. Have you considered that raising the price would lower the demand in the U.S.?
Wii = $250
360 = $300
PS3 = $400
Plenty of room for price compensation, particularly considering the Wii is in highest demand of all 3 major consoles.
Also, even if you just raise the price, you're still collecting and holding U.S. dollars for at least as long as it would take you to convert them into a different currency -- they will depreciate more in that time period.
Negligible. Currency exchange transfers would occur in days.
Bloggers will develop improved written skills. How many times have you read an email or document from a coworker and thought "wow, this person can't write"?
Blogging improves your efficiency at work because you become a better communicator. Just don't bitch about the boss in your blog (unless it's anonymous).
Ever notice that the burden of proof is always placed on the side that opposes doom and gloom predictions?
It's as if there's an automatic acceptance of "we're all going to die" as fact because after all, it's what everyone in the media says. But, should you object, you are expected to cite 10,000 sources to definitively prove your argument. Of course, even if you do, it'll be conveniently ignored.
The doomsayers never have to cite anything or prove anything. Merely saying we're all going to hell in a handbasket is enough.
From what I've read, current CO2 levels are at the low end of what plant life can tolerate [americanthinker.com].
It's been known for quite some time that one way to boost crop output is to increase CO2. Some greenhouses pump in extra CO2 to spur rapid growth. I'm always amazed that people seem to forget plants produce what we need, and we produce what plants need. Plants would be perfectly happy with more C02 in the atmosphere so plants easily compensate for excess CO2 we create.
...in mid-transition, I find these scanners terrifying. I don't want some 24yo punk in the backroom going What the F*CK when they see my body scan.
But of course, when did the public ever consider us anyway? We trans don't exist, and we have no rights. We are the bottom class among the American caste system.
Thompson questioned Tunis' ability to sit on his hearing, calling her incompetent and arrogant and threatening to have her removed from office "in the days and weeks ahead." He also went on to call the people run The Florida Bar fascists and denied that he was involved some sort of "petty culture war."
So really, don't act like Windows is a dreamland where everything works the way you want it and nothing ever breaks. Windows has plenty of idiosyncracies that just make it suck, so does Linux. You're just used to Windows, and I'm used to Linux.
Oh... You will often hear me cursing XP/Vista because something won't run or some driver won't recognize a new device or some app won't connect to XYZ host, but if I stick to the big name applications and hardware and avoid shareware/free apps, that occurs a lot less.
A lot of it depends on what applications you use and what your role is in your corporation. If you're an admin, you're going to find Linux a lot more reliable and friendly. If you're a designer, you're pretty much bound to Adobe (readers: please let's not get into the Gimp/Inkscape thing). If you're a secretary, you're going to prefer Windows. If you're a developer, well, that's going to be determined by what applications you develop. Client-side versus server-side, cross platform versus Windows dedicated, scripted versus compiled, Java vs.Net, etc.
I ended up switching completely because most everything I need to do is now faster to do in Linux. The servers I connect to all day are all linux and there is no reason for me to be on a different OS anymore.
That is a very strong reason to use Linux. I have to admit. If you're a Linux developer it's nice to have exactly the same set of tools on your desktop that's on the server. It provides seamless integration and your desktop can be used as a test platform prior to pushing code out, which is unrealistic if your desktop is XP and server is Linux. But really, that scenario rarely occurs for non-developers, which explains why Linux has such a devoted following among developers.
It seems half the Linux apps I've used have 95% of the functionality I need, but always come with some deal breaking problem forcing me to use the Windows alternative. And many times it's something funky with the user interface that could be fixed fairly easily by the developers, if they cared or could quit polishing fancy skins for 10 minutes.
Frankly, I'm tired of the give it a chance mantra from your typical Slashdot poster (I'm not implying you, just speaking in general). I did, many times. I'm sick of screwing with making that missing 5% of critical functionality work. I'm tired of wasting time. I'm tired of configuring shit. I'm tired of launching a new app and it core dumps, forcing me to trace through application and kernel logs, and jack with stracing the app, and then searching the message boards, and newsgroups looking for others who had the same problem. I simply waste a lot less time doing that crap on XP. I can't be the only one who feels this way.
