Not even. I'm not talking about parents that are violent dickheads raising violent dickhead kids, I'm talking about whiny, self-entitled assholes who believe that their snowflake can do no wrong. The kids aren't always rotten enough to warrant expulsion, and if you expel the kid, that will just make the asshole parent an even bigger asshole who makes the lives of the faculty even harder. Expel enough asshole kids and the asshole parents will find a way to get some faculty kicked out. It won't solve the problem.
Who said anything about simultaneously? A good teacher can teach a general lecture that's good for most and then help the ones that need it. Can a video do that? Can a damned video recognize when a student isn't quite getting it and help him/her out? Do the students actually feel like the video gives a damn about them? Can the video get an overall idea of the rough level of the class and make small touches to cater to that?
1. Those are afterthoughts. Tablets aren't designed to replace desktops. They're meant to be highly portable and quick to use.
2. Um, how do you plan on building a tablet? Laptop kits are hard enough to find. Do you really think you could self-assemble a tablet as slim and light as an iPad? I just don't see it happening. Furthermore, rolling your own tablet will do jack shit for business market share.
3. Android already does this, but has diddly in tablet market share in business or otherwise. Businesses don't really give a damn if it's open or not as long as it can talk to their network, servers, etc and they can load their own custom apps into it, which just about any tablet (iPad included) can.
Those gimmicky toys are selling by the millions per month. Apple can't build the iPad 2 fast enough. Seems like adoption is moving right along as it is.
Largely excellent points, but that only addresses part of the problem. Asshole parents are never going away no matter what the district does, and these asshole parents are the ones who vote for asshole politicians who make asshole decisions that clutter up the education system with just about everything you've described. It's not just the structuring, teachers, etc (although that's certainly a large part of it), it's the bureaucratic politicians that keep it that way because of the demands of a large part of their voter base.
Your first topic is absurd as there is zero interaction and no single recorded lesson is good for all students. A good teacher isn't just good at talking to the class, he/she is good at evaluating the needs of each class and working with all students. Playing a recording is idiotic and would do jack shit. Students need a TEACHER who gives a damn, not a video of one.
Your second idea has been implemented a hundred thousand times over minus only Wikipedia. Students get projects, reports, etc on a huge variety of topics, sometimes any topic they want. Making this the only method of education is hideous as it's pretty damned dry getting your entire education from a website. You need some human interaction, discussion, and so much more.
You know what I find funny? When it comes out that some company is using open source code in violation of the GPL,/.ers start screaming bloody murder, even if it's not being used commercially. So tell me, how is that so much different than piracy? You're taking someone else's work and using it in a way that is not authorized, often distributing it in an unauthorized way.
I'm sure we've all pirated software before, but the justifications I see here are just a bunch of/.ers spouting cognitive dissonance. It's not a good or right thing, people.
I could see Apple making the lens/sensor slightly larger, but I don't know if it would be enough to maintain quality. The iPhone 4's camera isn't bad. It's not great, but it's certainly a massive step up from the godawful camera that was on the 3G.
Then perhaps license wasn't the correct term in all cases. There are still absurd legal/civil issues, and we've all seen the absurd lengths and arguments the RIAA has made in and out of court. Buying a used CD doesn't mean they can't sue you if you rip it and seed a torrent.
You mean the hardware is decent. Out of a dozen or so Netgear products I've used, one (a white 5 port switch) was decent. The rest were shit, likely due to incredibly awful firmware. Crashhappy routers and switches that will blast your network with piss if you plug another brand into the network, I shit you not.
The music isn't being sold regardless. There are ALWAYS licenses, and adding to that license is not going to put DRM on the file. Furthermore, having DRM does not guarantee failure. Last time I checked, Netflix required DRM and they're doing just fine. Tons of commercially successful software incorporates DRM and sells just fine. Overly intrusive or cumbersome DRM can kill a business model. DRM itself does not. Stop looking at what you wish would be and start looking at reality.
As for Amazon, should they need an additional license to do this? No. Will they? Most likely.
The MX1000 was a bucket of shit. I had one and so did my sister. Both of them had the usual godawful RF issues. You needed the damned thing to be right next to the wireless base with a clear line of sight or it didn't work worth a shit. Even when it did, it couldn't track at remotely high speeds and had a jitter when you tracked slowly. Thankfully, the G5 I'm using now is working far better (I'm never using a wireless mouse on my desktop again), but I think the left button is starting to go.
Germany built a pebble bed reactor. It didn't end well. They had some very nasty contamination issues.
Breeder reactors, on the other hand, would be good, but there's the issue of them possibly creating weapons-grade material. Why that would be an issue for the US, I don't know, but we damned well should build one at Hanford and feed it all that toxic sludge that's been leaking out of containers for decades.
It's not slavery. Working for the betterment of mankind instead of its hasty demise is liberating. On the contrary, working for greedy pigs is slavery, no matter how much money they give you.
So that instantly applies to everyone now because that's how you feel?
