Once you start getting down to -20/25C, you have to start worrying about the engine oil starting to goo, and the antifreeze freezing.
Here in Alaska, that's a big problem with *all* vehicles. Most vehicles are equipped with a 6-element heating system to keep the essential parts at a reasonable temperature while the vehicle is parked. Most parking spaces are equipped with electrical outlets for this purpose (this also pretty soundly defeats the "infrastructure" argument against EVs. We already have that infrastructure, and frankly, it wasn't all that big of a deal to begin with)
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You're erroneously assuming that Universities in the US get a significant source of their income from the federal government.
If you attend a state school, without actually having lived in that state, you pay an arm and a leg to go there, just like the international students do. If you grew up in a state without a good public university system, you're pretty much screwed. Students in Virginia get a much better deal than those in Wyoming.
Many colleges in the US are also privately owned and operated, which means that everybody pays the same high rate.
Next year, I'll be studying in the UK instead of at my state school in the US. Even with the dollar tanking, it's still cheaper to pay the "full" UK tuition than my (relatively inexpensive) out-of-state tuition here.
I'm an American, but starting this autumn, I'm going to be a student in the UK. I was astounded to learn that my student visa affords the same access to the National Healthcare System as is given to full British citizens.
The very idea of the US being compassionate enough to offer any sort of social benefits to foreigners is laughable and absurd. We really need to clean up our act.
I've been a pretty strong opponent of Linux on the desktop for a long, long time now.
The first distro installed was Debian 2.2 off of floppy disks, so I've been at this for quite a while. I'd try it out, work with the desktop for a few weeks, and inevitably move back to Windows. I went through the motions with this for a few years, trying out Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware, and Gentoo in the process. Each time, I reverted back to Windows.
I eventually got a mac, and that was that. I had my unix, and I had my desktop, and I was happy. At school, I would occasionally use the computer labs (running Fedora Core + KDE) to compile some code, or whip up a quick TeX document. It was usable to me, but clearly not ready for the average user (that's what my mac's for)
Fast forward to last month. My mac at work was acting up, and because I only use it to run MATLAB through a remote X server, I figured that I'd give the Ubuntu PPC port a try.
On first impressions, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's just as good as, if not better than Windows for desktop usage. The default install is simple and very well polished. I eventually switched to Xubuntu, which was also extremely simple. The settings/preferences panel is top-notch, and the package manager is flawlessly integrated into the OS.
I still like MacOS for my home computer, if only because of iLife, and all the multimedia and photo/video editing apps that Linux doesn't have yet. However, Ubuntu is a very viable competitor to Windows, even for somebody who's never used Linux before.
There's also the bit where properly maintained diesel engines are virtually indestructible, which is likely why American auto manufacturers haven't been too keen on them.
That said, they DO produce some nasty emissions. Even though it'd be carbon-neutral, diesel exhaust is rather unpleasant.
I imagine that we'll end up settling on biodiesel being used in some markets, and ethanol in others. Of course, if the costs of production are the same (or comparable), biodiesel will win out, simply because of its greater energy density. (Diesel engines have always achieved considerably higher MPG than their gasoline counterparts)
Pardon my ignorance, but what sort of mail client these days actually lets you do that?
Most if not all mail servers scrub anything that remotely looks like an executable. If it somehow does get through, any remotely intelligent mail client won't let you open it without displaying a very obvious warning.
Of course, there are some very fundamental security flaws in Windows that need to be addressed. I really don't buy the argument that there's not much malware for Linux/Mac/Firefox simply because of a smaller userbase.
Last summer, I interned at a Fortune 500 in NYC, working in their IT division.
I was particularly impressed by the company's dress code. As expected, if you were a salesman or meeting a client, you were expected to look professional and presentable (which usually meant a suit and tie, which I didn't mind doing two or three days out of every month)
Other days, however, all that was required was a collared shirt, a pair of slacks, and nice shoes. You still look very presentable, and I actually did observe that it seemed to maintain an air of professionalism in the office. However, it was also decently comfortable, especially in the disgusting heat and humidity that permeates Manhattan in the summer. The 2-mile walk from Penn Station to my office was brutal on the hotter days (for those of you who have never been to NYC, Wakling and Mass Transit are by far the most common form of transportation)
The argument "would you rather be shot or tasered/[insert non-lethal here]?" is an irrelevant question. In most cases where a non-lethal is used, no weapon would have been used otherwise.
