this seems oddly reminiscent of the stupid "birther" arguments.
The man said he approved the bill; do we really need to question if he approved it? When he signs a bill in the white house, he uses a bunch of different pens -- the start-and-stop nature of the process, the difference in inks and tips, all would wreak havoc for the cryptanalysis's (can't believe that word is in spell check) too. Should we question that? No one actually looks over his shoulder -- maybe he isn't signing HIS name? Maybe he already signed a copy that will be produced "for the record"?
My experience is that the people who eat lunch together also ending up doing a lot of business. When the supervisor is part of the "lunch bunch", lots of information gets passed, input given, decisions made. I've seen/heard of places where things like who gets to go to conferences is decided at lunch and guess who ends up getting picked? That's right. One of the "lunch bunch". Lunch turns into mandatory fun in a lot of places.
My complaint is that it requires a relatively up-to-date video card. I have some older P4 HT machines that won't run it. I always liked Ubuntu because it worked on so many systems. I'd see people posting with systems running on P3s. That's not going to be possible any more. I'll stay with 10.04 (LTS), so I'll be cool for another couple of years. But beyond that, I have to buy new computers if I want to stay with Ubuntu. I don't see 11.04 as a positive move.
Back in the 1980s, a popular toy was the Furby. The fun part was that you could "teach" it to talk. It listened and then parroted back what it heard. A dad, who worked in a classified area, was given one as a present by one of his children. He put it on his desk at work. As time went by, the stupid thing "learned" from discussions and phone calls and repeated what it had learned at an inopportune time -- when the boss was walking by.
Shortly thereafter, a directive cam out banning Furbies from classified areas.
At least that's how the story goes.
Consider using System76. They sell a broad range of computers and the only OS they use is Ubuntu. I bought a netbook from them and have loved it. Their service before and after the sale is fantastic. Check out their forum at: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=341. Their site is: http://www.system76.com./
Just for the record, career military people move more frequently that you would think -- about every three years on average. And you do have the option of moving up the chain if you wish. The people to watch out for are the senior managers who are hired as civilians; some of those ass-hats don't move for 30 years. That's when you're really stuck.
I spent 25 years in the Air Force; ended up with a great career. Worked for some outstanding people; a few bozos. Competency was rewarded with responsibility. Lived in some nifty places (you'd be surprised how nice Turkey is) and some not-so-great (Greenland comes to mind). Survived the first gulf war. Retired at 42 and moved into a second career. Love getting a retirement check every month equal to half of what I'm making as a teacher. Agree not everyone can do it, or wants to, but let's not jump to conclusions about the new command. Waiting until you can get the right team members on board is an asset not a problem. I bet there are more than a few bosses who would love to be able to hold out for just the right person. And I can count on one hand the number of times I was given an unrealistic deadline.
Actually, some of us our English majors. I have a BS and MS in English Education and the MS includes a concentration on Educational Technology. Don't leave us English folk out just because...
what's wrong with OpenOffice.org? Withe the exception of Impress, it does everything I did in MS Office and much easier than the 2007/2010 versions. NO RIBBON!
Not necessarily true. In the State of Indiana, students pay for their books. It's a set fee for the little ones, but one you get to high school it all depends on the course you are taking. A standard English textbook costs $60. We use the same text book for seven years, so that $60 is pro-rated. The only time the full cost of the book is a factor is when a book is lost. Students on half-price/free lunch are exempt from the book fees.
I can't believe a PC with XP and open source software (OOo would be the biggee) wouldn't be cheaper that a Macbook. Macbooks would be the computer of choice in the Graphic Arts stuff; but the majority of the rest of the world is PC. Mac's are used by 6.6% of all computer users (http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3704431/OS-Horse-Race-Windows-vs-Mac-vs-Linux.htm) The TCO for a PC is lower, again, especially if OOS forms the background of your software package. Since they're training teachers anyway, training for a PC would be no more effort. I'm a teacher, and I've seen this in my district. Apple was big player in educational computing way back when. The school's infrastructure grew up around Apple. Now they feel they can't make a change.
