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  1. Re:Privacy is a illusion on Glen Beck Warns Viewers Not To Use Google · · Score: 1

    Interesting point. Let me ask you: when it comes to business entities, do you believe anyone is on your side?

  2. Re:He might be a creep but on Glen Beck Warns Viewers Not To Use Google · · Score: 1

    The problem here is that on both sides of the political aisle, the ones not in power will criticize their opponent and question the other's loyalty to the state. In this situation, critical thinking is necessary to judge whether quality of the accusation and the propaganda angle they hope to employ. It may give us comfort that republicans make statements like that but there is an implication that they are the ones to trust instead.

  3. Re:If a student can't concentrate, it's his proble on Should Colleges Ban Classroom Laptop Use? · · Score: 1

    They are teenagers just out of high school and often need the time to properly adjust to the method of study required for college. And people bother with writing notes because it has been shown to increase retention of the subject matter. Perhaps it works the same way for those who type, but I don't know what the data is for that group. While I agree with an earlier post that preferred the matter be left to the discretion of the professor, the fact remains that most students do not use their laptops in class, and may find people who use laptops distracting. Just because someone is able to use a laptop in class, that doesn't make it progress. And in a group, we should accommodate to everyone's needs, but one student should not override the study of others. To suggest that such a situation creates a "nanny policy" is hyperbole.

  4. Re:Limited Options on Paperless Tickets Flourish Despite 'Grandma Problem' · · Score: 1

    Orchestra prices for Broadway shows are more like $125 and that doesn't include the "premium" seating which can reach $400. The one thing that I'll give Broadway is that for many shows you can find discounts out there and the student rush tickets.

  5. Re:containment theory... on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions · · Score: 1

    things get a little fuzzier when you consider that the us holds security council veto power and routinely violates the npt...

    I don't think things are that fuzzy, access to the security council will determine whether anything gets done, and states that violate the rules are protected in large measure by who their allies are on the council. The way the United Nations is run, particularly the Security Council, shows me that whatever role the democratic process plays in its management, it is ultimately nullified by countries with economic and military dominance.

  6. Re:"Peaceful Use" on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions · · Score: 1

    No, that is not entirely true. Replacement parts for medical and other infrastructure equipment have been frequently blocked by the United States and Britain on the claim that they could be used to make weapons. Vaccines were denied because it was claimed that Iraq would use it to make germ weapons. In my opinion, those were the main reasons why the children suffered as they did.

  7. Re:Mass mailing on Student Faces Suspension For Spamming Profs · · Score: 1

    Corporations have gained some of the rights that individuals have. see: Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) [state control of corporations], The Railroad Tax Cases (e.g. San Mateo v. Southern Pacific) in 1882 [applies to the 14th Amendment], Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Beckwith (1889) ["due process" and "equal protection"], Noble v. Union River Logging (1893)[5th Amendment], Hale v. Henkel (1906) [4th Amendment], Armour Packing Co. v. U.S. [6th Amendment]

  8. Re:Typical. on IBM Responds to Overtime Lawsuits With 15% Salary Cut · · Score: 1

    A few things. One, The stagehands union complained about the demanded changes in work rules without something to compensate them for the changes and resulting loss of wages. Also, the producers were the ones who originally set the minimums of the "Load-in" crews for theatres and they are trying to change it again, with what I believe to be some ignorance of the requirements for the load-in. The theatre owners (the Shuberts, The Nederlanders, and the Jujamcins) were not the ones fighting so hard against the union, it was some of the the other producers relative new to Broadway who wanted to change the business dynamics of Broadway theatres into a money making venue like other forms of entertainment that pushed for these takebacks.

    Finally, the average stangehand does not make that kind of money per year. I have seen these numbers mentioned before, but as I understand it (I work in the theatres, but not under that local) to get to those numbers, one has to work full time plus do overtime for the entire year. But most shows that come to Broadway don't even last six months, so there are many instances of a stagehand working five, six months and is later unemployed for the rest of the year.

  9. Re:Easy solution: on Arizona School Won't Use Textbooks · · Score: 1

    At my college, the Physics textbook was split into two volumes, each costing ninety dollars apiece. The publisher still sold the full volume, but for $140. To me, it's just another way to milk more money from financially strapped students.