Another ultra low tech strategy that worked well at various times in my youth, and currently works well for me as a parent, is "buy a house two blocks from school". It is of course uphill both ways in the snow, but, at least its a short walk.
In my city, even if you lived two blocks from school, the district would probably force them to bus to a school 15 miles away.
Oh my god! Put on the wrong bus. The horror. As if the driver, when he/she got to the end of the route, wouldn't have noticed "hey, I've made all my stops and there is STILL a child on the bus. Perhaps I should do something about it".
That assumes the driver isn't a total idiot. I've heard of cases where the driver never did realize he had a leftover kid.
> 1. There are extremely few (if any) programs that will actually > help someone who wants to get back to work - get back to work.
Again, I don't know what you're talking about. Every state has programs to give you free training and help you find work. It is in their best interest to do so because it reduces their unemployment compensation spend.
I've never been homeless, but I had some experience with state job programs during the Carter depression, when I was a dumb HS grad with no skills or job experience. They involved "teaching" people how to pack boxes in warehouses, and they did jackshit about helping us find work outside "sheltered warehouses". And that was under a "liberal" administration that was supposed to be for the "little people". I seriously doubt that the government "job assistance" is any better now than it was back then.
I expect continual improvements in any product that isn't dead. Web-based or otherwise. Beta just means it's not quite ready for serious use yet. Though Google and some OSS software has had very good "betas" for years.
I've seen wheelchaired persons wait in line, and then be forced to get out of their wheelchair while TSA agents flipped the thing upside down to look at it, and then the person *walked* through the X-ray machine.
I'd love to see them try that with one of my cow-orkers. He's not an amputee, but his legs are totally paralyzed. He has a motorized chair that probably weighs at least 200 pounds, and he probably weighs close to 300.
Even the Christian Bible had "superheros". I can think of some long-haired dude who pulled down temples barehanded, and slew many soldiers with an ass-bone.
It's not that easy to know what will matter in the real world. I wasn't that interested in history and didn't see what use it would be. But I learned some from reading the textbook while tuning out that boring teacher. And in retrospect, I'm glad I learned it.
If you were doing your job, your brat wouldn't be hitting teachers. And if a brat hits a teacher, s/he should be permanently expelled from that school, regardless of whether the teacher is allowed to backhand the brat.
I don't see any reason why WalMart couldn't sell a bare-bones PC. They might even be able to sell two. Though I suppose it might be hard to base a profitable business model on the sale of two PCs.
Any OS would do what I need, and that's exactly the point - I have no incentive to switch to anything and waste time on it. "I'm too old for that shit."
Yup, that's the problem. The potential hassle of installing Linux isn't worth the rewards anymore. Ten years ago, I had nothing better to do. Now, I don't have time to tinker.
- Can't do email if you can't access Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo. - Can't chat with friends on IM - Can't socialize on Facebook/Myspace - Can't surf YouTube for funny or interesting videos. - Can't pay your bills online or manage your bank account
Read the email that you've downloaded but not read yet Look up your friend's phone number to call him on ye olde phone Watch that kewl DVD you hadn't gotten around to yet Enter latest bills on Quicken to update when your connection returns.
Most of the good stuff IS online, but there is still stuff you can do offline with a real computer.
I don't have, and never have had a pet (you insensitive clod). Maybe someone who know me well enough might guess that I'd use my mom's pet for that question, but I'm not that worried about the few people who know me well enough to figure that out AND old enough to know her first pet's name.
I remember one possible question was "What's your favorite movie?". I doubt that I could remember what my favorite movie was in 2003. It's almost surely not my favorite in 2009.
Next issue: the 3GB limit. If Windows uses 1 now, that only leaves 2 for the applications. If you were using 2 GB before, you would install 4 GB, and lose another GB because of the limit.
It seems to me that that's another problem with 32 bit Vista. It won't run with less than 3GB and it can't use more than 3GB!
