Teaching people that credit cards are a mini loan is the real mistake. If you don't treat as such, then it's not a problem. I use a card which allows me to schedule automatic payment of the full balance. So, if I use my card to buy something, it's not money loaned, it's gone, same as using a debit card - except I get…

No, use your credit cards, which you can pay off yet keep open accounts, for credit longevity, pay down your loans when you can. There's not going to be any benefit if any that comes even close to worth eating that interest.

If you are paying out a similar amount for the 30 year loan payment+ins+taxes as for rent (common in a lot of cities, especially for full families), can provide a decent down payment (so you aren't just purely paying interest for 10 years), and make enough for general house-related expenses, then I have to call BS on…

Keep in mind for amount owed - these amounts are only reported to the credit bureau at your statement date, so pay down your credit card *before* your statement comes out if you are trying to improve your score before applying for a loan. Paying it off completely after your statement comes out isn't good enough,…

Instant gratification - in many areas it's the only place you actually know you can find most games in stock. It's also where parents pick up gifts. Some people are crazy enough to actually think the used sales are some sort of deal - I'd rather pay a little more and support the publisher these days, at least those…

There were only two earthquakes of note, not a string. An update to the article would be appreciated, I've already heard other people making confusing comments because of totally incorrect hype making the rounds.

Yup, if you live in a smaller community, most of your teachers are going to be friends, family, or friend of friends. Why specifically outlaw communication when it's not the real source of the problem? Keep a better eye on what your faculty are doing, do peer reviews, and for goodness sakes, interview your student…

It doesn't go stale, but it does go moldy at room temp. If it's a sealed loaf (not sliced or porous crust) it won't go stale in the fridge either. Keep it on the counter for a few days to use what you can, then stick it in the fridge. Toast what you take out of the fridge and you won't even notice once it's a bit…

It certainly has to do with the city layout and distances between cities in the US, but to say public transit is not possible is a myth. Many cities large and small can and do provide reasonable public transit, but ridership suffers because cars in the US are status symbols and public transit is seen as a facility for…

*rant* Part of what I don't like is just that it promotes a mindset that people should use the crap out of SMS (partly thanks to a twisted american sense of "value" that has stubbornly stuck around), since it's an all or nothing plan. I'm sick of people who won't take the time to just call about something important -…

Kodak's current desktop printers are all cheap and pretty mediocre ([www.amazon.com] ), and they don't have much market share (2% in 2009). I highly doubt that's the big chunk of their portfolio.

Kodak Health wasn't sold until 2007: [www.carestream.com] and Carestream still sells Kodak licensed products (I work with some myself). I assume they still get a little money off of it, though I don't know personally if they still manufacture the sensors, it's been a while since I've talked with the rep.

Something on the atari 2600, probably pacman, but I can't be certain. Or possibly pong at a friend's house.

Oh! and Kodak also makes the sensor used in the digital hasselblad. If only they could bring the production costs down on that one, that would certainly be a way to take over the digital world. :)

They have a line of point and shoot digital cameras, and they also do some really high quality medical/dental digital imaging. Of course they still sell film - Kodak Ektar film is very popular with hobbyists because of it's very high detail and strong colors. Then there's the paper for prints which is still widely…

The patents they are looking to sell are related to digital imaging (per the articles).

Thanks, but I know perfectly well what these processes do. Heavy pasteurization methods and homogenization leave you with a milk that has no texture and less flavor. They also kill off beneficial bacteria/enzymes that help with digestion (particularly for people with mild lactose intolerance, this is well known),…