Which is exactly against the point. When officers were first issued non-lethal weapons such as tasers, they were instructed to use them only in situations where a lethal weapon would be the only reasonable alternative.
The problem is that they are almost never used in this case. If an officer uses/fires a less-than-lethal weapon, the same sort of investigation needs to be launched as if he had shot somebody with a handgun.
Wal-Mart and Best Buy do not stock up-and-coming or "breaking" bands.
They stock the Top 40. And Country. That's it. I've actually come to appreciate my local independent record store, and started shopping there a few months ago, after a few years hiatus. They treat you well, and usually throw in a free poster or sampler if you spend more than ten bucks.
Seriously.... how is it that the RIAA is coming to operate according to the standards set forth by organized crime bosses? Or better yet, HOW THE HELL ARE THEY GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?
Yes, I'm shouting. That's how outrageous this situation has become. Are they going to keep going to see just how much they can get away with? I could make some sort of joke about the RIAA ordering hitmen to whack music-loving college students, but I fear that we're inching closer and closer to that every day...
(I'm not implying that the RIAA is going to begin to murder people in their sleep, but, rather, that they can do anything they wish, and receive little more than a slap on the wrist for it....just like the Bush administration, which coincidentally is getting away with murder)
George Bush may be a bumbling idiot, but he has more than a few very smart people working directly under him.
I would imagine that there's quite a lot that goes on behind his back. Probably not UFO coverups, but rather hidden/no-bid government contracts, and the like.
That said, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if 50 years from now, we all learn that there was some sort of US-led conspiracy behind 9/11.
The problem with Moore is that through his sensationalist tactics, he's sort of become the "face" of left-wing liberals as seen by far-right conservatives.
Unfortunately for those of us who want the liberals to win an election, that face is fat, rude, and mean-spirited. At the very least, the republican party has pretty clearly defined who its leaders are -- sure, it helps being the ruling party, but the number of high-profile republican politicians far outweighs the democrats, which is why Ann Coulter isn't seen as being as much of a mascot for the republicans. As for the republicans, you've got Bush, his cabinet, McCain, Stevens, among others (and formerly Colin Powell) carrying the torch, and attracting attention.
The democrats really don't have much in terms of a figurehead, which largely contributed to them losing the 2004 elections -- Howard Dean turned out to be a tad bit unstable, and the primaries got thrown to Kerry, who wasn't charismatic enough to lead anything.
With all due respect, Michael Moore is an asshole, regardless of whether or not you agree with his politics. He's not the sort of person you want representing your side of the table.
Personally, I'm only a bit left of center. I agree with Moore on most points (although not with his tactics). I can very clearly see that there are times when the government needs to step back, and let the country run itself. Right now, the Bush administration has managed to stick its hands in all the wrong places, whilst completely ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the living room. Health care isn't a political issue. It's a humanitarian issue -- I believe that it is very much the government's policy to adopt a strong set of morals -- specifically a set of morals that serves and protects its citizens equally and fairly. I really can't comprehend how a group that refers to itself as the "moral majority" has been actively pursuing to restrict the civil and human rights of American citizens.
In the grand scheme of things, being "far on the left" in America is actually really closer to center in the grand scheme of things.
The problem is that the ISPs and Oil Companies we depend upon are essentially public utilities (the backbone ISPs especially).
They provide an essential service, for which there are often few or no alternatives to. The only way to prevent widespread corruption amongst them is to enforce strict regulation.
Unfortunately, the US can't seem to keep straight which companies it needs to regulate, and which ones are best left untouched.
Problem is that sprint isn't a particularly desirable provider.
I remember very famously, a few years ago, that they had huge gaps in their coverage, smack in the middle of New York City. People I know who still have it describe the coverage as being "erratic at best".
Right now, I have Verizon, who, apart from being one of the slimiest companies I've ever had to deal with, has excellent coverage, even in some amazingly remote locations.
AT&T/Cingular's service where I live isn't as good, but as a company, they were ten times nicer to deal with.
Your plan -- in a best-case scenario would cause a serious depression that would affect native US citizens and illegal immigrants alike.
