I'm not quite sure why you used quotes on teacher, but, seeing as how I have a Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering and I am a teacher, I'd say I meet your request.
Personally I find my career in teaching to be far more enjoyable and emotionally rewarding than designing circuits ever was. Are there flaws in the U.S. educational system? Of course there are. Rather than piss and moan about it, why don't you actually get off your ass and do something about it? Try volunteering in a public school near you. See what the actual demands are from the other side of the desk. See what differences there are between a good teacher who gets students interested enough in material to get them to improve, often against competing forces that teachers have no control over, and a teacher who is just punching a clock. There are plenty of the latter, but you'd be surprised at how many of the former there really are... Or at least were before they caved to the pressure placed upon them by administrators, parents, and various levels of local, state, and federal government.
Until you are willing to do something about it, quit acting like an ass and work on opening your mind a bit.
Ok, I know I'm feeding a troll here, but, more often than not, it's not the teachers that do not want new tech. Most teachers, especially any that entered the profession in the last decade, are all about using the most appropriate technology for the content. Funding said tech while dealing with buildings that are literally falling apart due to underfunded maintenance budgets is usually the problem. More often than not, there is also a decent amount of bloat in the district-level administration that could be trimmed. To say that the unions are against the new tech is so very misinformed.
Now, as to the older teachers that are in many ways technologically illiterate, most of them are willing to try the new technology as well, but many (not all, but many) end up needing so much hand-holding that it ends up taking three people to do the job of one... Or so it seems to me.
Not to mention that, but isn't that a "feature" of the Nook? Will we soon see a lawsuit from Barnes & Noble over trademark issues? Maybe B&N forgot to register that particular trademark...
Oh, and yeah, FUCK Rupert Murdoch. Fuck him with a chainsaw.
I can recall typing in quite the variety of words into a Speak and Spell and have it say them back to me. It was far more than 12(-ish) phrases. Not an extensive dictionary by any means, although the add-on cartridges extended that a fair bit at times. I think you may be confusing an old orange, yellow, and blue Speak and Spell with something else entirely.
Unfortunately, I think they are considering Tron 2.0 to be non-canon. Kinda blows, as there were some good elements there. I think it might be that they don't want mention of the attempted takeover of Encom or the death of Lora. In the graphic novel, there's no mention of her dying, just taking a new job outside the company.
I agree with you there, humble AC. However, the "from what I've seen" does imply that Smooth Wombat has not seen any screenings. I tried to get into a screening of Tron Legacy last night and it reached capacity very quickly. I wish I had heard about it a few hours earlier...
You make a good point here. But on the other hand - those trailers, commercials, etc. are produced by people who are paid fairly large amounts of money to make people want to go see the movie. If this material, which ought to be the best representative material of the film, fails to impress people, then there actually is a fair chance the movie itself isn't worth seeing.
You also have a good point. Sometimes, the people putting together the promotional material are totally and utterly clueless and either put such obtuse and disjointed clips that it's not representative of the whole or they put all the best moments of the whole movie in the 2-minute trailer. In the later case, word of mouth will kill a movie right quick the moment there are any screenings or critic previews. An even more telling indication is when there are no critic screenings. I am fairly certain there have been early reviews, but I don't have time to look them up right now, unfortunately.
What I have seen of the movie has impressed me enough to make me excited about it coming out this weekend. Am I ready to say it will be the best movie ever? Not even close. I'm interested, but reserving judgement until I actually do see it.
So you're basing your opinion on trailers, commercials, and little else? The movie isn't out yet and you're already saying it's forgettable "shit"?
You must be the next stage beyond those that the article talks about... The people that "oooo" and "ahhh" over something for a few weeks then forget about it... (Yes, I did RTFA) You seem to be over it before it has even occurred.
How is it that you are able to discern so much from so little information? Can you see the future? Or are you just talking out of your ass?
With regards to Tron Legacy, given that it is from Disney Pictures (as opposed to their more dramatic Touchstone label), it's not meant to be deep. How can you tell the story is hackneyed if you haven't seen the full story? How do you know it has no similarity (which can also be taken to mean connection) to the original Tron if you haven't seen it yet? Please point me at the reviews from which you have gleamed your pervasive insight?
