The only reason the GDP has been growing is because "GDP" includes government spending. Considering a huge chunk of that is borrowed, I wouldn't call that growth.
Snakes eat dead mice all the time. I fed mine live ones for a couple years then switched because it's actually a recommended practice among the snake owner community. They really don't care.
Identification: "look I have a dog here, please tell me the serial number, and if available the name and other details of this dog". That the chipping company obviously has done. The current owner of the dog went to a vet, had the already present microchip read, and requested they be registered as owner of the dog.
Shouldn't the vet have called the person on the chip to notify them? We've picked up a couple stray dogs with chips in the past and our vet(along with us) made sure to make every effort to reunite the dogs with their owner since they had a chip. If phone calls, visits to the home, and mailed letters go unanswered, we just assume the dog is abandoned.
Anyways, point is, there should be some legal process to follow when dealing with lost pets that have the current owner's identification on them. Apparently people are assholes and would keep a pet even though they know there's probably a kid somewhere bawling his head off thinking about his lost dog getting hit by a car.
You're assuming a liberal arts program from the same college that educated a terrorist engineer would teach from a balanced perspective. I'm thinking that would only make the problem worse.
And any smart person will save information they consider important periodically throughout the year, even with no intent to quit or knowledge of getting fired.
(About 30% of wii games I see on the shelf are for lack of a better word: bad)
That is VERY optimistic. I'd say that's closer to 70% honestly. I've returned/sold about 15 Wii games. Compared to maybe 2 or 3 for the Xbox 360. Wii Sports, Mario, Zelda, etc... are all great games, but with a few exceptions nearly everything else is just trash.
Yeah. I'm pretty sure most normal people are smart enough to distinguish between an automated message and a message from a dead person. The few that can't, shouldn't be allowed to use a computer as it is clearly harmful to their health.
Now that we know who is potentially in more danger, could we not use that to our advantage? I wouldn't normally recommend putting civilians at risk, but IF they already are....
This comment alone deserves +6 Insightful. In fact, if that were a standard high school class taking at least a semester, we wouldn't be in the financial mess we're in now.
Yeah. Why teach the applications practical to 95% of white collar jobs instead of programming, which most kids won't be interested in, fewer will 'get' and hardly any will ever do professionally?
These are kids we're talking about, not job trainees. I agree that programming is probably useless to teach if you were trying to teach them a professional skill, but it's more about teaching them how to use their brain. I was never taught spreadsheets, word processing, or Power Point, yet I did all of these things on a daily basis once I graduated. I was taught how to USE a computer, how to think like a software developer, and most importantly how to teach myself new things using the resources around me.
If I were teaching the class, I'd give them all the necessary tools to learn. And for the final exam, I'd make them perform a few basic tasks in a program they've never seen before. THAT is how I determine if someone knows how to use a computer. Not how good they are at making spreadsheets. Anyways, these are the rambling thoughts of someone that has to train people everyday on software they were supposed to know when they were hired....
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Yep, both of us!
This must be part of their plan to join the PIGS. What would that make it, PFIGS?
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I'd rob the CEO of the bank, he's probably got more money.
The only reason the GDP has been growing is because "GDP" includes government spending. Considering a huge chunk of that is borrowed, I wouldn't call that growth.
I don't watch TV. Commercials are not a problem for me.
Snakes eat dead mice all the time. I fed mine live ones for a couple years then switched because it's actually a recommended practice among the snake owner community. They really don't care.
In his defense, the mild packets of spunk don't do it for me either. You gotta go zesty.
Really doesn't matter what the context is, it's a 20 megaton bomb!
1. Stick it in a high priced salon.
2. Charge extra for fancy robot wash
3. Profit!
No ??? step needed.
Identification: "look I have a dog here, please tell me the serial number, and if available the name and other details of this dog". That the chipping company obviously has done. The current owner of the dog went to a vet, had the already present microchip read, and requested they be registered as owner of the dog.
Shouldn't the vet have called the person on the chip to notify them? We've picked up a couple stray dogs with chips in the past and our vet(along with us) made sure to make every effort to reunite the dogs with their owner since they had a chip. If phone calls, visits to the home, and mailed letters go unanswered, we just assume the dog is abandoned.
Anyways, point is, there should be some legal process to follow when dealing with lost pets that have the current owner's identification on them. Apparently people are assholes and would keep a pet even though they know there's probably a kid somewhere bawling his head off thinking about his lost dog getting hit by a car.
You're assuming a liberal arts program from the same college that educated a terrorist engineer would teach from a balanced perspective. I'm thinking that would only make the problem worse.
Frodo throws the ring in the volcano.
The guys in Brokeback Mountain are gay.
Jake's mind is transfered to a Na'vi's body.
Neo is "The One".
William Wallace dies.
Norman Bates is his mother.
Rambo kills everyone within 4 city blocks.
Princess Fiona turns into an ogre.
That should do it.
And any smart person will save information they consider important periodically throughout the year, even with no intent to quit or knowledge of getting fired.
Am I the only one that thought of R. Kelly when you said pea in his lung?
(About 30% of wii games I see on the shelf are for lack of a better word: bad)
That is VERY optimistic. I'd say that's closer to 70% honestly. I've returned/sold about 15 Wii games. Compared to maybe 2 or 3 for the Xbox 360. Wii Sports, Mario, Zelda, etc... are all great games, but with a few exceptions nearly everything else is just trash.
Did anyone else read the title as "Man Patents Self"?
Yeah. I'm pretty sure most normal people are smart enough to distinguish between an automated message and a message from a dead person. The few that can't, shouldn't be allowed to use a computer as it is clearly harmful to their health.
I was thinking more along the lines of, "I see you masturbate more than I do." or "It's so much more fun here, come join me!"
Now that we know who is potentially in more danger, could we not use that to our advantage? I wouldn't normally recommend putting civilians at risk, but IF they already are....
Agreed with one exception: In Monopoly, the bank can't win.
Exponential growth is not sustainable.
This comment alone deserves +6 Insightful. In fact, if that were a standard high school class taking at least a semester, we wouldn't be in the financial mess we're in now.
Yeah. Why teach the applications practical to 95% of white collar jobs instead of programming, which most kids won't be interested in, fewer will 'get' and hardly any will ever do professionally?
These are kids we're talking about, not job trainees. I agree that programming is probably useless to teach if you were trying to teach them a professional skill, but it's more about teaching them how to use their brain. I was never taught spreadsheets, word processing, or Power Point, yet I did all of these things on a daily basis once I graduated. I was taught how to USE a computer, how to think like a software developer, and most importantly how to teach myself new things using the resources around me.
If I were teaching the class, I'd give them all the necessary tools to learn. And for the final exam, I'd make them perform a few basic tasks in a program they've never seen before. THAT is how I determine if someone knows how to use a computer. Not how good they are at making spreadsheets. Anyways, these are the rambling thoughts of someone that has to train people everyday on software they were supposed to know when they were hired....
Props for inappropriately using a hyphen in a post calling out another person's misspelling.
So I guess you could say my download of GTA IV is actually helping the world in the long run.