Kenya in Crisis

[DanaC]

Ali, I think you misunderstood bruce. His advice was merely not to argue with tw, not trying to compare you to tw (which I think was how you read it).

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by tw

Let's put this into perspective. Any problem you have with my posts is no where near as vile as my opinion of Aliantha now because he/she posted useless four letter adjectives. You see, Aliantha, I come from people who need not swear - in family, friends, high school, college, or employment. Your net worth is measured by such language. Right now, your net worth is near zero because you need four letter adjectives rather than facts to express yourself.

I never really had a problem with Aretha's Doc or with Barak (from long ago). But I have a problem with someone so illogical as to need four letter adjectives. That is as evil as lying - another sin that should result in immediate excommunication.

Who insulted aimeecc more? Aliantha just did with a post chock full of useless, bandwidth wasting, four letter adjectives. A post so vile that an apology is in order (not that aimeecc should expect one).

I wasn't speaking to your or aimeecc tw so it's got nothing to do with you for one thing. For another, I don't give a rats arse what your opinion of me is, so please feel free not to respond to my posts in future if you find me that distasteful.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Ali, I think you misunderstood bruce. His advice was merely not to argue with tw, not trying to compare you to tw (which I think was how you read it).

That's possible Dana, but you'll all have to excuse me if I'm a bit touchy where he's concerned. The last time I mentioned anything about emotions in a post was to SG where that man basically accused me of being a hypocrite for telling her that she mattered to me.

So there's your explanation.

I'm done with this thread.

[classicman]

But Ali, you started this thread. You can't just abandon it.

[tw]

Originally Posted by classicman

But Ali, you started this thread. You can't just abandon it.

Arsonist. Starts a contraversy, then leave the room to let the resulting flame war consume everyone else in the room.

Ali Arson?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by tw

Let's put this into perspective. Any problem you have with my posts is no where near as vile as my opinion of Aliantha now because he/she posted useless four letter adjectives. You see, Aliantha, I come from people who need not swear - in family, friends, high school, college, or employment. Your net worth is measured by such language. .

This is idiocy.

There is nothing more emotional and illogical than the concept of "bad words". At least there's a rationale when it comes to racial epithets, but there is none when it comes to "four letter adjectives".

[lookout123]

Posted by tw

This is idiocy.

i'm thinking about commissioning a study to determine the statistical probability of those statements being found incorrect in that order.

[aimeecc]

Originally Posted by tw

Spin says the Internet was developed by the military because it completely forgets the many others who were first offered the reserach and refused it - IBM and AT&T. Spin forgets to mention how many refused to innovate until finally the DoD came along. There is no way around why that other fact is missing - spin.

Provide source documents.
Licklider, credited by many as a forefather (one of many) of the internet was always involved w/ DoD.
I could go on and on for about 100 pages, but you first need to provide source documents on why you call it spin "the Internet was developed by the military" and you CLAIM IBM and AT&T initially refused to research it. Who offered it to them to research? Wasn't Licklider. Wasn't Baran, also a forefather of the packet switching concept. Bet your referring to their failure to bid for the ARPA contract - a military contract. Their failure to bid on a military contract to explore the idea of packet switching does not at all validate your idea that its spin. Still goes back to who wanted it developed - the military.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by aimeecc

Provide source documents.
Licklider, credited by many as a forefather (one of many) of the internet was always involved w/ DoD.
I could go on and on for about 100 pages, but you first need to provide source documents on why you call it spin "the Internet was developed by the military" and you CLAIM IBM and AT&T initially refused to research it. Who offered it to them to research? Wasn't Licklider. Wasn't Baran, also a forefather of the packet switching concept. Bet your referring to their failure to bid for the ARPA contract - a military contract. Their failure to bid on a military contract to explore the idea of packet switching does not at all validate your idea that its spin. Still goes back to who wanted it developed - the military.

He can't. Give it up.