Also, a student has to be an above-average performer for post-secondary. How do you expect someone with uneducated parents to perform at that level in high school?
Both of you are partially right in the specific examples that I can tell you are thinking of.
A) If someone is that deep into poverty, chances are they qualify (and would get) Pell. There are other sources of funding on a "need based" allotment. B) Most of my family and surrounding area where I grew up was poor. Sometimes that was the case because they just couldn't get ahead. Sometimes that was the case because they could get ahead and weren't responsible enough to do so. It's never clear cut when you look at the aggregate. C) While there are some states where higher education is out of reach without loans for those in the bottom quartile of the income bracket (Vermont comes to mind at a whopping ~$200 a credit hour), there are many states where it's very affordable (California, and some could consider Virginia another). D) I suggest you read up on the open access mission of community colleges. A great example would be the Middle College program in Virginia. If you don't qualify for Middle College, I'm not sure paying for higher education (or the lack of education that your parents had) is the problem that needs to be worked on first... I also recommend reading up on 2+2 agreements of transferring to a 4 year instead of starting there as a way to reduce costs. Last I recommend reading up on many community college efforts to deliver instruction to high school students at their high school to mitigate factors of time/transportation/facilities/etc.
Sometimes the barriers to higher education are purely financial/time. Other times it's having the right information available to make the decisions. While you did articulate a couple of thoughts in the abstract that are valid, those ideas have issues when applied outside of the traditional 4 year mid-level/prestigious university which has been disappearing over the last decade.
disclaimer: I have worked in higher education for 8 years, 5 of which were at a community college system in their finance office. Second, I am nearing completion of a masters in (specifically) higher education administration. This is one of the few topics I can really talk about on/. with some authority.
I agree with this (and even made a point to log in and post for once!)
Steve Jobs had been making a transition out due to health for a while. I knew he would resign eventually. Maybe not this year, maybe not next, but he's human as much as the SuperJobs persona tries to hide that.
In the back of my mind, I never thought Taco would leave. Irrational at best, but that through just didn't fit into my mental universe.
Last but not least: Look at getting a committee spun off from your general technology council to analyze the issue, setup meetings and conduct the analysis debate there. One issue you will face is overcoming the bureaucratic inertia that higher ed traditionally has, and one way to accomplish that is through the use of committees. "He who has energy to outlast the committee, is inclined to win."
Also, do not be discouraged if you are turned down. A decision today may not be the same decision rendered during the proverbial tomorrow. Wait a while and under the guise of academic inquisition, have the committee relaunched under a new goal that is similar (and yields your intended results as tertiary victories) in 9-12 months.
If you are interested in the theoretical pinnings of the above, look into research and papers by March and Cohen (1974 I think, not much has changed I'm afraid). Things to consider, best of luck.
disclaimer: I have worked in various levels of general worker and administrative positions in higher ed for just over 5 years, and currently study organization and governance/governing (structure/power) within higher ed.
to pair with that, I recommend a Winegard SS-3000. Once I got some direction on the signal, I could pick up everything available in DT regardless of what AntennaWeb said I should and would not be able to. Mine actually performs better without the amp, but I'm about 15 miles from the tower. My problem is my urban location.
Mine sits inside a 5th floor window and I'm surrounded by buildings that are 15+ floors. It's a little pricey, but if you want OTA and you are in an urban environment, I think it's the way to go (among other things in your signal path).
At a technical level, yes. You have a recorded image of someone under the age of 18 that depicts sexual acts *or* shows genitals. A legal definition would probably be worded differently, but as I understand it (and guess what, IANAL), it would count.
I spent some time in northern Maine, and had a friend who was stationed at Loring AFB in the late 80s before it was decommissioned. He remembers when someone playing on the TV in the break room. All the guys were on break playing ping pong and stuff, and when they during the scene was taking place at Loring, everyone stopped what they were doing and watched the movie. It unnerved some people cause at that time, Loring was used for bomber refueling and stuff.
