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Happy Birthday America
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in the positions indicated: Column 1 Georgia: Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton Column 2 North Carolina: William Hooper Joseph Hewes John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge Thomas Heyward, Jr. Thomas Lynch, Jr. Arthur Middleton Column 3 Massachusetts: John Hancock Maryland: Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia: George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Harrison Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton Column 4 Pennsylvania: Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin Franklin John Morton George Clymer James Smith George Taylor James Wilson George Ross Delawa Caesar Rodney George Read Thomas McKean Column 5 New York: William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris New Jersey: Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark Column 6 New Hampshi Josiah Bartlett William Whipple Massachusetts: Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins William Ellery Connecticut: Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington William Williams Oliver Wolcott New Hampshi Matthew Thornton |
Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for
yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
Oh, its crap?
I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
Yes! Let's stop eating french fries again! Wait, that would mean we'd have to stop eating crap junk food! Let's rename them instead! As if we were a bunch of ****ing 4-year-olds in a schoolyard fight! -- * - * - Nicotine, valium, vicadin, marijuana, ecstasy, and alcohol. * - C-c-c-c-c-cocaine ... * - |
Yep. Its Crap. Does it matter where i'm from? If i lived in the US, your
post would STILL have been labeled as crap, because its not some 'isnt a america great' ng. Stupid? I think not. Oh and i'm far from little as well. 6foot4 with a ****ing great temper. Heavy Too. Go back into that dark little hole of yours and stop bothering us with your nonsensical babblings... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:40 pm: Oh, its crap? I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
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"SST" wrote in message t... IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, *snip bunch of useless stuff* That does a lot of good in a videocard NG. Use your melon before you post all that garbage. |
Ooo, I'm shaking! LOL
Hey, **** for brains who cares if your big, fat and stupid. Too bad your brains aren't in proportion to your body. Go **** yourself, asshole! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Yep. Its Crap. Does it matter where i'm from? If i lived in the US, your post would STILL have been labeled as crap, because its not some 'isnt a america great' ng. Stupid? I think not. Oh and i'm far from little as well. 6foot4 with a ****ing great temper. Heavy Too. Go back into that dark little hole of yours and stop bothering us with your nonsensical babblings... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:40 pm: Oh, its crap? I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
its also about intel, amd and ati chips. read.
"LockheartXP" wrote in message e... Oh **** off, don't insult the French, Lafayette saved your ass a long time ago. This is a newgroup about Nvidia boards, so what in world does it have to do with what you posted. Bandwith waster. "SST" a écrit dans le message de t... Oh, its crap? I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
I did.
I love to see all the non-Americans come out in protest of a little patriotism. its funny as hell and sad at the same time. Keep it coming! "TheSingingCat" wrote in message ... "SST" wrote in message t... IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, *snip bunch of useless stuff* That does a lot of good in a videocard NG. Use your melon before you post all that garbage. |
And if not for the freedom and ingenuity of the Americans .. there would be
no precious internet or your frickin' NG's or probably the computer you're sitting at. God Bless America "SST" wrote in message t... I did. I love to see all the non-Americans come out in protest of a little patriotism. its funny as hell and sad at the same time. Keep it coming! "TheSingingCat" wrote in message ... "SST" wrote in message t... IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, *snip bunch of useless stuff* That does a lot of good in a videocard NG. Use your melon before you post all that garbage. |
BTW: I want to know where your from because I'd like to decide if you
represent your nation or if you're just commie, pink'o moron. I can then make an honest decision to not travel your nation and urge my congressman and senators to avoid supporting such nations. I avoid anything French made or owned and unfortunately I drive a German car but next time it will most likely be some American owned or dominated manufacturer. I do this every year and it always draws the maggots to the surface. Smile for the camera! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Yep. Its Crap. Does it matter where i'm from? If i lived in the US, your post would STILL have been labeled as crap, because its not some 'isnt a america great' ng. Stupid? I think not. Oh and i'm far from little as well. 6foot4 with a ****ing great temper. Heavy Too. Go back into that dark little hole of yours and stop bothering us with your nonsensical babblings... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:40 pm: Oh, its crap? I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
Isn't it amazing how many people, from so many countries, hate "America" and
the "american way" and no, don't try and turn it around claiming it is jealousy. because it is NOT. I wouldn't be caught living in a country without health care, that forces its agenda on others, only looks out for its own interests (screw what is right or wrong), has one of the lowest literacy rates in the developed world, etc. Granted there are some intelligent Americans, but most of them keep quiet, because they are embarrassed about the way their country acts. Unfortunately the majority are almost as intelligent and well rounded as a Jerry Springer guest. |
you should write to your congressman and request they propose a bill to
return the Statue of Liberty, that great American symbol.... I think it would look good back in France. or don't you know your history? |
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Yes, I would. Is it a plagiarized version of ours? I hope so!
