Posts by hollowcyclist10

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Iraq War in World · Jul 10, 2008

gentleraven6 said:The mask is finally slipping on this regime that’s driving the USA straight into a ditch. Even your average American is starting to realize that what this "democratic" administration is pulling has absolutely nothing to do with what the country actually needs.
http://www.javno.com/hr/svijet/clanak.php?id=149322

http://www.prisonplanet.com/barry-jennings-uncut.html

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Iraq War in World · Jul 6, 2008

Melissa Hughes63 said:None of those actions would have even happened if Americans hadn't stepped in to establish some actual "order."

And I suppose that order was built on a foundation of false flags:

False flag operations are essentially covert operations run by governments, corporations, or various organizations, all carefully staged to look like someone else is pulling the strings. The term actually comes from the old military tactic of flying false colors, or using another nation's flag to deceive an enemy. These types of operations aren't just reserved for wartime or counter-insurgency efforts; they've been utilized during peacetime as well, I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag

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Chinese community uprising in New York City in World · Apr 17, 2007

Justin Stewart3 said:But isn't that exactly what customs duties are for? To drive up the cost of imports so that domestic production gets a fighting chance? It’s easy to talk about boosting local manufacturing when you don't fully grasp the mechanisms required to make it happen... though shouldn't it be obvious that domestic industry can't survive if the government doesn't protect it through import limits? Almost every major global industry, without exception, grew under protectionist economic policies. If American industry wants to grow, why should it be any different?

That might have been the case if America hadn't pushed so hard to join the EU. Now, we're forced to play by their rules. I don't suppose anyone expects the EU to look kindly upon tariffs, especially when they don't even exist between member states anymore.

Global industries used to rely on protectionism to grow, but I guess that isn't really how things work anymore. They are strong enough today because that old-school protectionism provided them with a sufficiently large and robust production base back then.

What people in America just don't seem to grasp, I think, is that our only real shot at jumpstarting production is to make sure it's competitive—meaning cheaper, I suppose—than in other EU nations. Given how much everyone is currently focused on cutting costs and moving manufacturing or services over to Eastern Europe, maybe there's a narrow window for America to find its footing there.

I wasn't strictly implying we should only focus on starting our own domestic production, even if that would be the ideal scenario; I was more referring to creating favorable conditions to attract manufacturing investment here in America.

And the fact that 97% of the banks are foreign-owned, mostly issuing consumer loans that end up buying foreign goods, surely doesn't help the cause, which I guess is reflected in our rapidly growing debt levels.

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Chinese community uprising in New York City in World · Apr 16, 2007

Justin Stewart3 said:What a lovely comment.🙄

I find myself wondering, why all this hysteria over a few Chinese shops? Meanwhile, massive foreign retail giants—mostly from Italy—are systematically wiping out our local mom-and-pop shops and domestic industry by prioritizing imports. And don't even get me started on all the goods coming in from Germany, Italy, or Austria that end up sitting on the shelves of our own local stores anyway. If import levels actually worry you, why aren't you protesting the way the US government slashed import tariffs under pressure from the IMF? Those tariffs would have protected American producers from excessive imports regardless of where they came from. Of course, it’s much easier to pick on a marginalized group and fuel irrational hatred toward them. Statements like these don't actually serve the interests of American citizens or the nation; they're just a display of primitive racism.👎

All import tariffs should probably be abolished. Along with all those other fees that ultimately make imported goods two or three times more expensive than they are within the EU.

The US needs to kickstart its own manufacturing so that it can compete with imports through both quality and scale, I suppose. We simply cannot survive on tourism alone.

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Has this happened to you too? in Economy · Apr 22, 2004

So, does this card actually function like a credit card, meaning you have an established line of credit available to you? Or is it just a standard debit card like a Visa Debit?

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Goran Milic's gear in Close to Politics · Feb 26, 2004

graniteowl88 said:The report is actually quite excellent. I suppose I can't tell if Thompson is just messing around, but he could probably walk away with at least five million dollars if he decided to file a lawsuit against the American and Canadian networks.

Don't you think everything Thompson does is driven primarily by the pursuit of the dollar?

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Ford Mustang in Formula 1 · Feb 18, 2004

Dennis Baker34 said:I suppose that General Motors car might actually perform well enough to snag fourth place, especially since I suspect Ford and Toyota are lagging miles behind us.🙂

TOYOTA ONE AIM. WHATCH US! 🙂

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.NET and Microsoft statistics in Software · Aug 25, 2003

cunac said:
<shameless plug>
You really ought to look into EAI telecommuters 😁
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<unplug>
I find myself interested in something similar, though I suppose it isn't really practiced around here, at least not currently; perhaps things might shift given enough time, I guess.
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.NET and Microsoft statistics in Software · Aug 22, 2003

Daniel Fowler9 said:So, let's wrap this up:

I suppose nobody on this thread actually believes a word I say.
It seems nobody actually trusts the documentation I provided, which I suppose means you don't really trust the experts who put it together either.

The question remains: who can we actually trust, if we look beyond those mere "rough estimates" that seem to be based on...

I suppose it depends on the current situation at your firm, or perhaps somewhere else entirely.
I suppose it won't be found anywhere else, except perhaps on your own. I suppose one could wonder what exactly was on their mind during those restless nights, though I doubt any answer would truly satisfy the curiosity.I suppose I should probably just leave things as they are, though I suspect nothing much will change regardless.

It seems we've reached an impasse, as I suppose I am the only one here actually presenting arguments to support any claims, yet my reasoning remains met with nothing but skepticism.

Daniel Fowler9🙄

I suppose I should weigh in on this as well. I've spent quite a bit of time working on various EAI projects over in Germany for several different firms, primarily utilizing tools like BEA Weblogic, Tuxedo, TIBCO Integration Manager, and Randevouz, and I am still active in that space today. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with major players such as Sun Microsystems, SAP, and Lucent Technologies. In all my experience, I don't think I've ever seen Microsoft used for those kinds of enterprise tasks; the furthest we ever went was developing an MSSQL adapter, though I honestly doubt if anyone actually uses it. When it comes to databases, Oracle tends to dominate, followed by Informix, and it seems like every legitimate, serious operation is built and run on Unix. While Microsoft certainly rules the desktop market, there isn't much else to say about them in that arena. In these circles, nobody even mentions Microsoft, and people aren't even familiar with things like .NET or C#—there's just zero interest. As long as they have systems that are proven and reliable, they won't look elsewhere, and frankly, if you even bring up Microsoft, the reaction is usually pretty telling.

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