Comment Re:Much worse (Score 1) 1010
I agree. Still, there's something about the "Young Earth" creationists that gives me the willies. The Intelligent Design folks are a lot more fun to argue with, at least.
Comment Re: "Good artists copy, great artists steal" (Score 1) 131
Zuckerberg is an artist?
Comment Re: Joking about serious things? (Score 1) 432
I don't think citing the bible as an accurate historical document is the best idea...
Comment Re:It sounds like more (Score 3, Informative) 143
If the business can't generate enough cash flow to pay the liability insurance bill, maybe the business shouldn't exist.
But if they can just go a couple of states over and not have to pay, they'd be crazy to stay.
Comment Re:Who cares? (Score 1) 354
[1] - I don't believe there actually is a tablet market. Just an iPad market. No one wants tablets, just something that makes them look cool and hip. Like everyone else.
I work in medicine. There's definitely a tablet market. We're not trying to look hip, trust me.
Comment Re:Who cares? (Score 1) 354
I have an eInk Kindle as well as an iPad. They're good for completely different things. I think the bigger concern as far as stealing customers will be with the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire, neither of which are eInk.
Submission + - What's Your College Major Worth?
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that with tuition rising and a weak job market everyone seems to be debating the value of a college degree, but Anthony P. Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, says talking about the bachelor's degree in general doesn't make a whole lot of sense, because its financial payoff is heavily affected by what that degree is in and which college it is from. For the first time, researchers analyzed earnings based on 171 college majors and the differences are striking: For workers whose highest degree is a bachelor's, median incomes ranged from $29,000 for counseling-psychology majors to $120,000 for petroleum-engineering majors but the data also revealed earnings differences within groups of similar majors. Within the category of business majors, for instance, business-economics majors had the highest median pay, $75,000 while business-hospitality management earned $50,000. The study concludes that while there is a lot of variation in earnings over a lifetime, all undergraduate majors are worth it, even taking into account the cost of college and lost earnings with the lifetime advantage ranging from $1,090,000 for Engineering majors to $241,000 for Education majors. “The bottom line is that getting a degree matters, but what you take matters more," (PDF) concludes Carnevale,"
Comment Re:WTF (Score 1) 709
The competition between Comcast and whoever else may be scant in some areas, but it does exist.
Depends on your definition of competition. There are PLENTY of areas in the US where there is essentially only one provider of high speed internet. If that single provider decides to throttle your connection, no amount of complaining is going to help when they know you have nowhere else to go.
Comment Re:SWEET SUCCESS (Score 3, Informative) 260
Too bad this won't do anything for emphysema.
Comment Re:Vodka (Score 1) 770
I prefer to think of Windows 7 as the Obama of operating systems.
The first African-American OS?
Comment Re:Then the terrible reality sinks in... (Score 1) 150
thank you obligatory snow crash reference man, you beat me to it.
Comment Re:Grand Central (Score 1) 199
It's Google Voice now. You may need to re-apply.
Comment Re:Why Apple won't tolerate Quo (Score 1) 296
Some people would argue that Linux is a superior OS to Windows. Not only that, it's also cheaper (free!) and is made for off-the-shelf computers. However, I don't see it beating out MS anytime in the near future.
Comment Re:Why Apple won't tolerate Quo (Score 1) 296
That's the truth. Just look at the Apple community's reaction to news that WalMart might start carrying Macs.
New Mac Clone Maker 'Quo' To Open Retail Store 296
bughunter writes "Cnet is reporting that Mac clone maker Quo Computer plans to open its first retail location, selling Mac clones, on June 1st. To start, Quo will offer three desktop systems: the Life Q, Pro Q, and Max Q. While details of the components are not yet available, founder Rashantha De Silva said they are looking at Apple's system configurations for guidance. Pricing has also not been finalized on the desktop machines, but the company is looking to start pricing at less than $900. While Quo is starting off with the desktop machines, De Silva said it is looking at offering an Apple TV-like media server and a smaller computer similar to the Mac Mini. He acknowledges that Quo will likely face opposition from Apple, much like Psystar. 'They probably will (sue us),' De Silva said. 'There are others doing this, but we have a different attitude. There are thousands of people in the "Hackintosh" market, but many of them are creating bad products. I don't think anyone wins in that environment.'"
