(e:paul) - I'm using an iBook G4, and I keep getting this object error... and the Freedom Chat will not work properly - i.e. when I type something in it will not appear. Odd - This is the first time I've had a problem. I'm using some version of IE. I wonder if Java is not installed on this machine or something. These are the problems I usually have (e:jason) solve for me.
(e:jason) no I have not downloaded the David Banner track yet - but I will!
I freely admit that my job has a lot of interesting benefits but there are weeks where the glamour is non-existant. In particular, this little town I'm in now makes me want to slit my throat. 11,000 people, and my choices for dinner tonight were chinese buffet (in the middle of nowhere in NC, fuck that), Wendy's or Bojangle's. We chose Bojangle's. If you want fried chicken I think that Popeye's is infinitely better.
Anyhow Wal-Mart is an omnipresent monolith - there is no escape. Seriously... there is nothing here but there is a Wal-Mart supercenter. To my surprise, you can buy beer at Wal-Mart, so I bought a six-pack of Tecate for $5.14! Bling bling. I'm going to drink myself to sleep, get up early, and I'll be back in Buffalo by 6PM.
I'm looking forward to Las Vegas next weekend. See thats what I signed up for when I joined my company! Free vacations in cool spots because you have to be there for work anyhow.
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08/11/2005 20:00 #24532
Technical Problems08/10/2005 13:57 #24531
WirelessThe place I'm at actually has a wireless network!
I'm in Mayberry... as in Andy Griffith Mayberry. No lie.
I'm in Mayberry... as in Andy Griffith Mayberry. No lie.
joshua - 08/10/05 13:57
Yessir! downtown Mt. Airy is "Mayberry," they even have the lunch place Andy Griffith talked about. We ate there. Paul was talking about how lunch prices were expensive nowadays - my work buddy and I ate there for $7.60! It was called Snappy Lunch.
Yessir! downtown Mt. Airy is "Mayberry," they even have the lunch place Andy Griffith talked about. We ate there. Paul was talking about how lunch prices were expensive nowadays - my work buddy and I ate there for $7.60! It was called Snappy Lunch.
uncutsaniflush - 08/10/05 11:19
I've been to Mount Airy which people tell me is the "real" Mayberry and where Andy Griffith grew up. Is that where you are, joshua?
I've been to Mount Airy which people tell me is the "real" Mayberry and where Andy Griffith grew up. Is that where you are, joshua?
08/09/2005 20:37 #24530
NC(e:paul) you read what you wanted to in my post, not what I actually said. I authored the post, I am the one who knew what I was getting at. The post was about how nukes are BAD... end of story. You can take it to the bank as again, I am the one who actually wrote it and as such I'm the final arbiter of the actual meaning of what I wrote. It could be argued that I wrote a poorly worded post... and I actually agree with that. :) And to think I got all "A" grades at UB in English, and actually tested out of the undergraduate writing requirement! Instead of acting in a knee-jerk way you should have asked me what I meant... I think a lot of unnecessary drama could have been avoided. Anyhow I'm glad that you understand that we actually agree on the subject.
Moral of the story - if you aren't sure about what somebody meant just ask them instead of freaking out and flaming them. And before you get your feathers ruffled, thats not a flame! I've done the same thing before as have most people that communicate with others via the internet.
Wireless networks at hotels are, in general, piss poor. elmwoodstrip barely, barely, barely loaded here. Its like trying to load a media-filled page using a 1200 baud modem. It makes me want to cry.
In general, the South is superior to the North. Naturally there are people that could never live here, as it would force them to break out of the boundaries of their comfort zone. However, the cities here are cleaner and just as big, there is an abundance of cultural things to check out, the girls are finer and not as unjustifiably bitchy as they are in Buffalo, and most importantly - people here are 1000% more civilized and polite then they are up north. NYC is the capital of obnoxious people. I would hardly call the place civilized and it would take at minimum a $150k a year position to even get me to consider living there. Seriously, people there act like animals. I'd take Atlanta over any major northeastern hub 99 times out of 100.
