The reason the vast majority of math and science students use pen and paper is that many of the symbols used in math and science classes are nontrivial to type. As a math student, it took me two years of learning LaTeX before I felt confident enough to bring my laptop to class.
Pen and paper is not inherently better, just easier.
You cannot fix the schools until you fix the students. You cannot fix the students until you fix their parents. You cannot fix their parents until you fix society. How do you fix a broken society?
Don't plant trees if you want to cut down on mowing time.
Growing up, we had a 1+ acre plot, covered in trees, gardens and bushes. It took about 1 to 1.5 hours to completely mow, with one person on the riding mower taking care of most of the area, and one person with a push mower mowing around the plants.
So he spends 3 hours mowing a 6 acre plot, while we spent 2-3 hours on a 1 acre plot. I say screw the trees.
The first rule of having a trademark is "don't lose your trademark." This is done by defending it against every potential threat, no matter how tenuous the connection.
Essentially, if you don't defend yourself, then your trademark is automatically weakened.
For example, if your trademark is for a video game called "Elder Scrolls," and you allow a game called "Scrolls," to be published unchecked, then you've effectively stated that the word "Scrolls," and titles including that word, are all acceptable, and cannot be challenged by trademark.
In the end, Zenimax either maintains their current position by forcing Notch to back down, or their trademark is more clearly defined, including restrictions on what Notch can call this and its sequels (if any).
Between AmazonFresh and Safeway, grocery delivery is hardly a new thing in Seattle.
Two minutes on Wikipedia shows that they did their "beta-test" on Mercer Island back in 2007, and have expanded to cover Seattle, Bellevue and Kirkland.
Based on your anecdote, I don't think you're really supporting the argument that CS courses and degrees are too easy. Instead, it seems that you're implying that CS degrees are useless, since they don't generate individuals who understand CS.
I think that this is the professor's point: by making the barrier for entry too high, you only get (a) people who are already good at CS and (b) people who are good at passing tests, regardless of whether they understand the material.
And you wonder why so many CS grads you know fall into category (b).
According to Top Gear a Ferrari 599 gets 1.7 miles per gallon.
Honestly, though, I think that if Tesla were able to refute the unreliable and short-lived cars they sent to England, then a simple letter to the editor would have sufficed. One of the great things about British TV is that they're willing to revisit ideas and (begrudgingly) admit that they were wrong.
However, by resorting to litigation, it just seems like Tesla is admitting that the Roadster is shit (though, not from a technical standpoint).
There is no theory of abiogenesis. There is only a realization that the origins of life on this planet could only have been a result of:
- Natural methods, such as a "primordial soup" that built up organic molecules and compounds until they were capable of self-replication. Natural methods could also include an alien species planting life on Earth, or possibly accidentally leaving bacteria (possibly from sewage) on Earth. - Supernatural methods, such as God did it (including Creationism and ID).
We may never know exactly how life began here, but you to see the fundamental difference between natural methods and supernatural methods, especially in terms of science.
With the natural methods we can actually find supporting evidence and they're also falsifiable.
"God did it," cannot be disproved, and since it's supernatural, there can be no evidence. Therefore it is not science.
It seems a little strange to me that so many sciency-types tend to like Jurassic Park. I mean, yes it does have dinosaurs and a girl who loves Unix.
OTOH: "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
So, in the end, the scientists are blamed for the whole thing. Not the person who decided to make it a theme park. Not the person who disabled all of the security. Not even the person whose job it was to think: "What if all of our security goes?"
Whether or not a laptop will be used as a distraction is almost entirely dependent on the course.
If the professor has crafted his lectures to be interesting and engaging, then the students will be interested and engaged in the lectures.
If the students only attend the lecture because attendance is part of the grade, then the students' attendance will be physical and not mental.
Yes a laptop is an efficient tool for distraction. However, I have a series of drawings of various coffee cups from the microeconomics course I took freshman year that say taking out laptops will not get rid of distractions.
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Richie, eat your crust!
Seattle's a nice destination until the volcano triggers the earthquake.
Or was it the other way around?
The reason the vast majority of math and science students use pen and paper is that many of the symbols used in math and science classes are nontrivial to type. As a math student, it took me two years of learning LaTeX before I felt confident enough to bring my laptop to class.
Pen and paper is not inherently better, just easier.
If only there were some easy way to find out what time it was in New York.
You cannot fix the schools until you fix the students. You cannot fix the students until you fix their parents. You cannot fix their parents until you fix society. How do you fix a broken society?
By fixing the schools.
What state do you live in where a nontenured (aka fireable) teacher makes $50k?
Don't forget Robin Hood, where it was Mr. Scott's decision to rewrite it into the standard folklore, with big battles and Higgins boats.
