Baloney. If we can read that it's because we are already good readers. "Whole Language" is where good readers end up, but that's not how we learn to BECOME good readers.
Seriously, try this one, Mr. Wizard:
"Atluds nveer tkae tmie to tnihk aoubt how to pcnuonore the iaudividnl wdros; tehy jsut sacn anolg at a vrey fsat cilp and triehr bniars tkae crae of the "bnikaerg-dwon" of the pmargonohs allacitamotuy and aletaruccy. Hevewor, ttha's atluds who lenraed to raed wtih pcinohs. Atluds who rley olny on shgit-rgnidaeg teuqinhces rleray gnia mcuh foitcnun, and boy, deos taht sohw in our steicoy tadoy, wtih rlevitaley low lleves of lcaretiy cerapmod to gnoitarenes psat. Cerdlihn tadoy, who dno't hvae pcinohs ioitcurtsnn, are bllacisay gnisseug at waht wdros maen, and it swohs in enihtyrevg form sezidradnatd tset serocs to lcaretiy deicneicifes in the wcalpkroe."
[...] Adults never take time to think about how to pronounce the individual words; they just scan along at a very fast clip and their brains take care of the "breaking down" of the phonograms automatically and accurately. However, that's adults who learned to read with phonics. Adults who rely only on sight-reading techniques rarely gain much function, and boy, does that show in our society today, with relatively low levels of literacy compared to generations past. Children today, who don't have phonics instruction, are basically guessing at what words mean, and it shows in everything from standardized test scores to literacy deficiencies in the workplace.
What that report actually found was that people who watched Fox News did not believe the "misperceptions" that the PIPA study took as an obvious fact, disregarding any shades of grey in the truth of the preceptions.
Not about how informed they were, but whether they happened to believe the particular tropes that PIPA picked out. Proving, I guess, that people sometimes differ in their interpretations of the same "evidence".
I used a Kensington Turboball for years, and I'm a lefty as well. It's worked really well, so much that I never had a mouse attached to my Mac. The TurboBall was great, except that I always hated the scroll wheel, as sometimes when I want to scroll down one click, it decides to scroll UP. And it has some annoying ratcheting as well.
Even so, I had to resort to cajoling a coworker to give me the one they weren't using when mine went bad.
Recently I got a new Intel Mac, and it came with a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. I find myself using that mouse almost all the time, since it has a really decent scroll ball that doesn't suffer from the clicking of the (still-hooked-up) TurboBall. Still kind of tough to get a decent right-click out of it, since I can't have my hand anywhere else on the mouse to get the right-click recognized as such.
You don't actually have to look very far to find hugely successful public projects. One of my favourites is the great pyramids in Egypt; but you don't have to go that far back in history - just think of the way Great Britain mobilised against Germany during the war.
Yes, the desire to not be killed for failing the "project" has a way of focusing one's efforts.
Woops, my mistake. Make that 48 hours instead of 12 months, and ignore the requirement that Galileo be functional.
I just can't make stuff up fast enough to match the EU:(
EU to finance Galileo satellite program
By Judy Dempsey
Published: May 10, 2007
BERLIN: The European Commission said Thursday that the troubled Galileo satellite navigation system would be financed wholly by public money after the industrial consortium chosen to build and operate the ambitious technological project failed to reach terms.
Ever hear of the success that is FRES? Can't just lob a couple bombs and go home anymore, but that's all the EU can do. The UK has dissolved several historic regiments to pay for the FRES system without even asking if it makes any sense to develop these vehicles.
I also have to wonder how the private firms would ever make Galileo an economically succes[s]ful business. This 100% depends upon users subscribing and paying money for services.
That is what I was wondering: How do you tell an EU-based company that they need to buy a license for Galileo because it will be available in times of war? What does the company care? What kind of an economic argument is, "Galileo helps European self-sufficiency and its future military endeavors"? Keyword: future
I wonder if the EU citizens would pretty quickly realize that if too few licenses are sold that it will become a mandatory expense (read tax) in the EU instead.
There's plenty of countries that desire self-sufficiency in lots of different areas. However the economic argument quickly transforms into legislative mandates (laws) for trade barriers, restrictive zoning laws, tax complications, tariffs, BBC TV detector vans, and other distortions.
My guess is that the time between Galileo being functional and the first mandates for its use in the EU will be less than 12 months.
You might not realize it, but copying commercial software without permission or downloading it illegally is stealing. It's time to "Define the Line" between sharing and stealing when it comes to computer software.
Stealing or pirating commercial software is getting out of control on college campuses. Students may think using the term "sharing software" makes it all right, but it doesn't. Reality check: it's "stealing software."
Is it still illegal even if MS 'doesn't mind'?
Downloading software may contain viruses which could crash computer systems and could put you at risk with authorities and your school.
I'm serious. What would "real acting" be like? Are you just marveling at the acting technique or do you want to know if you should "care" about an actor or actress?
That would be Outlook Web Access (OWA). Other commenters have noted OWA has the basic functionality of Outlook, but lacks things like task assignment and local folders.
OWA is a *web client*. Interacting with the Exchange servers. To compose, read and send your email. And shared calendars. With only a browser. On any platform. Even Linux.
If the Exchange Server responds properly to the web client, what's to stop a FOSS app from communicating with the Exchange server as well, and at the same time implementing the missing features? Much less work than brewing up an entire new application.