Correct, the incentive option is a neat way of involving the principles of economics on the internet. However consider this:
If the people downloading tons of stuff on youtube (or posting it, thats an even better one, generation of content) are charged even $1 to transfer a video, how many are still going to do it? I don't think nearly as many, so suddenly, not only do you have bandwidth to spare, but there isn't the demand to utilize it (thus no infrastructure improvements), nor is there the diversity of content to download if you wanted to. You will eventually find a price point, but what you see online will fundamentally change. There are a *lot* of cheapskates on this planet. In Europe, pay-per-call is somewhat cultural, however in America, cellphones are the only example of services with a limit on them that succeed (isps, land-line telelphony, etc). Part of this (I think) stems from America's telephone system. It was a flat rate except for long distance which everyone I knew avoided when and where possible.
This would be a great idea if we had a set amount of bandwidth, but we are able to expand. Corporations are run to turn a profit first, not improve services (look at America...), so I don't think they are actually going to re-invest that cash into new infrastructure when demand goes down, why bother, you've reduced the load.
1) I agree with you that it's sad that people use blogs as a source of real information. People who don't have any formal training or education in journalism sometimes miss how to construct a story in a manner that does not lead the reader in a certain bias-direction (hell, some journalists miss that as well, a journalist I know complains, it seems perpetually, about this). Grammar, spelling, factual presentation. These are things that people seem to be willing to trade in search of a faster availability or other reasons.
2) Unfortunately there are occasions that I fall into that category. This is (in my case) due to a large segment of our local and tertiary news/happenings going unreported by our daily paper in town (The Times-Dispatch in Richmond or the "Times-Disgrace" as many people call it). What I use to augment the T-D is the local blogs for the various neighborhoods/wards in town. They are not my main source of information for local news, but there are times when they are my only source for a particular piece of information.
We have a very active blog group in Richmond which was born out of funding from a grant a number of years ago. Some of the oldest have turned into real groups where decisions at council meetings are impacted as a result of getting the word out about a regulation or rezoning that could affect the area.
Correct, Virginia (in the US for those who aren't) is one such location. At the Richmond event, police were at least humane enough to warn protesters about the law before any actions were taken (none reported).
*If I remember correctly*; if you try and fail (talk about being a loser...), then yes, you are charged with a form of attempted murder and are put in confinement with a 24/7 monitor to try and prevent you from doing it again.
One practical application I can think of this late/early is in Alzheimers cause the memory of smell for a few certain objects is the first to go. Peppermint and cinnamon are two of I think 12... I'd like to say what the others are... but I forgot;p
>>>him: "I like to quote my locksmith friend, locks aren't supposed to keep criminals out, they're supposed to keep honest people in"
>>Smart people, tech savvy people are in the minority. I hate to say this, but it's true. Most of the world buys what the TV tells them to.
Essentially, you came to the same conclusion that he did. DRM isnt meant to keep everyone out, its ment as a deterent and incentive for the majority. Can you break it, yes, but its like using an iriver with itunes instead of an ipod. You could use an iriver, but the process has more hassel (which takes time/resources) then following the incentive trail and using an ipod which will automatically sync music/etc.
You *can* crack the DRM and go to the effort of doing that, but the majority of people dont want to bother. If the DRM wasn't there, and napster had been left unhindered, it would have been easier to download then buy, but its not now cause the average person gets hung up on how to rip and crack stuff. The incentive to buy music wouldn't have been strong enough. However, it (DRM) seems to be enough incentive and determent to keep the honest people in the system, but not perfect in that it doesnt keep *everyone* in. While not perfect, it does accomplish what I believe to be the intended goal (of the majority).
Plus (if you have a tinfoil hat nearby), since it isn't perfect, the labels can create the PR pitch for legislation in their favor.
From the article: > You have just entered the world of what you *might* call Generation @.
Everything I've seen in research publications, books, and surveys refers to this generation as "Millenials". I was on my universities activities board a couple years ago when this generation (those born between roughly 1980-2000) started to enter college. At the national conference (NACA) there were presentations about how the face of college was going to change and how our generation (as I fit in there) have different tendancies and use technology more and/or differently then previous generations.
