Google takes flak for remembering Tetris more than D-Day |
Google takes flak for remembering Tetris more than D-Day |
9 Jun 2009, 12:06
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This is just brilliant...in a really, REALLY stupid kind of way. It's their website and it's solely up to them what they put in the logo. Even though the company may be American, not everyone on the entire bloody internet is. |
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9 Jun 2009, 12:25
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Cool Guy Group: Legend Posts: 1317 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Sydney Member No.: 46 |
QUOTE "I have to say, though, that this is no departure for Google, a firm that finds it nearly impossible to post images celebrating any American holidays or important milestones in American history," he continued. "So, what we have here is just one more example of Google's essentially anti-American policies." Oh wow, I laughed at that.I think Google is just merely doing what every business does: appeal to the largest audience. -------------------- |
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9 Jun 2009, 12:25
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 1220 Joined: 8 June 2009 From: East Coast of either China or the US Member No.: 96 Projects: SWR Productions |
Oh Pish-aw. What Google does with it's banner is it's own business, just because they put up a jpeg that celebrated something else doesn't suddenly make them anti-american. Plenty of other places would've informed people to the fact that it was D-day, far more than the places that would've informed people that it was the 25th anniversary of the creation of Testris.
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9 Jun 2009, 12:30
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Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 70 Paladin of Steel |
Oh my god, thats probably the most stupid thing I have ever heard...
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9 Jun 2009, 12:33
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Teh ServerSlap Group: Administrator Posts: 116 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Netherlands, Arnhem Member No.: 5 Projects: Server Admin |
Why is american arguing about a small thing like google, internet is not only US but the whole world.
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9 Jun 2009, 12:35
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Frontline Chaos mod leader and creator Group: Tester Posts: 493 Joined: 6 June 2009 From: Dordrecht, the Netherlands Member No.: 25 Projects: ROTR Tester Host of |
Don't you just love stupid ppl?
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9 Jun 2009, 12:39
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Master of Wreckage Group: Leader Posts: 2673 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Dallas TX, USA Member No.: 2 Projects: SWR Productions |
Eh retarded bickering, sure it's an important event there's no argument in that but it's really google's decision what they want to display or not.
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9 Jun 2009, 12:48
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Forum Green Group: Legend Posts: 1350 Joined: 4 June 2009 From: Netherlands Member No.: 17 Projects: SWR Productions |
I really wonder why those senile critics care so much...
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9 Jun 2009, 13:12
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Cool Guy Group: Legend Posts: 1317 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Sydney Member No.: 46 |
Because disrespecting America deserves the death penalty...
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9 Jun 2009, 13:18
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7-tan Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 6 June 2009 Member No.: 24 Headphone Addict |
All the funnier since Tetris was invented by a Soviet scientist.
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9 Jun 2009, 13:21
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Teh ServerSlap Group: Administrator Posts: 116 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Netherlands, Arnhem Member No.: 5 Projects: Server Admin |
Because disrespecting America deserves the death penalty... hhmmm, that means they are the same as the guy's in the middle east (if you not phrase allah, you will get a death penalty). -------------------- "If Microsoft, 20 years ago, built Windows in an open way, Linux wouldn't exist, and millions of programmers would be improving Windows rather than competing with it." Keith Curtis
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9 Jun 2009, 14:02
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Group: Project Leader Posts: 5870 Joined: 2 June 2009 Member No.: 10 |
While I'm not wishing to insult any of the more sensible Americans, there are definitely quite a few Yanks who are under the illusion that their history is more important than that of every other country. For them, everyone who doesn't praise the US in every other sentence is automatically 'anti-American' which, in their book, is apparently the most evil and fiendish thing there is. It's quite sad, really, because these people are giving their oh-so-beloved country a bad name.
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9 Jun 2009, 14:41
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BANNED Group: Members Posts: 728 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Spain Member No.: 48 |
hhmmm, that means they are the same as the guy's in the middle east (if you not phrase allah, you will get a death penalty). I am really sure Alias was exagerating to show how excesive patriotic they are than it actually hurts more what they defend, the over patriotics americans are one of the reason many people dont like USA very much, and while they may not kill for that, they are still zealots so they are just at a rock throw of ending acting like the enemys of they country they hate so much with al respect to any other american citicens, a bunch of fantatics =/= the whole country -------------------- |
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9 Jun 2009, 14:49
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Forum Green Group: Legend Posts: 1350 Joined: 4 June 2009 From: Netherlands Member No.: 17 Projects: SWR Productions |
Because disrespecting America deserves the death penalty... Going by the biased logic: If you do not praise US, you are against US. -------------------- |
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9 Jun 2009, 15:10
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Teh ServerSlap Group: Administrator Posts: 116 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Netherlands, Arnhem Member No.: 5 Projects: Server Admin |
Going by the biased logic: If you do not praise US, you are against US. Im just neutral, not against and not for. -------------------- "If Microsoft, 20 years ago, built Windows in an open way, Linux wouldn't exist, and millions of programmers would be improving Windows rather than competing with it." Keith Curtis
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9 Jun 2009, 15:15
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Cool Guy Group: Legend Posts: 1317 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Sydney Member No.: 46 |
I am really sure Alias was exagerating to show how excesive patriotic they are than it actually hurts more what they defend, the over patriotics americans are one of the reason many people dont like USA very much, and while they may not kill for that, they are still zealots so they are just at a rock throw of ending acting like the enemys of they country they hate so much Yes, that interpretation was correct - however the 'death penalty' reference was also an allusion to the fact that they are practically the only Western country to still do the horrific act.with al respect to any other american citicens, a bunch of fantatics =/= the whole country -------------------- |
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9 Jun 2009, 18:51
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Not more Demotraps! Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Netherlands Member No.: 7 Projects: SWR Productions Demotrap Layer |
...sigh...the world does not bend to your wishes America...
