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by Jan Van
Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:37 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Millions of children 'being taught distorted view of European history...'
Replies: 5
Views: 3622

Re: Millions of children 'being taught distorted view of European history...'

Yes, teach history not some make believe stories. That's not going to help anybody, it will just breed ignorance.
What would they teach about WWI and WWII I wonder?
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:34 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New Generation Hamburger Chains
Replies: 48
Views: 22535

Re: New Generation Hamburger Chains

I fairly regularly go the McD to get a spicy chicken sandwich for $1, and a large Iced Coffee for $2. And the newer McD restaurants look pretty nice too. When I still was in Houston, McD used to be my backup place if my internet went down. And when we were selling our house I'd go there during showi...
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:25 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New Generation Hamburger Chains
Replies: 48
Views: 22535

Re: New Generation Hamburger Chains

hoost wrote:I wasn't enamored with the Smashburger burger
Keep in mind that I like Big Macs.  ;D
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:20 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Politically incorrect data
Replies: 4
Views: 3249

Re: Politically incorrect data

Since many of the more prestigious roles in society are associated with high IQ
I thought being a member of Congress would be prestigious, but this would contradict that...
by Jan Van
Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Walmart wages
Replies: 10
Views: 7264

Re: Walmart wages

Or hoping their own employees will be able to afford Walmart products. So they don't have to do food drives anymore...
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)
Replies: 55
Views: 26612

Re: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)

MachineGhost wrote: This has potential to be a game changer.
Hmmm... But how would this site rank, for me?
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:25 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: DC Paralyzed By Winter Storm (3") - Boston Sneers
Replies: 7
Views: 4554

Re: DC Paralyzed By Winter Storm (3") - Boston Sneers

HA! I used to live in Clifton Park, Guilderland and Albany. The company I worked for also had offices in DC and Atlanta. Some nice winter day we heard the DC office was closed because of the snowfall. So I was thinking, wow, that must be really bad in DC. But no, that also turned out to be an inch o...
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Islamic State 'planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe'
Replies: 35
Views: 17620

Re: Islamic State 'planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe'

New Allegations Renew Old Questions About Saudi Arabia And 9/11 Moussaoui testified at his trial that key members of the Saudi royal family continued to fund al-Qaida in the late 1990s, even after the organization had declared war on the House of Saud. He also described plotting with an employee of...
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul
Replies: 4
Views: 4218

Re: ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul

I guess Google was too late to digitize them?
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:01 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New Generation Hamburger Chains
Replies: 48
Views: 22535

Re: New Generation Hamburger Chains

Had a Smashburger Classic Smash (no tomato) yesterday in the DC airport. Was pretty tasty actually, except it was a bit too salty.
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:20 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Religion Of Peace Goes To Copenhagen. Free Speech, Religion Under Attack.
Replies: 65
Views: 20755

Re: Religion Of Peace Goes To Copenhagen. Free Speech, Religion Under Attack.

The only reason ISIS conquered a large part of Iraq is that the Sunnis there prefer them over the Shias. Since ISIS has had real opposition things haven't looked so rosy for them. So don't worry too much yet they'll be invading Rome. Or the USA! They have peaked.
by Jan Van
Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Robin Hood App
Replies: 16
Views: 9001

Re: Robin Hood App

I was signing up, then it asked something like "which hardware do you use? iPad/iPhone/Other". I answered OTHER, because I'm on Android. So it told me to take a hike. Yes, I know there's no Android app, but I figured I'd sign up and be ready whenever it comes. As I've mentioned before, I'm a sucker ...
by Jan Van
Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Revealed: Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet
Replies: 8
Views: 3336

Re: Revealed: Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet

... That would finally give me a good alternative to ridiculously overpriced and unreliable wireless service out here in the sticks! Visiting a friend here in NL I tested his $60 internet (+phone+tv) for speed on my Nexus phone, and got 48.34 Mbps down, 5.74 Mbps up (speedtest app). Through my Tunn...
by Jan Van
Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Obama Says Christians Bad Too
Replies: 99
Views: 30475

Re: Obama Says Christians Bad Too

Overreacting to Obama, again
Such is the daggers-drawn state of political discourse in Washington these days that President Obama could go to the National Prayer Breakfast, call the Islamic State a “brutal, vicious death cult”? — and still end up being assailed by conservatives.
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:31 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Obama Says Christians Bad Too
Replies: 99
Views: 30475

Re: Obama Says Christians Bad Too

This just in: Obama's drones have killed more people than the Spanish Inquisition. http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2015/02/07/obamas-drones-have-killed-more-than-the-spanish-inquisition/ Well, some people like to say Obama is doing nothing to combat terrorism or ISIS and plays golf all the time. But that...
by Jan Van
Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

Reub wrote: I'm beginning to think that he dearly needs psychiatric help.
What they need is to realize that the USA isn't so sooperdooper great and awesome that it needs to meddle anywhere with anyone because obviously then things will be grrrrreatttttt!

You left "meddling in the Ukraine" off your list :-)
by Jan Van
Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

If Obama would have listened to his advisors and left a residual force in Iraq ISIS would still be the junior varsity team that our President was calling it. Maybe not, they still would have taken much ground in Syria. And (playing if..if..if games) if Obama in that case would have "had the spine" ...
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Obama Says Christians Bad Too
Replies: 99
Views: 30475

Re: Obama Says Christians Bad Too

madbean wrote:It would make you think that there is still hope for Islam but as long as they revere and imitate Mohammed, I just can't see it happening.
I can. But I figure they are trailing about 600 years behind Christians. So give it a little time...
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:51 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What happened to the tiny farming town where everyone got free money?
Replies: 5
Views: 3096

Re: What happened to the tiny farming town where everyone got free money?

Cool. Guess the MMT folks have a thing to model their Job Guarantee after.

Of course, them Canadians were a bunch of socialist commies.  ;D
by Jan Van
Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

We Amerikanskis like to think we control things far more than we actually do. In the Middle East we have been "played" with some amazing finesse over the years for local agendas. In my view our biggest problem is that rather than being a large and evil force in the region, we are often a large and ...
by Jan Van
Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Schwab Windhaven portfolios
Replies: 13
Views: 10732

Re: Schwab Windhaven portfolios

Maybe their Intelligent Portfolios will be another alternative for you: Introducing Schwab Intelligent Portfolios
by Jan Van
Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

Didn't the CIA arm the mujaheddin in Afghanistan when they were fighting the USSR, amongst them bin Laden? Round and round it goes... Sure enough. And before that didn't the Soviets help us fight the Nazis? Yes they did. I was sticking to the middle east though and all the good the USA did there. L...
by Jan Van
Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

Al-Qaeda even broke away from ISIS so are they now with us or against us, and who is enemy number one now? Well, ISIS told Al-Zawahiri to STFU and mind his own business. Which goes to show how mighty al Queda is these days. Didn't the CIA arm the mujaheddin in Afghanistan when they were fighting th...
by Jan Van
Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:58 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
Replies: 103
Views: 35803

Re: Captured Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS

"The pilot was captured by the Islamic State in December, after his plane crashed in Syria during a bombing run." Don't bombing runs burn people alive? I'm not trying to justify it but what is the difference between doing it from the air or doing it on the ground? That is probably why they burned h...