the GOP defunds schools as part of their "privatize everything" plan...defund the schools, the schools don't score well on standardized tests, funding is tied to test scores, school loses funding...
repeat cycle until all schools are privately owned
YES...Americans are some of the smartest people on earth...Americans are actually not nearly as dumb as those late-nite TV show sketches where they interview a man-on-the-street would indicate
i've traveled to Japan, France, Germany, and several other countries that are on par w/ our development level and there are ignorant types everywhere
The group tricked their way into getting the space...they didn't rent it through some kind of proper channel
from TFA:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
The group then used the University's name in all their press materials, giving them false credibility.
It's a sham all around....this has nothing to do with academic freedom and everything to do with dirty tricks, half-truths, and manipulation from an allegedly religious group
It's not about stifling discussion...or academic freedom...you're believing the trolls
from TFA, the group hustled their way into getting space then over-billed it, using the credibility of the University wrongly:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
My first question was, "Did the group *pay* to rent the space for the conference?"
Had to...ahem...RTFA...but buried midway I found this gem:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
Right.
So they got the room by tricking some undergrad student group, then plastered it all over their flyers and website
We will never have truly *autonomous* vehicles driving on the same lanes in the same traffic as regular diver vehicles.
The problem is *not* technical in nature ultimately (now, the tech is not near sufficient, but assuming it could improve), the problem is *liability* for when something goes wrong.
What will happen: Dedicated lanes on interstates
Like HOV lanes, basically.
The only way it will actually be implemented is in controlled zones where there are much fewer variables...
To think anything else is magical thinking and not connected to reality
but instead just have the thought in your mind and then express it with the tools you have in the language you need to speak even if they're very limited
well said...this is excellent advice...and phrased succinctly
we can 'force' ourselves to think in language, but our thoughts are deeper than language...it's taking the step to see that all language is a tool for communication, not inherent to our brain
i said safety equipment can be bulky and annoying, and cheating in some areas is understandable, but there is a line you do not cross that everyone in the site understands
so...
what about that makes me "look like a fool"
be specific...it will help if you cite my original comment
except it's not "just" one of anything....not one rude experience, not one asshat Burner (you), not just one example
given what was described, your behavior here, and the Burners I've known, comparing to other festivals I've been to (Rainbow Gathering, Bonaroo, several others), AND other articles about Burning Man on slashdot there is no other conclusion to make
Burning Man encourages people to act with a "superiority complex"
It's baked-in to the event...ask anyone "What is Burning Man" and you can usually see the artificial scarcity of knowledge used as a way to demonstrate your superiority over others on full display....you mystify it to make you "cool" and have artificial superiority to "noobs"...it's all a game for your ego
you understand you're confirming my theory with every post you type, right?
well that's real talk...i can understand "circumstances" i suppose...it is still a dumb mistake IMHO
as i was saying above in another comment, I've worked with hazardous construction materials...nothing like Ebola obv...but we had to wear protective gear and it got annoying
ex: Hard Hat...some jobs require hard hats everywhere, even outdoors in the open air...it's not crazy to cheat a bit in that area...however, only an idiot would go into an area with heavy work being done above them w/o the hard hat...in fact, other workers would stop you as soon as they saw you b/c an injury on site wastes a ton of time
there's strict rules and then common sense and the the line you don't cross...what I'm saying is, given that he was a *doctor* and *knew he was handling Ebola* it seems weird that he'd do something that would put him near that line
i'm all for an abundance of caution...let them wear the HAZMAT stuff....
what kills me is that I've worked with hazardous materials in a construction setting, and there's always a trade-off between being bulky safety equipment and time
but...there is sort of a line you don't cross...like hard hats...some job sites are "Hard Hat Only" as soon as you enter the property...which is a bit silly...but you're an idiot if you are guiding a crane placing I-beams and don't have your Hard Hat on
see what I mean?
i just don't see why competent people can't get this right
my point is, that if YOU know this then the people who make the procedures must also...and therefore there already be adaptations/improvements to procedures OR if that can't happen then quarrantine
if we know the threat exists, that's enough information to mitigate it in SOME way
Slashdot Mirror
my argument is checkable by policy vote
the GOP defunds schools as part of their "privatize everything" plan...defund the schools, the schools don't score well on standardized tests, funding is tied to test scores, school loses funding...
repeat cycle until all schools are privately owned
YES...Americans are some of the smartest people on earth...Americans are actually not nearly as dumb as those late-nite TV show sketches where they interview a man-on-the-street would indicate
i've traveled to Japan, France, Germany, and several other countries that are on par w/ our development level and there are ignorant types everywhere
you are being irrational
nothing in your link implicates teachers
I object to my downmod of "flamebait"
*some* Slashdot mods will mod anything that mentions a Political Party as "flamebait" automatically
my comment is NOT flamebait, and my claims about GOP funding of schools is absolutely falsifiable and verifyable by checking public policy votes
it's funding...the whole thing is based on artificial scarcity
also: Obama can't force states to adopt a rational education policy...all he can do is tie Federal funds to certain criteria
i agree that Common Core is reductive and that standardized tests should not determine funding levels
all schools should get what they deserve, everything they need...we have more than enough money in our country
wrong...
there are plenty of professional teachers...teachers are not the problem
the lack of funding due to imaginary budget crisis is the problem
Yeah...**does quick math**
That comes out to $ 6.58 Million worth of tech **per school**
which makes zero sense...why 114 schools?
this whole game is bogus...donating "millions" while Republicans are closing schools left and right based on fictional "budget crisis"
we could outfit every public school with everything they need and be within budget...this not a question of lack of resources
The group tricked their way into getting the space...they didn't rent it through some kind of proper channel
from TFA:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
The group then used the University's name in all their press materials, giving them false credibility.
