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  1. Re:education is only useful for jobs on Study Analyzes Recent Grads' Unemployment By Major · · Score: 1

    It's a combination of many factors without many cost-saving aspects. Reduced state support is a big reason for the increase in public school tuition, otherwise there is also, increased administration, increased funding for sports (only a few of the top programs make a profit, most make losses), a tiny increase in the salaries above inflation (although these have often been cut in the last 5 years for academics) and an increase in services provided (particularly for dorms, but also the university in general, the gyms now are much better than they were 30 years ago). There may be more, but those are the most common reasons given for an increase in tuition in the studies I've read, although I haven't read any recently so they may be slightly outdated.

  2. Re:Well three things there slick on Ubisoft Blames Piracy For Non-Release of PC Game · · Score: 1

    If you purchase before the release date many steam games allow you to download the game before hand in an encrypted format. At the designated release time, the keys are distributed and the game finishes installing. So you can often play it quicker than if you were to go to the store (though your point is valid for games that aren't a new release but are readily available in a store).

  3. Re:Courts are supposed to be predictable on Predicting US Supreme Court Justice Votes · · Score: 1

    The Senate race in Minnesota was a mandatory statewide recount. The Democrats didn't ask for it, and they certainly didn't focus on only Democratic precincts. Getting within 200 votes is hardly a Democratic strategy, I imagine they focus on winning by more than 0.5%

  4. Re:Ah, the Republican Party ... on Congressman Wants YouTube Video Covered Up · · Score: 1

    Social security also bought in ~$680 billion in payroll taxes. It was a minor contribution, and people pay a highly regressive tax in order to fund this social service.

  5. Sounds like tenure on New Mexico Bill To Protect Anti-Science Education · · Score: 0

    Ability to teach controversial topics without reprimand within their classroom, beginning to sound like arguments for teacher tenure. On the other hand, if you encourage teachers to 'teach to the test' they won't have any time for the 'controversial' subjects.

  6. Re:That's gonna be an interesting world view on Boy Finds £2.5M Gold Locket With Metal Detector · · Score: 1

    A 1% return is likely to be above inflation. Also the kid has no choice, it was declared treasure, which means that it will be available for sale to a museum at the appraised value. In any case, because it is split 50-50 finder-landowner he wouldn't be able to keep it unless he could also agree with the landowner.

  7. Re:I found it: on Verizon Wants To Share Your Personal Information · · Score: 2, Informative
    In typical legalese fashion the letter contains contradictions:

    Unless you provide us with notice that you wish to opt out within 30 days of us providing notice to you in your bill or through the mail, we will assume that you give us the right to share your CPNI with the authorized companies as described above.

    Q4. How do I give my consent to share CPNI? A. Unless you provide us with notice that you wish to opt out within 45 days of receiving this letter, we will assume that you give us the right to share your CPNI with the authorized companies described above.

    Its only a 50% difference after all.

  8. Re:oh god no on Should Obama Give Stimulus To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    So why is fire a basic need but health care isn't? Even though fires can spread, so can many diseases, so should the government work to prevent contagious diseases? What about curing those diseases before they can spread?

  9. Re:Immunizations aren't 100% on Court Rules Autism Not Caused By Childhood Vaccine · · Score: 1

    The term is Herd Immunity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity.

  10. Re:A victory for sanity. on Court Rules Autism Not Caused By Childhood Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Given how long it takes a vaccine to go to market it isn't surprising. Varicella vaccine was invented in the 70's yet was only released in '95. Hepatitis B vaccination is also probably within the last 30 years. I know it wasn't around when I was a baby. HPV you already know. Thats just from my memory.

  11. Re:Optionally on Barack Obama Sworn In As 44th President of the US · · Score: 1

    Yes, but whites were barred as well, they had 'the same rights' to marry someone of their own race. If you consider that forcing one to marry within their 'race' (which is biologically meaningless, but in many cases gender isn't clear cut) unfair then why should a male not be able to marry the same people as a female or vice-versa?

  12. Re:Which study do you believe? on Firstborn Get the Brains · · Score: 1

    However, he only did this with help of Bean who wasn't the first born. Granted Bean also helped Ender, Ender was the one who came up with the decisive move.

  13. Re:Eta Carinae Next? on Massive Star Burps, Then Explodes · · Score: 1

    We can't be affected by this until the light reaches us. If it blew up 1000 years ago in our frame of reference, then there is some velocity at which an observer will see today happening here before the star explodes. If the light has had time to reach us, then there is no velocity in which that will occur. However, in the case of the mother, the distance between him and his mother is quite small, so she isn't dead until the light has time to reach him (ie if it is a distance ct away, time t)

  14. Re:"Why didn't I think of that?" on Upside Down Phone Patent · · Score: 1

    The patent was filed beforehand though. So it wasn't prior art at the time of filing (or inventing).

  15. Re:You've missed it. on MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents · · Score: 1

    Which is going to be annoying when their friends (as 12 year olds have occasionally) are over and log into their myspace to check their messages (it isn't that unlikely particularly if they came straight over from their school. The other kids parents now receive updates forever on what the other kid says about themselves.

  16. Re:Efficiency? on Flexible, Plastic Sheets of Power · · Score: 1

    But if it also reduces the number of devices (phone chargers and the like) drawing small amounts of power when not in use it may be better for the environment.

  17. Re:the Death Penalty in the US on 2006's Bill of Wrongs · · Score: 1

    The main problem is that there isn't enough resources for those who get sentenced to life or life without parole. That is you won't have people looking for ways to clear you unless you have your own money. Whereas lawyers for those on death row (and with all appeals you have a fair time to go) are a dime a dozen.

  18. Re:Not just old, but wrong too on Professor Comes Up With a Way to Divide by Zero · · Score: 1

    That would be correct if the UK used Month/Day/Year instead of Day/Month/Year.

  19. Re:Prices and Inflation on Verisign Retains .com Control Until 2012 · · Score: 1

    Actually inflation needs to be considered over all 7 years. Assuming they will always increase the price at the first possible opportunity then at the max it will be 19% but that drops back down to 9% increase after the 7 years.

  20. Re:Boo fucking hoo on MySpace CoFounder Says Purchase Was A Scam · · Score: 1

    $327 million quickly seems smaller when you think about those who hold a few shares in the company.

  21. Re:i just wrote an article about this at kuro5hin. on Geologists Angry About New 'Pluton' Definition · · Score: 1

    Surface area would probably be just an arbitrary. Why be a neat fraction of Earths mass. It is as arbitrary as a planet must have a radius greater than or equal to that of Pluto or something else. Solar Termination shock isn't that bad, although something else would be needed. Ultimately however, it is of no great importance what is called a planet and what isn't it, the planets themselves don't seem to particularly care much.

  22. Re:So funny on Dark Matter Exists · · Score: 1

    You are assuming that with knowledge comes compassion which isn't correct. We could house everyone, however, housing everyone where they want with the conditions they want is a different matter.

  23. Re:Drugs are no help on Psychopharm Going 'Mainstream' In Schools? · · Score: 1

    True but there is other benefits to it such as quicker recall. I couldn't remember any of my first year linear mathematics course at the end of last year but this year when it was expanded on I had much greater recall then I thought. You might not be able to remember the specifics but that is of little consequence in most areas.

  24. Infomercials on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Will flags be constantly on during infomercials? Since they don't have ads throughout it could be quite a problem if channel surfing and you stumble across one.

  25. Re:GREAT! on Graffiti Game Banned in Australia · · Score: 2, Informative

    Spray paint is 18+, some stores had other codes voluntairly before that however. Knives and knife blades are only 16+ however.