In a worst-case scenario, you'd be indirectly committing genocide.
I have too much faith in humanity to believe that something like this would even work. If we started seeing widespread poverty and homelessness in our own backyards, we'd step up and do something about it (even if we may be ignorant to it abroad). That is the true Christian ideal, right?
And even then... where do you expect to send these people? "Back where they came from" isn't exactly an option, considering that many immigrants left little to nothing behind them when they came here.
I don't think I could go find my great-grandparents descendants in Europe and Russia even if I tried, nor would I expect them to welcome my homeless self into their homes with open arms purely on the whim that I got deported. I also sure as hell wouldn't be able to find any relatives of my great-great-grandparents who came here illegally from South America over 100 years ago.
Immigration is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. If you want to curtail the flood of illegal immigrants, offer amnesty to those who are already here, tighten border security, and create a reasonable process that people can take to immigrate into the US. Unless you have amnesty, we're going to have a massive humanitarian crisis on our hands (which is pretty much the LAST thing the US needs right now)
I agree that widespread illegal immigration is a "very bad thing" -- although illegals have the "advantage" of flying below the radar, they are also not provided the basic rights and protections that most American citizens enjoy. (Hopefully, some day those rights will also include healthcare and universal education, but I digress...)
It boils down to a problem similar to the supply & demand curves seen in economics. Our quotas are so low that people are willing to risk life and limb in order to illegally immigrate to the US.
Although it probably wouldn't be a good thing if we allowed anybody to immigrate (nor has this really been suggested), the current reality is that the quotas are far, far too low.
National ID is a bad, bad thing, but at the same time, Immigration reform is something that needs to happen. We can't keep ignoring it for much longer. (And on the same note, we need to get our asses out of Iraq, and start worrying about what's going to happen to social security, healthcare, and education over the next 20 years)
The cell phone companies have a huge untapped market for customers that's completely inaccessible because of the massively high price of data plans.
Once a provider starts offering a plan that either gives me a reasonable amount of data bundled in with my calling plan, or allows me to trade my talking minutes for the equivalent amount of data (I'd imagine that their costs would work out to be the same, given that everything's digital and is most likely routed alongside IP traffic).
The problem is that cell providers in the US have an awful habit of nickel-and-diming their customers out of every little fee they can find. There's *NO* reason why a teeny-tiny text message should cost the same as a minute of talk time.
Some day, one of the companies is going to realize this, and within two years (because of the stupid abusive-contracts-that-really-should-be-illegal) they'll have captured a huge share of the market. The service industries in America really need to learn to treat their customers like humans.
Link and Banelco. Link is usually used by government-owned banks, and Banelco for private banks. Banelco is years ahead of links in a lot of features
Uhmm. Doesn't the Argentinean government have some sort of record for consistently being the most fiscally irresponsible governmental entity on the planet, with some of the world's worst economists and bankers at the helm?
It doesn't really come as a surprise then, that their ATM network isn't exactly up to par. (on the upside, it does appear that things are finally beginning to be set straight again)
Does this mean we can legally steal your identity, as long as we agree to make copies to give to anybody else who wants it?
Thankfully (for you), you'll know about any alterations we decide to make to your DNA or Personality. Good thing you didn't license yourself under BSD, huh?
I agree with you to some degree, but certainly not 100%. The US is a nation of people who immigrated (largely from European countries) and assimilated. They learned the language, the culture, and were fiercely proud of their new homes. One of the concerns about the current illegal immigration phenomenon is that, for a variety of reasons, the new immigrants aren't assimilating in the same way as previous immigrants did.
I don't think the first generation of any wave of immigrants is ever particularly successful at assimilating into a foreign culture, nor should it be expected to (within reason). Go to Brooklyn, NY and take a look at the various neighborhoods there -- up until only a few years ago, the city was divided into very distinct sections often based off of ethnicity. As time went on, and new generations were born, assimilation gradually took place. (As a byproduct, it also became (and has remained) the pizza capitol of the world, proving that assimilation can be mutually beneficial, but I digress...)
Of course, if the country's economy is structured in such a way that there is little social mobility or class-to-class interaction, then, no -- there won't be any assimilation, and we'll have numerous huge problems on our hands. Fortunately, I'm told that America is the land of opportunity. Right?