There is not much happening in NC though. Lots of woods, a big lake where many millioniaires live, Duke/UNC basketball, John Edwards (if you forgot about his absurd "Two Americas" theme fret not, you are about to get an earful until 2008), NASCAR fanaticism, and a lot of highways cutting through said woods. For the first time I can't wait to get home.
Coming up its going to be nice though - we go to San Antonio, spend the weekend in Los Angeles, take a detour to Las Vegas, go back to L.A. to work, then back home! Allegedly the virtually brand new white dress shirt that a cleaning lady generously "liberated" from my shit is at the same hotel we are going back to.
Moral of the story - if you aren't sure about what somebody meant just ask them instead of freaking out and flaming them. And before you get your feathers ruffled, thats not a flame! I've done the same thing before as have most people that communicate with others via the internet.
Wireless networks at hotels are, in general, piss poor. elmwoodstrip barely, barely, barely loaded here. Its like trying to load a media-filled page using a 1200 baud modem. It makes me want to cry.
In general, the South is superior to the North. Naturally there are people that could never live here, as it would force them to break out of the boundaries of their comfort zone. However, the cities here are cleaner and just as big, there is an abundance of cultural things to check out, the girls are finer and not as unjustifiably bitchy as they are in Buffalo, and most importantly - people here are 1000% more civilized and polite then they are up north. NYC is the capital of obnoxious people. I would hardly call the place civilized and it would take at minimum a $150k a year position to even get me to consider living there. Seriously, people there act like animals. I'd take Atlanta over any major northeastern hub 99 times out of 100.
There is not much happening in NC though. Lots of woods, a big lake where many millioniaires live, Duke/UNC basketball, John Edwards (if you forgot about his absurd "Two Americas" theme fret not, you are about to get an earful until 2008), NASCAR fanaticism, and a lot of highways cutting through said woods. For the first time I can't wait to get home.
Coming up its going to be nice though - we go to San Antonio, spend the weekend in Los Angeles, take a detour to Las Vegas, go back to L.A. to work, then back home! Allegedly the virtually brand new white dress shirt that a cleaning lady generously "liberated" from my shit is at the same hotel we are going back to.
ladycroft - 08/09/05 20:37
Check out the River Walk in San Antonio if you have the time, and avoid a club called Polyester's!
Check out the River Walk in San Antonio if you have the time, and avoid a club called Polyester's!
08/07/2005 12:27 #24529
Final AnswerCategory: nukes
(e:paul) -
First of all, I'm tired of being mean so I'm not going to do it anymore.
You are 100% wrong about my opinion on this subject, and I'm tired of repeating myself. You are reading into what I wrote and interpreted it through your filter instead of actually listening to the guy who wrote the damn thing. I did NOT justify the use of the bomb - the point of my now infamous "list" was to weigh the end benefits vs. the death AND SUGGEST THAT IT WASN'T WORTH IT. The thrust of my original post was that nukes are BAD - any free thinking person who doesn't approach the subject with a knee-jerk reaction can see that. Like I've said about three times now, I don't think that what happened in Hiroshima was justified, even though as a result of the death and destruction Japan blossomed. Perhaps Japan would have blossomed anyway if we didn't drop the nuke - we'll never know. If somebody told me today, "Hey, if we nuke Pyongyang we'll save hundreds of thousands of lives overall plus North Korea will become a democracy" I would say ABSOLUTELY NOT - we should not drop a nuclear bomb anywhere.
See, in 1945 we unleashed a Pandora's Box. To be honest, when we dropped the first atom-splitting bomb there was NO research done on what might happen to the human body (in particular the effects of radiation) as a result of dropping the bomb - we only did studies on how it might destroy military targets. The most important lesson that we learned that year was that we as a human race should not repeat the episode ever again.
