I know it really upsets you anti-SJW people, but the truth is it's not that hard to make accommodations for students who are made up a little differently from the rest of us. Some of our most brilliant authors, scientists, mathematicians, etc were people who had crushing social anxiety and it would be a damn shame to penalize them so early in the game because of it.
There is a difference between penalizing them and helping them deal with their anxieties; because once they get in the real world it will penalize them for not having that skill unless they have a specialized talent to rely on. If they don't, the may find they've plateau in terms of upward mobility in a job. With proper help that anxiety can be overcome in many cases; but part of it is practicing and doing it. I say this as someone who has overcome those types of challenges and makes a living talking in front of people.
Yes, there will be lazy-ass bonespur children who just use this as an excuse to get out of a difficult assignment, but chances are they're not going to amount to much anyway unless they inherit some money, so I'd rather see ten of them skate than to lose one really talented student.
I'm coming at this from the point of view of a lifelong teacher in higher education (and elsewhere). It's your job to help out the students, not to crush their souls under your Jordan Peterson-esque boot heel.
There'll always be slackers; but in my experience a good teach can weed out the slackers from those who need help and encouragement. Unfortunately, a lot of what passes for education today is simply letting kids get by so the parents don't complain. I know teachers wh o have been told to let the kids do whatever they want and don't write them up so that the parent's doesn’t complain and the administration doesn't have to deal with problems. No wonder something like 70% of the teachers in our district plan on leaving as soon as they can retire or find a better job if they ar new to teaching.
This isn't just about Apple. Never buy licensed digital content like this, not from Apple, Sony, Vudu, Amazon or any of the others. It is NOT the same as buying a blu-ray. The same goes for music, games, etc. If you are going to spend funds on digital content spend it streaming services where you aren't paying prices only borne by the market because they think they own what they are buying.
Exactly. A number of my purchased music on Amazon is no linger available for d/l. My copies work just fine. As for Apple, all the more reason to invest in DRM removal software or buy and rip DVD/BR.
Products were already being made overseas. Tariffs make our own domestic industries viable.
All tariffs due is force buyers to subsidize unprofitable industries through higher prices; and those workers will see their purchasing power erode as prices rise.
Why didn't we do this 30 years ago? After the Tiananmen Square Massacre? Why did we let them rip off our technology, put our working class out of work, and become a global competitor that we will regret creating long after 2024?
Price. People want the lowest prices, as evidenced by the growth of WalMart and other big box stores at the expense of local stores. We have met the enemy, and he is us.
The TV assembler that you are referring to was called Element Electronics, in South Carolina. They were kind of a fraud.
https://www.postandcourier.com...
But the trade group heard about Element, and it bought a couple of sets. When they opened their boxes — draped with pictures of the American flag — they were startled to see “made in China” stamped on the back.
So in 2014, they filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, accusing Element of misleading marketing. They described the company’s practices as “red, white and blue-washing,” since a product can’t be called “made in America” if its parts are all foreign.
Basically, they had the entire TV manufactured and assembled, then shipped to their South Carolina plant already in the box in which it would be sold. American workers opened the box, tested the TV to ensure that it worked, and packaged it back up. For this, they tried to imply on the packaging that it was made in the USA. And they also took government subsidies.
I agree they aren't exactly the poster child for US assembly; but they do illustrate the broader impact of tariffs as the cost of materials and components used to build things in the US make US companies uncompetitive with imports. This is happening when raw material prices rise; such as for a nail manufacturer, and finished products come in tariff free or at a lower rate. The government could slap on more tariffs, but that is just a tax increase on everyone and lead to bad economic results.
Right. Just imagine what an iPhone would cost now if it was built with US labor wages and protections in factories with US (especially pre-Trump) environmental controls and protections.
One of the last, if not last, assemblers of TVs is closing because the tariffs on components has made it impossible to compete. Trump, as usual, has come up with a tweet worthy solution that is unworkable. A more likely solution wold be to ramp up production outside of China in non-tariff locations. Much of the actual value in the iPhone is made elsewhere and shipped to China, only final assembly is primarily done there. Until Apple manages to fully automate that it is still labor intensive which makes US manufacture expensive unless you do a WalMart; something I doubt Apple would do. One thing for certain, no matter what pple does Trump will declare victory and claim he has won biggly.
