Is it the teachers that are shitty, or is it an educational system that demands teachers teach a certain way?
Anecdotally, a community college professor in my area (who holds a PhD) was fired because his classes were "too interactive", and he allowed students to "ask too many questions". To me, it sounds like he was doing his job: Helping the students learn.
In his case, the college wanted professors to stick to the lesson plan that had been handed down from the administration.
I don't know of anything similar to this in the United States, but I recall reading about "black boxes" being installed in cars here. Something like this, but it says nothing about it being required.
I'm not sure how the Constitution would apply to something like this being tried here.
Or is that too much common-sense for all involved?
Because that's bullshit.
The ISPs' costs aren't based on how much you download, but on the bandwidth they provide. A better limit, and more fair for consumers, would be tiered service based on speed.
All you can do is go to the higher ups and lay out the entire situation. If they don't care about the consequences, have them put it in writing to CYA, and then decide whether you want to trust that YA is truly C'd, and whether you want to add "Installer of Illegal Software" on to your CV. That's all you can do.
In my experience, the smaller the company, the more pirated software you find. If it's one guy working out of his house, it'll be lucky if he's actually using his own internet connection, more less software that he actually owns.
Now queue 500 posts saying, "ZOMG, replace it all with OSS."
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It's funny - a company like Microsoft has built its entire fortune on the idea of licensing software rather than selling it.
You'd expect them to be supporting Apple in this lawsuit to enforce their EULA... yet they're not...
Hm.
Is it the teachers that are shitty, or is it an educational system that demands teachers teach a certain way?
Anecdotally, a community college professor in my area (who holds a PhD) was fired because his classes were "too interactive", and he allowed students to "ask too many questions". To me, it sounds like he was doing his job: Helping the students learn.
In his case, the college wanted professors to stick to the lesson plan that had been handed down from the administration.
If enough people are diagnosed with ADHD, when does it become "normal"?
The first place they'll try this will be at NewYorkCountryLawyer's house.
Didn't I read about this somewhere before?
That removing this device would be illegal.
I don't know of anything similar to this in the United States, but I recall reading about "black boxes" being installed in cars here. Something like this, but it says nothing about it being required.
I'm not sure how the Constitution would apply to something like this being tried here.
wtf?
Estimates are already a form of guessing. The word 'guesstimate' make me want to puke blood.
When I was in school, I was taught that an estimate was the same as rounding (As opposed to an "educated guess").
Now, every time I hear the word estimate, I assume that the number started from some actual data, rather than from someone's rectum.
really? who flew to an interstellar cloud to find them?
Don't you watch Star Trek: Voyager? No? You're better off.
I wonder if it will run in Dosbox?
It does. I've played it on my Mac using Boxer.
Star Trek: A Final Unity was probably the best Star Trek game ever released.
Minimal combat, which could be avoided based on your actions, and many missions and away teams, just like on the show.
I hope the new Star Trek Online does it justice.
"Why the screaming?"
"It is a warning, Captain. Beware: The Shovelware is coming."
This is the most useless thing I ever heard of... It's like selling an incomplete OS...
The point is to sell automatic upgrades to more expensive versions of Windows.
"I'm sorry, to do that, you need Windows Ultimate Edition. Would you like to upgrade now? Yes/No"
Boston College's Computer Science program announces that applications to the University are at an all time low.
Authorities plan to replace all campus computers with Etch-A-Sketches in order to attract a larger pool of applicants.
Pay for what you consume. Fair for everyone.
Or is that too much common-sense for all involved?
Because that's bullshit.
The ISPs' costs aren't based on how much you download, but on the bandwidth they provide. A better limit, and more fair for consumers, would be tiered service based on speed.
Vuze (azureus), which I dropped because of how bloated it is. Why java? utorrent is the way to go.
Vuze's bloat problem isn't Java.
It's feature creep. Sometimes I just want to download a torrent.
It's called a motorcycle.
I only wonder why they are expanding the test to larger markets where they don't have significant competition from other ISPs
That's the whole point. Here in Rochester, NY, we have no other option but DSL. In Buffalo, NY (about an hour away), they have Verizon FiOS.
We are getting screwed, they are not. We have no other option for broadband, and they do.
What happened to the carbon?
All you can do is go to the higher ups and lay out the entire situation. If they don't care about the consequences, have them put it in writing to CYA, and then decide whether you want to trust that YA is truly C'd, and whether you want to add "Installer of Illegal Software" on to your CV. That's all you can do.
In my experience, the smaller the company, the more pirated software you find. If it's one guy working out of his house, it'll be lucky if he's actually using his own internet connection, more less software that he actually owns.
Now queue 500 posts saying, "ZOMG, replace it all with OSS."
In summary, you're screwed.
An elected government responding to the wishes of the electorate?
Inconceivable!!
Self driving cars, managed by a central computer? It's called a train. (Subways to those of you in major metro areas)
The WSJ says that government doesn't work. News at 11...