The results of Sci-Fi's new investigation into the incident will air Friday in a documentary hosted by Bryant Gumbel called "The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed."
Gumbel seems to be following the well-worn path of fallen journalists blazed so spectacularly by Geraldo Rivera... kind of sad, really.
Officially the purpose of schools is to teach kids. In fact their primary purpose is to keep kids all locked up in one place for a big chunk of the day so adults can get things done.
Sorry, I couldn't read beyond this absurd statement. Parents, if you truly believe that this is what's going on at your children's school, CHANGE SCHOOLS. There are schools where the teachers and administration are there because they believe that there are things children need to know and they want to teach them. And most of them are there not for the money (because the pay is lousy), but because they really believe in what they are doing. Not all of the schools where teaching (and learning) really occurs are free, but they are the ones worth paying for.
Don't mistake the results of a flawed system for the designed intent of the system. Even the worst schools weren't intended to be prisons. And even though the best schools still aren't perfect, important learning occurs there. This fatalistic attitude that "schools are prisons" is part of the reason public schools are getting worse, not better.
The fact that you were able to post this where hundreds of thousands of people could see it, and have zero chance of being arrested (or even frowned at, most likely) very nicely demolishes your argument.
Is corporatization of the internet a problem? Yes. Is it in any way comparable to the situation in repressive countries like China? No.
Just some perspective.
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Ten percent of the spectrum needs to be "open" for exparamentation, testing, and demonstration of new methods and technologies. This space needs to be broadly applied so that different technologies can be tried across a wide variety of bands.
...that is, the characteristic Slashdot "Bush is the Great Satan" slant.
In the future, please provide a link to an article that actually says what you summarize (such as "The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had been instructed by President Bush to cease its drive to break up Microsoft" -- I missed that in the two linked articles), or clearly label pathetic zealotry-inspired speculation as such.
Don't get me wrong, Fred Hoyle thought outside of the box and made some contributions -- but because of his contributions coupled with some of the whacked out things he's said, he has also been a detriment to the advancement of science.
Harumph... "Whacked-out" ideas are never a "detriment" to good science; in fact, they aid understanding. You see, you have to really understand something to defend it well. If something is a good idea, competing bad ideas will simply focus it and make it clearer.
What you seem to be trying to say is that these great scientists, artists and engineers, in addition to their undeniable talent, also had faults and failings.
In other words, they were human.
Thanks for the keen insight.:^/
(And, less cynically, a genuine thanks for the reminder. People should be appreciated, but not worshipped.)
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Quoting the story:
The results of Sci-Fi's new investigation into the incident will air Friday in a documentary hosted by Bryant Gumbel called "The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed."
Gumbel seems to be following the well-worn path of fallen journalists blazed so spectacularly by Geraldo Rivera... kind of sad, really.
>>What the hell do the Boy Scouts of America want with guitar strings?
>Garrottes for woodchucks.
I almost spit coffee all over my monitor when I read this. Good show.
You know you're thinking it:
ALL YOUR WORMS ARE BELONG TO...
Oh, never mind.
He does seem to have mastered capitalization, though.
Darn! The replies to this article burned out my Sarcasm Meter.
You should warn a fella before posting something like this...
AOL Time Warner, released the new Steely Dan album "Everything Must Go" on CD and DVD Audio, the latter being an encrypted, "rip-proof" format.
How sad. Fagan and Becker used to be trend-setters with their music; now they're being used to prop up a failing business model.
Reeling in the Years...
Officially the purpose of schools is to teach kids. In fact their primary purpose is to keep kids all locked up in one place for a big chunk of the day so adults can get things done.
Sorry, I couldn't read beyond this absurd statement. Parents, if you truly believe that this is what's going on at your children's school, CHANGE SCHOOLS. There are schools where the teachers and administration are there because they believe that there are things children need to know and they want to teach them. And most of them are there not for the money (because the pay is lousy), but because they really believe in what they are doing. Not all of the schools where teaching (and learning) really occurs are free, but they are the ones worth paying for.
Don't mistake the results of a flawed system for the designed intent of the system. Even the worst schools weren't intended to be prisons. And even though the best schools still aren't perfect, important learning occurs there. This fatalistic attitude that "schools are prisons" is part of the reason public schools are getting worse, not better.
So I guess there IS such a thing as a stupid question...
Because it's fun, of course.
The young often forget that something doesn't have to be cool to be fun.
Two words:
Game consoles.
Of course, research into "wireless technology" at Auburn mostly involves development of a cattle fence that doesn't use barbed wire...
"Project Thunderwell" is a bit of a myth.
See This page for details about the real test (search for "Pascal-B").
Politicians, at least those in our society, never seem to give a straight answer to a question.
Neither, evidently, do AI researchers...
This has to be one of my favorite Slashdot article titles, though. Yet another triumph of style over content.
I think democracy will slowly creep in to China.
With each passing leader will come reform.
People are not stupid.
Well, two out of three ain't bad.
Is corporatization of the internet a problem? Yes. Is it in any way comparable to the situation in repressive countries like China? No.
Just some perspective.
Ten percent of the spectrum needs to be "open" for exparamentation, testing, and demonstration of new methods and technologies. This space needs to be broadly applied so that different technologies can be tried across a wide variety of bands.
It's called Amateur Radio.
Yeah, but how do the black helicopters fit in? :^)
...that is, the characteristic Slashdot "Bush is the Great Satan" slant.
In the future, please provide a link to an article that actually says what you summarize (such as "The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had been instructed by President Bush to cease its drive to break up Microsoft" -- I missed that in the two linked articles), or clearly label pathetic zealotry-inspired speculation as such.
Thanks so much.
Harumph... "Whacked-out" ideas are never a "detriment" to good science; in fact, they aid understanding. You see, you have to really understand something to defend it well. If something is a good idea, competing bad ideas will simply focus it and make it clearer.
"Shortly?" The PS/2 was launched in 1987, I believe -- six years after the IBM PC. That's about a bazillion computer-industry years.
Any "privacy" standard that won't block Doubleclick belongs in the mathom-house.
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In other words, they were human.
Thanks for the keen insight. :^/
(And, less cynically, a genuine thanks for the reminder. People should be appreciated, but not worshipped.)