patent protection==limited profits -> limited profits==no investment
the desire to fund testing only exists, because THE LAW SAYS SO! you make it sound, as if the industry does testing, just to make more profit.
it is called the "pledge to the flag"!
as someone who grew up in germany, and who had lived in the staates for a year, to recieve his high school diploma (what a waste!), i can tell you, that the patriotism of u.s. citizens reminds me of germany during the third reich.
patriotism? a word that just makes me feel sick....
and this is the truly sad part.
we have a center/right government at power, a group usually referred to as 'conservative'. strange, that the people that are on and on about the GREATNESS of australia, etc, etc, blablub...., would endanger, what is considered to be typical australian.
it is actually quite sad to have a government that not only constantly lies to its people (and not having the character and honor, to stand up for ones mistakes), but that has completely subjugated itself, to a foreign power.
i guess one has to consider this kind of behavior an australian political tradition. it seems like australian leadership figures, suffer the same issues as regular australians.
just let me fill those non-australians in: australian, while very proud of australia, at the same time believe australia sucks when it comes to comparisons with other nations. see, the only thing auzzies are proud of are: sports, the weather and the beaches. australia has been strong in r&d, and many great discoveries and inventions actually came out of this small country. the problem: no one believes in it! yeap, thats right. while it happens all the time, its the amerikans (in their eyes) that do all the inventing, and contributing to development. the australians are world champion in belittling them selfs, unless its about sport!!!
so why would the government defend australias economic interests, when the negotiators can't and don't believe in the nations [economic] capabilities?
i guess the main reason is to be found in the tradition of australian politics, to never be truly independent. and always stay part of a greater power.
what do you mean it doesn't "effect most people directly"?
a consumers rights being limited - how direct can you get?
[too lazy to deliver more substantiating examples]
i believe the reply to your statement to be far more accurate.
why would the interest holders critically report, what they desire?
having said that, i believe (speculatively) that in the editors room the same argument was used, to kill off a journos report on the subject! i just wonder how they might have responded.....
the caption was actually relating to turings contributions concerning the progress of computing technology and the principals/laws behind the technology.
i am as well a great admirer of touring, and wouldn't want to belittle his efforts. though what people make out of the actions of people who existed in the past, is nothing but myth creation - a true human tendency (e.g. r reagan! DO NOT FORGET ALL THE DEAD BODIES HE LEFT BEHIND!!!). he was a great mind, but human. and unfortunatly, there are limits to what one human can achieve. then again, one should also not underestimate the power of inspiration. though when considering the history of the reception regarding turings work, i doubt this to be of any effect in his case (while currently it will most likely have changed).
but lets be realistic. we are looking at a media news site. since when has news been delivered without personal belief woven into the fabric of the "reality report"?
...and her growing passion for computers.
DEFINETLY PERSUE THIS TASK!
commenting the above.
me thinks, that html seems to be a great choice as the parent points out:
- it is great as an introduction to getting the "machine" to do what "you" want
-> this feeling of control encourages to learn more
- it will make them familiar looking at conventional (as in content) text, mixed with text expressing abstract ideas
-> any one familiar wit LaTeX has to view html as just anoter way of wordprocessing; though what it comes down to and is of interest for the poster is, that learning and using html is a great introduction, especially for those having difficulty with anything 'academic', combining regular text, their content, with controling text. controling in the sense, as it has some form of control over the display of the content by the browser [regarding html].
then there is not only html. once you start to delve into the subject, you will unavoidably be confronted with such things as css, php, javascript, etc. php will again be daughnting, and far to advanced. javascript though, can be hacked by any script kidy.
now we are not only looking at formating text.
even if his mother chose css as her next step.
she will start to discover how to gain even more power over the machine, as now first actual manipulations are possible.
this ability also delivers a sense of capability, encouraging to tackle more difficult issues/tasks. as well as that it trains the brain in abstraction, the basic principals of coding (creating folders, organising files, all very basic stuff, but the UNDERSTANDING delivers far more insight into the actual functioning of a computer), and give a first impression of the linguistic capabilities a machine has.
