True. Badly worded. However, I imagine, being a Grade 11 student his expectations were virtually nil. I wouldn't have expected much from what seems like a computer simulation freak accident. But then again, I didn't potentially discover the cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Diablo 2 Hccl. I cannot wait for D3, but I probably will have to knowing Blizzard's release track record and the fact that they will be pumping out D3 simultaneously with the second Sc2 instalment.
Thanks, that will be useful. Most formatting I do is for essays. While this usually includes footnotes or hanging indents at some point, it's the lack of reveal codes in my actual text that irks me.
Luckily LO is not so bad with this but I remember when I had to use Word for school projects or whatever I was always annoyed with what I called "lost codes." Basically, you change the font and instead of removing the old codes, Word would just place the new code next to the old. So, everytime you moved your cursor you would be in a new font. I would import to WP and the codes would be all over the place.
I wonder if this has changed at all. I avoid Word even more now because I hate the interface (of 2003? Maybe it's newer than that) and I hate when people send around docx.
is the only thing I really miss about WP. I only switched over to OO and then LO with my switch to Linux, but back in the day, I couldn't write without reveal codes.
On graphic calculators we played tetris. On laptops we played on snes emulators. Neither of those had any real in-class use. Calculators didn't even help with the math (if anything it was used to cheat or to not actually learn the math). iPads? Seems look the same thing all over again.
The article is not trying to demonstrate that the average person knows different things throughout history. The question it is trying to answer is: Were the standards higher in the mid-19th century than today, relative to the times?
Also, Latin and Greek were not a given in the mid-19th century like they were shortly after the Renaissance, so the test would have been pretty demanding.
It is not supposed to mean what the original definition is.
If you are old enough, you would probably have taken people to task for misusing the word 'square'. Which amusingly enough, would have made you one:)
There is nothing wrong with slang. However, sometimes slang cheapens the original meaning of a word. I use awesome as slang often enough myself, but it should be reserved for things that are truly awe-inspiring. Things like the notion of God, the universe, even the holocaust (which demonstrates a negative thing that is still awesome). Using the word as slang is fine, I'm not the language police. However, overusing adjectives and thinking that they all mean the same thing is terrible.
Your example is wrong. Square is slang that everyone understands is an expression. The fact that I'm square does not cheapen the meaning of the shape. Whereas, the expression awesome has taken over the original expression. Most people do not actually know what awesome means.
A button that inserts synonyms for "awesome" is a worse perversion of English than just using "awesome". However, I guess it's better than having an "easy" button.
I sort of understand the ambience argument regarding laptops. I live in Montreal and we have a lot of these want-to-be New York style cafes. Some of them are nice and I would understand a ban on such things. However, the kindle/e-book thing is simply an economic manoeuvre as many have said above.
I'm going to be living in Vienna for a year and I was reading up on their coffeehouse culture. I was surprised to find out that, while the drinks are way over priced, it is expected that you only buy one and stay as long as you want. The waiter even comes around periodically and fills/refills a glass of water for you. Even if the place is full, you are never made to feel like you have to leave. The mentality behind this is that you are a guest, and therefore, deserve to be treated as such. It could be true that this is also only a economic manoeuvre (if people are respected they will come back, word of mouth, etc.). However, it seems to just be an old tradition that hasn't changed.
Furthermore, there is no mention of what he did to deserve this. It's just a an article about some dumb google image prank. It's like celebrity gossip without the celebrity. Definitely not news.
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Really unsure why I should care... this seems more of a People Magazine article then News For Nerds.
Well, it is on idle, but this seems more like sleeping or dead, rather than idle.
Don't worry, Ricky and Julian have their methods. For example, the hash driveway.
It's the week of internet security breach articles!
I definitely started reading your post and was about to flame then I saw:
Oh wait - they do, and they are. Welcome to 2011.
really... Troll? You may not agree, but I don't think he's being a troll. I wish I had some Mod points right now.
FTA: I hope you like this! If so, feel free to spread the word!
