You wrote: "...set up a class with alternatives as options." I have given similar classes to all age ranges of users, and I find starting with the similarities is a way to get them to say "Oh, yeah, it's just like it was in...", then move on to the benefits, features, etc. You'll want them to know they can play games, music, draw, edit video, write a paper, get on the net, etc. etc., obviously. Because it is only a week, and remembering your age range, I'd recommend leaving out the "hard stuff". And pick a 'friendly' linux distro, like Mandrake or one of the run-from-cd distros.
One last piece of advise: prepare to throw your lesson plan out the window and wing it. That has happened to me on more than one occasion. Be flexible, and if it looks like the class is heading somewhere good, go there. I'm glad to see there are others out there doing it, and who care enough to ask for advise.
...why not devise a way to bring in cold air from outside, piped into the fridge? Surely this won't work for places like Floriduh, but where I live (and right now, much of America and Canada) are cool enough to save a few dollars in power costs, and reduce or eliminate the chemicals. Only question is where to get the cold air during the summer? The earth, of course. I'm going to try it. If it works I'll try it on my computers.
This could be a possible solution to the "Water Wars" of the American southwest and Texas. Might also have applications to desert regions, and places that would like more snow. Some people say messing with the climate is a bad thing, but the climate is dynamic, and has changed drastically over time. On occasion, in a very short time. And spare me the proposal that people ought to move, or not move there in the first place; they're there and they won't leave until they are forced to, green lawns and swimming pools in tow.
I have to say it: after we're gone, the roaches will still rule.
Too often, I find that these press releases result in a correction or retraction,(later, quietly buried on page 27) and they are usually tied to either a funding request for the project, or an ego trip. Just a skull does not a culture make. The skull, while it may be 13,000 years old, may not have been in place for 13,000 years. And as both "Native American" and a scientist, I think its a shame to let modern beliefs interfere with the discovery of where we came from.
"Anticipated U.S. Air Force demand for small launchers, meanwhile, is no better than NASA's."
Doesn't seem like a good business plan. The market is, as they say, saturated. "There are 2 or 3 espresso stands on every corner, and more inside the lobby, and then there are those government-owned stands, but I'm going to start one with Vision". Please. There are so many other areas that fit his criteria, and probably a better fit to his "Benefit Mankind" stipulation.
Really? Thanks for pointing that out. Oh, that's right I already knew that. I stated as much in my post. I also stated (perhaps not clear enuf for some) that regardless, I'm going to do it my way, dammint!
...where I live, it is just not practicle. I love reading about all these new ideas, but really, what I need is practicle, affordable housing. As it is, I am looking at cutting down a bunch of trees and assembling a log cabin out of it, in part because I can't bring myself to borrow a huge sum of money, and pay a bank 10% or more of that borrowed amount, just to build a stick and board house of someone elses ideas. I realise that there will be a large labor cost involved, but I will be more secure knowing that if I get on a bender or take off for a year and go to Tierra Del Fuego or whereever the bank won't come and move me out into the frozen earth.
I guess what I need is a robot that can: cut the trees, strip the bark, plane the logs, score them, and maybe even set them up. Ahhh, dreams.
you need to back up regularly, and to a format that is useable by something else. And don't start in proprietary formats. Couldn't access the data for 16 years! Imagine if you had to try and explain that to an IRS auditor.
What would really be nice, as long as we're wishing, is that game producers would rethink the whole coding. So many games are bloated and buggey, and work only with this OS or that card. How many times have one of us installed a game and something else quits or starts acting strange? Whatever happened to "Write Once, Run Anywhere"? And how about (this is the last, I promise) more tools to add our own real-world stuff in the game easier. There are car and furniture and carpet dealers whose face I'd love to see in UT.
I won't talk trash about people who are the first to rush out and buy the next, newest thing, for a couple of reasons:
1. The "First Buyers" reduce my cost later because they've paid for all the R&D, product launch, executive sweat (hoping that the product/service will fly), etc. etc. and...
2. The product/service will be greatly improved, or perhaps recalled or discarded (think "Beta v. VHS").
I appreciate all those who endure the hardships to bring me a better product/service. And before you whine, believe me brothers and sisters I have been (and still am from time to time) a beta-testor for software, and I feel your pains.
I see 2 ways to profit:
A:
1. Intentionally select a name like windows, apple, etc. and form a company.
2. Ride the wave of free publicity and sympathy.
3. Sell Something.
4. Profit.
Or
B: Become a lawyer.
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Aside from the semi-interesting doublespeak ("Initiative for Software Choice", while being against open source), we've been working with NSA for quite a while now on the SeLinux Project. One of the big players in the commercial software (I forget the name now) tried to muck up the works by insisting they had some right to a portion of the code, but their complaints have fallen by the wayside.
