I'm working on an IS masters right now. I was a bit aware as an undergrad of how MS centric the text-books were, but now going back I see that it is outright blatent.
I don't know why this is the case, but it really must affect the bias of so many students (and future PHBs). I suppose its a matter of people using what they know and what they expect the readers will be using that makes them decide to take this slant, but still seems to be a bad approach in the long-run.
On the one hand we have a valuable tool for improving our understanding of breast cancer. On the other hand, we have mice who will feel better about themselves and get noticed by boys more often.
Agreed. An improved icon preview would be great. I never really liked to use iPhoto much because I simply prefered to keep things simple and organize my own photos in folders named by date/event whenever I download them from my camera without an application to get in my way. If we could speed up the loading of all those icons, this would be all the more nicer for (retentive)folks such as myself.
I'll likely get flamed to holy hell for saying so, but I always liked the "Filmstrip" view of picture folders under XP. Preview is OK, but a bit cumbersome as it isn't integrated into the folder view itself. (Select All -> Open in Preview)
"We wish it was 10 tonnes instead of 100 kilograms," said Hildebrand, who is the co-ordinator of the Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre.
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Every year or so we see these articles, and ever year or so it seems that Apple seems to pull through and live on for another year.
This being the case, Apple is either really dying and has just been narrowly escaping death for almost 30 years, or the "Apple is dying" article is just something the tech reporters polish off every once in a while when its a slow news day and they want to stir up some interest. Think about it, if there's nothing big and / or interesting to write about this week, why not publish the "Apple is Dying" report again to stir up the Mac fans. It definitly gets the attention of some folks while not having to produce any real news. It's a cash-cow article.
And the lord said: "Let the Simpsons lead the way".
Amen Brothah:
Homer: What's everyone so worked up about? So there's a comet -- big deal. It'll burn up in our atmosphere and what's ever left will be no bigger than a chihuahua's head. Bart: Wow, Dad, maybe you're right. Homer: Of course I'm right. If I'm not, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow.
Well stated. One nit though is that I don't think we can call Jupiter a "Frozen Planet". We can describe it as a gas giant, a failed star, or even just "freakin' huge", but frozen doesn't apply so far as I understand.
Ok, I'm with you up to the solar system being called Stanley. Are you joking or is that real?
All true up until the Stanley part. Our solar system is the Sol system, though there might be another more specific name for it that I'm not aware of. I suppose "Home" is good enough.
All moons are satelites, not all satelites are moons. OUR moon is called "Luna", just like we've given names to the moons of all the others we've discovered.
You rarely hear our moon refered to by its actual name because its pretty obvious which one you're talking about when you say "Moon". Same thing with our resident star / sun. Its name on its birth certificate reads "Sol" and our very own Earth is often known as "Terra".
Oh, and let's not forget that our solar system isn't named just "The Solar System"; it's name is "Stanley".
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I don't know why this is the case, but it really must affect the bias of so many students (and future PHBs). I suppose its a matter of people using what they know and what they expect the readers will be using that makes them decide to take this slant, but still seems to be a bad approach in the long-run.
Seriously, it would be real cool to have some vigilante nerds solve this case.
Awesome. One of the finest posts I've read in a while.
From the perspective of somebody on the ground, or from the pilots point of view? =)
Dude; you can sell back your PS2, and save some space in the living room.
This is totally a Win / Win scenario!!
Agreed. An improved icon preview would be great. I never really liked to use iPhoto much because I simply prefered to keep things simple and organize my own photos in folders named by date/event whenever I download them from my camera without an application to get in my way. If we could speed up the loading of all those icons, this would be all the more nicer for (retentive)folks such as myself.
I'll likely get flamed to holy hell for saying so, but I always liked the "Filmstrip" view of picture folders under XP. Preview is OK, but a bit cumbersome as it isn't integrated into the folder view itself. (Select All -> Open in Preview)
Whoah; that sounds like a very interesting (though morbid) story. I don't suppose you have any more details that I could google on?
Lets be honest though. Edna's pool was pretty boring aside from that. =)
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Yeah, it would really suck if a rouge asteroid hit us. The color would clash horribly with our aqua colored oceans.
This being the case, Apple is either really dying and has just been narrowly escaping death for almost 30 years, or the "Apple is dying" article is just something the tech reporters polish off every once in a while when its a slow news day and they want to stir up some interest. Think about it, if there's nothing big and / or interesting to write about this week, why not publish the "Apple is Dying" report again to stir up the Mac fans. It definitly gets the attention of some folks while not having to produce any real news. It's a cash-cow article.
And the lord said: "Let the Simpsons lead the way".
Amen Brothah:
Homer: What's everyone so worked up about? So there's a comet -- big deal. It'll burn up in our atmosphere and what's ever left will be no bigger than a chihuahua's head.
Bart: Wow, Dad, maybe you're right.
Homer: Of course I'm right. If I'm not, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow.
Jesus saves, and God makes tape backups.
In defense of the parent, I should probably just relax.
It's called The Nashville Network (Or was anyway)
Because a half hour after using one, you ... Ahhhh nevermind
The trick there is to get distracted at just the right moment.
Well stated. One nit though is that I don't think we can call Jupiter a "Frozen Planet". We can describe it as a gas giant, a failed star, or even just "freakin' huge", but frozen doesn't apply so far as I understand.
Concerned that you had gotten lost and ended up in the wrong solar system? I'd definitly want to clear up that issue too.
Either way, the answer is that when the year's digits are added up and multiplied by 3.05, you get 61.
All true up until the Stanley part. Our solar system is the Sol system, though there might be another more specific name for it that I'm not aware of. I suppose "Home" is good enough.
Explaining the joke: Effectively sucking the humor out of a gag since 1982.
You rarely hear our moon refered to by its actual name because its pretty obvious which one you're talking about when you say "Moon". Same thing with our resident star / sun. Its name on its birth certificate reads "Sol" and our very own Earth is often known as "Terra".
Oh, and let's not forget that our solar system isn't named just "The Solar System"; it's name is "Stanley".
With those clothes and That hair?! Baby, I don't think anybody will think of you as a straight man.
Kidding kidding, I'm kidding.