wanted to upgrade to 16K, I had to leave it at a store for 2 weeks, and it cost $200!.
OMG, that hits the nail right on the head. It was a bit of luck that the opportunity came up at the right time, and that I was a good match for it - I doubt very much that this recruiter did more after making the initial introduction. But hey, he had the opening, and tracked me down, so I'll give him credit for that...
Oh, yeah? I had a teacher who used to bring in his TRS-80 from home and we'd get to play games like Wumpus and Hammurabi in 1979...
Actually, he had a great system back then. If you got top marks on a quiz or other assignment, you got a stamp. On days he brought the computer in, you could exchange 3 stamps for 5 minutes of computer time.
I've had pretty good experience, landing 4 jobs over the last 13 years by posting at Careerbuilder (formerly Headhunter.net), and having a recruiter pick it up from there and match me up with a position. They key is getting someone who can effectively advocate where there isn't a 100% match with requirements.
Interestingly, my new job (6 months) was obtained through a recruiter who, frankly, worried me when we met for the first time, for breakfast right before I went for an onsite interview. He commisserated with me on what it's like to be an IT guru (he supposedly does website design), saying that "most people look at the code and just drop their jaw, but for me, it's like the Matrix, you know? It's like I just look at it understand what's going on in there while everybody else is just confused..."
I could hardly keep from busting a gut, but in the end I went on to have a good interview at the employer and landed a great new job. Amusing anecdote aside, the key is a recruiter who sees and can pitch the benefits of a match where the requirements don't exactly line up.
This layoff is the result of a merger that's been going on for some months now - I can't imagine that people were taken by surprise on this. Bottom line is that you can't work in a vaccuum, blissfully unaware of what's going on in your industry. As soon as the merger was announced, I would hope that Siebel and Oracle back-office workers would be polishing their resumes and looking out for their own best interests.
That'll be something to look forward to, won't it? They'll have nukes, but no oil, and will be scrambling for ways to support their internal economies. Sounds like North Korea II...
Hey, no argument here! Like other posters have said, it's shocking to see that Muslims offended at the depiction of Mohammed linked to bombing and terrorism are responding to those charges by enlisting suicide bombers and offering a bounty for the murder of the cartoonists.
Hey, come to think of it, there really isn't a lot of that rioting and setting-things-ablaze-for-days thing at all here in The West. Why d'you suppose that is?
Well, don't forget the riots last summer in Paris, that had cars blazing for what, almost two weeks straight?
Well, using that same logic, this example would justify a US-led retaliation, right?
Seriously, there is a disturbing lack of perspective and proportionality amongst these savages. Yes, savages, because that is exactly what the extreme nutjobs (those making the death threats) are - xenophobic troglodytes who can't tolerate any conduct by others that violates their strict code.
The woman doesn't start street racing at the light because she's too busy putting on makeup while driving! I don't think males have cornered the market on dangerous activities...
The speaker must have omitted the part about Google headquarters tapping into their next door neighbor's open wireless LAN, right? When will those people ever learn....
Please forgive if my sarcasm detector is on the fritz, but you do know that the moon's rotation coincides with its orbit around the Earth, not the Sun, right? There is no side of the moon that's permanently dark...
See, this is really about job creation! Just think of all the consultants and legal eagles that businesses will need just to put a job opening up on their website...
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The CBC occasionally gets the basic stuff right, as well - as an American who grew up blissfully close to the Canadian border (Detroit) and always had CBC included in basic cable, Hockey Night in Canada has been, and still is, the best sports program on television, hands down.
I still can't believe the NHL has failed to get Don Cherry on American airwaves, but I digress...
Terrorism is effective- and market-based economics IS HIGHLY COWARDLY.
So would your solution have a centrally controlled economy, where threats like this are met by government-sponsored counterstrikes directed at whatever the terrorists hold dear?
By that logic, maybe we should have the US go overseas and forcibly occupy some prominent Arab nation, in the name of a "War on Terror". Yeah, that's the ticket...
Good point - civilization can be a very touchy word. For a working start, I tend to think of it as a cultural baseline that respects different religions, creeds, and lifestyles, endorses personal freedom and societal progress, and resolves conflicts as much as possible through dialogue and diplomacy rather than violence and intimidation.
That's perhaps the most frustrating thing that non-Muslims see in this whole situation. We hear constantly that "it's a small minority", etc., but we don't see moderate leadership taking that visible stand and trying stand up for civilization.
I'm amazed the federal government would want to "fight gambling". If they succeeded, what would all the states do that rely on lottery income???
This is beyond stupid, it's blatant pandering to a lobby at the expense of, oh, just about everyone else. Far better would be to legalize, legitimize, and tax online gambling and turn the US into a provider of those services instead of a consumer. In the increasingly global marketplace, an international online casino operated out of the US would, in economic terms, be considered an export industry. Instead of writing a law that completely violates WTO guidelines, why not take advantage of the new world order and actually strike a blow to help restore a balance of trade.
