Where I live it is a good night if I manage to see 6 stars in the sky at night, when I go to Wales where my grandparents have a house in the mountains, away from street lights and big buildings, I can see thousands. It just shows how much of a difference it makes whether or not we turn the lights off. I seriously see little point in always-on streetlights, we not have streetlights that come on when someone is there, and stay off otherwise. Sure it will be like those horror films where the lights are turning off behind you as you run down the road, but we will atleast see stars in the sky!
I dont think that it is the fact that people cant get jobs, more the fact that they want to get out of countries that are becoming more and more oppressive and untrustworthy everyday. I know that when i finish uni im going to want to leave the UK and live abroad, and im sure that the people who want to leave USA want to do it for the same reason.
Personally, this is my kinda thing. The screen may be a little obsessivly large, and I agree it needs a full sized keyboard, but it has all the features a geek could dream of (except maybe turning into a woman to cheer you up when it crashes). I currently use a 17" widescreen notebook/portable-computer/whatever, and its great because it does all the things a desktop does but its portable. I dont own a desktop (well one with all the parts left, and I know alot of people would do the same if they had one of these hefty things. If I hadnt spent so much on my notebook 6 months ago I'd consider this.
P.S. I reccon i could do with the weight training anywa;)
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But those of us who arent out walking will be able to see the stars, which was my point.
Where I live it is a good night if I manage to see 6 stars in the sky at night, when I go to Wales where my grandparents have a house in the mountains, away from street lights and big buildings, I can see thousands. It just shows how much of a difference it makes whether or not we turn the lights off. I seriously see little point in always-on streetlights, we not have streetlights that come on when someone is there, and stay off otherwise. Sure it will be like those horror films where the lights are turning off behind you as you run down the road, but we will atleast see stars in the sky!
My thoughts exactly.
I dont think that it is the fact that people cant get jobs, more the fact that they want to get out of countries that are becoming more and more oppressive and untrustworthy everyday.
I know that when i finish uni im going to want to leave the UK and live abroad, and im sure that the people who want to leave USA want to do it for the same reason.
Im going. been looking forward to it.
Havnt prebooked ticket though, hope the posting on slashdot wont get too many people there or I wont get in!
Personally, this is my kinda thing. The screen may be a little obsessivly large, and I agree it needs a full sized keyboard, but it has all the features a geek could dream of (except maybe turning into a woman to cheer you up when it crashes).
;)
I currently use a 17" widescreen notebook/portable-computer/whatever, and its great because it does all the things a desktop does but its portable. I dont own a desktop (well one with all the parts left, and I know alot of people would do the same if they had one of these hefty things.
If I hadnt spent so much on my notebook 6 months ago I'd consider this.
P.S. I reccon i could do with the weight training anywa