That's the general attitude of people who do not understand oppression or discrimination.
I live in South Africa and I can tell you that Apartheid has affected, on average, at least three generations of black people. Do you mean that everyone who was born after 1994 should be treated "equal"?
I get this a lot from some of the guys I "pump" with.
You see, it's easy to tell when someone is not doing an exercise well if you are observing. Most of the inexperienced guys, who I might add, are not regulars, feel offended when you "correct" them. And, unfortunately, in order to get the best out of an exercise, you have to do it right!
Sure, a sky scraper isn't going to lose all it's value, but it could be worth less than you paid for it - especially if companies are failing by the dozen and your prospects for new tenants aren't good.
Does it matter how much it's worth if you are not planning on selling?
For once the government is protecting our pivacy (a side effect of portecting its own, no doubt). 50cm resolution hides the identity and activity of individuals, which is for the best.
The government themselves have access to less than 50cm data!
As an African I find your comments offensive.
African people were doing fine before colonialism. There were wars, but not like in Europe. Bealive me, femine was unheard of. People simply migrated to greener pastures, literally!
You are simplifying African politics. Most of the countries are screwed because of assumptions like yours. Look around, every country thet's in crisis at the moment has/had European/American involvement.
Let's look at Zimbabwe: You know why there's more than 1000% inflation? Sanctions imposed by the West because of the "Dictater". The only thing Mugabe did was to take back land. Britain was supposed to buy it back but Tony Blair reneged on the Lancaster House agreement. After Mugabe decided to take back the land, he was branded a dictator. I agree, he could have implemented the land reform better, but still...
People like you want Africa to be perpetually in debt. Once we get out of debt, you find a reason to lend us some more. When we can't afford to pay you invade. It's a good thing some of us are aware of this. Believe me, it'll come to an end!
Thanks for clearity!
Can we use this information to do something ctrreative, like say introduce a virus (that we can hopefully control)in the body of an HIV infected person?
This has a potential. I hope it'll be realised.
"You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in His shadow for Life; say to the Lord 'my refuge, my rock in whom I trust'. And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, and make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand."
And that, I am afraid, is not something that sounds sane at all.. but each to his own.
Being religious is not insanity. Being an atheist is one thing, criticising other people for not being like you, is another.
I think people will buy the iPhone because of its beauty, and not functionality. There are a number of phones that come standard with the features loaded in the iPhone.
IIRC, it was (and still is) American companies that were actively promoting globalization. But, if they can't compete, they trash foreign companies.
Especially since it deals with National Security?
If the German company provides a superior (read more secure) product, then they should get the job. Simple logic! Many of our government's contracts are awarded to American companies. They have the experties, and are relatively cheaper.
However, I think that it should have been introduced gradually. Say, to Science students first, then to Economic and Management sciences, then.........
If the US govt forces the inclussion of a backdoor, people like me would simply use Linux or *BSD. This way, I can work around the backdoor because I would have the source code.
Here is South Africa, people earn around R4K a month, but they buy the latest mobile phones which cost around R3.5K. Why? Because these phones have bells and whistles. These guys don't even have PC's to download their photos to.
My mobile phone, on the other hand, costs R300. I'm not going to change it until the GSM network around here is upgraded (entirely) to 3G!
I think you're underestimating the power of marketers!! They don't use logic, they use HYPE.
This reminds me of APARTHEID! Prominent governments (UK, US) were not doing anything about it. The opressed people (through the ANC, PAC, etc) decided to do something about it. Guess what they did? Right, they killed innocent white people. Not because of hate, but because they wanted to make a point. One leader at the time (Oliver Tambo IIRC) said something like, "It is impossible to live normal in an abnormal society".
Back to the point, the Palestinians are not "preaching" for the death of the Jews out of hate, but because that's the only way out. How many road maps have been stalled? Impossible conditions have been imposed on the Palestinians (the opressed), while the Jews are going about their business.
I might sound extreme, but I must say that I sympathise with the opressed throughout the world. The Palestinians, San people of Botswana, the "Aborigines", etc... I know what it's like, I've been there.
Let's try to excercise our freedom of speech by having a cartoon dipicting the queen being f***** in the ass! Will that be aired in the BBC?
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That's the general attitude of people who do not understand oppression or discrimination.
I live in South Africa and I can tell you that Apartheid has affected, on average, at least three generations of black people. Do you mean that everyone who was born after 1994 should be treated "equal"?
I get this a lot from some of the guys I "pump" with.
You see, it's easy to tell when someone is not doing an exercise well if you are observing. Most of the inexperienced guys, who I might add, are not regulars, feel offended when you "correct" them. And, unfortunately, in order to get the best out of an exercise, you have to do it right!
Here in South Africa we have a saying: USA has finally got their Mandela moment!