"LockheartXP" wrote in message e... Nothing to do with patriotism. This NG is international, so what if everybody here starts posting useless historical info about their own country?? Wanna read about the Czech constitution???? "SST" a écrit dans le message de t... I did. I love to see all the non-Americans come out in protest of a little patriotism. its funny as hell and sad at the same time. Keep it coming! "TheSingingCat" wrote in message ... "SST" wrote in message t... IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, *snip bunch of useless stuff* That does a lot of good in a videocard NG. Use your melon before you post all that garbage. |
Nothing to do with patriotism. This NG is international, so what if
everybody here starts posting useless historical info about their own country?? Wanna read about the Czech constitution???? Yes, I would! I'd like to learn about any country on its special day. Tom Lake |
Oh my god. Its amazing how so many people like you have absolutely no idea
what you talking about. You are obviously more stupid then the red-necks from West Virginia if you actually believe what you just said. Very sad too hear such inaccurate nonsense. "Thor" wrote in message a... Isn't it amazing how many people, from so many countries, hate "America" and the "american way" and no, don't try and turn it around claiming it is jealousy. because it is NOT. I wouldn't be caught living in a country without health care, that forces its agenda on others, only looks out for its own interests (screw what is right or wrong), has one of the lowest literacy rates in the developed world, etc. Granted there are some intelligent Americans, but most of them keep quiet, because they are embarrassed about the way their country acts. Unfortunately the majority are almost as intelligent and well rounded as a Jerry Springer guest. |
Unfortunately I do. I live less then 50 miles from it and have seen it
10,000 times. She has a big nose and hairy arm pits! Come get her if you want. "Thor" wrote in message a... you should write to your congressman and request they propose a bill to return the Statue of Liberty, that great American symbol.... I think it would look good back in France. or don't you know your history? |
Bingo it is assholes like you that cause all these other nations to hate
America. "neopolaris" . wrote in message ... There probably wouldn't even be an internet or computers if it weren't for the United States. There probably wouldn't be a helluva lotta things. If you dislike 'US" tough. We are making the world a better place-one sandbox and rice paddy at a time. PS: Yo fatass KAI. I have a temper too. Goes well with my formal Army training. In short, shut your piehole. neopolaris ex-grunt E-3-1 |
"SST" wrote in message
t... I did. I love to see all the non-Americans come out in protest of a little patriotism. its funny as hell and sad at the same time. Keep it coming! Prat. But if it means that you only contribute to these newsgroups once a year, then that's fine. |
"Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Haha - well thats america for you - plenty of dumbasses :P Please keep the stereotyping to a minimum...that is unless you would like us Americans to typify France as a bunch of unwashed, pungent, elitist snail-eating Socialists with poor drinking water, strange sexual proclivities, sharper class distinctions, a history of arrogant aristocratic inbreeding monarchy, and a far lower standard of living, due in no small part of late to Chameleon Bonaparte's little oil deal with Saddam falling thru...which clearly does not apply to everyone in France. The number of dumbasses per capita is a GLOBAL demographic, spanning all social strata. Factor in population growth and we can naturally see stupidity propagating at a near-exponential rate... Honi soit qui merde y pense... No offence to anyone normal btw, just to drunken morons :D Hey, I know Norm and Al. And no, they aren't living together. Only in France ;-) (and SF, Greenwich Village, Ogunquit, ME, and P-town which is south of my position both literally and metaphorically). Normality is the idea of consensus perpetuated by weak-minded, mediocre, insecure sheep who need to feel like they're part of something larger than the limited scope of their self-awareness. When you consider my above assertion, namely that most people are indeed stupid (only the top 10% actually have any noteworthy intellect, statistically speaking), then I guess it thus follows that "normality" is pretty much dumb all over...and a little ugly on the side ;-) Never mind SST. He's another "Nvidia Dude". He is an obsessive/compulsive, shallow, insecure materialist with a melodramatic flair and a history