Yes, I am looking forward to Tron Legacy, both as a fan of the original and as a techie of many different foci. The CGI looks interesting, the fantasy of what might such a world be like is intriguing, and I am curious as to how they will bridge the two movies, outside of Jeff Bridges (and the tie-in graphic novel/comic). Besides, it should be 2 hours of fun that I'm more than willing to turn my brain off during.
Seriously though, you might want to lay off the energy drinks and go get some exercise. You seem to have an undertone of anger there... Try to smooth it out a bit.
Well, it's called Tron. It's a security program itself, actually. It monitors all contacts between our system and other systems. It finds anything going on that's not scheduled, it shuts it down. I sent you a memo on it.
Life mirrors art? Then again, maybe I just have Tron on my brain after seeing an extended 3-D preview of Tron: Legacy at Disney's California Adventure on Friday. If anyone reading this can, I highly recommend visiting DCA to see the ElecTRONica section they have going on (Friday through Sunday nights). Flynn's Arcade is pretty well done.
No, I am in no way affiliated with Disney either. Just a fan of Tron.
This is the last one for Bungie. Microsoft, if I recall correctly, is already planning on working with a new developer to "continue" the Halo series. I expect quality to drop...
Bungie, on the other hand, is taking their reputation and starting something new without being tied to being a first-party developer (again, from what I can recall... I have no links to back that up right now).
Most presenting devices have at least rudimentary pairing between remote and dongle. At least I know that the Keyspan remote I've been using for the last 5 or more years works that way. Just bringing another remote of the same kind would likely do nothing.
Completely offtopic, but the M-Tron sets completely rocked. As for the ability to just "play" and use your imagination, I suspect that if you gave yourself time and leave to go back to it, you'd be able to find the fun again and your life would be somewhat better for it. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you have to stop playing. Imagination is always useful.
Some plotters are able to move the substrate... Others merely had a stationary flatbed and had a dual-axis armature to generate lines in any direction. The flatbeds worked great for smaller sheets while the moving substrate models were more suited to larger sheets.
I dare anyone to name something as emotionally satisfying as facing a seemingly insurmountable problem...and then finding a solution.
In a word: Teaching.
I find it to be eminently satisfying to be a part of the moment where a student is struggling with some tough (for them) concept and then the proverbial light clicks on and the understanding flows in. I also feel quite good about how students will return to me after a few years, students that quite often despised me for various reasons (not the least of which is that I made them *GASP* work and held them accountable), and tell me how much they learned in my class and wish that they had other teachers who could get through to them in the same way.
I'm not conceited enough to think that my career is the most emotionally satisfying thing that will occur in my life, or is the most emotionally satisfying thing "EVAH!", but it is definitely a very rewarding choice for me.
Being a resident of California, I am curious as to how we interfered in the politics of Utah approx. 2 years ago. I really have no idea of what you are referring to. Would you please explain?
I do know that the Mormon Church (headquartered in Utah) directly financed a California proposition and a heavy advertising campaign to take away rights of a segment of California's population (Prop. 8), but I am not aware of the reverse situation.
Yeah, I saw that too... That might just be the final reason for me to run Boot Camp or Parallels and get some form of Windows running and have a bit of fun with that.
Side note, and more than slightly off topic, but I would so very much like to see the original 2 X-COM games recreated to run on modern systems. No changes to some real-time-turn-based hybrid bullshit, just pure I take my turn then the computer (or online opponent) takes it's turn with destructible environment features. This would even be a good fit as a console game at this point in tech. With everything else getting remade or rereleased for the sake of nostalgia, why not X-COM?
Admittedly, I didn't read TFA, just the summary, but aren't these the same pictures that were used recently to rediscover and locate the rover that Lord British (Richard Garriot) bought at auction, or are they new, clearer pictures?
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This is so very true. If I had mod points and hadn't already posted, I'd be willing to give them even to an AC.
I'm not quite sure why you used quotes on teacher, but, seeing as how I have a Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering and I am a teacher, I'd say I meet your request.
