In former times this was easy - you were marking papers from year to year and could easily remember plagiarised essays, or essays copied from one another within a year group - but with the advent of the internet, work can easily be disseminated over a wide geographical area.
On the other hand if you're talking about plagiarism of published works, then yes, tutors should be able to spot this. But I think we're talking about plagiarism of course essays rather than published papers. Of course, examination systems have laways got round this problem quite simply.
This is an interesting point (there's also tclhttpd which is very lightweight and flexible), but for most purposes Apache is:
Simple and "does the job"
Cheap (upfront and cost of ownership)
Proven
Fast enough
Why would you take the risk of using an obscure system unless there were a compelling reason to do so?
Also, I've run Apache serving pages and never really noticed any system hogging issues... but I guess it depends what else you're doing. If you're using a 486, you should probably think about upgrading now.
I agree. The ones that weren't vague were probably fairly obvious to those in the know (ie people he phoned up) and probably based on insider gossip he is pretty much given.
Interesting. I've long thought "pulling over" might be more dangerous than continuing. This stdy, however, examines responses to road signs, not ability to respond to crisis situations. Though I can see that failure in the former may lead to the latter. The problem with banning all mobile phone conversations is that it is unenforceable (link below), and not sufficiently different to normal conversation, at least in the popular mind, to be accepted as fair.
A friend of mine worked for a British governmental institution that examined road safety. They found that mild cannabis improved the safety of drivers (less fast driving, more awareness etc).
In Britain you are not allowed to be controlling a vehicle while using your hand with a phone. I don't know what the law is wrt computers. This seems a lot more sensible and workable than banning cell phones/computers from the front seat(s); as long as your hands and eyes are free to drive, you can pretty much do what you want.
"Most cultures are ferociously racists: the only exceptions are places where there are too few people of other races to even notice (some parts of England, say, are pretty chilll)"
I don't understand this. The most racist parts of Britain are the places where there are very low and very high proportions of people from ethnic minorities.
America is a comparitively racist and generally conservative culture, hence the need for institutionalised safeguards against racism and paranoia regarding it. It's not anywhere near as bad as Australia or Austria, and few places are as bad as India. An Indian friend of mine's father described Pakistanis as "sub-human". He's considered a bit left-wing by his friends.
Check the weather story (below on the main page) out - a very opiniated response from the same user is on there, and the phrase "FINAL SOLUTION" pops up gratuitously there also...
I don't argue with any of your points; I was merely illustrating that the parent's arguments were conflicting: it was saying Apple sell a lot, and therefore they must be doing something right, while contrasting Apple with Dell and Windows. I thought the parent stood up on itself without the final flourish. Sales are no indication of quality, though they are an indication of a *business* doing *something* right.
Apple is successful partly because of high quality orignal engineering, but also because of its marketing, which plays to these strengths and can lead to blind slaving consumer behaviour as pernicious as that which MS rely upon. Jobs is a very successful businessman, and you don't become one of those simply by being a good engineer.
I have an iPod, run Linux at home, Windows and Unix (remotely) at work from a Dell machine. I guess I'm just a technology whore.
On this subject, why is it so hard to pick up a really cheap old computer? All I want is a couple of old PIIs, 32 Meg of memory (min) and processor speed in the hundreds to tinker with Linux on, trash and experiment with. It'll suffice for most needs, why does no hardware company offer them?
The same argument could be made about energy. Electricy results in electrocution; nuclear power has its own dangers; fire can burn houses down; increased energy consumption results in less efficient energy usage. Let's not waste energy thinking about it though.
Over 50% of income is effectively taxed? That surprises me greatly. I was under the impression that taxes were low in the US. I think I pay less than that in the UK overall on income, but we have significanly higher purchase tax (VAT).
Precisely: so why? Because he doesn't approve of the US government? If so why does he approve of the mafia over them in the first place, and why does he approve of the mafia more to such an extent that he's prepared to make less money than he would otherwise?
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"When you get right down to it, I'm an idealist. I don't condone the actions of the US government."
But he does condone the actions of the Mafia...?
And another thing: "$150,000 as a programmer on the open market. But I make a third of that. [...] When you start making a lot of money, you get noticed by the biggest bullies on the block - the cops and the IRS [...] Because I get paid entirely in cash, I don't fork over any taxes"
Tax is over 66% where he is? No wonder he hates the government...
"don't they do that already during setup to arrange dialup settings, etc.?"
1) This doesn't change settings, it adds a new set of settings (presumably), and it might change the default or something (I'm guessing).
2) It is essential to the setup of the PC for the service that AOL provide.
3) This service is requested by the user when they shove the CD in. Implicitly, they request the app to change what it has to to do its job.
The questions are: whether what AOL are doing counts as essential for its software to work, and even if so, why they don't let the users know. Surely some kind of soothingly worded popup getting the user's assent shouldn't be beyond the wit of AOL?
This post is bang on all the way through. It's interesting though, that as our company gets bigger, we find A-class programmers harder and harder to handle in professional terms. "A-class" programmers can be impatient, easily distracted, and over-clever as well as fast, brilliant and insightful.
