WTF America... wtf...

[capo ultra]

I love how Siderealdb is fulfilling the stereotype of Americans right here

[.onelove.]

IF YA'LL HATE AMERIKUH SO MUSCH THEN WHY DONT YA'LL STOP USING OUR INTERNET?

[noam]

can we make this a perma-smillie??

[test_recordings]

IF YA'LL HATE AMERIKUH SO MUSCH THEN WHY DONT YA'LL STOP USING OUR INTERNET?

I swear Obama actually called this in not so long ago! It's actually starting to look like the internet could fraction in to regional blocks for political reasons, I also just read in the Economist that most traffic never leaves national boundaries so this could plausibly happen without a big difference.

Why don't we have a constructive discussion of how to solve all the problems in the world? Arguing amongst ourselves will get us nowhere

[nowaysj]

^ micro/macro, innit?

Loved the quote from Thailand in regards to Cambodia going to ASEAN complaining of Thailand's aggression on their border, homie literally said, "no need to go crying to ASEAN" in an offical statement (okay, not exact quote, but he did say go crying) haha, true diplomatic speaking there. Sounds like straight forum banter.

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In regards to America making everything... check out the country of origin of most of your music making software (or hardware for that matter).

[LACE]

Why don't we have a constructive discussion of how to solve all the problems in the world? Arguing amongst ourselves will get us nowhere

Generally speaking, me thinks this is virtually impossible. Extremists from all sides have ruined the art of the debate. No one knows how to compromise anymore.

We can't better ourselves as human beings if people can't let go of their individual idealistic dreamworlds. No one is willing to work together.

I don't know, my faith left this planet a long time ago.

[nowaysj]

art of the debate

Why don't we abandon debate altogether, and merely engage in conversation?

[LACE]

I'm all for it. Will it work? Meh..
This thread is basically a microcosm of the way the world works when it comes to discussing issues. You've got a topic, some agree, some disagree. Some get personal, some get offended, name calling ensues. Issue forgotten. Failed mission.

[cityzen]

In regards to America making everything... check out the country of origin of most of your music making software (or hardware for that matter).

Can you just tell me?
Interwebs said Logic is made by Dolby which is a 'British founded American company', and Reason is Swedish. So I fail to see what your driving at. Spell it out bro!

[nowaysj]

haha, I really don't feel like running through everything. I did like 10 or 12 the other day on the production board, the ratio of euro to us is like 12/1. Basically just about everything is of euro origin.

[cityzen]

Cool, the short answer will suffice.

[wormcode]

^ Except for the Japanese ones and the really amazing old Soviet analogue synths.


Anyway back on the topic, if anyone still cares:

WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- Almost one-third of U.S. households report having any guns in the home -- the lowest level ever since the survey began in the 1970s

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/04/ ... z1Khrewxsv

[clifford_-]

[nowaysj]

Are you rolling your eyes at the barbarism committed against the english language in that headline?

[test_recordings]

In regards to America making everything... check out the country of origin of most of your music making software (or hardware for that matter).

Can you just tell me?
Interwebs said Logic is made by Dolby which is a 'British founded American company', and Reason is Swedish. So I fail to see what your driving at. Spell it out bro!

Korea (Samsung), Germany (Ableton/Hartke), Belgium (Fruity Loops), Japan (Ibanez, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba...). I might have a Dell processor but a lot of USA components are just Asian-made with a corporate stamp on, it was reckoned to be a national security problem by someone in federal government since terrorists could install remote off-switches No shit though, I can't find a lot of USA stuff, the UK does a sizable amount of its own manufacturing as well as exporting (Sheffield Forgemasters, for instance) so that might be why though we're probably a more important centre for services (2nd biggest outside USA).

[clifford_-]

Are you rolling your eyes at the barbarism committed against the english language in that headline?

that did catch my eye, but just the fact that this thread is still going.
whats worse is im helping it live.

[nowaysj]

Come on! Let's keep it going!

[Shum]

Probably going to regret bumping this miserable thread but:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/4 ... n-shootout

My favourite bit:

Investigators remained on the scene of the shooting for hours, interviewing police officers and other witnesses and trying to sort out whether each of the weapons that were recovered belongs to police, the suspect or someone else.