My problem with Mandrake is that it was the most unstable distro I ever tried. It was relatively easy when everything worked right, but for several versions there was always something important that was badly borked. I don't know about Mandrivia, but that history puts me off.
As for Fedora, it's fine for me (though I still prefer Ubuntu), but if I was recommending a distro for Aunt Tillie, it's not even close.
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Well, I binged your mama!
In some areas, she'd be better off if you taught her Spanish. :P
In my city, even if you lived two blocks from school, the district would probably force them to bus to a school 15 miles away.
That assumes the driver isn't a total idiot. I've heard of cases where the driver never did realize he had a leftover kid.
I've never been homeless, but I had some experience with state job programs during the Carter depression, when I was a dumb HS grad with no skills or job experience. They involved "teaching" people how to pack boxes in warehouses, and they did jackshit about helping us find work outside "sheltered warehouses". And that was under a "liberal" administration that was supposed to be for the "little people". I seriously doubt that the government "job assistance" is any better now than it was back then.
I'll also add that it would suck to be under a flying car when it runs out of gas!
I dunno. I vaguely recall this exchange from a old "Buffy" ep:
"Did you google her" :)
"Willow, she's 17".
I expect continual improvements in any product that isn't dead. Web-based or otherwise. Beta just means it's not quite ready for serious use yet. Though Google and some OSS software has had very good "betas" for years.
I'd love to see them try that with one of my cow-orkers. He's not an amputee, but his legs are totally paralyzed. He has a motorized chair that probably weighs at least 200 pounds, and he probably weighs close to 300.
Yes, but you only have to do it once.
Even the Christian Bible had "superheros". I can think of some long-haired dude who pulled down temples barehanded, and slew many soldiers with an ass-bone.
It's not that easy to know what will matter in the real world. I wasn't that interested in history and didn't see what use it would be. But I learned some from reading the textbook while tuning out that boring teacher. And in retrospect, I'm glad I learned it.
If you were doing your job, your brat wouldn't be hitting teachers. And if a brat hits a teacher, s/he should be permanently expelled from that school, regardless of whether the teacher is allowed to backhand the brat.
I'm guessing he means that if they look to HIM for social advice, that is scary!
I don't see any reason why WalMart couldn't sell a bare-bones PC. They might even be able to sell two. Though I suppose it might be hard to base a profitable business model on the sale of two PCs.
Yup, that's the problem. The potential hassle of installing Linux isn't worth the rewards anymore. Ten years ago, I had nothing better to do. Now, I don't have time to tinker.
Read the email that you've downloaded but not read yet
Look up your friend's phone number to call him on ye olde phone
Watch that kewl DVD you hadn't gotten around to yet
Enter latest bills on Quicken to update when your connection returns.
Most of the good stuff IS online, but there is still stuff you can do offline with a real computer.
I halfway agree. It was pure angst. But it turned to crap BEFORE they moved it to Friday.
Sure they do. They need it for Vista.
I don't have, and never have had a pet (you insensitive clod). Maybe someone who know me well enough might guess that I'd use my mom's pet for that question, but I'm not that worried about the few people who know me well enough to figure that out AND old enough to know her first pet's name.
I remember one possible question was "What's your favorite movie?". I doubt that I could remember what my favorite movie was in 2003. It's almost surely not my favorite in 2009.
What happens when the outfit isn't the problem? An honest answer could be very dangerous in that case.
It seems to me that that's another problem with 32 bit Vista. It won't run with less than 3GB and it can't use more than 3GB!
I remember when 512K was a big deal. IIRC, my first machine sold with 256K, but I upgraded to 384K. Git off my lawn!
My problem with Mandrake is that it was the most unstable distro I ever tried. It was relatively easy when everything worked right, but for several versions there was always something important that was badly borked. I don't know about Mandrivia, but that history puts me off.
As for Fedora, it's fine for me (though I still prefer Ubuntu), but if I was recommending a distro for Aunt Tillie, it's not even close.