That's really not as far fetched as it seems. Remember that newer versions of Microsoft Office hide most of the menu items until people use them. I imagine people will get curious once they understand all of the basic options and will slowly delve into the hidden ones out of curiosity and desire for more elaborate doccuments. Very similar to how a game player learns only the basics at first, but when motivated by difficult levels, will expand to understand the full range of a game.
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Yours may have been cool looking, but this one came with a log of how it was made. More info, pictures. Not "We made a linux robot! Yay us!" but "We made a linux robot! It works like this, and here is how we built it, and here's why we think linux'll help."
A non-seat belted driver is more likely to get in a crash, as they are more likely to loose control if they slide away from their steering wheel.
Imagine, there are two drivers coming down the other side of the road. One falls asleep and slams into the side of the other. If the driver of the car that was hit is wearing a belt, he still has some control to avoid hitting me as it drive down the road in the opposite lane.
In my psychology class I learned about a fascinating experiment. Black and white students of roughly equal accedemic background were given standardized tests. One group of students were told that the test was just for fun and didn't matter, the black students scored equal to the white students. Another group of students was told that this test would determine their chance for success in college. In that group, the black student's scores were significantly lower while the white students scores were unaffected.
I tried to find a reference, but I couldn't find it in my text book.
Just a thought. Napster is probably not actually hurting sales. Rather, Napster users are more likely to purchase their cd's online. The mailroom at my school has been swamped with online purchases, forcing them to expand. The studies that discuss a fall in cd sales around college campusses did not take this into account.
Has anyone done a study comparing the decrease in sales around colleges with the volume of online sales to addresses near college?
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I'd like to think that if Gore had won that our energy policy would've already made pulling our interests away from oil a priority.
Don't forget that Gore's money comes from oil too.
Changes yes, but changes for the better? I'm not sure.
That's really not as far fetched as it seems. Remember that newer versions of Microsoft Office hide most of the menu items until people use them. I imagine people will get curious once they understand all of the basic options and will slowly delve into the hidden ones out of curiosity and desire for more elaborate doccuments. Very similar to how a game player learns only the basics at first, but when motivated by difficult levels, will expand to understand the full range of a game.
Yours may have been cool looking, but this one came with a log of how it was made. More info, pictures. Not "We made a linux robot! Yay us!" but "We made a linux robot! It works like this, and here is how we built it, and here's why we think linux'll help."
Reading the article is a bit tricky when New Scientist gets slashdotted.
Out of curiosity did you post that at work?
A non-seat belted driver is more likely to get in a crash, as they are more likely to loose control if they slide away from their steering wheel.
Imagine, there are two drivers coming down the other side of the road. One falls asleep and slams into the side of the other. If the driver of the car that was hit is wearing a belt, he still has some control to avoid hitting me as it drive down the road in the opposite lane.
Basically, please buckle up for my safety.
In my psychology class I learned about a fascinating experiment. Black and white students of roughly equal accedemic background were given standardized tests. One group of students were told that the test was just for fun and didn't matter, the black students scored equal to the white students. Another group of students was told that this test would determine their chance for success in college. In that group, the black student's scores were significantly lower while the white students scores were unaffected.
I tried to find a reference, but I couldn't find it in my text book.
I bought a cd changer 3 days ago and a disk got stuck in it so I opened her up and all's well. No way I wanted to pay for servicethat soon.
Just a thought. Napster is probably not actually hurting sales. Rather, Napster users are more likely to purchase their cd's online. The mailroom at my school has been swamped with online purchases, forcing them to expand. The studies that discuss a fall in cd sales around college campusses did not take this into account.
Has anyone done a study comparing the decrease in sales around colleges with the volume of online sales to addresses near college?