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by HankSolo
2011-08-12 02:23am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Governor Good Hairs war on Universities
Replies: 31
Views: 4666

Re: Governor Good Hairs war on Universities

the money to keep the lights on has to come from somewhere. If 'keeping the lights on' is the priority then explain this; .. http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/sep/21/at-the-foot-of-the-ladder/ For a host of reasons — from economic efficiency to the need for full-time teachers for introductory ...
by HankSolo
2011-01-27 02:57am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Quote of the Week suggestions and feedback
Replies: 179
Views: 335798

Re: Quote of the Week suggestions and feedback

"The moral code, the moral compass of the state-controlled media is something to behold. Now, some of you may not know the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner hosted a state dinner last night (January 19) for Hu Jintao of China. Hu Jintao is holding the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner in prison in Chin...
by HankSolo
2011-01-17 04:39pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: BYOC: Should employees buy their own computers?
Replies: 29
Views: 3061

Re: BYOC: Should employees buy their own computers?

For anyone in an engineering or design field, they're plentiful. Good luck getting any kind of Autodesk product to run properly in a virtual environment. Oh, I know that, but nevertheless those kind of jobs are a relatively small minority of all corporate personal computer users. For most of the la...
by HankSolo
2011-01-04 01:57am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: NPR: Microfinance sours in India
Replies: 18
Views: 2712

Re: NPR: Microfinance sours in India

Suicides have been accompanying moneylenders for most of the last two centuries. Usually these loans are sought to meet living expenses or repay other loans, not generate further income. You don’t even need predatory practices for that to turn ugly. The frequent election promises of loan forgiveness...
by HankSolo
2011-01-01 02:24am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: There are 1.3 Billion Chinese. And they want Buicks.
Replies: 11
Views: 3100

Re: There are 1.3 Billion Chinese. And they want Buicks.

Personally I feel road/bridge tolls are better means of limiting and organizing traffic into cities. It doesn't penalize folks for the convenience of an automobile provided they make a reasonable effort to live close to their workplaces/schools/markets. So, doesn't it feel like a never ending battle...
by HankSolo
2010-12-14 12:09am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Looking for new graphics card
Replies: 14
Views: 1736

Re: Looking for new graphics card

It may be wise to wait a couple days till the 6970 is released and see if it puts any pressure on the GTX460.
by HankSolo
2010-12-09 09:50pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: TSA idiots cause diplomatic incident
Replies: 105
Views: 7854

Re: TSA idiots cause diplomatic incident

I wonder if the Indians will expel a diplomat in retaliation? The persons of ambassadors are supposed to be sacrosanct under international law. This is not the first time something like this has happened, though the last major infraction was by Continental Airlines, not the TSA directly. In that ca...
by HankSolo
2010-12-07 01:09am
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: The Hindu milk miracle
Replies: 5
Views: 1765

Re: The Hindu milk miracle

At the start of the 'miracle' in 1995, we had a local television channel demonstrate the same effect on an iron anvil at a workshop.
by HankSolo
2010-11-10 10:52pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Schools report finds ‘jaw-dropping’ gap for black boys
Replies: 83
Views: 6530

Re: Schools report finds ‘jaw-dropping’ gap for black boys

The white grade 8 NAEP reading score was 270. White males scored 267, so I'm guessing white females scored 273. Black males scored 238 versus 248 for black females. That's one third of the race gap right there. Why is there such a big difference between the boys and girls.