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As long as we're on the subject... Is there a way to configure file uploads in PHPBB2 to work <i>without</i> setting the target directory as world-writeable? (One of our assistant admins had done this without my knowledge, and I had to chmod o-w on that directory for security reasons. But now upload...

PHPBB2 has to lock all the tables to edit or delete. When you try to delete a message it has to lock three tables and delete each word one at a time for the search table. Here's a technical question, then: I can't delete posts (since I'm not an Admin), but I sometimes edit my own posts in order to ...

When President Ford asked Congress to allow US forces to defend our South Vietnamese ally, the Democrats who controlled it refused. So we didn't "lose" the Second Vietnamese Civil War either; we simply chose not to be involved...which was a stupid decision, according to General Giap, who finally ad...

A cute picture. However, the sweet sentiments expressed in the drawing are difficult to reconcile when one considers the artist is the same person who said this:

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TMLutas, I am not going to split hairs on Ralph's comments. They're there for anyone to read, and people can make up their own minds whether or not his comments represent religious bigotry. The only other thing I'll add is that I believe Ralph is an excellent example of the kind of person who suppor...

Now as to the bigotry charge, don't even go there. The bigotry is all on the antiwar side... Bigotry is telling Muslims that their faith is a religion of hate, and that they're all muderers and rapists (re: "Thinks the Jihadis Aren't the Enemy"). I don't see those sort of comments coming from the a...

Regardless, there is really only one reason why the U.S. invaded Iraq, and is now threatening Iran, while at the same time it treats a far more ruthless and dangerous regime in North Korea with kid gloves: The North Koreans can retaliate (and devastatingly so), while Iran and Iraq are weak and rela...

Regardless, there is really only one reason why the U.S. invaded Iraq, and is now threatening Iran, while at the same time it treats a far more ruthless and dangerous regime in North Korea with kid gloves: The North Koreans can retaliate (and devastatingly so), while Iran and Iraq are weak and rela...

What about North Korea? They already have nukes and some of their rhetoric has been as bad, or worse, than Iran's. Why doesn't Georgie nuke them? (The answer is self-evident: Because they have nukes. Sadly, this makes nuclear weapons all the more desirable, especially to nations who feel threatend ...

No, Timmy, what would be profoundly stupid would be to NOT launch a preemptive strike against someone who is within weeks of gaining nukes and who has declared war on you. What about North Korea? They already have nukes and some of their rhetoric has been as bad, or worse, than Iran's. Why doesn't ...

I wonder, though, if other presidents haven't brought up the possibility to pre-emptively use nukes, just as an exercise to get the wargamers to put together a scenario... ...and that someone leaked it about Bush because it would make him look bad. No other president has ever made such a threat (at...

I agree -- I think we've found an unexpected consensus. Will wonders never cease.

But, seriously: Isn't there already a General Discussion area on Comics Genesis where "political" discussions can take place? If not, perhaps one could be created?

Timmy, I have a serious question. Exactly what do YOU think we should do? I mean, I've read you criticizing other people, and I've read other people criticizing you for criticizing other people... but I don't think you've ever said exactly what YOU think should be done. Not what should HAVE BEEN do...

However, I'm one to belive that the first Pres Bush didn't go all the way and dispose of Saddam when he invaded Kuwait. Bush 1 didn't "go all the way" because of all the problems that Bush 2 now faces, i.e., "taking out" Saddam would lead to chaos, resistence and possible collapse of Iraq. In fact,...

I've said this before, but it bears repeating: No WMDs, no al-Qaeda connection, no involvement in 9/11. In short: we were right, and you were wrong. Umm, that's a *very* bold statement as Iraqi government documents are being released documenting an active Iraq/Al Queda relationship. It was there. N...

Right. And there was no "Mission Accomplished" banner on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, nor did Bush say anything about "major combat operations have ended." Even if it turns out that no one in the current administration ever uttered the exact phrase "flowers and candy," that was still the ...

Remember all those anti-war protestors who claim the people of Iraq are fighting the American forces in their country? Iraqis Condemn Al-Zarqawi Video Apparantly, the official opinion concerning Al-Zarqawi is he 's the trouble-making foreigner, not the Americans. ...Kinda warms my heart, that. :D O...

Grumpy, I don't have to defend my use of Ralph's quotes. All anyone has to do is go back to the original thread ("thinks the jihadis aren't the enemy") and they can see exactly what he wrote. Furthermore, I have not intentionally insulted you or anyone else in this thread. I have criticized Ralph (a...

If you don't usually read his stuff and don't like his art, then why are you here? I mean, I wouldn't post on a forum of a webcomic that didn't appeal to me in any way, unless I just wanted to stir trouble. There are two possible explanations: 1) The evil overlords assigned me to disrupt the discus...

Right--Ralphie slimes and entire religion and its followers, but I'm the troll. As I said earlier, anyone who defends Ralph's bilious barrage of anti-Muslim bigotry or, worse, acceeds to these comments by remaining silent, is just as bad. And that's pretty much it for me and this thread; as long as ...