Then divide by two or three for all the duplicate stories on the same rock.

Occam says, you're wrong.. Conspiracy and Russian propaganda retards notwithstanding.

Read up on the Battle of Queenston Heights. America had a 3 to 1 advantage and even killed the British General Brock. But America suffered a decisive loss. Or how about The Surrender of Detroit where an entrenched American force surrendered to the British even though they numbered twice as big as the British force. It was the engagements during the war that count. Not a side show that happened after, even if those parties didn't know it was actually all over. Hey, I generally like America. I lived there long enough. But facts are facts. It was victory for the British/Canadians considering the objective of America was to take over Canada, which they didn't. Canada was successfully defended, which also counts as a victory. Not the overwhelming ass-whooping Canadians like to think of it. But still a victory. And it was 200 years ago. So get over it. Everyone.

Same complaint in Canada. When they have no choice, then they do it.

When America introduced the Susan B Anthony dollar, it didn't fail because it was bad. It failed because the mint didn't remove the paper dollar from circulation combined with the fact that people in general don't like change. Canada introduced a dollar coin and removed the paper dollar from circulation, denying people the choice. The dollar coin has been successfully in circulation for at least 25 years. If you want to get people to adopt a new standard, don't give them the option to use the old one.

At worst the War of 1812 was a stalemate, at best it was a British/Canadian victory. Even if marginal. Only commenting on the basis of correcting a error (or outright troll/lie). I won't respond to any more of your trolls on the subject.

If you haven't figured it out, cities of people don't belong in the desert. Cities are wasteful irrigation. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Cities should be built where there is an abundance of resources to support it, not marginally enough resources. Supplying water to Reno is wasteful irrigation. Continuing to build in California in the desert areas of California is wasteful irrigation. And yes, that means a very big chunk of the state. If other countries kept on building new cities in the middle of deserts you'd probably say theywere crazy.

Point's still valid. Truckee River is low as is Lake Tahoe. You can't keep putting stuff in a desert that doesn't belong there and think nothing bad will ever happen.

Russia and America aren't the only ones with nuclear generating stations. In fact they can't even claim to have the world's largest nuclear generating station.

It's always good to build in the desert when everyone around you is suffering from years of drought and the local river (the Colorado) is running dry. It's not like they will have to also hire a lot of water drinking workers to make it worse. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with these people. I hope all of the south west dies of thirst. Fucking retarded.

But Oregon probably had a bunch if certified business analysts collect and write all the requirements in a water tight manner. If they used certified BA's (maybe they were ITIL certified) the requirements would have been perfectly clear.

But seriously, if Oracle can show that they met the requirements as written, the mess is on Oregon's head. I have seen too many BA's who don't know how to get to the details or how to document requirements properly. Too many bullet pointed excel spreadsheet business requirements out there. I don't have much respect for Oracle at the best of times, but even they can only build what is asked for. And if what is asked for isn't clear, they are supposed to (if they have any integrity) ask for clarification. If the client won't give clarification, they can only build it as best they can.

And at this point, here is where the supposed experience and expertise of Oracle should come into play if all the advertising it produces is worth more than a pile of tried turd: if the requirements are vague and the client can't or won't clarify them, they should have been able to fill in the gaps on their own to make a site that meets the needs of the health insurance seeking online customers. That is why people pay so much for their services, they are supposed to be good and have a depth of experience (or maybe that's offshore hires). But I guess that is what the court case is going to sort out.

it didn't. you're high again.

Yet people here go on and on about the shirt Putin ISN'T wearing!

Pointing out traits of narcissistic psychosis in the leader of a nuclear capable nation is a good thing.

Only one needed: that the Soviet Union (in whatever name you want to give it) deserves to be reinstated against the will of the majority of the people in the countries involved. But for kicks, that he deserves to be able to be president for life, that he looks cool riding around on a horse with no shirt, that he thinks being called short is unfair (he's practically a midget), that he thinks people believe he actually shot a {insert type of wild animal here}. Add whatever other Kim Jong Un/Il super dictator fake achievement cult of personality bullshit you want. Fuck, even his wife had enough of him and left.