then dont install the program. there is no bleeding edge or early adopters if everyone is pushed the same client at the same time. it will also allow seti@home to push patches and rollbacks.
well its not installing any NEW software, its simply upgrading the OLD software you've already installed - seti@home. Since they need all the clients to be at a certain level of upgrade to be compatible with servers etc etc etc in order to be an efficient distributed computing machine, its a rather important feature.
since they're leasing, in a sense, your cpu cycles to run their program, its really their job to keep their program up to date. the new feature does that -- automatically.
I have a friend who manifested minor, secondary symptoms of schiz for years. he was misdiagnosed with depression, and the prescribed medication understandably did little.
Finally he had a complete break with reality. Voices...psychic transmissions...shadowy groups controlling his mind, and the minds of those around him...I patiently listened through this, and suggested that while those things might be real, it was also possible that it was schiz, and that he should see a doctor to be sure. if it wasn't schiz, then i would believe him and help him vs. the psychics.
He wasn't too agreeable at first but luckily his parents convinced him to go to a doctor before things got too bad. He was really turning into a danger to himself or others.
Today he is on medication and under therapist supervision. The meds are rough on him but he's making progress. He's taking classes and finally about to go back to school fulltime to get a degree. In time, once the meds get balanced and he learns how to handle it, he'll be leading a perfectly normal, though regulated, life.
He's different now than before, more subdued and less volitile, but its still him. Schiz is very misunderstood, and difficult to treat -- its hard and it takes time, but it can be done.
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The material may not have changed, but the methods of teaching certainly have. Many teachers work hard to learn new techniques and keep up with new teaching philosophies. Some involve computers, some don't.
Our K-12 system may suffer because politicians are running it, to an extent, but also consider that "teacher" is not the most lucrative position. Sure, this means that the most dedicated will still be teachers, but many individuals who may be skilled will simply, by economic necessity, choose to enter some other profession -- maybe even one that they are less skilled at!
Furthermore, don't assume that 10 year old textbooks are good enough, particularly for history. And there are plenty of school districts that simply have hardly any textbook money at all and are using books that are 20 and sometimes 30 years old. The oldest tend to be encyclopedias from the Truman era. Without computers many children would only know recent history and have a huge gap between now and say, 1970.
The problems are far, far more complex than just politicians.
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Please, no Baroque Cycle prequels!
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Could you elaborate? I don't quite understand what you're trying to say...
hehe I took the first ever AP Stats exam. It was way too easy, i heard they made it harder the following year. I'm not sure if my year was considered a trial year or an official year, but i got credit for it all the same.
That was a weird test to study for, since there were no examples of previous MC or open answer questions!
Weird. My memory is a bit faulty at times, I'll admit, but I'm pretty sure the AP exams we studied off of were in a couple cases, as recent as the previous year...
Hah silverstars...yeah they're cheap, but you get what you pay for. They're incredibly fragile -- the filament tends to break on bumpy roads, and nowhere NEAR the light output of true xenons. But yeah, they are cheap! Go for it!
I totally agree...It's shocking that the commission only hours before approved of genetic research, but then outlaws a practical application of said research basically because "doggone, thats creepy!"
Their Mission Statement: The Mission of the Department of Fish and Game is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
The Department of Fish and Game maintains native fish, wildlife, plant species and natural communities for their intrinsic and ecological value and their benefits to people. This includes habitat protection and maintenance in a sufficient amount and quality to ensure the survival of all species and natural communities. The department is also responsible for the diversified use of fish and wildlife including recreational, commercial, scientific and educational uses.
Nope, morality control is not their job. This fish has been demonstrated to NOT be a threat to the CA wildlife, is perfectly safe for 49 other states and the Federal Government. This fish is the first (that I know of) publicly available GM pet. I see that has having EXTENSIVE positive recreational, commercial, scientific and educational uses.
But the commission is apparently too squeamish to see that, and said no. Even though they could use this fish's existence to further the ideals in their mission statement. It's sad, really.
They blocked it on the basis of a moral argument. It is not the Dept of Fish and Game Commission's job to block the sale of genetically modified fish on a moral argument. They completely disregarded all scientific facts surrounding the situation.
As a CA resident and fish hobbyist, I wrote them a letter expressing my displeasure. No matter how I feel about genetically modified fish, it simply wasn't right to make their decision the way they did.
I guess I'm in the minority -- I actually like Sawyer's stuff. Admittedly its pulp and cheap fun. All his books are pretty much the same. I read the first chapter of Hominids and was not impressed, and the plot didn't really make me want to buy the book -- now that it won an award I figured I'd have to read it now, but after the bad reviews from/. I'm all confused.
