You know, you could use your son's immature world view against him. Show him how you can code stuff for WoW. See, that's the whole point with computers in education that educators are missing. It's not just a flashy game machine. Show them HOW to use the computer to GET SOMETHING DONE, not just HOW to use a computer. Kids will figure that out in their own time. They just need a reason to want to, like maybe learning to code a WoW add-on or something that is relevant to their experience.
Not true. There is a very small minority of people who can really multitask, while the overwhelming majority of us THINK we can. But to say no human can multitask would be like saying no 12 year-old could have composer skills that people are comparing to Mozart (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/24/60minutes/main657713.shtml).
Multitaskers are awesome to have in your organization. Too bad something like only 2% of the population can really multitask, while 90% of all people THINK they can multitask.
I know this is hard to believe for most of you, but outside of your Moms' basements, the majority of users see these smartphone features and cloud services as a feature, not a security flaw.
More importantly, there is continuum of convenience and security. Most of the world thinks you lot here err on the side of security, which compromises user friendliness (hello, ever try to get an entire office to install their certs correctly?) in favor of security. Most users err on the side of convenience, at the risk of security. The correct choice depends on each user's individual needs and situation, and these one-size-fits-all corporate IT policies you all love around here aren't always very good for Average Joe.
...and you pay some dork $75,000 a year to consult you that Windows PCs are "better", only because that's all he knows and is a fan of "job security"...his certifications prove it right?
[Windows Phone 7 is] still light years beyond Android and iOS... Microsoft may be many things, but they have always respected privacy.
Thanks for the early morning laugh!
The only time when you need contact with other servers is to download and install apps, which imo is a stupid decision fueled by iOS and Android doing it that way.
iPhone Configuration Utility. I'm sure there's something similar in Android as well.
A pedestrian is "not at fault at all", but gets hit by a car...sucks for him. You know who doesn't get hit by cars even when it's not their fault? Pedestrians who pay attention.
I'm not one to blame the victim, but the person with the greatest ability to avoid being struck as a pedestrian in any environment is the pedestrian. How hard is it NOT to get hit by moving vehicles? How about not accepting the fact that as a pedestrian you often have the right of way, and instead, assuming a car is not paying attention and thus not step out in front of said car...even when you are right.
The SUV apologists here will never understand your perfect logic. I drive a Mazda 3 hatchback, and avoid the rush hour fender benders on a weekly basis with this exact logic. Leave extra space for the car in front of me if the old dude driving his cloud car (or angry red neck driving his giant SUV) behind me is following too closely. In a year of my 20 mile commute, I've been surrounded by fender benders on multiple occasions, but my car has escaped unscathed.
And to a larger point, the SUV apologists are counting on being in an accident and therefore want a big vehicle. I don't count on being in an accident. I drive sporty small/medium cars in order to AVOID collisions--something I can't do in a truck/SUV.
That is typically flawed SUV-justification logic. There are two factors to consider...one is the likelihood of getting into an accident, and the other is the severity of what happens to you IF you get into an accident. By driving an SUV, you greatly increase the likelihood of getting into an accident because they handle like overloaded clown cars. You are banking on WHEN you get into an accident, having a giant vehicle will protect you.
Maybe you should start hypermiling as well. You might improve the traffic situation where you live. Unfortunately in Texas, it is impossible, because if you leave 10 feet of space, it will immediately be filled by a Ford F-350 or Chevy Suburban.
So to avoid being hit by a car (EV or not) creeping along in a parking lot or backing out of a parking spot, how about paying attention? The pedestrian has just as much (if not more) responsibility of avoiding collision as the driver. The driver has limited sight lines, and can only maneuver in a confined space. A pedestrian paying attention can move to places a car can't go.
Pedestrian collisions are ALWAYS caused by the inattention of pedestrians. See, as a pedestrian, I understand that, even though I often have the right-of-way, if I get hit by a car, I die. Therefore, I pay attention.
Somebody ran a find/replace script on your post. You've described America SUV driver quite nicely, but for some reason it says "Prius" everywhere it should say "Chevy Suburban".
The weight thing is dumb. Of course a gas powered vehicle equipped with additional hybrid assist will weigh more, because it has a gas engine and hybrid battery. But a Hybrid that is designed purely as a hybrid and has no gas-only equivalent can't be compared, weight-wise. No way those are safer--they are tin cans, by design.
A hybrid driving in a parking lot is no quieter than a gas-powered car. The tire noise and chassis creaks drown out the sound of both electric and most modern gas powered engines when driving at low speeds. If you can't hear a car at 20 mph, hybrid or gas, then you are a Darwin candidate.
The job statistics validate those of us who went to college in order to have better job prospects. College graduates are under 5% unemployed, while non-college grads hover around 15%. Not sure where the vocational school graduates rate, but I'm an advocate of vocational colleges. I'm also a realist and will be sending my kids for a meaningless 4-year degree.
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You know, you could use your son's immature world view against him. Show him how you can code stuff for WoW. See, that's the whole point with computers in education that educators are missing. It's not just a flashy game machine. Show them HOW to use the computer to GET SOMETHING DONE, not just HOW to use a computer. Kids will figure that out in their own time. They just need a reason to want to, like maybe learning to code a WoW add-on or something that is relevant to their experience.
citing some developmental bent towards children wanting to consume learning from multimedia resources over traditional ones (text, lecture, etc.)
This "bent" is actually valid for adults as well.
