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Welcome to Your Crammed, Pricier College

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
I think college-level economics should be required to graduate from *high school*. (see comment)
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New $140K Hybrid School Bus Waits Silently For Children

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
You do realize, I hope, why seat belts aren't necessary? Think about it -- what is the purpose of seat belts in cars? Is it not to keep you from going through the windshield in a head-on collision? (yes, it is, because the belts lock up when they are adva … (see comment)
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Is Spell Check Creating a Generation of Dummies?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
how do you propose to pay them what you think they are worth? raise property taxes so high that nobody can pay them? Neither I nor you nor anyone that I know thinks that teachers don't deserve a monetary reward proportional to their importance and output … (see comment)
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Is Spell Check Creating a Generation of Dummies?

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
Actually, it's either "outweighs" or "out-weighs". Two words standing alone must both have their own meaning; if one does not, and only exists to change the meaning of the other, often the words need to be combined in some way. (I hope … (see comment)
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Is Spell Check Creating a Generation of Dummies?

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
except for this thing i'll refer to as "black culture" (because I know you know what I mean by it). A large portion of the black population buys into this lifestyle epitomized in rap music (among other things), but there are people of other race … (see comment)
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Is Spell Check Creating a Generation of Dummies?

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2009
well, the phonetic spellings would have to be made from the so-called General American Dialect -- that's the flavor used by people like TV news anchors. and as far as I can tell, such changes wouldn't be drastic. just a few words with pointless spelling ( … (see comment)
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F.lux changes your monitor's colors to help you sleep

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/22/2009
i have come to love this program because it makes computing so much easier on the eyes when you're on it into the wee hours. Today I've been on this thing for a good while, and short while ago, I realized that my eyes were feeling fatigued and that they'd … (see comment)
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Anti–Gay-Marriage Ad Sparks YouTube Revolt

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/15/2009
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 if you please. (see comment)
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Anti–Gay-Marriage Ad Sparks YouTube Revolt

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/15/2009
@Urrelles: yep, the New Testament is absolutely littered with other commands and examples than just those 3 things. however, the New Law was not made to be followed as a checklist. That's how the Old Law was made, and no human could follow it perfectly un … (see comment)
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Anti–Gay-Marriage Ad Sparks YouTube Revolt

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/15/2009
@bigbadgoat: Yes it is - just read Romans 1:27 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. (see comment)
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Anti–Gay-Marriage Ad Sparks YouTube Revolt

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/15/2009
@j0en: as a matter of fact, I do take all of those to heart that are from the New Testament, but the Old Law was done away with when Jesus died. (see comment)
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GOP Admits it "Owns" Fox

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/15/2009
true. but do you know why MSNBC keeps Olbermann on? because he *does* draw a certain crowd of viewers which seems to be sizable enough for them to put up with him basically bossing his bosses around. (Ever read "An Inconvenient Book"? It's in th … (see comment)
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11 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/30/2009
so given the type of item #1 is... does the Great Depression not belong somewhere on this list? (see comment)
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