My wife took a poetry class once. It didn't matter what you handed in, in the professor's eyes it wasn't poetry. He'd read a poem in class, tell you why it is poetry, and then tell a student that their poem wasn't for exactly the same reason. It was a trip.
This was a situation where your work wasn't good enough regardless of whether or not you regurtitated what was taught. Luckily if I remember correctly he pretty much only gave out 'A's because he didn't want students to argue with him.
We're going to continue to disagree on this. Some people have natural talent but pretty much anyone (I'm leaving the capabilities of those who are severely LD or mentally ill to the experts) can develop talent in an area if they are motivated to do so. People who are not good problem solvers can become problem solvers by working hard at it. Just like people who are clumsy can become ballet dancers. They have to work a lot harder than those with "natural" talent but it can be done. Your mind can be trained to do almost anything that anyone else can do. It's just a question as to whether or not you want to put the time into it. If you don't, then fine that's your choice. If you do you can.
Agreed! Tools are great and should be used but it is important to also have an understanding of what the tool is actually doing. If you can't double check your answers you shouldn't be building a bridge.
Calculators and computers are run by programs written by programmers. Programmers never get anything wrong, right? =)
At times I almost wish engineers still had to learn the basics using sliderules. Using a sliderule forces you to get a feeling for both orders of magnitude and for the precision of your answer. These are two things calculators and computers have a hard time telling you. I've actually seen students take measurements in a lab with a ruler, divide them out and then write down all 11 decimal places their calculators spit out. It's insane really.
Simple memorization is not problem solving. In fact it is the exact opposite. I've never been in a class that attempted to "teach" problem solving which as you say is an abstract thing that is difficult if not impossible to "teach" but I believe that both problem solving and memorization are critical to mathmatics.
A master mathmetician must be an excelent problem solver and have the familiarity necessary to recognize common forms. The way to become good at both of these things is the same, practice. The only way to become a problem solver is to solve problems.
A car that has a blow out is probably not that big a problem for a calm person who is a decent driver. The problem is that many people panic as soon as something out of the ordinary happens. People who panic do erratic things and then lose control of their vehicles.
Locking out consumer or not, isn't creating yet another disposable product that ends up in a landfill after a use or two a bad thing? It really makes me sick.
I only want one channel that I don't get in the basic package. $3.00 - $5.00 per channel is significantly cheaper than the $16.00 I pay right now to watch one channel. I'm looking forward to this.
In College I was a teaching assistant and worked in a computer lab. When students would leave the lab without logging out we would go in and change their prompt to say something like, "If I forget to log out of my Unix account bad things could happen to it -- The Lab Staff"
It was always amusing to see people who didn't know how to change it back and too embarrassed to ask with the altered prompt months later. =)
Whoops, guess I spoke too soon. CERT revised their warning.
>> Note: Based on initial reports received by the CERT/CC, earlier versions of this Advisory mentioned other SSL error messages that might be logged on potentially vulnerable hosts. On further analysis, we have concluded that these log messages were unrelated to the the Apache/mod_ssl worm.
It doesn't seem to show up in the logs as anything out of the ordinary.
We'll see how much of a plague it is a year from now. I'm still getting attacked by Nimda and Sircam several hundred times a day. I've seen almost no Slapper attacks. If I'm seeing several hundred Slapper attacks this time next year, then I'll call it a plague.
Yeah, it all depends on where you are and whether or not you/your class take the ISAF [www.sailing.org] rules seriously. It is illegal to pump more than once on a wave but if your sailing a Laser, Lightnin, or any other boat that can surf chances are you have to just to keep up.
I used to teach sailing in Optomists and after class the instructors would have anything goes races. Ramming/grabbing/jumping on to other boats were all allowed. That's what we need gladiatorial sailing!
I had no idea there were so many sailors on slashdot. If anyone is looking for crew near Grand Rapids, Michigan let me know. Resume and references available upon request. Will sail for beer.
Here! Here! I'm from the US but all the evidence I see puts the best sailors in the world in New Zealand and Australia.
I especially admire the national spirit and pride behind New Zealand's boats (not to leave out the Australians, I just can't remember a specific.). I remember either one or two cups ago when the Kiwi boat had a spinnaker signed by school children from all over the country. That was quite a symbol of national support. Most kids in the US don't even know what the America's Cup is.
As for who's better, New Zealand or Australia, I guess we'll find out in next year's cup.
Free climbing the last 10 feet of a mast to grab a loose halyard going up wind in six foot waves and 15 knots of breeze is plenty dangerous for me. Not quite fee climbing but if you let go and fall the 20 feet until the line your on goes taut and you get slammed into shrouds and mast a few times you're probably pretty seriously injured. It's like rock climbing in an earthquake.
