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Reply to Israel strikes HAMAS in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[Quote]Do you really sympatise for the people in Palestine, or just the Arab people in Palestine?[/Quote] I don't discriminate my concerns for people because of what side of the conflict they are on. If they innocent and involved in this then that's the main issue, regardless of your race or religion. [Quote]And how is Israel responsible for this? Why should we question the actions of Israel when Israel is shooting back? It's easy enough to find out why Israel responded and ho

Reply to Israel strikes HAMAS in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]I categorically reject the attitude that "Both are responsible" quoted by people who haven't learned the history (modern or ancient) and who are mimicing situations they 'think' are similar.[/quote] You've made a massive assumption about my knowledge, just because my opinion differs from yours doesn't mean my understanding of the events leading up to it is wanting. I agree entirely that the media reports of the issues currently are far too subjective, yet to remove yourse

Reply to Joseph Stalin, Russia's National HERO! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's an entirely different culture at the end of the day, but yes, Stalin was just as bad if not worse than Hitler. What is unfortunate was Trumans and Churchill's tolerance of him in order to finish off the Germans. One can only sympathise in the sense that what else could they of done? Especially when towards the end Stalin promised assistance with the war in the Pacific. Putin's a puppy dog in comparison, yet he totally lacks dignity and is nothing more than a thug at the end

Reply to Israel strikes HAMAS in Current Events JoeUser Forums

What annoys me most, is that in the days leading up to the bombing by Israel, there was no public out cry for Hamas to stop sending rockets over into Israel, yet when Israel retaliaties there is uproar. I often sympathise for the people in Palestine, but at the moment i think both sides are responsible for this and the actions of both need to be brought into question by the international community.

Reply to GameSpot: Best PC Game Voting in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Can't actually think of any other Strategy games that has done anything for me this year, although i have yet to play Red Alert 3 or Colonization (and i do love a spot of Civ). Sins was awesome though, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the expansion also.

Reply to Obama and Guantanamo in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]The big question is where do we put the incorrigibles?[/quote] [quote]That question has already been answered. We ship them back to their countries of origin where they will be executed for terrorism/treason/getting caught/handling goats/whatever. That part was never a problem for the protesters. Out of sight - out of mind.[/quote] If this is the case then its quite frankly dissapo

Reply to Obama and Guantanamo in Politics JoeUser Forums

I seem to be getting an error when trying to edit a post, getting a 'Bad Auth' issue. So here is the remainder of the post from that point onwards: <span style="font-

Reply to Obama and Guantanamo in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]I have to take some insult in that comment quoted. You seem to be implying that we have never been on the path to improve humanity as a whole when the reality is that the US is considered the beacon of human freedom. I think you and everyone else is giving Obama too much credit for something that has been going on for decades in this country. Every penny with give

Reply to Treating struggling industries like they treat us. in Politics Stardock Forums

Edit doesnt seem to be working on this website, so just to clarify: People tend to view industries and corporations as individuals that are there only to a few individuals money. should be: People tend to view industries and corporations as individuals that are there only to make a few individuals money.

Reply to Treating struggling industries like they treat us. in Politics Stardock Forums

I think what a lot of people overlook when considering industry, myself included, is that industry is actually a representation of multiple individuals. From the corporate share holders looking after our pensions (or trying to at least), to the manufacturing plants that employ thousands of people. People tend to view industries and corporations as individuals that are there only to a few individuals money, and while they certainly fulfill that purpose, they do at the same time provide

Reply to A good High Memory MB in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I got an ASUS P5K-E mainly so i could overclock my Q9450, but i've also got 8gig of ram in it and Windows XP 64bit, runs like a dream :).

