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Everything posted by Walsingham
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Nurgle shall rule the galaxy! *primes the promethium* Yick. Poor kids.
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Intervention sounds good, but it practically always seems to go wrong. In the early days of surgery and medicine the patient almost invariably ended up worse off. Would it have been wise to abandon the art completely?
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I thought as much. Is it REALLY too mcgh to askk that we could have a normal company just once? One that - and I know I'm being a mad old fuddy duddy - works with its customers to produce good products and doesn't seek to control all mankind?
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Maybe you could use the term 'tentacular'? That would give even more alliteration.
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Even Iraq managed a democratic constitution in three years, and that was while they were shooting at each other. Note that the Burmese people can rest easy, since we cannot intervene lest someone point out their oil reserves. It's very naughty to help countries with natural resources.
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Like, awesome list.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7017660.stm Hush now, what's that sound? It sounds like a vigorous thumping rolling noise, caused by Apple careening down the slopes of the moral high ground. Correct me if I'm wrong but a significant portion of apple-owners snootiness has always stemmed from the perception that Apple are not as evil as Microsoft. Surely behaviour like this undermines a key selling point? I admit I pay little attention to such stories ordinarily.
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I would never question your credulity, darling. I merely question the likelihood of ever finding such a situation. EDIT: That's rubbish, of course. It could happen. For an example of what I'm talking about, check this out. NOTE THIS CONTAINS STRONG THEMES AND LANGUAGE
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I agree. This is, sadly the inevitable upshot of our more ethical foreign policies over the last fifteen years. The Chinese are building a rapidly expanding sphere of influence with the people we have been excluding, and into the bargain making a mockery of efforts at peaceful sanctions and pressure.
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Heh. Yes, I too was a little startled to hear that we are expecting China to pressurise Burma because they are a violently repressive dictatorship. I know hypocrisy is politics but sheezus.
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i don't want to sound harsh, but nine dead isn't that many by any standards. Certainly not enough to provoke irreconcilable anger.
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So I have two artists, both have created a work based on war, one pro and one anti, as well as two former soldiers, both have written a book about their experiences in combat, one anti war and one pro war. The views of those on one side contradict the views of those on the other. Who should I believe, who should I take as an authority? Help me Walsing-ham, you're my only hope. I'd suggest you evaluate each on the merits of their reasoning. If the pro-war ones are pro-war because they like hurting people for example that would reflect negatively, just as it ould if the anti-war ones find taking pictures of animals injurious to their dignity. Of course I'd also suggest you read more and view more artistic work, expand the sample size.
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Do you have to know that in advance? Or is it somehow explained in the model itself?
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Thanks for the list, Steve. I scanned through and am relieved to say I have no interests in any of the companies besides Rolls Royce, and I will bring it up with them next chance I get. My favourite: Mekong Travel Mekong Travel is a travel company based in Buckinghamshire which specialises in holidays to Indochina, including Burma. On their website they describe how decades of isolation as a result of military dictatorship
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I do not know what the news media are doing in other countries but in the UK the unrest in Burma has been covered in depth. My own analysis, from recent reportage, and peering across the border in the 1990s is that the junta are nothing more than a militarised form of organised crime. They are exploiting the entire country for their amusment and enrichment, with the collusion of unscrupulous foreign interests. Particularly in China, Thailand, India, and Australia. Slave labour, forced prostitution of the rural population, brutalisation and oppression on higher levels for the urban classes. e.g. I wondered what people thought of this, and also wanted to share the cyber-dissident's handbook. A tool I hope none of our members ever have to use. http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542
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Way beyond me. Cool idea.
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True. But we've had a lot of youth knife crime. My feeling is that one just sees a shift in methodology. On the other hand, a murderous spree with a knife is less lethal than one with a handgun or rifle. It also takes longer, permitting authorities to intervene. What is even more interesting is the number of foiled attacks citing Columbine as an inspiration. What kind of pathetic mind finds Columbine inspiring?
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I don't think there was a serious problem with them. Interestingly handgun crime has shown no tendency to decrease in spite of the increased restrictions. Not that I can pretend I'm surprised.
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Why should priests have all the *opportunity to hurt and destroy*
Walsingham replied to Eddo36's topic in Way Off-Topic
Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but this really isn't family friendly as a topic for discussion. I'm going to have to echo the Big Green and shut it down. No censure to any individuals. -
When i was checking the background and response I found THIS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Ann_Spencer How freaking weird. Two people killed because she was 'bored'. In fact http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schoo...chool_incidents Man, it's been years since I looked into true 'regular' crime. HOw depressing is all this? Death after death...
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You were right, Gfted1! The university here did as suggested in the Virginia Tech review panel report. they cancelled classes and initiated a lockdown. Still not good enough, though in my opinion. I think it's important to compare the contingency planning that corporations have for crises and these universities. Modern univesrsities are to most intents and purposes big companies, yet they refuse to behave with even a corporate degree of care! Which is surely a damning indictment! i mean, if you aren't even as 'nice' as Enron.