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both the explanation and the conclusion are objectively wrong, as demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt by a large body of solid research, some of which I've directed you towards in this thread.
I read the "large body of solid research" (in spite of it being set in a sans font) and it was a rambling collection of references, some of which support your position, and some of which did not.
If you think it somehow "demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt" your position, or somehow invalidated my assertion, perhaps you should work on your reading comprehension skills, instead of typography.
I'm not going to prefer some shitty ugly typeface just because 'studies show' that it's no worse than a pleasant typeface. An ugly shitty typeface is an ugly shitty typeface if I say it is.
I agree 100% Also, some guys Master's thesis isn't "studies show." In fact, some of his studies showed a difference in preference of serifs, and some showed no preference, which means that you can pick and choose the answer you like.
I prefer serifs for reading large blocks of text. I cannot say if this is because I grew up reading serifed fonts, or there is an actually a benefit to serifs and readability.
I would be very interested in people's reaction to the test I proposed earlier:
Try this simple test: if you have access to an eReader, set up a san-serif font, medium small, and read a large block of a book you've never read before.
Now, switch to a serif font, and read another large block of text you've never read before.
Yeah, because your speed should always be proportional to the limit, not governed by your vehicle, with the load it's carrying. If the speed limit is changed from 25 to 45, that curve you didn't even slow down for is now safe at 40?
Most states have a 'basic speed law' which supersedes the posted speed limit, and usually says, "your speed should be what is safe for conditions." i.e. if it's wet, dark, pedestrians present, etc.
So, if you have a heavy load, or can't see clearly, you should have slowed for that curve anyway.
There are cases where people were ticketed for blowing the posted speed, but were able to successfully avoid the fine by showing that, although they were in excess of the posted speed, they were still running at a safe speed. (Don't try this at home!) Of course, they had to lose a day at work, and drive to court to 'win' sooooooooooo.....
So what icons do you propose for the numbers on the speedometer?
No numbers...
Your GPS tells your car where you are, and thus knows the speed limit for the road you're on. (My TomTom does this now.)
The speedometer would then simply be a bar-graph (like a volume bar on a sound system) that would scale automatically to the speed limit. http://www.ese-web.com/images/216.jpg i.e. If the speed limit is 40, then the bar-graph would light up green from 0 to 30, yellow from 30 to 40, and red from 40 to 50. If you were driving from a 40 zone into a 25 zone, even if you missed the sign, your speedometer would suddenly peak out in the red, and you would reduce your speed until you were in the yellow again.
Serif fonts are easier to read, especially large blocks of text. The serifs "lead your eyes" from one letter to the next, and help your eye group the words.
San-serif fonts are OK for headlines and displays (as are decorative fonts) but are a little hard to read quickly in large chunks.
Try this simple test: if you have access to an eReader, set up a san-serif font, medium small, and read a large block of a book you've never read before. Now, switch to a serif font, and read another large block of text you've never read before. You will see the difference.
Actually, I wish/. would use a serif font for the body text.
...as we remove our shoes on command and choose between being photographed naked or having our genitals fondled. I can smell the freedom! Ooh, that reminds me, I need to call the plumber.
Your plumber photographs you naked and fondles your genitals?
I'm starting to think that the plumbers union has gotten waaay too much power.
If he's going to be President of a country who's attitude on individual privacy can now be summed up as "if you didn't do anything wrong, what are you hiding?" then yes, I think it's very relevant.
By that standard Nixon didn't do anything wrong. It's was those damn guys who blew the whistle on him.
One would give states jurisdiction over a woman's uterus, and the other favors a profit motive for imprisoning people. That's no choice I want to have to make. The Libertarian party is as much of a sham as the two leading parties.
You could just imprison people IN a woman's uterus. It's a win-win.
If you can use one word processor, you should be able to use any of them.
Not the point. As I said "...more practical...for people actually looking for work."
Most HR people would understand if your resume said you know "MS Office."
When they have to pick between the resume that says "I learned Libre Office, but I'm sure I could learn something else." and the resume that says "I already know MS Office."...who do you think they will hire?
I agree with the OP it's just "one piece of increasingly expensive software" but the company pays for it, and it's cheaper for them to buy MS Office, then send everyone out for custom training in something else.
