Hmm. I'd rather read the coherent and well-ordered arguments of a person that had a pencil and paper only, rather than copy/pasted mish-mash of the 1337 h4x0r with a laptop and a printer.
rather than copy/pasted mish-mash of the 1337 h4x0r with a laptop and a printer.coherent and well-ordered arguments of a person Hmm. Hmm. I'd rather with a laptop and a printer.
Think about this - do you compose an essay different when writing it manually compared to typing it out? Of course you do - writing manually forces you to take your time and think things out a little before you start. There's no going back to insert a new paragraph, or rearranging the order of your arguments at the last second. The skill of writing with cursive may not be useful - but don't dismiss learning to compose an essay "the old fashioned way." Technology is no substitute for substance and coherence... and it's about more than just spell/grammar check.
...dogs are smart enough to fake being only as smart as a 2 year old on tests, so that they can continue their pampered lifestyles and not be put to work on Wall St.
And how do they know that they didn't get the genius or stupid dogs? I didn't read the article, but did they actually take several from each breed and average the results?
The other point you seemed to ignore with your re-wording is the ease of switching. I can type "yahoo.com" instead of "google.com" much easier than I can install another operating system.
Your argument is like telling people to stop complaining about gasoline engines being so dirty when they can just retrofit their car to run on something else. If it requires a massive investment of time or money/labor then it really isn't a "choice" as defined by any free market economist.
Exactly what I was thinking... why not just lay the second image over the first in an optional way, with software keeping to two images separate?
What's the benefit of this? (Unless of course you've been desperately waiting for something like this to come along so that you can finally make use of the 50 tons of tracing paper you got a really good deal on and rationalize its purchase to the wife/husband/pet.)
...to make geniuses take full advantage of their genetic/environmental talents. The only job of the school is to prepare as many students as possible for the "real world." And since time/resources are finite, you don't blow them on the kids that are already set. (Although I knew plenty of "smart kids" in school that would have benefited from a "Laundry 101" or "How to cook without setting your kitchen on fire and producing more than macaroni and cheese 101.")
Most geniuses should already be fairly well prepared intellectually for the "real world," they just need some time simmering in school to build up their emotional and social readiness. And besides, nothing keeps them from going further intellectually on their own. In fact - it can be a good life lesson for smarter students - I wasn't challenged until college and now I'm an unambitious, procrastinating, lazy asshole.
If our biggest concern is that those of us that already have the most gifts aren't getting more attention then we must be doing pretty good as a society.../sarcasm/
"Ah, the technology history book, normally I'm not a fan. The writing is aloof and dry. The topics are vague, the history misinterpreted, and the lessons presented to vague to be applicable."
Ah, the poor mis-used "to" - always getting stuck in for the Johnny-come-never "too"... learn to communicate, please.
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Hmm. I'd rather read the coherent and well-ordered arguments of a person that had a pencil and paper only, rather than copy/pasted mish-mash of the 1337 h4x0r with a laptop and a printer.
rather than copy/pasted mish-mash of the 1337 h4x0r with a laptop and a printer.coherent and well-ordered arguments of a person Hmm. Hmm. I'd rather
with a laptop and a printer.
Think about this - do you compose an essay different when writing it manually compared to typing it out? Of course you do - writing manually forces you to take your time and think things out a little before you start. There's no going back to insert a new paragraph, or rearranging the order of your arguments at the last second. The skill of writing with cursive may not be useful - but don't dismiss learning to compose an essay "the old fashioned way." Technology is no substitute for substance and coherence... and it's about more than just spell/grammar check.
...dogs are smart enough to fake being only as smart as a 2 year old on tests, so that they can continue their pampered lifestyles and not be put to work on Wall St.
And how do they know that they didn't get the genius or stupid dogs? I didn't read the article, but did they actually take several from each breed and average the results?
The other point you seemed to ignore with your re-wording is the ease of switching. I can type "yahoo.com" instead of "google.com" much easier than I can install another operating system.
Your argument is like telling people to stop complaining about gasoline engines being so dirty when they can just retrofit their car to run on something else.
If it requires a massive investment of time or money/labor then it really isn't a "choice" as defined by any free market economist.
Exactly what I was thinking... why not just lay the second image over the first in an optional way, with software keeping to two images separate?
What's the benefit of this? (Unless of course you've been desperately waiting for something like this to come along so that you can finally make use of the 50 tons of tracing paper you got a really good deal on and rationalize its purchase to the wife/husband/pet.)
"... and possibly made you want to start looking for rifles and bell towers?"
I'm an Aggie and I still think that's incredibly bad taste.
...to make geniuses take full advantage of their genetic/environmental talents. The only job of the school is to prepare as many students as possible for the "real world." And since time/resources are finite, you don't blow them on the kids that are already set. (Although I knew plenty of "smart kids" in school that would have benefited from a "Laundry 101" or "How to cook without setting your kitchen on fire and producing more than macaroni and cheese 101.")
/sarcasm/
Most geniuses should already be fairly well prepared intellectually for the "real world," they just need some time simmering in school to build up their emotional and social readiness. And besides, nothing keeps them from going further intellectually on their own. In fact - it can be a good life lesson for smarter students - I wasn't challenged until college and now I'm an unambitious, procrastinating, lazy asshole.
If our biggest concern is that those of us that already have the most gifts aren't getting more attention then we must be doing pretty good as a society...
A-fucking-men.
"Ah, the technology history book, normally I'm not a fan. The writing is aloof and dry. The topics are vague, the history misinterpreted, and the lessons presented to vague to be applicable."
... learn to communicate, please.
Ah, the poor mis-used "to" - always getting stuck in for the Johnny-come-never "too"
"...presented TOO vague to be applicable."
Brilliant!
...than I am the crappy candidates.
When my choices are brown-colored crap and dark brown-colored crap, it doesn't really matter which one rigged the machine best to win.
Avast is the best. No question.
I cleared all cookies and went to mccain.senate.gov - checked the cookies and nothing. Anyone else?