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AMC
Registered User
Re: Unrest in Egypt
I second Rome. I was walking down a sidewalk in a largish crowd when a delivery truck decided to wind his way the wrong way down the street. People squeezed against the wall, as the dude driving pressed on. The sideview mirror hit me in the elbow, but I made out better than the Vespa he ran over.
I second Rome. I was walking down a sidewalk in a largish crowd when a delivery truck decided to wind his way the wrong way down the street. People squeezed against the wall, as the dude driving pressed on. The sideview mirror hit me in the elbow, but I made out better than the Vespa he ran over.
Zudnic
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Driving in Rome is bad. But if that's the worst you've experienced, you should go to Naples. Then go to Cairo. Each one of those is an order of magnitude worse than the preceding.
It's my understanding that for engineers developing computer vision systems with the aim of developing self-driving cars, Cairo is considered the ultimate test case.
Driving in Rome is bad. But if that's the worst you've experienced, you should go to Naples. Then go to Cairo. Each one of those is an order of magnitude worse than the preceding.
It's my understanding that for engineers developing computer vision systems with the aim of developing self-driving cars, Cairo is considered the ultimate test case.
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Priceless
Guest
Re: Unrest in Egypt
AJ is reporting that Mubarak may have fled the country. Not confirning it yet, just reporting that it may have already happened. He was supposed to address the nation over 4 hours ago.
AJ is reporting that Mubarak may have fled the country. Not confirning it yet, just reporting that it may have already happened. He was supposed to address the nation over 4 hours ago.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Unrest in Egypt
That stuff happens all the time in Rome, on those tiny, curving roads with no sidewalk lined by brick walls on both sides. The drivers barely even slow down and every street has hundreds of minibikes on it.
None of which affects the fact that there are more beautiful women on a typical street block in Rome than in any other entire country except, maybe, Moldova.
That stuff happens all the time in Rome, on those tiny, curving roads with no sidewalk lined by brick walls on both sides. The drivers barely even slow down and every street has hundreds of minibikes on it.
None of which affects the fact that there are more beautiful women on a typical street block in Rome than in any other entire country except, maybe, Moldova.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Early leader in the provisional Egyptian elections.
Early leader in the provisional Egyptian elections.
aparch
Well-known member
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Two things of note while I've been watching (off and on) here at work.
1) Talking heads are the same globally, and just like to hear their own voice.
2) I'm amazed that in the midst of a revolution, the military are being hailed like rock stars. People are stopping to photograph them, waving, etc.
Two things of note while I've been watching (off and on) here at work.
1) Talking heads are the same globally, and just like to hear their own voice.
2) I'm amazed that in the midst of a revolution, the military are being hailed like rock stars. People are stopping to photograph them, waving, etc.
must spred rep.
Yep, then again, the Military is most likely the ones that will be in charge tomorrow, more or less.
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Priceless
Guest
Re: Unrest in Egypt
The people of Egypt love the military. They believe the military will protect them from the police. It is kind of strange though.
OTOH, it's hard to machine gun someone who just hailed you as a hero and shook your hand. The support is probably genuine, but the cynic in me thinks people are befriending them in hopes of getting them to join their side. Pretty effective strategy.
The Ewoks of course.
The people of Egypt love the military. They believe the military will protect them from the police. It is kind of strange though.
OTOH, it's hard to machine gun someone who just hailed you as a hero and shook your hand. The support is probably genuine, but the cynic in me thinks people are befriending them in hopes of getting them to join their side. Pretty effective strategy.
The Ewoks of course.
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Appears that the military is hanging independent. Just securing critical buildings is all.
I guess the head of the military was in the US...I do wonder if we gave him a recommendation of just position yourselves, let the riots happen and wait for a political development.
Appears that the military is hanging independent. Just securing critical buildings is all.
I guess the head of the military was in the US...I do wonder if we gave him a recommendation of just position yourselves, let the riots happen and wait for a political development.
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Priceless
Guest
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Interesting note
Interesting note
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Very impressed with their reporting today. Supposedly a number of them are former BBC guys, so that would be where the training came from, as opposed to the morons covering news in America.
Very impressed with their reporting today. Supposedly a number of them are former BBC guys, so that would be where the training came from, as opposed to the morons covering news in America.
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Priceless
Guest
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Speaker of Egyptian Parliament now says he will have an "important announcement" soon. Sounds like Mubarak has left.
Speaker of Egyptian Parliament now says he will have an "important announcement" soon. Sounds like Mubarak has left.
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Priceless
Guest
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Watching the state TV you'd never guess things were on fire and there was a massive revolution on the streets. They have remained zoomed out as far as possible...their shot of Cairo looks like everything's normal.
Watching the state TV you'd never guess things were on fire and there was a massive revolution on the streets. They have remained zoomed out as far as possible...their shot of Cairo looks like everything's normal.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Unrest in Egypt
(Egyptian political unrest has all sorts of reasons to spam Stargate pictures.)
(Egyptian political unrest has all sorts of reasons to spam Stargate pictures.)
unofan
Well-known member
Re: Unrest in Egypt
Other 2 being who? Reuters and the Associated Press? BBC? CNN? NY Times?
Other 2 being who? Reuters and the Associated Press? BBC? CNN? NY Times?