I had a college roommate from Hong Kong for a couple years. He specifically asked for an American roommate, and I think we both benefited from the exchange. His English was far better than most of his friends after that…
I think electing people from a wider range of backgrounds (instead of mostly lawyers) would be advantageous. Having some scientists, teachers, and many other educated professions, who can share their diverse…
There's definitely been (at least in my anecdotal experience) a split between the larger malls and the small/medium size ones. The larger malls are still enough of a draw (with lots of shopping, dining, and…
I still remember my first 'data' medium on my first computer was cassette tapes, the same ones used for regular audio. Dear God they were slow... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Datasette
The only time I imagine myself living in a big city again (I'm originally from Queens, NYC) is when I visit Montreal. Beautiful city, efficient immaculately clean subways compared to any city I've been in. If I weren't…
Removal of the plugin may be increasingly common among technical users, but I don't think many average users are removing it. The thing that is really killing it is deprecation by browsers (click-to-play initially).
Sounds like Seattle (and many other cities) should consider doing the same thing that Vancouver did since it appeared to be effective.
The FDA put the burden of proof on companies to show that the antibacterial additives had a positive effect on health. This was not done for the hand soap, but was done for the toothpaste, where studies DID show a…
Because the US does not have well funded public television as the UK (the BBC) or Canada (the CBC) do. In the US, sadly, it is to the highest bidder that the broadcast & streaming rights go to. NBC paid $1.23 Billion…
It's definitely necessary for some people. I'm allergic to NSAIDs, though to differing degrees. Really bad hives (to the point of needing epinephrine) from aspirin, less severe reaction to naproxen. I can tolerate a…
I had a college roommate from Hong Kong for a couple years. He specifically asked for an American roommate, and I think we both benefited from the exchange. His English was far better than most of his friends after that…
I think electing people from a wider range of backgrounds (instead of mostly lawyers) would be advantageous. Having some scientists, teachers, and many other educated professions, who can share their diverse…
There's definitely been (at least in my anecdotal experience) a split between the larger malls and the small/medium size ones. The larger malls are still enough of a draw (with lots of shopping, dining, and…
I still remember my first 'data' medium on my first computer was cassette tapes, the same ones used for regular audio. Dear God they were slow... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Datasette
The only time I imagine myself living in a big city again (I'm originally from Queens, NYC) is when I visit Montreal. Beautiful city, efficient immaculately clean subways compared to any city I've been in. If I weren't…
Removal of the plugin may be increasingly common among technical users, but I don't think many average users are removing it. The thing that is really killing it is deprecation by browsers (click-to-play initially).
Sounds like Seattle (and many other cities) should consider doing the same thing that Vancouver did since it appeared to be effective.
The FDA put the burden of proof on companies to show that the antibacterial additives had a positive effect on health. This was not done for the hand soap, but was done for the toothpaste, where studies DID show a…
Because the US does not have well funded public television as the UK (the BBC) or Canada (the CBC) do. In the US, sadly, it is to the highest bidder that the broadcast & streaming rights go to. NBC paid $1.23 Billion…
It's definitely necessary for some people. I'm allergic to NSAIDs, though to differing degrees. Really bad hives (to the point of needing epinephrine) from aspirin, less severe reaction to naproxen. I can tolerate a…