We don't allow Iran to use it because Iran has given us no reason to trust that they will use it for energy and not weapons. As soon as Iran starts being as open as the rest of the world in communication and human rights, then we can talk.
Keeping binary compatibility limits infrastructure improvements that can be made. You're limited in what you can do to the kernel because of drivers that are sitting out there that expect binary compatibility. If we have drivers that can be loaded with little regard to the kernel version, we get into the quagmire that is Windows, where devices over 7 years old have a low chance of working. My scanner hasn't worked in Windows since XP SP1. It still works perfectly in the brand-spankingest new Linux distros.
Drivers can be updated. The standard is almost there. There are a number of things that will NOT change with it. The problem is that USB has always been just "tacked on" to Windows. It's never been really well supported.
Why in the hell do you need your GPS running constantly? I mean, really... look at the map, check a few waypoints, and then go BACK TO DRIVING. The GPS should not need to be constantly on, because you should not be constantly looking at the damned thing.
So where am I, being able to read a map quite well, but preferring a GPS when it's available? I type like the wind, but I can still handwrite. There's nothing saying that one skill completely precludes another...
"may amuse" is an understatement. Anyone who has ever done any kind of corporate IT support will love it. Especially how Roy has a new Thinkgeek shirt in every episode.
That's a failure of your school system, in that they cater to the parents that I described. They are so opposed to their children feeling bad that they would rather have them held to no standards at all, because that lets everyone "win".
The only way you'll learn how to put a coherent sentence together is by reading lots of them and recognizing them for what they are. Your brother's girlfriend is dealing with kids who have probably not read much of anything that they didn't absolutely have to, and their parents don't give a shit. My cousin teaches 6th graders, and I've gone in a few times to do a "Career Day" presentation. It's sad when you can see how bright the kids are, but they're trying so hard to be cool and popular and all the things that they think are important that they're missing out on the things that actually are important. I like to think that when I talk about salaries and tell them how much I had to read and write that they get a bit of a hint on how those things are connected.
You need to type up papers your entire school career. Teach 'em young. If you don't use it in the real world, no biggie, but it's the same as teaching children handwriting. Give them the tools they need to be able to clearly and easily express themselves in a written manner.
My best advice is to just try to do a "brain dump" into Notepad. Try to type out everything you're thinking about some subject as quickly as possible. You'll find your optimal technique when you can type all the words without having to look at the keyboard or think about where all the letters are
Touch typing is just being able to type without looking at the keyboard. If you don't use the "standard" techniques, that's fine. But being able to put thoughts down with the keyboard quickly is essential when writing. Rather than focusing on HOW you're writing, you're able to focus on WHAT you're writing. I'm all for having children just have a minimum "40wpm" limit or something like that.
That's just stupid. It's just as stupid as the "extreme porn" laws you're passing now. Being scared of a "thing" makes it much easier for the real scary people to hide. Focus on the people, not the objects, and everyone would be a lot safer. But that's not easy to write laws for. Yay laziness!
ATI is also just barely releasing documentation for the latest generation GPUs. And that's a hell of a lot more than Nvidia has ever done. Be patient... major changes take time. If you don't mind compiling, you can get DRI and KMS right now with the current generation of cards.
The only fear I have is that lots of kids are forced to take certain classes, learn that they actually like it, and have a happy and successful career.
Not directly related to education, but my wife ran into this. She was barely encouraged by her parents to do sports or anything, and as a consequence she thought she hated them and was no good at them. I finally convinced her to play softball on a coed league with me... and she absolutely loved it. Kids sometimes need that kick in the ass to try something new. And if a parent isn't willing to make their child a little bit upset for their own good (WAY too many parents these days...), then we're going to have a hell of a lot of entitled little angels with no fucking clue about dealing with things that they don't like.
Then all you have to do is say "I don't know. Let's go look it up!" I wish more people would realize that it's perfectly OK to not know something. But the solution is not to just ignore it.
So... we're dumbing everyone down to the lowest common denominator? Sounds like a wonderful idea! Why should anyone be allowed or encouraged to be exceptional when we have all the dumb kids to coddle and make sure they feel good about themselves?
Sure, he may be doing "just fine", but what who knows if he's living up to his potential? He didn't get the education in school when he was most able to learn, and you can't go back and do it later.
Digital cable is a more efficient use of limited resources. I agree wholeheartedly with the switch to digital. It's the addition of encryption and protection on top of the digital that pisses me off.
The music industry? You're kidding, right? They still overcharge for CD's relative to the value people perceive, and they've done all kinds of things to try to protect music. They're worse than the MPAA... they're wasting the resources of the judicial system on witch hunts and "making an example" of people.
But the accessibility of the "real life" hobbies is MUCH more restricted than the video games. What, a couple hundred for a complete rock band kit? Less than $600 if you buy the system, too? Another $50 for a racing game? Are you telling me you'll be able to get track time, a car, gas, maintenance, everything for anywhere near that? Hell, even shooting is only barely that cheap, if you get a really shitty gun.
I'm not blaming it all on Reagan. I'm saying that the lessons and business morality that has led us to where we are, though multiple administrations, started around the time he was in power with his Reaganomics policies.
It's the culmination of the Reaganomics era, where everyone "learned" that the almighty dollar was the only thing that mattered, and you get your bonuses based on quarterly performance, not on long-term performance.