Evidently many individuals who fit into the age group held a conference and figured out what the call themselves years ago instead of having the previous generation brand them (as attempted in the article).
looks good to me. I agree with #9, Colour of Magic is a fantastic book. I was surprised by American Gods though, I would have thought Good Omens would have made it in its place. Maybe it was selected for a different reason then what I'm thinking for. I think part of the reason is the question was about "geek" novels, not just science-fiction, but also fantasy.
The top 10 are all novels which (while I havn't read them), I definately think of as geek novels that (such) people highly recomend.
Exactly. This is college, you're considered an adult and you are there by choice. The only action/reaction to this that some of the profs do at my uni is if you goof off in class they are much less likely to help you as you did this to yourself. if you give the effort up front, and dont understand, they will spend till 1am and every weekend helping you (i've been the recipient a couple of times). Goof off in class during the lecture, and you'll be lucky to get an office appointment outside of their office hours.
I've found the DSotM and Oz sync to be neat in some sections, but its more of a vibe sync then if you use Alice in Wonderland and Floyd's The Wall. If you have the original album (and I think the original pressing of the CD also has it), then look on the back, there are 1 or 2 songs with little marks at the end (CNumb is one of them), these evidently should be skipped to maintain the sync. If done correctly, near the end of the movie, the card's march to the beat of Run Like Hell which is *really* cool. I've got a DVDR which has it done. Also, the album and movie (after credits) end like 3 seconds appart compared to the DSotM and Oz one where you can repeat the album 2.5 or however many times (although only the first part really syncs well). Not perfect, but IMHO, its a better fit.
There are some things that from an org standpoint, I can see benefiting from this type of licensing *depending on the terms and inclusions in the contract*.
Things like Office or Windows I'd be pressed to call a good idea as those applications rarly (at my org) receive large maintenence on other then patch updates.
Where as things like ERP systems with updated tax codes and compliance issues are often modified quarterly or yearly and are maintained by the issuing/support company. (again, in my experience).
So while I dont think this will catch on for everything, or even the majority of markets, I think that the make or break flag will be whats included for a support contract, and how natural is it for support to be an integral part of the product (e.g. Anti-Virus).
i know your post was intended to be funny, but in truth this is the modern facet of "fine art". I've seen some strange stuff, but the prices are about right for the fine art world, and both sets of pics were at galleries.
Quote from the article (second link): "The artist considers these pieces expressions of his independence from the male role models that may have provided preparations for his transition into manhood."
This isnt something thats practical. Yeah, you *could* do it cheaper yourself, maybe even better, but thats not why you buy something like this. If your still dont understand, consider going to a gallery opening and ask a couple people why they buy limited edition prints, paintings, sculptures, etc. Its an interesting experience (IMHO).
I think that part of their worry stems from trying to define who is covered based on catagory, not product.
That said, I whole heartidly agree with your first paragraph as a starting point for what defines a journalist. The problem with (some/many) bloggers is that they have not taken the precautions to be reporters (which inherently implys unbiased telling of events without opinion), and (some/many) times only convey a side of the story that fits their idiology. I've read some blogs that try their hardest to try and just report, and I've read blogs that have no interest in being balanced and unbiased. What makes one a journalist and another just a pundit? The definition presented in the parent post moves in the direction of answering that, but it uses the product as the test, not the label that is applied to the writer.
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Also, a student has to be an above-average performer for post-secondary. How do you expect someone with uneducated parents to perform at that level in high school?
Both of you are partially right in the specific examples that I can tell you are thinking of.
A) If someone is that deep into poverty, chances are they qualify (and would get) Pell. There are other sources of funding on a "need based" allotment.
B) Most of my family and surrounding area where I grew up was poor. Sometimes that was the case because they just couldn't get ahead. Sometimes that was the case because they could get ahead and weren't responsible enough to do so. It's never clear cut when you look at the aggregate.
