Nivolk

What normal thing is part of a daily routine that we, the lowly public, wouldn't expect?

How can we get away from the false equivalency that the media does on nearly every subject? How can we encourage the media to stop it?

We see it everywhere - Global Warming, factual (supposedly) claims in politics, and many more. I understand giving time to a different opinion, but we should not be giving people an opinion to counter a fact.

Edit: removed bolding.

Late and probably buried.

Please tell someone, anyone, to make printers smarter. If I'm printing in B&W I don't need to install a new color cartridge.

If I'm scanning I don't need any cartridge.

It is a royal pain in the arse.

No but we do see former RIAA members being appointed to government positions. One step forward, and two back.

Even though one bill died, does not mean the war against fair use, reasonable copyright reforms, isn't still going on. It only takes a little bit of inattention and things like SOPA and worse will become law.

It needs to be carefully considered.

As a long term public good - you are absolutely correct, but in the short to medium term it is something that could harm potential employees.

To simplify it - if I who has a debt load due to school (all other debts assumed to be about equal for the argument) am competing against a new graduate without a similar debt load - it potentially makes them willing to work for a lower salary.

IF my debt load is $1000 a month vs their $0 - then they can be paid $12k less a year and live exactly the same, or better (due to progressive tax rates) as I would at a higher salary. And an employer may or may not see that as a large issue on an individual level but when looking at 5 or 10 employees with similar situations - that $12,000 multiplies quickly.

If we are going to challenge debt for higher education, this potentially needs addressed too, or there is a risk (maybe a small one) of those who are right in front of the beneficiaries becoming an economic lost generation.