'Basically it's a Catholic vs Protestant conflict'
Not quite; that came as a result, not a cause. The Irish have been trying to kick out the English invaders since before Henry VIII (during which time, both groups were RC).
'...running battles in the late '80s and early '90s over new age teaching methods/using our teachers and kids as lab animals to try radical 'progressive' new ideas in teaching...
Radical new methods like teaching kids to read and be numerate, or did you mean the 1980s and 90s rather than the 1880s and 90s?
Even better; but I wonder how long advertising can sustain such an effort. I've also found that many of the free papers are totally irrelevant wrt newsworthiness due to being just a collection of syndicated items.
It would be simpler to just not allow any company to retain any more customer data than is absolutely required to do its business (e.g. mailing address for magazine subscriptions) and retain no data on concluded business beyond warrenty info.
Well, obviously, like every other industrial advance in the last few hundred years, it will cause cows' milk to sour, the sun to stop rising and setting, and cancer.
Early in his career, Geisel drew copy for FLIT (a particularly noxious insect spray) advertising; I wonder if that is what drove him to create such an uncompromising Lorax.
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'Silicon Valley proper is soul-crushing suburban sprawl,' ...
And a city is "soul-crushing urban sprawl".
Big difference!
True, but it be interesting to know if a sphere could be "triangulated" with Penrose tiles.
200 foreskins, give or take.
Your climate model intrigues me and I would like to subscribeto your newsletter.
Since that company now has the rights, they could be judicially re-assigned to the defendant in lieu of payment on a failed suit.
'Basically it's a Catholic vs Protestant conflict'
Not quite; that came as a result, not a cause. The Irish have been trying to kick out the English invaders since before Henry VIII (during which time, both groups were RC).
Actually, he irons his 'grilled' cheese sandwich. It gives it that soupcon of je ne sais quoi.
'...running battles in the late '80s and early '90s over new age teaching methods/using our teachers and kids as lab animals to try radical 'progressive' new ideas in teaching...
Radical new methods like teaching kids to read and be numerate, or did you mean the 1980s and 90s rather than the 1880s and 90s?
'Would you tolerate Ford selling you a car, but not allowing you to peek under the bonnet, fix it yourself, soup it up, change things around?'
Well, the diesel Smart Car is like this; the engine can be replaced, not fixed.
Nonsense; I don't believe that Twinkies could go hard even if left unpackaged in a Saudi desert!
It's been tried
Even better; but I wonder how long advertising can sustain such an effort. I've also found that many of the free papers are totally irrelevant wrt newsworthiness due to being just a collection of syndicated items.
Maybe, but if it's good local news (well researched and useful to me), I'm willing to pay reasonably for it.
You may want to check out Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC).
He got top honours when graduating from Bob's School of Bioethics and Croissant Making.
Well, two 1 oz gold stars a week would be nicely motivating.
With magic and woo, all things are possible.
Yeah, they really jewed us hackers out of that term :(
What, exactly, is wrong with trying to get sexual favours and how does that make one a "predator"?
It would be simpler to just not allow any company to retain any more customer data than is absolutely required to do its business (e.g. mailing address for magazine subscriptions) and retain no data on concluded business beyond warrenty info.
Send the flying monkeys after her (and her little dog too!).
Well, obviously, like every other industrial advance in the last few hundred years, it will cause cows' milk to sour, the sun to stop rising and setting, and cancer.
You got that half right.
Early in his career, Geisel drew copy for FLIT (a particularly noxious insect spray) advertising; I wonder if that is what drove him to create such an uncompromising Lorax.
The article doesn't say whether they replaced the top half or the bottom half.