of cyclical abuse. I think his fat wife left him not too long ago as well. He was told this would happen if he didn't take his meds and well, he didn't take his meds and this happened. He's mostly ok while his dope supply lasts, it's just been a little dry lately... Kai in article , Doc at wrote on 7/4/03 8:06 pm: I love July 4th, even though I'm not from the states. It's always comical to hear about some dumbass blowing half his body parts off with fireworks while he was in a drunken stupor. : : doc : : : "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Yep. Its Crap. Does it matter where i'm from? If i lived in the US, your post would STILL have been labeled as crap, because its not some 'isnt a america great' ng. Stupid? I think not. Oh and i'm far from little as well. 6foot4 with a ****ing great temper. Heavy Too. Go back into that dark little hole of yours and stop bothering us with your nonsensical babblings... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:40 pm: Oh, its crap? I see. Where are you from, Kai? You stupid little person, you must be from France! "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... in article , SST at wrote on 7/4/03 5:28 pm: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776....blah.....blah....blah |
Well just wait until I post the Swedish "constitution" on our national day.
I guess "your" constitution is a plagialized version of ours... *PLONK* /M |
"Wookie" wrote in message news:3blNa.104022$R73.11958@sccrnsc04... And if not for the freedom and ingenuity of the Americans .. there would be no precious internet or your frickin' NG's or probably the computer you're sitting at. God Bless America Patriotism is great, it is what makes a nation strong -- no question about it. However, I'm sure there are plenty of newsgroups where that would be appropriate. A huge post in a videocard NG isn't appropriate. As for the ingenuity and freedom of Americans, that was never in dispute nor question so I'm uncertain why you even bring that up. As for the computer I'm sitting at, it's a Toshiba made in Japan, I'm sure they are quite ingenious and inventive as well. I'd have great difficulty in believing that without US contributions to the computing world we would not have computers. |
"Kai Robinson" wrote in message
... Exactly what is the point of posting this in here? Is this a forum just for yanks? Is this forum dealing with the US specifically? No. Please dont post this crap in here - there are other NG's for that. Happy whatever it is day though... Wow... I mean... not even csipgf-s has yet posted any 4th of july messages... must mean that this (original) message is just trolling. /M |
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Oh and i'm far from little as well.
6foot4 with a ****ing great temper. Heavy Too. Good....then go eat another ****ing pound of escargot or something. -- Daemon Rose |
And if not for the freedom and ingenuity of the Americans .. there would
be no precious internet or your frickin' NG's or probably the computer you're sitting at. Yeah, just where do these people get off talking about Americans like that anyway? Don't they know Al Gore invented the Internet? -- Daemon Rose |
Isn't it amazing how many people, from so many countries, hate "America"
and the "american way" Even more amazing is that many of these same countries have no problem accepting millions of U.S. dollars in foreign aid and will obviously expect us to deal with the next dictator like Hitler or Hussein when they start getting carried away and invade other countries. Unfortunately the majority are almost as intelligent and well rounded as a Jerry Springer guest. So you believe everthing you see on T.V.? Well that explains everything! -- Daemon Rose |
I didn't realize you Canadians in Alberta hated us that much. My friends in
Edmonton always like to come to the U.S. to buy stuff at much cheaper prices than they can in Canada. Must be all your liberal laws that causes everything to be so expensive or maybe it's your great healthcare system which probably taxes you to death, which means you wouldn't need healthcare for very long. "Dan" wrote in message a... Bingo it is assholes like you that cause all these other nations to hate America. "neopolaris" . wrote in message ... There probably wouldn't even be an internet or computers if it weren't for the United States. There probably wouldn't be a helluva lotta things. If you dislike 'US" tough. We are making the world a better place-one sandbox and rice paddy at a time. PS: Yo fatass KAI. I have a temper too. Goes well with my formal Army training. In short, shut your piehole. neopolaris ex-grunt E-3-1 |
I'm not quite sure where you think I am from..
