I don't know if this is already implemented, but if an article gets an unreasonable amount of edits in a day (and perhaps pageviews as well), then it should be flagged and marked locked for 24 hours until someone 'in charge' reviews it.
Yes, someone can then edit a page on an off-day or on a less popular topic, but who cares if the entry for 'toast' gets vandalized? It seems the problem happens most when something big happens in the news.
I was referring to technology in the classroom as an educational tool. Most of the time, it is not used properly as an educational tool, but as a jerk-off waste of time. Administration is an entirely different beast.
It shouldn't have even got this bad in the first place.
Where are the parents?
My mom's a substitute teacher... kids ARE getting worse and less respectful of authority, and technology (cell phones, iPods, MySpace...) is only part of the problem.
I say rid the school of all of it's technology (like computers, since they're completely pointless anyway) and do an EMP blast during the morning bell.
Well, if they started forming large groups and killing themselves, then they'd probably evolve our form of intelligence as well... afterall, the #1 natural enemy of human beings throughout the ages has been, well, human beings.
I've been called a 'stupid American' by stupid Canadians before... I'd actually argue that that usage of the term originated outside of the USA. "I want to be an American!", "We're going to America!", "Let's buy blue jeans like the Americans!"
If there's going to be security, I'm not going to do extra work for anyone. That's what they're paid for.
I was flying out of San Diego, and had a laptop crammed in my suitcase amongst other things. There was a sign that said "please take your laptop out of your luggage," and I've never flown with a laptop so I had no prior knowledge of this rule. A bunch of people were digging through their luggage, right in line, or off to the side.
I found that to be a hassle since I packed shitty and had dirty underwear/socks stuck in odd places. So I left my laptop inside. I was called off to the side, and sat there while someone else unpacked my suitcase, swiped for bomb residue, and repacked it nicely. Sure, he thought I was a complete idiot, but I was early for my flight anyway.
What good is learning a programming language if they don't know how to compile the program on systems without the IDE? Every programmer should know how to use a typical unix terminal. Since most of the students have already had a programming course, they should be able to handle it.
Regardless, I don't understand how it would affect your teaching style, unless they're all watching you program... If you're teaching the language, teach just the language...
That's what most people who are ignorant to the disease say. Depression isn't so much about happy and sad as it is with apathy and motivation. It is normal to be sad when something bad happens, it is normal to be happy when something good happens. It is not normal to feel hopeless, apathetic, or merely subpar for long, long stretches of time with very little reason to.
Depression drugs are most effective when coupled with therapy. This is because, while the drug may help around the edges with motivation and such, there is no drug that can turn your life around or change your perspective. Many people with ongoing depression suffer from it because of life experiences that have somehow given them a negative existential view on life.
These 'oddball' people you speak of only have a problem if they feel they have a problem. If they're happy being oddballs, that's great, they don't have depression.
And for the most part, someone who is creative or quirky with depression will be just as creative and quirky without depression. This is a common misconception - that drugs brainwash you or make you into a zombie. It is more like shedding a mental cocoon. Instead of focusing motivation and creativity on self-loathing or negativity, these people can focus it on the real things that matter to them (which is why they take the drugs or seek therapy in the first place).
You're silly and ill-informed, and so are the people that modded you up.
I just have to say that that would be freaking cool and innovative to have a 'magic eye' pattern over the screen.
There have been plenty of times where I've played a 3D game and completely lost my 'perspective' of the 3D environment and thought I was seing something else more 2D. Now to plan that purposely to be an objective of the game... would be really neat.
They've had better products for a long time. They've been innovative. As I understand it, all they want is a fair chance at getting a major computer vendor contract, like with Dell for example.
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This would be a really funny Family Guy joke if Family Guy specialized in nerd humor.
Some time in the future...
Intel: I will dominate the market with... ONE MILLION CORE CPUS!
[AMD laughs]
Intel: Er, that is... ONE HUNDRED BILLION CORE CPUS!
[AMD gasps]
And they're alienating (or saving, depending how you look at it) Linux users by porting their media players to Flash 9...
Their reason for doing so is that Flash 7 has too many vulnerabilities and they are trying to help users get prompted to upgrade. What in the world?
I don't know if this is already implemented, but if an article gets an unreasonable amount of edits in a day (and perhaps pageviews as well), then it should be flagged and marked locked for 24 hours until someone 'in charge' reviews it.