True. Badly worded. However, I imagine, being a Grade 11 student his expectations were virtually nil. I wouldn't have expected much from what seems like a computer simulation freak accident. But then again, I didn't potentially discover the cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Diablo 2 Hccl. I cannot wait for D3, but I probably will have to knowing Blizzard's release track record and the fact that they will be pumping out D3 simultaneously with the second Sc2 instalment.
Thanks, that will be useful. Most formatting I do is for essays. While this usually includes footnotes or hanging indents at some point, it's the lack of reveal codes in my actual text that irks me.
Luckily LO is not so bad with this but I remember when I had to use Word for school projects or whatever I was always annoyed with what I called "lost codes." Basically, you change the font and instead of removing the old codes, Word would just place the new code next to the old. So, everytime you moved your cursor you would be in a new font. I would import to WP and the codes would be all over the place.
I wonder if this has changed at all. I avoid Word even more now because I hate the interface (of 2003? Maybe it's newer than that) and I hate when people send around docx.
is the only thing I really miss about WP. I only switched over to OO and then LO with my switch to Linux, but back in the day, I couldn't write without reveal codes.
Nice to get this before we go to the Polls!
On graphic calculators we played tetris. On laptops we played on snes emulators. Neither of those had any real in-class use. Calculators didn't even help with the math (if anything it was used to cheat or to not actually learn the math). iPads? Seems look the same thing all over again.
Well that was hopefully the lamest thing I'll see all day.
ya, I hesitated posting the link.
video was unavailable. This worked though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShId-vZ-ZEY
I want to know who they're giving it to.
first!
fail.
That's why we use computers for algorithms. Neat idea though.
The article is not trying to demonstrate that the average person knows different things throughout history. The question it is trying to answer is: Were the standards higher in the mid-19th century than today, relative to the times?
Also, Latin and Greek were not a given in the mid-19th century like they were shortly after the Renaissance, so the test would have been pretty demanding.
ouch... my bad.
"maybe not paying taxes is a sign that you've made it as a company in the US."
Made me chuckle coming from China. Somebody over there must have had a good sense of humour for that one
Yes that is true. Awesome can be used to describe the most terrible things, things that are surreal, unimaginable.
That is why it is called 'slang'.
It is not supposed to mean what the original definition is.
If you are old enough, you would probably have taken people to task for misusing the word 'square'. Which amusingly enough, would have made you one :)
There is nothing wrong with slang. However, sometimes slang cheapens the original meaning of a word. I use awesome as slang often enough myself, but it should be reserved for things that are truly awe-inspiring. Things like the notion of God, the universe, even the holocaust (which demonstrates a negative thing that is still awesome). Using the word as slang is fine, I'm not the language police. However, overusing adjectives and thinking that they all mean the same thing is terrible.
Your example is wrong. Square is slang that everyone understands is an expression. The fact that I'm square does not cheapen the meaning of the shape. Whereas, the expression awesome has taken over the original expression. Most people do not actually know what awesome means.
A button that inserts synonyms for "awesome" is a worse perversion of English than just using "awesome". However, I guess it's better than having an "easy" button.
I sort of understand the ambience argument regarding laptops. I live in Montreal and we have a lot of these want-to-be New York style cafes. Some of them are nice and I would understand a ban on such things. However, the kindle/e-book thing is simply an economic manoeuvre as many have said above.
I'm going to be living in Vienna for a year and I was reading up on their coffeehouse culture. I was surprised to find out that, while the drinks are way over priced, it is expected that you only buy one and stay as long as you want. The waiter even comes around periodically and fills/refills a glass of water for you. Even if the place is full, you are never made to feel like you have to leave. The mentality behind this is that you are a guest, and therefore, deserve to be treated as such. It could be true that this is also only a economic manoeuvre (if people are respected they will come back, word of mouth, etc.). However, it seems to just be an old tradition that hasn't changed.
Furthermore, there is no mention of what he did to deserve this. It's just a an article about some dumb google image prank. It's like celebrity gossip without the celebrity. Definitely not news.