Are you going to volunteer your area to be the one without computers? Or should the Nepalese be denied internet access just so you've got somewhere to "develop intellectually spiritually"?
You've "been" ignoring it? So in other words it's more than once? Personally, I'd rather use an OS that just left me alone to get on with my work, and didn't bother me at all.
You only need one button do you? So, when you click on something, how does it now whether you want to a) open it, b) select it, c) Alter its properties etc? Do you have to hold in ctrl keys and meta keys etc?
I'd hate to see how xfig works without all 3 buttons...
"not everyone is in college to be a computer dork, big guy. i'd rather have a future doctor spending as little time as possible fucking around with computers and as much time as possible learning how to be a doctor."
So, everyone decides what job they want at age 10, and then they only do what subjects are necessary for that job? Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.
To acheive what? Attracting people to the job who are only in it for the money?
"2) Use the money to hire more teachers."
Sorry, but if you think the money they are spending is enough to pay for teachers, then your maths is poor.
"Better food".
Why the hell should they be spending money on food? If anyone wants food, they can buy it themselves, or bring their own.
"compitent security (I attended what was thought of as a very nice HS, and even still, 1 security guard was fired for soliciting oral sex from a female student, and at least 2 that I know of bought and/or sold drugs from/to students)"
What has that got to do with competence? What has that got to do in the slightest with how well they guard the school? Answer: it hasn't. If you don't like oral sex or drugs, then don't get involved with them, don't use it as an excuse to waste more money.
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Are you going to volunteer your area to be the one without computers? Or should the Nepalese be denied internet access just so you've got somewhere to "develop intellectually spiritually"?
You've "been" ignoring it? So in other words it's more than once? Personally, I'd rather use an OS that just left me alone to get on with my work, and didn't bother me at all.
You only need one button do you? So, when you click on something, how does it now whether you want to a) open it, b) select it, c) Alter its properties etc? Do you have to hold in ctrl keys and meta keys etc?
I'd hate to see how xfig works without all 3 buttons...
You may have 5 buttons, but the software will only be designed to work with 1.
"not everyone is in college to be a computer dork, big guy. i'd rather have a future doctor spending as little time as possible fucking around with computers and as much time as possible learning how to be a doctor."
So, everyone decides what job they want at age 10, and then they only do what subjects are necessary for that job? Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.
"Better teachers"
What, you mean ones who are only in it for the money rather than for a love of teaching?
"Better textbooks"
Better in what way? More colourful pictures? Less drawings scribbled inside?
"More schools"
Do you really think the money they're spending on laptops is enough to buy and maintain a new school?
"1) Use this budget to pay the teachers more."
To acheive what? Attracting people to the job who are only in it for the money?
"2) Use the money to hire more teachers."
Sorry, but if you think the money they are spending is enough to pay for teachers, then your maths is poor.
"Better food".
Why the hell should they be spending money on food? If anyone wants food, they can buy it themselves, or bring their own.
"compitent security (I attended what was thought of as a very nice HS, and even still, 1 security guard was fired for soliciting oral sex from a female student, and at least 2 that I know of bought and/or sold drugs from/to students)"
What has that got to do with competence? What has that got to do in the slightest with how well they guard the school? Answer: it hasn't. If you don't like oral sex or drugs, then don't get involved with them, don't use it as an excuse to waste more money.
Who the hell modded this down to 0? I despair of the moderation here, I really do...