I never understand why they required to pay extra again by some people. Either the tobacco tax is a premier example of taxation without representation, or smokers have already paid in. Probably more than they'll ever get out in terms of medical care.
And that's if they even cost the medical system more. They tend to die off...
Because the amount collected through tobacco taxes doesn't come close to offsetting the increase in health care costs that tobacco use causes.
Let's not limit this to Math either. Most schools should be requiring more credits of Math, Science and English Language/Literature. We needed 4 credits of English to graduate from my high school, but only 2 Math, 2 Science, 3 Social Studies and 1.5 Phy Ed credits. Each year long class was a credit and you needed 23 credits total to graduate. 7 periods in a day. That leaves way too many elective courses for students.
I think students should be taking at least 3 years of Math and 3 years of Science. And given the obesity rates in America, perhaps 4 years of Phy Ed.
The normal course of Math classes for student at my high school was Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Functions & Trig.
Those of us in the advanced math group took Algebra 1 in 8th grade. Then high school was Algebra 2, Geometry, Functions & Trig, Calculus.
It would have been so much better to have Geometry before Algebra 2. I spent Geometry class doing work for other classes and reading novels because it was so easy after Algebra 2. It would have been better to just skip Geometry at that point and go straight to Functions & Trig. Then spend 2 years working on Calculus.
MySpace was the GeoCities of social media sites. Every page had horrific backgrounds and thousands of animated GIFs and there was crap blinking everywhere.
I'm surprised that a good percentage of MySpace users didn't die from epileptic seizures induced by all that flashing.
That said has anyone looked at how you have to grip the phone for this to happen? Who the hell holds their phone like that? Are you using it in a hurricane and don't want it to blow away? Seriously non-issue.
Perhaps they should TAKE BACK all the ip6 blocks that were allocated to the big corporate pig that they don't use...
I'm assuming you meant IPv4 blocks. If so, I'm right there with you. We have two subnets with 508 possible external IPs assigned to our organization but we use a couple dozen of those addresses. I'm guessing there are a lot of companies that are sitting on hundreds of unused IPs thanks to rise of NAT.
Ideally, passengers shouldn't be distracted / "in their own world" (headphones) during takeoff or landing, when even a small delay can reduce the odds in case of an emergency.
But I'm not told to put away my magazine or book during take-off or landing. Those can be equally engrossing. Besides the thing that's been crammed down our throats is that electronic devices may interfere with communications with the tower. That's why when you are in flight you can use them.
Of course Mythbusters has proved this to be false. And as the summary above states, there is probably daily non-compliance with this policy and yet no planes have fallen from the sky.
This past November, I completed forgot about it and left my Blackberry on for a couple flights. Didn't realize it until we'd landed safely and I went to turn it back on.
I don't know... Actually I didn't watch Enterprise when it was on TV (I was kind of tired of Next-Gen-style Trek at that point, still reeling from the first couple seasons of Voyager) - but I've started watching it recently, and I'm really enjoying it.
It did seem a bit too convenient when they'd solve a problem by breaking the seal on Daniels's quarters - and the whole Temporal Cold War isn't really my favorite storyline on the show - but I wouldn't say it ruins the show for me or anything.
'Course, I'm on season 2. Maybe later on it becomes more obnoxious?
I agree, I don't think it ruins the show for me. But yes, by the beginning of season 4 you will wish the Vulcan Science Directorate was right about time travel.
Really? You had to wait for this to happen for you to hate time travel? You mean the "Temporal Cold War" from Enterprise wasn't enough to make your blood boil?
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Which they do, through tobacco taxes.
I never understand why they required to pay extra again by some people. Either the tobacco tax is a premier example of taxation without representation, or smokers have already paid in. Probably more than they'll ever get out in terms of medical care.
And that's if they even cost the medical system more. They tend to die off...
Because the amount collected through tobacco taxes doesn't come close to offsetting the increase in health care costs that tobacco use causes.
Let's not limit this to Math either. Most schools should be requiring more credits of Math, Science and English Language/Literature. We needed 4 credits of English to graduate from my high school, but only 2 Math, 2 Science, 3 Social Studies and 1.5 Phy Ed credits. Each year long class was a credit and you needed 23 credits total to graduate. 7 periods in a day. That leaves way too many elective courses for students.
I think students should be taking at least 3 years of Math and 3 years of Science. And given the obesity rates in America, perhaps 4 years of Phy Ed.
The normal course of Math classes for student at my high school was Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Functions & Trig.