teaching your parents can be a daunting task, that one want to organise in a way, to make the whole adventure as pleasent, easy, and least time consuming as possible.
with html you can let you mum play around. introduce her to a simple editor where she can easily switch from editor to browser view, and explain this concept to her (first look into the difference of code and application, both are text, but both text have different meanings; to US this concept is as obvious as that the sky is blue, just as proving the existence of a probability is trivial to a mathematician, anyone new to programing is confused, that there is text[code] and that there is text[actuall text displayed through code], as one can note in the way i have written this down, 2 them it is all just TEXT).
then give her a simple, but not so trivial, example that she can play around with. give her a bunch of links where to find more information. and then let nature do its thing.
i have tought english to chinese kids, who didn't speak a word of it, while i don't know a word of chinese (exagerating, by then i had learnt how to say 'hello' = 'ni`hao'), i have troubleshoot the troubles of my grandfather and given him basic instructions an application usage via the phone to england, i have helped out most friends and any other family member, besides my job as a software and web deveopment consultant. my experience is: give them the fundementals, and then just be there while they play around. remember all those animal movies, how every animal learns while playing. hhhmmm, (not) sorry if i offend any believers, but we are animals. ergo, we learn through playing. while watching them, guide them. by that i mean, show them how they can gain more. in any game one can not only get stuck, but also go down paths, that lead no where. that is where your job as a teacher comes in: you are their guide. you mountain guide tells you about the pit falls, points out dangers and oportunities, great views, as well as the best way to the desired destination. guide your student (mother) into the computer park .
this is so true. i was an english teacher in china for primary students, while not speaking a word of their native language. never the less, i was able to communicate with these kids and actually teach them. how did i achieve this? i saw myself as an edutainer (thanX 2 KRSone), which made all the difference between their usuall teacher (whom they hated and wouldn't learn from) and me. i was that successfull with my method, that the principal of one of the schools i thought at, instructed every english teacher to copy the way i thought my classes.
i see three basic checks any teacher can take, to ensure success: 1) am i passionate with the kids? 2) are the kids having fun in class (are they laughing? do they seems excited when i enter the class room?) 3) do i know the subject i am teaching?
my last point is based on my experience as a student at school (so many years back, when i was still young). if a teacher gave the impression, they didn't know what they where talking about. or even just displayed some dicomfort with a subject, without admitting so. this will always be percieved by kids (as mentioned in a posting above, one should always treat kids as equals!), which leads to loss of authority. this morphes the class from a learning environment, into a totall control environment. let me display this on hand of experienced situations: - former religion teacher of mine in 6'th grade (i went to school in gemany, where they teach this shit; although i loved it with good teachers, as we would have enlightning discussions) she had no passion for her subject, that led her to giving boring speeches about stuff no one cared about; we (the class) therefor not only lost interest in her teachings, but had lost any respect for her authority, which led her to become more and more dictatorial; in the end, we didn't learn much - one of my classes in china i would get my kids first to learn the english words for different animals; this i would do by making them repeat the word after me, and then they had to make a noise, resembling this animal. we went through this once, then i got them all to follow my finger on the blackboard (where i had scetched the animals) and they had to then yell out the english term and then make the noise. well, the kids just went crazzy, and it would often come to a point where teachers from other classrooms would come running in, thinking my class was out of control. they were never out of control, although very wild at times. guess what, they all learned very well. even the ones that had usually displayed difficulties adapting the new language. i even got the shy fellow in the back row, to stop looking out of the window with a depressed look on his face, but to instead follow the class, and have a smile in his face. if you are a teacher: believe in your self and go out there to give your kids the time of there lifes. it can be hard and stressfull at times, but that comes with the job any how.
