Beavertail
Corruption on the scale of Mexico
Corporate Kleptocracy condoned by the state
Mayors stealing $750,000 a year
Brutal cops and security guards
Fixed elections and fraud everywhere
Agree to Disagree
Answer
1. Rock And Roll
2. Motion Pictures
3. The Marshall Plan for helping to rebuild the world economy after WWII.
4. US innovations in electronics (circuit breakers, integrated circuits, AC transformers, transistors, semi-conductors, microchips, etc)
5. US innovations in consumer electronics (washing machines, dish washers, dryers, electric lights, personal sewing machines, electric razors, electric toasters, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc.) [ok maybe Iâm getting ambivalent on this one]
6. The development of the modern public school system.
7. US innovations in electronic computing (ENIAC, IBM, the ABC calculator, Apple, etc.)
8. Proportional Representation (used only limitedly in the US, but key to many other world governments, and developed by US politicians in the late 1700s and early 1800s as strategies for allocating seats in congress to the states).
9. Airplanes
10. American private donations to international charities
11. Hand-held cameras (both Kodak and Polaroid)
12. Americaâs university system, especially for graduate education
13. Americaâs financial, military, and civilian support of the UN (including both public and private donors)
14. American contributions to medical technology, research and the FDA
15. Americaâs military participation in WWII
16. Jazz
17. Polio vaccination
18. The development of commercial telephones and cell phones
19. Video games
20. The US Space Program
21. Electric trains, trolleys and mass transit (we donât use âem enough ourselves anymore but we pioneered them for other nations)
22. Giving Europeans fleeing WWII a home
23. Decimal coinage
24. American contributions to modern written literature (Pynchon, Hunter S. Thompson, Virginia Woolf, Carl Sandberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, etc.)
25. American contributions to materials technology (nylon, vulcanized rubber, stryofoam, celluloid, bakelite, teflon, tupperware, etc.)
26. American contributions to sound recording technology (Phonographs, records and tape recordings, microphones, etc)
27. American contributions to television technology
28. The Panama Canal
29. American contributions to other genres of music (pop, country& western, classical, etc)
30. American television programming
31. Americaâs role in the creation and evolution of the internet and web
32. The US constitution, and other legal and political documents
33. Arcwelders
34. Artificial sweeteners
35. Contact lenses
36. Modern elevators
37. Scotch tape
38. Photocopiers
39. Fiberglass
40. Submarines
41. Frozen food
42. Helicopters
43. Broadway, and the Broadway musical genre
44. Comic books
45. The Smithsonian
46. Modern vaccination (for less extreme problems than polio)
47. Westerns as a genre
48. American contributions to dance
49 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
50. Ball point pens
51. Walt Disney
52. American contributions to childrenâs literature
53. Cash registers and other business machines
54. Wikipedia, Amazon.com, Ebay.com, and American cyberculture
55. Bifocals
56. Bubble gum
57. the Global Positioning System
58. The 5 and dime, and now Dollar Stores
59. The Richter Scale
60. Denim jeans
61. America as a tourist destination for international tourists (#3 in the world)
62. American contributions to science fiction
63. Consumer Reports
64. Safety pins
65. Hip-Hop
66. Synthesizers
67. Peanut Butter
68. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
69. Other US Museums
70. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art
71. Rollerblades
72. Chomskyâs Structural Grammar
73. Einsteinâs theories of relativity
74. American contributions to anthropology
75. Nozickâs theories of the minimal state
1. Rock And Roll
2. Motion Pictures
3. The Marshall Plan for helping to rebuild the world economy after WWII.
4. US innovations in electronics (circuit breakers, integrated circuits, AC transformers, transistors, semi-conductors, microchips, etc)
5. US innovations in consumer electronics (washing machines, dish washers, dryers, electric lights, personal sewing machines, electric razors, electric toasters, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc.) [ok maybe Iâm getting ambivalent on this one]
6. The development of the modern public school system.
7. US innovations in electronic computing (ENIAC, IBM, the ABC calculator, Apple, etc.)
8. Proportional Representation (used only limitedly in the US, but key to many other world governments, and developed by US politicians in the late 1700s and early 1800s as strategies for allocating seats in congress to the states).
9. Airplanes
10. American private donations to international charities
11. Hand-held cameras (both Kodak and Polaroid)
12. Americaâs university system, especially for graduate education
13. Americaâs financial, military, and civilian support of the UN (including both public and private donors)
14. American contributions to medical technology, research and the FDA
15. Americaâs military participation in WWII
16. Jazz
17. Polio vaccination
18. The development of commercial telephones and cell phones
19. Video games
20. The US Space Program
21. Electric trains, trolleys and mass transit (we donât use âem enough ourselves anymore but we pioneered them for other nations)
22. Giving Europeans fleeing WWII a home
23. Decimal coinage
24. American contributions to modern written literature (Pynchon, Hunter S. Thompson, Virginia Woolf, Carl Sandberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, etc.)
25. American contributions to materials technology (nylon, vulcanized rubber, stryofoam, celluloid, bakelite, teflon, tupperware, etc.)