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Once you start getting down to -20/25C, you have to start worrying about the engine oil starting to goo, and the antifreeze freezing.
Here in Alaska, that's a big problem with *all* vehicles. Most vehicles are equipped with a 6-element heating system to keep the essential parts at a reasonable temperature while the vehicle is parked. Most parking spaces are equipped with electrical outlets for this purpose (this also pretty soundly defeats the "infrastructure" argument against EVs. We already have that infrastructure, and frankly, it wasn't all that big of a deal to begin with)
You're erroneously assuming that Universities in the US get a significant source of their income from the federal government.
If you attend a state school, without actually having lived in that state, you pay an arm and a leg to go there, just like the international students do. If you grew up in a state without a good public university system, you're pretty much screwed. Students in Virginia get a much better deal than those in Wyoming.
Many colleges in the US are also privately owned and operated, which means that everybody pays the same high rate.
Next year, I'll be studying in the UK instead of at my state school in the US. Even with the dollar tanking, it's still cheaper to pay the "full" UK tuition than my (relatively inexpensive) out-of-state tuition here.
Amen to the UK health system.
I'm an American, but starting this autumn, I'm going to be a student in the UK. I was astounded to learn that my student visa affords the same access to the National Healthcare System as is given to full British citizens.
The very idea of the US being compassionate enough to offer any sort of social benefits to foreigners is laughable and absurd. We really need to clean up our act.
I read that, and all I can think of is "lolcats"
sigh...
I've been a pretty strong opponent of Linux on the desktop for a long, long time now.
The first distro installed was Debian 2.2 off of floppy disks, so I've been at this for quite a while. I'd try it out, work with the desktop for a few weeks, and inevitably move back to Windows. I went through the motions with this for a few years, trying out Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware, and Gentoo in the process. Each time, I reverted back to Windows.
I eventually got a mac, and that was that. I had my unix, and I had my desktop, and I was happy. At school, I would occasionally use the computer labs (running Fedora Core + KDE) to compile some code, or whip up a quick TeX document. It was usable to me, but clearly not ready for the average user (that's what my mac's for)
Fast forward to last month. My mac at work was acting up, and because I only use it to run MATLAB through a remote X server, I figured that I'd give the Ubuntu PPC port a try.
On first impressions, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's just as good as, if not better than Windows for desktop usage. The default install is simple and very well polished. I eventually switched to Xubuntu, which was also extremely simple. The settings/preferences panel is top-notch, and the package manager is flawlessly integrated into the OS.
I still like MacOS for my home computer, if only because of iLife, and all the multimedia and photo/video editing apps that Linux doesn't have yet. However, Ubuntu is a very viable competitor to Windows, even for somebody who's never used Linux before.
There's also the bit where properly maintained diesel engines are virtually indestructible, which is likely why American auto manufacturers haven't been too keen on them.
That said, they DO produce some nasty emissions. Even though it'd be carbon-neutral, diesel exhaust is rather unpleasant.
I imagine that we'll end up settling on biodiesel being used in some markets, and ethanol in others. Of course, if the costs of production are the same (or comparable), biodiesel will win out, simply because of its greater energy density. (Diesel engines have always achieved considerably higher MPG than their gasoline counterparts)
Pardon my ignorance, but what sort of mail client these days actually lets you do that?
Most if not all mail servers scrub anything that remotely looks like an executable. If it somehow does get through, any remotely intelligent mail client won't let you open it without displaying a very obvious warning.
Of course, there are some very fundamental security flaws in Windows that need to be addressed. I really don't buy the argument that there's not much malware for Linux/Mac/Firefox simply because of a smaller userbase.
Ouch is one word for that.
Last summer, I interned at a Fortune 500 in NYC, working in their IT division.
I was particularly impressed by the company's dress code. As expected, if you were a salesman or meeting a client, you were expected to look professional and presentable (which usually meant a suit and tie, which I didn't mind doing two or three days out of every month)
Other days, however, all that was required was a collared shirt, a pair of slacks, and nice shoes. You still look very presentable, and I actually did observe that it seemed to maintain an air of professionalism in the office. However, it was also decently comfortable, especially in the disgusting heat and humidity that permeates Manhattan in the summer. The 2-mile walk from Penn Station to my office was brutal on the hotter days (for those of you who have never been to NYC, Wakling and Mass Transit are by far the most common form of transportation)
What's sadder?
