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Title: OT - Am I allowed a bit of national pride? :D
Post by: Sandwich on July 21, 2002, 02:33:03 pm: Quote

INT'L COMPANY: WESTERN ECONOMY DEPENDS ON ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY, Arutz 7, 21 July 2002
Israel's strong hi-tech industry received national recognition this week, reports the Jewish Agency's Global Agenda. Leading global advisory firm Giga Information Group, in a position paper published on Wall Street this past week, wrote, "Without Israeli technology, the west will not develop. Many organizations throughout the world, including the American national infrastructure, will not survive for long without constant support from the revolutionary technology coming from Israel."

In response to inquiries from various large organizations regarding the advisability of continuing to acquire Israeli products, the heads of Giga note: "Israeli technology has the greatest influence on the modern world, since it is leading both conceptually and technologically. Israeli engineers find elegant and creative solutions to deal with the biggest problems and threats. Israeli innovativeness sets a very high standard that challenges other technologies. Therefore products from countries such as Sweden, Germany, England, Asia, and even North America become much better thanks to the standards set by Israel."

Just a few of the examples of this in the software world that you all might be familiar with: ICQ, IMesh, and Atomica (formerly known as GuruNet). :D
Title: Re: OT - Am I allowed a bit of national pride? :D
Post by: TheCelestialOne on July 21, 2002, 02:36:41 pm: Quote
Originally posted by sandwich

Just a few of the examples of this in the software world that you all might be familiar with: ICQ, IMesh, and Atomica (formerly known as GuruNet). :D

ICQ : :doubt: Don't use it...

Imesh : :wtf:

Atomica (Gurunet) : :wtf:
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Post by: Shrike on July 21, 2002, 02:41:13 pm: Sounds like it's a bit exagerated in a case of national ego-stroking.

Don't worry, every nation does it.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on July 21, 2002, 02:43:48 pm: ICQ is SATAN! SAAATAAAN!
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Post by: Martinus on July 21, 2002, 02:46:35 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Shrike
Sounds like it's a bit exagerated in a case of national ego-stroking.

Don't worry, every nation does it.

We invented Guinness! Whayee!! :D
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Post by: Knight Templar on July 21, 2002, 02:51:25 pm: ICQ locked up my comp for 2 minutes each time i started it up.

Keep on truckin' Israel :)
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Post by: LtNarol on July 21, 2002, 03:05:43 pm: I hate ICQ, its evil and crashes my comp every couple of days. Other than that :yes:
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Post by: CP5670 on July 21, 2002, 03:17:50 pm: I must have seen at least ten articles like this in the last few months except that they pertain to India and its programmer workforce. :D (my dad sends me these things :p)
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Post by: Unknown Target on July 21, 2002, 03:41:31 pm: But ICQ is a big, clunky, and unwieldy memory hog:D:p
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Post by: Martinus on July 21, 2002, 03:49:19 pm: Considering all of the problems you guys are having why not switch to ICQ lite? It doesn't allow file transfers and there are no bells and whistles but if you just want to speak to somebody on ICQ it will do the job.

http://lite.icq.com/

That or use Odigo which kicks ass :)
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Post by: an0n on July 21, 2002, 04:01:52 pm: Pfff. Yahoo Messenger 0wnz ICQ.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on July 21, 2002, 04:07:30 pm: I don't have ICQ at all. When I did, my comp got hacked, because it's up as long as your connection is, basically a permanent backdoor, adn I've got a DSL line that's always up. It's SATAN! SAAATAAAN!!!
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Post by: CP5670 on July 21, 2002, 05:01:41 pm: Use Trillian. :p
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Post by: penguin on July 21, 2002, 05:02:33 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor

We invented Guinness! Whayee!! :D

:nod: :yes: :nod: :yes2: :nod:

Gets my vote for all-time technological triumph
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Post by: Martinus on July 21, 2002, 05:06:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
Use Trillian. :p

It's the worst IM I've ever used. It bombed almost immediately on me.
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Post by: WMCoolmon on July 21, 2002, 05:26:10 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
Use Trillian. :p

:eek: :jaw: :eek: :jaw: I find myself agreeing with CP5670!

Quote
It's the worst IM I've ever used. It bombed almost immediately on me.

Have the latest version you did not, hmmm?
If latest version you did have, upgrade your system you must. ;)
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Post by: Shrike on July 21, 2002, 05:30:42 pm: I'd use Trillian, but it doesn't convert Miranda ICQ lists over.
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Post by: Sandwich on July 21, 2002, 06:49:21 pm: Well, in ICQ's defense, I'll say this: it started the whole IM craze. When AOL saw the oppourtunity, they bought out Mirabilis and started getting their grubby hands on ICQ. IIRC the last Mirabilis ICQ version was ICQ 99 Alpha... after that it became bloatwre in AOL's hands. :doubt:
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Post by: Shrike on July 21, 2002, 07:25:22 pm: That's why I went from 99b to Miranda.
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Post by: Carl on July 22, 2002, 12:05:14 am: well, see, back then ICQ was actually good.
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Post by: Knight Templar on July 22, 2002, 12:24:52 am: icq still sucks

