The article forgot to mention the fact that diesel engines can run on biodiesel, a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils like soybean oil or -- dare we say it -- hemp oil. Biodeisel is technically superior to regular diesel in many ways; cleaner to burn, cleaner to produce, better for the engine, economically feasible, with equivalent performance characteristics.
Check out the hemp car, a Mercedes Benz touring the U.S.A using hemp-based biodiesel. Hemp is such a great plant, it's a shame the D.E.A won't let us grow it!
Biodiesel could be the next great thing, outside of the US of course. Plus it helps out the farmers of this country that have been struggling to make ends meet.
It's time for the USA to take the lead in adopting new transportation technologies, and time to ditch the gasoline engine. Unfortunately, with the ExxonMobil Bush/Cheney team in command, it's gonna get worse before it gets any better.
First, it should be noted that although this program helps identify potential cheaters and plagarists, only a human being is capable of determining whether or not a work is authentic. People should be considered innocent until proven guilty, regardless of what the computer program says.
Second, I think the state of academia is dismal when it comes to engaging the students with assignments, essays, etc. We still use a "one-size-fits-all" approach that aims at the impossible: homogenized learning. I know from personal experience that when an assignment isn't "interesting", people don't take it seriously and consider cheating. I have done it myself.
Third, this whole article in the Washington Post is a piece of propaganda that can be summed up in one phrase: "Obey authority". Fuck authority. If you want to learn, learn. If you don't care, cheat. You are in control of your own life, and don't take your professor's point of view too seriously.
If we all just did what we were told, it would be a mightily boring existance. That said, if you're gonna cheat -- be smart about it ! The best form of cheating is paraphrasing, understanding the arguments of another person and restating it in your own words. Done correctly, it is almost impossible to detect. And you actually learn something in the process.
Your QWERTY typing won't "devolve" if you learn a different style. You might learn to hate the extra work involved with typing QWERTY versus Dvorak, but I have found it very easy to switch between the two.
I learned the Dvorak layout after 10 years of typing QWERTY. It really is easier, and makes more sense. I find that I do much less reaching and can even type some words faster, since there are something like 2,000 English words that can be typed using only the keys on the home row.
QWERTY home row
A S D F G H J K L ;
----
A O E U I D H T N S
DVORAK home row
I have had crippling RSI for several years now, so please save your hands and consider learning Dvorak -- and always take regular rest and stretch breaks!
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Check out the hemp car, a Mercedes Benz touring the U.S.A using hemp-based biodiesel. Hemp is such a great plant, it's a shame the D.E.A won't let us grow it!
Biodiesel could be the next great thing, outside of the US of course. Plus it helps out the farmers of this country that have been struggling to make ends meet.
It's time for the USA to take the lead in adopting new transportation technologies, and time to ditch the gasoline engine. Unfortunately, with the ExxonMobil Bush/Cheney team in command, it's gonna get worse before it gets any better.
First, it should be noted that although this program helps identify potential cheaters and plagarists, only a human being is capable of determining whether or not a work is authentic. People should be considered innocent until proven guilty, regardless of what the computer program says.
Second, I think the state of academia is dismal when it comes to engaging the students with assignments, essays, etc. We still use a "one-size-fits-all" approach that aims at the impossible: homogenized learning. I know from personal experience that when an assignment isn't "interesting", people don't take it seriously and consider cheating. I have done it myself.
Third, this whole article in the Washington Post is a piece of propaganda that can be summed up in one phrase: "Obey authority". Fuck authority. If you want to learn, learn. If you don't care, cheat. You are in control of your own life, and don't take your professor's point of view too seriously.
If we all just did what we were told, it would be a mightily boring existance. That said, if you're gonna cheat -- be smart about it ! The best form of cheating is paraphrasing, understanding the arguments of another person and restating it in your own words. Done correctly, it is almost impossible to detect. And you actually learn something in the process.
Your QWERTY typing won't "devolve" if you learn a different style. You might learn to hate the extra work involved with typing QWERTY versus Dvorak, but I have found it very easy to switch between the two. I learned the Dvorak layout after 10 years of typing QWERTY. It really is easier, and makes more sense. I find that I do much less reaching and can even type some words faster, since there are something like 2,000 English words that can be typed using only the keys on the home row. QWERTY home row A S D F G H J K L ; ---- A O E U I D H T N S DVORAK home row I have had crippling RSI for several years now, so please save your hands and consider learning Dvorak -- and always take regular rest and stretch breaks!