Personally I find my career in teaching to be far more enjoyable and emotionally rewarding than designing circuits ever was. Are there flaws in the U.S. educational system? Of course there are. Rather than piss and moan about it, why don't you actually get off your ass and do something about it? Try volunteering in a public school near you. See what the actual demands are from the other side of the desk. See what differences there are between a good teacher who gets students interested enough in material to get them to improve, often against competing forces that teachers have no control over, and a teacher who is just punching a clock. There are plenty of the latter, but you'd be surprised at how many of the former there really are... Or at least were before they caved to the pressure placed upon them by administrators, parents, and various levels of local, state, and federal government.
Until you are willing to do something about it, quit acting like an ass and work on opening your mind a bit.
Ok, I know I'm feeding a troll here, but, more often than not, it's not the teachers that do not want new tech. Most teachers, especially any that entered the profession in the last decade, are all about using the most appropriate technology for the content. Funding said tech while dealing with buildings that are literally falling apart due to underfunded maintenance budgets is usually the problem. More often than not, there is also a decent amount of bloat in the district-level administration that could be trimmed. To say that the unions are against the new tech is so very misinformed.
Now, as to the older teachers that are in many ways technologically illiterate, most of them are willing to try the new technology as well, but many (not all, but many) end up needing so much hand-holding that it ends up taking three people to do the job of one... Or so it seems to me.
Not to mention that, but isn't that a "feature" of the Nook? Will we soon see a lawsuit from Barnes & Noble over trademark issues? Maybe B&N forgot to register that particular trademark...
Oh, and yeah, FUCK Rupert Murdoch. Fuck him with a chainsaw.
Seriously, damn those auto-playing Activa ads. I really don't want to hear about the benefits of yogurt while I'm perusing the pages.
I can recall typing in quite the variety of words into a Speak and Spell and have it say them back to me. It was far more than 12(-ish) phrases. Not an extensive dictionary by any means, although the add-on cartridges extended that a fair bit at times. I think you may be confusing an old orange, yellow, and blue Speak and Spell with something else entirely.
Unfortunately, I think they are considering Tron 2.0 to be non-canon. Kinda blows, as there were some good elements there. I think it might be that they don't want mention of the attempted takeover of Encom or the death of Lora. In the graphic novel, there's no mention of her dying, just taking a new job outside the company.
I agree with you there, humble AC. However, the "from what I've seen" does imply that Smooth Wombat has not seen any screenings. I tried to get into a screening of Tron Legacy last night and it reached capacity very quickly. I wish I had heard about it a few hours earlier...
You make a good point here. But on the other hand - those trailers, commercials, etc. are produced by people who are paid fairly large amounts of money to make people want to go see the movie. If this material, which ought to be the best representative material of the film, fails to impress people, then there actually is a fair chance the movie itself isn't worth seeing.
You also have a good point. Sometimes, the people putting together the promotional material are totally and utterly clueless and either put such obtuse and disjointed clips that it's not representative of the whole or they put all the best moments of the whole movie in the 2-minute trailer. In the later case, word of mouth will kill a movie right quick the moment there are any screenings or critic previews. An even more telling indication is when there are no critic screenings. I am fairly certain there have been early reviews, but I don't have time to look them up right now, unfortunately.
What I have seen of the movie has impressed me enough to make me excited about it coming out this weekend. Am I ready to say it will be the best movie ever? Not even close. I'm interested, but reserving judgement until I actually do see it.
So you're basing your opinion on trailers, commercials, and little else? The movie isn't out yet and you're already saying it's forgettable "shit"?
You must be the next stage beyond those that the article talks about... The people that "oooo" and "ahhh" over something for a few weeks then forget about it... (Yes, I did RTFA) You seem to be over it before it has even occurred.
How is it that you are able to discern so much from so little information? Can you see the future? Or are you just talking out of your ass?
With regards to Tron Legacy, given that it is from Disney Pictures (as opposed to their more dramatic Touchstone label), it's not meant to be deep. How can you tell the story is hackneyed if you haven't seen the full story? How do you know it has no similarity (which can also be taken to mean connection) to the original Tron if you haven't seen it yet? Please point me at the reviews from which you have gleamed your pervasive insight?
Yes, I am looking forward to Tron Legacy, both as a fan of the original and as a techie of many different foci. The CGI looks interesting, the fantasy of what might such a world be like is intriguing, and I am curious as to how they will bridge the two movies, outside of Jeff Bridges (and the tie-in graphic novel/comic). Besides, it should be 2 hours of fun that I'm more than willing to turn my brain off during.
