Countries exist for the mutual benefit of the governed; if a government is doing something that's fundamentally disadvantageous for its own people, something is wrong.
Free trade (in labour as well as in commodities) ultimately benefits everyone. If each country were to act selfishly in their own self interest then there would be trade wars, protectionism, and the same set of economic conditions that led to two world wars.
"In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary school computer labs (when they exist in the developing world), is the children are being trained to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint," Negroponte wrote in an e-mail interview. "I consider that criminal, because children should be making things, communicating, exploring, sharing, not running office automation tools.
Go on my son! Kids should be exploring, not training to become the paper-pushers of tomorrow. Computers have so much more to offer than that.
I also wish they would allow you to have sex on an airplane.
I don't think they actually have any rules against this. At least, I hope not, otherwise myself and that hot chick from Colorado springs that I met on a flight from San Francisco to Heathrow are gonna be in big trouble!
"Smoking or non-smoking?" You don't get that choice anymore since the airlines woke up to the fact that it's rude and unhealthy to smoke in the presence of non-smokers.
"Cellphone or non-cellphone?" Cabins can be seperated into the 'my call is important and look at me I've got tons of friends' brigade and those who don't want to hear it. Then they'll figure out that cellphone users on planes are annoying assholes who should be consigned to the history books just like the in-flight smokers.
Just because something is technically feasible doesn't mean its desirable.
Yeah but again it's a different type of conversation. Hearing only one side of it is incredibly annoying, as is the tendency to talk louder on the phone with the "look at me I'm all important and I have loads of friends and a wife and I'm not a lone loser like you solitary eejits" attitude.
..but what in god's name does the defendant having MS have to do with anything? Granies, children, the infirm...c'mon. Leave the heart-string pulling crap out next time.
Don't you see what the submitter is trying to say? She has a dreadful disease, therefore she can't possibly be guilty! Get with the program, dude!
some genius came out with a specialized tool for deconstructing the dreaded bubble packs with ease: the OpenX (http://www.myopenx.com/)
Same problem here though. You cut in at a sharp angle to trace the outline of the clamshell (there's no other direction in which you can cut), and the broken package forms a razor-sharp dagger pointing straight at your oncoming hand. I say ban these clamshells and get the packaging industry to come up with something better.
I've just been scrolling through some of the comments on this thread. Absolutely disgusting. Interesting to see how racism is alive and well, even among people that are supposedly better educated. Aside from the standard ignorance ("hi-tech industry should be kept out of impoverished countries, the people can only get out of poverty by working in low-skilled, low-paid agriculture and manufacturing") I am struck by the willingness of some people to openly make fun of the concept of people with a slightly different appearance making progress in areas that usually involve good aryans and the master race. But don't let me wake you out of your trance. If 9/11 wasn't enough to wake you up to life outside the USA then maybe you'll sit up and take notice when places like Ireland, India, and (shock horror) Mexico overtake you in science and leave you looking like the British of today - i.e. imperial has-beens who left it too late to ditch the arrogant, superior, condescending attitude.
(*) Technical innovation in a developing country ( ) Product shipped to a developing market ( ) General discussion about IT in the devbeloping world
The location is:
( ) Africa ( ) India ( ) Bangladesh ( ) China ( ) Somewhere else in Asia ( ) South America ( ) Central America (*) Other __Mexico___
You're objecting to it on the basis that:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminated in that country yet ( ) American jobs will be lost
Your argument is bogus because:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminated in the developed world either, that doesn't mean we should halt all technological research (*) This will not adversely affect any efforts to alleviate poverty ( ) This will help to alleviate poverty ( ) Poverty in that country isn't as widespread as you say it is ( ) The US does not have a divine right to keep all the cool jobs
From TFA: By around 43 AD Rome had conquered most of the Celtic lands.
No way Jose. The Romans never touched Ireland, and they left Scotland to the Scots (even built Hadrian's Wall to keep them out). That leaves Wales, Cornwall and Brittany under Roman rule, although even there Asterix and his mate stopped them in their tracks!
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From yesterday's irish Times:
A dietician addressed a large audience, saying the following: "The material we put into our stomachs should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with monosodium glutamate. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of us realises the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water.
"But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?" An old man stood up and said: "Wedding cake."