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patent protection==limited profits -> limited profits==no investment
the desire to fund testing only exists, because THE LAW SAYS SO! you make it sound, as if the industry does testing, just to make more profit.
ideas+patents!=innovation
ideas+freedom==innovation
i'm also from down under.
it is called the "pledge to the flag"!
as someone who grew up in germany, and who had lived in the staates for a year, to recieve his high school diploma (what a waste!), i can tell you, that the patriotism of u.s. citizens reminds me of germany during the third reich.
patriotism? a word that just makes me feel sick....
and this is the truly sad part.
we have a center/right government at power, a group usually referred to as 'conservative'. strange, that the people that are on and on about the GREATNESS of australia, etc, etc, blablub...., would endanger, what is considered to be typical australian.
it is actually quite sad to have a government that not only constantly lies to its people (and not having the character and honor, to stand up for ones mistakes), but that has completely subjugated itself, to a foreign power.
i guess one has to consider this kind of behavior an australian political tradition. it seems like australian leadership figures, suffer the same issues as regular australians.
just let me fill those non-australians in: australian, while very proud of australia, at the same time believe australia sucks when it comes to comparisons with other nations. see, the only thing auzzies are proud of are: sports, the weather and the beaches. australia has been strong in r&d, and many great discoveries and inventions actually came out of this small country. the problem: no one believes in it! yeap, thats right. while it happens all the time, its the amerikans (in their eyes) that do all the inventing, and contributing to development. the australians are world champion in belittling them selfs, unless its about sport!!!
so why would the government defend australias economic interests, when the negotiators can't and don't believe in the nations [economic] capabilities?
i guess the main reason is to be found in the tradition of australian politics, to never be truly independent. and always stay part of a greater power.
the absence of a rich intellectual development (evolution)
what do you mean it doesn't "effect most people directly"?
a consumers rights being limited - how direct can you get?
[too lazy to deliver more substantiating examples]
i believe the reply to your statement to be far more accurate.
why would the interest holders critically report, what they desire?
having said that, i believe (speculatively) that in the editors room the same argument was used, to kill off a journos report on the subject! i just wonder how they might have responded.....
the caption was actually relating to turings contributions concerning the progress of computing technology and the principals/laws behind the technology.
i am as well a great admirer of touring, and wouldn't want to belittle his efforts. though what people make out of the actions of people who existed in the past, is nothing but myth creation - a true human tendency (e.g. r reagan! DO NOT FORGET ALL THE DEAD BODIES HE LEFT BEHIND!!!). he was a great mind, but human. and unfortunatly, there are limits to what one human can achieve. then again, one should also not underestimate the power of inspiration. though when considering the history of the reception regarding turings work, i doubt this to be of any effect in his case (while currently it will most likely have changed).
but lets be realistic. we are looking at a media news site. since when has news been delivered without personal belief woven into the fabric of the "reality report"?
and what about the rainbow colors?
thats an image, that has grafted itself onto my brain: the shillouet of an appel, a bite taken from it, in bright rainbow colors!
...and her growing passion for computers.
DEFINETLY PERSUE THIS TASK!
commenting the above.
me thinks, that html seems to be a great choice as the parent points out:
- it is great as an introduction to getting the "machine" to do what "you" want
-> this feeling of control encourages to learn more
- it will make them familiar looking at conventional (as in content) text, mixed with text expressing abstract ideas
-> any one familiar wit LaTeX has to view html as just anoter way of wordprocessing; though what it comes down to and is of interest for the poster is, that learning and using html is a great introduction, especially for those having difficulty with anything 'academic', combining regular text, their content, with controling text. controling in the sense, as it has some form of control over the display of the content by the browser [regarding html].
then there is not only html. once you start to delve into the subject, you will unavoidably be confronted with such things as css, php, javascript, etc. php will again be daughnting, and far to advanced. javascript though, can be hacked by any script kidy.
now we are not only looking at formating text. even if his mother chose css as her next step. she will start to discover how to gain even more power over the machine, as now first actual manipulations are possible. this ability also delivers a sense of capability, encouraging to tackle more difficult issues/tasks. as well as that it trains the brain in abstraction, the basic principals of coding (creating folders, organising files, all very basic stuff, but the UNDERSTANDING delivers far more insight into the actual functioning of a computer), and give a first impression of the linguistic capabilities a machine has.
