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  1. Re:Cyberbullying on Is Santorum's "Google Problem" a Google Problem? · · Score: 2

    I'm pretty sure that only applies to Jewish men with Jewish women. If I recall correctly, Jewish men can pay for sex with gentile women. Just not Jewish women.

  2. Re:Cyberbullying on Is Santorum's "Google Problem" a Google Problem? · · Score: 1

    it's a terrible way to make a point for someone who wants to make a thoughtful decision about who they should elect.

    But this isn't an attempt to have a thoughtful discussion about who to elect for many reason.

    1) This happened well before the election

    2) This is a response to Rick Santorum hate speech

  3. Re:The Obvious Answer on Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality · · Score: 1

    My first two sentences were pointing out the advantages of having other students who are there to learn. I fully agree that having peers challenging each other gives a fantastic motivation for students.

  4. Re:The Obvious Answer on Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you are one of the very few parents that can make home schooling work. Home schooling can be good - but only if the parents are educated enough and willing to work at it as more then a full time job.

  5. Re:The Obvious Answer on Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality · · Score: 1

    Arguments For Public School

    She wants to go to Medical School. In a Public HS she can be taught by people that have Degrees in the Sciences and thus might be more able to help her advance then her parents (assuming that either of you don't have a BS in Biology or some science).

    IB, AP, and Dual Credit courses will but her ahead of the regular curve and get her college credit while in HS.

    Labs. most Homeschooled parents are not going to be dissecting Cow Hearts and Whole Cats to name two of the labs she would do in the Dual Credit class for Anatomy.

  6. Re:The Obvious Answer on Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality · · Score: 2

    Though this probably means that the classroom atmosphere is filled with like minded students. Thus, creating a better atmosphere for learning and advancement.

    The other students in the room are as important as the teacher is. If the teachers have to take away from teaching to deal with students who are not there to learn, everyone suffers.

  7. Re:The Obvious Answer on Three Unexpected Data Points Describe Elementary School Quality · · Score: 1

    I wished more parents realized that the school does not have the sole responsibility for schooling their children, but that the Parents need to be involved too.

  8. Re:Why? on Facebook Orders Banks To Stop Leaking IPO Details · · Score: 2

    I shouldn't reply to a AC, but here I go:

    People use the website. Selling Ads, they are able to generate an income/profit.

  9. Re:So when did... on AT&T Caps Netflix Streaming Costs At $68K/Yr · · Score: 1

    More of an Anti-AT&T then a pro Sprint fanboy.

    To be a fanboy, I'd have to stick with a company regardless of the quality or value of its products. Blind loyalty. This I do not have with Sprint. I just beleive that their plan (based of data usage) is better then AT&T's.

  10. Re:So when did... on AT&T Caps Netflix Streaming Costs At $68K/Yr · · Score: 1

    True - the use of "better" is an opinion. Different plans for different people.

    Why do you choose to be with AT&T? What do they offer that you can't get somewhere else?

  11. Re:What else was an ingredient in Agent Orange? on In Small WV Town, Monsanto Faces Class-Action Suit Over Agent Orange Chemical · · Score: 1

    Doesn't that give enough info for a summary though? The average reader knows it was harmful - caused cancer. Most people don't know a whole lot about chemistry or Agent Orange. So by linking it to Agent Orange (and its a good link not a bogus link) people understand that its dangerous and can go look up if they want details.

  12. Re:So You're a COMPLETE Idiot? on In Small WV Town, Monsanto Faces Class-Action Suit Over Agent Orange Chemical · · Score: 1

    It's harmful because it causes some of the same problems that Agent Orange caused?

  13. Re:So when did... on AT&T Caps Netflix Streaming Costs At $68K/Yr · · Score: 1

    Sprint does offer a better plan yet people stay with AT&T because it feels right. Morons who use AT&T deserve AT&T.

  14. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 2

    I think MegaUpload supporters would follow the "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" philosophy.

  15. Re:Lobbying vs Bribery on White House Petition To Investigate Dodd For Bribery · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He should have said:

    The people running the banks most definitely did make decisions that were best for the people running the banks.

  16. Re:I was at the announcement on Apple Unveils Software To Reinvent the Textbook · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You are not alone. People learn and recall information in different ways. That's why there isn't a single solution. A teacher using this technology needs to also require note taking and assignments outside of the iPad-Textbook system to reach everyone.

  17. Re:The White House isn't "expressing" shit on SOPA and PIPA So Far · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, this behavior isn't limited to Obama - but a pretty common Presidential tactic.

  18. Re:The White House isn't "expressing" shit on SOPA and PIPA So Far · · Score: 1

    Well, we will see his concern if he vetos or signs the bill - Probably lets the bill go into law without signing.

  19. Re:Water shortages? on Pouring Water Into a Volcano To Generate Power · · Score: 1

    And things like the Colorado River allow people to live in those desert climates.

  20. Re:The Socratic Method on Teachers Resist High-tech Push In Idaho Schools · · Score: 1

    Just wanted to say I enjoyed your post

  21. Re:And the same questions as always. on Teachers Resist High-tech Push In Idaho Schools · · Score: 1

    This would not replace the cost of the textbooks. The publishers for the textbooks will still charge the same amount for the electronic versions. Hell, they might charge more for "added features".

    So the comp cost does not replace the textbook cost - it gets added on top of it.

  22. Re:Nuremburg Defense on Warrantless Wiretapping Decisions Issued By Ninth Circuit Court · · Score: 2

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,[74] that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

  23. Re:Nuremburg Defense on Warrantless Wiretapping Decisions Issued By Ninth Circuit Court · · Score: 1

    It shouldn't matter if the Government used the data collected against a person in a criminal case or not - either way, they violated someones rights.

  24. Re:So let me get this right on Justifications For Creating an IT Department? · · Score: 2

    I agree. To sell the Idea you have to sell how it will save money and provide better overall service. If there isn't a cost savings, then it isn't going to be picked up. If it ends up costing more (i.e. New Manager positions to oversee new department) then it certainly wont be picked up.

  25. Re:No on Tesla Motors Announces Prices For Their Upcoming Models · · Score: 1

    Guess you weren't the you I was speaking to. :-)