That we didn't do anything to stop the largest humanitarian crisis of our generation for dubious economic reasons?
Or that we just don't care enough to give a damn?
Every single citizen of the so-called "first-world" nations should be ashamed for allowing Darfur to happen.
Did I miss the memo? Has slashdot suddenly transitioned to british?
Which is exactly against the point. When officers were first issued non-lethal weapons such as tasers, they were instructed to use them only in situations where a lethal weapon would be the only reasonable alternative.
The problem is that they are almost never used in this case. If an officer uses/fires a less-than-lethal weapon, the same sort of investigation needs to be launched as if he had shot somebody with a handgun.
Wal-Mart and Best Buy do not stock up-and-coming or "breaking" bands.
They stock the Top 40. And Country. That's it. I've actually come to appreciate my local independent record store, and started shopping there a few months ago, after a few years hiatus. They treat you well, and usually throw in a free poster or sampler if you spend more than ten bucks.
Seriously.... how is it that the RIAA is coming to operate according to the standards set forth by organized crime bosses? Or better yet, HOW THE HELL ARE THEY GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?
Yes, I'm shouting. That's how outrageous this situation has become. Are they going to keep going to see just how much they can get away with? I could make some sort of joke about the RIAA ordering hitmen to whack music-loving college students, but I fear that we're inching closer and closer to that every day...
(I'm not implying that the RIAA is going to begin to murder people in their sleep, but, rather, that they can do anything they wish, and receive little more than a slap on the wrist for it....just like the Bush administration, which coincidentally is getting away with murder)
George Bush may be a bumbling idiot, but he has more than a few very smart people working directly under him.
I would imagine that there's quite a lot that goes on behind his back. Probably not UFO coverups, but rather hidden/no-bid government contracts, and the like.
That said, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if 50 years from now, we all learn that there was some sort of US-led conspiracy behind 9/11.
The problem with Moore is that through his sensationalist tactics, he's sort of become the "face" of left-wing liberals as seen by far-right conservatives.
Unfortunately for those of us who want the liberals to win an election, that face is fat, rude, and mean-spirited. At the very least, the republican party has pretty clearly defined who its leaders are -- sure, it helps being the ruling party, but the number of high-profile republican politicians far outweighs the democrats, which is why Ann Coulter isn't seen as being as much of a mascot for the republicans. As for the republicans, you've got Bush, his cabinet, McCain, Stevens, among others (and formerly Colin Powell) carrying the torch, and attracting attention.
The democrats really don't have much in terms of a figurehead, which largely contributed to them losing the 2004 elections -- Howard Dean turned out to be a tad bit unstable, and the primaries got thrown to Kerry, who wasn't charismatic enough to lead anything.
With all due respect, Michael Moore is an asshole, regardless of whether or not you agree with his politics. He's not the sort of person you want representing your side of the table.
Personally, I'm only a bit left of center. I agree with Moore on most points (although not with his tactics). I can very clearly see that there are times when the government needs to step back, and let the country run itself. Right now, the Bush administration has managed to stick its hands in all the wrong places, whilst completely ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the living room. Health care isn't a political issue. It's a humanitarian issue -- I believe that it is very much the government's policy to adopt a strong set of morals -- specifically a set of morals that serves and protects its citizens equally and fairly. I really can't comprehend how a group that refers to itself as the "moral majority" has been actively pursuing to restrict the civil and human rights of American citizens.
In the grand scheme of things, being "far on the left" in America is actually really closer to center in the grand scheme of things.
And now, I'll step down from my soapbox.
The problem is that the ISPs and Oil Companies we depend upon are essentially public utilities (the backbone ISPs especially).
They provide an essential service, for which there are often few or no alternatives to. The only way to prevent widespread corruption amongst them is to enforce strict regulation.
Unfortunately, the US can't seem to keep straight which companies it needs to regulate, and which ones are best left untouched.
Problem is that sprint isn't a particularly desirable provider.
I remember very famously, a few years ago, that they had huge gaps in their coverage, smack in the middle of New York City. People I know who still have it describe the coverage as being "erratic at best".
