Recent content by theowne

And I heard Einstein failed grade 3 math as well. (Hint. Both of these are lies.)

I don't "favour" any group who uses violence and terrorism to achieve their goals, regardless of whether the news reports tell me I should hate them or not, and regardless whether they hide behind a government banner or a forest. Let's go back to the Sri Lanka example. I said in my first...

Who are today's terrorists? People who attack civilians? People who treat populations unfairly based on their identity or religion? Or people who's names are spoonfed to the ignorant public as blatant evildoers? With all these people watching these terrorists so closely it's no wonder...

It must be so convenient to be able to live with such a black-and-white view towards the world and its conflicts. Those violent extremist ethno-nationalist terrorists!

This is incorrect. There are two Tamil populations on Sri Lanka. One is indigenous, while the other are descendants of Indian tamils. These are the "Hill Country Taimls" and are a small group. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Country_Tamils As for the rest, there has been an ongoing debate...

The M-Audio card in the computer sells for around $100, actually. It is a digital recording card. Anyways, I already sold the machine (for $400) so this offer is officially closed.

The parliament just ended a lengthy discussion on the matter. I watched online. Was relieved to hear well-informed opinions which realizes that this isn't a black-and-white fight between good and evil. Obviously they must reflect their constituents, but regardless, thank god that not everyone...

Does anyone use this marketplace? I'm getting a new computer. I'ms selling my old one, computer + monitor, for $450 or best offer, though I won't go too low. It's a Gateway with AMD X2 3800 Dual Core processor Nvidia 7900GS (upgraded myself, play stuff like Fallout 3, Oblivion on it)...

The problem with that line of thought is that it gives the government of Sri Lanka free reign to consider themselves morally superior and paints them as harmless victims being terrorized unfairly by a crazy militant group. Here's an article by Human Rights Watch detailing some more recent...

And let me guess, it's only certain "kinds" of diversity that will be a problem.

What? I see my neighbors all the time.

Both sides of that Sri Lanka conflict should be listed as terrorist groups.

Yes, but as callous as this may sound, high suicide rate is preferable to high homicide rate. According to Nationmaster, the U.S. has about 3 times the rate of homicide as we do, but we have 3 times the rate of homicide of Japan... Comparing us to the U.S. doesn't make me feel better as a...

Hasn't some Russian political scientist predicted this every year since World War 2?

I have never heard the phrase Pay it Forward used outside the movie called Pay it Forward.