While the fixed keel does limit their speeds to an extent many monohulls built in the last 10 years or so are very capable of plaining on waves on reaches and are therefore not limited entirely by their waterline in plaining conditions. I know someone who's had a Mumm30 up to 22 knots which is well above the theoretical maximum speed based on its waterline.
Of course your're right that they still don't compare to cats and skiffs which have nothing dragging in the water but if you want speed try iceboating. You can do over 60 in a DN or over 100 if you buy something really hi tech. I've never had a chance to try it but I have friends who race them and have an absolute blast. Of course your need for going fast has to be stronger than your need not to freeze your ass off.
Agreed. Seat of the pants sailing is where it's at. There's little better than being on a short starting line in 15 knots of wind with thirty other Lightnings. Talk about a rush.
I need to double check the rule book but I am pretty sure that is cheating.
Oh, and in my dad'd Mumm30 we have managed to continue moving forward in about a half a knot of breeze at the masthead. It's grueling, but if you have patience, good sails, and know-how it can be done.
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Okay, I have to share my owb computer abuse story.
My wife's granmother complained that her computer was beeping strangely. I went to take a look at it and determined after a few minutes that it was beeping because of a stuck key. So I started checking them. Sure enough, the 3 key was stuck. I didn't know why at that point.
You see, my wife's grandmother has a parakeet. This bird is essentially allowed to fly where ever within her home at all times.
I carefully pried the 3 key lose and found a surprise underneath. The entire keyboard was loaded with parakeet poop! I was thouroughly disgusted and have avoided her computer at all costs ever since.
Few will probably ever read this since it is two days later but hey, I was out of town. =)
Anyway, I have a fun fact.
In the state of Michigan a pregnant woman can not be evicted. Is that crazy or what? If you can't make your rent all you have to do is get knocked up. I've met people who have done this. It is sad indeed.
yeah, or *any* configuration was changed in anything.
Yeah, this is definitely the worst. In 9X you have to reboot to change a DNS server or an IP address. Why? In Unix I've repartitioned hard disks (Not the root filesystem of course) without having to reboot.
The worst I have ever seen.....Microsoft Money 2002, I had to install it and unintall it at a job. The uninstall removed none of the files. It was truly disgusting.
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My wife took a poetry class once. It didn't matter what you handed in, in the professor's eyes it wasn't poetry. He'd read a poem in class, tell you why it is poetry, and then tell a student that their poem wasn't for exactly the same reason. It was a trip.
This was a situation where your work wasn't good enough regardless of whether or not you regurtitated what was taught. Luckily if I remember correctly he pretty much only gave out 'A's because he didn't want students to argue with him.
We're going to continue to disagree on this. Some people have natural talent but pretty much anyone (I'm leaving the capabilities of those who are severely LD or mentally ill to the experts) can develop talent in an area if they are motivated to do so. People who are not good problem solvers can become problem solvers by working hard at it. Just like people who are clumsy can become ballet dancers. They have to work a lot harder than those with "natural" talent but it can be done. Your mind can be trained to do almost anything that anyone else can do. It's just a question as to whether or not you want to put the time into it. If you don't, then fine that's your choice. If you do you can.
Agreed! Tools are great and should be used but it is important to also have an understanding of what the tool is actually doing. If you can't double check your answers you shouldn't be building a bridge.
Calculators and computers are run by programs written by programmers. Programmers never get anything wrong, right? =)
At times I almost wish engineers still had to learn the basics using sliderules. Using a sliderule forces you to get a feeling for both orders of magnitude and for the precision of your answer. These are two things calculators and computers have a hard time telling you. I've actually seen students take measurements in a lab with a ruler, divide them out and then write down all 11 decimal places their calculators spit out. It's insane really.
Simple memorization is not problem solving. In fact it is the exact opposite. I've never been in a class that attempted to "teach" problem solving which as you say is an abstract thing that is difficult if not impossible to "teach" but I believe that both problem solving and memorization are critical to mathmatics.
A master mathmetician must be an excelent problem solver and have the familiarity necessary to recognize common forms. The way to become good at both of these things is the same, practice. The only way to become a problem solver is to solve problems.
A car that has a blow out is probably not that big a problem for a calm person who is a decent driver. The problem is that many people panic as soon as something out of the ordinary happens. People who panic do erratic things and then lose control of their vehicles.
I'm surprised that Disney didn't sue his ass...and his parents.
Or a DVD deposit.
Can DVDs/CDs be recycled for a reasonable amount of money? I dpn't know enough about their construction to even field a guess.
Locking out consumer or not, isn't creating yet another disposable product that ends up in a landfill after a use or two a bad thing? It really makes me sick.
I only want one channel that I don't get in the basic package. $3.00 - $5.00 per channel is significantly cheaper than the $16.00 I pay right now to watch one channel. I'm looking forward to this.