Only if you don't understand that most smart phones are made in China and this basically raises the prices on all of them. So the only people really being punished is the average consumer.
Agreed. Apple is just getting press but the tariffs will impact goods and industries all across the country; leaving the average consumer, as well as perosn who loses a job because tariffs cause lost sales, holding the bag.
If only Silicon Valley hadn't proved this by rampant political bias, censorship, and heavily penalizing conservative websites in search results.
People who buy Apple products aren't sensitive to price. They can easily afford another a few extra bucks for their next purchase.
Except it won't just be Apple; tariffs will impact companies across the board. Some have already announced layoffs or closings as a result because tariffs have made it unprofitable to manufacture in the US.
And incase Murricans haven't figured it out yet: tarrifs are taxes.
Yay Trump! More taxes!
Exactly, they are a dead weight cost and simply raise prices for everyone. Un competitive industries get to raise prices and in the end all government is doing is picking winners and losers. Unfortunately, may people I know think they will have no impact on prices and hey, we are hurting China.
I would not say they are unaware of the issue as the have made some moves to a standard charger plug in anticipation of a growing market. It's more of a lack of sales to warrant spending money on the issue and seeing EVs as more of city commuter cars at present where charging is not an issue.
You are in the same mindset as the traditional manufacturers. It's a chicken-and-egg problem. Sales will continue to be limited until the charger infrastructure for long journeys is in place. If you wait for sales to happen before building the infrastructure, they won't happen.
The difference between traditional manufacturers and Tesla is they are not dependent on EV sales to survive and thus can wait for infrastructure to develop over time; Tesla had no choice if it wanted to be seen as a viable alternative to a ICE vehicle. No one is going to invest the money it takes to build a charging station until they can turn a profit. Traditional manufacturers are selling mainly commuter vehicles, which do not need a charging network beyond home, mall and work. I suspect much of the initial build out will occur near population centers at gas stations, etc. to start tapping into the market for fast charging. That also will allow driving between population centers since charging will be available at both ends of the rip. Once enough are sold, and people get used to EVs, manufacturers will start selling more vehicles suitable for longer trips and the infrastructure will follow more rapidly along interstates, main highways, etc..
Building out a standard charging network at existing gas stations is not that difficult...
You know not of what you speak. Building up a slow AC charge setup would not be that difficult, except for the little problem of having to leave your car at a gas station for 18 hours to charge it.
Building up a DC fast charging network at existing gas stations is technically infeasible because of the space involved. A typical DC fast charging setup requires enough space to park about 14 cars, to serve only 10. It is best suited for companies with large parking lots, like Target or Wal-Mart, not gas stations, which never (+/- some small margin of error) have enough space for even two or three DC fast chargers, much less enough to be practical without large amounts of Internet-based coordination of which cars go to which gas stations.
A DC fast charge needs 480 - 600V 120 amp circuit. As for space requirements, malls seem to easily install one or two in parking garages, which do not have large space availability for the installation, since they are siting them on higher levels of a parking garage, and enough to meet ADA requirements. Yes, the older 4 pump station/quickmart may be space limited; if you look at may of the newer service stations, they have plenty of equivalent parking space (handicapped parking space sized) to install 4 or 5 fast chargers, and even more if it is a car/truck stop site; most of which are along interstates where most long distance travel will occur. The challenge will be the electric infrastructure, both capacity at the location and grid impact. Utilities will need to be involved with build-outs to ensure grid stability. I refer you to: http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/dee...
The other part of that issue is that traditional car companies seem not even be aware of the problem. They seem to think that someone else will solve the charging issue. Even the plans in place put a large proportion of the new chargers in dealerships instead of along highways. Who wants to come off the highway to get to a dealership and then, who wants to wait at a dealership?
