I suppose it depends on the industry. Most people working in professional settings aren't going to wear destroyed jeans and a long sleeve polo to work...
Stores like AF or American Eagle or Hollister are completely mainstream, so no one really considers them fashionable. They cater to the stereotype of the 18-25 upper middle class "bro." Because of that, most people you see wearing AF/AE/Hollister a...
A lot of the "dollar stores" in the US have plenty of items that cost more than a dollar. Stores where every item is only a dollar do exist though. There's always a great selection of never-before-seen dvds and cds.
From what I understand, most, if not all, of these games are set up to only give the user a chance of winning every nth time or so (12 is the number I've heard). If you want to win, you should watch people play it and try and understand the way the...
PBS did a great series a couple years back and one of their focuses was on Japan. One of the main pieces of the show was interviewing a Japanese couple raising a child in a large city. Both were business professionals, and yet as I recall they were...
Credit card companies used to target people with bad credit (ie students) as they're usually more likely to spend irresponsibly and be unable to pay down debt. Recent legislation in the US is changing that, but as so many have said before, there is...
Not only does Vista run slower than XP, but I also think it looks much much worse. Furthermore, it's comparability is atrocious. All my friends who run it have problems 24/7. Vista was definitely garbage at launch, but it's still bad. I can't und...
Great article. It's quite true that you should use whatever suits your needs best. I use both Windows and OSX, both for different reasons. And yes, 7 is a huge improvement over Vista, and even over XP. Seeing the direction Microsoft was taking, I...