"The iPod is practically on the cusp (if not already) of being one of those universal words that is synonymous with "portable music player"
I think there's a need for a word to describe this sort of thing. "Synomym" just doesn't quite cut it. I mean, a commercial brand name that has come to mean the generic product of which it is one type. Like 'Hoover' in the UK which is used to mean 'vacuum cleaner,' where to 'hoover' is a verb. In parts of Africa the word for 'truck' is 'Mercedes.' And 'Google' being the most famous contemporary one.
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Whoa! I was just making a general point that countries only acting in their own interest, as advocated by the parent post, is not a good idea.
Hey, at least it's not as bad as NYPD Blue. That show gave me motion sickness after the first five minutes and I never watched another second of it.
"Smoking or non-smoking?" You don't get that choice anymore since the airlines woke up to the fact that it's rude and unhealthy to smoke in the presence of non-smokers.
"Cellphone or non-cellphone?" Cabins can be seperated into the 'my call is important and look at me I've got tons of friends' brigade and those who don't want to hear it. Then they'll figure out that cellphone users on planes are annoying assholes who should be consigned to the history books just like the in-flight smokers.
Just because something is technically feasible doesn't mean its desirable.
Come back Commies! All is forgiven!
Yeah but again it's a different type of conversation. Hearing only one side of it is incredibly annoying, as is the tendency to talk louder on the phone with the "look at me I'm all important and I have loads of friends and a wife and I'm not a lone loser like you solitary eejits" attitude.
Don't you see what the submitter is trying to say? She has a dreadful disease, therefore she can't possibly be guilty! Get with the program, dude!
Chatting with a passenger is a bit different from chatting with someone not in the vehicle.
>25% market share is still a monopoly.
I've just been scrolling through some of the comments on this thread. Absolutely disgusting. Interesting to see how racism is alive and well, even among people that are supposedly better educated. Aside from the standard ignorance ("hi-tech industry should be kept out of impoverished countries, the people can only get out of poverty by working in low-skilled, low-paid agriculture and manufacturing") I am struck by the willingness of some people to openly make fun of the concept of people with a slightly different appearance making progress in areas that usually involve good aryans and the master race. But don't let me wake you out of your trance. If 9/11 wasn't enough to wake you up to life outside the USA then maybe you'll sit up and take notice when places like Ireland, India, and (shock horror) Mexico overtake you in science and leave you looking like the British of today - i.e. imperial has-beens who left it too late to ditch the arrogant, superior, condescending attitude.
You're responding to a post about a:
(*) Technical innovation in a developing country
( ) Product shipped to a developing market
( ) General discussion about IT in the devbeloping world
The location is:
( ) Africa
( ) India
( ) Bangladesh
( ) China
( ) Somewhere else in Asia
( ) South America
( ) Central America
(*) Other __Mexico___
You're objecting to it on the basis that:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminated in that country yet
( ) American jobs will be lost
Your argument is bogus because:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminated in the developed world either, that doesn't mean we should halt all technological research
(*) This will not adversely affect any efforts to alleviate poverty
( ) This will help to alleviate poverty
( ) Poverty in that country isn't as widespread as you say it is
( ) The US does not have a divine right to keep all the cool jobs
No way Jose. The Romans never touched Ireland, and they left Scotland to the Scots (even built Hadrian's Wall to keep them out). That leaves Wales, Cornwall and Brittany under Roman rule, although even there Asterix and his mate stopped them in their tracks!
From yesterday's irish Times:
A dietician addressed a large audience, saying the following: "The material we put into our stomachs should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with monosodium glutamate. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of us realises the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water.
"But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?" An old man stood up and said: "Wedding cake."
"The iPod is practically on the cusp (if not already) of being one of those universal words that is synonymous with "portable music player"
I think there's a need for a word to describe this sort of thing. "Synomym" just doesn't quite cut it. I mean, a commercial brand name that has come to mean the generic product of which it is one type. Like 'Hoover' in the UK which is used to mean 'vacuum cleaner,' where to 'hoover' is a verb. In parts of Africa the word for 'truck' is 'Mercedes.' And 'Google' being the most famous contemporary one.
How did you get to the restaurant? Did you find some free market way around using the road that the state failed to provide?
"Down with this sort of thing!"