I would not say they are unaware of the issue as the have made some moves to a standard charger plug in anticipation of a growing market. It's more of a lack of sales to warrant spending money on the issue and seeing EVs as more of city commuter cars at present where charging is not an issue. Once sales grow, the can work with existing infrastructure such s gas stations, restaurants, etc. to build out a charging infrastructure; as well as create consortiums to address battery limitations to lower the costs of R&D and production.
Chargers require permits and this process isn't quick in many places.
An issue Tesla faces as well. In any case, once EVs are more popular I could see the permitting being easier, especially for places such as gas stations which already have meet some stringent permitting requirements and probably already have the necessary electrical infrastructure in place to handle charging stations.
The lack of attention to the issue by traditional auto manufacturers combined with the head start that Tesla has means that it will still be an advantage for Tesla for several years.
The question is several years long enough for Tesla to grow enough to have the economies of scale to withstand the competition from the major manufacturers? Tesla right now has a cool factor. Will that last?
The importance things to compete on are range, charging...
Yes, and in the USA, all other manufacturers are years behind Tesla in building a charging network that will support long distance drives.
True, but that is an advantage that will be shortlived as electrics become popular. Building out a standard charging network at existing gas stations is not that difficult, and will put Tesla up against established companies that have the resources to compete long term. Once that happens, things such as price, service networks and existing loyalties will trump a charging network that is located mainly in cities and interstates. Tesla may find that first mover advantage was not enough.
Writing software is intended to serve a purpose, not just making programs for the hell of it. What the heck problem does a kid need to solve with software? Kids need to learn basic math and science, not screwing around with computers. Writing code is a trivial side issue related to solving other problems, not an end to itself.
Exactly. learning math, logic, and other problem solving skills would be far more beneficial no matter hat field a kid ultimately enters; since these are fundamental skills that can be broadly applied, vs. being able to code in (insert hot language of the moment). Coding, especially basic, will continue to migrate to the lowest price location; just like other labor intensive but relatively basic skill jobs.
I think UChicago has a good setup in their Core Curriculum where all students take a series of interdisciplinary sequence intended to give students analytic, critical thinking and writing tools as a foundation for their education. By introducing students to the basic inquiry tools used in all fields they are better prepared when pursuing a specific discipline; as well as for critically thinking about ideas from all disciplines.
Similarly, Draw.IO kicks MS Visio to the curb, its also free.
Except it apparently doesn't open Visio files. I tried and neither the desktop nor online version opens older Visio VDX files. For file creation it seems pretty decent, especially for free.
He's been in the news lately because he was running the National Enquirer and has a safe filled with information about Donald Trump potentially getting peed on and having sex with ladyboys and paying for abortions and who knows what else.
What is it with NYC and their Peckers and Weiners?
The request was written by the Enquirer's head of public relations, Fanny Goblincock.
This is more of an American thing than a religious thing. Europeans mostly think Americans are terrible prudes.
The interesting thing I have discovered in my travels about prudes and very religious types is they enjoy sex as much as the next person; they just don't want anyone to know it.
But I sure know the problem. I was once tasked with creating software that would flag objectionable content posted on-line. And the business types were worried about people using "banned terms" altered by look-alike characters a la Leetish (oops... 1337.sh), or spurious punctuation inserted, so I built a finite automaton matcher for database of banned terms, and applied filters during matching so that remapped characters and certain inserted punctuation would not prevent matching.
Totally useless. When such software is run against pages of normal text, with the suspected "banned terms" being high-lighted red, it is really surprising how often (or how many) buried obscenities pass under our eyes, and we are not sufficiently "little old ladyish" to notice.
The flip side is that would be a useful tool for search capability to avoid the "diks drive" not found errors on web sites. It's not a new idea, years ago I used a VT300 and big iron it did such types of searches, so if you misspelt something, wasn't sure of the spelling, or it was misspelt in the title, keywords, etc. you could still find the document or name. Google does that pretty well correcting errors but that might not bring up things misspelt on the web.
Slashdot Mirror
I know it really upsets you anti-SJW people, but the truth is it's not that hard to make accommodations for students who are made up a little differently from the rest of us. Some of our most brilliant authors, scientists, mathematicians, etc were people who had crushing social anxiety and it would be a damn shame to penalize them so early in the game because of it.
