France, at least.
Most people routinely use checks for rent, for instance.
In Belgium however, they haven't used a check in the last 15 or 20 years.

The real issue is that it's 2016 and checks are still actually used...

Yep, because chain gangs made sure that there was no crime, it's only in "polite societies" that there is crime...

Yeah, they own and operate the transport to get there, that doesn't make the station russian...

The US, Russia, and pretty much all the key members of the European Union, at the very least. China probably, and I would say India as well. That makes it pretty international, and not "Russian"...

Look up the acronym. Hint: the first word is "International"

The Nexus 4 is sold at near loss by google.
When sold by LG, its manufacturer, in Europe, it goes for exactly the same price as all the other smartphones, which is more expensive than the $600 I paid to support the Edge...

So, spying on every single communication in the US is "not really that bad"? So what kind of program would be bad?

Actually, in Greece, they use the Euro, so... Their money has not lost value...

I think you need to read the summary again. They are talking about TWO different sites...

How does thinking they are believing something stupid not mean you think less of them because of it?

I was not asking for anecdotal evidence, but for statistics, or at least the beginning of a credible number...

So, because most teachers don't have a degree in the subject they are teaching (do you have statistics on that highly precise number?), you think a parent, who most likely hasn't seen a classroom in the last 10 years (at the very least) and hasn't read anything on the subject taught in 20 could do better?

I have had my share of bad teachers, but there were definitely a lot more good teachers than bad ones, and pretty much none that simply "read the textbooks" to me...

I was pretty good in school, I have a history of very grades all through my education, most people would tell you I would make a very good teacher, but there's no way I could possibly teach all the subject in a child's program.

How many homeschooled kids have actually become scientists, in the last 20 years, for instance?

Yeah, because obviously most parents can teach all the subjects in school as well as specialized school teachers...

Hint: how many teachers do you know that have taught more than 2 subjects?

True, but I paid for the song, then I paid for the 3 or 4 storage medium that I use to store that file I already paid for.
Once again, as with DRM or unskippable ads, only the people who actually respect the law get the bad treatment. The rest of us buy our media in the countries where such a tax doesn't exist (Luxemburg, Andorra...)