Let the Exchange server, uhh, serve its Exchange-y items to some new F/OSS Linux app. Admittedly the company would still be paying $^$ for Exchange Server, but until the Second Coming of the Linux Grail, you'd be doing that anyway.
My first Course VI class at MIT, they didn't even really teach the programming language they used. You pretty much had to pick it up on your own, the lectures were on much deeper topics than how to code "Hello world".
And I call BS on the GP that the programmer wouldn't use constants for love nor money. There couldn't be anything else involved?
Groth [teen's counsel] took the case on a pro-bono basis, but [District Judge] Murray asked for an accounting of Groth's fees in her ruling. Groth said Tuesday it's likely he could bill several thousand dollars for the case.
Judge thought that the lawyer deserved some conpensation, so asked the lawyer how much he worked on the case. Sounds fair to me.
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In my defense, I must say it was really hard to proofread.
Seriously, try this one, Mr. Wizard:
From http://www.gobiged.com/wfdata/frame265-1059/pressrel45.aspHollywood: Stealing your Childhood, breaking off the good parts, and selling you back the broken pieces.
Not about how informed they were, but whether they happened to believe the particular tropes that PIPA picked out. Proving, I guess, that people sometimes differ in their interpretations of the same "evidence".
Some contemporaneous comments:
http://www.patterico.com/2004/05/09/the-pseudo-jou rnalism-of-the-ilos-angeles-timesi/
I used a Kensington Turboball for years, and I'm a lefty as well. It's worked really well, so much that I never had a mouse attached to my Mac. The TurboBall was great, except that I always hated the scroll wheel, as sometimes when I want to scroll down one click, it decides to scroll UP. And it has some annoying ratcheting as well.
Even so, I had to resort to cajoling a coworker to give me the one they weren't using when mine went bad.
Recently I got a new Intel Mac, and it came with a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. I find myself using that mouse almost all the time, since it has a really decent scroll ball that doesn't suffer from the clicking of the (still-hooked-up) TurboBall. Still kind of tough to get a decent right-click out of it, since I can't have my hand anywhere else on the mouse to get the right-click recognized as such.
Not so fast. It probably never was implemented, as explained on the same website.
All artists make mistakes.
The great artists just don't let anyone see them...
"Anything becomes Art when you 'cheat' for the sake of beauty."
Yes, the desire to not be killed for failing the "project" has a way of focusing one's efforts.
I just can't make stuff up fast enough to match the EU :(
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/10/business/gEver hear of the success that is FRES? Can't just lob a couple bombs and go home anymore, but that's all the EU can do. The UK has dissolved several historic regiments to pay for the FRES system without even asking if it makes any sense to develop these vehicles.
That is what I was wondering: How do you tell an EU-based company that they need to buy a license for Galileo because it will be available in times of war? What does the company care? What kind of an economic argument is, "Galileo helps European self-sufficiency and its future military endeavors"? Keyword: future
I wonder if the EU citizens would pretty quickly realize that if too few licenses are sold that it will become a mandatory expense (read tax) in the EU instead.
There's plenty of countries that desire self-sufficiency in lots of different areas. However the economic argument quickly transforms into legislative mandates (laws) for trade barriers, restrictive zoning laws, tax complications, tariffs, BBC TV detector vans, and other distortions.
My guess is that the time between Galileo being functional and the first mandates for its use in the EU will be less than 12 months.
Dear Judge:
I was visiting a friend when he had a heart attack. I picked up their phone to dial 911 and it didn't work. Now he's dead.
So why couldn't the PHONE COMPANY make a phone that works with 911? My friend's lawyer is now suing you for eleventy-billion dollars.
And he's going to get it.
The lawyer now owns (literally, not "ownz") AT&T.
www.definetheline.com:
Is it still illegal even if MS 'doesn't mind'? Heed the warnings, kids.Just say no.
Why do you care?
I'm serious. What would "real acting" be like? Are you just marveling at the acting technique or do you want to know if you should "care" about an actor or actress?
This is Hollywood we are talking about.
That would be Outlook Web Access (OWA). Other commenters have noted OWA has the basic functionality of Outlook, but lacks things like task assignment and local folders.
OWA is a *web client*. Interacting with the Exchange servers. To compose, read and send your email. And shared calendars. With only a browser. On any platform. Even Linux.
If the Exchange Server responds properly to the web client, what's to stop a FOSS app from communicating with the Exchange server as well, and at the same time implementing the missing features? Much less work than brewing up an entire new application.
Let the Exchange server, uhh, serve its Exchange-y items to some new F/OSS Linux app. Admittedly the company would still be paying $^$ for Exchange Server, but until the Second Coming of the Linux Grail, you'd be doing that anyway.
[Discl: IANAD (developer) or even a Linux user]
Drunk monoprop crop-duster pilots can use them to destroy friggin' interstellar alien spacecraft!
My first Course VI class at MIT, they didn't even really teach the programming language they used. You pretty much had to pick it up on your own, the lectures were on much deeper topics than how to code "Hello world".
And I call BS on the GP that the programmer wouldn't use constants for love nor money. There couldn't be anything else involved?
Another Japanese used gear store is called, somewhat unfortunately, "Hard Off".
Wow. I'm shaking with rage as I write this. Just think of what "Deuce Bigelow" could have been!
Do you know where you are?
Tell that to my mom... Why is is that every time she logs in to her Win XP machine, she has to tell the system that, no, that printer is NOT new.
Then she asks me why it does it every time, and I have nothing to say.