User: felixmeister

US Ed system ok, socio-economic disparity bad.

On: US Educational Scores Not So Abysmal

So what is being done in the US education system has improved the performance of those less fortunate.
But because of a widening socio-economic disparity the overall performance is decreasing.
I think the biggest lesson is to continue the improvements in the Ed system but look towards narrowing the gap between the higher and lower social 'classes'.

Re:I wonder

On: Russian Scientists Say They'll Clone a Mammoth Within 5 Years

Don't worry about the fire breathing. Just go for a green one. Acid breath should be much easier.

Re:Sounds like fun!

On: Australia Gets 8Mbit/s Broadband now, 20Mbit Soon

Neither are Drop Bears, but thats what everyone calls them.

It's just a commonly added adjective as they are furry cute and kinda look like bears, although the size of the fangs on the drop bears are a little off-putting.

Re:Pop Sci-Fi

On: Duchovny Says X-Files Sequel in Works

Series 7

Re:No-relevance restriction?

On: Voyager Eulogy

Yes, this is what most good science fiction is all about.

Extrapolating current social trends into some hypothetical future

Unfortunatley most current star teck doesn't do this. The tendency has become to locate current popular debates and use those to base a story that will enable the show to seem 'current' and socially aware.

Re:Javascript Dies in Netscape

On: Microsoft /asks/ "Crack this machine"

• 1. Its not, neither is Opera for that matter.
• 2. It is microsofts fault that 90% of their html editor produce 'broken' html. Like using character entities that are reserved for control characters etc.