When I saw Obama speaking today, I was remended of Nelson Mandela's speech at the Union building.
Sure, a sky scraper isn't going to lose all it's value, but it could be worth less than you paid for it - especially if companies are failing by the dozen and your prospects for new tenants aren't good.
Does it matter how much it's worth if you are not planning on selling?
The people that freak me out are Young Conservatives. Those guys are creepy.
So, you don't think that someday, the Young Conservatives might change, you know, just like you have?
I also think that MS should have named this IE 7.X and not 8 since not a lot has changed between the two versions.
Then again, I'm not a marketing type!
For once the government is protecting our pivacy (a side effect of portecting its own, no doubt). 50cm resolution hides the identity and activity of individuals, which is for the best.
The government themselves have access to less than 50cm data!
So, what would you prefer, a smaller one or a larger one?
Buddy, you sound like you're in LOVE!
As an African I find your comments offensive.
African people were doing fine before colonialism. There were wars, but not like in Europe. Bealive me, femine was unheard of. People simply migrated to greener pastures, literally!
You are simplifying African politics. Most of the countries are screwed because of assumptions like yours. Look around, every country thet's in crisis at the moment has/had European/American involvement.
Let's look at Zimbabwe: You know why there's more than 1000% inflation? Sanctions imposed by the West because of the "Dictater". The only thing Mugabe did was to take back land. Britain was supposed to buy it back but Tony Blair reneged on the Lancaster House agreement. After Mugabe decided to take back the land, he was branded a dictator. I agree, he could have implemented the land reform better, but still...
People like you want Africa to be perpetually in debt. Once we get out of debt, you find a reason to lend us some more. When we can't afford to pay you invade. It's a good thing some of us are aware of this. Believe me, it'll come to an end!
Thanks for clearity!
Can we use this information to do something ctrreative, like say introduce a virus (that we can hopefully control)in the body of an HIV infected person?
This has a potential. I hope it'll be realised.
What could possibly count as a cyber 9/11?
Cracking into SCADA system?
......
Deleting medical and credit records and thus destroying companies dealing with these?
"You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in His shadow for Life; say to the Lord 'my refuge, my rock in whom I trust'. And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, and make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand."
And that, I am afraid, is not something that sounds sane at all.. but each to his own.
Being religious is not insanity. Being an atheist is one thing, criticising other people for not being like you, is another.
No. However, it can run through an infinite loop in less than a second!
Better yet, we should use our knowledge of the subject to predict the result. Then, use experiment to verify our prediction.
Someone once put it like this:
Cult: Unpopular religion
Religion: popular cult
Better late than never!!!
I think people will buy the iPhone because of its beauty, and not functionality. There are a number of phones that come standard with the features loaded in the iPhone.
Who'll do the scanning since Google hires Phd's (mostly)?
Simple answer: Globalization!
IIRC, it was (and still is) American companies that were actively promoting globalization. But, if they can't compete, they trash foreign companies.
Especially since it deals with National Security?
If the German company provides a superior (read more secure) product, then they should get the job. Simple logic! Many of our government's contracts are awarded to American companies. They have the experties, and are relatively cheaper.
The idea itself is not bad.
However, I think that it should have been introduced gradually. Say, to Science students first, then to Economic and Management sciences, then.........
If the US govt forces the inclussion of a backdoor, people like me would simply use Linux or *BSD. This way, I can work around the backdoor because I would have the source code.
Here is South Africa, people earn around R4K a month, but they buy the latest mobile phones which cost around R3.5K. Why? Because these phones have bells and whistles. These guys don't even have PC's to download their photos to.
My mobile phone, on the other hand, costs R300. I'm not going to change it until the GSM network around here is upgraded (entirely) to 3G!
I think you're underestimating the power of marketers!! They don't use logic, they use HYPE.
How a program looks is often indicative on the time and care that went into the program itself.
I finally get it!! A lot of time went into "designing" Windoze.
This reminds me of APARTHEID! Prominent governments (UK, US) were not doing anything about it. The opressed people (through the ANC, PAC, etc) decided to do something about it. Guess what they did? Right, they killed innocent white people. Not because of hate, but because they wanted to make a point. One leader at the time (Oliver Tambo IIRC) said something like, "It is impossible to live normal in an abnormal society".
Back to the point, the Palestinians are not "preaching" for the death of the Jews out of hate, but because that's the only way out. How many road maps have been stalled? Impossible conditions have been imposed on the Palestinians (the opressed), while the Jews are going about their business.
I might sound extreme, but I must say that I sympathise with the opressed throughout the world. The Palestinians, San people of Botswana, the "Aborigines", etc... I know what it's like, I've been there.
Let's try to excercise our freedom of speech by having a cartoon dipicting the queen being f***** in the ass! Will that be aired in the BBC?