There is a difference between penalizing them and helping them deal with their anxieties; because once they get in the real world it will penalize them for not having that skill unless they have a specialized talent to rely on. If they don't, the may find they've plateau in terms of upward mobility in a job. With proper help that anxiety can be overcome in many cases; but part of it is practicing and doing it. I say this as someone who has overcome those types of challenges and makes a living talking in front of people.
Yes, there will be lazy-ass bonespur children who just use this as an excuse to get out of a difficult assignment, but chances are they're not going to amount to much anyway unless they inherit some money, so I'd rather see ten of them skate than to lose one really talented student.
I'm coming at this from the point of view of a lifelong teacher in higher education (and elsewhere). It's your job to help out the students, not to crush their souls under your Jordan Peterson-esque boot heel.
There'll always be slackers; but in my experience a good teach can weed out the slackers from those who need help and encouragement. Unfortunately, a lot of what passes for education today is simply letting kids get by so the parents don't complain. I know teachers wh o have been told to let the kids do whatever they want and don't write them up so that the parent's doesn’t complain and the administration doesn't have to deal with problems. No wonder something like 70% of the teachers in our district plan on leaving as soon as they can retire or find a better job if they ar new to teaching.
This isn't just about Apple. Never buy licensed digital content like this, not from Apple, Sony, Vudu, Amazon or any of the others. It is NOT the same as buying a blu-ray. The same goes for music, games, etc. If you are going to spend funds on digital content spend it streaming services where you aren't paying prices only borne by the market because they think they own what they are buying.
Exactly. A number of my purchased music on Amazon is no linger available for d/l. My copies work just fine. As for Apple, all the more reason to invest in DRM removal software or buy and rip DVD/BR.
Free adjective \ fr \ unable to charge extra for something we already charge for
Products were already being made overseas. Tariffs make our own domestic industries viable.
All tariffs due is force buyers to subsidize unprofitable industries through higher prices; and those workers will see their purchasing power erode as prices rise.
Why didn't we do this 30 years ago? After the Tiananmen Square Massacre? Why did we let them rip off our technology, put our working class out of work, and become a global competitor that we will regret creating long after 2024?
Price. People want the lowest prices, as evidenced by the growth of WalMart and other big box stores at the expense of local stores. We have met the enemy, and he is us.
The TV assembler that you are referring to was called Element Electronics, in South Carolina. They were kind of a fraud. https://www.postandcourier.com...
But the trade group heard about Element, and it bought a couple of sets. When they opened their boxes — draped with pictures of the American flag — they were startled to see “made in China” stamped on the back.
So in 2014, they filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, accusing Element of misleading marketing. They described the company’s practices as “red, white and blue-washing,” since a product can’t be called “made in America” if its parts are all foreign.
Basically, they had the entire TV manufactured and assembled, then shipped to their South Carolina plant already in the box in which it would be sold. American workers opened the box, tested the TV to ensure that it worked, and packaged it back up. For this, they tried to imply on the packaging that it was made in the USA. And they also took government subsidies.
I agree they aren't exactly the poster child for US assembly; but they do illustrate the broader impact of tariffs as the cost of materials and components used to build things in the US make US companies uncompetitive with imports. This is happening when raw material prices rise; such as for a nail manufacturer, and finished products come in tariff free or at a lower rate. The government could slap on more tariffs, but that is just a tax increase on everyone and lead to bad economic results.
Right. Just imagine what an iPhone would cost now if it was built with US labor wages and protections in factories with US (especially pre-Trump) environmental controls and protections.
One of the last, if not last, assemblers of TVs is closing because the tariffs on components has made it impossible to compete. Trump, as usual, has come up with a tweet worthy solution that is unworkable. A more likely solution wold be to ramp up production outside of China in non-tariff locations. Much of the actual value in the iPhone is made elsewhere and shipped to China, only final assembly is primarily done there. Until Apple manages to fully automate that it is still labor intensive which makes US manufacture expensive unless you do a WalMart; something I doubt Apple would do. One thing for certain, no matter what pple does Trump will declare victory and claim he has won biggly.
