Posts by Immanuel Goldstein

Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 “I don't think he was suggesting land war, just bombing them and arming their enemies, which would probably result in a multi decade civil war.” I was not referring to a particular suggestion,...

Iran’s offensive capabilities are quite limited, at most it could conquer the small Gulf fiefdoms if those weren’t under US military protection (if I recall correctly, CENTCOM is based in Qatar). However, while I haven’t been...

This looks like one of those ‘WTF’ threads we have downstairs. It reminds of a certain fragment of a speech: Quote: “Corona veniet Delectis! Victory shall come to the worthy! Today, democracy, liberty and equality are words to...

Quote: Originally Posted by ExceptionHandler “Im am [sic] just speaking the truth…” You are just saying what you believe to be the truth (which is a disputed matter to say the least). Quote: “…and it needs to be said.” No, it’s...

What Steve Jobs created had and has great impact upon my life, and I guess for many others here as well. To me this is the saddest day of this year. Thank you Steve Jobs and so long.

It reminds me of some display aliens used in a science fiction flick from the 90s, I forgot which one.

Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 “Do you find the fans loud? I liked my Mirrored Drive Doors PowerMac G4 (dual 1ghz(?)) but it did get noisy.“ Well, it can certainly make itself heard and more than it used to be, but not all...

2002 Quicksilver PowerMacintosh G4 800 Dual; Jaguar to Tiger. Only one repair in its lifetime (hardware), still in excellent condition. Still works relatively fast with the mid-noughties software installed, does have trouble with some...

Please forgive me the belated reply. Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 “I would say that during the pre-1900s to 1970s ethnic Malays simply considered Islam part of the Malay culture. There was enough widespread flexibility in...

Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 “For Peninsular Malaysia though it becomes a big deal because while freedom of religion is supposedly allowed, ethnic Malays must be Muslims and non-Malays…” That always puzzled me, as countries...