Hi carl :)
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Post by: Carl on July 22, 2002, 12:39:44 am: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
I have a crush on Carl

:shaking:
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Post by: Stryke 9 on July 22, 2002, 12:41:18 am: See, THAT's why you never read between the lines!
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Post by: Nico on July 22, 2002, 02:13:41 am: I have no pb with ICQ excepted it eats up my memory. bah, I don't care.
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Post by: TheCelestialOne on July 22, 2002, 04:12:41 am: IRC RULEZ ALL! :p :D :p
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Post by: Ace Pace on July 22, 2002, 07:56:32 am: Don't forget that the main Intel, Pentium Processor design labs are here.
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Post by: TheCelestialOne on July 22, 2002, 07:58:17 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ace Pace
Don't forget that the main Intel, Pentium Processor design labs are here.

AMD processors all the way!
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Post by: Ace Pace on July 22, 2002, 09:08:00 am: Its still an achivment.
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Post by: Kellan on July 22, 2002, 10:33:15 am: All this really goes to prove is that the world is more industrially/economically integrated now than ever before. I have no doubt that America depends on Israel for some of its technological expertise whilst Israel depends on America's military expertise in equipment, and both countries depend on China to produce their clothing and shoes. :p
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Post by: Sandwich on July 23, 2002, 05:53:23 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kellan
All this really goes to prove is that the world is more industrially/economically integrated now than ever before. I have no doubt that America depends on Israel for some of its technological expertise whilst Israel depends on America's military expertise in equipment, and both countries depend on China to produce their clothing and shoes. :p

Don't forget Taiwan/Hong Kong for all the portable radios, remote-controlled cars, etc. :D

Oh, yeah - Israel is also one of the largest diamond importers or exporters - I forget which - in the world. IIRC, South Africa sends many of their diamonds up here to be cut or something. :p
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Post by: Carl on July 23, 2002, 05:57:35 am: also, Isreal is the largest exporter of jews in the world.
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Post by: Zeronet on July 23, 2002, 06:03:26 am: Britian invents loads of funky stuff plus some other nice things we've done for people :)
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Post by: Sandwich on July 23, 2002, 06:12:36 am: Quote
Originally posted by Carl
also, Isreal is the largest exporter of jews in the world.

*thinks hard about that*

You may be right, although we're also probably the largest importer of Jews, too.

PS. I-S-R-A-E-L - not the same as the word "real". :D
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Post by: Kellan on July 23, 2002, 11:40:46 am: Quote
Originally posted by Carl
also, Isreal is the largest exporter of jews in the world.

That's the most absurdly amusing thing I've heard all day. But I also agree with sandwich that they import the most. But don't let's talk about people as commodities anymore...it sounds ominous, and scares me. :p
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Post by: CP5670 on July 23, 2002, 12:34:04 pm: I guess that every country has something. ;) (even something like Pakistan - largest exporter of terrorists :D)
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Post by: delta_7890 on July 23, 2002, 12:52:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TheCelestialOne
IRC RULEZ ALL! :p :D :p

Amen!
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Post by: Martinus on July 23, 2002, 05:31:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Zeronet
Britian invents loads of funky stuff plus some other nice things we've done for people :)

Yeah like flexible TV screens!

Roll on 2005 :)
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Post by: Styxx on July 23, 2002, 06:23:07 pm: Hmmm...

* thinks of something his country has done *

Ah, well. Guess I'll settle to having the best chicks. :D
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Post by: Blue Lion on July 23, 2002, 06:28:13 pm: Styxx n chicks?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on July 23, 2002, 07:21:09 pm: If the next 5 years follow this foreign-policy trend, we're soon to be the largest importer of nukes in the world! Woohoo!
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Post by: CODEDOG ND on July 23, 2002, 07:41:08 pm: awww what about beer!?!?!?!:doubt: :sigh: :(
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Post by: Levyathan on July 23, 2002, 10:08:38 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
* thinks of something his country has done *

Santos Dumont was Brazilian!
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Post by: Carl on July 23, 2002, 11:01:18 pm: you have a lot of poisonous animals that come up into the US.
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Post by: Shrike on July 23, 2002, 11:22:41 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
* thinks of something his country has done *
Rubber? ;)
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Post by: Styxx on July 24, 2002, 07:28:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by Shrike
Rubber? ;)

Hehe. :D

But indeed, I was joking about not being able to think of anything. As my brother already pointed, the first practical airplane was built by a Brazilian, for one instance...
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Post by: Grey Wolf on July 24, 2002, 09:20:20 am: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor

We invented Guinness! Whayee!! :D
Hmmmm......
ICQ or Guiness.....
ICQ or Guiness.....
Sorry Sandwich, I have to go with Guiness :p
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Post by: Sandwich on July 24, 2002, 09:22:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
Hmmmm......
ICQ or Guiness.....
ICQ or Guiness.....
Sorry Sandwich, I have to go with Guiness :p

Hmm? What was that? Sorry, I wasn't paying attention anymore, since it took so long for you to respond - try ICQ'ing me or something. :D