As for liability, billboards cannot "change" (article's word) more than once every four seconds. I don't know if this applies to just the advertisement (i.e. you can change what you're advertising for more than once every four seconds) or the image displayed. In the latter case, the best "video" you'll get is 1/4 fps...
I'm generally one of those knee-jerk reaction people when it comes to privacy, but I don't have a problem with this. It's no different from someone having a webcounter on their site. I suspect you don't stay away from sites that count visitors?
"Yeh, that contact info [telephone #s] is usually on the syllabus at my school.. but I tend to loose those very quickly, and How are you supposed to know if the prof is even going to be in? Voice Mail you say? what's that?"
Or in my case, where for some classes (comp sci, physics), it's *only* online.
"Yes, I too, am a CS major, I get out, I interact with my professors, I do other stuff.. but e-mail is a lot easier then looking for a professor when I have a question, I can shoot an e-mail off, go on to another assignment, and when I get a reply continue."
Exactly.
Plus I have a situation where all my physics and comp sci homework is due online.
Agreed. Let them use a computer, play an instrument, etc. if they want. If they don't want though, don't force it. (And do get them to do other stuff.)
>>At what age are kids being required to type papers? I can't imagine that schools are requiring this as they can't assume that every family owns a computer.
Well, the one kid is in fifth grade, so he's probably doing a fair amount of work on the computer. But to answer your question, I haven't had any teacher *require* typed papers, but pretty much all my English teachers have requested it, and I don't think I've ever seen anyone turn in a handwritten paper of more than a page or two. Maybe for a rough draft when teachers collected them, but that's about it.
>>The software we have bought is mostly reading/numbers stuff. I learned to read/count before kindergarten by watching Sesame Street; I suppose this isn't much different.
That's what I mean by the computer being a valid learning tool. I think that kind of "game" is really better than passively watching something, even like Sesame Street, because it requires thinking.
While what you say is true to an extent, I think you're going to an extreme by saying that his kids shouldn't really learn computers. Computers have a very valid use as both entertainment and a learning tool. Plus, as he said, his kids need them to type stuff. You want them to move to a typewriter or something? If they need or want programs on the computer, then they have to deal with an OS.
Not just overusing; in fact (warning: "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" example), I suspect that underuse is more responsible. I don't mean underprescribed; I mean when a patient stops using an anti-biotic before it runs out because their symptoms have vanished. But there's still that little bit left...
I normally don't complain about technical issues, but when I see someone "correcting" another with wrong information, I get annoyed. So here goes.
>>It actually stops a third of the way through the story.
Middle: "2. Intermediate, intervening. a. With reference to position in space, time, or order." -The OED Online
Sure, there are definitions that specify that it is in the exact middle, but "middle" can be used to refer to things between that aren't half-way.
>>You could do that too as you clearly don't realise that the FotR is but a mere third of the opus. I also suggest you buy a dictionary as this embarrassing episode could have been avoided if you knew what "trilogy" meant.
OK, so technically LotR isn't a trilogy because it's one work and a trilogy is three ("2. Any series or group of three related dramatic or other literary works"), at least as Tolkein fans would have it. Whether or not it actually counts as a trilogy however is in question. I feel that it should. The Star Wars movies (I'm talking the originals here), after all, are referred to as a trilogy without question, yet they are all one story and have been since the beginning. The only difference is that the first Star Wars movie can stand apart from the others while FotR cannot stand apart from the others. So basically in my opinion, if Star Wars is a trilogy, LotR is too. (Though I will admit it's harder to decide since Tolkein originally wanted one book rather than three.)
I never said it was caused by radiation from his voyage. In fact, considering the short amount of time they spent in space, I seriously doubt that it was caused by the flight. Now, Apollo 13 may have aggrivated an already existing condition, but I seriously doubt it started one.
Not to mention it's too bright; Hubble's designed for aiming out into the dark sky, not looking at the blinding light (comparatively) of the moon. You *might* be able to get away with it near a new moon...
Still won't have continuous radio contact; you'll black out when the command module is in the shadow of the moon from either the moon's or the LM's perspective.
Ha. Films have been made in under a million. Star Wars (the 1977 one) cost $7 mil (or maybe it was $11 but its budget was 7...). Monty Python and the Holy Grail was ~$5 mil. Material costs wouldn't be more than a few hundred thousand per movie max. For movies with $100 mil budgets, that's nothing for a better picture.
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Just radio.
As for liability, billboards cannot "change" (article's word) more than once every four seconds. I don't know if this applies to just the advertisement (i.e. you can change what you're advertising for more than once every four seconds) or the image displayed. In the latter case, the best "video" you'll get is 1/4 fps...
I'm generally one of those knee-jerk reaction people when it comes to privacy, but I don't have a problem with this. It's no different from someone having a webcounter on their site. I suspect you don't stay away from sites that count visitors?
"Yeh, that contact info [telephone #s] is usually on the syllabus at my school.. but I tend to loose those very quickly, and How are you supposed to know if the prof is even going to be in? Voice Mail you say? what's that?"
