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Comment Re:Generational gap (Score 3, Interesting) 335

Agreed. In some ways you can see this happening today - what if 30 years ago a presidential candidate admitted pot smoking? What if a presidential candidate today claimed NEVER to have done it? Would you believe them?

Same is true here. The enlightened employers will get the energetic, creative young people who were willing to get out there and enjoy their lives, not the ones who wear tin-foil hats and button up their sweaters before going out for the day.

Comment Re:It's an experiment now? (Score 1, Insightful) 1078

Mod parent up. While I completely agree that the punishment here is beyond stupid, this is no more a science experiment than many of the stunts that we all pulled as teenagers. Does it teach something about chemistry? Sure, but this is more a case of "hey, I heard that when you put this, this and this in a bottle and screw the cap on, you better run like hell!"

Trip to the principal's office and maybe a couple days of suspension, or, a more creative principal would require the student to write a 5 page essay on the chemistry involved in what she did.

Comment Hammers and Nails (Score 2) 200

Yeah, this definitely feels like a case of "When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail".

WiFi meshes like crap. Your first responders will spend valuable time just trying to get their devices to work. While your volunteer situation is well understood, and your budget is probably pretty low, don't ask people to depend on consumer stuff for this sort of thing. A trunk radio system (and one that is not too highly loaded) or something similar is highly recommended.

Comment Re:Money Does Trickle Down (Score 0) 696

Where I come from, the word "trickle" is defined:
trickle (trkl)
v. trickled, trickling, trickles
v.intr.
1. To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream.
2. To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit: The audience trickled in.
v.tr.
To cause to trickle.
n.
1. The act or condition of trickling.
2. A slow, small, or irregular quantity that moves, proceeds, or occurs intermittently.

So, yeah, what the wealthy are getting in waves, the rest of the economy is getting in drops. Boy, that'll stimulate things!

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