If I ever went back to college I'd probably take a different tactic rather than blatant copying:
- ignore the homework. Yeah it's worth 10% but tests were worth 60-70% and labs are another 20-30% so those are more important. I'd just scribble my best guess on the homework and not worry whether the final answer is right. The grad students are usually lenient, handing out 6-7% (out of 10) just because you tried.
I'd then use the freed-up 50 hours to focus on actually learning the material, plus getting prepared for the tests so I can Ace them. Plus maybe meet a girl or two, rather than be terminally single. .
On television they showed how waitresses, clerks, and other staff snake-in a machine (looks like a cellphone) and swipe the card directly through it. They can compile about 100 numbers per day and then produce fake cards in their home basement. ----- I was a victim of this. I stayed in a Motel 6. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500. Seems obvious the girl behind the desk swiped the number off my card.
>>>Wait...which industry? The hotel industry?
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." There. Fixed that for you. - Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=14s
>>>>>Pedantry. One of the disadvantages of living with a nerd.
Where I come from, we call them anal-retentive bastards. Or grandpas. Same difference. .
>>>Wait...which industry? The hotel industry?
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." There. Fixed that for you. Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=14s
I was a victim of this. I stayed in a Motel 6 in Oregon. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500 at Wal-Mart on my Discover credit account. Seems obvious the girl behind the desk sold the number, or else used it herself.
>>>As it was a debit card, we were liable for $50 of the $600
Why oh why do people continue using debit cards? If you had used a credit card, you would have been liable for *nothing*. And even if the Visa/Mastercard company tried to collect, you don't have to pay the bill. The money would be sucked from their account, not yours.
>>>Unfortunately business majors are usually the ones doing the hiring.
And once again I'm reminded why choosing Engineering was a mistake. I chose the degree that forces me to fall on my knees & beg for a job from the guys who spent most of their time partying/sexing in school. 9packs-up suitcase). That's it. I'm going back to school and get a business major with minor in human resources. Then *I* can be the boss.;-)
It's okay for colleges to copy so long as they pay the money upfront.;-)
"the more you copy homework, the lower your grades." - I disagree. If the homework is worth 10% of your grade, then it's better to copy rather than run out of time and never turn it in (a zero). I recall in my engineering classes most of us copied, not because we wanted to, but because the profs so overloaded us with homework that it was impossible to get it all finished.
It was ridiculous - about 10 hours of homework/week for a 3 or 4 credit class. Typical 18 credit load is 50 hours just on homework. Plus 18 hours for the lectures. Plus 10-20 hours on labwork. == 80-90 hours per week!
Hmmm... on second thought maybe they were trying to prepare us for the Real World Suck of 60-70 hour weeks.
Yeah well, not completely free. If I trashed the calling card and used my PC to call home to mom or long-distance friends, it would still cost 2.4 cents (they have landline phones). I would save some money but only about $10 a month, and I'd lose the convenience of the calling card which works even when I'm not in front of my computer.
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." Fixed it. Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=13s
I think I was a victim of this a few years ago. I had driven to Oregon for a vacation where I stayed in a Motel 6. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500 at Walmart on my Discover credit account. Of course I didn't have to pay, since my signature did not appear on any of the Walmart receipts.
As I said - power corrupts. Same people as 1994 but they forgot their principles and turned into tyrants. - By the way I haven't seen the Democratic Congress (in power since 2006) repealing any of the laws you mentioned. They have a supermajority (60%). What are they waiting for? On the contrary I see they renewed the Patriot Act.
>>>If you speak those comma-containing sentences out loud, pausing where there is a comma, they should sound as wrong to your ear as they look to my eye.
True but sometimes commas are also used for readability, and their purpose has nothing to do with how it sounds out loud. .
Someone else wrote: >>>Bullshit. You're supposed to put a comma where it helps the flow. There's no need to make up silly rules. Personally I think most people are too comma heavy; I certainly wouldn't put the comma before 'because' in your examples. >>>
Then you would be violating the rules of English writing. When two separate sentences are joined, there's supposed to be punctuation in between them. Either a period, a comma, or semicolon.
Yeah and you're supposed to put a comma in front of conjunctive words like "and, or, but, because" especially if they join two sentences. Examples:
- I grabbed my umbrella. It was raining. - I grabbed my umbrella, because it was raining.
- They want him to take down his blog post. It may be viewed internationally. - They want him to take down his blog post, because it may be viewed internationally.
