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Comment Re:At first I was about to disagree then I thought (Score 1, Insightful) 866

by chad.koehler (#41682111) Attached to: Parent Questions Mandatory High School Chemistry

Don't you feel that things like classic literature enrich your life? Even if it doesn't directly translate to a career? Frankly, I'm glad that I had the ability to experience things that weren't on the job training. You have 12 (or 13) years of mandatory school in the U.S., and probably 34-40 years of working. I'm glad that the first 20 years of my life weren't completely dedicated to my career.

Comment Re:Well...not so much (Score 5, Insightful) 2416

by chad.koehler (#40484633) Attached to: Supreme Court: Affordable Care Act Is Constitutional
Do you think part of this may be that the French and Swiss are on average much healthier than the typical U.S. citizen?  Since our average population is so incredibly unhealthy the overall risk to insurance companies is much higher, causing costs to rise for all involved.

I'm not stating this as a fact, but asking the question.

Comment Re:It's amazing how out of touch he is (Score 1) 713

by chad.koehler (#40373923) Attached to: David Lowery On the Ethics of Music Piracy
David Lowery suggests that the "ethical and legal" amount for ownership of those songs however is only $2139.50 (it's in the article, stated several times).  Unfortunately, David doesn't seem to understand that there is nowhere that the music is actually available at that price (approximately $.20 per song).

Comment The Moral Amount... (Score 3, Interesting) 713

by chad.koehler (#40373817) Attached to: David Lowery On the Ethics of Music Piracy
In this article David Lowery attempts to get readers on his side of the fence by discussing what would have needed to be paid to "ethically and legally" support the artists, specifically for the 11,000 songs that Emily White has in her collection.  His stated value for those songs, $2,139.50.

That is approximately $0.20 per song.  I think everyone would agree that is a fair price.  Unfortunately, there is nowhere that you can actually purchase music at anywhere near that price.

David Lowery suggests that $2,139.50 is fair, and yet then attempts to direct Emily to iTunes, where that collection would likely cost exactly $10,890, assuming an average cost of $0.99.

Comment Threaten a law suit (Score 2) 349

by chad.koehler (#39511831) Attached to: Student Expelled From Indiana High School For Tweeting Profanity
As someone who has dealt with the enormity of school idiocy, let me just state that a quick call to the family lawyer will get all this straightened right out.  If threatened with a law suit, the school will buckle.  Also, if this is what constitutes an expulsion these days, I never would have made it out of grade school.

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