Yes, because without computers its absolutely impossible to contact lawyers or do research.
How our parents, or even kids in the 90s, got along, Ill never know.
Its really telling (and a little sad) that so many people agreed and modded you insightful, being unable to contemplate picking up a phone book or going to a library. Oh no, wikipedia is down, however will I do legal research?
When you say unarmed, did you actually read the articles about this or are you following the great slashdot tradition of deciding on your own what the news should have been?
Because Im pretty sure "loaded gun" doesnt qualify as "unarmed".
but apple is the only company with balls to open the doors to visitors. Let's see the same for whatever droid / tab factories.
Normally you dont laud a company for having to deal with the kind of issues Foxconn / Apple are. Its great that theyre working on fixing them, but dont turn this issue into something that they did right to begin with.
I havent heard stories of motorola employees jumping out of the factory due to unlivable conditions, so I think android gets a little more credit here (which is a stupid comparison anyways, since there are many android manufacturers, and the comparison isnt iOS vs Android but Apple vs the other manufacturers).
Aluminum isnt harmless either. You think its safe to drink from that coke can, but what if it was 5*10^32 kg and exerted a sufficient gravity field to crush your body?
Seconding ScanSnaps. Theyre expensive ($400-500), but they work beautifully. I dont think Ive ever heard of or seen a single gripe for these. Theyre fast, duplex, and trouble free.
That sounds more like a strawman than anything ive ever heard as justification for homeschooling.
Most commonly Ive heard such things as "schools in this area are terrible" or "Id like to be more involved in my child's education" or "my child has special needs which are not met in public schools".
But its great that your anecdotal evidence somehow means its not you whose making sweeping generalizations.
There are a good number that decide to homeschool simply so they don't have to expose their children to evil thoughts like Evolution.
Thats not really relevant, nor is it them attaching the stigma, nor is that anything other than an uninformed, ignorant attempt to define the reasons "people" homeschool their kids. Hint: it doesnt seem to be for any one reason.
So rather than dispute, you're just going to mock. Sounds like you were homsechooled.
Aside from the fact that you completely missed what I was saying (I was saying that the attitude of skipping parent-teacher conferences seemed more common in public schools; I wasnt mocking), thats some nerve employing ridicule right after accusing me of it.
And for the record, I went to excellent public schools in fairfax county.
Um, i said "mass producing", not "selling your copy"-- and mass-producing The Davinci Code is most certainly illegal if you do not have an agreement with the author.
Either you replied to the wrong comment, or stopped reading my comment a quarter of the way through.
It's unfortunate that politicians and bible thumpers have added a stigma to the idea of parents helping their children learn.
Lets be clear here-- its not "bible thumpers" that added a stigma to it. Its comments and thoughts which assume that any religious thought makes you a moron (no matter how well educated you are, or how well you do on tests / entrance exams).
I imagine the majority of parents who home-school are really dropping a stack of books in front of their kids and telling them "do it".
That MAY be, but I have known many homeschool parents, and not one of them has done that. But possibly its because theyre crazy bible thumper parents who actually care about their kid and about their education.
Every semester my wife and I are surprised by the number of other parents who skip parent-teacher conferences.
The attitude you described above seems far more common in public schools than with homeschoolers. But no, youre right, keep pushing that stigma.
The best results I've seen are my neighbor's kids, who interact very well with adults, but who seem like they will get eaten alive when they go off to college and have to deal with people who aren't inherently nice, logical, and having their best interests at heart.
Theres worse problems to have, like being poorly educated or having a poor relationship with your parents.
Maybe you arent quite as good at teaching, and you happen to be an area with good public school teachers. I went to public schools, and had some truly fantastic teachers (with only one or two that I would say were not very good). Theres nothing wrong with that; the truly important thing (AFAIK) is parent involvement of whatever kind.
My understanding is that many parents feel like the situation is reversed, however-- particularly as you get into DC. Many feel like the public schools are bad enough or that they are a bad influence that they have to choose either private schooling or homeschooling.
For the same reason you cannot go buy The Davinci Code and start mass producing copies for your friends.
For all the insanity there may be in copyright / IP legislation, you have to go way out on a limb to argue for complete removal of copy protections on recently produced works.
Tip, just because the RIAA has shady business tactics doesnt mean that its necessary to resort to shady rhetoric. Presumably, their actions would speak for themselves without the aid of a biased summary.