What we need as we get bigger is just what is described above - a team of A-class developers managers B-class devs who we hope are "safe pairs of hands" who can get the job done reliably, don't infest the code with "improvements" that are a nightmare to maintain and don't get too bored...
And, yup, government work is astonishingly cynical... as consultancy work can be in the private sector too.
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On the other hand if you're talking about plagiarism of published works, then yes, tutors should be able to spot this. But I think we're talking about plagiarism of course essays rather than published papers. Of course, examination systems have laways got round this problem quite simply.
I pointed out that a pen and paper have a very high resolution indeed compared to a monitor and the gui is very flexible and quick.
Similarly, a book is easier on the eyes, very portable, well-indexed, has a consistent format and quality and probably has been better-edited.
Simple and "does the job"
Cheap (upfront and cost of ownership)
Proven
Fast enough
Why would you take the risk of using an obscure system unless there were a compelling reason to do so?
Also, I've run Apache serving pages and never really noticed any system hogging issues... but I guess it depends what else you're doing. If you're using a 486, you should probably think about upgrading now.
Indeed. Theory schmeory.
I agree. The ones that weren't vague were probably fairly obvious to those in the know (ie people he phoned up) and probably based on insider gossip he is pretty much given.
A friend of mine worked for a British governmental institution that examined road safety. They found that mild cannabis improved the safety of drivers (less fast driving, more awareness etc).
Relevant articles: BBC1 BBC2
In Britain you are not allowed to be controlling a vehicle while using your hand with a phone. I don't know what the law is wrt computers. This seems a lot more sensible and workable than banning cell phones/computers from the front seat(s); as long as your hands and eyes are free to drive, you can pretty much do what you want.
"taking note of occurancy of albums"
I don't understand this. The most racist parts of Britain are the places where there are very low and very high proportions of people from ethnic minorities.
America is a comparitively racist and generally conservative culture, hence the need for institutionalised safeguards against racism and paranoia regarding it. It's not anywhere near as bad as Australia or Austria, and few places are as bad as India. An Indian friend of mine's father described Pakistanis as "sub-human". He's considered a bit left-wing by his friends.
Check the weather story (below on the main page) out - a very opiniated response from the same user is on there, and the phrase "FINAL SOLUTION" pops up gratuitously there also...
I don't argue with any of your points; I was merely illustrating that the parent's arguments were conflicting: it was saying Apple sell a lot, and therefore they must be doing something right, while contrasting Apple with Dell and Windows. I thought the parent stood up on itself without the final flourish. Sales are no indication of quality, though they are an indication of a *business* doing *something* right. Apple is successful partly because of high quality orignal engineering, but also because of its marketing, which plays to these strengths and can lead to blind slaving consumer behaviour as pernicious as that which MS rely upon. Jobs is a very successful businessman, and you don't become one of those simply by being a good engineer. I have an iPod, run Linux at home, Windows and Unix (remotely) at work from a Dell machine. I guess I'm just a technology whore.
By your logic, Dell and Windows are "doing something right".
On this subject, why is it so hard to pick up a really cheap old computer? All I want is a couple of old PIIs, 32 Meg of memory (min) and processor speed in the hundreds to tinker with Linux on, trash and experiment with. It'll suffice for most needs, why does no hardware company offer them?
The same argument could be made about energy. Electricy results in electrocution; nuclear power has its own dangers; fire can burn houses down; increased energy consumption results in less efficient energy usage. Let's not waste energy thinking about it though.
Over 50% of income is effectively taxed? That surprises me greatly. I was under the impression that taxes were low in the US. I think I pay less than that in the UK overall on income, but we have significanly higher purchase tax (VAT).
Precisely: so why? Because he doesn't approve of the US government? If so why does he approve of the mafia over them in the first place, and why does he approve of the mafia more to such an extent that he's prepared to make less money than he would otherwise?
But he does condone the actions of the Mafia...?
And another thing: "$150,000 as a programmer on the open market. But I make a third of that. [...] When you start making a lot of money, you get noticed by the biggest bullies on the block - the cops and the IRS [...] Because I get paid entirely in cash, I don't fork over any taxes"
Tax is over 66% where he is? No wonder he hates the government...
We're talking about the civilized world here...
Well, it could if you wanted to pay for it...?
1) This doesn't change settings, it adds a new set of settings (presumably), and it might change the default or something (I'm guessing). 2) It is essential to the setup of the PC for the service that AOL provide. 3) This service is requested by the user when they shove the CD in. Implicitly, they request the app to change what it has to to do its job.
The questions are: whether what AOL are doing counts as essential for its software to work, and even if so, why they don't let the users know. Surely some kind of soothingly worded popup getting the user's assent shouldn't be beyond the wit of AOL?
What we need as we get bigger is just what is described above - a team of A-class developers managers B-class devs who we hope are "safe pairs of hands" who can get the job done reliably, don't infest the code with "improvements" that are a nightmare to maintain and don't get too bored...
And, yup, government work is astonishingly cynical... as consultancy work can be in the private sector too.
Grow up and get a life.
No! Really? Wow. What an insight.
Not that capitalism in practise is as great as these guys make out. (In theory, sure, but communism's great in theory).
Can you help me with my homework then? Oh, and maybe you want to check out some grammar websites... ;-)