More like, a new vacuum cleaner is only $90; the service to fix my old one will be $50/hour plus parts, and I get back an old, partially broken vacuum.
Don't forget that you could have that old PC consume 200 Watts of power, take up several cubic feet of shelf space and sound like a windtunnel was installed in the closet.
I can count at least 5 or 6 video rental stores other than Blockbuster within 5 miles of my house and probably 10 within 10 miles. I think the others could easily pick up the slack if the BB went out of business.
Plain and simple - don't overdraw your account and you won't have to pay overdraft fees. It's not the bank's fault that you're irresponsible and wrote checks for money you didn't have.
I don't consider "I didn't do nothing" or "I don't know nothing" to be acceptable in America. Those statements are obviously wrong and are only used by poorly educated people.
Actually, establishing the postal service is one of the few enumerated powers of Congress. Article 1, Section 8: "The Congress shall have power...To establish post offices and post roads". Although not specifically a right, the implication is clear that mailing a letter to government is needed.
The average citizen in France doesn't waste energy like the average American.
Source? Proof? Let's move on to the next lie
We do not drive SUV that can't do better than 10 mpg per gallon...
Neither do we. Mine does 22, and my wife's car does 35. I can't think of any SUV that gets 10 MPG, except maybe a Hummer but those are exceedingly rare. Next lie.
And the average citizen in France doesn't have as much money as the average American citizen.
Could that be because the government takes more, and the average Frenchman works ~35 hours per week?
I also would like to add that here in Florida I spend more than 100$/month on electricity bill with many outages whereas in France I used to spend less than 40$/month with a MUCH better service.
So stop wasting energy; buy energy efficient appliances, add more insulation, read by candlelight. I live in Michigan and spend at most (August & January) $100/month on electricity and natural gas combined for a 1200 sq. ft. home. Other months it's as low as $60 or $70.
Efficiency?
Somehow I think that $60 difference (and probably more) is hidden in higher taxes. So what brings you to this American hellhole, zeux?
You lose your voting rights in the USA if you're convicted of a crime?
Only if you're convicted of a felony (which is usually defined as a crime with >= 1 year of prison time). Depending on which state the crime was commited in and whether or not there were also federal charges involved, an ex-felon can re-apply for voting privileges. I'm not really sure, but I seem to remember that one can apply 3-7 years after release from prison in most states.
...in theory it allows the judicial system to remove people's rights
That's the whole idea of punishment; prison is the denial of freedoms that others enjoy. Same idea for voting.
the police who can secure a conviction whenever they want
I really don't think has truth to it at all. The prosecutors need to present a pretty solid case to get a conviction; especially in a jury trial.
Wouldn't it also sway results because the less afluent are more likely to have criminal convictions
If you live by the assumption that poor people are likely to be criminals. I'd say it's the exact opposite in this case; affluent people with computers and DSL are likely to illegally share movies.
The USA has a major conviction bias against african-americans too
Then how did OJ Simpson get aquitted? I don't think there is any evidence to substantiate a conviction bias.
Let's let the local districts decide what hardware they know how to support. A school district that already has hundreds of Windows PCs and servers is NOT going to appreciate hundreds of macs to try to integrate into their network. Most school districts have understaffed and undertrained IT departments, and there is no way that average technicians can be expected to do their normal jobs and learn a completely new platform/OS. I can see this being a HUGE burden on local IT departments who aren't getting a say in the matter.
I worked for three years in a Michigan public school IT department, and this isn't the first wave of laptops the state has purchased. I remember we got about a dozen in a pilot program, and it was a complete pain in the ass that we didn't have the resources to deal with. The laptops came with Windows ME, but our network was standardized on Win 98/Novell. Putting Win98 on the laptops was, of course, impossible because drivers only were availible for WinME. That is only one example of dozens of problems we ran into trying to get those damn things working. Moreover, no one in our department was trained in laptop repair, so we had to outsource repairs (at substantial cost). Unless the state plans on providing the whole package: existing network integration, repair and support contracts, server licences, etc; I can see this being a huge burden that will not be deployed in a timely fashion due to lack of resources.
Only the most rural areas have exclusively analog service; everywhere else is covered by at least one digital provider. Most of the interstate highways (and adjacent cities) are covered by a couple digital providers.
The incentive is that companies can demand a higher price for life-safety grade software. Same reason a marine life vest costs substantially more than an inflatible pool toy.
True, but the first ammendment makes no guarantees as to privacy of the press. There are some judicial precidents that imply that there should be such privacy; however, judicial precedent is overidden by an act of Congress, namely the PATRIOT. I certainly don't like the PATRIOT, but it's simply not a Constitutional issue; it's poor legislation.
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More like, a new vacuum cleaner is only $90; the service to fix my old one will be $50/hour plus parts, and I get back an old, partially broken vacuum.
and live i an country where you almost can't get a job without being a union member
That must be awful.
Totally agree with this one.
Big fuckin' deal.
2 pints to the quart, 4 quarts to the gallon. There are 60 pints in 7.5 gallons. Seems pretty simple actually.
Don't forget that you could have that old PC consume 200 Watts of power, take up several cubic feet of shelf space and sound like a windtunnel was installed in the closet.
