He didn't say a single corner of a room. He said his house. That's probably big enough to not be too bored, even for a relatively intelligent bird.

People limit pets' movement all the time. Dogs go on leashes or are stuck inside the house. Same with cats, often. We have 2 rabbits. They have to stay inside their pen when not accompanied by humans. Our tortoise has to stay inside its terrarium. Our fish may not swim in the ocean. I'm sure the rabbits would love to run around outside or even all over the house chewing on whatever they can, but it's not safe for them (predators, cars, electrocution), and it's not safe for our stuff. So maybe you're saying nobody should keep pets, but that's a different argument.

The Apple Store.

I know! Babies are so DUMB!

You can't talk to Professor Obvious like that! Guy's got his PhD and everything! What've you got! No respect, the kids these days!

special effects
plural noun
illusions created for movies and television by props, camerawork, computer graphics, etc.

Source: New Oxford American Dictionary

Perhaps a watch that kept time more accurately would have been nice. 15 minutes off is pretty bad.

Yeah!

The game is a plugin. The point is that matchmaking and all non-gameplay related stuff is handled through the browser, which reduces the code and the amount of time between thinking "I'd like to play a game" and being in a server.

Good 'ole Jack. ' could be... assh? guacam?

My home server is called Jose, just because I don't know anyone named Jose. My old PC was Lando. Laptop: MaxximumLazer.

They'd have to work harder than their first semester either way. The point is that at a certain point (which was given as 20 percent), you'd have to get 100% on everything to even pass. Nobody is really expected to do 100%. Sure, some kids are able to do it, but it can't be an expectation. As for the comment about jobs that make minimum wage look like CEO pay compared to what they will be able to get, I suppose you could find work for under minimum wage, somewhere, but it's minimum for a reason. Even mentally handicapped people can get jobs if they want them, minimum wage or otherwise. But as for coddling resulting in people being unable to do basic math or read well, it's possible, but I don't think this is the same thing. This will still be failing people who can't read. This still fails people who can't do math. It only rewards people who pick things up, meaning that they *did* learn the necessary skills, but a bit late.