Yes, someone can then edit a page on an off-day or on a less popular topic, but who cares if the entry for 'toast' gets vandalized? It seems the problem happens most when something big happens in the news.
Maude: The story is ludicrous. Lord, you can imagine where it goes from here.
Dude: He fixes the cable?
I was referring to technology in the classroom as an educational tool. Most of the time, it is not used properly as an educational tool, but as a jerk-off waste of time. Administration is an entirely different beast.
It shouldn't have even got this bad in the first place.
Where are the parents?
My mom's a substitute teacher... kids ARE getting worse and less respectful of authority, and technology (cell phones, iPods, MySpace...) is only part of the problem.
I say rid the school of all of it's technology (like computers, since they're completely pointless anyway) and do an EMP blast during the morning bell.
Except slavery. That's so out of style.
Well, if they started forming large groups and killing themselves, then they'd probably evolve our form of intelligence as well... afterall, the #1 natural enemy of human beings throughout the ages has been, well, human beings.
Despite the laptop not actually being on anyone's lap, there sure are a crapload of 'witty' comments about testicles.
Hey fellas, get back to work and stop thinking about balls.
Dude... skip that and just get me a manager. Much like a pro football player or pop star... SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
I like your analogy.
I've been called a 'stupid American' by stupid Canadians before... I'd actually argue that that usage of the term originated outside of the USA. "I want to be an American!", "We're going to America!", "Let's buy blue jeans like the Americans!"
Nice. I'll have to remember that one.
watch and be amazed as the entire American black market that funds 95% of all criminal activity evaporates.
Without criminal activity, we have nothing for the government to protect us from.
If there's going to be security, I'm not going to do extra work for anyone. That's what they're paid for.
I was flying out of San Diego, and had a laptop crammed in my suitcase amongst other things. There was a sign that said "please take your laptop out of your luggage," and I've never flown with a laptop so I had no prior knowledge of this rule. A bunch of people were digging through their luggage, right in line, or off to the side.
I found that to be a hassle since I packed shitty and had dirty underwear/socks stuck in odd places. So I left my laptop inside. I was called off to the side, and sat there while someone else unpacked my suitcase, swiped for bomb residue, and repacked it nicely. Sure, he thought I was a complete idiot, but I was early for my flight anyway.
What good is learning a programming language if they don't know how to compile the program on systems without the IDE?
Every programmer should know how to use a typical unix terminal. Since most of the students have already had a programming course, they should be able to handle it.
Regardless, I don't understand how it would affect your teaching style, unless they're all watching you program... If you're teaching the language, teach just the language...
Give the team a lobotomy. That'll do it!
You sound like a communist. Are you sure you're not eastern european?
That's what most people who are ignorant to the disease say. Depression isn't so much about happy and sad as it is with apathy and motivation. It is normal to be sad when something bad happens, it is normal to be happy when something good happens. It is not normal to feel hopeless, apathetic, or merely subpar for long, long stretches of time with very little reason to.
Depression drugs are most effective when coupled with therapy. This is because, while the drug may help around the edges with motivation and such, there is no drug that can turn your life around or change your perspective. Many people with ongoing depression suffer from it because of life experiences that have somehow given them a negative existential view on life.
These 'oddball' people you speak of only have a problem if they feel they have a problem. If they're happy being oddballs, that's great, they don't have depression.
And for the most part, someone who is creative or quirky with depression will be just as creative and quirky without depression. This is a common misconception - that drugs brainwash you or make you into a zombie. It is more like shedding a mental cocoon. Instead of focusing motivation and creativity on self-loathing or negativity, these people can focus it on the real things that matter to them (which is why they take the drugs or seek therapy in the first place).
You're silly and ill-informed, and so are the people that modded you up.
That was Playboy's stance. Not hardcore studios...
In addition to the "you forgot some" reply...
- Cave art
- Stone henge
Man is a sexual being.
That's a reasonable observation... uh... voice_of_all_reason...
I just have to say that that would be freaking cool and innovative to have a 'magic eye' pattern over the screen.
There have been plenty of times where I've played a 3D game and completely lost my 'perspective' of the 3D environment and thought I was seing something else more 2D. Now to plan that purposely to be an objective of the game... would be really neat.
They've had better products for a long time. They've been innovative. As I understand it, all they want is a fair chance at getting a major computer vendor contract, like with Dell for example.
I make and cancel doctor appointments, refill my prescriptions, and contact my doctor or a nurse ALL ONLINE. This news is silly.