teaching your parents can be a daunting task, that one want to organise in a way, to make the whole adventure as pleasent, easy, and least time consuming as possible.
with html you can let you mum play around. introduce her to a simple editor where she can easily switch from editor to browser view, and explain this concept to her (first look into the difference of code and application, both are text, but both text have different meanings; to US this concept is as obvious as that the sky is blue, just as proving the existence of a probability is trivial to a mathematician, anyone new to programing is confused, that there is text[code] and that there is text[actuall text displayed through code], as one can note in the way i have written this down, 2 them it is all just TEXT). then give her a simple, but not so trivial, example that she can play around with. give her a bunch of links where to find more information. and then let nature do its thing.
i have tought english to chinese kids, who didn't speak a word of it, while i don't know a word of chinese (exagerating, by then i had learnt how to say 'hello' = 'ni`hao'), i have troubleshoot the troubles of my grandfather and given him basic instructions an application usage via the phone to england, i have helped out most friends and any other family member, besides my job as a software and web deveopment consultant. my experience is: give them the fundementals, and then just be there while they play around. remember all those animal movies, how every animal learns while playing. hhhmmm, (not) sorry if i offend any believers, but we are animals. ergo, we learn through playing. while watching them, guide them. by that i mean, show them how they can gain more. in any game one can not only get stuck, but also go down paths, that lead no where. that is where your job as a teacher comes in: you are their guide. you mountain guide tells you about the pit falls, points out dangers and oportunities, great views, as well as the best way to the desired destination. guide your student (mother) into the computer park .
good luck, and hopefully also fun;)
this is so true.
i was an english teacher in china for primary students, while not speaking a word of their native language. never the less, i was able to communicate with these kids and actually teach them. how did i achieve this? i saw myself as an edutainer (thanX 2 KRSone), which made all the difference between their usuall teacher (whom they hated and wouldn't learn from) and me.
i was that successfull with my method, that the principal of one of the schools i thought at, instructed every english teacher to copy the way i thought my classes.
i see three basic checks any teacher can take, to ensure success:
1) am i passionate with the kids?
2) are the kids having fun in class (are they laughing? do they seems excited when i enter the class room?)
3) do i know the subject i am teaching?
my last point is based on my experience as a student at school (so many years back, when i was still young).
if a teacher gave the impression, they didn't know what they where talking about. or even just displayed some dicomfort with a subject, without admitting so. this will always be percieved by kids (as mentioned in a posting above, one should always treat kids as equals!), which leads to loss of authority. this morphes the class from a learning environment, into a totall control environment.
let me display this on hand of experienced situations:
- former religion teacher of mine in 6'th grade (i went to school in gemany, where they teach this shit; although i loved it with good teachers, as we would have enlightning discussions)
she had no passion for her subject, that led her to giving boring speeches about stuff no one cared about; we (the class) therefor not only lost interest in her teachings, but had lost any respect for her authority, which led her to become more and more dictatorial;
in the end, we didn't learn much
- one of my classes in china
i would get my kids first to learn the english words for different animals; this i would do by making them repeat the word after me, and then they had to make a noise, resembling this animal. we went through this once, then i got them all to follow my finger on the blackboard (where i had scetched the animals) and they had to then yell out the english term and then make the noise.
well, the kids just went crazzy, and it would often come to a point where teachers from other classrooms would come running in, thinking my class was out of control. they were never out of control, although very wild at times.
guess what, they all learned very well. even the ones that had usually displayed difficulties adapting the new language. i even got the shy fellow in the back row, to stop looking out of the window with a depressed look on his face, but to instead follow the class, and have a smile in his face.
if you are a teacher: believe in your self and go out there to give your kids the time of there lifes.
it can be hard and stressfull at times, but that comes with the job any how.