aramike

quote: umm.. the point of 'American free-trade' is that everyone can participate and share in the success. They just have to have to tenacity and gumption to go out and make it happen!Exactly. Free trade gives everyone the OPPORTUNITY to share in success, not the RIGHT to do so. They need to work for it. Besides, that wasn't the point that I was making. I was responding to the assertions that other nations should be allowed to share in the US' success, which is just ridiculous. [ 04-24-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

quote: If you want to read some facts about how bad the USA really is, I'll post a few in the "Summit of the Americas" thread. This is the most ridiculous thing I have EVER read. You are NOT an American. How then, could you TELL AMERICANS how bad THEIR country is? We LIVE here. Further, considering the fact that you just attacked America with FALSE "facts", it would seem to suggest that you really don't know very much about the ACTUAL facts and are only interested in spreading some bizarre hatred of America. Heh. [ 04-24-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

quote: The Chinese were not demanding an apology for the invasion of Chinese waters, they demanded an apology for the invasion of Chinese AIRSPACE. Water and airspace boundaries are different because planes travel faster than ships.Not entirely true. The US plane was indeed in INTERNATIONAL airspace - although China has been attempting to claim that airspace as their own for some time. Yet, you can't just say something belongs to China because they SAY it belongs to them, can you? The international community does NOT recognize the airspace that the plane was in as part of Chinese sovereignty. IMO, it's about time that the Chinese learn to play by the rules of the world - they'd better stop trying to change them to suit THEIR needs, or they'll eventually push someone too far. quote: Jaguar and Aramike: He's all yours.. Hehe... [ 04-23-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

quote: Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Chill out people, that plane should not have been there at first. It may be international waters, but it was spying China. You're saying that we shouldn't spy on a country that detains Americans habitually; that would HOLD an American flight crew hostage? Yeah, back on topic.

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Due to email problems over the past week or two (still have to resolve sendmail - damned ISP), it has come to my attention that quite a few people have not received replies to CAT queries ([email protected]). As of right now, I have a *ton* of replies to make so please be patient. Thanks. Mike 3000ad Community Action Team

quote: Originally posted by Parias: Deus Ex baby. Word.

Kush: if you're doing a lot of sync'ing, then get a USB CDR that you could use for both of your 'puters.

Fun read: http://www.game-revolution.com/articles/rants/rants.htm

What do you use your system for? Do you use more than one computer? CDRs are nice for data transfer between two computers (assuming both can read CDRW media). However, if you're just using one computer, go with the bigger HD.

Happy Birfday to you!!!

Jaguar: if they did that, *so* many people would screw it up.

quote: I agree. But you must look at WHY they are being stolen and WHO is doing the stealing! (who's making the PROFIT through TAXES!) If I remember my history, I think the Founders were AGAINST a Federal Income Tax!Well, the government as a whole isn't profiting from it - this nation has a large debt. However, our elected officials are making a pretty penny. As for the founders being against a federal income tax, they were. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it was Roosevelt that initiated the fed tax. Btw, Steve: I got that email you sent awhile back. The ISP I was using at home had it's Milwaukee area server screwed up (MSN, go figure) so I couldn't reply. [ 04-17-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

Shingen, I ain't touching that with a ten foot pole.

I'd do it, but I'm too busy ... Rattler seems busy, too ... Never seen Gum RP ... Don't know where the hell Akira is ... Wait, I've got it! Try getting Charles' (Chavik) attention. He enjoys RP from what I remember and is the boss of Balor fleet (the supply arm of the Insurgency).

Hot dang, I like Bill O'Reilly. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=22394

quote: Originally posted by Shingen: Hey, how do I get changed from ensign to cmdr??? I wanna a PROMOTION!! [ 04-15-2001: Message edited by: Shingen ] It changes when you accumulate more than 50 posts.

Just bought me a Toshiba Satellite 1755 the other day for $1300. Came with a Mobile Rage graphic chip, Active Matrix Display capable to 1280 X 1024 resolution at 32bit True Color, 64 megs RAM, 700 Celeron. 'Twas a steal!

Electronic filing baby! WHOO-HOO!!!

IT appears to be joke week, so here goes... 1. Only in America.... Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America...... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America...... do drugstores make the sick people walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America...... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. 5. Only in America...... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America...... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 7. Only in America...... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we don't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in America...... do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. 9. Only in America...... do we use the word politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Greek meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. 10. Only in America...... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. [ 04-13-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

Just saw this one ... LOL!

Thanks Gallion! Mikel: That is probably the most mature thing I've read on here in a long time. Seriously. Hector: You got five stars from me, bro. IMO it shouldn't be what you say so much as how you say it.