Not out to insult any Americans, but some of them seem to think if you're not waving the Stars & Stripes, you might as well be dressed up like a The whole world economy is going to heck and this gets front page news? Really people, prioritize! This post has been edited by Thez: 9 Jun 2009, 18:52 -------------------- Proud producer of the forum family |
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10 Jun 2009, 1:30
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Formerly Scopejim Group: Members Posts: 369 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Land of the Cedar Member No.: 38 Electronics Engineer |
Perhaps 65th anniversary of D-day is more politically correct than 25th anniversary of Tetris but I don't see a D-Day themed google as being that attractive. Plus Google is appealing to the world on the whole and not just the US, Canada and the UK (I guess France could count too). This is just an extremist writer. There will always be extremism on the internet.
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10 Jun 2009, 2:27
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Forum Chemist Group: Members Posts: 687 Joined: 5 June 2009 From: Zeist, the Netherlands Member No.: 19 Projects: ShockWave Tester In birro veritas. |
Even though the company may be American, not everyone on the entire bloody internet is. But... America is the only country in the world, right? I really wish I was joking, but that's an actual American response I heard. And no, he wasn't kidding. -------------------- TN
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10 Jun 2009, 3:17
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Kitteh Group: Legend Posts: 590 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Northern Ireland Member No.: 6 Projects: SWR Productions |
You will always get idiots who represent their people in the worst way imaginable. This is a textbook example of that. What's worse is that there are people who are prepared to give them the air time.
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10 Jun 2009, 9:06
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 416 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 52 |
I am really sure Alias was exagerating to show how excesive patriotic they are than it actually hurts more what they defend, the over patriotics americans are one of the reason many people dont like USA very much, and while they may not kill for that, they are still zealots so they are just at a rock throw of ending acting like the enemys of they country they hate so much with al respect to any other american citicens, a bunch of fantatics =/= the whole country That's what you call Jigoism and Reactionary Nationalism. And that's now many military powers fall. Too much emphasis on military expansion, imperialism, and national pride. QUOTE But... America is the only country in the world, right? rolleyes.gif According to some Wingnuts, America IS the only so-called, "free nation" in the world. lol Why do people still think like this? This post has been edited by Mcbob: 10 Jun 2009, 9:07 |
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10 Jun 2009, 9:26
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Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 10 June 2009 Member No.: 118 |
Talk about beating a dead horse. I think we've established that the US isn't God.
Now then, a bit political here, isn't it? That aside, I don't care about what Google does and does not parade on their banner. D-Day is known well-enough that it doesn't need such advertisement anyway. I don't see why they didn't post it up though. It seemed to be fitting with their tendency to do such things. If it was political reasons, I think their plan rather backfired. -Rorschach |
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10 Jun 2009, 9:43
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 838 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Southeastern USA Member No.: 47 |
Maybe some are taking it a bit too far, but shame on Google. They also until very recently, didn't commemorate Veterans' Day/Memorial Day either (but allowed the Red Chinese to censor the Chinese version of Google).
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10 Jun 2009, 10:04
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Group: Project Leader Posts: 5870 Joined: 2 June 2009 Member No.: 10 |
Now then, a bit political here, isn't it? We're okay with that I guess. Rather than over-restricting the access to political discussions and forcing people to deal with these hard subjects as dreary, unironical, and politically correct as possible, we put our faith in you people to handle yourselves. That does, however, NOT mean that personal attacks, one-sided assumptions and +1 posts are allowed. |
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10 Jun 2009, 12:06
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Master of Wreckage Group: Leader Posts: 2673 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Dallas TX, USA Member No.: 2 Projects: SWR Productions |
You will always get idiots who represent their people in the worst way imaginable. This is a textbook example of that. What's worse is that there are people who are prepared to give them the air time. That's exactly the problem with the media nowadays, the idiots try to grab what ever 'juicy' story they can find but Christ, that's what escalates events like these for that same reason. -------------------- SWR Co-Lead | Texture Artist | Modeler | Level Designer | Fan of all things Awesome |
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