I used to work for the military-industrial complex. It paid very well, but it's a soul-sucking job. After one of my kids developed cancer and 9-11 happened, I decided that I couldn't go on in that line of work, and left the industry. I now work at a university for 1/3 the income, and feel much better about what I do for a living.
Then more power to you. Do what you like. Consequently, there are those who like working in the financial sector, too, and they sure don't feel like slaves. Not everyone is you.
Exactly. This article is one big fail. If Wall Street has discovered that engineers make good bankers, then why the hell shouldn't they hire them? Whether or not Wall Street is dirty and will get dirt on these engineers is 100% irrelevant. Wall Street firms can hire whoever the hell they want, just like any other company. If an engineer sees a lot of dollars on Wall Street and thinks it might suit him/her, then why the hell not? I'm not looking at "No, don't sell out!" crap here, I'm simply looking at the basic principles of capitalism in that companies are free to offer big bucks to people who are qualified. What a shocker.
Sure, but now there are a bunch of otherwise good and working ADC monitors floating around that aren't worth a damned thing unless you bundle a converter with them.
Try using anything to actually check the SMART status of an external drive or view the SMART data itself. I'd be very surprised if you could unless the manufacturer had made some very specific accommodations to allow it, and it would likely require them to make some software for it, too.
Um...ADC was strictly Apple's own connector. Thunderbolt is backed by Intel. There's a pretty big difference here. In addition, Thunderbolt is a helluva lot more versatile. You can adapt it to just about anything, so while there may be Thunderbolt peripherals, it's not going to be necessary for a bunch of them for Thunderbolt to succeed. In addition, outside of some very high-end stuff, even if a peripheral does have a Thunderbolt port, I doubt that would be its only connectivity.
I think that if TB catches on, laptop manufacturers are going to LOVE it, especially ultraportables. No more slapping a dozen ports on a laptop or trying to cram as many as possible into an ultraportable. TB takes care of everything but power. That also simplifies manufacturing and reduces cost.
There were laser pistols, but apparently you had to either be part of the Alliance government/military or have some really good connections. The brothel episode's bad guy was packing one.
Oh, of course, but I've worked for a couple of shops. We never had prices THAT overinflated (especially since you can get them ludicrously cheap) and we sure as hell didn't spin a load of bullshit about a cable shortage causing higher prices.
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Not even. I'm not talking about parents that are violent dickheads raising violent dickhead kids, I'm talking about whiny, self-entitled assholes who believe that their snowflake can do no wrong. The kids aren't always rotten enough to warrant expulsion, and if you expel the kid, that will just make the asshole parent an even bigger asshole who makes the lives of the faculty even harder. Expel enough asshole kids and the asshole parents will find a way to get some faculty kicked out. It won't solve the problem.
Who said anything about simultaneously? A good teacher can teach a general lecture that's good for most and then help the ones that need it. Can a video do that? Can a damned video recognize when a student isn't quite getting it and help him/her out? Do the students actually feel like the video gives a damn about them? Can the video get an overall idea of the rough level of the class and make small touches to cater to that?
No wonder you posted as an AC.
1. Those are afterthoughts. Tablets aren't designed to replace desktops. They're meant to be highly portable and quick to use.
2. Um, how do you plan on building a tablet? Laptop kits are hard enough to find. Do you really think you could self-assemble a tablet as slim and light as an iPad? I just don't see it happening. Furthermore, rolling your own tablet will do jack shit for business market share.
3. Android already does this, but has diddly in tablet market share in business or otherwise. Businesses don't really give a damn if it's open or not as long as it can talk to their network, servers, etc and they can load their own custom apps into it, which just about any tablet (iPad included) can.
Those gimmicky toys are selling by the millions per month. Apple can't build the iPad 2 fast enough. Seems like adoption is moving right along as it is.
Largely excellent points, but that only addresses part of the problem. Asshole parents are never going away no matter what the district does, and these asshole parents are the ones who vote for asshole politicians who make asshole decisions that clutter up the education system with just about everything you've described. It's not just the structuring, teachers, etc (although that's certainly a large part of it), it's the bureaucratic politicians that keep it that way because of the demands of a large part of their voter base.
Your first topic is absurd as there is zero interaction and no single recorded lesson is good for all students. A good teacher isn't just good at talking to the class, he/she is good at evaluating the needs of each class and working with all students. Playing a recording is idiotic and would do jack shit. Students need a TEACHER who gives a damn, not a video of one.
Your second idea has been implemented a hundred thousand times over minus only Wikipedia. Students get projects, reports, etc on a huge variety of topics, sometimes any topic they want. Making this the only method of education is hideous as it's pretty damned dry getting your entire education from a website. You need some human interaction, discussion, and so much more.
I'm guessing that most female coders are not the kind of person you want to see naked unless you're into greasy butterhogs.
I think you mean the Cloud City on Bespin, you charlatan!
You know what I find funny? When it comes out that some company is using open source code in violation of the GPL, /.ers start screaming bloody murder, even if it's not being used commercially. So tell me, how is that so much different than piracy? You're taking someone else's work and using it in a way that is not authorized, often distributing it in an unauthorized way.
