Take evolution, according to a book I read an excerpt from recently, the reality is that the large majority of the American people believe in god; you'd never guess that from some programming which makes such views out to be archaic.
I'm not really following this...but it seems you are suggesting that the scientific theory of evolution somehow negates God (though it is supported by all of the evidence and the theory gets stronger year after year with more evidence). If that is what you are suggesting perhaps it is reality which has a strong aversion to the concept of a divine creator.
This thread is fizzling quickly in entertainment value... Where are the same tired arguments about 'Apple didn't invent the rectangle', etc?
If you want more of that see Dilbert in today's papers or his website. Funny thing is, it's not clear whether he is parodying Apple, Samsung, or the whole thing in general. Hope it's the latter.
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go…
So? Looks pretty accurate to me - except that the made the other countries too large.
Anyway, what does that have to do with this thread? Samsung got caught red-handed (again) copying stuff from Apple. American's views of the world don't change that.
It seems that you were implying that I don't have any conscience,
There exist at least 3 posters on AI who either cannot read well, cannot apply simple rules of logic, don't care about accuracy, love to mis-attribute statements to others, don't care about truth, or some combination of these factors.
This is obviously a gaff by a graphic designer who was probably awaiting the correct image and used a placeholder as a stopgap. Things went wrong and the placeholder got out into the public.
These things happen. It's not a story.
It is still Samsung's fault because if you hire a reputable agency their graphics people put a big red FPO on the image so things like that don't happen.
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go?
That map is hilarious and yes, it represents what a lot of the idiots here in the US believe about the world.
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Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody
In all fairness, once you leave the USA, most countries and their media outlets could be referred to as "anti-Israel," and most don't see this as a bad thing.
Israel is a pretty horrible place. It has a racist, quasi-fascist government. It violates international law with great regularity. It violates almost every treaty it signs. It was the only "western" country to strongly support apartheid in South Africa and now supports a very similar system within it's own borders.
Being "anti-Israel" (not anti-Semitic), is a very common point of view outside of the USA.
I've long held that our (often misplaced) support of Israel is the root of most of our problems in the middle east. Of course, w/o the US backing Israel, they'd be bombed back to the stone age. I have no problems w/Jewish people, I have plenty of Jewish friends, but I agree completely w/the above post. Their leaders actions are not something I support
Same goes for my home country, the UK. The anti-american shit that I hear disgusts me. The people here are brainwashed by a socialist propaganda station called the BBC who pump out a contiguous stream of reasons why socialism works and capitalism does not. It's all self serving, as they are publicly funded, their citizens are forced to pay for the vile programming even if (like me) they despise it and ban it from their homes. They fear a more capitalist UK would reduce funding, so they try and keep the country as brain dead as they possibly can
So they take aim at the prime example of capitalism, the US. Creating nonsense anti US memes whose spread is accelerated by jealousy (ironically because UK standard of living is lower due to increased socialism!).
That's obviously a different BBC than the one that I use as my primary news website and radio news programming source. Seems very balanced to me, and I live in the US. One of the few news entities that still understands the difference between news journalism and editorials.
I listen to the BBC a lot. I've never heard them 'bash' America or promote socialism and capitalism. Hell, they're actually not allowed to and a shit storm brews on the rare occasion they do. What world are you living in?
BBC have a hard on for bashing the US. You only need to listen to Radio 2 or Radio 4 to hear it on phone in's and discussions. You only have to watch it on the BBC News to see it. And as for the bias of the BBC - they went to the High Court to prevent an internal report being published that showed how bias they were!
And lets not get onto the socialism and continual news items about "Tory Cuts". Gees. Or the unfathomable bias towards the last Government (left wing) where they would sound bite a Labour minister and the contrary argument would be put by a left wing backbencher (rather than the official Opposition). Etc.
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Take evolution, according to a book I read an excerpt from recently, the reality is that the large majority of the American people believe in god; you'd never guess that from some programming which makes such views out to be archaic.
I'm not really following this...but it seems you are suggesting that the scientific theory of evolution somehow negates God (though it is supported by all of the evidence and the theory gets stronger year after year with more evidence). If that is what you are suggesting perhaps it is reality which has a strong aversion to the concept of a divine creator.
This thread is fizzling quickly in entertainment value... Where are the same tired arguments about 'Apple didn't invent the rectangle', etc?
if they haven't showed up yet, they won't show up. stop fishing.
the incessant, almost dogmatic preaching of evolution without any up-to-date information
Am I missing something? Is there late-breaking information that replaces evolution as an explanation as to how we all got here?