Obama and Guantanamo in Politics JoeUser Forums

Today Mr. Obama announced that within the next two years he will seek to close down Guantanamo Bay and put an end to torture in the US. If there is any sincerity in his claims then surely this is a step in the right direction in terms of actually improving humanity as a whol

Reply to Warhammer Online in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Your right Voqar in that the real acid test of any MMO is whether or not you are still gripped by it a month or two down the road. As for the dumbing down aspect, i initially felt this was the case, and certainly the game does have an idiot proof feel to it at times, but ultimatley the RvR, which is something i've yet to talk about properly, is where the game shines. I'll go into more detail regarding this in my next article, but people saying it's WoW 1.*, really need to unders

Warhammer Online in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

Yesterday i managed to get my hands on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (from here on refered to as WAR), the latest in a long list that threatens to de-throne World of Warcraft (WoW) from the top of the pile of currently existing MMORPG (Massivley Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games). So far it's only an Open Beta view of the game, offical release doesn't begin until the 17th of September, never the less i got a good insight i

Reply to Palin is Pregnant in Current Events Stardock Forums

It's an non-issue and anyone that makes it such should hopefully get out of politics as their a danger to anyone whoms their decisions and opinions eventually influence. Any liberal attacking this really needs to take a good long look at themselves.

Reply to Become a game maker at Stardock in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

I would love to work for you guys but unfortunatley i'm on the wrong side of the atlantic, don't have much C++ experinece neither although i work with VS (C# and VB.NET). You make fantastic products (i've lost many an hour on galciv 1 and 2 :(). Good luck in your search for new employees :).

Reply to Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes in Entertainment Stardock Forums

I remember seeing some Bernie Mac stand up (the 'Stealing Pussy' piece) and i was in tears afterwards. Loved his work ever since, i'm really gutted to hear about him.

Reply to They Won in Current Events Stardock Forums

Sorry a bit out of touch due to my current situation, what book have they pulled?

Reply to From around the net... in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="5"]The idea that one should reject the truth just because it upsets liberals is ridiculous. [/quote] There a massive difference between the truth and believing what you know to be right . It's of course helpful to put facts together to form an opinion, but many things which are passed on as fact aren't indeed so and even if they are, they can be easily misrepersented, certainly statistical facts etc. I thi

Reply to From around the net... in Blogging Stardock Forums

Maybe if you went through life without thinking that your right you won't have any trouble discussing politics without offending anyone. Ultimatley though, some people are just not capable of accepting another persons opinion if it differs to their own, and by accepting i mean allowing that person to have it, it is generally these people that have trouble discussing politics with friends and family.

Reply to Dou you believe in the Free Market? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" comment="24"]At great risk of repeating myself, Clinton opened the markets considerably in 1992 on the advise of several Economisits, remember the whole 'Big Govermer era is over'?Actually it was later (as he was not president in 92) and I dont think NAFTA is the world. [/quote] 1996 he gave the big goverment speech, it was before he was even offically sworn into goverment that he was encouraged to start the ball rolling. I've not got around to finishing the

Reply to Dou you believe in the Free Market? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="greywar" comment="11"]As Arytsim already demonstrated we already have a managed economy vice total free markets. Scotteh, you really seem to need a dramtic reality bath. The world didn't spring into existance the day you started paying attention to it.[/quote] At great risk of repeating myself, Clinton opened the markets considerably in 1992 on the advise of several Economisits, remember the whole 'Big Govermer era is over'? If you think the w

Reply to More Cloud Computing from HP, Yahoo, and Intel in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I can certainly appreciate vStyler's stand point, it's a somewhat ugly notion that in the future only large corporations will have direct access to computing power and the rest of us are merley fed it down a pipeline. Also, surely Intel stand to lose a lot out of this, if the majority of computational tasks are taken away from your average desktop machine?

Reply to Dou you believe in the Free Market? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]If you truly think the US hasn't embraced Free Markets until 1990's, then you SERIOUSLY need a history and economics lesson.[/quote] Clinton opened up the markets in the 1992, he removed a lot of regulation and believed that with less or no regulation the market would operate more efficentley, he argued also that due to the nature of captalisim and our understanding of how humans operate (based on John Nash's approach applied from Game Theory and Adam Smiths 'Invisible Hand

Dou you believe in the Free Market? in Politics JoeUser Forums

In my next blog, i will be launching a scathing attack on democracy goverend by the free market approach that our society has adopted since the Clinton era. As well as this, i want to outline a critique of the fundemental principles that hold it together, however before i do, i want to hear what those whom believe this system is the right way forward for our society have to say on the matter. So if you believe that the free markets are the right a