You're quite correct though. It's the consumer that holds the power. If someone wants a Steam game, they'll go elsewhere. So many of these companies forget that *I* the consumer, with *my* dollars, decide whether you live or die. I don't like what you offer or how you offer it? I can go elsewhere.
And yet another graduate of the Rupert Murdock (sp?) School of Business. "We don't understand what it is or how to adapt to it, but it's different than what we're doing therefore we must repeatedly try to crush it, regardless of how many times we smash our heads against the brick wall."
And yet there are rabid fanboys that would sing praises to the heavens if someone developed a sci-fi show that was only guns, explosions, and a cast member with big boobs.
Personally, I liked BSG. I liked that it didn't depend on technobabble. For me, one of the biggest problems in Star Trek is that the tech, all too often, saved the day whether it was to transport this, phaser that, or create some magic energy field. It reminds me of the lyrics from MST3K, don't worry about how they eat and breathe...just relax and accept that it works. The Cylon baseship was organic...what did it eat? Didn't matter. Would knowing things like that really have made the show better? No...it just would've cluttered the show up with useless details that didn't advance the story.
That said, I also liked that it was a character based show. They had flaws, they got angry, and sometimes they did dumb things that had consequences. The original? Too happy-go-lucky. There's a few thousand of you left, chased by bad guys, low supplies...and yet you've got time for a casino & roller disco?
Things like this would be less of a "big deal" if Apple would just come out and admit to the problems. Be more straight-forward with the public, and they'll appreciate you and your company more. At least, that's how I figure it.
You're certainly right about the desks. 24 little desks in rows plus 1 teacher desk in the front. Looks the same today as it did 150 years ago. Also, think of how we teach. You start at page one and go page by page until done. Same now as then.
For the most part, you could take a teacher from 1850, put them in today's classroom, and they'd have little trouble teaching. However, would you want a doctor from 1850 working on you? Of course not. The medical field has moved on, education has remained very stale.
Adding tech is all well and good, but it's not the full solution. Tech is just a tool. Tech can be used to enhance and education and reinforce what's being taught.
Overhauling the classroom would be more important. Teach kids at different speeds. If a couple kids can work faster and finish 9 months of work in 6 months, let them! Move them on and focus on the slower kids.
Good point. And as was mentioned about being a ruse to get more money, well, you could easily say that about Cuccinelli too...he keeps pursuing this case endlessly to keep money flowing into his own coffers.
It reminds me of our own little AG problems we had with Phil Kline here in Kansas. He was so determined to get Dr. George Tiller for *something* that it turned into a witch hunt. Time and time again he burned up taxpayer money, losing case after case...but he kept on going like some sort of rabid Energizer bunny. It got to be so ridiculous, but Kline was just determined to win SOMETHING so he could run around thumping his chest.
I agree totally. The first image that comes to mind is an 8 1/2 x 11 size device, roughly a quarter inch thick. And you're right, that could be easily snapped. But, I suppose iPads and such really aren't much different and I haven't heard of those snapping yet.
But as was mentioned, a sheet of glass can be awfully thick.:)
I was wondering that too. Seems like either the glass or frame will be the major points of failure. Kudos for an interesting design though. And as mentioned by other posters, I'd like to know more specs on this device.
You really hit the nail on the head. There are only so many bells & whistles you can add to Office, and most users don't use 90% of what's in there anyway. They seem to be playing a lot of "Me too!" when it comes to Windows.
Their biggest failures come when they try to be a hardware company. XBox version 1? Red ring o' death. Kin? Huge flop. Mobile devices? Stagnant.
I see two huge anchors weighing on Microsoft. Backwards compatibility & users refusal to upgrade. I can still run 15+ year old versions of programs on their newest OS. Keeping the ability to run ancient software has got to be adding bloat to Windows. And too many users are stuck in a "what I've got is good enough" mentality. Geez, they just finally cut off support for Win 2000? And Win XP will be supported way past its' prime.
Apple's got a big plus in their corner. They control both their own software & their own hardware. Microsoft is dependent on whatever hardware someone else puts out.
Even if the turtle's navigation is goofed because of the relocation, at least the people from this project are trying something. I can certainly applaud that. Better to give these turtles a fighting chance than sending them to definite doom.
This makes me think of an old "Bloom County" strip. Seems Bill the Cat's sweat works as a super hair tonic, so the gang is collecting and selling it. Eventually the government says it's illegal and tries to stop the supply, driving everyone to work an underground black market. At one point the government is so proud of a shipment they stopped, which consisted of something like 0.000037% of the supply...but they treated it like a huge haul. The gov't booty was a few small boxes, meanwhile Opus has a massive stash on a fishing pole under the lake.