Why is it that people whose conduct violates the law get up in arms over getting caught at it? I lived in Germany for eight years. They use stop light cams and speeding cams all the time, have been since the 80s. They don't do it to raise money. They do it because it works. (There are speed limits on the autobahn by the way). Traffic enforcement makes for safer streets/roads. Cameras mean I don't need to invest heavily in manpower doing a job a machine can easily do. More cameras, more cops in the neighborhoods.
Is it also their right to install cameras in toilet stalls they own?
How about searching through cars in the parking lot they own?
Are you really this stupid? The company already has a legal right to monitor your work activity, and already doesn't have a legal right to search your car or to watch you poop. Further, there is a clear difference between one and the other. The toilet is provided for your needs. The car is yours. The computer is provided for their needs, i.e. your work output.
It's reasonable not to want to work for someone who monitors your work activity, but not reasonable to compare that to monitoring your toilet activity.
I've been under the impression that monitoring your personal habits is part of the Japanese method management. Too many potty breaks and you get a stern talking to
I'd gladly support the union in my school if I didn't have to also support the NEA. There's a provision in law (I can't find the reference right now) that provides for the union to disclose the portion of the dues used for negotiating contracts, and then teachers can opt to support that function. As long as I have to support lobbying and PACs, I'm not going to participate. The NEA lost me years ago when they wanted to keep orange juice out of schools because they didn't like the political position of the spokesperson (Anita Bryant). I happened to agree that the position was wrong, but taking orange juice out of schools to prove your point? Sorry.
I teach High School English. My Bachelor's and Master's are in English, with a minor in secondary education (BS) and educational technology MS). Everyone in my department (18 teachers) has their major in English. The same holds true for the rest of the school. The school will not hire without a major in your subject matter. We are not a "high end" school by any stretch of the imagination. Dip your brush in the tar bucket if you wish, but be careful where you use that brush.
check out system76. all their systems come with ubuntu installed. I have the Starling netbook and everything worked right out of the box. There were some problems with 9.10, but it seems everyone had trouble with that release. They have a support forum on the Ubuntu forums if you want to take a look.
mcm
I each HS... your problem is that it's my problem. Cheating here is rampant, especially in the honors classes. It seems the more important the grade, the more cheating we see. If we follow the guidelines for dealing with a suspected teacher, mom just calls the department chair, and the penalties no longer apply. Or if you have the right last name. I suspect that it's become so second nature to them that they just presume cheating will be OK in what comes next.
Be glad you don't attend one of the service academies; their honor code states they will not cheat NOR TOLERATE THOSE WHO DO. Knowing another student cheated, and doing nothing about it, is tantamount to cheating yourself. Personal integrity is more than just NOT cheating.
I run a System76 Starling with UNR. It's used in my [high school] classroom for projecting Impress presentations and when I'm wandering around the building for things like faculty meetings. The wireless in the Starling is solid; the access points aren't. Having to do everything in the cloud will kill me. It might not be so bad if Canonical continues the practice of offering OOo installation under Synaptic. I hate the idea of using Google Docs. I'm devoted to OOo, have invested a lot of time in learning it, and am not interested in being forced into something else. My desktops all run OOo. I should at least have the option (via synaptic?) of using OOo.
But not, to my way of thinking, nearly as satisfying as sitting down with a good book, a pencil for notes, and a highlighter. Do we really want to put the highlighter people out of business? Look what computer's did to the "white out" people. Can we afford to destroy an entire industry [highlighter production, not to mention the massive R&D effort going on even as I speak] that employs many, even maybe many, many. people. What will become of the skill set for using a highlighter? Today, no one writes letters as in the days of old. Next, we'll have generations of people who have never highlighted, and our society will be far worse for it. SAVE THE HIGHLIGHTER! [especially the florescent yellow ones].
