Recent content by JohnR

So my phone for Metro PCS has been disconnected today and my dad wants to get me into Verizon. Should I wait 8 days to get the iPhone 4 which is only 3G or wait 22 days to get the HTC Thunderbolt? Being phoneless is going to suck and if anyone has any suggestions on how to survive 1-3 weeks...

I'm in a graduate program in the U.S. and my tuition is $40k/year. I've never heard/seen anyone protesting tuition that is nearly triple the proposed $14k/year tuition that British students nearly trampled the Prince over! Are British students just whiners or American students too complacent?

You ALWAYS tip at sit-down restaurants in America. Generally 15% is standard and 20% for good service. It is not strictly "mandatory", but it is essentially compulsory. Do not think it is optional. If you ever come to America and try to leave without tipping, do not bother every trying to go...

I have to find the Prime-Factored form of 325. The answer is 5^2 * 13. How do I get to that by starting from scratch? For example, picking a random number, how to I get started? Is there any hint, like "if the number ends in 5" or so? Say I picked 433. How do I start?

The stereo is nice, but it is not "bassy" enough for me, I understand a sub is what I need, but I do not have the money for that...what is the best type of speaker, with the most amount of bass. My price range is under 250-300$$