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I teach English in a technical college, mainly to construction majors. I'm surprised but happy that I've come across great construction-related articles via Hacker News. the New Bay Bridge, in California (unsafe, late, and over budget); the CitiCorp Center in Manhattan (was in danger of collapsing); and this one.

Yes, the paltry wages earned by Uber drivers really disturbs me. So the job is "preferable" to working at McDonald's; except that if you deduct the cost of the car you may find you're better off at McDonald's. How did Uber become the super-hip high-tech story? By using technology to convert an (almost) middle-class wage job into roughly the equivalent of "fryolator operator" at McDonald's?

I agree. Inkscape and Gimp do everything I need them to do. The last time I hit a limitation was when I needed Inkscape to create a multi-page document. But that was more than a year ago and I managed without that function.

It says $6.60 when I check the page. Because I'm browsing from outside the US? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HUMTO0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...

Arvind Gupta, the Indian Salman Khan? http://www.youtube.com/user/arvindguptatoys?feature=watch http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html "Amazing Astronomy" "Pumps from the Dump" "Math Magic" "Paper Fun" "Tipping Toppling Toys" "Motor and Generator" "Electricity and Magnetism" "Newton Unplugged" "Fun with Pressure" "Fun with Light" "Toys from Trash" "Simple Sounds" "Strong Structures" "Flying Toys" http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/films.html About Arvind Gupta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Gupta

This is a great resource.