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then dont install the program. there is no bleeding edge or early adopters if everyone is pushed the same client at the same time. it will also allow seti@home to push patches and rollbacks.
well its not installing any NEW software, its simply upgrading the OLD software you've already installed - seti@home. Since they need all the clients to be at a certain level of upgrade to be compatible with servers etc etc etc in order to be an efficient distributed computing machine, its a rather important feature.
since they're leasing, in a sense, your cpu cycles to run their program, its really their job to keep their program up to date. the new feature does that -- automatically.
I have a friend who manifested minor, secondary symptoms of schiz for years. he was misdiagnosed with depression, and the prescribed medication understandably did little.
Finally he had a complete break with reality. Voices...psychic transmissions...shadowy groups controlling his mind, and the minds of those around him...I patiently listened through this, and suggested that while those things might be real, it was also possible that it was schiz, and that he should see a doctor to be sure. if it wasn't schiz, then i would believe him and help him vs. the psychics.
He wasn't too agreeable at first but luckily his parents convinced him to go to a doctor before things got too bad. He was really turning into a danger to himself or others.
Today he is on medication and under therapist supervision. The meds are rough on him but he's making progress. He's taking classes and finally about to go back to school fulltime to get a degree. In time, once the meds get balanced and he learns how to handle it, he'll be leading a perfectly normal, though regulated, life.
He's different now than before, more subdued and less volitile, but its still him. Schiz is very misunderstood, and difficult to treat -- its hard and it takes time, but it can be done.
The material may not have changed, but the methods of teaching certainly have. Many teachers work hard to learn new techniques and keep up with new teaching philosophies. Some involve computers, some don't.
Our K-12 system may suffer because politicians are running it, to an extent, but also consider that "teacher" is not the most lucrative position. Sure, this means that the most dedicated will still be teachers, but many individuals who may be skilled will simply, by economic necessity, choose to enter some other profession -- maybe even one that they are less skilled at!
Furthermore, don't assume that 10 year old textbooks are good enough, particularly for history. And there are plenty of school districts that simply have hardly any textbook money at all and are using books that are 20 and sometimes 30 years old. The oldest tend to be encyclopedias from the Truman era. Without computers many children would only know recent history and have a huge gap between now and say, 1970.
The problems are far, far more complex than just politicians.
Please, no Baroque Cycle prequels!
Could you elaborate? I don't quite understand what you're trying to say...
hehe I took the first ever AP Stats exam. It was way too easy, i heard they made it harder the following year. I'm not sure if my year was considered a trial year or an official year, but i got credit for it all the same.
That was a weird test to study for, since there were no examples of previous MC or open answer questions!
Weird. My memory is a bit faulty at times, I'll admit, but I'm pretty sure the AP exams we studied off of were in a couple cases, as recent as the previous year...
That's rather odd. When I was taking AP classes, we studied off of old exams, multiple choice included. Perhaps this rule is new? I took APs in 96-97.
Hah silverstars...yeah they're cheap, but you get what you pay for. They're incredibly fragile -- the filament tends to break on bumpy roads, and nowhere NEAR the light output of true xenons. But yeah, they are cheap! Go for it!
I had no problem using my back button. Maybe yours is broken?
I totally agree...It's shocking that the commission only hours before approved of genetic research, but then outlaws a practical application of said research basically because "doggone, thats creepy!"
Their Mission Statement:
The Mission of the Department of Fish and Game is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
The Department of Fish and Game maintains native fish, wildlife, plant species and natural communities for their intrinsic and ecological value and their benefits to people. This includes habitat protection and maintenance in a sufficient amount and quality to ensure the survival of all species and natural communities. The department is also responsible for the diversified use of fish and wildlife including recreational, commercial, scientific and educational uses.
Nope, morality control is not their job. This fish has been demonstrated to NOT be a threat to the CA wildlife, is perfectly safe for 49 other states and the Federal Government. This fish is the first (that I know of) publicly available GM pet. I see that has having EXTENSIVE positive recreational, commercial, scientific and educational uses.
But the commission is apparently too squeamish to see that, and said no. Even though they could use this fish's existence to further the ideals in their mission statement. It's sad, really.
They blocked it on the basis of a moral argument. It is not the Dept of Fish and Game Commission's job to block the sale of genetically modified fish on a moral argument. They completely disregarded all scientific facts surrounding the situation.
As a CA resident and fish hobbyist, I wrote them a letter expressing my displeasure. No matter how I feel about genetically modified fish, it simply wasn't right to make their decision the way they did.
I hope this project of PA's is wildly successful and gets some real mainstream press, outside of just /. and the like.
Though I can see the headlines now..."Violent Videogamers Show Virtue"
Seriously though, go PA and I hope this blossoms. Good work to them.
I guess I'm in the minority -- I actually like Sawyer's stuff. Admittedly its pulp and cheap fun. All his books are pretty much the same. I read the first chapter of Hominids and was not impressed, and the plot didn't really make me want to buy the book -- now that it won an award I figured I'd have to read it now, but after the bad reviews from /. I'm all confused.