the wireless market is more competitive than the wireline market, given that consumers typically have more than just two providers to choose from.
Not so where I live. Here in Montana we technically have two choices in wireless but the 'choice' comes down to where you want to have service. Verizon has better service in some rural areas and Altel has better service in other rural areas. For an equal quality connection across the state, you pretty much need to have Verizon. I'm not trying to promote Verizon, just relating my experience with both carriers.
As for competition for wired connections, there is next to none in most of the state. Between 5 and 10 towns will have more than one broadband service provider.
Not everyone in the United States, let alone the world, live in urban areas.
If this continues, you will not see a single person their who has a degree above a high school diploma.
Umm, this may happen for solely creative fields but engineering will always require study. You're not going to hire someone to build a bridge without some proof they know how to do so. Same applies to designing a banks security, machinery, and high-tech gadgets. Without study and training, you cannot design an electronic circuit. You could argue that you don't need to get a degree to gain this knowledge, but a degree is the best, most consistent, form of proof that you have this knowledge.
I'm a mechanical engineering student and sure I could download a program like SolidWorks to design and stress test parts but no one is going to hire me for engineering until I have a degree. Especially if my work could possibly cause personal injury or property damage.
If you find yourself in Eastern Montana, be sure to stop in Glendive. We have 3 museums with a population of around 5000 people. There is Makoshika State Park's museum which contains dinosaur, sea life, and mammoth fossils found in the area, there is the Gateway Museum of old west stuff and a suit of armor for some reason, and, best of all, Glendive has a creationist dinosaur museum. Just don't think too hard on how you go about considering yourself seriously when building a creationist dinosaur museum.
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First off, this is amazing! I would love it if the moon were included just for the effect of scale.
the wireless market is more competitive than the wireline market, given that consumers typically have more than just two providers to choose from.
Not so where I live. Here in Montana we technically have two choices in wireless but the 'choice' comes down to where you want to have service. Verizon has better service in some rural areas and Altel has better service in other rural areas. For an equal quality connection across the state, you pretty much need to have Verizon. I'm not trying to promote Verizon, just relating my experience with both carriers.
As for competition for wired connections, there is next to none in most of the state. Between 5 and 10 towns will have more than one broadband service provider.
Not everyone in the United States, let alone the world, live in urban areas.
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If this continues, you will not see a single person their who has a degree above a high school diploma.
Umm, this may happen for solely creative fields but engineering will always require study. You're not going to hire someone to build a bridge without some proof they know how to do so. Same applies to designing a banks security, machinery, and high-tech gadgets. Without study and training, you cannot design an electronic circuit. You could argue that you don't need to get a degree to gain this knowledge, but a degree is the best, most consistent, form of proof that you have this knowledge. I'm a mechanical engineering student and sure I could download a program like SolidWorks to design and stress test parts but no one is going to hire me for engineering until I have a degree. Especially if my work could possibly cause personal injury or property damage.
You sir, deserve a Grammy Nomination, or at least a Techie.
This is only alcohol consumption away from being Bender!
If you find yourself in Eastern Montana, be sure to stop in Glendive. We have 3 museums with a population of around 5000 people. There is Makoshika State Park's museum which contains dinosaur, sea life, and mammoth fossils found in the area, there is the Gateway Museum of old west stuff and a suit of armor for some reason, and, best of all, Glendive has a creationist dinosaur museum. Just don't think too hard on how you go about considering yourself seriously when building a creationist dinosaur museum.
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