but.. I'll give you a hint. I live in a country that doesn't start wars, altho the last war we fought on our turf we won. and kicked the ass of the country we were fighting.. In fact we burnt down their capitol city and government buildings.. I think it was called the white house! |
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TheSingingCat wrote: "Wookie" wrote in message news:3blNa.104022$R73.11958@sccrnsc04... And if not for the freedom and ingenuity of the Americans .. there would be no precious internet or your frickin' NG's or probably the computer you're sitting at. As for the ingenuity and freedom of Americans, that was never in dispute nor question so I'm uncertain why you even bring that up. As for the computer I'm sitting at, it's a Toshiba made in Japan, I'm sure they are quite ingenious and inventive as well. There is a great difference between taking the ball and running with it, and inventing the ball and the field you use it on in the first place. I'd have great difficulty in believing that without US contributions to the computing world we would not have computers. Don't kid yourself: ** World's first operational, general-purpose, electronic computer: ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator, U.S. Patent #3,120,606), University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1946 ** First-ever high-level computer programming language: FORTRAN, USA, 1954 (released in 1957) ** Invention of the transistor, Bell Telephone Laboratories, USA, 1956 ** Invention of Integrated Circuit (IC, U.S. Patents #3,138,743 and #2,981,877), Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, USA, 1958-59 ** First-ever computer game: Spacewar, MIT, USA, 1962 ** Invention of portable calculator, Jack Kilby, USA, 1967 ** Foundation of the Internet: ARPAnet, UCLA and Stanford, USA, 1969 ** First DRAM chip: Intel 1103, USA, 1970 ** World's first single-chip microprocessor: Intel 4004 (U.S. Patent #3,821,715), USA, 1971 ** First "memory disk" (the floppy), IBM, USA, 1971 (Sony did later develop the 3 1/2" floppy. Woohoo! Thanks for finally taking the ball and running with it!) ** Invention of Ethernet, Robert Metcalfe (Xerox), USA, 1973 ** First-ever advertised personal computer (QST magazine): Scelbi (SCientific, ELectronic and BIological), Milford, Connecticut, USA, 1974 ** First-ever minicomputer kit (Popular Electronics magazine): Altair, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1975 ** The first IBM-based portable computer: IBM 5100, USA, 1975 ** The first Apple: Apple I, USA, 1976 ** First small-computer modem, Dennis Hayes, USA, 1977 ** First IBM PC operating system, MS-DOS (adapted from QDOS), USA, 1981 ** First-ever GUI environment for the PC: VisiOn, VisiCorp, USA, 1982 ** The software that provided a platform to propel PCs into millions of homes: Microsoft Windows, USA, 1985 (This is where Microsoft bashers pretend that the anti-competitive business practices of Microsoft take away from their contributions to the small computer platform.) ** Still the world's #1 desktop microprocessor maker: Intel, Santa Clara, CA, USA ** Still the world's #2 desktop microprocessor maker: AMD, Sunnyvale, CA, USA And this is leaving out a HELL of a lot of stuff I just didn't feel like putting down here. sarcasm up the ass Yeah, you're right; that's not significant. Take away the world's first computer, first high-level programming language, the transistor, the IC, DRAM, single-chip microprocessors, the calculator, computer games, modems, Ethernet, personal computers, GUI operating systems, Intel, AMD, and the Internet, and we'd still be where we are today. Oh sure. "More crack here, please!" /sarcasm up the ass This isn't intended to decry contributions from other countries; it's giving credit where it's due. Japanese computer firms made great contributions later on, and the vacuum tube was developed in England. Not to mention that none of the aforementioned technology occurred in a vacuum (no pun intended). Let's read that again, shall we? I said: This isn't saying "Other countries did nothing", it's saying "The USA did A LOT". -- Indeed I am. Well, you're right about that. Because it runs counter to the way we read! Why do you hate top posting so much? |
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OldfartJC wrote: I didn't realize you Canadians in Alberta hated us that much. My friends in Edmonton always like to come to the U.S. to buy stuff at much cheaper prices than they can in Canada. Must be all your liberal laws that causes everything to be so expensive or maybe it's your great healthcare system which probably taxes you to death, which means you wouldn't need healthcare for very long. I can't speak for all Canadians, but I can say that personally I don't hate Americans.. I laugh at them. The education system is weak simply to make the country a group of chest beating lemmings that feel they have the right to dictate a way of life to anyone they please. |