Im sorry, but I dont agree. Upon reading the headline and summary, it occurred to me: the RIAA chief could have penned the most eloquent, well written, and well reasoned response, and he could have made several insightful points; and yet it wouldnt matter because headlines like this one and the attitude on slashdot would mean the thread was focused on how many puppies the RIAA killed last month.
I suppose if you come to slashdot to participate in a gigantic echo chamber to reinforce your hatred of authority and the man, then its Working As Intended; but if this is an actual issue, comments like this are necessary to keep such behavior in check. Where else do you recommend bonch post his comment? Is it somehow off topic to post about the article submission in the topic dedicated to that submission?
Whoever modded this insightful, I present to you a thought experiment: Re-read the comment, and then look up insightful, and then explain how this offers any insight.
"Small government" is just a ruse Republicans use to win elections
Im confused, if Republicans (voters) want a big government, why would republican candidates claim they like small governments?
Are you saying they lie to their constituents by telling them what they do NOT want to hear in order to get elected? That seems like a poor political strategy, honestly, or else you made a gross misstatement.
My only qualm is that they're arguing that because it's available for purchase, I shouldn't be able to play my copy of Legend of Zelda on the platform I choose. I already own it. I'll play it where I damn well choose.
You can argue that buying a Honda Civic gives you the right to reproduce them at will, but dont be surprised when society and its judical system disagrees with you.
Both you and the AC are making the mistake of trying to compartmentalize how beliefs and worldviews work. My belief that there is an entity to whom I owe my very existence will shape how I view morality, its source, and my responsibility to act in what I consider to be a "right" way. Likewise, a belief that there is no deity will shape how those beliefs, norms, and morals form.
You cannot separate them out as if this part of my world view deals with the spiritual; and this distinct part over here deals with politics and social values; and this distinct part over here is my ethics. Theyre all bundled together, which is why I said that trying to define religion is a fools errand.
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Yes, because without computers its absolutely impossible to contact lawyers or do research.
How our parents, or even kids in the 90s, got along, Ill never know.
Its really telling (and a little sad) that so many people agreed and modded you insightful, being unable to contemplate picking up a phone book or going to a library. Oh no, wikipedia is down, however will I do legal research?
When you say unarmed, did you actually read the articles about this or are you following the great slashdot tradition of deciding on your own what the news should have been?
Because Im pretty sure "loaded gun" doesnt qualify as "unarmed".
but apple is the only company with balls to open the doors to visitors. Let's see the same for whatever droid / tab factories.
Normally you dont laud a company for having to deal with the kind of issues Foxconn / Apple are. Its great that theyre working on fixing them, but dont turn this issue into something that they did right to begin with.
I havent heard stories of motorola employees jumping out of the factory due to unlivable conditions, so I think android gets a little more credit here (which is a stupid comparison anyways, since there are many android manufacturers, and the comparison isnt iOS vs Android but Apple vs the other manufacturers).
Aluminum isnt harmless either. You think its safe to drink from that coke can, but what if it was 5*10^32 kg and exerted a sufficient gravity field to crush your body?
1500m is fine, Ive also used 500 and 510s, and they all work about the same. Difference seems mostly to be speed, etc.
Seconding ScanSnaps. Theyre expensive ($400-500), but they work beautifully. I dont think Ive ever heard of or seen a single gripe for these. Theyre fast, duplex, and trouble free.
That sounds more like a strawman than anything ive ever heard as justification for homeschooling.
Most commonly Ive heard such things as "schools in this area are terrible" or "Id like to be more involved in my child's education" or "my child has special needs which are not met in public schools".
But its great that your anecdotal evidence somehow means its not you whose making sweeping generalizations.
There are a good number that decide to homeschool simply so they don't have to expose their children to evil thoughts like Evolution.
Thats not really relevant, nor is it them attaching the stigma, nor is that anything other than an uninformed, ignorant attempt to define the reasons "people" homeschool their kids. Hint: it doesnt seem to be for any one reason.
So rather than dispute, you're just going to mock. Sounds like you were homsechooled.
Aside from the fact that you completely missed what I was saying (I was saying that the attitude of skipping parent-teacher conferences seemed more common in public schools; I wasnt mocking), thats some nerve employing ridicule right after accusing me of it.
And for the record, I went to excellent public schools in fairfax county.
Um, i said "mass producing", not "selling your copy"-- and mass-producing The Davinci Code is most certainly illegal if you do not have an agreement with the author.
