Once upon a time I thought?

[KBU2]

Add what you thought that should be that wasn't?

 

[Hadron]

That the human race would be capable of placing its survival above the short term profits of a few...

 

[Deleted User]

That the human race would be capable of placing its survival above the short term profits of a few...

What made you think that?

 

[dontpanicbobby]

That PDAs and Smartphones would have 3D holographic projection by 2010.

 

[psionandy]

That Symbian would be the mobile operating system of choice*






*See also palm, linux, windows mobile, window phone

 

[lunatic59]

That earning $25K a year would be living high off the hog, not just above the poverty level.

 

[lunatic59]

And while were at it ...

A college education was the road to success, not 20 years of debt.

 

[KBU2]

And while were at it ...

A college education was the road to success, not 20 years of debt.

Damn you wrote a mouthful then my friend!!!

 

[lunatic59]

I just read an article about my Alma Mater "suffering" from dwindling enrollment. All they talked about was curriculum and recruitment, but nothing about lowering tuition so undergraduates didn't end up $50k in the hole when they graduate.

 

[Deleted User]

I just read an article about my Alma Mater "suffering" from dwindling enrollment. All they talked about was curriculum and recruitment, but nothing about lowering tuition so undergraduates didn't end up $50k in the hole when they graduate.

Those college professors have to eat y'know
Head of Bristol Uni was paid £468,000 per year, PLUS rent free house and complimentary car. It took a public outcry for things to change. Yet students graduate with a huge debt, as Universities levy the maximum allowed tuition fees.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-42708001

 

[lunatic59]

Those college professors have to eat y'know

It's tough when you only make $138k* and have to work 6 hours a day for 9 months out of the year. I don't know how they do it.

*Average salary for a Penn State Univ. Professor.