This article really hit a nerve with me. Scores didn't raise, so it's obviously the computer's fault. Let's not hold the kid accountable.
A laptop is nothing more than a tool. Nothing more, nothing less. How that tool is used is what makes the difference. If I buy a drill and use it to put holes in the wall, that's a proper use that gets me what I wanted. If I use that drill to hold up my coffee table, is it the drill's fault that I don't have holes in my wall? No. It's *my* fault for not using that tool properly.
I spent 7 years working in a K-12 school district. My last couple years there we were rolling out a 1-to-1 laptop initiative to the high school students. Honestly, I don't know how it affected scores there. But I do know that yes, kids goofed off with them. But I also know that most of the teachers had no clue how to really utilize and control this new tool the students had. So...if scores aren't going up, most of the blame falls on the student. Some fault also fall upon the teaching staff though for not helping teach proper usage.
Now we just need to get some people to realize that they aren't always right! After that we can move to those that feel their belief is the only correct one. (Phelps clan, I'm looking at you...)
Seriously though, it seems like a good number of the problems we "suffer" is due to people not wanting to admit they may be wrong.
Senator Shelby seems to have forgotten...that "precious" Constellation program that was cancelled was little more than an oversized version of what NASA did in the 60's anyway.
Nah...he'll find something else to blame. He'll never admit to being stuck in an outdated mode of business. To quote Principal Skinner from "The Simpson's": "No, I'm right. Everyone else is wrong." (upon seeing the town is much different than that of his youth)
I wonder if any of our astronauts ever tried turning those miles into frequent flier miles....
Of course, now-a-days 120 million miles would probably only get you bumped up from sitting on the wing to being shoved in an overhead bin.
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You're quite correct though. It's the consumer that holds the power. If someone wants a Steam game, they'll go elsewhere. So many of these companies forget that *I* the consumer, with *my* dollars, decide whether you live or die. I don't like what you offer or how you offer it? I can go elsewhere.
And yet another graduate of the Rupert Murdock (sp?) School of Business. "We don't understand what it is or how to adapt to it, but it's different than what we're doing therefore we must repeatedly try to crush it, regardless of how many times we smash our heads against the brick wall."
And yet there are rabid fanboys that would sing praises to the heavens if someone developed a sci-fi show that was only guns, explosions, and a cast member with big boobs.
Personally, I liked BSG. I liked that it didn't depend on technobabble. For me, one of the biggest problems in Star Trek is that the tech, all too often, saved the day whether it was to transport this, phaser that, or create some magic energy field. It reminds me of the lyrics from MST3K, don't worry about how they eat and breathe...just relax and accept that it works. The Cylon baseship was organic...what did it eat? Didn't matter. Would knowing things like that really have made the show better? No...it just would've cluttered the show up with useless details that didn't advance the story. That said, I also liked that it was a character based show. They had flaws, they got angry, and sometimes they did dumb things that had consequences. The original? Too happy-go-lucky. There's a few thousand of you left, chased by bad guys, low supplies...and yet you've got time for a casino & roller disco?
Things like this would be less of a "big deal" if Apple would just come out and admit to the problems. Be more straight-forward with the public, and they'll appreciate you and your company more. At least, that's how I figure it.
Giving out an October 2012 date is moot. With the typical Microsoft delays it'll be deep into 2013 before it comes out.
You're certainly right about the desks. 24 little desks in rows plus 1 teacher desk in the front. Looks the same today as it did 150 years ago. Also, think of how we teach. You start at page one and go page by page until done. Same now as then. For the most part, you could take a teacher from 1850, put them in today's classroom, and they'd have little trouble teaching. However, would you want a doctor from 1850 working on you? Of course not. The medical field has moved on, education has remained very stale. Adding tech is all well and good, but it's not the full solution. Tech is just a tool. Tech can be used to enhance and education and reinforce what's being taught. Overhauling the classroom would be more important. Teach kids at different speeds. If a couple kids can work faster and finish 9 months of work in 6 months, let them! Move them on and focus on the slower kids.
Good point. And as was mentioned about being a ruse to get more money, well, you could easily say that about Cuccinelli too...he keeps pursuing this case endlessly to keep money flowing into his own coffers.
Or the second and third and subsequent others keep on you anyway, causing you to burn a million with each chase.