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this seems oddly reminiscent of the stupid "birther" arguments. The man said he approved the bill; do we really need to question if he approved it? When he signs a bill in the white house, he uses a bunch of different pens -- the start-and-stop nature of the process, the difference in inks and tips, all would wreak havoc for the cryptanalysis's (can't believe that word is in spell check) too. Should we question that? No one actually looks over his shoulder -- maybe he isn't signing HIS name? Maybe he already signed a copy that will be produced "for the record"?
My experience is that the people who eat lunch together also ending up doing a lot of business. When the supervisor is part of the "lunch bunch", lots of information gets passed, input given, decisions made. I've seen/heard of places where things like who gets to go to conferences is decided at lunch and guess who ends up getting picked? That's right. One of the "lunch bunch". Lunch turns into mandatory fun in a lot of places.
My complaint is that it requires a relatively up-to-date video card. I have some older P4 HT machines that won't run it. I always liked Ubuntu because it worked on so many systems. I'd see people posting with systems running on P3s. That's not going to be possible any more. I'll stay with 10.04 (LTS), so I'll be cool for another couple of years. But beyond that, I have to buy new computers if I want to stay with Ubuntu. I don't see 11.04 as a positive move.
Back in the 1980s, a popular toy was the Furby. The fun part was that you could "teach" it to talk. It listened and then parroted back what it heard. A dad, who worked in a classified area, was given one as a present by one of his children. He put it on his desk at work. As time went by, the stupid thing "learned" from discussions and phone calls and repeated what it had learned at an inopportune time -- when the boss was walking by. Shortly thereafter, a directive cam out banning Furbies from classified areas. At least that's how the story goes.
.... a kick-ass sound system (doesn't make any difference what's in the workspace if you can't hear the tunes).
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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition -- Monty Python
Consider using System76. They sell a broad range of computers and the only OS they use is Ubuntu. I bought a netbook from them and have loved it. Their service before and after the sale is fantastic. Check out their forum at: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=341. Their site is: http://www.system76.com./
Just for the record, career military people move more frequently that you would think -- about every three years on average. And you do have the option of moving up the chain if you wish. The people to watch out for are the senior managers who are hired as civilians; some of those ass-hats don't move for 30 years. That's when you're really stuck.
I spent 25 years in the Air Force; ended up with a great career. Worked for some outstanding people; a few bozos. Competency was rewarded with responsibility. Lived in some nifty places (you'd be surprised how nice Turkey is) and some not-so-great (Greenland comes to mind). Survived the first gulf war. Retired at 42 and moved into a second career. Love getting a retirement check every month equal to half of what I'm making as a teacher. Agree not everyone can do it, or wants to, but let's not jump to conclusions about the new command. Waiting until you can get the right team members on board is an asset not a problem. I bet there are more than a few bosses who would love to be able to hold out for just the right person. And I can count on one hand the number of times I was given an unrealistic deadline.
Actually, some of us our English majors. I have a BS and MS in English Education and the MS includes a concentration on Educational Technology. Don't leave us English folk out just because ...
what's wrong with OpenOffice.org? Withe the exception of Impress, it does everything I did in MS Office and much easier than the 2007/2010 versions. NO RIBBON!
And just remember, "There's no fighting in the war room!" - Dr. Strangelove
Not necessarily true. In the State of Indiana, students pay for their books. It's a set fee for the little ones, but one you get to high school it all depends on the course you are taking. A standard English textbook costs $60. We use the same text book for seven years, so that $60 is pro-rated. The only time the full cost of the book is a factor is when a book is lost. Students on half-price/free lunch are exempt from the book fees.
I can't believe a PC with XP and open source software (OOo would be the biggee) wouldn't be cheaper that a Macbook. Macbooks would be the computer of choice in the Graphic Arts stuff; but the majority of the rest of the world is PC. Mac's are used by 6.6% of all computer users (http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3704431/OS-Horse-Race-Windows-vs-Mac-vs-Linux.htm) The TCO for a PC is lower, again, especially if OOS forms the background of your software package. Since they're training teachers anyway, training for a PC would be no more effort. I'm a teacher, and I've seen this in my district. Apple was big player in educational computing way back when. The school's infrastructure grew up around Apple. Now they feel they can't make a change.