1. I think nukes are bad and that they were bad in 1945 and that they still are now
2. I think the "bunker buster" nuke is a horrible idea and I think that most of the country agrees
3. I don't think that we need to create any more nukes of any type - there are too many in the arsenal already
4. I think that the world should eliminate the nuke, although in reality I know that as soon as we and the others do another country is simply going to develop them
5. You and I are actually in agreement on this subject and I'm not going to repeat myself again
Ok?
I have to catch a plane.
First of all, I'm tired of being mean so I'm not going to do it anymore.
You are 100% wrong about my opinion on this subject, and I'm tired of repeating myself. You are reading into what I wrote and interpreted it through your filter instead of actually listening to the guy who wrote the damn thing. I did NOT justify the use of the bomb - the point of my now infamous "list" was to weigh the end benefits vs. the death AND SUGGEST THAT IT WASN'T WORTH IT. The thrust of my original post was that nukes are BAD - any free thinking person who doesn't approach the subject with a knee-jerk reaction can see that. Like I've said about three times now, I don't think that what happened in Hiroshima was justified, even though as a result of the death and destruction Japan blossomed. Perhaps Japan would have blossomed anyway if we didn't drop the nuke - we'll never know. If somebody told me today, "Hey, if we nuke Pyongyang we'll save hundreds of thousands of lives overall plus North Korea will become a democracy" I would say ABSOLUTELY NOT - we should not drop a nuclear bomb anywhere.
See, in 1945 we unleashed a Pandora's Box. To be honest, when we dropped the first atom-splitting bomb there was NO research done on what might happen to the human body (in particular the effects of radiation) as a result of dropping the bomb - we only did studies on how it might destroy military targets. The most important lesson that we learned that year was that we as a human race should not repeat the episode ever again.
1. I think nukes are bad and that they were bad in 1945 and that they still are now
2. I think the "bunker buster" nuke is a horrible idea and I think that most of the country agrees
3. I don't think that we need to create any more nukes of any type - there are too many in the arsenal already
4. I think that the world should eliminate the nuke, although in reality I know that as soon as we and the others do another country is simply going to develop them
5. You and I are actually in agreement on this subject and I'm not going to repeat myself again
Ok?
I have to catch a plane.
paul - 08/07/05 12:27
Nothing about your orginal posts suggests that we shoudl not have nuclear bombed the cities, only that it was unfortunate that it "had" to happen. For example, when you said, "I think its unfortunate that such extreme measures had to be taken." That is what I was countering, that I believe it was not necessary to use the nuclear option. It was not a knee-jerk reaction, I was carefully considering what you said and responding, you simply did not suggest at any point that would should not have bombed them until now. I am glad we agree.
Nothing about your orginal posts suggests that we shoudl not have nuclear bombed the cities, only that it was unfortunate that it "had" to happen. For example, when you said, "I think its unfortunate that such extreme measures had to be taken." That is what I was countering, that I believe it was not necessary to use the nuclear option. It was not a knee-jerk reaction, I was carefully considering what you said and responding, you simply did not suggest at any point that would should not have bombed them until now. I am glad we agree.
08/07/2005 07:54 #24528
Paul... Paul... Paul...Category: liberal blinders
Basically you ignored my entire post and read what you wanted to read, seeing as your anti-war goggles were on (which I do not blame you for). I WAS NOT justifying what the United States did. Read what I wrote again... and if you need to read it again. And try not to gloss over the parts where I said I wish we don't ever have to do it again and that I wish we didn't have to do it the first time, albeit the results of such a disaster afterwards couldn't have been better than they were. Its evident that you did gloss over what I wrote.
