Absolutely. The best rental place I ever experienced was That's Rentertainment in Urbana, Illinois. A huge, constantly changing clientele coupled with a selection of movies that still can't be beat by any online service is still a winning combination. Throw in the brick and mortar charm (staff picks, daily specials, and even equipment rental) and it's still the thing I miss most about living out there.

Start with the first series of the modern production (Christopher Eccleston) and go forward, and intersperse it with some stories from the classic series. For the classic episodes I don't think it's necessary to go in totally perfect order, but try to go in Doctor order to get a sense of the show's progression.

I just bought a Nokia back in May after a few weeks looking at the available options because, and this was the primary criteria, it worked the best as a phone. The sound quality was superb and reception was excellent. The smart-ness off the phone was a distant third in priority, behind the usability of the phone and the usability of the camera (in my job it's handy to be able to take site photos at any time).

So far I like what I see.

A lot of older theatrical lighting consoles still need the 3.5" floppy for backup purposes. You'll often find that older equipment in schools that haven't got the budget to buy a newer console (or have to make the budgetary choice of new console vs. the spring play).

Only the one with a bobble hat and glasses is the real sub.

This is interesting, but it doesn't seem to match what I have seen.

Last week, as an experiment I switched the (Sing-Tel) SIM in my unlocked iPhone (purchased in Singapore unlocked) with one from another company (M1). It worked straight away. I actually made a call to test. I certainly didn't log into itunes.... Admittedly I was in Australia at the time, so there may have been something to that (perhaps the global roam overrides the lock?) but I would have thought it would have made it less likely to work, not more....

So what gives?

Not to troll, but I had a similar experience that I fixed by uninstalling Firefox in favor of Midori, although it looks like I may be giving this Uzbl thing mentioned in another article a spin shortly. I'm not sure whether there's legitimacy to the Firefox devs' complaints about X, but I don't really care if there are browsers out there that don't bring my whole system to a halt to load a webpage.

You know what I learned from "team" projects in college? Just do the whole damned thing yourself if you want any shot at passing.

Obviously, when you are in a position of authority, you will know to not hire those people.

I have learned in my working life (I'm 51, and have always had a job since the age of 15) that one does not work in isolation, and the people who do best are people who surround themselves with competent and trusted colleagues: teams, essentially. The team can be: Program director, project manager A, project manager B, project A programmers 1, 2, and 3, project B programmers 1, 2, 3, QA staff 1, 2, 3, Office Admin. - about a dozen people. How did programmer B3 get on the team? Because programmer B1 knew him in university, and knows he does good work. QA dude #2 is there because lead QA 1 was hired by project manager A who was in a school play with QA 1 and knows what kind of a critical mind he has.

It goes on from there.

Your critique, while interesting, and certainly valuable, is far off the mark of the Real World. We are a social species and our social administration is always done by people working with people. You can be the lone programmer, but if you need your entry badge renewed, you better be nice to the Admin. You can be the lone programmer, but if you're a dick, you will go from one project to another, and will be consistently passed over by the better connected and more socially adept programmers.

THAT is the real world - it is not one of individuals - it is one of societies of individuals. With humans, it is not the individual who is fittest, but the group that is fittest...

And these groups form at a young age and continue through life. Young people should nurture these relationships and develop tight social networks. It can mean the difference between a daily grind and a worthwhile vocation.

RS

The RSC (the funny one) is a three man company originally formed in California in the early 80's. They cite Tom Stoppard's "Fifteen Minute Hamlet" as an inspiration to their work. Also, check out MacHomer for the funniest interpretation of Shakespeare's Scottish play you will find.