...teaching Word or Excel only in junior high school is a complete waste of time. These kids will start working in about 10 years. Do you think that Word and Excel skills will really be relevant then?
Almost certainly not, but what else do you suggest as a introduction to computers? Surely you must agree that it's vital that all of these kids are familiarised with computers as much as possible, so that whatever the context they end up using them in, they don't feel intimidated. The more people use computers, the more they feel they can use computers, and so will be able to able to cope with changes in software.
Most of the drugs under discussion here (mainly weed) are pretty harmless.
While I entirely agree with what you're saying about dope (There is no good reason, apart from political, for it not being legalised, especially for medical purposes), I think you're straying somewhat. The article, for the most part, isn't about weed. It's about coke, speed, E's etc.
While I agree that the dangers of these drugs are far less severe than the general public believe, I think saying that they are on a level with dope is dangerous. People (though admittedly quite few) do die as a direct result of taking charlie, but no one has ever died, or indeed severely injured themselves, as a direct result of taking weed.
In case you are wondering, here's my personal drug policy: I drink, and I smoke weed, though preferably without tobaco. I do not smoke cigarettes,since a)I believe them to be more damaging than alcohol or weed, and b)I can't stand the smell it leaves behind. While I don't take speed or E's, this is purely personal choice, rather than because I'm particularly scared of them being dangerous. I enjoy clubbing, especially house clubs, and it seems to me that taking drugs makes you less aware of what's going on around you, and I believe I would enjoy the music less. This idea comes from being clubbing with friends, some of which are on drugs, and some of which aren't.
I believe people should have a free, informed choice about how they use their bodies, and I think that putting coke, E's & speed on the same level as cannabis doesn't help inform people about the (potential) real dangers of drugs.
was my flatmate... He wasn't doing anything unusual - in the middle of a quake2 DM. Suddenly the picture shrunk to a dot, then expanded back. Then it did it again. Then it shrunk, more slowly this time, to a dot, and blinked out. We were looking at each other, slightly confused, when it made a loud-ish bang, and a big puff of smoke billowed out of the back.
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...teaching Word or Excel only in junior high school is a complete waste of time. These kids will start working in about 10 years. Do you think that Word and Excel skills will really be relevant then?
Almost certainly not, but what else do you suggest as a introduction to computers? Surely you must agree that it's vital that all of these kids are familiarised with computers as much as possible, so that whatever the context they end up using them in, they don't feel intimidated.
The more people use computers, the more they feel they can use computers, and so will be able to able to cope with changes in software.
-R13
Yes it does!
It also uses considerably less power than other types of flat-panel displays and can go into a standby mode that uses minimal power.
-R13
While I entirely agree with what you're saying about dope (There is no good reason, apart from political, for it not being legalised, especially for medical purposes), I think you're straying somewhat. The article, for the most part, isn't about weed. It's about coke, speed, E's etc.
While I agree that the dangers of these drugs are far less severe than the general public believe, I think saying that they are on a level with dope is dangerous. People (though admittedly quite few) do die as a direct result of taking charlie, but no one has ever died, or indeed severely injured themselves, as a direct result of taking weed.
In case you are wondering, here's my personal drug policy: I drink, and I smoke weed, though preferably without tobaco. I do not smoke cigarettes,since a)I believe them to be more damaging than alcohol or weed, and b)I can't stand the smell it leaves behind. While I don't take speed or E's, this is purely personal choice, rather than because I'm particularly scared of them being dangerous. I enjoy clubbing, especially house clubs, and it seems to me that taking drugs makes you less aware of what's going on around you, and I believe I would enjoy the music less. This idea comes from being clubbing with friends, some of which are on drugs, and some of which aren't.
I believe people should have a free, informed choice about how they use their bodies, and I think that putting coke, E's & speed on the same level as cannabis doesn't help inform people about the (potential) real dangers of drugs.
Oddly enough, it didn't do much, after that...
-r13