Right now, I have Verizon, who, apart from being one of the slimiest companies I've ever had to deal with, has excellent coverage, even in some amazingly remote locations.
AT&T/Cingular's service where I live isn't as good, but as a company, they were ten times nicer to deal with.
Your plan -- in a best-case scenario would cause a serious depression that would affect native US citizens and illegal immigrants alike.
In a worst-case scenario, you'd be indirectly committing genocide.
I have too much faith in humanity to believe that something like this would even work. If we started seeing widespread poverty and homelessness in our own backyards, we'd step up and do something about it (even if we may be ignorant to it abroad). That is the true Christian ideal, right?
And even then... where do you expect to send these people? "Back where they came from" isn't exactly an option, considering that many immigrants left little to nothing behind them when they came here.
I don't think I could go find my great-grandparents descendants in Europe and Russia even if I tried, nor would I expect them to welcome my homeless self into their homes with open arms purely on the whim that I got deported. I also sure as hell wouldn't be able to find any relatives of my great-great-grandparents who came here illegally from South America over 100 years ago.
Immigration is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. If you want to curtail the flood of illegal immigrants, offer amnesty to those who are already here, tighten border security, and create a reasonable process that people can take to immigrate into the US. Unless you have amnesty, we're going to have a massive humanitarian crisis on our hands (which is pretty much the LAST thing the US needs right now)
I agree that widespread illegal immigration is a "very bad thing" -- although illegals have the "advantage" of flying below the radar, they are also not provided the basic rights and protections that most American citizens enjoy. (Hopefully, some day those rights will also include healthcare and universal education, but I digress...)
It boils down to a problem similar to the supply & demand curves seen in economics. Our quotas are so low that people are willing to risk life and limb in order to illegally immigrate to the US.
Although it probably wouldn't be a good thing if we allowed anybody to immigrate (nor has this really been suggested), the current reality is that the quotas are far, far too low.
National ID is a bad, bad thing, but at the same time, Immigration reform is something that needs to happen. We can't keep ignoring it for much longer. (And on the same note, we need to get our asses out of Iraq, and start worrying about what's going to happen to social security, healthcare, and education over the next 20 years)
The cell phone companies have a huge untapped market for customers that's completely inaccessible because of the massively high price of data plans.
Once a provider starts offering a plan that either gives me a reasonable amount of data bundled in with my calling plan, or allows me to trade my talking minutes for the equivalent amount of data (I'd imagine that their costs would work out to be the same, given that everything's digital and is most likely routed alongside IP traffic).
The problem is that cell providers in the US have an awful habit of nickel-and-diming their customers out of every little fee they can find. There's *NO* reason why a teeny-tiny text message should cost the same as a minute of talk time.
Some day, one of the companies is going to realize this, and within two years (because of the stupid abusive-contracts-that-really-should-be-illegal) they'll have captured a huge share of the market. The service industries in America really need to learn to treat their customers like humans.
Uhmm. Doesn't the Argentinean government have some sort of record for consistently being the most fiscally irresponsible governmental entity on the planet, with some of the world's worst economists and bankers at the helm?
It doesn't really come as a surprise then, that their ATM network isn't exactly up to par. (on the upside, it does appear that things are finally beginning to be set straight again)
Mars Rover Beginning to Hate Mars.
Does this mean we can legally steal your identity, as long as we agree to make copies to give to anybody else who wants it?
Thankfully (for you), you'll know about any alterations we decide to make to your DNA or Personality. Good thing you didn't license yourself under BSD, huh?
I'd be much more scared to be the guy taking that picture than I would be as a passenger on that 747.
I don't think the first generation of any wave of immigrants is ever particularly successful at assimilating into a foreign culture, nor should it be expected to (within reason). Go to Brooklyn, NY and take a look at the various neighborhoods there -- up until only a few years ago, the city was divided into very distinct sections often based off of ethnicity. As time went on, and new generations were born, assimilation gradually took place. (As a byproduct, it also became (and has remained) the pizza capitol of the world, proving that assimilation can be mutually beneficial, but I digress...)
Of course, if the country's economy is structured in such a way that there is little social mobility or class-to-class interaction, then, no -- there won't be any assimilation, and we'll have numerous huge problems on our hands. Fortunately, I'm told that America is the land of opportunity. Right?