As other posts mentioned, this course was not aimed at you. Just try to get what you can out of it.
I have to agree with the school on this one; this sounds like a useful course for the person with no computer skills, who will not be going into I.T.
Teaching "Libre Office" would not be as useful to the majority of people who may be going into a professional office job where they will most likely be using MS, not Libre, Office. Likewise, this is more practical than a course that taught the history of computing, or "ones and zeros," for people actually looking for work.
Finally, re. the "...expensive textbook..." They're all expensive. Welcome to college!
It doesn't matter if they are in another country or not. YouTube is based in the US, so all you need is a default judgment from a US judge...
That's true. You could actually just get a small-claims filing and send it to YouTube and they would restore the take-down. You don't even need the judgment, I think with YouTube, just the filing.
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This reminded me of the "Evil Bert & Osama" photo 'scandal.'
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blosamabert.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blosamabert2.htm
AH-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA *KA-BOOM!!!*
Dude. That is SO my next sig...
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both the explanation and the conclusion are objectively wrong, as demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt by a large body of solid research, some of which I've directed you towards in this thread.
I read the "large body of solid research" (in spite of it being set in a sans font) and it was a rambling collection of references, some of which support your position, and some of which did not.
If you think it somehow "demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt" your position, or somehow invalidated my assertion, perhaps you should work on your reading comprehension skills, instead of typography.
I'm not going to prefer some shitty ugly typeface just because 'studies show' that it's no worse than a pleasant typeface. An ugly shitty typeface is an ugly shitty typeface if I say it is.
I agree 100%
Also, some guys Master's thesis isn't "studies show." In fact, some of his studies showed a difference in preference of serifs, and some showed no preference, which means that you can pick and choose the answer you like.
I prefer serifs for reading large blocks of text. I cannot say if this is because I grew up reading serifed fonts, or there is an actually a benefit to serifs and readability.
I would be very interested in people's reaction to the test I proposed earlier:
Try this simple test: if you have access to an eReader, set up a san-serif font, medium small, and read a large block of a book you've never read before.
Now, switch to a serif font, and read another large block of text you've never read before.
Which do you find more readable?
Yeah, because your speed should always be proportional to the limit, not governed by your vehicle, with the load it's carrying. If the speed limit is changed from 25 to 45, that curve you didn't even slow down for is now safe at 40?
Most states have a 'basic speed law' which supersedes the posted speed limit, and usually says, "your speed should be what is safe for conditions." i.e. if it's wet, dark, pedestrians present, etc.
So, if you have a heavy load, or can't see clearly, you should have slowed for that curve anyway.
There are cases where people were ticketed for blowing the posted speed, but were able to successfully avoid the fine by showing that, although they were in excess of the posted speed, they were still running at a safe speed. (Don't try this at home!) Of course, they had to lose a day at work, and drive to court to 'win' sooooooooooo.....
So what icons do you propose for the numbers on the speedometer?
No numbers...
Your GPS tells your car where you are, and thus knows the speed limit for the road you're on. (My TomTom does this now.)
The speedometer would then simply be a bar-graph (like a volume bar on a sound system) that would scale automatically to the speed limit.
http://www.ese-web.com/images/216.jpg
i.e. If the speed limit is 40, then the bar-graph would light up green from 0 to 30, yellow from 30 to 40, and red from 40 to 50. If you were driving from a 40 zone into a 25 zone, even if you missed the sign, your speedometer would suddenly peak out in the red, and you would reduce your speed until you were in the yellow again.
I've often wondered about braille labels, even computer outputs, would it allow the driver to keep his eyes on the road more?
That is why the controls have different shapes to them, so you can feel them without having to look down.
Serif fonts are easier to read, especially large blocks of text. The serifs "lead your eyes" from one letter to the next, and help your eye group the words.
San-serif fonts are OK for headlines and displays (as are decorative fonts) but are a little hard to read quickly in large chunks.
Try this simple test: if you have access to an eReader, set up a san-serif font, medium small, and read a large block of a book you've never read before. Now, switch to a serif font, and read another large block of text you've never read before. You will see the difference.