Those of us in the advanced math group took Algebra 1 in 8th grade. Then high school was Algebra 2, Geometry, Functions & Trig, Calculus.
It would have been so much better to have Geometry before Algebra 2. I spent Geometry class doing work for other classes and reading novels because it was so easy after Algebra 2. It would have been better to just skip Geometry at that point and go straight to Functions & Trig. Then spend 2 years working on Calculus.
Okay this one was close enough to a real headline to make me forget it was April 1st and click on the story.
Damn you /. for making me think we'd made a real scientific breakthrough.
MySpace was the GeoCities of social media sites. Every page had horrific backgrounds and thousands of animated GIFs and there was crap blinking everywhere.
I'm surprised that a good percentage of MySpace users didn't die from epileptic seizures induced by all that flashing.
I sign on to make a wise-ass comment about creationism and Texas and find two others beat me too it.
Either /. commenter creativity has hit a new low, or Texas's reputation is so overpowering that such jokes are inevitable.
Don't mess with Texas. It's not nice to pick on the mentally challenged.
we have to quickly assemble a team to tunnel to the center of the Earth with nuclear bombs to restart the core's rotation!
Finally, a good use for Hilary Swank. Now she can stop torturing us with movies.
That does not adequately explain the aircraft industry, there is no membership fee for the mile high club.
So then you are sneaking onto these flights? How are you making it past security without a ticket?
Or maybe you'll see adverts for the new X-11 Hummingbird Camera!
X11... porn industry... same thing
Come on. Like all new technology, the industry that will commercialize this first will be the porn industry.
I often wonder if films like "Taxi Driver" could ever be made today.
Oh it would get made but it would star Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah
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You probably just need a bunch of straps to keep from floating apart. Space could be the next be thing in bondage.
First, I will admit that I am an Apple fanboy.
That said has anyone looked at how you have to grip the phone for this to happen? Who the hell holds their phone like that? Are you using it in a hurricane and don't want it to blow away? Seriously non-issue.
Perhaps they should TAKE BACK all the ip6 blocks that were allocated to the big corporate pig that they don't use...
I'm assuming you meant IPv4 blocks. If so, I'm right there with you. We have two subnets with 508 possible external IPs assigned to our organization but we use a couple dozen of those addresses. I'm guessing there are a lot of companies that are sitting on hundreds of unused IPs thanks to rise of NAT.
But if you know he's in his grave you can't accurately measure his rolling.
... Heck 4 men at 250 lbs would more the double its weight.
It's a 2 seat vehicle.
I'm just excited that the comments in Idle collapse properly now.
Ideally, passengers shouldn't be distracted / "in their own world" (headphones) during takeoff or landing, when even a small delay can reduce the odds in case of an emergency.
But I'm not told to put away my magazine or book during take-off or landing. Those can be equally engrossing. Besides the thing that's been crammed down our throats is that electronic devices may interfere with communications with the tower. That's why when you are in flight you can use them.
Of course Mythbusters has proved this to be false. And as the summary above states, there is probably daily non-compliance with this policy and yet no planes have fallen from the sky.
This past November, I completed forgot about it and left my Blackberry on for a couple flights. Didn't realize it until we'd landed safely and I went to turn it back on.
Same here.
For the record, Beta 9 gets a 97% on the Acid3 test. That's a far cry better than the 20% I get from IE 8.
"When man entered the genetics age, he opened the door to a new world. What we may eventually find in that new world, nobody can predict."
Countdown to breeding larger insects for human consumption starts in ...
I don't think this is a good idea. Didn't you see Starship Troopers?
Read the article? You must be new here. :)
I'm going to wait 5 or 6 years and buy the 3D Blue-Ray editions. Because that's just what we need, Jar Jar Binks in 3D.
I don't know... Actually I didn't watch Enterprise when it was on TV (I was kind of tired of Next-Gen-style Trek at that point, still reeling from the first couple seasons of Voyager) - but I've started watching it recently, and I'm really enjoying it.
It did seem a bit too convenient when they'd solve a problem by breaking the seal on Daniels's quarters - and the whole Temporal Cold War isn't really my favorite storyline on the show - but I wouldn't say it ruins the show for me or anything.
'Course, I'm on season 2. Maybe later on it becomes more obnoxious?
I agree, I don't think it ruins the show for me. But yes, by the beginning of season 4 you will wish the Vulcan Science Directorate was right about time travel.
Really? You had to wait for this to happen for you to hate time travel? You mean the "Temporal Cold War" from Enterprise wasn't enough to make your blood boil?