Depending on what it is made out of, I'd lean towards something like #2 birshot or a little bigger and into the B, BB, T or F sizes... much bigger and then you get into buckshot sizes.

Why? Takes 5 or 6 pellet hits to break a skeet clay with #7.5, 8, or 9 shot at a max distance of 30 yards. But they break real easy if you drop one on hard ground/concrete from 4 feet up.

So, I'd sacrifice some pattern density and go for the larger shot which will carry more NRG to the target.

Ah, go for the 2lb (1/2 gauge) punt gun and launch 5lbs of BB sized shot each time you pull the lanyard/trigger

Not only that, but segregating the lower end from the middle and the middle from the higher end (assuming you have enough kids in each grade to do this).

Why hold back the top 25%, or pass on the bottom 25% to get them out of your way, and teach everything to the middle 50%? Put the top quarter and bottom quarters into their own classes, let the smart ones excel and move forward, get more help going for the lower ones...

shotshells are a lot less. around 5.50 for a box of 25. at least for 12 and 20 gauge. 16, 28 and 410 run a lot more but most folks who shoot a lot of these will reload to save money

And if you run nmap against my Samsung TV, it reports that it is running Linux. Youtube, BBC channel, all sorts of sports stuff, Hulu plus, Netflix, etc. are all built into it.

But in some areas, what your position title is or key words in it control what pay grade you fall in. So position title is not always what is printed on your business card or what you put in your .signature

This. At a community college, where courses in IT typically don't transfer up to a 4 year school, the only requirements to teach are knowing the content and maintaining a heartbeat.

Adjunct pay isn't fantastic (I get about $2k per semester for a 3 credit class, works out to about 25/hr for in class and grading/prep time) but it is income, and if you can land a full time position pay goes up dramatically.

So then gen-ed stuff should be at a lower cost... often times it is, and available thru community colleges (or renamed former community colleges).

$300 for ENC1101 at Santa Fe, vs. $600 at UF ...

Hrm...

There were similar probs with paper votes in Athens Tn in 1946. Had a much more serious outcome. google "battle of athens"

Certainly will... but my current vid card (since that is the blob I referenced earlier and you are now) is a 5 year old nvidia card... when it no longer meets my needs, I certainly will be replacing it, and open source-ness of the drivers will take a large part of the accounting... but when I bought it was "do i want it working and a blob, or just basic 2d support and open"...

Heck I've got 2 I'll sell for $25 each ... local pick up only or you pay my time to pack and drive to a shipping place as well as actual shipping cost.

But then, for some of us, we run Linux and/or use other Open Source software because of cost, stability, feature sets, and the fact that it meets our needs. While the Free part is nice, it is an ideal, and if using a binary blob (that has never caused a system issue for me) on my desktop system so I can play Xonotic, Urban Terror, the original Quake, etc. in 3d with decent frame rates is what is required, I personally don't mind. But then, that is *my* needs/wants/desires, for my machines.

If you use Linux/BSD/Hurd/whatever because of the ideals behind F/OSS then perhaps not being able to do a few of those things or not being able to do them well is an acceptable price for you. I sort of pay that price by not using Windows and not having access to the latest/greatest games - but then, I'm also probably a little more productive without them, and I certainly have a few more dollars in my bank account. Again, my choice - and having choices is what the Freedom is really about.

And yes, I do know who I'm replying to, and I have great appreciation and respect for what Bruce, Linus, RMS, ESR, et al have done for the computing world while working to bring their ideas and ideals to life!

And what is he talkin' 'bout?

Some of us are still stuck on a Model M.

Connected via a DIN-9 to PS2 to USB series of adapters.... and I have 2 spares in my garage should my original ever die.

Which is why the CISSP certification is in such high demand....