Terrorist = Bully, and the only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them and fight.
You have this backwards. It should read:
World Power = Bully
And Terrorists are the kids who got tired of the bullying and decided to stand up and fight. Except they are smaller, and weaker. So the only way they can fight is to do underhanded and sneaky attacks.
The Solution? Stop bullying.
Don't ask how to stop the Terrorists, ask how to stop the *making* of Terrorists.
Heck, if I could get a contract with my employer that forced them to send me a check even though I screw up everything I do, I definately would go for it.
That is called a "Union". Popular for that very reason...
I would like to compliment you on actually reading my whole post before replying. Something not seen on Slashdot very often.
I agree. I think tests are valuable, and they can indeed mark a trend. For example, if 50% of a school's kids fail a certain type of test - they should look into it.
But alternatively they should not take test scores for granted - especially when it can negatively impact the KIDS.
For example. One of my best friends was an extremely poor test taker in High School. He failed almost every test. He also was merely a mediocre student, making Bs and Cs. He did terrible on the ACT, and even failed the ASVAB (which you almost have to try to do).
He couldn't get in to college, so he went to community college. He worked very hard for a few years, then got admitted to a regular college. He worked VERY hard for 5 years and now has a Masters in aeronautical engineering and is a well established engineer.
If they could have just found another way to judge his potential than the ACT, he might have saved a few years and a lot of extra effort.
I have no way of knowing what an ideal system would be, but I guarantee that an ideal system would not be one that would be applied nationally.
Tests are important - but they are not very realistic in real-world sense. Things like working in groups, research, and ability to find answers to tough issues are much more applicable.
But What do I know, I am just a guy in the system... I could be wrong.
Actually, they ARE *part* of the problem. It is impossible with one STANDARDIZED test to gauge the capability and education level of every kid in my daughter's class, let alone the whole country.
Every kid is different. Every day is different. Every region is different. Every school is different.
Some people do poorly on tests but are highly educated. Some people do great on tests who could care less about education.
Tests should be used merely as a reference. Maybe an indicator. But they should not be used as the whole measurement. There is more to a child than you can indicate on a paper form once a year.
If you are interested in how this stuff all works and came about in the first place, a really interesting book is "Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks.
Just FYI, there are several programs (for example, Leechster) that allow people to download from iTunes shares instead of just stream. It's still not in the same league as Kazaa, since you have to be in close physical (or logical, in the case of VPNs) proximity to use it, though.
In your "import" settings, change the import format to MP3 and then the "Convert Selection to" will also change to MP3. (Not very straight forward, and kind of annoying)
Qyntel Woods was suspended from the Portland Trail Blazers (a losing team) because of legal and behavioral troubles. Including animal abuse...
The Blazers suspended him for the WHOLE rest of the season, and then fired him.
But he gets picked up by the Heat, who are a championship bound team, and given only a 5 game suspension.
So not only is his sentence lighter - but he gets "promoted" to a better team.
All while making obscene amounts of money for doing something most of us would consider "recreation" and some even pay for the rights to play (via gym memberships and whatnot).
Digital Cable has beat Apple to the movie punch. You can buy movies to play in realtime, and they are good for a certain period. No wait for the mail, no need for extra complicated equipment or slow download.
And in addition, you can watch slews of regular content, like episodes of shows, any time you want.
The only difference is that you don't get to keep the movie at all. But we don't know how an Apple iFlix type store would work = would it be like iTunes where you keep the song you buy, or would the movie you buy expire? That is probably up to the Movie studios...
But I don't subscribe to the Digital Cable on demand. It is WAY too expensive. For what I want I would have to pay nearly $100 a month, and then add the cost of the movies - $2 or $3 each. I'll stick to basic cable ($10) and Netflix ($17). Works just fine. Sure the digital cable packages would be better - but they cost too much for what they actually give.
Any offering from Apple will have to be more competitive than digital cable, because with Apple you would have to buy the hardware AND pay for the broadband before you could even have the ability to buy a movie...
You may want to get a Kensington or MS mouse because their drivers allow you to speed up the mouse movement beyond the standard (very slow) maximum speed for an Apple mouse.
MOUSEZOOM does the same thing for any mouose/trackball type device.
One of the best things to check before an Apple hardware purchase is the Mac Rumors Buyers Guide because it doesn't speculate about what or when, but basically gives you data on how long it has been since the last update and what Apple has done in the past.
E3 is like CES or MWSF - but just for gaming. They are really fun. And, back the two years E3 was in Atlanta, I got to meet Rhona Mitra when she was "playing" the part of Lara Croft...;) And I got to meet Brett Favre, Wayne Gretsky, Keith Katchuk, Gillian Anderson, and the whole cast of "Mortal Kombat".
The last few weeks, for the first time since they started tracking fuel prices, Oregon prices at the pump have been below the national average. It won't last for long though. But the prices here are not any more expensive then up in Washingtonm, where you have to pump it yourself.
If the high price is due to the pump atendee, then how do you explain the 30 cent differentials between cities within the PDX metro?
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Terrorist = Bully, and the only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them and fight.
You have this backwards. It should read:
World Power = Bully
And Terrorists are the kids who got tired of the bullying and decided to stand up and fight. Except they are smaller, and weaker. So the only way they can fight is to do underhanded and sneaky attacks.
The Solution? Stop bullying.
Don't ask how to stop the Terrorists, ask how to stop the *making* of Terrorists.
Heck, if I could get a contract with my employer that forced them to send me a check even though I screw up everything I do, I definately would go for it.
That is called a "Union". Popular for that very reason...
I would like to compliment you on actually reading my whole post before replying. Something not seen on Slashdot very often.
