P-II with 640k RAM? That is one hard to find configuration. During the Pentium 2 age the normal ram is 32-128megs of ram.

For 640k you probably would be using an 8088-286.

Notepad type of programs when printing send raw text.
The more advanced word processors sush as word perfect and word for DOS send additional print commands.
The bad cable may not been able to pickup the extra commands.
Or more likely the printing from word, had the port speed set a little faster then the bad cable can handle.
I wonder what would happen if you printed a J

Being hungry, while working with industrial equipment can lead to dangerious mistakes.
I wouldn't make a diet from it, but it is better then starving.

There are a lot of factors.
1. States that allow fracking normally republican, also poorly implement the ACA/Obama Care so they can get political points to show that it doesn't work.
2. Increase in blue collar industrial jobs. The reason why these jobs get paid a bit more is to compensate for increased risk. Now that could be from people who are working in many other fields.
3. Population shift. Families move out, high risk taker single guys come in, with heavy drinking.

That is just a few on the top of my head.

This has been going on for over a decade, after Clinton near the end of his term expanded H1B for IT workers, near the tail end of the tech bubble.
At the time there was a bit of a shortage, but schools were filled with tech student waiting to get into these new tech job.
Then the bubble popped.
The market was over saturated and we had the H1B laws in place, and the infrastructure that was built allowed people to work from where ever is cheaper (India, China...)
Now the companies are still crying shortage, but it isn't that much of a shortage, it is the fact that they need to hire skilled employees in their cost centers, where usually with the exception of finance, they can hire any slob to do the job.

The assumption is that the plastic from the oceans can be successfully recycled to the right quality product.
Not to sound anti-environmental but these issues are often far more complex.

Normally...
Plastic is slippery when wet
Plastic is brittle when cold
Plastic melts in heat
Plastic is flammable

Plastic is a more uniformed structure while asphalt is more jumbled. This jumbled makes it more complex and backups its own downsides.

Plastic would be more resistant to potholes then normal material.
Being water proof and is a better insulator.
However what I see as a big problem is the ground shifting then knocking out a whole road unit with a plow. Unless the decide to keep them heated so you don't need to plow

So the science for global warming is right, however the science for GMO is part of some conspiracy?

Not that easy.
You have your body part, however you live your life in pain with reduced ability. Or get an prosthetic which your can regain more mobility with less pain.
I have seen people with prosthetic limbs and not just athletes, they move around as well as we do and you may not notice an issue until you see the prosthetic.

Journalists have a tendency to try to get people to break the law to get the story.
A lot of the time when there is a "No comment" it isn't because they don't want to give their side it is because they are not allowed to.
Say a case where a school teacher had injured a student. The teacher or other school employees can't state to the media that the "victim" was a known gang member, or was high on drugs and normal means wouldn't work. If they stated any of that to the media they would be fired.
Same things she you try to interview a hospital about the status of a patient. They won't give you any details because of HIPAA.
However journalists will often lie "HIPAA doesn't cover Criminals/public figures" trying to get get the person to give the information.

So instead of a controlled change of genetics, you give it a dose of radiation to allow a random genetic mutations.

So unlike the risk of say breading an aggressive dog with a strong and powerful dog.
Breading traits can be just as dangerous. That pest resistant fruit is giving out poisons to kill the pests can have a negative effect on a person too.

Streaming isn't the same as a live performance. You may hear the difference on a CD or Vinal if you have a good set of speakers.
But let's face it. Most of us myself included (with a minor in music from a prestigious music school) really doesn't put the attention to listen to these finer points in music of a song we heard hundreds of times before. Unless you are more then a casual fan.

That guy who's songs are on the AM radio stations, usually the ones that are nearly out of range.