The ends DIDN'T justify the means. I think its unfortunate that such extreme measures had to be taken. I don't think that Osama bin Laden's ends justify the means, and I also don't think that he is going to get what he wants either. I also don't fault America for doing what they did - it IN FACT ended the war, and saved countless hundreds of thousands of lives - that is A FACT. Think critically for just one moment please Paul - if we did not drop the bombs and instead invaded Tokyo, how many millions of civilians would have died as a result? Nobody is justifying ANYTHING. Civilians die in war - I hope I don't have to remind you that several thousands of Americans died on 9/11/01 - where is your compassion for them? A universal fact of war that both you and I despise is that civilians ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS end up dying during armed conflict and I think its shameful for the human race. My position (try not to gloss over this part like you did last time... so I'll be explicit) is that I wish that none of it had to be done. I WISH THAT NONE OF IT HAD TO BE DONE. I WISH THAT NONE OF IT HAD TO BE DONE.
OK? OK? OK? OK? OK? That was the moral of the story.. I thought that you would have understood the first time.
As far as my "lack of compassion" you completely lost the point and glossed over the fact that my heart sinks at the thought of so many people dying (read it again). THANKS FOR READING MY FUCKING POST COMPLETELY PAUL! I don't filter what I write, and I expect people to be able to interpret what I write in an intelligent manner. Do not flame me with false pretense because it upsets me when I have to backtrack and point out the parts that people "filtered out" because their political bias overtakes their rational thought. That shit is irritating.
I'm actually on your side on this subject. Jesus fucking christ. In my best Foghorn Leghorn - "I say I say I say I say, Paul... there is no reason for you to be stultified!"
And your mentioning of what I wrote as an "attention getter" - please don't take offense but that is the single most fucking stupidest thing I've read on this site thus far. I don't write shit to get attention Paul. I don't want or need attention from anybody that is reading this right now. I blog for myself and nobody else. I don't care if people like OR hate what I say. If nobody reads it I'm just as happy as if somebody was paying attention. I'm not interested in my "search count" - I have a life and a job and I'm too busy to be concerned with that trivial crap. Trust me - I am aware of the extremist political bias of this particular URL. Extremist hard left is nothing new to me - I used to be that way. I'm unconcerned with it. 90% of my friends are liberal and we get along fine because we are mature adults. It works great once you try it.
Stop being a jerk. I like you, you like me (admit it!). You dislike all aspects of war and I respect and admire that. Lets carry on.
My next post will be from NC, where I can update people on how the rednecks are doing.
The ends DIDN'T justify the means. I think its unfortunate that such extreme measures had to be taken. I don't think that Osama bin Laden's ends justify the means, and I also don't think that he is going to get what he wants either. I also don't fault America for doing what they did - it IN FACT ended the war, and saved countless hundreds of thousands of lives - that is A FACT. Think critically for just one moment please Paul - if we did not drop the bombs and instead invaded Tokyo, how many millions of civilians would have died as a result? Nobody is justifying ANYTHING. Civilians die in war - I hope I don't have to remind you that several thousands of Americans died on 9/11/01 - where is your compassion for them? A universal fact of war that both you and I despise is that civilians ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS end up dying during armed conflict and I think its shameful for the human race. My position (try not to gloss over this part like you did last time... so I'll be explicit) is that I wish that none of it had to be done. I WISH THAT NONE OF IT HAD TO BE DONE. I WISH THAT NONE OF IT HAD TO BE DONE.
OK? OK? OK? OK? OK? That was the moral of the story.. I thought that you would have understood the first time.
As far as my "lack of compassion" you completely lost the point and glossed over the fact that my heart sinks at the thought of so many people dying (read it again). THANKS FOR READING MY FUCKING POST COMPLETELY PAUL! I don't filter what I write, and I expect people to be able to interpret what I write in an intelligent manner. Do not flame me with false pretense because it upsets me when I have to backtrack and point out the parts that people "filtered out" because their political bias overtakes their rational thought. That shit is irritating.
I'm actually on your side on this subject. Jesus fucking christ. In my best Foghorn Leghorn - "I say I say I say I say, Paul... there is no reason for you to be stultified!"
