The fact that pirated PSP games run faster and use less battery probably didn't help either. (since they run from flash memory rather than the clumsy UMD discs)
High speed rail works in Europe because it is only one part of a bigger public transportation system. You need regional trains and bus connections to get people to the main (high speed) train station without them having to use their car. If you need your car to drive to the train station you might as well drive all the way.
Where I live (Belgium) nearly all flights to London, Paris and Amsterdam have been discontinued because the trains are simply faster in talking you from one city center to another.
In my (belgian) university every lecture hall has wifi access but nobody ever brings a laptop to class.
When students are bored they quietly start chatting with their neighbors or (more rarely) they leave the class.
Unless you really can't read your own handwriting I don't see the need for a laptop. The people who constantly have to take notes are the first to fail anyway.
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pirated versions of windows do deliver a poor experience, but not because they are pirated
The Guardian blaming wikipedia really shows they have no shame about it at all. I thought it was one of the better UK newspapers, very disturbing...
The fact that pirated PSP games run faster and use less battery probably didn't help either. (since they run from flash memory rather than the clumsy UMD discs)
What a great idea! Much better than anything I could have come up with. Problem solved.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/233/456245383_405882a8af.jpg?v=0 I see this sign on my way to work, what on earth were those Aussies thinking?
High speed rail works in Europe because it is only one part of a bigger public transportation system. You need regional trains and bus connections to get people to the main (high speed) train station without them having to use their car. If you need your car to drive to the train station you might as well drive all the way. Where I live (Belgium) nearly all flights to London, Paris and Amsterdam have been discontinued because the trains are simply faster in talking you from one city center to another.
In my (belgian) university every lecture hall has wifi access but nobody ever brings a laptop to class. When students are bored they quietly start chatting with their neighbors or (more rarely) they leave the class. Unless you really can't read your own handwriting I don't see the need for a laptop. The people who constantly have to take notes are the first to fail anyway.