I can count at least 5 or 6 video rental stores other than Blockbuster within 5 miles of my house and probably 10 within 10 miles. I think the others could easily pick up the slack if the BB went out of business.
Bars and restaurants certainly do; you can't sit drinking $0.50 coffee if it gets busy and they want your table.
Plain and simple - don't overdraw your account and you won't have to pay overdraft fees. It's not the bank's fault that you're irresponsible and wrote checks for money you didn't have.
I don't consider "I didn't do nothing" or "I don't know nothing" to be acceptable in America. Those statements are obviously wrong and are only used by poorly educated people.
Actually, establishing the postal service is one of the few enumerated powers of Congress. Article 1, Section 8: "The Congress shall have power...To establish post offices and post roads". Although not specifically a right, the implication is clear that mailing a letter to government is needed.
The average citizen in France doesn't waste energy like the average American.
Source? Proof? Let's move on to the next lie
We do not drive SUV that can't do better than 10 mpg per gallon...
Neither do we. Mine does 22, and my wife's car does 35. I can't think of any SUV that gets 10 MPG, except maybe a Hummer but those are exceedingly rare. Next lie.
And the average citizen in France doesn't have as much money as the average American citizen.
Could that be because the government takes more, and the average Frenchman works ~35 hours per week?
I also would like to add that here in Florida I spend more than 100$/month on electricity bill with many outages whereas in France I used to spend less than 40$/month with a MUCH better service.
So stop wasting energy; buy energy efficient appliances, add more insulation, read by candlelight. I live in Michigan and spend at most (August & January) $100/month on electricity and natural gas combined for a 1200 sq. ft. home. Other months it's as low as $60 or $70.
Efficiency?
Somehow I think that $60 difference (and probably more) is hidden in higher taxes. So what brings you to this American hellhole, zeux?
You lose your voting rights in the USA if you're convicted of a crime?
Only if you're convicted of a felony (which is usually defined as a crime with >= 1 year of prison time). Depending on which state the crime was commited in and whether or not there were also federal charges involved, an ex-felon can re-apply for voting privileges. I'm not really sure, but I seem to remember that one can apply 3-7 years after release from prison in most states.
That's the whole idea of punishment; prison is the denial of freedoms that others enjoy. Same idea for voting.
the police who can secure a conviction whenever they want
I really don't think has truth to it at all. The prosecutors need to present a pretty solid case to get a conviction; especially in a jury trial.
Wouldn't it also sway results because the less afluent are more likely to have criminal convictions
If you live by the assumption that poor people are likely to be criminals. I'd say it's the exact opposite in this case; affluent people with computers and DSL are likely to illegally share movies.
The USA has a major conviction bias against african-americans too
Then how did OJ Simpson get aquitted? I don't think there is any evidence to substantiate a conviction bias.
Yes, but if you have 79 counts of machine gunning, like this guy does of identify theft, then you would have a maximum sentence of 12*79 = 948 years.
The indicment (which covers the course of more than a year) is on charges of identity theft by forged headers, not spamming.
Let's let the local districts decide what hardware they know how to support. A school district that already has hundreds of Windows PCs and servers is NOT going to appreciate hundreds of macs to try to integrate into their network. Most school districts have understaffed and undertrained IT departments, and there is no way that average technicians can be expected to do their normal jobs and learn a completely new platform/OS. I can see this being a HUGE burden on local IT departments who aren't getting a say in the matter.
I worked for three years in a Michigan public school IT department, and this isn't the first wave of laptops the state has purchased. I remember we got about a dozen in a pilot program, and it was a complete pain in the ass that we didn't have the resources to deal with. The laptops came with Windows ME, but our network was standardized on Win 98/Novell. Putting Win98 on the laptops was, of course, impossible because drivers only were availible for WinME. That is only one example of dozens of problems we ran into trying to get those damn things working. Moreover, no one in our department was trained in laptop repair, so we had to outsource repairs (at substantial cost). Unless the state plans on providing the whole package: existing network integration, repair and support contracts, server licences, etc; I can see this being a huge burden that will not be deployed in a timely fashion due to lack of resources.
Only the most rural areas have exclusively analog service; everywhere else is covered by at least one digital provider. Most of the interstate highways (and adjacent cities) are covered by a couple digital providers.
How about UNIX talk and MUDs? Those have been around for decades.
In that case, the targeted audience is obviously interested in such offers; it's win-win for all involved.
Yeah, but who can code with a boner?
Tuition and residence fees are completely separate; tuition for the education, and residence for the porn and MP3's.
The incentive is that companies can demand a higher price for life-safety grade software. Same reason a marine life vest costs substantially more than an inflatible pool toy.
No, AbFab wasn't on the air in the US because the show sucks.
With any luck we can rid the whole continent of the telemarketing scourge!
The U.S.A. has these too. So called "fighting words" are prohibited speech when the intent is to incite racial/ethnic violence or rioting.
True, but the first ammendment makes no guarantees as to privacy of the press. There are some judicial precidents that imply that there should be such privacy; however, judicial precedent is overidden by an act of Congress, namely the PATRIOT. I certainly don't like the PATRIOT, but it's simply not a Constitutional issue; it's poor legislation.