Actually, they win either way. ISPs (America Online is a perfect example) count people as subscribers for long after they cancel the service.
Microsoft will use these inflated numbers to impress Wall Street with the "growth" of MSN. They've figured that $400 is a decent price to pay for a subscriber. Some will bring in more revenue by staying longer, and some may cancel early, but in the end Microsoft will come out on top.
No, it's obvious, and it doesn't just apply to cars. Pedestrians, animals, etc. all cause accidents by moving too slowly. You know, if that tree had been moving at 90mph, I never would have hit it.
If someone I was trusting with my house left the back door wide open I would blame them first and the robbers second. Last on my list would be the third party who pointed out to everyone that the door was open.
I don't disagree with your comments about school and (especially) homework. Still, for most kids they are a reality, and they take up a big chunk of the day.
I certainly didn't mean to under emphasize the importance of family. Any kid that gets to spend more family time than homework time is really lucky, but the exception.
Nonetheless, I stand by my statements about "running around". Your body wants physical activity whether you realize it or not. There's no need to conform to any societal physical ideal. Just get out and get your heart rate up for a while and see if your intellectual development isn't increased when you get back at the computer.
Seriously, though if you can convince a kid to find their escapism in books (which is rare), it does wonders for their vocabulary, comprehension, writing, etc.
Personally, I love to read (fiction). Most of what I read is junk, but a third-rate spy novel is much more entertaining than a third-rate tv show.
School, work, whatever. Yeah, I'd rather be out running around.
And I'd much rather my kid spend time on the computer than having to do hours of homework each night, but that's another topic of discussion.
If you did, you'd need more than 8 hours sleep
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Surfing the net is a lot different than TV (Maybe Katz will write a column about it), but that's not the point.
If you can fit in the TV, then great. I'm saying that in most cases TV time takes precedence over other activities that might contribute a lot more to a child's intellectual and emotional well-being.
Nobody lies on their deathbed and says "Gee I wish I'd watched more TV"
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All of your questions are answered.
Actually, they win either way. ISPs (America Online is a perfect example) count people as subscribers for long after they cancel the service.
Microsoft will use these inflated numbers to impress Wall Street with the "growth" of MSN. They've figured that $400 is a decent price to pay for a subscriber. Some will bring in more revenue by staying longer, and some may cancel early, but in the end Microsoft will come out on top.
Don't underestimate Microsoft.
I hope you mean there are more accidents per mile or per driver or something, 'cause I don't think that's a very significant statement otherwise.
No, it's obvious, and it doesn't just apply to cars. Pedestrians, animals, etc. all cause accidents by moving too slowly. You know, if that tree had been moving at 90mph, I never would have hit it.
Check out The Mall in Columbia for a perfect example.
Naaah. Most of the profit in malls is in the clothes stores.
What ever happened to RedHat E-Commerce Server?
There are still copies of the old press release floating around RedHat's site, but they don't seem to be selling it anymore.
In his interview Guiness trashes "Bridge" and Lean as well.
If someone I was trusting with my house left the back door wide open I would blame them first and the robbers second. Last on my list would be the third party who pointed out to everyone that the door was open.
No, they're only oppressing you.
Sure, but they're status symbols in the suburbs, too.
Read my post again. The numbers are for adults and kids, and they are NOT for just shoes.
The numbers were for all clothing and all ages and were $1508 vs. $2440.
A big chunk of that difference can probably be explained by the higher prices charged by "inner city" retailers.
It's finally a clear case where they can't scream and cry "racism".
No, it's a Harper's "statistic", on the same page as Percentage of Americans who describe "barbecue" as the aroma that best defines America : 39
So if I steal your car and give it to my daughter, she shouldn't have to give it back, since she didn't steal it herself?
But I work hard for what I have and no one else is taking it away from me.
Bet you'd hate to be a slave, then.
That is not a good thing.
Agreed.
But do kids really need a TV in their own room to watch "a Discovery channel program".
I was thinking that having their own television implied heavy, unsupervised viewing. Maybe that's not the case.
When I was a teen, if I'd been watching the Discovery channel, I would have wanted to make sure everyone in the house knew it.
You seem to be reading a lot into my post that I hadn't intended. But you do raise an interesting question.
What TV shows do you think will help kids in tomorrow's job market?
(i.e., it was revealed that one of the killers at Columbine was taking medication for depression)?
Why shouldn't information like that be more confidential than media history, not less?
I don't disagree with your comments about school and (especially) homework. Still, for most kids they are a reality, and they take up a big chunk of the day.
I certainly didn't mean to under emphasize the importance of family. Any kid that gets to spend more family time than homework time is really lucky, but the exception.
Nonetheless, I stand by my statements about "running around". Your body wants physical activity whether you realize it or not. There's no need to conform to any societal physical ideal. Just get out and get your heart rate up for a while and see if your intellectual development isn't increased when you get back at the computer.
Yeah, that was an attempt at sarcasm.
Seriously, though if you can convince a kid to find their escapism in books (which is rare), it does wonders for their vocabulary, comprehension, writing, etc.
Personally, I love to read (fiction). Most of what I read is junk, but a third-rate spy novel is much more entertaining than a third-rate tv show.
School, work, whatever. Yeah, I'd rather be out running around.
And I'd much rather my kid spend time on the computer than having to do hours of homework each night, but that's another topic of discussion.
Surfing the net is a lot different than TV (Maybe Katz will write a column about it), but that's not the point.
If you can fit in the TV, then great. I'm saying that in most cases TV time takes precedence over other activities that might contribute a lot more to a child's intellectual and emotional well-being.
Nobody lies on their deathbed and says "Gee I wish I'd watched more TV"
There's nothing normal about it.
Half the kids in America already have TVs in their rooms. The rest presumably would but can't afford it.
I'm advocating being different, not for the sake of being different, but because it works.
Laws regarding medical records are the problem. Not what might be in them.
You typical TV-in-the-room kids today will have plenty of unsavory junk in their medical files by the time they are adults anyway.
...because kids should be doing four things:
1. Going to school
2. Running around outside like mad
3. Doing homework
and if there's any time left:
4. Seeing the rest of the family
If there's time in the evening let them read a book. That's what Mom and Dad do at night, right?
And if kids (between 4 and 18) aren't ready to drop from exhaustion by 9 PM, then they haven't followed steps 1-4.
Save the TV for when you have the flu. Live life a little.