It's a sham all around....this has nothing to do with academic freedom and everything to do with dirty tricks, half-truths, and manipulation from an allegedly religious group
It's not about stifling discussion...or academic freedom...you're believing the trolls
from TFA, the group hustled their way into getting space then over-billed it, using the credibility of the University wrongly:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
which is BS
end of story
My first question was, "Did the group *pay* to rent the space for the conference?"
Had to...ahem...RTFA...but buried midway I found this gem:
Creation Summit secured a room at the university’s business school through a student religious group, but the student group did not learn about the details of the program—or the sometimes provocative talk titles—until later, says MSU zoologist Fred Dyer.
Right.
So they got the room by tricking some undergrad student group, then plastered it all over their flyers and website
Give 'em the Boot!
agree on dedicated lane...everything else is just PR
We will never have truly *autonomous* vehicles driving on the same lanes in the same traffic as regular diver vehicles.
The problem is *not* technical in nature ultimately (now, the tech is not near sufficient, but assuming it could improve), the problem is *liability* for when something goes wrong.
What will happen: Dedicated lanes on interstates
Like HOV lanes, basically.
The only way it will actually be implemented is in controlled zones where there are much fewer variables...
To think anything else is magical thinking and not connected to reality
except Americans have more personal freedom than any other citizen in the known universe
but instead just have the thought in your mind and then express it with the tools you have in the language you need to speak even if they're very limited
well said...this is excellent advice...and phrased succinctly
we can 'force' ourselves to think in language, but our thoughts are deeper than language...it's taking the step to see that all language is a tool for communication, not inherent to our brain
except it was total trolling...as other's on this thread have pointed out, it is completely accurate to describe her as Chinese
you and OP are just trolling to deflect the accurate criticism of both facebook and China
those questions are to point out the absurdity of OP's (and your) defense of China
obviously China is older than the US...you know that's not the point
the point is, you and OP are irrational in your defense of China
n/t
really..."look like a fool"
i said safety equipment can be bulky and annoying, and cheating in some areas is understandable, but there is a line you do not cross that everyone in the site understands
so...
what about that makes me "look like a fool"
be specific...it will help if you cite my original comment
you've got nothing but personal attacks and unfalsifiable claims to support your contentions
none of your counterpoints attack my logic or offer a falsifiable counterpoint
everything you've typed here is just random rhetoric to support your ego
if you has a logical counter to my argument you would have used it by now...
except it's not "just" one of anything....not one rude experience, not one asshat Burner (you), not just one example
given what was described, your behavior here, and the Burners I've known, comparing to other festivals I've been to (Rainbow Gathering, Bonaroo, several others), AND other articles about Burning Man on slashdot there is no other conclusion to make
Burning Man encourages people to act with a "superiority complex"
It's baked-in to the event...ask anyone "What is Burning Man" and you can usually see the artificial scarcity of knowledge used as a way to demonstrate your superiority over others on full display....you mystify it to make you "cool" and have artificial superiority to "noobs"...it's all a game for your ego
you understand you're confirming my theory with every post you type, right?
what about my post makes you think i'm advocating using hard hats to fight Ebola?
do you know what an analogy is?
my comments about using hard hats were an analogy, to make about point about lines you simply do not sensibly cross
well that's real talk...i can understand "circumstances" i suppose...it is still a dumb mistake IMHO
as i was saying above in another comment, I've worked with hazardous construction materials...nothing like Ebola obv...but we had to wear protective gear and it got annoying
ex: Hard Hat...some jobs require hard hats everywhere, even outdoors in the open air...it's not crazy to cheat a bit in that area...however, only an idiot would go into an area with heavy work being done above them w/o the hard hat...in fact, other workers would stop you as soon as they saw you b/c an injury on site wastes a ton of time
there's strict rules and then common sense and the the line you don't cross...what I'm saying is, given that he was a *doctor* and *knew he was handling Ebola* it seems weird that he'd do something that would put him near that line
i'm all for an abundance of caution...let them wear the HAZMAT stuff....
what kills me is that I've worked with hazardous materials in a construction setting, and there's always a trade-off between being bulky safety equipment and time
but...there is sort of a line you don't cross...like hard hats...some job sites are "Hard Hat Only" as soon as you enter the property...which is a bit silly...but you're an idiot if you are guiding a crane placing I-beams and don't have your Hard Hat on
see what I mean?
i just don't see why competent people can't get this right
i guess you can say i was going for "doing an idiotic thing" not "inherently an idiot"
maybe "being an idiot" or "made an idiotic mistake"
idk...but this isn't a cup of hot green tea here...the whole idea is they're supposed to cover all the angles!
thanks for the response...
my point is, that if YOU know this then the people who make the procedures must also...and therefore there already be adaptations/improvements to procedures OR if that can't happen then quarrantine
if we know the threat exists, that's enough information to mitigate it in SOME way
that's the problem here IMHO...