Seriously though, you might want to lay off the energy drinks and go get some exercise. You seem to have an undertone of anger there... Try to smooth it out a bit.
Sheldon?
Dr. Sheldon Cooper?
Is that you?
I was thinking more along the lines of:
Well, it's called Tron. It's a security program itself, actually. It monitors all contacts between our system and other systems. It finds anything going on that's not scheduled, it shuts it down. I sent you a memo on it.
Life mirrors art? Then again, maybe I just have Tron on my brain after seeing an extended 3-D preview of Tron: Legacy at Disney's California Adventure on Friday. If anyone reading this can, I highly recommend visiting DCA to see the ElecTRONica section they have going on (Friday through Sunday nights). Flynn's Arcade is pretty well done.
No, I am in no way affiliated with Disney either. Just a fan of Tron.
This is the last one for Bungie. Microsoft, if I recall correctly, is already planning on working with a new developer to "continue" the Halo series. I expect quality to drop...
Bungie, on the other hand, is taking their reputation and starting something new without being tied to being a first-party developer (again, from what I can recall... I have no links to back that up right now).
How many of those did you keep for strategic sheep purposes?
Then again, I can understand some of the islands and the beaches.
Most presenting devices have at least rudimentary pairing between remote and dongle. At least I know that the Keyspan remote I've been using for the last 5 or more years works that way. Just bringing another remote of the same kind would likely do nothing.
Is this giving Uwe Boll more fodder for another movie?
Completely offtopic, but the M-Tron sets completely rocked. As for the ability to just "play" and use your imagination, I suspect that if you gave yourself time and leave to go back to it, you'd be able to find the fun again and your life would be somewhat better for it. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you have to stop playing. Imagination is always useful.
Some plotters are able to move the substrate... Others merely had a stationary flatbed and had a dual-axis armature to generate lines in any direction. The flatbeds worked great for smaller sheets while the moving substrate models were more suited to larger sheets.
I dare anyone to name something as emotionally satisfying as facing a seemingly insurmountable problem...and then finding a solution.
In a word: Teaching.
I find it to be eminently satisfying to be a part of the moment where a student is struggling with some tough (for them) concept and then the proverbial light clicks on and the understanding flows in. I also feel quite good about how students will return to me after a few years, students that quite often despised me for various reasons (not the least of which is that I made them *GASP* work and held them accountable), and tell me how much they learned in my class and wish that they had other teachers who could get through to them in the same way.
I'm not conceited enough to think that my career is the most emotionally satisfying thing that will occur in my life, or is the most emotionally satisfying thing "EVAH!", but it is definitely a very rewarding choice for me.
Being a resident of California, I am curious as to how we interfered in the politics of Utah approx. 2 years ago. I really have no idea of what you are referring to. Would you please explain?
I do know that the Mormon Church (headquartered in Utah) directly financed a California proposition and a heavy advertising campaign to take away rights of a segment of California's population (Prop. 8), but I am not aware of the reverse situation.
Thank you for the further information.
"It couldn't have been him, he was on the moon at the time", ...
With Steve.
It doesn't have a proposition number yet, but some of the more pertinent information can be found at http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2010).
With any luck and enough votes, a short time after November 2, 2010, smoke 'em if you got 'em!
Yeah, I saw that too... That might just be the final reason for me to run Boot Camp or Parallels and get some form of Windows running and have a bit of fun with that.
Side note, and more than slightly off topic, but I would so very much like to see the original 2 X-COM games recreated to run on modern systems. No changes to some real-time-turn-based hybrid bullshit, just pure I take my turn then the computer (or online opponent) takes it's turn with destructible environment features. This would even be a good fit as a console game at this point in tech. With everything else getting remade or rereleased for the sake of nostalgia, why not X-COM?
Admittedly, I didn't read TFA, just the summary, but aren't these the same pictures that were used recently to rediscover and locate the rover that Lord British (Richard Garriot) bought at auction, or are they new, clearer pictures?
http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/03/17/2143248/Lord-Britishs-Lost-Lunar-Rover-Found-After-37-Years?art_pos=1
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