26. American contributions to sound recording technology (Phonographs, records and tape recordings, microphones, etc)
27. American contributions to television technology
28. The Panama Canal
29. American contributions to other genres of music (pop, country& western, classical, etc)
30. American television programming
31. Americaâs role in the creation and evolution of the internet and web
32. The US constitution, and other legal and political documents
33. Arcwelders
34. Artificial sweeteners
35. Contact lenses
36. Modern elevators
37. Scotch tape
38. Photocopiers
39. Fiberglass
40. Submarines
41. Frozen food
42. Helicopters
43. Broadway, and the Broadway musical genre
44. Comic books
45. The Smithsonian
46. Modern vaccination (for less extreme problems than polio)
47. Westerns as a genre
48. American contributions to dance
49 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
50. Ball point pens
51. Walt Disney
52. American contributions to childrenâs literature
53. Cash registers and other business machines
54. Wikipedia, Amazon.com, Ebay.com, and American cyberculture
55. Bifocals
56. Bubble gum
57. the Global Positioning System
58. The 5 and dime, and now Dollar Stores
59. The Richter Scale
60. Denim jeans
61. America as a tourist destination for international tourists (#3 in the world)
62. American contributions to science fiction
63. Consumer Reports
64. Safety pins
65. Hip-Hop
66. Synthesizers
67. Peanut Butter
68. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
69. Other US Museums
70. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art
71. Rollerblades
72. Chomskyâs Structural Grammar
73. Einsteinâs theories of relativity
74. American contributions to anthropology
75. Nozickâs theories of the minimal state
PC vs MAC: Video editing and Composing Music?
Searcher
I'm buying a new laptop, but if editing simple videos is what I want to do, can I do this just fine on a PC or do I HAVE to get a Mac.
My composition is fairly simple- Sibelius etc and videos are not like MTV- just sitting there singing.
Can you suggest something guys? Thank you to all--
Answer
PC can do it just as well and better price.. Here is some info...
(and you can also try Ubuntu Studio (Free) http://ubuntustudio.org/ )
Don't believe the lies that Macs are better than PCs at graphics/animation.. Dreamworks Animation http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/ under studio click on Technology of Animation, an independent film maker I know uses PCs, a graphic artist I used to know uses PCs also.
Best Video Software http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editingsoftware/tp/professionalvideoediting.htm
Notice that Final Cut and IMovie are not even listed (Mac Applications)
For Windows Specific, here are some more of the best (Best consumer/Best Free)
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4835,00.asp
Magix... (Not listed above)
http://www.magix.com/us/video-pro-x/?partnerid=9015#
Here is some information you may not know about the Mac (Beyond Video Editing)
SECURITY
Mac OS X was hacked in 2006 less than 30 minutes, and within 2 minutes in a contest in 2008, and within 10 seconds in 2009. In 2008, Linux and Vista were not hacked until another day when restrictions were lowered. Vista was next, and then Linux. In 2009 Windows 7 fell shortly after the Mac but Linux was unscathed.
Macs are standardized with Cameras, if your Mac gets hacked, the hacker can turn on your camera with more ease.
Please Note: All OS's have vulnerabilities.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Mac-OS-X-hacked-under-30-minutes/0,130061744,139241748,00.htm
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/27/Gone-in-2-minutes-Mac-gets-hacked-first-in-contest_1.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/19/Researcher_cracks_Mac_in_10_seconds_1.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Finds-Irony-in-Mac-OS-X-Getting-Hacked-Before-Vista-SP1-82135.shtml
VIRUSES
Mac OS X has viruses (and significantly on the rise), a friend of mine has a virused Mac. As more users use Macs, more viruses will come out for it. Especially when users think "they are safe".
http://infosecurity.us/?p=4005
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/07/malware_authors_take_aim_at_growing_number_of_1.html
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/poll_have_you_noticed_an_increase_in_malware_viruses_etc_on_your_mac/
QUALITY/PROBLEMS
Contrary to belief, Macs are not better quality. Apple also has been changing suppliers to try to "lower the price" and thus lowering quality. Even with the lower prices, Macs still cost more, they spend a higher percent of budget trying to make it look pretty, and marketing.
Sample of problems: Overheating Macbooks, OS X- not responding to keyboard, some units with 16bit screens, etc. Apple statistics are misleading since Mac users with problem machines are more likely to go out and buy a new computer than PC users. Apple is lowering prices which means you can expect lower quality than in the past. Apple had switched the manufacturers producing parts. OS X also has problems slowing down.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10020263-17.html
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/01/apples-quality-dwindling-my-macbook-pro-sob-story/
http://www.appledefects.com/
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/107748-mac-os-leopard-running-slow.html
Repairs are more expensive than PCs since the IMac, Mac Mini are compact units, and Apple charges a premium for their services. Some repairs can be done by another repair service but the compact design of the computer causes problems.
With an IMac, if the problem is with the monitor, the whole computer would have to be brought in.
IMac and Mac mini lack expansion.