/.ers spouting cognitive dissonance. It's not a good or right thing, people.
I'm sure we've all pirated software before, but the justifications I see here are just a bunch of
I could see Apple making the lens/sensor slightly larger, but I don't know if it would be enough to maintain quality. The iPhone 4's camera isn't bad. It's not great, but it's certainly a massive step up from the godawful camera that was on the 3G.
MS is going to make new Zunes? I thought they'd given up on that line.
Then perhaps license wasn't the correct term in all cases. There are still absurd legal/civil issues, and we've all seen the absurd lengths and arguments the RIAA has made in and out of court. Buying a used CD doesn't mean they can't sue you if you rip it and seed a torrent.
You mean the hardware is decent. Out of a dozen or so Netgear products I've used, one (a white 5 port switch) was decent. The rest were shit, likely due to incredibly awful firmware. Crashhappy routers and switches that will blast your network with piss if you plug another brand into the network, I shit you not.
The music isn't being sold regardless. There are ALWAYS licenses, and adding to that license is not going to put DRM on the file. Furthermore, having DRM does not guarantee failure. Last time I checked, Netflix required DRM and they're doing just fine. Tons of commercially successful software incorporates DRM and sells just fine. Overly intrusive or cumbersome DRM can kill a business model. DRM itself does not. Stop looking at what you wish would be and start looking at reality.
As for Amazon, should they need an additional license to do this? No. Will they? Most likely.
You mean the labeling at the boot chooser? Just install rEFIt.
The MX1000 was a bucket of shit. I had one and so did my sister. Both of them had the usual godawful RF issues. You needed the damned thing to be right next to the wireless base with a clear line of sight or it didn't work worth a shit. Even when it did, it couldn't track at remotely high speeds and had a jitter when you tracked slowly. Thankfully, the G5 I'm using now is working far better (I'm never using a wireless mouse on my desktop again), but I think the left button is starting to go.
Germany built a pebble bed reactor. It didn't end well. They had some very nasty contamination issues.
Breeder reactors, on the other hand, would be good, but there's the issue of them possibly creating weapons-grade material. Why that would be an issue for the US, I don't know, but we damned well should build one at Hanford and feed it all that toxic sludge that's been leaking out of containers for decades.
It's not slavery. Working for the betterment of mankind instead of its hasty demise is liberating. On the contrary, working for greedy pigs is slavery, no matter how much money they give you.
So that instantly applies to everyone now because that's how you feel?
I used to work for the military-industrial complex. It paid very well, but it's a soul-sucking job. After one of my kids developed cancer and 9-11 happened, I decided that I couldn't go on in that line of work, and left the industry. I now work at a university for 1/3 the income, and feel much better about what I do for a living.
Then more power to you. Do what you like. Consequently, there are those who like working in the financial sector, too, and they sure don't feel like slaves. Not everyone is you.
Exactly. This article is one big fail. If Wall Street has discovered that engineers make good bankers, then why the hell shouldn't they hire them? Whether or not Wall Street is dirty and will get dirt on these engineers is 100% irrelevant. Wall Street firms can hire whoever the hell they want, just like any other company. If an engineer sees a lot of dollars on Wall Street and thinks it might suit him/her, then why the hell not? I'm not looking at "No, don't sell out!" crap here, I'm simply looking at the basic principles of capitalism in that companies are free to offer big bucks to people who are qualified. What a shocker.
Besides, if we are in for a lynching I say we go after the LISP guys! (Just kidding... it was the first language to come to mind.)
I'll tie a bunch of parentheses together to make a rope!
Sure, but now there are a bunch of otherwise good and working ADC monitors floating around that aren't worth a damned thing unless you bundle a converter with them.
Insightful is deserved. Zynga is a godawful plagiarist. Makes me wonder if they'll get sued that much faster for cloning someone else's game.
Try using anything to actually check the SMART status of an external drive or view the SMART data itself. I'd be very surprised if you could unless the manufacturer had made some very specific accommodations to allow it, and it would likely require them to make some software for it, too.
Um...ADC was strictly Apple's own connector. Thunderbolt is backed by Intel. There's a pretty big difference here. In addition, Thunderbolt is a helluva lot more versatile. You can adapt it to just about anything, so while there may be Thunderbolt peripherals, it's not going to be necessary for a bunch of them for Thunderbolt to succeed. In addition, outside of some very high-end stuff, even if a peripheral does have a Thunderbolt port, I doubt that would be its only connectivity.
I think that if TB catches on, laptop manufacturers are going to LOVE it, especially ultraportables. No more slapping a dozen ports on a laptop or trying to cram as many as possible into an ultraportable. TB takes care of everything but power. That also simplifies manufacturing and reduces cost.
There were laser pistols, but apparently you had to either be part of the Alliance government/military or have some really good connections. The brothel episode's bad guy was packing one.
Oh, of course, but I've worked for a couple of shops. We never had prices THAT overinflated (especially since you can get them ludicrously cheap) and we sure as hell didn't spin a load of bullshit about a cable shortage causing higher prices.