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...well as the threat they pose to the Communist Party leadership - doesn't compare to the massive political demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989, which were brutally put down by Chinese military troops. But the issue, at bottom, was the same: how to respond? And here, China may well understand that 1989 was a long time ago. Beijing in those days could literally pull the plug on CNN and Dan Rather and then thumb its nose at the rest of the world. "It couldn't do that today even if it wanted to, and I don't think it does...
...order to fully understand the disastrous implications of this decision, one must consider the fact that Microsoft does not actually sell a copy of Windows to either companies or customers; instead, it merely licenses the rights to its software on a per-client basis. With its planned termination of new license sales, Microsoft is essentially forcing its customers into upgrading either their hardware or software. Given Vista’s particularly steep hardware requirements—according to The New York Times, only about six percent of business computers will be able to run it—this transition should...
...Florida delegates are resolved, I still don't intend on endorsing a candidate," said Ron Klein, a freshman congressman from Boca Raton who won his seat from Republican Clay Shaw with 51% of the vote. "I have excellent relations with both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama and they both understand my position. Why would I endorse and risk alienating a group of Democratic voters in a reelection race that promises to be incredibly close...
...said. Gortler said he thinks the number of computer science concentrators has been increasing in recent years because the field is “relevant in lots of areas.” “Whatever you are doing, if you don’t understand technology, it is difficult to understand what you are doing,” he said. Malan also emphasized the importance of computer science to areas beyond the field. “I think that computer science is truly one of those fields that teaches you how to think: more methodically, more carefully, more algorithmically...
...Since the signatures were published last Monday, Hekmat has had little sleep. There has been an onslaught of attacks against her in the conservative press, claiming that she has forged many of the signatures. "I don't understand," she says incredulously. "All I have done is encourage people to vote for the reformists, who are legitimate candidates that have been approved by the Guardian Council [the clerical body that vets candidates for election]. It's not like I have boycotted the elections...