Not true. There is a very small minority of people who can really multitask, while the overwhelming majority of us THINK we can. But to say no human can multitask would be like saying no 12 year-old could have composer skills that people are comparing to Mozart (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/24/60minutes/main657713.shtml).
Multitaskers are awesome to have in your organization. Too bad something like only 2% of the population can really multitask, while 90% of all people THINK they can multitask.
How much reading is too much for children?
Sounds like a pretty stupid "problem" when put in to context the idiots can related to.
I know this is hard to believe for most of you, but outside of your Moms' basements, the majority of users see these smartphone features and cloud services as a feature, not a security flaw.
More importantly, there is continuum of convenience and security. Most of the world thinks you lot here err on the side of security, which compromises user friendliness (hello, ever try to get an entire office to install their certs correctly?) in favor of security. Most users err on the side of convenience, at the risk of security. The correct choice depends on each user's individual needs and situation, and these one-size-fits-all corporate IT policies you all love around here aren't always very good for Average Joe.
...and you pay some dork $75,000 a year to consult you that Windows PCs are "better", only because that's all he knows and is a fan of "job security"...his certifications prove it right?
And if the Apple has the most popular laptop model it clearly must mean that more people buy laptops with MacOS than with Windows.
Small detail, but MacOS is a 27 year-old OS that was halted in 2001.
[Windows Phone 7 is] still light years beyond Android and iOS... Microsoft may be many things, but they have always respected privacy.
Thanks for the early morning laugh!
The only time when you need contact with other servers is to download and install apps, which imo is a stupid decision fueled by iOS and Android doing it that way.
iPhone Configuration Utility. I'm sure there's something similar in Android as well.
A pedestrian is "not at fault at all", but gets hit by a car...sucks for him. You know who doesn't get hit by cars even when it's not their fault? Pedestrians who pay attention.
I'm not one to blame the victim, but the person with the greatest ability to avoid being struck as a pedestrian in any environment is the pedestrian. How hard is it NOT to get hit by moving vehicles? How about not accepting the fact that as a pedestrian you often have the right of way, and instead, assuming a car is not paying attention and thus not step out in front of said car...even when you are right.
The SUV apologists here will never understand your perfect logic. I drive a Mazda 3 hatchback, and avoid the rush hour fender benders on a weekly basis with this exact logic. Leave extra space for the car in front of me if the old dude driving his cloud car (or angry red neck driving his giant SUV) behind me is following too closely. In a year of my 20 mile commute, I've been surrounded by fender benders on multiple occasions, but my car has escaped unscathed.
And to a larger point, the SUV apologists are counting on being in an accident and therefore want a big vehicle. I don't count on being in an accident. I drive sporty small/medium cars in order to AVOID collisions--something I can't do in a truck/SUV.
He sounds like the kind of guy that shoots the first guy who rings his doorbell. After all, he was just "protecting his family", right?
That is typically flawed SUV-justification logic. There are two factors to consider...one is the likelihood of getting into an accident, and the other is the severity of what happens to you IF you get into an accident. By driving an SUV, you greatly increase the likelihood of getting into an accident because they handle like overloaded clown cars. You are banking on WHEN you get into an accident, having a giant vehicle will protect you.
There's a stigma against walking in the US because everything is MILES apart, not city blocks apart.
Yes, expensive technology solutions forced upon us by the government to appease a minuscule portion of the population....great idea!
If you get hit by an EV because you heard the car 10 feet behind it, but not the EV, then you deserve to be hit by an EV.
Relax. Deep breath. South Park is satire. And S.M.U.G. was funny.
Thannnks!
Maybe you should start hypermiling as well. You might improve the traffic situation where you live. Unfortunately in Texas, it is impossible, because if you leave 10 feet of space, it will immediately be filled by a Ford F-350 or Chevy Suburban.
So to avoid being hit by a car (EV or not) creeping along in a parking lot or backing out of a parking spot, how about paying attention? The pedestrian has just as much (if not more) responsibility of avoiding collision as the driver. The driver has limited sight lines, and can only maneuver in a confined space. A pedestrian paying attention can move to places a car can't go.
Pedestrian collisions are ALWAYS caused by the inattention of pedestrians. See, as a pedestrian, I understand that, even though I often have the right-of-way, if I get hit by a car, I die. Therefore, I pay attention.
Somebody ran a find/replace script on your post. You've described America SUV driver quite nicely, but for some reason it says "Prius" everywhere it should say "Chevy Suburban".
The weight thing is dumb. Of course a gas powered vehicle equipped with additional hybrid assist will weigh more, because it has a gas engine and hybrid battery. But a Hybrid that is designed purely as a hybrid and has no gas-only equivalent can't be compared, weight-wise. No way those are safer--they are tin cans, by design.
A hybrid driving in a parking lot is no quieter than a gas-powered car. The tire noise and chassis creaks drown out the sound of both electric and most modern gas powered engines when driving at low speeds. If you can't hear a car at 20 mph, hybrid or gas, then you are a Darwin candidate.
The job statistics validate those of us who went to college in order to have better job prospects. College graduates are under 5% unemployed, while non-college grads hover around 15%. Not sure where the vocational school graduates rate, but I'm an advocate of vocational colleges. I'm also a realist and will be sending my kids for a meaningless 4-year degree.
Now some theory is good but 4 years?
CS theory taught in 1970 is still relevant today. The languages and hardware change, but the theories remain pretty standard.