Either you replied to the wrong comment, or stopped reading my comment a quarter of the way through.
Im not convinced you actually know what homeschooling is.
It's unfortunate that politicians and bible thumpers have added a stigma to the idea of parents helping their children learn.
Lets be clear here-- its not "bible thumpers" that added a stigma to it. Its comments and thoughts which assume that any religious thought makes you a moron (no matter how well educated you are, or how well you do on tests / entrance exams).
I imagine the majority of parents who home-school are really dropping a stack of books in front of their kids and telling them "do it".
That MAY be, but I have known many homeschool parents, and not one of them has done that. But possibly its because theyre crazy bible thumper parents who actually care about their kid and about their education.
Every semester my wife and I are surprised by the number of other parents who skip parent-teacher conferences.
The attitude you described above seems far more common in public schools than with homeschoolers. But no, youre right, keep pushing that stigma.
You....are aware that public schools have not been a reality for a significant portion of history, right?
The best results I've seen are my neighbor's kids, who interact very well with adults, but who seem like they will get eaten alive when they go off to college and have to deal with people who aren't inherently nice, logical, and having their best interests at heart.
Theres worse problems to have, like being poorly educated or having a poor relationship with your parents.
Maybe you arent quite as good at teaching, and you happen to be an area with good public school teachers. I went to public schools, and had some truly fantastic teachers (with only one or two that I would say were not very good). Theres nothing wrong with that; the truly important thing (AFAIK) is parent involvement of whatever kind.
My understanding is that many parents feel like the situation is reversed, however-- particularly as you get into DC. Many feel like the public schools are bad enough or that they are a bad influence that they have to choose either private schooling or homeschooling.
For the same reason you cannot go buy The Davinci Code and start mass producing copies for your friends.
For all the insanity there may be in copyright / IP legislation, you have to go way out on a limb to argue for complete removal of copy protections on recently produced works.
In this thread, we learn about false dichotomies.
Tip, just because the RIAA has shady business tactics doesnt mean that its necessary to resort to shady rhetoric. Presumably, their actions would speak for themselves without the aid of a biased summary.
Im sorry, but I dont agree. Upon reading the headline and summary, it occurred to me: the RIAA chief could have penned the most eloquent, well written, and well reasoned response, and he could have made several insightful points; and yet it wouldnt matter because headlines like this one and the attitude on slashdot would mean the thread was focused on how many puppies the RIAA killed last month.
I suppose if you come to slashdot to participate in a gigantic echo chamber to reinforce your hatred of authority and the man, then its Working As Intended; but if this is an actual issue, comments like this are necessary to keep such behavior in check. Where else do you recommend bonch post his comment? Is it somehow off topic to post about the article submission in the topic dedicated to that submission?
Why? If they can write TB/s
Except that youre still limited by rotational latency and whatnot. Was the magnetic write head ever the main bottleneck?
Whoever modded this insightful, I present to you a thought experiment: Re-read the comment, and then look up insightful, and then explain how this offers any insight.
"Small government" is just a ruse Republicans use to win elections
Im confused, if Republicans (voters) want a big government, why would republican candidates claim they like small governments?
Are you saying they lie to their constituents by telling them what they do NOT want to hear in order to get elected? That seems like a poor political strategy, honestly, or else you made a gross misstatement.
My only qualm is that they're arguing that because it's available for purchase, I shouldn't be able to play my copy of Legend of Zelda on the platform I choose. I already own it. I'll play it where I damn well choose.
You can argue that buying a Honda Civic gives you the right to reproduce them at will, but dont be surprised when society and its judical system disagrees with you.
Both you and the AC are making the mistake of trying to compartmentalize how beliefs and worldviews work. My belief that there is an entity to whom I owe my very existence will shape how I view morality, its source, and my responsibility to act in what I consider to be a "right" way. Likewise, a belief that there is no deity will shape how those beliefs, norms, and morals form.
You cannot separate them out as if this part of my world view deals with the spiritual; and this distinct part over here deals with politics and social values; and this distinct part over here is my ethics. Theyre all bundled together, which is why I said that trying to define religion is a fools errand.
I think intention has a great deal to do with it, both in common sense terms and legally.
Which is fine, because theres no fundamental right to own and enjoy the latest expansion to StarCraft 2 (complete with key and no-CD crack).
And as a communicative species we invented copyright.
How is this getting us anywhere, again?