C) While there are some states where higher education is out of reach without loans for those in the bottom quartile of the income bracket (Vermont comes to mind at a whopping ~$200 a credit hour), there are many states where it's very affordable (California, and some could consider Virginia another).
D) I suggest you read up on the open access mission of community colleges. A great example would be the Middle College program in Virginia. If you don't qualify for Middle College, I'm not sure paying for higher education (or the lack of education that your parents had) is the problem that needs to be worked on first... I also recommend reading up on 2+2 agreements of transferring to a 4 year instead of starting there as a way to reduce costs. Last I recommend reading up on many community college efforts to deliver instruction to high school students at their high school to mitigate factors of time/transportation/facilities/etc.
Sometimes the barriers to higher education are purely financial/time. Other times it's having the right information available to make the decisions. While you did articulate a couple of thoughts in the abstract that are valid, those ideas have issues when applied outside of the traditional 4 year mid-level/prestigious university which has been disappearing over the last decade.
disclaimer: I have worked in higher education for 8 years, 5 of which were at a community college system in their finance office. Second, I am nearing completion of a masters in (specifically) higher education administration. This is one of the few topics I can really talk about on /. with some authority.
I agree with this (and even made a point to log in and post for once!)
Steve Jobs had been making a transition out due to health for a while. I knew he would resign eventually. Maybe not this year, maybe not next, but he's human as much as the SuperJobs persona tries to hide that.
In the back of my mind, I never thought Taco would leave. Irrational at best, but that through just didn't fit into my mental universe.
Last but not least: Look at getting a committee spun off from your general technology council to analyze the issue, setup meetings and conduct the analysis debate there. One issue you will face is overcoming the bureaucratic inertia that higher ed traditionally has, and one way to accomplish that is through the use of committees. "He who has energy to outlast the committee, is inclined to win."
Also, do not be discouraged if you are turned down. A decision today may not be the same decision rendered during the proverbial tomorrow. Wait a while and under the guise of academic inquisition, have the committee relaunched under a new goal that is similar (and yields your intended results as tertiary victories) in 9-12 months.
If you are interested in the theoretical pinnings of the above, look into research and papers by March and Cohen (1974 I think, not much has changed I'm afraid). Things to consider, best of luck.
disclaimer: I have worked in various levels of general worker and administrative positions in higher ed for just over 5 years, and currently study organization and governance/governing (structure/power) within higher ed.
to pair with that, I recommend a Winegard SS-3000. Once I got some direction on the signal, I could pick up everything available in DT regardless of what AntennaWeb said I should and would not be able to. Mine actually performs better without the amp, but I'm about 15 miles from the tower. My problem is my urban location.
Mine sits inside a 5th floor window and I'm surrounded by buildings that are 15+ floors. It's a little pricey, but if you want OTA and you are in an urban environment, I think it's the way to go (among other things in your signal path).
At a technical level, yes. You have a recorded image of someone under the age of 18 that depicts sexual acts *or* shows genitals. A legal definition would probably be worded differently, but as I understand it (and guess what, IANAL), it would count.
I spent some time in northern Maine, and had a friend who was stationed at Loring AFB in the late 80s before it was decommissioned. He remembers when someone playing on the TV in the break room. All the guys were on break playing ping pong and stuff, and when they during the scene was taking place at Loring, everyone stopped what they were doing and watched the movie. It unnerved some people cause at that time, Loring was used for bomber refueling and stuff.
Well, see, they haven't blocked all the crap on the internet yet.
Correct, the incentive option is a neat way of involving the principles of economics on the internet. However consider this:
If the people downloading tons of stuff on youtube (or posting it, thats an even better one, generation of content) are charged even $1 to transfer a video, how many are still going to do it? I don't think nearly as many, so suddenly, not only do you have bandwidth to spare, but there isn't the demand to utilize it (thus no infrastructure improvements), nor is there the diversity of content to download if you wanted to. You will eventually find a price point, but what you see online will fundamentally change. There are a *lot* of cheapskates on this planet. In Europe, pay-per-call is somewhat cultural, however in America, cellphones are the only example of services with a limit on them that succeed (isps, land-line telelphony, etc). Part of this (I think) stems from America's telephone system. It was a flat rate except for long distance which everyone I knew avoided when and where possible.