And your mentioning of what I wrote as an "attention getter" - please don't take offense but that is the single most fucking stupidest thing I've read on this site thus far. I don't write shit to get attention Paul. I don't want or need attention from anybody that is reading this right now. I blog for myself and nobody else. I don't care if people like OR hate what I say. If nobody reads it I'm just as happy as if somebody was paying attention. I'm not interested in my "search count" - I have a life and a job and I'm too busy to be concerned with that trivial crap. Trust me - I am aware of the extremist political bias of this particular URL. Extremist hard left is nothing new to me - I used to be that way. I'm unconcerned with it. 90% of my friends are liberal and we get along fine because we are mature adults. It works great once you try it.
Stop being a jerk. I like you, you like me (admit it!). You dislike all aspects of war and I respect and admire that. Lets carry on.
My next post will be from NC, where I can update people on how the rednecks are doing.
joshua - 08/07/05 07:54
Actually you misquoted me, which is why I insisted you re-read what I wrote. I didn't write "But" - I wrote "On the other hand." Generally that means you are weighing the benefits of one thing against the ends that it took to get the benefits. I clearly stated that I didn't think the benefits justified the deaths of people. You put words in my mouth and then interpreted it for your own means. I expect an apology for that, but I doubt I'll get it. After all its more important to be right than to be honest I suppose? P.S. I never thought you were unintelligent or immature.
Actually you misquoted me, which is why I insisted you re-read what I wrote. I didn't write "But" - I wrote "On the other hand." Generally that means you are weighing the benefits of one thing against the ends that it took to get the benefits. I clearly stated that I didn't think the benefits justified the deaths of people. You put words in my mouth and then interpreted it for your own means. I expect an apology for that, but I doubt I'll get it. After all its more important to be right than to be honest I suppose? P.S. I never thought you were unintelligent or immature.
joshua - 08/07/05 02:53
Are you saying that a majority of those who post here AREN'T inclined to lean far left of center? I know thats false. I don't particularly care either, because they are cool as far as I'm concerned. You see, I don't take politics personally... unlike someone I know!
Are you saying that a majority of those who post here AREN'T inclined to lean far left of center? I know thats false. I don't particularly care either, because they are cool as far as I'm concerned. You see, I don't take politics personally... unlike someone I know!
joshua - 08/07/05 02:48
P.S. you not knowing what I'm talking about when I say "extremist hard left is new to me" - when I was in college I was actually very hardcore liberal. Once I graduated and left the academic establishment it was alot easier to assimilate what was going on and interpret it for myself. What you have now is a moderate in the mold of Rudolph Giuliani. Imagine how you would react if a true Conservative were posting here instead of me!
P.S. you not knowing what I'm talking about when I say "extremist hard left is new to me" - when I was in college I was actually very hardcore liberal. Once I graduated and left the academic establishment it was alot easier to assimilate what was going on and interpret it for myself. What you have now is a moderate in the mold of Rudolph Giuliani. Imagine how you would react if a true Conservative were posting here instead of me!
joshua - 08/07/05 02:42
Which IMO is fucking immature and absurd. I don't care if you disagree with me or not, but don't pretend like if people with dissenting opinions around here speak up that they are going to be let off, because you just proved exactly what I'm talking about.
Which IMO is fucking immature and absurd. I don't care if you disagree with me or not, but don't pretend like if people with dissenting opinions around here speak up that they are going to be let off, because you just proved exactly what I'm talking about.
joshua - 08/07/05 02:39
There is no political rhetoric off of my journal because I know god damn well if I actually decide to say something people like you are going to do what you just did. I'd rather not talk politics and be myself, like you saw at your party.
There is no political rhetoric off of my journal because I know god damn well if I actually decide to say something people like you are going to do what you just did. I'd rather not talk politics and be myself, like you saw at your party.
joshua - 08/07/05 02:38
On your phone that is... I think.
