I would think that the/., Linux crowd would just love the fact that a major US provider is FINALLY GETTING WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD and adopting GSM. Cell service in this country is so screwed...with all the "standards" competing with one another and nothing getting done, all the while Europe and the rest of the world are cruising by us yanks in terms of digital celluar capabilies. I could care less about video over the phone, just let me be able to go digital anywhere and I'll be happy !
Many of these children who go on shooting sprees are also on Ritalin or other similar drugs. There is an attitude that parents and teachers have now that if they can't handle the child, they can just drug them into Ritalin zombies. To me, this seems like just putting your thumb over a bottle of pop and shaking it up; you will keep that pop contained for a while, but eventually you have to let go, and then you've got a big mess.
Many parents today also beleive that they can just send their kids to school and that is the magic elixir that will turn them into upstanding citizens. That is dead wrong !! Teachers cannot do everything for these children. I know a teacher who has to let a child in her class sleep for an hour a day, or else the child cannot function. The parents let the child sit up all night watching TV, drinking Coca-Cola, so tht when it comes time for school, the kid just can't function. This is only a second-grader !! This child needs guidance and rules, not total freedom.
The teachers are so over-worked and underpaid that I sympathize with them and can understand where they come from when the recommend that a child is put on Ritalin. They can't be both a mother, father and teacher to all of these children, but this practice of drugging our children has to stop ! Many states are requiring stringent requirements for teachers, but parents never seem to be held accountable. It's always TV, movies or video games that are blamed, but being a parent is like being a military leader. You are resonsible for those in your command. Too many parents forget that and just blame everyone else.
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Umm, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Linux should be the ONLY option available. If Linux, not Windows were the standard, all the nerds would be gushing over this "Bill" guy up at Microsoft who's company has this alternative to the evil Linux monopoly !
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I would think that the /., Linux crowd would just love the fact that a major US provider is FINALLY GETTING WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD and adopting GSM. Cell service in this country is so screwed...with all the "standards" competing with one another and nothing getting done, all the while Europe and the rest of the world are cruising by us yanks in terms of digital celluar capabilies. I could care less about video over the phone, just let me be able to go digital anywhere and I'll be happy !
Many of these children who go on shooting sprees are also on Ritalin or other similar drugs. There is an attitude that parents and teachers have now that if they can't handle the child, they can just drug them into Ritalin zombies. To me, this seems like just putting your thumb over a bottle of pop and shaking it up; you will keep that pop contained for a while, but eventually you have to let go, and then you've got a big mess. Many parents today also beleive that they can just send their kids to school and that is the magic elixir that will turn them into upstanding citizens. That is dead wrong !! Teachers cannot do everything for these children. I know a teacher who has to let a child in her class sleep for an hour a day, or else the child cannot function. The parents let the child sit up all night watching TV, drinking Coca-Cola, so tht when it comes time for school, the kid just can't function. This is only a second-grader !! This child needs guidance and rules, not total freedom. The teachers are so over-worked and underpaid that I sympathize with them and can understand where they come from when the recommend that a child is put on Ritalin. They can't be both a mother, father and teacher to all of these children, but this practice of drugging our children has to stop ! Many states are requiring stringent requirements for teachers, but parents never seem to be held accountable. It's always TV, movies or video games that are blamed, but being a parent is like being a military leader. You are resonsible for those in your command. Too many parents forget that and just blame everyone else.
> Umm, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Linux should be the ONLY option available. If Linux, not Windows were the standard, all the nerds would be gushing over this "Bill" guy up at Microsoft who's company has this alternative to the evil Linux monopoly !