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We don't allow Iran to use it because Iran has given us no reason to trust that they will use it for energy and not weapons. As soon as Iran starts being as open as the rest of the world in communication and human rights, then we can talk.
Keeping binary compatibility limits infrastructure improvements that can be made. You're limited in what you can do to the kernel because of drivers that are sitting out there that expect binary compatibility. If we have drivers that can be loaded with little regard to the kernel version, we get into the quagmire that is Windows, where devices over 7 years old have a low chance of working. My scanner hasn't worked in Windows since XP SP1. It still works perfectly in the brand-spankingest new Linux distros.
Drivers can be updated. The standard is almost there. There are a number of things that will NOT change with it. The problem is that USB has always been just "tacked on" to Windows. It's never been really well supported.
Why in the hell do you need your GPS running constantly? I mean, really... look at the map, check a few waypoints, and then go BACK TO DRIVING. The GPS should not need to be constantly on, because you should not be constantly looking at the damned thing.
So where am I, being able to read a map quite well, but preferring a GPS when it's available? I type like the wind, but I can still handwrite. There's nothing saying that one skill completely precludes another...
Firefox? On Linux? Since when?
"may amuse" is an understatement. Anyone who has ever done any kind of corporate IT support will love it. Especially how Roy has a new Thinkgeek shirt in every episode.
That's a failure of your school system, in that they cater to the parents that I described. They are so opposed to their children feeling bad that they would rather have them held to no standards at all, because that lets everyone "win".
The only way you'll learn how to put a coherent sentence together is by reading lots of them and recognizing them for what they are. Your brother's girlfriend is dealing with kids who have probably not read much of anything that they didn't absolutely have to, and their parents don't give a shit. My cousin teaches 6th graders, and I've gone in a few times to do a "Career Day" presentation. It's sad when you can see how bright the kids are, but they're trying so hard to be cool and popular and all the things that they think are important that they're missing out on the things that actually are important. I like to think that when I talk about salaries and tell them how much I had to read and write that they get a bit of a hint on how those things are connected.
You need to type up papers your entire school career. Teach 'em young. If you don't use it in the real world, no biggie, but it's the same as teaching children handwriting. Give them the tools they need to be able to clearly and easily express themselves in a written manner.
My best advice is to just try to do a "brain dump" into Notepad. Try to type out everything you're thinking about some subject as quickly as possible. You'll find your optimal technique when you can type all the words without having to look at the keyboard or think about where all the letters are
Touch typing is just being able to type without looking at the keyboard. If you don't use the "standard" techniques, that's fine. But being able to put thoughts down with the keyboard quickly is essential when writing. Rather than focusing on HOW you're writing, you're able to focus on WHAT you're writing. I'm all for having children just have a minimum "40wpm" limit or something like that.
That's just stupid. It's just as stupid as the "extreme porn" laws you're passing now. Being scared of a "thing" makes it much easier for the real scary people to hide. Focus on the people, not the objects, and everyone would be a lot safer. But that's not easy to write laws for. Yay laziness!
ATI is also just barely releasing documentation for the latest generation GPUs. And that's a hell of a lot more than Nvidia has ever done. Be patient... major changes take time. If you don't mind compiling, you can get DRI and KMS right now with the current generation of cards.
I think in his example, he thought that Level 5 was higher than Level 6. Level 1 was the most secret. At least, that's what seems to make sense to me.
Not directly related to education, but my wife ran into this. She was barely encouraged by her parents to do sports or anything, and as a consequence she thought she hated them and was no good at them. I finally convinced her to play softball on a coed league with me... and she absolutely loved it. Kids sometimes need that kick in the ass to try something new. And if a parent isn't willing to make their child a little bit upset for their own good (WAY too many parents these days...), then we're going to have a hell of a lot of entitled little angels with no fucking clue about dealing with things that they don't like.
Then all you have to do is say "I don't know. Let's go look it up!" I wish more people would realize that it's perfectly OK to not know something. But the solution is not to just ignore it.
So... we're dumbing everyone down to the lowest common denominator? Sounds like a wonderful idea! Why should anyone be allowed or encouraged to be exceptional when we have all the dumb kids to coddle and make sure they feel good about themselves?
Sure, he may be doing "just fine", but what who knows if he's living up to his potential? He didn't get the education in school when he was most able to learn, and you can't go back and do it later.
Digital cable is a more efficient use of limited resources. I agree wholeheartedly with the switch to digital. It's the addition of encryption and protection on top of the digital that pisses me off.
The music industry? You're kidding, right? They still overcharge for CD's relative to the value people perceive, and they've done all kinds of things to try to protect music. They're worse than the MPAA... they're wasting the resources of the judicial system on witch hunts and "making an example" of people.
But the accessibility of the "real life" hobbies is MUCH more restricted than the video games. What, a couple hundred for a complete rock band kit? Less than $600 if you buy the system, too? Another $50 for a racing game? Are you telling me you'll be able to get track time, a car, gas, maintenance, everything for anywhere near that? Hell, even shooting is only barely that cheap, if you get a really shitty gun.
I'm not blaming it all on Reagan. I'm saying that the lessons and business morality that has led us to where we are, though multiple administrations, started around the time he was in power with his Reaganomics policies.
It's the culmination of the Reaganomics era, where everyone "learned" that the almighty dollar was the only thing that mattered, and you get your bonuses based on quarterly performance, not on long-term performance.
If you want guarantees, you're gonna have to pay a LOT more for service.
It's got electrolytes. Are you a plant?