Only if you don't understand that most smart phones are made in China and this basically raises the prices on all of them. So the only people really being punished is the average consumer.
Agreed. Apple is just getting press but the tariffs will impact goods and industries all across the country; leaving the average consumer, as well as perosn who loses a job because tariffs cause lost sales, holding the bag.
If only Silicon Valley hadn't proved this by rampant political bias, censorship, and heavily penalizing conservative websites in search results.
People who buy Apple products aren't sensitive to price. They can easily afford another a few extra bucks for their next purchase.
Except it won't just be Apple; tariffs will impact companies across the board. Some have already announced layoffs or closings as a result because tariffs have made it unprofitable to manufacture in the US.
And incase Murricans haven't figured it out yet: tarrifs are taxes. Yay Trump! More taxes!
Exactly, they are a dead weight cost and simply raise prices for everyone. Un competitive industries get to raise prices and in the end all government is doing is picking winners and losers. Unfortunately, may people I know think they will have no impact on prices and hey, we are hurting China.
He gets a twofer in his mind: Look strong on Chin and punish silicon valley who he sees as his enemy.
You are in the same mindset as the traditional manufacturers. It's a chicken-and-egg problem. Sales will continue to be limited until the charger infrastructure for long journeys is in place. If you wait for sales to happen before building the infrastructure, they won't happen.
The difference between traditional manufacturers and Tesla is they are not dependent on EV sales to survive and thus can wait for infrastructure to develop over time; Tesla had no choice if it wanted to be seen as a viable alternative to a ICE vehicle. No one is going to invest the money it takes to build a charging station until they can turn a profit. Traditional manufacturers are selling mainly commuter vehicles, which do not need a charging network beyond home, mall and work. I suspect much of the initial build out will occur near population centers at gas stations, etc. to start tapping into the market for fast charging. That also will allow driving between population centers since charging will be available at both ends of the rip. Once enough are sold, and people get used to EVs, manufacturers will start selling more vehicles suitable for longer trips and the infrastructure will follow more rapidly along interstates, main highways, etc..
You know not of what you speak. Building up a slow AC charge setup would not be that difficult, except for the little problem of having to leave your car at a gas station for 18 hours to charge it.
Building up a DC fast charging network at existing gas stations is technically infeasible because of the space involved. A typical DC fast charging setup requires enough space to park about 14 cars, to serve only 10. It is best suited for companies with large parking lots, like Target or Wal-Mart, not gas stations, which never (+/- some small margin of error) have enough space for even two or three DC fast chargers, much less enough to be practical without large amounts of Internet-based coordination of which cars go to which gas stations.
A DC fast charge needs 480 - 600V 120 amp circuit. As for space requirements, malls seem to easily install one or two in parking garages, which do not have large space availability for the installation, since they are siting them on higher levels of a parking garage, and enough to meet ADA requirements. Yes, the older 4 pump station/quickmart may be space limited; if you look at may of the newer service stations, they have plenty of equivalent parking space (handicapped parking space sized) to install 4 or 5 fast chargers, and even more if it is a car/truck stop site; most of which are along interstates where most long distance travel will occur. The challenge will be the electric infrastructure, both capacity at the location and grid impact. Utilities will need to be involved with build-outs to ensure grid stability. I refer you to: http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/dee...
The other part of that issue is that traditional car companies seem not even be aware of the problem. They seem to think that someone else will solve the charging issue. Even the plans in place put a large proportion of the new chargers in dealerships instead of along highways. Who wants to come off the highway to get to a dealership and then, who wants to wait at a dealership?
I would not say they are unaware of the issue as the have made some moves to a standard charger plug in anticipation of a growing market. It's more of a lack of sales to warrant spending money on the issue and seeing EVs as more of city commuter cars at present where charging is not an issue. Once sales grow, the can work with existing infrastructure such s gas stations, restaurants, etc. to build out a charging infrastructure; as well as create consortiums to address battery limitations to lower the costs of R&D and production.
Chargers require permits and this process isn't quick in many places.