Good point. I used to fantasize about a tounge down there, when i see my dogs licking themselves. I doubt that I could actually go thru with it (all in good fun). Another downside is I'd be sitting on my OWN face.
...that way I'd be able to satisfy all those who accuse me of talking out my ass. And people would be less reluctant to actually kiss my ass.
My only question refers to the donor situation.
we had the same problem already: the bad guys (hard to tell now who was who) would try and triangulate on our signals. so we just set up remotes and decoys. took a little more time but i am here to tell you about, so i guess the missions were successful.
I'd suggest Alaska. Every couple of years someone starts a petition drive to secede from the small states. Our state government is located 1,000 miles away, and the average Alaska resident can't afford to go. Also, we get a nice, fat "Permanent Fund" Divident each October. This year it was $1,500+. It's beautiful, we have lots of Veterans, natural resources, famous weed, and awesome tech stuff. Unfortunately, we now have the highest alcohol tax, but we pay no state income taxes.
My friend has a site with some cool pics at http://alaska-freegold.com
If you really think about it, mining is the root of all industries. As I mentioned previously, there would not be computers without mining and more importantly, miners. (People have dehumanized miners by referring to the 'mining industry'). Nor would there be modern agriculture (irrigation, equipment, transportation, fertilizers, etc. etc.), healthcare (instruments, medicines, equipment, transportation, brick, glass, steel, etc.) and...well you get the point. The steel nails in your house, the steel blades to cut the wood, the copper wires to transfer the electricity...ok, ok.
Speaking of ignorance...you don't live in a house or apartment? Don't drive on a road? Eat food produced by modern agriculture? Have modern health care? Use a computer to post to/.? Hmmm, then it appears you don't EAT all the minerals you USE.
I suspect you don't 'crap' at all, as it appears you are a troll full of it. Try bentonite ( a mined mineral clay). Millions of people use it every day.
"...Some scientists even see the day when trees and grasses will be used to mine metals and minerals without disturbing the soil." That demonstrates why some people calling themselves 'scientists' should stick to their fields. Sucking up miniscule amounts of metals with plants would only deplete the 'crustal abundance' of minerals within the narrow range of plant roots, and the average American requires over 45,000 pounds of newly-mined minerals every year. I work in the mineral industry, and I am a scientist. This smells like a grant proposal that got by someone. Suckers!
We here in Alaska have had 2 spaceports for years. Now one of the small states is taking a very small step. I wonder where's the news? Oh, our spaceports are for serious use, rather than entertaining a herd of cows with model rockets.
"If you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state."
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If I build it myself, it won't start to think me gay (not that that's a bad thing...necessarily)
One last piece of advise: prepare to throw your lesson plan out the window and wing it. That has happened to me on more than one occasion. Be flexible, and if it looks like the class is heading somewhere good, go there. I'm glad to see there are others out there doing it, and who care enough to ask for advise.
...why not devise a way to bring in cold air from outside, piped into the fridge? Surely this won't work for places like Floriduh, but where I live (and right now, much of America and Canada) are cool enough to save a few dollars in power costs, and reduce or eliminate the chemicals. Only question is where to get the cold air during the summer? The earth, of course. I'm going to try it. If it works I'll try it on my computers.
I have to say it: after we're gone, the roaches will still rule.
Too often, I find that these press releases result in a correction or retraction,(later, quietly buried on page 27) and they are usually tied to either a funding request for the project, or an ego trip. Just a skull does not a culture make. The skull, while it may be 13,000 years old, may not have been in place for 13,000 years. And as both "Native American" and a scientist, I think its a shame to let modern beliefs interfere with the discovery of where we came from.
"Anticipated U.S. Air Force demand for small launchers, meanwhile, is no better than NASA's." Doesn't seem like a good business plan. The market is, as they say, saturated. "There are 2 or 3 espresso stands on every corner, and more inside the lobby, and then there are those government-owned stands, but I'm going to start one with Vision". Please. There are so many other areas that fit his criteria, and probably a better fit to his "Benefit Mankind" stipulation.
What if the People rose up and filed their own Pro Se suits against Micro$oft? Crash the Courts! Has somebody a website for this yet? Just a thought.
Really? Thanks for pointing that out. Oh, that's right I already knew that. I stated as much in my post. I also stated (perhaps not clear enuf for some) that regardless, I'm going to do it my way, dammint!