Bah Humbug. Real gamers use the cursor keys, and they are experts at it. -or- They buy a Commodore 64 or Amiga and play all the classic games just like we did back in the 80s (with actual Atari-compatible joysticks). We didn't have no fancy MAME software; we settled for the home ports.
We also walked through heavy snowstorms to get them, or else downloaded them over our agonizingly slow 1 kbit/s modems. It was torture and we loved it.
Submit it to the NYC government. The most costly thing is maintenance of the old monuments and buildings and infrastructure created by previous politicians.
Yeah and you're supposed to put a comma in front of conjunctive words like "and, or, but, because" especially if they join two sentences. Examples:
- I grabbed my umbrella. It was raining. - I grabbed my umbrella, because it was raining.
- They want him to take down his blog post. It may be viewed internationally. - They want him to take down his blog post, because it may be viewed internationally.
I rocked my English SATs (99th percentile) so I'm fairly certain I'm right. (Unfortunately math was only 91st. Maybe I should pick English major instead of Engineer... nah.)
The Congress of 1994 actually was quite good, and they repealed a lot of idiotic laws from the books, plus cutting taxes. I credit them more than Clinton for the economic boom that came shortly afterward. They were also responsible for the Telecommunications Act that freed-up TV channels 52 to 83 for cellular and internet expansion.
Unfortunately that Congress evolved into the 2000 Congress which thought it was okay to forget their principles and pass draconian legislation like the Patriot Act. Power corrupts.
>>>If I wrote a blog post entitled Creating Microsoft Office in Java you'd better believe I'd get a message from the folks in Redmond.
True but if you live in Mongolia (for example) then that C&D letter doesn't mean jackshit. US and EU Patents don't apply to that country..... US and EU patent law ends at the border. (Or at least it's supposed to - some jackass US politicians think it's okay to shutdown foreign websites even though said websites are outside their juris.)
>>>If this were a rare occurrence, then yeah, I'd be up in arms. It's sort of not newsworthy anymore.
I think you have that backwards. If it was a rare occurrence then I would just say, "Oh well - mistakes happen." But because it happens so often indicates to me there's a problem with the Law which needs to be fixed. Car analogy: It's just like Toyotas - if one car rapidly accelerated to 110mph and killed the passengers, no big deal. But when you have 10,000 such reports, then it warrants an investigation.
>>>"nazism" is a proper noun, and should be capitalized.
But not "swastika" which is a regular noun meaning "good luck" or "good fortune" in India and the Far East. I see a lot of people capitalizing it, and they don't need to.
>>>As a non-native english writer, who has difficulties dealing with grammar nazism, I find commas useful to explain stuff.
Let me help - "The code wasn't even released, and yet Roy van Rijn, a Music & Free Software enthusiast[,] received a C&D from Landmark Digital Services, owners of Shazam, a music service that allows you to find a song [] by listening to a part of it. And if that wasn't enough, they want him to take down his blog post explaining how he did it[,] because it 'may be viewed internationally. As a result, it may contribute to someone infringing our patents in any part of the world.'"
Fixed that for you. [] are deletions/additions. Basically I only found three errors. Grammarwise I'd recommend fewer interruptions. Simplify; simplify. As for the cease-and-desist I'd respond like so:
Dear Landmark:
Go watch Penn & Teller's "Bullshit". The title of that show is what I think of your shitty letter you litigious motherfuckers. I live in ____ where you do not hold a patent, so you can go shove a dildo up you anus. My post is protected my this country's right of free speech and free press.
Respectfully, Not Your Slave Nor Your Serf (middle finger)
Or if they don't have one, I use my cellphone but it costs 20 cents a minute so I generally try to use my 5 cent calling card instead. Anyway still don't see the reason to switch to Skype net calling .
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If I ever went back to college I'd probably take a different tactic rather than blatant copying:
- ignore the homework. Yeah it's worth 10% but tests were worth 60-70% and labs are another 20-30% so those are more important. I'd just scribble my best guess on the homework and not worry whether the final answer is right. The grad students are usually lenient, handing out 6-7% (out of 10) just because you tried.
I'd then use the freed-up 50 hours to focus on actually learning the material, plus getting prepared for the tests so I can Ace them. Plus maybe meet a girl or two, rather than be terminally single.