On your phone that is... I think.
joshua - 08/07/05 02:34
Answer your IMs. :(
Answer your IMs. :(
paul - 08/07/05 02:34
joshua, seriously, if you read through the last 3 months of posts, there is almost no politics rhetoric off of your journal. Who are these left wing extremists that you are referring to?
joshua, seriously, if you read through the last 3 months of posts, there is almost no politics rhetoric off of your journal. Who are these left wing extremists that you are referring to?
joshua - 08/07/05 02:34
Vulgarity - guilty as charged. However Hillary Clinton is more vulgar than I am, if you've ever read her transcripts during the time her husband was President. And this is the woman that many liberals want as Pres! Seriously - Hillary makes ME blush, and thats hard to do.
Vulgarity - guilty as charged. However Hillary Clinton is more vulgar than I am, if you've ever read her transcripts during the time her husband was President. And this is the woman that many liberals want as Pres! Seriously - Hillary makes ME blush, and thats hard to do.
paul - 08/07/05 02:31
I'm not a democrat either. I don't know why you keep bringing democrats up. I wrote this before your time on the site, but I think you will see I am definately not a party lines kind of guy :::link:::
I'm not a democrat either. I don't know why you keep bringing democrats up. I wrote this before your time on the site, but I think you will see I am definately not a party lines kind of guy :::link:::
joshua - 08/07/05 02:30
Mature adults know how to deal appropriately with opinions that differ from yours - your first response was an illustration in precisely what I'm talking about - the inability to deal with people that think differently than you do politically.
Mature adults know how to deal appropriately with opinions that differ from yours - your first response was an illustration in precisely what I'm talking about - the inability to deal with people that think differently than you do politically.
joshua - 08/07/05 02:28
Well... Paul... are you suggesting that at this particular site that all political views are welcome? Lets be honest, thats not true. Its also not true that most of the people here are politically unaware... and you know that. Its interesting that you mention childish personal attacks... which one of us started in on that? Hmm? :)
Well... Paul... are you suggesting that at this particular site that all political views are welcome? Lets be honest, thats not true. Its also not true that most of the people here are politically unaware... and you know that. Its interesting that you mention childish personal attacks... which one of us started in on that? Hmm? :)
joshua - 08/07/05 02:25
159 IQ last I took the test! You glossed over my compassion for the dead and my desire for such extreme measures to not have to have been taken/need to be taken again... actually not once but twice now that I've read your comment, lol. What you think of as justifications are NOT justifications. President Truman (a Democrat, by the way) didn't consider what they did a justification and he is the one that made the call. Why, you might ask? It was a matter of survival. 21st c. liberal political thought is incompatible with WWII-era political thought. Also at last count I actually addressed no less than 3 of the points you made... I assure you that I didn't gloss over what you wrote - in fact its precisely the opposite.
159 IQ last I took the test! You glossed over my compassion for the dead and my desire for such extreme measures to not have to have been taken/need to be taken again... actually not once but twice now that I've read your comment, lol. What you think of as justifications are NOT justifications. President Truman (a Democrat, by the way) didn't consider what they did a justification and he is the one that made the call. Why, you might ask? It was a matter of survival. 21st c. liberal political thought is incompatible with WWII-era political thought. Also at last count I actually addressed no less than 3 of the points you made... I assure you that I didn't gloss over what you wrote - in fact its precisely the opposite.
paul - 08/07/05 02:20
Joshua, you really believe in this is a left wing extremist site? haha I have no idea what you are talking about when you say, "Extremist hard left is nothing new to me - I used to be that way. "
You sound pretty paranoid because seriously most people on this site barely have a notion of politics, let along an extremist stance in any direction.
"I'm unconcerned with it. 90% of my friends are liberal and we get along fine because we are mature adults. It works great once you try it."
Are you suggesting I am not a mature adult, because my opinion differs from yours about the justifcations for atomic weapons use? I think if you read both arguments, my posts are far less childish in terms of personal attacks and vulgarity. My only weakness for immature antics was suggesting that you did this for attention and I only said that because I couldn't believe on such a day of remembrance, that anyone would pull out the same tiresome rationale for mass death that we have already heard our whole lives.
