I'm guessing all 3 beat Pittsburgh on climate. And jobs. In CO and UT you are (probably) close to skiing. And I don't have to tell you the attractions in Vegas, for those that are into that sort of thing.
The population of the US may be increasing, but only in certain desirable areas. The "Rust Belt" - cities like Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh - continues to shrink. Pittsburgh alone has lost over HALF of its population from nearly 700,000 in the 1960s to barely over 300,000 today (and not just due to people leaving for the suburbs). If you're willing to tolerate the winters there's plenty of room up here!
I do, but thought I was a throwback- most of my friends don't use wallets at all, they just grab their ID, credit card, and maybe a few bills and head out the door.
My Dell was one of the laptops with the recalled battery, so I promptly sent for a replacement. Mind you, I never had any problems with the battery at all - the computer ran cool as a cucumber (And never exploded). Of course, why would I turn down the chance for a new batter, if for no other reason than it should be better at holding a charge then my 18 month old one. Got my new battery in the mail last week, and guess what? The darn thing runs so hot, even when the laptop is running of of A/C power, that I'm practially burning my left palm everytime I use it. Is it too late to get my old battery back?
Thanks for the top - Actually I did, but there were only two active people on the site for my area within 10 years of my age. Anyways, I wasn't looking for someone Jewish per se, just "Jewish-Friendly" which turned out to be a lot harder than expected.
Having done online dating in the past my top criteria was religion - not what religion they were following per se, but what religion they were looking for. "Catholics seeking Catholics" seemed to be the most common requirment in my area on match.com. As someone who is Jewish, albeit barely practicing, I was forced to skip these profiles over. What really irked me were profiles seeking a "Christian, Muslim, Taoist, Atheist" etc. and they had to go out of their way to de-select the option of dating someone who was Jewish, rather than just select "All religions"
What we call "nickel and diming people to death" IS a business model - thats how the phrase got started in the first place. Think anything you purchase that has add-ons. It's just now expanded to the technical arena - nothing new.
I don't think the free calls were "legal" - but I do remember a C64 program that would recreate the dial tones - all you had to do was hold your phone receiver up to the speaker to dial it - pretty cool for 1982!
Until the average Joe understands basic energy concepts? Ummm, that will be never, as is the case with just about anything remotely complicated. It will always be necessary to "Dumb things down". The best we can hope for is that it is done in a responsible manner and is not misleading. Detailed information should be available the curious/savvy, as well.
Oh, and for all practical purposes (to the general populous) a "Tankful of Gas" IS a universal of measurement. Just like doing the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!
Then you, sir, are in the minority. Most people (i.e. the general public) can better relate to how much it is going to cost them to drive 500 miles than how many kWh this represents. Presumably (if they were honest) they used some form of average of residential electricity rates - if not, they prolly used the cheapest rate they could find.
I laughed at your post because it is true, but there is a reason they do those things - its much easier for the audience to pick up on, esp. non-technical folks, than if they had a "Realistic" computer screen up there. Hollywood isn't as dumb as you think (did I really just type that?)
Yes. Yes I am. Actually, how to conduct surveys was a big part of a marketing research class that I took - and most of the survey results you here about are chock full of problems, such as selection bias, etc.
Having just graduate from Business School earlier this year, I have to disagree with those statistics. Everyone I knew was very careful about NOT cheating. However, there were lot's of "Group Projects", including take-home exams, where the professors actually encouraged students to work together. I don't think that qualifies as "Cheating" though.
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I'm guessing all 3 beat Pittsburgh on climate. And jobs. In CO and UT you are (probably) close to skiing. And I don't have to tell you the attractions in Vegas, for those that are into that sort of thing.
Healthy people killed in said winters: minimal.
You are correct, people don't leave primarily because of the winters (Although many do) - they leave because of lack of jobs.
I can live with that. :-)
Yes. California, Texas, and even some cold-weather big cities like Chicago. I don't see too many hispanics here in Pittsburgh!
The population of the US may be increasing, but only in certain desirable areas. The "Rust Belt" - cities like Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh - continues to shrink. Pittsburgh alone has lost over HALF of its population from nearly 700,000 in the 1960s to barely over 300,000 today (and not just due to people leaving for the suburbs). If you're willing to tolerate the winters there's plenty of room up here!
I do, but thought I was a throwback- most of my friends don't use wallets at all, they just grab their ID, credit card, and maybe a few bills and head out the door.
Not to mention they don't have any idea what "sourceforge" is or where to find it.
I live in the US - we don't travel by train.
While technically you don't *have* to send it back, they send you a pre-paid return packing slip in the hopes that you do (Which I foolishly did)
My Dell was one of the laptops with the recalled battery, so I promptly sent for a replacement. Mind you, I never had any problems with the battery at all - the computer ran cool as a cucumber (And never exploded). Of course, why would I turn down the chance for a new batter, if for no other reason than it should be better at holding a charge then my 18 month old one. Got my new battery in the mail last week, and guess what? The darn thing runs so hot, even when the laptop is running of of A/C power, that I'm practially burning my left palm everytime I use it. Is it too late to get my old battery back?
Thanks for the top - Actually I did, but there were only two active people on the site for my area within 10 years of my age. Anyways, I wasn't looking for someone Jewish per se, just "Jewish-Friendly" which turned out to be a lot harder than expected.
Fortunately I found myself a nice "Jewish Friendly" Catholic. :-)
funny, but not original - I read this same "Story" years ago.
Having done online dating in the past my top criteria was religion - not what religion they were following per se, but what religion they were looking for. "Catholics seeking Catholics" seemed to be the most common requirment in my area on match.com. As someone who is Jewish, albeit barely practicing, I was forced to skip these profiles over. What really irked me were profiles seeking a "Christian, Muslim, Taoist, Atheist" etc. and they had to go out of their way to de-select the option of dating someone who was Jewish, rather than just select "All religions"
What we call "nickel and diming people to death" IS a business model - thats how the phrase got started in the first place. Think anything you purchase that has add-ons. It's just now expanded to the technical arena - nothing new.
I don't think the free calls were "legal" - but I do remember a C64 program that would recreate the dial tones - all you had to do was hold your phone receiver up to the speaker to dial it - pretty cool for 1982!
Oh, and for all practical purposes (to the general populous) a "Tankful of Gas" IS a universal of measurement. Just like doing the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!
"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" -- Homer Simpson
Then you, sir, are in the minority. Most people (i.e. the general public) can better relate to how much it is going to cost them to drive 500 miles than how many kWh this represents. Presumably (if they were honest) they used some form of average of residential electricity rates - if not, they prolly used the cheapest rate they could find.
I laughed at your post because it is true, but there is a reason they do those things - its much easier for the audience to pick up on, esp. non-technical folks, than if they had a "Realistic" computer screen up there. Hollywood isn't as dumb as you think (did I really just type that?)
and before you reply to my post, I realize that I spelled "here" wrong.
LOL I guess the one thing I wasn't tought was to carefully proofread my slashdot posts.
Yes. Yes I am. Actually, how to conduct surveys was a big part of a marketing research class that I took - and most of the survey results you here about are chock full of problems, such as selection bias, etc.
Having just graduate from Business School earlier this year, I have to disagree with those statistics. Everyone I knew was very careful about NOT cheating. However, there were lot's of "Group Projects", including take-home exams, where the professors actually encouraged students to work together. I don't think that qualifies as "Cheating" though.