This would be a great idea if we had a set amount of bandwidth, but we are able to expand. Corporations are run to turn a profit first, not improve services (look at America...), so I don't think they are actually going to re-invest that cash into new infrastructure when demand goes down, why bother, you've reduced the load.
Couple of things:
1) I agree with you that it's sad that people use blogs as a source of real information. People who don't have any formal training or education in journalism sometimes miss how to construct a story in a manner that does not lead the reader in a certain bias-direction (hell, some journalists miss that as well, a journalist I know complains, it seems perpetually, about this). Grammar, spelling, factual presentation. These are things that people seem to be willing to trade in search of a faster availability or other reasons.
2) Unfortunately there are occasions that I fall into that category. This is (in my case) due to a large segment of our local and tertiary news/happenings going unreported by our daily paper in town (The Times-Dispatch in Richmond or the "Times-Disgrace" as many people call it). What I use to augment the T-D is the local blogs for the various neighborhoods/wards in town. They are not my main source of information for local news, but there are times when they are my only source for a particular piece of information.
We have a very active blog group in Richmond which was born out of funding from a grant a number of years ago. Some of the oldest have turned into real groups where decisions at council meetings are impacted as a result of getting the word out about a regulation or rezoning that could affect the area.
Ref: http://fdhub.net/richmond-a-hotbed-of-citizen-journalism/ (ironically a blog, but it contains somewhat legit links that I'm too lazy to comb through)
Correct, Virginia (in the US for those who aren't) is one such location. At the Richmond event, police were at least humane enough to warn protesters about the law before any actions were taken (none reported).
Sweet jesus, Martin!?!? Is that you? I didn't think you read slashdot. I didn't think the implementation plan were to be public.
(State agency which just put in PSoft...)
I didn't read the article, does it still look like a turd brick?
If the ipod teaches us anything, its to not design products which look like turd bricks...
> FORTRAN got NASA to the moon, but NASA uses Java or Python now.
That clarifies many, many things about NASA. Thank you.
*If I remember correctly*;
if you try and fail (talk about being a loser...), then yes, you are charged with a form of attempted murder and are put in confinement with a 24/7 monitor to try and prevent you from doing it again.
yeah, i thought of my dad too.
;p
One practical application I can think of this late/early is in Alzheimers cause the memory of smell for a few certain objects is the first to go. Peppermint and cinnamon are two of I think 12... I'd like to say what the others are... but I forgot
>>>him: "I like to quote my locksmith friend, locks aren't supposed to keep criminals out, they're supposed to keep honest people in"
>>Smart people, tech savvy people are in the minority. I hate to say this, but it's true. Most of the world buys what the TV tells them to.
Essentially, you came to the same conclusion that he did. DRM isnt meant to keep everyone out, its ment as a deterent and incentive for the majority. Can you break it, yes, but its like using an iriver with itunes instead of an ipod. You could use an iriver, but the process has more hassel (which takes time/resources) then following the incentive trail and using an ipod which will automatically sync music/etc.
You *can* crack the DRM and go to the effort of doing that, but the majority of people dont want to bother. If the DRM wasn't there, and napster had been left unhindered, it would have been easier to download then buy, but its not now cause the average person gets hung up on how to rip and crack stuff. The incentive to buy music wouldn't have been strong enough. However, it (DRM) seems to be enough incentive and determent to keep the honest people in the system, but not perfect in that it doesnt keep *everyone* in. While not perfect, it does accomplish what I believe to be the intended goal (of the majority).
Plus (if you have a tinfoil hat nearby), since it isn't perfect, the labels can create the PR pitch for legislation in their favor.
From the article:
> You have just entered the world of what you *might* call Generation @.