Why is it that people whose conduct violates the law get up in arms over getting caught at it? I lived in Germany for eight years. They use stop light cams and speeding cams all the time, have been since the 80s. They don't do it to raise money. They do it because it works. (There are speed limits on the autobahn by the way). Traffic enforcement makes for safer streets/roads. Cameras mean I don't need to invest heavily in manpower doing a job a machine can easily do. More cameras, more cops in the neighborhoods.
Is it also their right to install cameras in toilet stalls they own? How about searching through cars in the parking lot they own?
Are you really this stupid? The company already has a legal right to monitor your work activity, and already doesn't have a legal right to search your car or to watch you poop. Further, there is a clear difference between one and the other. The toilet is provided for your needs. The car is yours. The computer is provided for their needs, i.e. your work output.
It's reasonable not to want to work for someone who monitors your work activity, but not reasonable to compare that to monitoring your toilet activity.
I've been under the impression that monitoring your personal habits is part of the Japanese method management. Too many potty breaks and you get a stern talking to
yea, they were. check out the boston glob article. it even gives the names of those involved and the charges against them.
I'd gladly support the union in my school if I didn't have to also support the NEA. There's a provision in law (I can't find the reference right now) that provides for the union to disclose the portion of the dues used for negotiating contracts, and then teachers can opt to support that function. As long as I have to support lobbying and PACs, I'm not going to participate. The NEA lost me years ago when they wanted to keep orange juice out of schools because they didn't like the political position of the spokesperson (Anita Bryant). I happened to agree that the position was wrong, but taking orange juice out of schools to prove your point? Sorry.
I teach High School English. My Bachelor's and Master's are in English, with a minor in secondary education (BS) and educational technology MS). Everyone in my department (18 teachers) has their major in English. The same holds true for the rest of the school. The school will not hire without a major in your subject matter. We are not a "high end" school by any stretch of the imagination. Dip your brush in the tar bucket if you wish, but be careful where you use that brush.
check out system76. all their systems come with ubuntu installed. I have the Starling netbook and everything worked right out of the box. There were some problems with 9.10, but it seems everyone had trouble with that release. They have a support forum on the Ubuntu forums if you want to take a look. mcm
I each HS ... your problem is that it's my problem. Cheating here is rampant, especially in the honors classes. It seems the more important the grade, the more cheating we see. If we follow the guidelines for dealing with a suspected teacher, mom just calls the department chair, and the penalties no longer apply. Or if you have the right last name. I suspect that it's become so second nature to them that they just presume cheating will be OK in what comes next.
Be glad you don't attend one of the service academies; their honor code states they will not cheat NOR TOLERATE THOSE WHO DO. Knowing another student cheated, and doing nothing about it, is tantamount to cheating yourself. Personal integrity is more than just NOT cheating.
I run a System76 Starling with UNR. It's used in my [high school] classroom for projecting Impress presentations and when I'm wandering around the building for things like faculty meetings. The wireless in the Starling is solid; the access points aren't. Having to do everything in the cloud will kill me. It might not be so bad if Canonical continues the practice of offering OOo installation under Synaptic. I hate the idea of using Google Docs. I'm devoted to OOo, have invested a lot of time in learning it, and am not interested in being forced into something else. My desktops all run OOo. I should at least have the option (via synaptic?) of using OOo.
But not, to my way of thinking, nearly as satisfying as sitting down with a good book, a pencil for notes, and a highlighter. Do we really want to put the highlighter people out of business? Look what computer's did to the "white out" people. Can we afford to destroy an entire industry [highlighter production, not to mention the massive R&D effort going on even as I speak] that employs many, even maybe many, many. people. What will become of the skill set for using a highlighter? Today, no one writes letters as in the days of old. Next, we'll have generations of people who have never highlighted, and our society will be far worse for it. SAVE THE HIGHLIGHTER! [especially the florescent yellow ones].