Don't jump to unfounded conclusions. I was not just talking about X. My logitech mouse driver in Windows has multiple acceleration choices. There only 4 radio buttons for choices but they are there. In addition I have used other packages that offer the same granularity for acceleration as they do for speed.
A far as problems on public computers, the next user can simply change the mouse settings to something more reasonable. I just don't see this as a problem that needs solving.
I sounds like you just need to adjust the speed and accelleration settings on your mouse. Mouse accelleration is what causes your mouse to suddenly speed up as you move across the screen.
I would like to point out that public schools and public libraries are not the same and need to be viewed quite differently.
A public library is a place where anyone can go and research for knowledge or read for leisure. It is a symbol of an educated and free society. Individual librarians have always had a de facto role as a censor. That is, each library has only so much shelf space and money so choices have been made for thousands of years with those limitations in mind. The internet and the computer age are quickly removing these historical limitations. This will allow people from every economic backgroud the ability to read the same material as a Harvard graduate student. It is utterly important that the government not attempt to choose which information is appropriate and which is not. The first amendment was written so that voices like Locke and Paine could never be restricted by the government. In today's world, many people see Heffner and Flint as freedom fighters in their own right. Their voices stand in direct opposition to the religious dogmas that preech the evils of sex outside predetermined boundries. To brand "sex" as smut is censorship and certainly should not be allowed.
Parents do not have to let their kids go to the library. Libraries do not have to let children on the internet. Terminals for children can be put directly in front of the librarian. (What kid want to browse porn in front of the librarian)Histories of the sites children visit could be sent home to mom and dad. All of these options work better than a computer filter and do not infringe upon the rights of adults.
Now, for schools. They are an institution for structured learning. Public schools range from kindergarden through college. I firmly believe that college is the bastion of adults and I don't think even the short sighted Congress has a desire to filter the internet there. If so, they are just plain wrong. All of the other educational institutions are full of minors and are therefore "in play." I say that because we don't let minors do everything they want. They can't drink, smoke, or go to a strip club. We have always controled the behavior of minors and the internet should not be an exception. And remember schools are for structured learning.
My question now is, "How many of these kids even need the internet at school and what do they need it for?" My wife is a second grade teacher and I can say with some authority that the internet at large has no place in an elementary school. Internet access at these institutions should be controled to allow only a handfull of approved sites through. Sites determined by the indiviual school districts, schools, or teacher and based on ciriculum taught to the students. A sixth grade class could be allowed access to a site on Apache Indians and not to the Apache Webserver. The webserver is certainly a great piece of technology but if it has nothing to do with the schools ciriculum and only serves as a distraction.
Middle schools and high schools require students to do progressively more elaborite research. The underlying principle remains: if it isn't part of the ciriculum, it doesn't belong. Schools across the country could develop and share lists of approved sites based on the needs of the students. Anything else is a distraction. If a highschool student wants to play games on the internet, it needs to be done away from school. That censorship is no different than intercepting notes being passed around the classroom. The ACLU doesn't complain about that.
This issue has been politicized because groups don't want porn and other "unattractive" speech to be easy to get. Those groups need to realize that all information will be easy to get and there is no possible way to stop it with out shutting down the whole system. Filters will never work and they send the wrong message. They say "these things are bad" and I don't want anyone else making those choices for me, thank you.
Selective internet access in schools just makes too much sense. And it is way too easy. And way too effective. And it doesn't say "this is bad" but rather "this applies to you at this school." Anything else only serves as a distraction.
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Don't jump to unfounded conclusions. I was not just talking about X. My logitech mouse driver in Windows has multiple acceleration choices. There only 4 radio buttons for choices but they are there. In addition I have used other packages that offer the same granularity for acceleration as they do for speed.
A far as problems on public computers, the next user can simply change the mouse settings to something more reasonable. I just don't see this as a problem that needs solving.
He has WAY too much time. And way too many Legos.
Hey! Legoland isn't far from me, maybe I should turn them on to this guy. Wait that probably means I have WAY too much time...
Thank you ever so much. That poor sever is probably got smoke comming out of it right now. :)
I sounds like you just need to adjust the speed and accelleration settings on your mouse. Mouse accelleration is what causes your mouse to suddenly speed up as you move across the screen.
If M$ buys Sega, will we have to learn to reboot "Sonic" after we play it for an hour or so?
22/7 is only an estimation of pi. The calculated result is 3.14285714.....
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pi is 3.1415926....
As you can see it deviates at the third decimal place.
But then again I did use Microsoft's calculator
I would like to point out that public schools and public libraries are not the same and need to be viewed quite differently.
A public library is a place where anyone can go and research for knowledge or read for leisure. It is a symbol of an educated and free society. Individual librarians have always had a de facto role as a censor. That is, each library has only so much shelf space and money so choices have been made for thousands of years with those limitations in mind. The internet and the computer age are quickly removing these historical limitations. This will allow people from every economic backgroud the ability to read the same material as a Harvard graduate student. It is utterly important that the government not attempt to choose which information is appropriate and which is not. The first amendment was written so that voices like Locke and Paine could never be restricted by the government. In today's world, many people see Heffner and Flint as freedom fighters in their own right. Their voices stand in direct opposition to the religious dogmas that preech the evils of sex outside predetermined boundries. To brand "sex" as smut is censorship and certainly should not be allowed.
Parents do not have to let their kids go to the library. Libraries do not have to let children on the internet. Terminals for children can be put directly in front of the librarian. (What kid want to browse porn in front of the librarian)Histories of the sites children visit could be sent home to mom and dad. All of these options work better than a computer filter and do not infringe upon the rights of adults.
Now, for schools. They are an institution for structured learning. Public schools range from kindergarden through college. I firmly believe that college is the bastion of adults and I don't think even the short sighted Congress has a desire to filter the internet there. If so, they are just plain wrong. All of the other educational institutions are full of minors and are therefore "in play." I say that because we don't let minors do everything they want. They can't drink, smoke, or go to a strip club. We have always controled the behavior of minors and the internet should not be an exception. And remember schools are for structured learning.
My question now is, "How many of these kids even need the internet at school and what do they need it for?" My wife is a second grade teacher and I can say with some authority that the internet at large has no place in an elementary school. Internet access at these institutions should be controled to allow only a handfull of approved sites through. Sites determined by the indiviual school districts, schools, or teacher and based on ciriculum taught to the students. A sixth grade class could be allowed access to a site on Apache Indians and not to the Apache Webserver. The webserver is certainly a great piece of technology but if it has nothing to do with the schools ciriculum and only serves as a distraction.
Middle schools and high schools require students to do progressively more elaborite research. The underlying principle remains: if it isn't part of the ciriculum, it doesn't belong. Schools across the country could develop and share lists of approved sites based on the needs of the students. Anything else is a distraction. If a highschool student wants to play games on the internet, it needs to be done away from school. That censorship is no different than intercepting notes being passed around the classroom. The ACLU doesn't complain about that.
This issue has been politicized because groups don't want porn and other "unattractive" speech to be easy to get. Those groups need to realize that all information will be easy to get and there is no possible way to stop it with out shutting down the whole system. Filters will never work and they send the wrong message. They say "these things are bad" and I don't want anyone else making those choices for me, thank you.
Selective internet access in schools just makes too much sense. And it is way too easy. And way too effective. And it doesn't say "this is bad" but rather "this applies to you at this school." Anything else only serves as a distraction.