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Comment Re: That's my problem (Score 3, Informative) 141

The subscription services are worth about double or triple what I used to spend on music.

The "radio" (hand picked, and automatic), and the music exploration features additionally have value.

I used to spend about $5/month for music (from ages 23 -30 or so, before then it was more, since then, subscription service, also more), I happily pay $10 for the subscription.

It seems unlikely they'll go much lower, unless they cut deals with the cell phone carriers or some such, though I suspect you could be correct, the optimum price could be a little bit lower (or higher too, I'd guess).

Comment Re: Real banner week for the TSA... (Score 1) 166

I almost wouldn't mind the tax payers paying, and flight being a public good, like trains, but actually flight cost went up. Though also, I am pretty sure I pay the tsa as a line item on flights.

What I'm more cautious about is the definition of links to terrorism. I am more skeptical of the fact that any of these people are risks, than the sloppiness f the tsa. Even though we know the tsa can't even find a weapon.

Comment Re: Social mobility was killed, but not this way (Score 1) 1032

I'd go as far to say, of you have to pay for a phd, the school assumes your output as a student isn't going to be worth having you around, and you will be a burden.

Many schools have money for promising phd students, because they benefit from reputation of good students, and in more STEM type things, actual research done.

Granted, I only know a few people that got phd's over the last decade, but the ones that went to good schools all were paid 20-40k/year to go. They had to teach a couple classes for the money too

Also, in response to some comments I read above. A phd is not about getting an education, it is about creating knowledge.

A master's is about mastery, but phd is about extending the thinking in a field (IMO).

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