To put it another way: we all know the real winner in the gambling industry is the casino. We also know that Internet gambling is a huge and booming industry. Does the US want to be on the winning side of that development, or not?
And don't forget...
Nethack: 10-key numeric sidepad
Heck, if they want a classic, how's about Stranger in a Strange Land? You wouldn't even necessarily need a big budget, just clever direction and acting to bring a captivating story to light...
The ultimate classic is Nethack - I've been playing for years and keep coming back for more punishment. Still haven't ascended yet, and frankly, I don't know what will be left to achieve in life if I ever make it...
My grandmother got me an Atari 400 for Christmas 1979, when they were fresh on the market. My dad wrote the company to get a manuscript of their BASIC manual (which wasn't out in stores yet), which served as a great learning tool. Besides the main text there were notes scribbled in the margins, hand-drawn diagrams, etc. It was a great introduction to computing for a nine year-old kid.
Heck, the thing came with 8K of RAM - when I wanted to upgrade to 16K, I had to leave it at a store for 2 weeks, and it cost $200!.
OMG, that hits the nail right on the head. It was a bit of luck that the opportunity came up at the right time, and that I was a good match for it - I doubt very much that this recruiter did more after making the initial introduction. But hey, he had the opening, and tracked me down, so I'll give him credit for that...
Oh, yeah? I had a teacher who used to bring in his TRS-80 from home and we'd get to play games like Wumpus and Hammurabi in 1979...
Actually, he had a great system back then. If you got top marks on a quiz or other assignment, you got a stamp. On days he brought the computer in, you could exchange 3 stamps for 5 minutes of computer time.
I've had pretty good experience, landing 4 jobs over the last 13 years by posting at Careerbuilder (formerly Headhunter.net), and having a recruiter pick it up from there and match me up with a position. They key is getting someone who can effectively advocate where there isn't a 100% match with requirements.
Interestingly, my new job (6 months) was obtained through a recruiter who, frankly, worried me when we met for the first time, for breakfast right before I went for an onsite interview. He commisserated with me on what it's like to be an IT guru (he supposedly does website design), saying that "most people look at the code and just drop their jaw, but for me, it's like the Matrix, you know? It's like I just look at it understand what's going on in there while everybody else is just confused..."
I could hardly keep from busting a gut, but in the end I went on to have a good interview at the employer and landed a great new job. Amusing anecdote aside, the key is a recruiter who sees and can pitch the benefits of a match where the requirements don't exactly line up.
If you're getting news from Ogrish, I'm thinking you don't have much room to criticize when it comes to "caring".
This layoff is the result of a merger that's been going on for some months now - I can't imagine that people were taken by surprise on this. Bottom line is that you can't work in a vaccuum, blissfully unaware of what's going on in your industry. As soon as the merger was announced, I would hope that Siebel and Oracle back-office workers would be polishing their resumes and looking out for their own best interests.
That'll be something to look forward to, won't it? They'll have nukes, but no oil, and will be scrambling for ways to support their internal economies. Sounds like North Korea II...
Hey, no argument here! Like other posters have said, it's shocking to see that Muslims offended at the depiction of Mohammed linked to bombing and terrorism are responding to those charges by enlisting suicide bombers and offering a bounty for the murder of the cartoonists.
Hey, come to think of it, there really isn't a lot of that rioting and setting-things-ablaze-for-days thing at all here in The West. Why d'you suppose that is?
Well, don't forget the riots last summer in Paris, that had cars blazing for what, almost two weeks straight?
Well, using that same logic, this example would justify a US-led retaliation, right?
Seriously, there is a disturbing lack of perspective and proportionality amongst these savages. Yes, savages, because that is exactly what the extreme nutjobs (those making the death threats) are - xenophobic troglodytes who can't tolerate any conduct by others that violates their strict code.
So true - nothing scarrier than that purple 'h' coming at you in Nethack, and your character without a helmet!!!
The woman doesn't start street racing at the light because she's too busy putting on makeup while driving! I don't think males have cornered the market on dangerous activities...
The speaker must have omitted the part about Google headquarters tapping into their next door neighbor's open wireless LAN, right? When will those people ever learn....
Doh! It's not my sarcasm detector, but the old reading-comprehension demodulator that's malfunctioning. My apologies...
Please forgive if my sarcasm detector is on the fritz, but you do know that the moon's rotation coincides with its orbit around the Earth, not the Sun, right? There is no side of the moon that's permanently dark...
See, this is really about job creation! Just think of all the consultants and legal eagles that businesses will need just to put a job opening up on their website...
Let's face it, for many gamers, this is about all the sexuality they're going to encounter on a regular basis...