can't really have it both ways... of course the deep pockets can pay more for more revenue-generating spectrum, what else is new?

So much foolishness... some workers pay $150/mo for parking at work, so those with "free" parking have to pay taxes on it? all those personal calls on company phones? some places have pay toilets, so I have to pay taxes on the men's room?, spring water at the fountain and free wifi? leave it alone... geesh...

I think I'm dating myself, but I took a typing class during a summer in high school... probably 35 years ago. I'm sure it helped my speed and accuracy greatly.
I don't think kids take typing classes anymore, do they? I haven't heard of anyone taking such a class for decades... perhaps we need a poll for this... :)
It would seem that most people are now happy with either the all thumbs approach or the right index finger approach to typing (depending on whether one has a qwerty phone for texting, or an iphone...)

less greed? I doubt it...

proper labor relations?
you mean that workers are crammed into sweat shops, making $1/hr or less, no benefits or health insurance/care, sleep on cots and don't see their families for a month at a time... Here is where the real difference is...

you don't get it... bulk rate (junk mail) mail SUBSIDIZES regular (e.g. 1st class mail), not vice versa. If you reduce or eliminate junk mail, USPS revenue would plummet and 1st class rates would probably have to jump by 5X just to break even...

ditto on the Netflix issue... no more 2 per week... Blockbuster had "solved" this problem in a similar way by allow you to drop off rentals at BB stores and that counts as a return -- new disc is shipped out the next day. I was able to do 3 per week with BB. It would be great if Netflix allowed a similar system, perhaps by the "trusted" method you suggest. But since Netflix is looking to kill its DVD-by-mail service anyways, I doubt they will lift a finger to solve this new problem...

I have gotten items shipped from China to US for the same price as local US mail...

the thing is, when you get something from China, the "postage" or shipping cost that you are paying is just the part from China to a US port. Then the USPS is obligated to deliver it from int'l port to your US doorstep for FREE. No doubt sending mail within China is cheaper than within the US... the price of cellphones is cheaper in China too... but you can't simply compare the ebay shipping cost from China>US to US>US... it isn't a Chinese postman that delivers your Chinese pens and knickknacks to your US door...

"Every other version. Windows 3 sucked less than DOS (which was still used by Windows 1.0)."

mmm.... DOS was still used by Win95, 98, 98se and ME. And Windows 3.0 sucked so much that it is highly debatable that it sucked less than DOS itself. Very, very few people liked or used Win3.0. Most people stayed at Win2.1 until 3.1 came out.

My 85yo mom's 10yo laptop was dying so she asked for a new laptop. Her #1 complaint was that it was hard to see the screen of the old laptop. So I bought her a cheap ($450) large screen laptop (17"). She is very happy. No tablet can address the aging eyesight issue better than a large screen device...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s_BqdZrUbE (barfing barbie)

Recall the existence of all those xenon arc bulbs in photo flash and strobe lights and the answer is obvious...

I suppose this announcement kills the future continued usage of all of my WM6.x phones... no more wireless calendar sync for them (which is essential for me)...

uh... because the update is FIVE GB in size, and with some people's connections, can take hours to download and install. A broken connection within these HOURS, not just a few minutes, can brick the Wii U. Seems like they should have just sent out/distributed update discs instead...

what's this mean about various versions of Android using ext4? I think I just flashed my tablet to use ext4 (ugh)... really don't want corruption my tablet...

ugh, and I suppose you want SSN's to be like DNS, and invoice numbers to be like DNS too...complete with tinyurl's to shortcut around the very thing you think is great about DNS...

sometimes numbers are just easier