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Nintendo Wii should not be considered a form of exercise. Had a good laugh over some the comments, pro and con. With this reasoning maybe we should also consider it a disease as well : Wii (any console type system) is highly addictive, as an addiction it has problems and potential side-effects, and many addictio

The U.S. should convert to the metric system. I have been saying this for years ... our culture is so deep into this archaic piece of crap we call a "measuring system" that I don't see how we could ever change. It would take a mandatory federal law or an act of God to make it happen, maybe after all

Mac OS X is the best operating system for the average user. "Average" is a pretty loose term. I used to run about, sometimes for pay sometimes not, helping folks in their home with their hardware and software needs. Many people had no clue what to do when something went wrong, maybe 90% of them. It really didn't m

The rise of portable media does contribute to social isolation. I think this is in reference to pervasive computing trends of the last five years or so, that is, deploying and interconnecting a wide range of devices across all sectors of society, whether it is in the home, school or business. This question also begs t

If a nuclear weapons program is discovered in Iran, I would not support a preemptive military strike. Absolutely NOT! They already have an enrichment program that will in time be able to produce a nuclear device, in maybe 8 to 10 years. I'm more concerned about Pakistan: if the Muslim extremists manage to gain control of it's government, they have a ready

Cell phones should be banned in public schools. in the classroom itself, many devices are: radios, dvd players, cd players, tv's ... cell phones do so much today, they have become all those and more. they should be banned to allow students to focus on the task at hand: learning. Distractions have alway

Violent video games contribute to violent behavior. According to recent studies in the US, Canada and Europe they do contribute. (e.g., see the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor). For about a century now, psychologists have been sa

There should be a permanent moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access. What's next? surfing? walking? running? blowing up balloons? taxing sunshine? air? how about free electrons or gamma radiation? sneezing? the internet is not a physical thing established as an entity in one place or at one time. It should be supported as

Technological advancements tend to improve human life. The operative word here is "tend" and so I have to agree they "tend" to improve our quality of life. In actuality it all depends on how that technology is perceived and ultimately used by the masses that determines it's impact on human life. Take cell pho

Computer literacy is not an important qualification for the presidency. Not in and of itself. "computer literacy" is like a minefield filled with those little shitty VS-50's to huge anti-tank mines. I think it is to the point where it is almost as important as knowing how to read and write. We are not quite there yet, as 25%

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