Don't plant trees if you want to cut down on mowing time.
Growing up, we had a 1+ acre plot, covered in trees, gardens and bushes. It took about 1 to 1.5 hours to completely mow, with one person on the riding mower taking care of most of the area, and one person with a push mower mowing around the plants.
So he spends 3 hours mowing a 6 acre plot, while we spent 2-3 hours on a 1 acre plot. I say screw the trees.
The first rule of having a trademark is "don't lose your trademark." This is done by defending it against every potential threat, no matter how tenuous the connection.
Essentially, if you don't defend yourself, then your trademark is automatically weakened.
For example, if your trademark is for a video game called "Elder Scrolls," and you allow a game called "Scrolls," to be published unchecked, then you've effectively stated that the word "Scrolls," and titles including that word, are all acceptable, and cannot be challenged by trademark.
In the end, Zenimax either maintains their current position by forcing Notch to back down, or their trademark is more clearly defined, including restrictions on what Notch can call this and its sequels (if any).
Thus the only losing move is not to play.
They aren't assuming that everyone has cheap, reliable, easily available broadband.
They're assuming that everyone either has cheap reliable, easily available broadband, or they don't.
If you do, then use the streaming option. If you don't, stick with DVDs.
If you want instant access, stick with streaming. If you want better picture quality, stick with physical media.
If you want both services, then pay for both services.
As an interesting point of comparison, New York State is approximately the same size as England, but with half the population.
Between AmazonFresh and Safeway, grocery delivery is hardly a new thing in Seattle.
Two minutes on Wikipedia shows that they did their "beta-test" on Mercer Island back in 2007, and have expanded to cover Seattle, Bellevue and Kirkland.
Based on your anecdote, I don't think you're really supporting the argument that CS courses and degrees are too easy. Instead, it seems that you're implying that CS degrees are useless, since they don't generate individuals who understand CS.
I think that this is the professor's point: by making the barrier for entry too high, you only get (a) people who are already good at CS and (b) people who are good at passing tests, regardless of whether they understand the material.
And you wonder why so many CS grads you know fall into category (b).
How much Pig Latin does the dictionary contain?
Does it include alternative definitions for words used in Cockney rhyming slang?
According to Top Gear a Ferrari 599 gets 1.7 miles per gallon. Honestly, though, I think that if Tesla were able to refute the unreliable and short-lived cars they sent to England, then a simple letter to the editor would have sufficed. One of the great things about British TV is that they're willing to revisit ideas and (begrudgingly) admit that they were wrong. However, by resorting to litigation, it just seems like Tesla is admitting that the Roadster is shit (though, not from a technical standpoint).
There is no theory of abiogenesis. There is only a realization that the origins of life on this planet could only have been a result of:
- Natural methods, such as a "primordial soup" that built up organic molecules and compounds until they were capable of self-replication. Natural methods could also include an alien species planting life on Earth, or possibly accidentally leaving bacteria (possibly from sewage) on Earth.
- Supernatural methods, such as God did it (including Creationism and ID).
We may never know exactly how life began here, but you to see the fundamental difference between natural methods and supernatural methods, especially in terms of science.
With the natural methods we can actually find supporting evidence and they're also falsifiable.
"God did it," cannot be disproved, and since it's supernatural, there can be no evidence. Therefore it is not science.
Do alpacas really wear socks?
According to TFS, he's from Alberta.
I don't think there's any reason to worry about sweat.
How do you stream a DVD?
I can understand streaming a video file, but the physical DVD, not so much.
Or they can build heated structures filled with air and wear space suits when they go outside.
Did you think this would be some sort of camping expedition?
I'm glad you wooshed yourself.
But you really should stop writing in the second person in public fora.
Let me put it this way:
Were the scientists who created the atomic bomb responsible for the US government using it?
It seems a little strange to me that so many sciency-types tend to like Jurassic Park. I mean, yes it does have dinosaurs and a girl who loves Unix.
OTOH: "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
So, in the end, the scientists are blamed for the whole thing. Not the person who decided to make it a theme park. Not the person who disabled all of the security. Not even the person whose job it was to think: "What if all of our security goes?"
The scientists.
And if it were studied by someone whose last name was Moore, it would be Moore's Moore's law's law.
Whether or not a laptop will be used as a distraction is almost entirely dependent on the course.
If the professor has crafted his lectures to be interesting and engaging, then the students will be interested and engaged in the lectures.
If the students only attend the lecture because attendance is part of the grade, then the students' attendance will be physical and not mental.
Yes a laptop is an efficient tool for distraction. However, I have a series of drawings of various coffee cups from the microeconomics course I took freshman year that say taking out laptops will not get rid of distractions.