I think a small decrease in noise at one end for a massive increase at the other sounds pretty reasonable. I would be interested to know what the change is at the 50 yard line, rather than the end zones, and how they define "slightly" when describing the decrease.
I was at Walt Disney World on Sunday and was definitely surprised at how clean the park is kept. I was really not expecting there to be such a huge difference in cleanliness compared to other parks I have visited in recent years. They do a great job!
Skipweasel - Interesting point. However, I am not sure I follow why a line of credit should be extended to anyone (including non-working spouses) if they have not proven an ability to repay the debt. Perhaps I am missing the point, but asking their working counterpart to cosign the account or to add them to an existing account would solve the issue quite simply. Part of the intent of the legislation is to keep credit card companies from preying on those without an ability to repay.
Stephbot / graymccarty - Yes, this one particular article is US-centric. However, it would be cool to hear from some of your about how your system is different/better/worse. I don't think the occasional article specific to one geography can't get some interesting conversations going...
After rereading the article, I did find that 18-21 year olds can get credit cards if they can prove an independent ability to repay them. Shouldn't EVERYONE have to meet that requirement?
I had not heard the bit about requiring a cosigner if you are under 21, and have not yet forgotten the constant wave of credit cards offered to me while in college. However, college students (and let's not forget those between the age of 18 and 21 who are not in college such as our armed service members) are adults in all legal matters with the exception of drinking alcohol in the US. Are 21 year old unemployed college grads more credit worthy than employed 18 year olds?
There are some good protections for those who for whatever reason find themselves dependent on their credit card. Hopefully companies will not be able to sidestep the intent of the regulation by making the fine print and user agreements more elaborate and hard to understand.
So the ants conveniently snack on just the cane toads as opposed to all of the other critters living near the water? Future Neatorama story: Austrailian waterfowl (and cat) populations near extinction due to humans feeding cat food to ants.
Some coupons are really useful. However, typically it appears coupons only narrow the gap between the prices of name brand and store brand products.
Most grocery stores have their weekly sale ads online and you can do a quick comparison before you go shopping to see if specific stores have items you want on sale. I've found that 5-10 minutes of research before I go out pays off the best for me.
Nice update to the page. The new art work is pretty sweet. It would still be pretty cool if there is a way to improve the login process by allowing you to return to the post you were reading as opposed to just the top of the page.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the regular rotation of artists. Cool idea!
After my last post triggering moderation, I think a function to allow people who post regularly to skip the moderation would be useful. I'm not sure that tagging posts because they include links buys much.
BTW - the Nokia ad doesn't look right in my firefox (v3.5.6) browser, as the ad gets cut in half vertically. You can't even tell that it is a Nokia ad. I've noticed this in the past as well. Loads just fine in IE (v8.0).
More content? Yes, please! I come back to neatorama multiple times a day and I would really enjoy seeing a few more new items during the course of the day. I think there has been a good mix of short posts and longer ones. However, if you are not interested in a longer post then you end up scrolling forever. I read another blog (http://greatergreaterwashington.org/) and I believe they did a very clean job of allowing content to be expanded.
I agree with several of the comments above as well. A way to keep track of the most viewed links in a given day would be neat. Also I didn't use the forums often, but I would be interested in seeing them come back.
A way to suggest links could also be interesting, for instance I do not have time to write up an article I saw about a comet being observed impacting the sun (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1240591/Comet-eaten-orbits-close-sun.html, via www.drudgereport.com).
My wife is a economist and is one of the most charitable people I know! Perhaps she is just a statistical anomaly? Well I must be one as well! I have a minor in economics, but give much more to charity than my old class mates from getting my physics and engineering degrees.
Stephbot / graymccarty - Yes, this one particular article is US-centric. However, it would be cool to hear from some of your about how your system is different/better/worse. I don't think the occasional article specific to one geography can't get some interesting conversations going...
There are some good protections for those who for whatever reason find themselves dependent on their credit card. Hopefully companies will not be able to sidestep the intent of the regulation by making the fine print and user agreements more elaborate and hard to understand.
Most grocery stores have their weekly sale ads online and you can do a quick comparison before you go shopping to see if specific stores have items you want on sale. I've found that 5-10 minutes of research before I go out pays off the best for me.
Alex - Thanks for taking our comments seriously!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the regular rotation of artists. Cool idea!
BTW - the Nokia ad doesn't look right in my firefox (v3.5.6) browser, as the ad gets cut in half vertically. You can't even tell that it is a Nokia ad. I've noticed this in the past as well. Loads just fine in IE (v8.0).
I agree with several of the comments above as well. A way to keep track of the most viewed links in a given day would be neat. Also I didn't use the forums often, but I would be interested in seeing them come back.
A way to suggest links could also be interesting, for instance I do not have time to write up an article I saw about a comet being observed impacting the sun (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1240591/Comet-eaten-orbits-close-sun.html, via www.drudgereport.com).