...where I live, it is just not practicle. I love reading about all these new ideas, but really, what I need is practicle, affordable housing. As it is, I am looking at cutting down a bunch of trees and assembling a log cabin out of it, in part because I can't bring myself to borrow a huge sum of money, and pay a bank 10% or more of that borrowed amount, just to build a stick and board house of someone elses ideas. I realise that there will be a large labor cost involved, but I will be more secure knowing that if I get on a bender or take off for a year and go to Tierra Del Fuego or whereever the bank won't come and move me out into the frozen earth. I guess what I need is a robot that can: cut the trees, strip the bark, plane the logs, score them, and maybe even set them up. Ahhh, dreams.
you need to back up regularly, and to a format that is useable by something else. And don't start in proprietary formats. Couldn't access the data for 16 years! Imagine if you had to try and explain that to an IRS auditor.
What would really be nice, as long as we're wishing, is that game producers would rethink the whole coding. So many games are bloated and buggey, and work only with this OS or that card. How many times have one of us installed a game and something else quits or starts acting strange? Whatever happened to "Write Once, Run Anywhere"? And how about (this is the last, I promise) more tools to add our own real-world stuff in the game easier. There are car and furniture and carpet dealers whose face I'd love to see in UT.
I won't talk trash about people who are the first to rush out and buy the next, newest thing, for a couple of reasons: 1. The "First Buyers" reduce my cost later because they've paid for all the R&D, product launch, executive sweat (hoping that the product/service will fly), etc. etc. and... 2. The product/service will be greatly improved, or perhaps recalled or discarded (think "Beta v. VHS"). I appreciate all those who endure the hardships to bring me a better product/service. And before you whine, believe me brothers and sisters I have been (and still am from time to time) a beta-testor for software, and I feel your pains.
I see 2 ways to profit: A: 1. Intentionally select a name like windows, apple, etc. and form a company. 2. Ride the wave of free publicity and sympathy. 3. Sell Something. 4. Profit. Or B: Become a lawyer.
"Window Cleaning for the 21st Century" http://www.boners.com/grub/788217.html I wonder what kind of 'letter' they'll get?
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Aside from the semi-interesting doublespeak ("Initiative for Software Choice", while being against open source), we've been working with NSA for quite a while now on the SeLinux Project. One of the big players in the commercial software (I forget the name now) tried to muck up the works by insisting they had some right to a portion of the code, but their complaints have fallen by the wayside.
Good point. I used to fantasize about a tounge down there, when i see my dogs licking themselves. I doubt that I could actually go thru with it (all in good fun). Another downside is I'd be sitting on my OWN face.
...that way I'd be able to satisfy all those who accuse me of talking out my ass. And people would be less reluctant to actually kiss my ass. My only question refers to the donor situation.
we had the same problem already: the bad guys (hard to tell now who was who) would try and triangulate on our signals. so we just set up remotes and decoys. took a little more time but i am here to tell you about, so i guess the missions were successful.
I'd suggest Alaska. Every couple of years someone starts a petition drive to secede from the small states. Our state government is located 1,000 miles away, and the average Alaska resident can't afford to go. Also, we get a nice, fat "Permanent Fund" Divident each October. This year it was $1,500+. It's beautiful, we have lots of Veterans, natural resources, famous weed, and awesome tech stuff. Unfortunately, we now have the highest alcohol tax, but we pay no state income taxes. My friend has a site with some cool pics at http://alaska-freegold.com
If you really think about it, mining is the root of all industries. As I mentioned previously, there would not be computers without mining and more importantly, miners. (People have dehumanized miners by referring to the 'mining industry'). Nor would there be modern agriculture (irrigation, equipment, transportation, fertilizers, etc. etc.), healthcare (instruments, medicines, equipment, transportation, brick, glass, steel, etc.) and...well you get the point. The steel nails in your house, the steel blades to cut the wood, the copper wires to transfer the electricity...ok, ok.
Speaking of ignorance...you don't live in a house or apartment? Don't drive on a road? Eat food produced by modern agriculture? Have modern health care? Use a computer to post to /.? Hmmm, then it appears you don't EAT all the minerals you USE.
I suspect you don't 'crap' at all, as it appears you are a troll full of it. Try bentonite ( a mined mineral clay). Millions of people use it every day.
http://www.mii.org/ And...oil is a mineral.
"...Some scientists even see the day when trees and grasses will be used to mine metals and minerals without disturbing the soil." That demonstrates why some people calling themselves 'scientists' should stick to their fields. Sucking up miniscule amounts of metals with plants would only deplete the 'crustal abundance' of minerals within the narrow range of plant roots, and the average American requires over 45,000 pounds of newly-mined minerals every year. I work in the mineral industry, and I am a scientist. This smells like a grant proposal that got by someone. Suckers!
We here in Alaska have had 2 spaceports for years. Now one of the small states is taking a very small step. I wonder where's the news? Oh, our spaceports are for serious use, rather than entertaining a herd of cows with model rockets. "If you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state."