I am pretty sure that this is true. Coca Cola for example didn't patent their formula because they wanted to keep it secret.
In College I was a teaching assistant and worked in a computer lab. When students would leave the lab without logging out we would go in and change their prompt to say something like, "If I forget to log out of my Unix account bad things could happen to it -- The Lab Staff"
It was always amusing to see people who didn't know how to change it back and too embarrassed to ask with the altered prompt months later. =)
Whoops, guess I spoke too soon. CERT revised their warning.
>> Note: Based on initial reports received by the CERT/CC, earlier versions of this Advisory mentioned other SSL error messages that might be logged on potentially vulnerable hosts. On further analysis, we have concluded that these log messages were unrelated to the the Apache/mod_ssl worm.
It doesn't seem to show up in the logs as anything out of the ordinary.
We'll see how much of a plague it is a year from now. I'm still getting attacked by Nimda and Sircam several hundred times a day. I've seen almost no Slapper attacks. If I'm seeing several hundred Slapper attacks this time next year, then I'll call it a plague.
Good point.
Yeah, it all depends on where you are and whether or not you/your class take the ISAF [www.sailing.org] rules seriously. It is illegal to pump more than once on a wave but if your sailing a Laser, Lightnin, or any other boat that can surf chances are you have to just to keep up.
I used to teach sailing in Optomists and after class the instructors would have anything goes races. Ramming/grabbing/jumping on to other boats were all allowed. That's what we need gladiatorial sailing!
I had no idea there were so many sailors on slashdot. If anyone is looking for crew near Grand Rapids, Michigan let me know. Resume and references available upon request. Will sail for beer.
Matt
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Here! Here! I'm from the US but all the evidence I see puts the best sailors in the world in New Zealand and Australia.
I especially admire the national spirit and pride behind New Zealand's boats (not to leave out the Australians, I just can't remember a specific.). I remember either one or two cups ago when the Kiwi boat had a spinnaker signed by school children from all over the country. That was quite a symbol of national support. Most kids in the US don't even know what the America's Cup is.
As for who's better, New Zealand or Australia, I guess we'll find out in next year's cup.
Free climbing the last 10 feet of a mast to grab a loose halyard going up wind in six foot waves and 15 knots of breeze is plenty dangerous for me. Not quite fee climbing but if you let go and fall the 20 feet until the line your on goes taut and you get slammed into shrouds and mast a few times you're probably pretty seriously injured. It's like rock climbing in an earthquake.
While the fixed keel does limit their speeds to an extent many monohulls built in the last 10 years or so are very capable of plaining on waves on reaches and are therefore not limited entirely by their waterline in plaining conditions. I know someone who's had a Mumm30 up to 22 knots which is well above the theoretical maximum speed based on its waterline.
Of course your're right that they still don't compare to cats and skiffs which have nothing dragging in the water but if you want speed try iceboating. You can do over 60 in a DN or over 100 if you buy something really hi tech. I've never had a chance to try it but I have friends who race them and have an absolute blast. Of course your need for going fast has to be stronger than your need not to freeze your ass off.
Agreed. Seat of the pants sailing is where it's at. There's little better than being on a short starting line in 15 knots of wind with thirty other Lightnings. Talk about a rush.
I need to double check the rule book but I am pretty sure that is cheating.
Oh, and in my dad'd Mumm30 we have managed to continue moving forward in about a half a knot of breeze at the masthead. It's grueling, but if you have patience, good sails, and know-how it can be done.
Okay, I have to share my owb computer abuse story.
My wife's granmother complained that her computer was beeping strangely. I went to take a look at it and determined after a few minutes that it was beeping because of a stuck key. So I started checking them. Sure enough, the 3 key was stuck. I didn't know why at that point.
You see, my wife's grandmother has a parakeet. This bird is essentially allowed to fly where ever within her home at all times.
I carefully pried the 3 key lose and found a surprise underneath. The entire keyboard was loaded with parakeet poop! I was thouroughly disgusted and have avoided her computer at all costs ever since.
Few will probably ever read this since it is two days later but hey, I was out of town. =)
Anyway, I have a fun fact.
In the state of Michigan a pregnant woman can not be evicted. Is that crazy or what? If you can't make your rent all you have to do is get knocked up. I've met people who have done this. It is sad indeed.
yeah, or *any* configuration was changed in anything.
Yeah, this is definitely the worst. In 9X you have to reboot to change a DNS server or an IP address. Why? In Unix I've repartitioned hard disks (Not the root filesystem of course) without having to reboot.
The worst I have ever seen.....Microsoft Money 2002, I had to install it and unintall it at a job. The uninstall removed none of the files. It was truly disgusting.