It reminds me of our own little AG problems we had with Phil Kline here in Kansas. He was so determined to get Dr. George Tiller for *something* that it turned into a witch hunt. Time and time again he burned up taxpayer money, losing case after case...but he kept on going like some sort of rabid Energizer bunny. It got to be so ridiculous, but Kline was just determined to win SOMETHING so he could run around thumping his chest.
Perhaps, but real news outlets have picked up and ran with hoax stories before, posting them as real and never knowing the difference.
Actually, they've gotten very lucky with little "dust devils" over the years. The panels have gotten a small cleaning now and then.
I agree totally. The first image that comes to mind is an 8 1/2 x 11 size device, roughly a quarter inch thick. And you're right, that could be easily snapped. But, I suppose iPads and such really aren't much different and I haven't heard of those snapping yet. But as was mentioned, a sheet of glass can be awfully thick. :)
I was wondering that too. Seems like either the glass or frame will be the major points of failure. Kudos for an interesting design though. And as mentioned by other posters, I'd like to know more specs on this device.
And this is why there should be mandatory drug testing for political candidates. If I have to have a drug screening to get a job, they should too.
You really hit the nail on the head. There are only so many bells & whistles you can add to Office, and most users don't use 90% of what's in there anyway. They seem to be playing a lot of "Me too!" when it comes to Windows. Their biggest failures come when they try to be a hardware company. XBox version 1? Red ring o' death. Kin? Huge flop. Mobile devices? Stagnant. I see two huge anchors weighing on Microsoft. Backwards compatibility & users refusal to upgrade. I can still run 15+ year old versions of programs on their newest OS. Keeping the ability to run ancient software has got to be adding bloat to Windows. And too many users are stuck in a "what I've got is good enough" mentality. Geez, they just finally cut off support for Win 2000? And Win XP will be supported way past its' prime. Apple's got a big plus in their corner. They control both their own software & their own hardware. Microsoft is dependent on whatever hardware someone else puts out.
Even if the turtle's navigation is goofed because of the relocation, at least the people from this project are trying something. I can certainly applaud that. Better to give these turtles a fighting chance than sending them to definite doom.
This makes me think of an old "Bloom County" strip. Seems Bill the Cat's sweat works as a super hair tonic, so the gang is collecting and selling it. Eventually the government says it's illegal and tries to stop the supply, driving everyone to work an underground black market. At one point the government is so proud of a shipment they stopped, which consisted of something like 0.000037% of the supply...but they treated it like a huge haul. The gov't booty was a few small boxes, meanwhile Opus has a massive stash on a fishing pole under the lake.
This article really hit a nerve with me. Scores didn't raise, so it's obviously the computer's fault. Let's not hold the kid accountable. A laptop is nothing more than a tool. Nothing more, nothing less. How that tool is used is what makes the difference. If I buy a drill and use it to put holes in the wall, that's a proper use that gets me what I wanted. If I use that drill to hold up my coffee table, is it the drill's fault that I don't have holes in my wall? No. It's *my* fault for not using that tool properly. I spent 7 years working in a K-12 school district. My last couple years there we were rolling out a 1-to-1 laptop initiative to the high school students. Honestly, I don't know how it affected scores there. But I do know that yes, kids goofed off with them. But I also know that most of the teachers had no clue how to really utilize and control this new tool the students had. So...if scores aren't going up, most of the blame falls on the student. Some fault also fall upon the teaching staff though for not helping teach proper usage.
Now we just need to get some people to realize that they aren't always right! After that we can move to those that feel their belief is the only correct one. (Phelps clan, I'm looking at you...) Seriously though, it seems like a good number of the problems we "suffer" is due to people not wanting to admit they may be wrong.
Conclusion: LIMEWIRE IS STEALING TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE USA EVERY YEAR!!!!!
And therefore are supporting terrorists, beating up grandmas, kicking puppies, and turning your milk sour.
Senator Shelby seems to have forgotten...that "precious" Constellation program that was cancelled was little more than an oversized version of what NASA did in the 60's anyway.
Nah...he'll find something else to blame. He'll never admit to being stuck in an outdated mode of business. To quote Principal Skinner from "The Simpson's": "No, I'm right. Everyone else is wrong." (upon seeing the town is much different than that of his youth)
I wonder if any of our astronauts ever tried turning those miles into frequent flier miles.... Of course, now-a-days 120 million miles would probably only get you bumped up from sitting on the wing to being shoved in an overhead bin.
Nah...the school would still just say they're following the state guidelines, therefore "it's not our fault."