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Thor wrote: Isn't it amazing how many people, from so many countries, hate "America" and the "american way" and no, don't try and turn it around claiming it is jealousy. because it is NOT. I wouldn't be caught living in a country without health care, that forces its agenda on others, only looks out for its own interests (screw what is right or wrong), has one of the lowest literacy rates in the developed world, etc. Granted there are some intelligent Americans, but most of them keep quiet, because they are embarrassed about the way their country acts. Unfortunately the majority are almost as intelligent and well rounded as a Jerry Springer guest. So, if you were born an American, you'd run off to some foreign land as a child? Or you'd wait until you were older, and abandon your family, and everything else you ever knew? America doesn't have health care? Huh? I could have sworn I drove past several hospitals the other day. And when my wife delivered my daughter 8 months ago, I could have sworn that was a doctor that delivered her. Hmmm, funny. Oh--you mean we don't have SOCIALIZED health care! Oh, right. And we all know how wonderful government-sponsered health care is. Now, you tell me what country has the BEST health care technology in the world. Take all the time you need. To say that "the majority" of Americans are idiots is just plain stupid. I think you'd have to be pretty irrational to make such a sweeping statement about 150,000,000 people you haven't met (i.e. 50% of Americans). -- Indeed I am. Well, you're right about that. Because it runs counter to the way we read! Why do you hate top posting so much? |
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So, where was the first computer and first personal computer invented, and where did the Internet originate? The United States of America. Andy Cunningham wrote: Neither of those were invented by the USA. Though french fries were. "neopolaris" . wrote in message ... There probably wouldn't even be an internet or computers if it weren't for the United States. There probably wouldn't be a helluva lotta things. If you dislike 'US" tough. We are making the world a better place-one sandbox and rice paddy at a time. PS: Yo fatass KAI. I have a temper too. Goes well with my formal Army training. In short, shut your piehole. neopolaris ex-grunt E-3-1 -- Indeed I am. Well, you're right about that. Because it runs counter to the way we read! Why do you hate top posting so much? |
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Thor wrote: I'm not quite sure where you think I am from.. but.. I'll give you a hint. I live in a country that doesn't start wars Little ****ants don't start fights in the schoolyard, either. -- Indeed I am. Well, you're right about that. Because it runs counter to the way we read! Why do you hate top posting so much? |
"Frode" wrote in message ... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dave wrote: Haha - well thats america for you - plenty of dumbasses :P Please keep the stereotyping to a minimum...that is unless you would like us Americans to typify France as a bunch of unwashed, That's not typifying, it's a fact. France has the lowest consumption of hygiene products in europe as well as the highest consumption of perfume. Merde! Zat izz vhy zee Franch weemen zey smell so..uhh fonny down zere? Zat iss vhy "zee eetch needs to be scratched" so often? I guess zis is vhy France ees zee #1 exporter of zee fragrances d'amour? "Nos culottes salies sont l'épitomé de l'haute couture!" aww, I can't be hittin' below the belt! I apologize in advance for my crudity! Mon Dieu, quel cochon je suis! Pomme de rue! I keep flashing back to Mel Brooks "History Of The World Part 1": "You look like zee ****-boy!..." or some MPTHG: http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Sou...l.wav/myob.wav http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Sou...ff/french.aiff http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Sou...v/kniggits.wav ... .... http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Sou....wav/taunt.wav |
Granted there are some intelligent Americans
Where ????? |
I'm still waiting to hear from those
weapons of mass destruction btw..... There are !!! In the USA !!! |
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