Couldn't agree more. It's impossible to find unbiased news on TV anymore. Whatever happened to accurate coverage, and when did Mainstream media decide to only cover stories that favor their side?
Slightly off-topic, but I just wanted to say that sysinternals' Process Explorer and Autoruns are the two most valuable anti-virus tools on the planet. No Windows-savvy geek should be caught without them.
Also, I've yet to see a nicer interface on any linux tool that does the same.
Speaking from the perspective of someone who was homeschooled K-10th grade (public school for 11-12), I also am surprised at the hostility towards homeschooling.
Seriously, why all the negative stereotypes about homeschoolers? Maybe some kids' parents just want them to have a half-decent education. Honestly, take a good long look at the state of public education.
As for homeschoolers being anti-social, that much is true in many cases, but not necessarily so. I was not forced to socialize with other kids early on, and so I didn't. Later, my parents realized there was an issue and I became involved with homeschooling co-ops, 4-h, scouts, etc. The problem wasn't homeschooling, it was a lack of other forms of socialization. Who decided that during education was the best time and place for kids to learn socialization anyway? In my opinion, socialization during class-time was a huge distraction for my classmates.
It's amazing that so many here on Slashdot who wouldn't trust the government with a single shred of their data (if they didn't have to), would submit their kids to its learning institutions so willingly.
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Couldn't agree more. It's impossible to find unbiased news on TV anymore. Whatever happened to accurate coverage, and when did Mainstream media decide to only cover stories that favor their side?
Slightly off-topic, but I just wanted to say that sysinternals' Process Explorer and Autoruns are the two most valuable anti-virus tools on the planet. No Windows-savvy geek should be caught without them. Also, I've yet to see a nicer interface on any linux tool that does the same.
Speaking from the perspective of someone who was homeschooled K-10th grade (public school for 11-12), I also am surprised at the hostility towards homeschooling.
Seriously, why all the negative stereotypes about homeschoolers? Maybe some kids' parents just want them to have a half-decent education. Honestly, take a good long look at the state of public education.
As for homeschoolers being anti-social, that much is true in many cases, but not necessarily so. I was not forced to socialize with other kids early on, and so I didn't. Later, my parents realized there was an issue and I became involved with homeschooling co-ops, 4-h, scouts, etc. The problem wasn't homeschooling, it was a lack of other forms of socialization. Who decided that during education was the best time and place for kids to learn socialization anyway? In my opinion, socialization during class-time was a huge distraction for my classmates.
It's amazing that so many here on Slashdot who wouldn't trust the government with a single shred of their data (if they didn't have to), would submit their kids to its learning institutions so willingly.
It's kind of a waste of a working HDD, but I'd create this DIY "USB Hard Drive"
Good for some laughs.