In our small rural school the population of kids declined by 10% this year (but the school taxes went up 5%) and is projected to decline another 5% next year. And the taxes are going up another 3%.
So with *this* plan - kicking the kids out of high school two years early - I guess I can plan on my taxes going up another 20-30%?!?!?!
And then in another eight or so years there will be *no* students due to our aging population, and the fact that fucking school taxes are so high nobody younger that 50 could *afford* to live here.
I'm sure the School Board Bloodsuckers will increase our taxes 100% to pay for a school system with no students.
Most people never think of design or how it impacts their daily lives.
I'm sure it is somehow allied with people's response to a lot of things. If something *works* properly then they just use it but if it doesn't work - then you get the complaints. Since a good UI aspires to be "not noticed" I'm sure the good ones don't receive the kudos they deserve. Thanks for the book titles.
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the banks have insurance to cover the actual money lost, don't they?
Anymore that's the U.S. taxpayers...
They're real cagey about how much is pilfered by bank employees. That's where most of the loss comes from.
Ain't gonna happen.
Didn't this horse already leave the barn?
Sorry Mr. Ballmer...
mdsolar is promoting:
1) his lame political affiliation and
2) his business "renting" solar solutions
Can you spell opportunist a-la Al Gore?
Why on earth would I *want* to imagine my life as a rocket-propelled grenade?
In our small rural school the population of kids declined by 10% this year (but the school taxes went up 5%) and is projected to decline another 5% next year. And the taxes are going up another 3%.
So with *this* plan - kicking the kids out of high school two years early - I guess I can plan on my taxes going up another 20-30%?!?!?!
And then in another eight or so years there will be *no* students due to our aging population, and the fact that fucking school taxes are so high nobody younger that 50 could *afford* to live here.
I'm sure the School Board Bloodsuckers will increase our taxes 100% to pay for a school system with no students.
I think spent nuclear fuel should be stored in the U.S. Capitol.
The solution is called ham radio.
This is the kind of shit that is going to be responsible for blood in the streets. Like this year.
After reading about the crap that Goldman-Sachs pulled in Greece I'm all in favor now of violent overthrow of the gubmint.
Meanwhile, I'm announcing my new play:
Romeo and My Beyotch, Juliet.
I was going to add that here comes an opportunity to do another Christmas special. I finally saw it a few months ago and my eyes are still leaking.
My Bluetooth-enabled Tandy Model 101 runs on four AA batteries.
I got excited for a minute because I thought the header read "Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Babies".
That would have been interesting.
The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack.
The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack by someone other than NSA and...
Very good post. Thanks.
Most people never think of design or how it impacts their daily lives.
I'm sure it is somehow allied with people's response to a lot of things. If something *works* properly then they just use it but if it doesn't work - then you get the complaints. Since a good UI aspires to be "not noticed" I'm sure the good ones don't receive the kudos they deserve. Thanks for the book titles.
Really. That was a very nice article that made me think about some things I've never really considered.
Wristwatch computers. (One more thing for my cat to attack.)
IMO, this is simply yet another attempt to manufacture a "need" where none exists as in The Next Big Thing...
...the number of engineers at the FCC decreased by 10%. Similarly, the overall number of economists decreased by 14%
Sounds like we're well on our way towards the national goal of "career choices" limited to creating web sites or making something Oprah likes.
There are plenty of sources that are as reliable - if not moreso - than the Times. It is not the paper it once was IMO.
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Isn't Google Voice already doing this? It seems to be for me.
'Microsoft engineers are teaching the Natal 'brain' what various parts of the human body look like so that Natal can tell your ascot from your elbow.'
Maybe MS ought to learn body parts. I don't recall having an "ascot".