5 categories, meaning 76% think they are in the top 40%... given the entire world, i would say 76% of america, especially the type of people that would visit the science/tech page in the first place would easily fit into the top 40% on the knowledge of science scale... i don't see anything wrong with this poll at all
since the original post bashed americans, i'll go even farther... since americans are constantly being compared to other americans, our self-image is probably well below what it actually should be if we took everyone into consideration...
example, literacy rate of americans vs the rest of the world...
another example, american teenage girls' self images - probably way below what they "should" be given that models are plastered all over the place with perfect bodies...
I didn't build my computer, but I did search around on the internet before I bought it. A week after I had received my computer and was using it, a friend went to Best Buy and paid exactly twice what I paid for the exact same computer. Geeks don't need to build their own anymore to save on money, they just need to look around for a good price.
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Why would anyone to want to travel back to this time?
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that's why there's the anti-profile software, and they're currently finishing work on the anti-anti-profile software...
i think the biggest factor boils down to luck...
The Aerogel In Hand has some odd, green, leaf-like things floating around. I wonder what those are.
but I'm going to risk my karma in order to speak my mind...
that was quite daring of you
how about in order of population
china - 81%
india - 52%
u.s.a. - 97%
indonesia - 89.6%
brazil - 83.3%
russia - 98%
pakistan - 42.7%
bangladesh - 56%
japan - 99%
nigeria - 57.1%
i rest my case
5 categories, meaning 76% think they are in the top 40%... given the entire world, i would say 76% of america, especially the type of people that would visit the science/tech page in the first place would easily fit into the top 40% on the knowledge of science scale... i don't see anything wrong with this poll at all
since the original post bashed americans, i'll go even farther... since americans are constantly being compared to other americans, our self-image is probably well below what it actually should be if we took everyone into consideration...
example, literacy rate of americans vs the rest of the world...
another example, american teenage girls' self images - probably way below what they "should" be given that models are plastered all over the place with perfect bodies...
why didn't he use x10 wireless cameras? given other stuff stil has to be plugged in, it would have helped
If I was the RIAA, I would really be pushing for this. This would be the most effective means I can think of to get people to stop sharing songs.
I didn't build my computer, but I did search around on the internet before I bought it. A week after I had received my computer and was using it, a friend went to Best Buy and paid exactly twice what I paid for the exact same computer. Geeks don't need to build their own anymore to save on money, they just need to look around for a good price.
Why would anyone to want to travel back to this time?
a teacher wouldn't have used who's
the navy and dolphins issue is also very interesting, a good summary can be found here.