This,the after taste, plus the negative health effect of artificial sweeteners is more than enough reason for me to steer clear of diet. While the calories may be cut, I would rather cut down on my soda intake and get the real thing.
I wonder what he could have accomplished with the resources we have today. He was so far ahead of his time and accomplished so much - I wonder how he managed to find time for everything. We owe him a lot.
If only BB would create a phone with a keyboard and touch screen, they would really have a killer phone. I love the Palm Pre hardware, but am not sure I want to jump OS's yet.
Ok, it may not be a perfect, or even a close to perfect parallel, but it does get the point across. I for one am guilty of spending way to much time running around doing stuff instead of stopping and spending time processing what really matters. A mental "defrag" if you will.
"* Both are premium products at premium prices, designed against disposability. A BMW motorcycle and an Apple computer will typically outlast 2-3 of the average competitor's products, while costing about 1.5x as much."
I disagree with this. While the design of the a macbook is nicer than any other laptop I can think of, I had to replace the motherboard, optical drive, wrist rest, LCD panel, trackpad, and webcam before it was three years old. Granted I did use it extensively, but I don't think that my usage would have destroyed a Dell latitude or Lenovo Thinkpad any quicker. In fact, I am expecting my current Dell E6500 to last longer than may macbook did.
Could someone explain why you would want to retweet? I am not a regular user of twitter, but it would seem to me that retweeting just adds to the noise. Aren't you supposed to tweet original stuff, or is it all about trying to get a topic to trend?
This place is beautiful, I love people who aren't afraid to be practical, even when it isn't popular. The view overlooking the trees must be breath taking. I'd love to visit the place.
I wonder if you would end up with tax issues when doing this? As a US citizen would I pay tax abroad, or in the US, how difficult would it be to get the requisite visa, and most importantly, how many idea spots have fiber internet?
Basically what they are proposing is the system of education currently in use in Germany. Once you hit high school you have the choice of preparing for a white or blue collar job. Blue collar jobs gets you out of school and into an apprenticeship at 15 or 16, white collar gets you into high school, or further education at least.
That would be great if they actually come up with smart receptacles that transmit power usage to your phone. I think that would be an effective way to cut down on power usage - if the receptacles themselves didn't consume too much power...