I feel that I've been burned by giving Linux a chance. When I hear others talk about how great the latest version of Ubuntu is, it falls on deaf ears. I just don't care anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I've used Linux non-stop for 1 year, and adding the remaining time probably another 2 years. About 2.5 to 3 years of solid daily Linux desktop use since starting from kernel 1.x days, so I'm not bitching about something I haven't tried.
If your typical day consists of email, browsing, and writing word documents, Linux is great, but I do a lot more than that.
Why would the work at McDonald's or on tomato fields when they can sell drugs, steal, panhandle? The society kicked the me off. Why would they feel they need to return back?
School is free and disruptive kids are welcomed in our schools, yet there are still drug dealers, thieves, and panhandlers. Why in the world would you assume those would be caused by expelling bad kids when we don't do that? It's an illogical argument that arrives at a conclusion that blames the cause of something (crime) on something else that has not happened (expulsion). I blame the cause on something that has happened: tolerance of bullies and disruptive children.
Ahh.. so now come the personal insults and attacks. Nice.
Anyway, kids in China walk up to 10 miles through hills and forests to get the privilege to pay to attend school 4 hours a day, and I guarantee you they out perform any American HS student. I watch documentaries on it.
Your millions of children roaming the streets figure was totally bogus and made up. You know it. I know it.
When school is a privilege it is cherished. When it is free it is unappreciated. When there are no consequences to disrupting classrooms, bullying and beating up other kids, or causing general mayhem, schools cannot function. My child should not be robbed of an education just because your child ruins the classroom. You learn to take responsibility for your kid. When he gets expelled, YOU DEAL WITH IT because I won't let my kid suffer from bad decisions your kid made.
I would reserve a place in the basement (assuming it's dry) or attic and build a configuration of work benches along the wall. If the walls are unfinished, I'd put up drywall to make it more homey, and make sure it's well lit and maybe buy one of those magnifying glasses with the light. Place power outlets on the back edge or nearby so you could have a computer lab section, a model building section, and an art section. Whichever you're into. If you have a computer lab, I might consider not hooking it up to the net so your kid won't be surfing YouTube or IMing friends on chat all day. You could also get into model train building or more artistic stuff. Buy some metal shelving to store the project kits and supplies.
Try to add some design elements to the area by painting with colors or maybe a mural. You could paint the mural with your kids for more fun. You can add wall hangings, tapestries, medieval collectables, gel lamps, electronic knick knacks, and mood lighting to make it cool. Buy a nice radio and speakers so you can have music playing, but keep the TV and Wii/Xbox out of that room.
I would also consider putting in a sofa and nice cushy chairs so you can have a reading section. Place that near a window to let the light in.
So just what do you propose to do with kids once you've expelled them from public schools?
Then they get a job at McDonald's or learn the fine art of picking tomatoes in a field.
Everyone is responsible for the decisions they make and everyone needs to be held accountable for them. No government bailout is going to fix those who refuse to learn that lesson.
If you don't have to bother with problematic students, of course you're going to get better results at a lower cost.
Kids become problematic when they discover that no matter what they do, they cannot be expelled. They exploit this eagerly. The problem doesn't start with bad kids being inherently bad. The problem starts with allowing kids to become bad.
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360 = $300
PS3 = $400
Plenty of room for price compensation, particularly considering the Wii is in highest demand of all 3 major consoles.
Negligible. Currency exchange transfers would occur in days.
Bloggers will develop improved written skills. How many times have you read an email or document from a coworker and thought "wow, this person can't write"?
Blogging improves your efficiency at work because you become a better communicator. Just don't bitch about the boss in your blog (unless it's anonymous).
Ever notice that the burden of proof is always placed on the side that opposes doom and gloom predictions?
It's as if there's an automatic acceptance of "we're all going to die" as fact because after all, it's what everyone in the media says. But, should you object, you are expected to cite 10,000 sources to definitively prove your argument. Of course, even if you do, it'll be conveniently ignored.
The doomsayers never have to cite anything or prove anything. Merely saying we're all going to hell in a handbasket is enough.
You obviously don't have any teenagers in your house.
Btw, all they'd have to do is raise the price to compensate for lower USD.
...they're spending more time on SOCIAL NETWORKS.
YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook, SecondLife, blogging, chat rooms, etc.
...in mid-transition, I find these scanners terrifying. I don't want some 24yo punk in the backroom going What the F*CK when they see my body scan.
But of course, when did the public ever consider us anyway? We trans don't exist, and we have no rights. We are the bottom class among the American caste system.
Estimated IQ of Jack Thompson = 67.
A lot of it depends on what applications you use and what your role is in your corporation. If you're an admin, you're going to find Linux a lot more reliable and friendly. If you're a designer, you're pretty much bound to Adobe (readers: please let's not get into the Gimp/Inkscape thing). If you're a secretary, you're going to prefer Windows. If you're a developer, well, that's going to be determined by what applications you develop. Client-side versus server-side, cross platform versus Windows dedicated, scripted versus compiled, Java vs
It seems half the Linux apps I've used have 95% of the functionality I need, but always come with some deal breaking problem forcing me to use the Windows alternative. And many times it's something funky with the user interface that could be fixed fairly easily by the developers, if they cared or could quit polishing fancy skins for 10 minutes.
Frankly, I'm tired of the give it a chance mantra from your typical Slashdot poster (I'm not implying you, just speaking in general). I did, many times. I'm sick of screwing with making that missing 5% of critical functionality work. I'm tired of wasting time. I'm tired of configuring shit. I'm tired of launching a new app and it core dumps, forcing me to trace through application and kernel logs, and jack with stracing the app, and then searching the message boards, and newsgroups looking for others who had the same problem. I simply waste a lot less time doing that crap on XP. I can't be the only one who feels this way.
I feel that I've been burned by giving Linux a chance. When I hear others talk about how great the latest version of Ubuntu is, it falls on deaf ears. I just don't care anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I've used Linux non-stop for 1 year, and adding the remaining time probably another 2 years. About 2.5 to 3 years of solid daily Linux desktop use since starting from kernel 1.x days, so I'm not bitching about something I haven't tried.
If your typical day consists of email, browsing, and writing word documents, Linux is great, but I do a lot more than that.
So where in Lynx are you able to view graphics, truetype fonts, javascript and flash components?
The shell is text. Navigating to the link is not. Not the same as Lynx.
Quit the entitlement mentality. You'll be far better off.
Ahh.. so now come the personal insults and attacks. Nice.
Anyway, kids in China walk up to 10 miles through hills and forests to get the privilege to pay to attend school 4 hours a day, and I guarantee you they out perform any American HS student. I watch documentaries on it.
Your millions of children roaming the streets figure was totally bogus and made up. You know it. I know it.
When school is a privilege it is cherished. When it is free it is unappreciated. When there are no consequences to disrupting classrooms, bullying and beating up other kids, or causing general mayhem, schools cannot function. My child should not be robbed of an education just because your child ruins the classroom. You learn to take responsibility for your kid. When he gets expelled, YOU DEAL WITH IT because I won't let my kid suffer from bad decisions your kid made.
By the way, go cry a river.
I would reserve a place in the basement (assuming it's dry) or attic and build a configuration of work benches along the wall. If the walls are unfinished, I'd put up drywall to make it more homey, and make sure it's well lit and maybe buy one of those magnifying glasses with the light. Place power outlets on the back edge or nearby so you could have a computer lab section, a model building section, and an art section. Whichever you're into. If you have a computer lab, I might consider not hooking it up to the net so your kid won't be surfing YouTube or IMing friends on chat all day. You could also get into model train building or more artistic stuff. Buy some metal shelving to store the project kits and supplies.
Try to add some design elements to the area by painting with colors or maybe a mural. You could paint the mural with your kids for more fun. You can add wall hangings, tapestries, medieval collectables, gel lamps, electronic knick knacks, and mood lighting to make it cool. Buy a nice radio and speakers so you can have music playing, but keep the TV and Wii/Xbox out of that room.
I would also consider putting in a sofa and nice cushy chairs so you can have a reading section. Place that near a window to let the light in.
Everyone is responsible for the decisions they make and everyone needs to be held accountable for them. No government bailout is going to fix those who refuse to learn that lesson.
If you have 2 fingers surgically removed, I'm sure you could fit your hand in the Pringles can. I hear it's the new rage.