FREE Windows Stufff
http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html
http://www.iobit.com/
http://www.ccleaner.com/
ANTI-VIRUS
Avira Antivir (FREE) for 2009 personal edition is free (there is a paid version) the free version was rated the best by consumer reports 2009.
http://www.free-av.com/ Avast (Free- Click under Free Software and download Avast Home Edition) http://www.avast.com/
ANTI-MALWARE
Windows Defender (FREE)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
Malware Bytes (FREE) Limitation - No Realtime protection on free version.
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol
Super Anti-Spyware (FREE)
http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=mncol
LINUX INFO:
http://distrowatch.com/
http://polishlinux.org/
http://www.desktoplinux.com/
http://polishlinux.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kubuntu.org/
http://www.freespire.org/
http://www.pclinuxos.com/
http://xwinman.org/gnome.php
http://xwinman.org/kde.php
http://www.linuxalt.com/
http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromMacOSX
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/
Instructions how to download, burn and boot http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/
Dual Boot Instructions http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm
PC can do it just as well and better price.. Here is some info...
(and you can also try Ubuntu Studio (Free) http://ubuntustudio.org/ )
Don't believe the lies that Macs are better than PCs at graphics/animation.. Dreamworks Animation http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/ under studio click on Technology of Animation, an independent film maker I know uses PCs, a graphic artist I used to know uses PCs also.
Best Video Software http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editingsoftware/tp/professionalvideoediting.htm
Notice that Final Cut and IMovie are not even listed (Mac Applications)
For Windows Specific, here are some more of the best (Best consumer/Best Free)
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,4835,00.asp
Magix... (Not listed above)
http://www.magix.com/us/video-pro-x/?partnerid=9015#
Here is some information you may not know about the Mac (Beyond Video Editing)
SECURITY
Mac OS X was hacked in 2006 less than 30 minutes, and within 2 minutes in a contest in 2008, and within 10 seconds in 2009. In 2008, Linux and Vista were not hacked until another day when restrictions were lowered. Vista was next, and then Linux. In 2009 Windows 7 fell shortly after the Mac but Linux was unscathed.
Macs are standardized with Cameras, if your Mac gets hacked, the hacker can turn on your camera with more ease.
Please Note: All OS's have vulnerabilities.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Mac-OS-X-hacked-under-30-minutes/0,130061744,139241748,00.htm
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/27/Gone-in-2-minutes-Mac-gets-hacked-first-in-contest_1.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/19/Researcher_cracks_Mac_in_10_seconds_1.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Finds-Irony-in-Mac-OS-X-Getting-Hacked-Before-Vista-SP1-82135.shtml
VIRUSES
Mac OS X has viruses (and significantly on the rise), a friend of mine has a virused Mac. As more users use Macs, more viruses will come out for it. Especially when users think "they are safe".
http://infosecurity.us/?p=4005
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/07/malware_authors_take_aim_at_growing_number_of_1.html
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/poll_have_you_noticed_an_increase_in_malware_viruses_etc_on_your_mac/
QUALITY/PROBLEMS
Contrary to belief, Macs are not better quality. Apple also has been changing suppliers to try to "lower the price" and thus lowering quality. Even with the lower prices, Macs still cost more, they spend a higher percent of budget trying to make it look pretty, and marketing.
Sample of problems: Overheating Macbooks, OS X- not responding to keyboard, some units with 16bit screens, etc. Apple statistics are misleading since Mac users with problem machines are more likely to go out and buy a new computer than PC users. Apple is lowering prices which means you can expect lower quality than in the past. Apple had switched the manufacturers producing parts. OS X also has problems slowing down.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10020263-17.html
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/01/apples-quality-dwindling-my-macbook-pro-sob-story/
http://www.appledefects.com/
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/107748-mac-os-leopard-running-slow.html
Repairs are more expensive than PCs since the IMac, Mac Mini are compact units, and Apple charges a premium for their services. Some repairs can be done by another repair service but the compact design of the computer causes problems.
With an IMac, if the problem is with the monitor, the whole computer would have to be brought in.
IMac and Mac mini lack expansion.
FREE Windows Stufff
http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html
http://www.iobit.com/
http://www.ccleaner.com/
ANTI-VIRUS
Avira Antivir (FREE) for 2009 personal edition is free (there is a paid version) the free version was rated the best by consumer reports 2009.
http://www.free-av.com/ Avast (Free- Click under Free Software and download Avast Home Edition) http://www.avast.com/
ANTI-MALWARE
Windows Defender (FREE)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
Malware Bytes (FREE) Limitation - No Realtime protection on free version.
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol
Super Anti-Spyware (FREE)
http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=mncol
LINUX INFO:
http://distrowatch.com/
http://polishlinux.org/
http://www.desktoplinux.com/
http://polishlinux.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kubuntu.org/
http://www.freespire.org/
http://www.pclinuxos.com/
http://xwinman.org/gnome.php
http://xwinman.org/kde.php
http://www.linuxalt.com/
http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromMacOSX
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/
Instructions how to download, burn and boot http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/
Dual Boot Instructions http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm
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