Everything I've seen in research publications, books, and surveys refers to this generation as "Millenials". I was on my universities activities board a couple years ago when this generation (those born between roughly 1980-2000) started to enter college. At the national conference (NACA) there were presentations about how the face of college was going to change and how our generation (as I fit in there) have different tendancies and use technology more and/or differently then previous generations.
Evidently many individuals who fit into the age group held a conference and figured out what the call themselves years ago instead of having the previous generation brand them (as attempted in the article).
also, an article I kept as a result of that conference:
http://www.mondaymemo.net/010702feature.htm (from July 2001)
I'll add a fundimental difference of defining objectives/principles in a sociological sense to consider:
d _government
US: "Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"
Canada: "Peace, order, and good government"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace,_order_and_goo
looks good to me. I agree with #9, Colour of Magic is a fantastic book. I was surprised by American Gods though, I would have thought Good Omens would have made it in its place. Maybe it was selected for a different reason then what I'm thinking for. I think part of the reason is the question was about "geek" novels, not just science-fiction, but also fantasy.
The top 10 are all novels which (while I havn't read them), I definately think of as geek novels that (such) people highly recomend.
Exactly. This is college, you're considered an adult and you are there by choice. The only action/reaction to this that some of the profs do at my uni is if you goof off in class they are much less likely to help you as you did this to yourself. if you give the effort up front, and dont understand, they will spend till 1am and every weekend helping you (i've been the recipient a couple of times). Goof off in class during the lecture, and you'll be lucky to get an office appointment outside of their office hours.
I've found the DSotM and Oz sync to be neat in some sections, but its more of a vibe sync then if you use Alice in Wonderland and Floyd's The Wall. If you have the original album (and I think the original pressing of the CD also has it), then look on the back, there are 1 or 2 songs with little marks at the end (CNumb is one of them), these evidently should be skipped to maintain the sync. If done correctly, near the end of the movie, the card's march to the beat of Run Like Hell which is *really* cool. I've got a DVDR which has it done. Also, the album and movie (after credits) end like 3 seconds appart compared to the DSotM and Oz one where you can repeat the album 2.5 or however many times (although only the first part really syncs well). Not perfect, but IMHO, its a better fit.
uh huh...
No idea about the stuff on the inside, but the front lines *seem* to be towing the corp line.
There are some things that from an org standpoint, I can see benefiting from this type of licensing *depending on the terms and inclusions in the contract*.
Things like Office or Windows I'd be pressed to call a good idea as those applications rarly (at my org) receive large maintenence on other then patch updates.
Where as things like ERP systems with updated tax codes and compliance issues are often modified quarterly or yearly and are maintained by the issuing/support company. (again, in my experience).
So while I dont think this will catch on for everything, or even the majority of markets, I think that the make or break flag will be whats included for a support contract, and how natural is it for support to be an integral part of the product (e.g. Anti-Virus).
i know your post was intended to be funny, but in truth this is the modern facet of "fine art". I've seen some strange stuff, but the prices are about right for the fine art world, and both sets of pics were at galleries.
Quote from the article (second link):
"The artist considers these pieces expressions of his independence from the male role models that may have provided preparations for his transition into manhood."
This isnt something thats practical. Yeah, you *could* do it cheaper yourself, maybe even better, but thats not why you buy something like this. If your still dont understand, consider going to a gallery opening and ask a couple people why they buy limited edition prints, paintings, sculptures, etc. Its an interesting experience (IMHO).
I think that part of their worry stems from trying to define who is covered based on catagory, not product.
That said, I whole heartidly agree with your first paragraph as a starting point for what defines a journalist. The problem with (some/many) bloggers is that they have not taken the precautions to be reporters (which inherently implys unbiased telling of events without opinion), and (some/many) times only convey a side of the story that fits their idiology. I've read some blogs that try their hardest to try and just report, and I've read blogs that have no interest in being balanced and unbiased. What makes one a journalist and another just a pundit? The definition presented in the parent post moves in the direction of answering that, but it uses the product as the test, not the label that is applied to the writer.