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ACE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xGYn_NWa5E
On television they showed how waitresses, clerks, and other staff snake-in a machine (looks like a cellphone) and swipe the card directly through it. They can compile about 100 numbers per day and then produce fake cards in their home basement. ----- I was a victim of this. I stayed in a Motel 6. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500. Seems obvious the girl behind the desk swiped the number off my card.
>>>Wait...which industry? The hotel industry?
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." There. Fixed that for you. - Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=14s
>>>>>Pedantry. One of the disadvantages of living with a nerd.
Where I come from, we call them anal-retentive bastards. Or grandpas. Same difference.
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>>>Wait...which industry? The hotel industry?
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." There. Fixed that for you. Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=14s
I was a victim of this. I stayed in a Motel 6 in Oregon. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500 at Wal-Mart on my Discover credit account. Seems obvious the girl behind the desk sold the number, or else used it herself.
>>>As it was a debit card, we were liable for $50 of the $600
Why oh why do people continue using debit cards? If you had used a credit card, you would have been liable for *nothing*. And even if the Visa/Mastercard company tried to collect, you don't have to pay the bill. The money would be sucked from their account, not yours.
>>>We are also going to use a credit card instead
Good.
>>>Unfortunately business majors are usually the ones doing the hiring.
And once again I'm reminded why choosing Engineering was a mistake. I chose the degree that forces me to fall on my knees & beg for a job from the guys who spent most of their time partying/sexing in school. 9packs-up suitcase). That's it. I'm going back to school and get a business major with minor in human resources. Then *I* can be the boss. ;-)
It's okay for colleges to copy so long as they pay the money upfront. ;-)
"the more you copy homework, the lower your grades." - I disagree. If the homework is worth 10% of your grade, then it's better to copy rather than run out of time and never turn it in (a zero). I recall in my engineering classes most of us copied, not because we wanted to, but because the profs so overloaded us with homework that it was impossible to get it all finished.
It was ridiculous - about 10 hours of homework/week for a 3 or 4 credit class. Typical 18 credit load is 50 hours just on homework. Plus 18 hours for the lectures. Plus 10-20 hours on labwork. == 80-90 hours per week!
Hmmm... on second thought maybe they were trying to prepare us for the Real World Suck of 60-70 hour weeks.
>>>Or what is north of the north pole....
The vacuum of space, and probably a couple rocks.
Yeah well, not completely free. If I trashed the calling card and used my PC to call home to mom or long-distance friends, it would still cost 2.4 cents (they have landline phones). I would save some money but only about $10 a month, and I'd lose the convenience of the calling card which works even when I'm not in front of my computer.
>>>"This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. "
>>>LOL sad
Yep. This link might work, although you won't get to see her sexy asian-european-american body :-( http://s0.ilike.com/play#Michelle+Branch:Are+You+Happy+Now:28704:s526903.8517444.2883784.0.2.20%2Cstd_b74cb0d1d0f64605a4ed1cfaaef4553a
>>>Wait...which industry? The hotel industry?
"Hotels lead the [credit] industry in credit card theft." Fixed it. Are you happy now? Here let the gorgeous Michelle Branch sing you the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vjRu3WUEE#t=13s
I think I was a victim of this a few years ago. I had driven to Oregon for a vacation where I stayed in a Motel 6. About two months later some guy in California spent $3500 at Walmart on my Discover credit account. Of course I didn't have to pay, since my signature did not appear on any of the Walmart receipts.
>>>damn near all the same people were still there
As I said - power corrupts. Same people as 1994 but they forgot their principles and turned into tyrants. - By the way I haven't seen the Democratic Congress (in power since 2006) repealing any of the laws you mentioned. They have a supermajority (60%). What are they waiting for? On the contrary I see they renewed the Patriot Act.
>>>If you speak those comma-containing sentences out loud, pausing where there is a comma, they should sound as wrong to your ear as they look to my eye.
True but sometimes commas are also used for readability, and their purpose has nothing to do with how it sounds out loud.
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Someone else wrote:
>>>Bullshit. You're supposed to put a comma where it helps the flow. There's no need to make up silly rules. Personally I think most people are too comma heavy; I certainly wouldn't put the comma before 'because' in your examples.
>>>
Then you would be violating the rules of English writing. When two separate sentences are joined, there's supposed to be punctuation in between them. Either a period, a comma, or semicolon.
>>>Shouldn't you have put a comma before "so" if you are going by that rule?
Yep.
Yeah and you're supposed to put a comma in front of conjunctive words like "and, or, but, because" especially if they join two sentences. Examples:
- I grabbed my umbrella. It was raining.