Actually, I wish /. would use a serif font for the body text.
...the consumer is thinking, "Why do I suddenly have to pay $20 for something that used to cost me 60c?"
...but they only have to think that every 20 years.
What the hell is 'pinach?'
...as we remove our shoes on command and choose between being photographed naked or having our genitals fondled. I can smell the freedom! Ooh, that reminds me, I need to call the plumber.
Your plumber photographs you naked and fondles your genitals?
I'm starting to think that the plumbers union has gotten waaay too much power.
But will it stack 3000 images? :)
I dunno. I've put quite a few images into it (probably somewhere south of a thousand) ... it runs slower, but I've never hit an upper limit for images.
And does it run Linux?
Yes.
RegiStax6 can be run under Linux via wine version 1.3.17
http://www.astronomie.be/registax/linux.html
Unfortunately, the bad news is that you Linux folks will have to write a custom mouse driver with 6802 lines of code to click on the link above.
Imagine somebody showing their naked bum to your mum. Won't somebody think of the mothers!!!
Thank goodness somebody did that, or I wouldn't be here...
> Stacking. You can do this at home with a little scope and a CCD. Obviously this is an art requiring extensive signal processing expertise.
I'm pretty sure Photoshop will stack images for you mostly automatically.
RegiStax.
Free.
http://www.astronomie.be/registax/
You could just imprison people IN a woman's uterus. It's a win-win.
I think you just invented double rape.
Ahhhh, but if it's court ordered, it's legitimate double rape.
I'm not sure you'd need...
some sort of underwater tracks.
...to get from North America to South America.
Unless you take the 'polar' route.
His fratboy antics regarding attacking people's hairstyles...
Ahhhh, he didn't attack "people's hairstyle", he attacked actual people.
He knocked a classmate to the ground, and held him down, and cut off his hair.
Imagine someone knocking your mother to the ground, pinning her down, and cutting off her hair.
Pretty funny 'antic' huh?
If he's going to be President of a country who's attitude on individual privacy can now be summed up as "if you didn't do anything wrong, what are you hiding?" then yes, I think it's very relevant.
By that standard Nixon didn't do anything wrong. It's was those damn guys who blew the whistle on him.
One would give states jurisdiction over a woman's uterus, and the other favors a profit motive for imprisoning people. That's no choice I want to have to make. The Libertarian party is as much of a sham as the two leading parties.
You could just imprison people IN a woman's uterus. It's a win-win.
If you can use one word processor, you should be able to use any of them.
Not the point.
As I said "...more practical...for people actually looking for work."
Most HR people would understand if your resume said you know "MS Office."
When they have to pick between the resume that says "I learned Libre Office, but I'm sure I could learn something else." and the resume that says "I already know MS Office." ...who do you think they will hire?
I agree with the OP it's just "one piece of increasingly expensive software" but the company pays for it, and it's cheaper for them to buy MS Office, then send everyone out for custom training in something else.
As other posts mentioned, this course was not aimed at you. Just try to get what you can out of it.
I have to agree with the school on this one; this sounds like a useful course for the person with no computer skills, who will not be going into I.T.
Teaching "Libre Office" would not be as useful to the majority of people who may be going into a professional office job where they will most likely be using MS, not Libre, Office. Likewise, this is more practical than a course that taught the history of computing, or "ones and zeros," for people actually looking for work.
Finally, re. the "...expensive textbook..."
They're all expensive. Welcome to college!
It doesn't matter if they are in another country or not. YouTube is based in the US, so all you need is a default judgment from a US judge...
That's true. You could actually just get a small-claims filing and send it to YouTube and they would restore the take-down. You don't even need the judgment, I think with YouTube, just the filing.
"Mr. H"?! Since when did he earn the right to be referred to in this way?
Since he guest starred on "Happy Days."
I often think it was this, and not Fonzie's "Jumping the Shark" episode, that led to the series' demise.
The DMCA might not, but copyright still does.
Yes, and if you watch their video, your copyright notice with your name pops up at the beginning (as well as your I.D.)
Seems like you could send Youtube a screenie of that, and a scan of your I.D., and say, "I'm this guy, and I did NOT give them permission."