An issue Tesla faces as well. In any case, once EVs are more popular I could see the permitting being easier, especially for places such as gas stations which already have meet some stringent permitting requirements and probably already have the necessary electrical infrastructure in place to handle charging stations.
The lack of attention to the issue by traditional auto manufacturers combined with the head start that Tesla has means that it will still be an advantage for Tesla for several years.
The question is several years long enough for Tesla to grow enough to have the economies of scale to withstand the competition from the major manufacturers? Tesla right now has a cool factor. Will that last?
Yes, and in the USA, all other manufacturers are years behind Tesla in building a charging network that will support long distance drives.
True, but that is an advantage that will be shortlived as electrics become popular. Building out a standard charging network at existing gas stations is not that difficult, and will put Tesla up against established companies that have the resources to compete long term. Once that happens, things such as price, service networks and existing loyalties will trump a charging network that is located mainly in cities and interstates. Tesla may find that first mover advantage was not enough.
Oh lord, won’t you buy me an electric Benz, My friends all drive diesels I must make amends
Writing software is intended to serve a purpose, not just making programs for the hell of it. What the heck problem does a kid need to solve with software? Kids need to learn basic math and science, not screwing around with computers. Writing code is a trivial side issue related to solving other problems, not an end to itself.
Exactly. learning math, logic, and other problem solving skills would be far more beneficial no matter hat field a kid ultimately enters; since these are fundamental skills that can be broadly applied, vs. being able to code in (insert hot language of the moment). Coding, especially basic, will continue to migrate to the lowest price location; just like other labor intensive but relatively basic skill jobs.
I think UChicago has a good setup in their Core Curriculum where all students take a series of interdisciplinary sequence intended to give students analytic, critical thinking and writing tools as a foundation for their education. By introducing students to the basic inquiry tools used in all fields they are better prepared when pursuing a specific discipline; as well as for critically thinking about ideas from all disciplines.
Similarly, Draw.IO kicks MS Visio to the curb, its also free.
Except it apparently doesn't open Visio files. I tried and neither the desktop nor online version opens older Visio VDX files. For file creation it seems pretty decent, especially for free.
Australia? The land down under uses different euphemisms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Of course, because of the Coriolis Effect... I am surprised they don't have more skiers for such a mountainous and snowy country...
that's what Austrian porn stars are packing, right?
Are they from Sydney or Brisbane?
Illiterate Americans. The sausage is called Wiener after the Austrian capital Wien (Vienna). And then there is the issue of pronunciation...
Wiener Blödersinn. It's called a Vienna Sausage.
He's been in the news lately because he was running the National Enquirer and has a safe filled with information about Donald Trump potentially getting peed on and having sex with ladyboys and paying for abortions and who knows what else.
What is it with NYC and their Peckers and Weiners?
The request was written by the Enquirer's head of public relations, Fanny Goblincock.
I wonder if she is British...
I used to work with a guy called Paul Mycock (who also had a doctorate).
I worked with a guy named Jack Koff.
This is more of an American thing than a religious thing. Europeans mostly think Americans are terrible prudes.
The interesting thing I have discovered in my travels about prudes and very religious types is they enjoy sex as much as the next person; they just don't want anyone to know it.
But I sure know the problem. I was once tasked with creating software that would flag objectionable content posted on-line. And the business types were worried about people using "banned terms" altered by look-alike characters a la Leetish (oops... 1337.sh), or spurious punctuation inserted, so I built a finite automaton matcher for database of banned terms, and applied filters during matching so that remapped characters and certain inserted punctuation would not prevent matching.
Totally useless. When such software is run against pages of normal text, with the suspected "banned terms" being high-lighted red, it is really surprising how often (or how many) buried obscenities pass under our eyes, and we are not sufficiently "little old ladyish" to notice.
The flip side is that would be a useful tool for search capability to avoid the "diks drive" not found errors on web sites. It's not a new idea, years ago I used a VT300 and big iron it did such types of searches, so if you misspelt something, wasn't sure of the spelling, or it was misspelt in the title, keywords, etc. you could still find the document or name. Google does that pretty well correcting errors but that might not bring up things misspelt on the web.