- I grabbed my umbrella, because it was raining.
- They want him to take down his blog post. It may be viewed internationally.
- They want him to take down his blog post, because it may be viewed internationally.
>>>You want X-Arcade sticks.
Bah Humbug. Real gamers use the cursor keys, and they are experts at it. -or- They buy a Commodore 64 or Amiga and play all the classic games just like we did back in the 80s (with actual Atari-compatible joysticks). We didn't have no fancy MAME software; we settled for the home ports.
We also walked through heavy snowstorms to get them, or else downloaded them over our agonizingly slow 1 kbit/s modems. It was torture and we loved it.
>>>Gah, I mean we got FPS years _after_ U6, of course.
We had FPSes in 1990. I don't remember any of them being online, but we did have the single player versions.
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Good idea.
Submit it to the NYC government. The most costly thing is maintenance of the old monuments and buildings and infrastructure created by previous politicians.
>>>When zealots can't distinguish between legitimate security and illegitimate spying
When liberty-lovers can not see that security and spying are the same thing, then liberty will die for all of us.
Yeah and you're supposed to put a comma in front of conjunctive words like "and, or, but, because" especially if they join two sentences. Examples:
- I grabbed my umbrella. It was raining.
- I grabbed my umbrella, because it was raining.
- They want him to take down his blog post. It may be viewed internationally.
- They want him to take down his blog post, because it may be viewed internationally.
I rocked my English SATs (99th percentile) so I'm fairly certain I'm right. (Unfortunately math was only 91st. Maybe I should pick English major instead of Engineer... nah.)
The Congress of 1994 actually was quite good, and they repealed a lot of idiotic laws from the books, plus cutting taxes. I credit them more than Clinton for the economic boom that came shortly afterward. They were also responsible for the Telecommunications Act that freed-up TV channels 52 to 83 for cellular and internet expansion.
Unfortunately that Congress evolved into the 2000 Congress which thought it was okay to forget their principles and pass draconian legislation like the Patriot Act. Power corrupts.
>>>If I wrote a blog post entitled Creating Microsoft Office in Java you'd better believe I'd get a message from the folks in Redmond.
True but if you live in Mongolia (for example) then that C&D letter doesn't mean jackshit. US and EU Patents don't apply to that country..... US and EU patent law ends at the border. (Or at least it's supposed to - some jackass US politicians think it's okay to shutdown foreign websites even though said websites are outside their juris.)
>>>If this were a rare occurrence, then yeah, I'd be up in arms. It's sort of not newsworthy anymore.
I think you have that backwards. If it was a rare occurrence then I would just say, "Oh well - mistakes happen." But because it happens so often indicates to me there's a problem with the Law which needs to be fixed. Car analogy: It's just like Toyotas - if one car rapidly accelerated to 110mph and killed the passengers, no big deal. But when you have 10,000 such reports, then it warrants an investigation.
>>>"nazism" is a proper noun, and should be capitalized.
But not "swastika" which is a regular noun meaning "good luck" or "good fortune" in India and the Far East. I see a lot of people capitalizing it, and they don't need to.
>>>As a non-native english writer, who has difficulties dealing with grammar nazism, I find commas useful to explain stuff.
Let me help - "The code wasn't even released, and yet Roy van Rijn, a Music & Free Software enthusiast[,] received a C&D from Landmark Digital Services, owners of Shazam, a music service that allows you to find a song [] by listening to a part of it. And if that wasn't enough, they want him to take down his blog post explaining how he did it[,] because it 'may be viewed internationally. As a result, it may contribute to someone infringing our patents in any part of the world.'"
Fixed that for you. [] are deletions/additions. Basically I only found three errors. Grammarwise I'd recommend fewer interruptions. Simplify; simplify. As for the cease-and-desist I'd respond like so:
Dear Landmark:
Go watch Penn & Teller's "Bullshit". The title of that show is what I think of your shitty letter you litigious motherfuckers. I live in ____ where you do not hold a patent, so you can go shove a dildo up you anus. My post is protected my this country's right of free speech and free press.
Respectfully,
Not Your Slave Nor Your Serf
(middle finger)
Turnpike rest stop.
Gas station.
McDonalds.
Or if they don't have one, I use my cellphone but it costs 20 cents a minute so I generally try to use my 5 cent calling card instead. Anyway still don't see the reason to switch to Skype net calling
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