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  1. To Graph or Not Graph Without Graphing Calculator? on Using Electronic Devices During Lectures Led To Lower Grades, Study Finds (upi.com) · · Score: 1

    Graphing calculators became popular when I was in college in the 1990's. One semester I couldn't afford the recommended Texas Instrument graphing calculator for pre-calculus (I ended up owning three models of TI calculator by graduation). A graphing calculator gives you an instant answer and a pretty graph, especially for the more difficult problems. But sometimes drawing the graph is more insightful than having the answer given to you. A lot of students spent more time figuring out how to program their graphing calculator and the instructor got flustered because that problem came up all the time. I got a hard earned B in that class.

  2. I find your lack of initiative distrubing.

  3. Re:Harder if you're a child on New Study Finds It's Harder To Turn Off a Robot When It's Begging For Its Life (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I wouldn't want to live in a world where adults didn't have sentimentality or empathy.

    Sometimes you need someone to pull the plug without mercy. When my father was dying from cancer in the hospital, I was the designated the plug puller because he knew I would make the decision without delay. My older brother wasn't that decisive. Although I got a lot of crap from my extended family, I have no regrets for following my father's last instructions.

  4. Re:Easy peezy on Rare Blue Diamonds Lurk Deep In Earth's Core (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's sideways. If mining companies went straight down, they would reach China and owe the Chinese government mining royalties.

  5. If you have ever filed any paperwork with the city, county or state government, third-party data brokers already have your legal name and contact info on the Internet.

  6. It's official... on Apple Becomes the First $1 Trillion US Company in History (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    We can now say, "No one ever got fired for buying Apple iPhones."

  7. Re: 0.87% on Windows 10 Continues To Close in On Windows 7 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    "Lies, damn lies, and statistics!" - Old Vulcan Proverb

  8. Re: Marketing Firm on MoviePass Will Increase Price, Limit Availability of New Movies (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Essentially, with AMC I agree to buy 1 ticket a month at $8.95, and can buy two a month at that price if I want.

    I think that is the Cinemark plan. For the AMC plan you get to see three movies a week in any format (i.e., 2D, Real3D, IMAX or Dolby) for $20 per month. The theaters don't make money on ticket sales but they do make make money on concessions. A $7 large drink is about $5 in profit.

  9. The US needs to go the European route with 2 tracks-university and technical/trades.

    That's funny. When my older brother went to high school in the late 1970's, he took vocational courses in automotive and became a auto body specialist after graduating. When I got into high school in the early 1980's, vocational courses were gone. No automotive, no construction, no farming. It was college prep for all the kids, dumb and smart. A one size fits all education. Now we got a shortage of skilled trade workers because everyone wants a high-paying desk job that requires a minimal amount of physical labor.

  10. My blue-collar parents didn't believe in college when I decided to quit my construction job ($10 per hour) and go to community college.They allowed me to live at home and provided dinner. Breakfast and lunch was my own responsibility. I worked 30 hours a week ($5 per hour) at the campus bookstore to pay for tution, books, breakfast and lunch. I graduated debt free.

  11. Re:They're not wrong on More Than 60% of Tech Workers Feel They're Underpaid (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Carpenters, plumbers and electricians are in short supply because every high school counselor told students to get a college degree in programming for the last 30 years. A coworker who gave up IT to become a roofer and makes more money on a hot roof than inside a cold office.

  12. Re:Typo in summary? on MoviePass Having Outage Issues Because It Couldn't Pay Its Bills (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless MoviePass has been causing such commotion that the movies themselves are now angry at the service.

    Moves, no. Theaters, yes. I joined the AMC program to see up to three movies per week in any format (i.e., 2D, Real3D, IMAX and Dolby) and other features for $20 per month. I got a postcard for the Cinemark program with one free movie and other features for $10 per month. The theaters have one advantage that MoviePass doesn't have: they make more money from concession sales than ticket sales.

  13. Does your computer have a built-in cup holder?

  14. What's the big deal? on Now LinkedIn Will Let You Leave Voicemail Messages (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I already delete the voicemail from recruiters since I'm not in the job market. A few more deleted voicemails from LinkedIn won't hurt.

  15. You knew this was coming... on Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I for one welcome are new Russian advertising overlords.

  16. Small government folks... on 'No, Amazon Cannot Replace Libraries' (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seems like every community has a group of small government folks that are trying to reduce the size of government. My community has a group that has been trying to shut down the libraries for decades. The latest tactic is to reduce the number of full-time librarains and increase the number of volunteers. Most volunteers are not trained librarians or student librarians.

  17. Toronto had a recent mass shooting. No doubt that they will blame California for that.

  18. Re:Here's an idea for a new study... on 7 PM and 2 AM Are Peak Demand Times For Pizza, Study of Internet Traffic Finds (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    About 20%. Most of the delivery drivers are senior citizens.

  19. Here's an idea for a new study... on 7 PM and 2 AM Are Peak Demand Times For Pizza, Study of Internet Traffic Finds (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    I live down the street from a pizza joint and the delivery guy always deliver my pizza last. Why?

  20. Re:Chrome is the new IE 6 on Google Has Made YouTube Slower on Edge and Firefox, Mozilla Alleges (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    No kidding. My company's IT department is supporting Chrome for a cloud-based help desk system AND Internet Explorer for everything else.

  21. Someone else already bought Duck Duck Google. Still a generic landing page. Whoever owns it should just point it to Bing.

  22. I remember my childhood... on Microsoft and National Geographic Team Up on AI Research Grant (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    We need an AI to index all the wildlife nudity in National Geographic magazines.

  23. Re: SIZE, not speed is what most of us need in a S on The New MacBook Pro Features 'Fastest SSD Ever' In a Laptop (macrumors.com) · · Score: 0

    You should be storing your video games on a 1TB+ HDD. While SSD will give you quick load time, video games don't benefit that much from a SSD once the game is loaded.