Or in my case, where for some classes (comp sci, physics), it's *only* online.
"Yes, I too, am a CS major, I get out, I interact with my professors, I do other stuff.. but e-mail is a lot easier then looking for a professor when I have a question, I can shoot an e-mail off, go on to another assignment, and when I get a reply continue."
Exactly.
Plus I have a situation where all my physics and comp sci homework is due online.
>>Or you could say unfortunately, we have elected offices [slashdot.org]
That's 'cause "...democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." -Winston Churchill
How did I know a Hitchhiker's reference would be up top...
>>and it won't be remotely as good for another thirty years
Or 90. Next time the show will be this good is 2099.
"if it's clear"
:walks away grumbling*
*damn 80% cloud cover...
Agreed. Let them use a computer, play an instrument, etc. if they want. If they don't want though, don't force it. (And do get them to do other stuff.)
>>At what age are kids being required to type papers? I can't imagine that schools are requiring this as they can't assume that every family owns a computer.
Well, the one kid is in fifth grade, so he's probably doing a fair amount of work on the computer. But to answer your question, I haven't had any teacher *require* typed papers, but pretty much all my English teachers have requested it, and I don't think I've ever seen anyone turn in a handwritten paper of more than a page or two. Maybe for a rough draft when teachers collected them, but that's about it.
>>The software we have bought is mostly reading/numbers stuff. I learned to read/count before kindergarten by watching Sesame Street; I suppose this isn't much different.
That's what I mean by the computer being a valid learning tool. I think that kind of "game" is really better than passively watching something, even like Sesame Street, because it requires thinking.
While what you say is true to an extent, I think you're going to an extreme by saying that his kids shouldn't really learn computers. Computers have a very valid use as both entertainment and a learning tool. Plus, as he said, his kids need them to type stuff. You want them to move to a typewriter or something? If they need or want programs on the computer, then they have to deal with an OS.
I agree. While copy-resitant technologies will slow the spread of new songs initially, they will eventually reach the same level they do now.
OK, thanks for the clarification.
The statute of limitations on copyright infringement is 5 years.
So you're saying it's OK for companies to DELIBERATLY LIE about their expendatures to keep people from getting what they signed for?
Not just overusing; in fact (warning: "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" example), I suspect that underuse is more responsible. I don't mean underprescribed; I mean when a patient stops using an anti-biotic before it runs out because their symptoms have vanished. But there's still that little bit left...
I normally don't complain about technical issues, but when I see someone "correcting" another with wrong information, I get annoyed. So here goes.
>>It actually stops a third of the way through the story.
Middle:
"2. Intermediate, intervening. a. With reference to position in space, time, or order."
-The OED Online
Sure, there are definitions that specify that it is in the exact middle, but "middle" can be used to refer to things between that aren't half-way.
>>You could do that too as you clearly don't realise that the FotR is but a mere third of the opus. I also suggest you buy a dictionary as this embarrassing episode could have been avoided
if you knew what "trilogy" meant.
OK, so technically LotR isn't a trilogy because it's one work and a trilogy is three ("2. Any series or group of three related dramatic or other literary works"), at least as Tolkein fans would have it. Whether or not it actually counts as a trilogy however is in question. I feel that it should. The Star Wars movies (I'm talking the originals here), after all, are referred to as a trilogy without question, yet they are all one story and have been since the beginning. The only difference is that the first Star Wars movie can stand apart from the others while FotR cannot stand apart from the others. So basically in my opinion, if Star Wars is a trilogy, LotR is too. (Though I will admit it's harder to decide since Tolkein originally wanted one book rather than three.)
If what I remember is correct, the French didn't get very far (especially as they tried to do a sea-level canal throughout)
U.S. just returned the Panama Canal to Panama a couple years ago. Coincidence?
I never said it was caused by radiation from his voyage. In fact, considering the short amount of time they spent in space, I seriously doubt that it was caused by the flight. Now, Apollo 13 may have aggrivated an already existing condition, but I seriously doubt it started one.
Not to mention it's too bright; Hubble's designed for aiming out into the dark sky, not looking at the blinding light (comparatively) of the moon. You *might* be able to get away with it near a new moon...
Still won't have continuous radio contact; you'll black out when the command module is in the shadow of the moon from either the moon's or the LM's perspective.
Very good. It was Jack Sweigert, the late-replacement guy. (I've seen the movie Apollo 13 *way* too many times.)
See what five minutes and an elementary knowledge of photography and astronomy can do?
OK, I missed that one; sarcasm in print usually needs to almost bite me in the ass before I notice it.
Ha. Films have been made in under a million. Star Wars (the 1977 one) cost $7 mil (or maybe it was $11 but its budget was 7...). Monty Python and the Holy Grail was ~$5 mil. Material costs wouldn't be more than a few hundred thousand per movie max. For movies with $100 mil budgets, that's nothing for a better picture.