Joshua, you really believe in this is a left wing extremist site? haha I have no idea what you are talking about when you say, "Extremist hard left is nothing new to me - I used to be that way. "
You sound pretty paranoid because seriously most people on this site barely have a notion of politics, let along an extremist stance in any direction.
"I'm unconcerned with it. 90% of my friends are liberal and we get along fine because we are mature adults. It works great once you try it."
Are you suggesting I am not a mature adult, because my opinion differs from yours about the justifcations for atomic weapons use? I think if you read both arguments, my posts are far less childish in terms of personal attacks and vulgarity. My only weakness for immature antics was suggesting that you did this for attention and I only said that because I couldn't believe on such a day of remembrance, that anyone would pull out the same tiresome rationale for mass death that we have already heard our whole lives.
paul - 08/07/05 02:07
Joshua, please don't play these childish, "I thought that you would have understood the first time.", "Read what I wrote again... and if you need to read it again.", bull shit games. There wasn't even enough argument to gloss over and I am sure that my reading comprehension skills/overall intelligence rivals, if not exceeds your own. What part are you even suggesting I glossed over? If you mean about your "wish" for nuclear weapons eradication, it reads like an afterthought. How can you assert, " I WAS NOT justifying what the United States did." Let's revisit your original post. You start out by saying, "Thinking about the sheer number of civilians and military that died that day anybody with a heart would feel their heart sink to their feet." Up to here I agree with you. Then you add " On the other hand -." followed by four points concerning the use of atomic bomb. Those four points are called justifications! Did you not notice that part? It the part with the numbers before each line that read like the same exact four justifcations we learned in 9th grade global studies. Then in your response you say ,"it IN FACT ended the war, and saved countless hundreds of thousands of lives - that is A FACT." This is also known as a justication. The point of my post, which you did not address much at all other than to attack my reading skills, is that none of it is ok and that none of it had to be done. I will grant you the honor of not having to read that screamed in caplocks.
Joshua, please don't play these childish, "I thought that you would have understood the first time.", "Read what I wrote again... and if you need to read it again.", bull shit games. There wasn't even enough argument to gloss over and I am sure that my reading comprehension skills/overall intelligence rivals, if not exceeds your own. What part are you even suggesting I glossed over? If you mean about your "wish" for nuclear weapons eradication, it reads like an afterthought. How can you assert, " I WAS NOT justifying what the United States did." Let's revisit your original post. You start out by saying, "Thinking about the sheer number of civilians and military that died that day anybody with a heart would feel their heart sink to their feet." Up to here I agree with you. Then you add " On the other hand -." followed by four points concerning the use of atomic bomb. Those four points are called justifications! Did you not notice that part? It the part with the numbers before each line that read like the same exact four justifcations we learned in 9th grade global studies. Then in your response you say ,"it IN FACT ended the war, and saved countless hundreds of thousands of lives - that is A FACT." This is also known as a justication. The point of my post, which you did not address much at all other than to attack my reading skills, is that none of it is ok and that none of it had to be done. I will grant you the honor of not having to read that screamed in caplocks.
If you visit with ie for mac now, you are automatically taken to low bandwidth mode which works, and you get a note to download firefox.
I did find a real bug though just now, comments wern't showing paragraph breaks before! fixado!
IE for mac is not supported by (e:strip). I used to have it give you a message telling the user to get an upgraded browser considering the microsoft discontinued support and development on that one when safari came out but instead I now let the page load so that if it was your only browser you could see the site. I might just change it back.
The reason that none of the new javascript stuff works is not because I hadn;t tested in it IE for mac, but because the site requires xmlhttp, which allows javascript to load the data periodically after the page has loaded. This is the same reason why google maps doesn't work on IE for mac.
Firefox, IE 6 and 7, opera, netscape, mozilla can all deal with it fine. So really the technical problem is that the browser is outdated, lol. Time for an upgrade.