This thread is fizzling quickly in entertainment value... Where are the same tired arguments about 'Apple didn't invent the rectangle', etc?
If you want more of that see Dilbert in today's papers or his website. Funny thing is, it's not clear whether he is parodying Apple, Samsung, or the whole thing in general. Hope it's the latter.
Am I missing something? Is there late-breaking information that replaces evolution as an explanation as to how we all got here?
Absolutely. You've apparently been out of touch. Here's the true answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
and
http://www.venganza.org/
Please try to keep up.
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go…
So? Looks pretty accurate to me - except that the made the other countries too large.
Anyway, what does that have to do with this thread? Samsung got caught red-handed (again) copying stuff from Apple. American's views of the world don't change that.
It seems that you were implying that I don't have any conscience,
There exist at least 3 posters on AI who either cannot read well, cannot apply simple rules of logic, don't care about accuracy, love to mis-attribute statements to others, don't care about truth, or some combination of these factors.
Location has no bearing on one's conscience.
Well, that is certainly true.
It has no bearing on anything that was said previously, and therefore constitutes changing the subject, but at least it is a true statement.
As such, it constitutes a breakthrough in posting style.
+1 Insightful
May His noodly appendage touch you.
+1
RAmen
Many Korean people don't deserve Apple products? What kind of DICK are you?
A much bigger one than you even imagine. The post said that ALL Korean people don't deserve Apple products.
The Korean Doctors do not deserve Apple products. The Korean Buddhist Monks do not deserve Apple products.
The Korean schoolchildren struggling to learn and improve their lives, perhaps, ESPECIALLY do not DESERVE Apple products.
"Apple should pull out of Korea completely!"
This is obviously a gaff by a graphic designer who was probably awaiting the correct image and used a placeholder as a stopgap. Things went wrong and the placeholder got out into the public.
These things happen. It's not a story.
It is still Samsung's fault because if you hire a reputable agency their graphics people put a big red FPO on the image so things like that don't happen.
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go?
That map is hilarious and yes, it represents what a lot of the idiots here in the US believe about the world.
In all fairness, once you leave the USA, most countries and their media outlets could be referred to as "anti-Israel," and most don't see this as a bad thing.
Israel is a pretty horrible place. It has a racist, quasi-fascist government. It violates international law with great regularity. It violates almost every treaty it signs. It was the only "western" country to strongly support apartheid in South Africa and now supports a very similar system within it's own borders.
Being "anti-Israel" (not anti-Semitic), is a very common point of view outside of the USA.
I've long held that our (often misplaced) support of Israel is the root of most of our problems in the middle east. Of course, w/o the US backing Israel, they'd be bombed back to the stone age. I have no problems w/Jewish people, I have plenty of Jewish friends, but I agree completely w/the above post. Their leaders actions are not something I support
Same goes for my home country, the UK. The anti-american shit that I hear disgusts me. The people here are brainwashed by a socialist propaganda station called the BBC who pump out a contiguous stream of reasons why socialism works and capitalism does not. It's all self serving, as they are publicly funded, their citizens are forced to pay for the vile programming even if (like me) they despise it and ban it from their homes. They fear a more capitalist UK would reduce funding, so they try and keep the country as brain dead as they possibly can
So they take aim at the prime example of capitalism, the US. Creating nonsense anti US memes whose spread is accelerated by jealousy (ironically because UK standard of living is lower due to increased socialism!).
That's obviously a different BBC than the one that I use as my primary news website and radio news programming source. Seems very balanced to me, and I live in the US. One of the few news entities that still understands the difference between news journalism and editorials.
I listen to the BBC a lot. I've never heard them 'bash' America or promote socialism and capitalism. Hell, they're actually not allowed to and a shit storm brews on the rare occasion they do. What world are you living in?
BBC have a hard on for bashing the US. You only need to listen to Radio 2 or Radio 4 to hear it on phone in's and discussions. You only have to watch it on the BBC News to see it. And as for the bias of the BBC - they went to the High Court to prevent an internal report being published that showed how bias they were!
And lets not get onto the socialism and continual news items about "Tory Cuts". Gees. Or the unfathomable bias towards the last Government (left wing) where they would sound bite a Labour minister and the contrary argument would be put by a left wing backbencher (rather than the official Opposition). Etc.
Samsung's new desktop computer:
That is SO funny!
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go?
And yes - the map is very funny. How can you be offended by such a well-constructed satirical comment?
A prime example of what I'm talking about just got posted to my facebook account by an idiot who works in the media. Here ya go?
It would be funny - if it weren't so true.