I agree. I think tests are valuable, and they can indeed mark a trend. For example, if 50% of a school's kids fail a certain type of test - they should look into it.
But alternatively they should not take test scores for granted - especially when it can negatively impact the KIDS.
For example. One of my best friends was an extremely poor test taker in High School. He failed almost every test. He also was merely a mediocre student, making Bs and Cs. He did terrible on the ACT, and even failed the ASVAB (which you almost have to try to do).
He couldn't get in to college, so he went to community college. He worked very hard for a few years, then got admitted to a regular college. He worked VERY hard for 5 years and now has a Masters in aeronautical engineering and is a well established engineer.
If they could have just found another way to judge his potential than the ACT, he might have saved a few years and a lot of extra effort.
I have no way of knowing what an ideal system would be, but I guarantee that an ideal system would not be one that would be applied nationally.
Tests are important - but they are not very realistic in real-world sense. Things like working in groups, research, and ability to find answers to tough issues are much more applicable.
But What do I know, I am just a guy in the system... I could be wrong.
Have you ever seen the show? He [sponge bob] is freaking gay.
But not the "I could have my own sitcom" homosexual gay.
Spongebob is "gay" in the "Oh my god this crap is gay" "gay".
It's a joke. Laugh it up Fuzzball!
Actually, they ARE *part* of the problem. It is impossible with one STANDARDIZED test to gauge the capability and education level of every kid in my daughter's class, let alone the whole country.
Every kid is different. Every day is different. Every region is different. Every school is different.
Some people do poorly on tests but are highly educated. Some people do great on tests who could care less about education.
Tests should be used merely as a reference. Maybe an indicator. But they should not be used as the whole measurement. There is more to a child than you can indicate on a paper form once a year.
I didn't spend any money on wars. All my tax dollars go to USGS and the Forestry Service. Maybe it was someone else who bought the war...
I wonder if he is done copying his 17meg file...
If you are interested in how this stuff all works and came about in the first place, a really interesting book is "Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks.
It was a really great read...
Just FYI, there are several programs (for example, Leechster) that allow people to download from iTunes shares instead of just stream. It's still not in the same league as Kazaa, since you have to be in close physical (or logical, in the case of VPNs) proximity to use it, though.
MyTunes and OurTunes
In your "import" settings, change the import format to MP3 and then the "Convert Selection to" will also change to MP3. (Not very straight forward, and kind of annoying)
Thats not a "link". That is a "URL"
This is a link.
How does it "re-apply" DRM?
Qyntel Woods was suspended from the Portland Trail Blazers (a losing team) because of legal and behavioral troubles. Including animal abuse...
The Blazers suspended him for the WHOLE rest of the season, and then fired him.
But he gets picked up by the Heat, who are a championship bound team, and given only a 5 game suspension.
So not only is his sentence lighter - but he gets "promoted" to a better team.
All while making obscene amounts of money for doing something most of us would consider "recreation" and some even pay for the rights to play (via gym memberships and whatnot).
Slashdot has nothing to worry about...
Digital Cable has beat Apple to the movie punch. You can buy movies to play in realtime, and they are good for a certain period. No wait for the mail, no need for extra complicated equipment or slow download.
And in addition, you can watch slews of regular content, like episodes of shows, any time you want.
The only difference is that you don't get to keep the movie at all. But we don't know how an Apple iFlix type store would work = would it be like iTunes where you keep the song you buy, or would the movie you buy expire? That is probably up to the Movie studios...
But I don't subscribe to the Digital Cable on demand. It is WAY too expensive. For what I want I would have to pay nearly $100 a month, and then add the cost of the movies - $2 or $3 each. I'll stick to basic cable ($10) and Netflix ($17). Works just fine. Sure the digital cable packages would be better - but they cost too much for what they actually give.
Any offering from Apple will have to be more competitive than digital cable, because with Apple you would have to buy the hardware AND pay for the broadband before you could even have the ability to buy a movie...
Neither does my iPod.
Strangely, as well, I like Gillette Mach3 razors.
Sure the cheapo ones save me money but I only have so much skin...
Did you have a chance to buy Apple stock at $19 a share and passed it up for eSweatSocks.com?
You may want to get a Kensington or MS mouse because their drivers allow you to speed up the mouse movement beyond the standard (very slow) maximum speed for an Apple mouse.
MOUSEZOOM does the same thing for any mouose/trackball type device.
I-Mini is dying.
Go copy your 17MB file and leave us alone.
One of the best things to check before an Apple hardware purchase is the Mac Rumors Buyers Guide because it doesn't speculate about what or when, but basically gives you data on how long it has been since the last update and what Apple has done in the past.
It has never steered me wrong.
E3 is like CES or MWSF - but just for gaming. They are really fun. And, back the two years E3 was in Atlanta, I got to meet Rhona Mitra when she was "playing" the part of Lara Croft... ;) And I got to meet Brett Favre, Wayne Gretsky, Keith Katchuk, Gillian Anderson, and the whole cast of "Mortal Kombat".
Oh yeah, and there are a bunch of games...
The rest of us own one.
A Verizon manager last night told me that they (Verizon) don't cripple any functionality, that it was the Phone manufacturers who crippled it.
But I did learn that if you make a big enough stink in a crowded store in a mall, they actually start to work with you...
The impact of the Iraq war on Oregon.
disclaimer: i can't verify 100% of the facts. Like everything, use them with common sense.
The last few weeks, for the first time since they started tracking fuel prices, Oregon prices at the pump have been below the national average. It won't last for long though. But the prices here are not any more expensive then up in Washingtonm, where you have to pump it yourself.
If the high price is due to the pump atendee, then how do you explain the 30 cent differentials between cities within the PDX metro?
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