Frankly, I don't really see any problem with the tracking of the kids, per se. It doesn't tell you what they're doing in the bathroom... it just lets you know that they are in the bathroom
Until some jock steals your badge, throws it into the girls bathroom, stuffs you into a locker and you get labeled as a pervert for the rest of your school days...
This isn't exactly 'swiping a badge' which requires some action by the student. These badges are automatically read by the RFID readers. Sure, they are only on the classroom doors for attendance purposes now. But things like this are sometimes only a foot in the door for further plans.
I know the administration at my former high school would like to be able to know where students were at any given time. We were not allowed to leave the campus alone during the day under any circumstances. If we were sick, we needed a parent or guardian to pick us up.
I remember some of the most fun times in high school were sneaking around in places where we shouldn't be. I know class is important yadda yadda, but sometimes skipping class and acting like a kid is good for your mental health. I hope we don't completely eliminate our kids ability to be, you know, kids.
The entire problem here centers around the name (as in Trademark rather than copyright). If the group went by 'The Mr. Sinus Show' I don't think there would even be a problem. I have all the respect in the world for the MST3K guys and I think they are completely in the right on this issue. They aren't asking the 'Mr. Sinus' people to stop. Just change their name.
I work with Autocad at work and all of my drawing notes are in caps. My caps lock key is on more often than not. I use most, if not all of the keys on my keyboard. I have a fairly streamlined set of key shortcuts that I use daily and if any keys were eliminated, my tendinitis would be much worse than it is now.
It is really sad. Apparently Ted Sr wanted to be cremated and have his ashes spread over his favorite fishing spot. It looks like he was frozen
along with his father.
Exactly. I get tired of people attacking the tools rather than the individuals using them for whatever purpose. It's the old "guns don't kill people, people kill people" argument. If there were no guns, someone would still find a way to do harm if they wanted. Whether you shoot me, stab me or beat me over the head repeatedly with a baseball bat, i'm still dead. Gee, lets ban all pointy or heavy things and make the world out of NERF.
Oops, I re-read my post and realized I screwed up on one point. The speaker output isn't zero. The combination of the ambient sound and speaker output at the ambient sound frequency should be zero.
Heh, I hope I wasn't implying that conservation of energy was being violated. I just though that destruction of energy and cancellation of the signal were different in this case. I think I worded it wrong. No testicles need to be wagered:-) The experience I've had with the equipment in class showed that the noise cancellation circuitry recorded the original sound wave, inverted it and fed it back into the speaker. The combination of positive and negative voltage basically told the speaker to output zero signal for that particular frequency. Nothing is destroyed, it's more like an electronic tug-of-war. It makes listening to music a lot more enjoyable, however it works. Thanks for the reply.
I always wished I could get ahold of a set of the Bose to test out. I've got a set of the Sony MDR-NC20 and I love them. I've heard the Bose are much better, but for the money I can live with mine for now. Too bad I can't wear them at work.
For instance, you can buy noise-cancelling headphones, but the cancellation only works for your own ears, which gets the sound in just right right phase; to the people around you, there will be a perceptible noise coming from your headphones! Conservation of energy says you can't just destroy the energy of those sound waves. Most likely you're just sending extra-strength sounds waves somewhere else.
I own a set of noise cancelling headphones and there is no perceptible noise being emmitted from them to the outside world. The noise cancellation circuitry takes the incoming signal and inverts it to cancel out the original incoming sound wave. Conservation of energy doesn't really apply. You aren't really destroying the energy of the sound waves, just cancelling it. Energy is spent on both the positive and negative signal. Although I just minored in acoustics so I'm probably missing something. Any professional opinion is appreciated.
Uh. Consulting work is for people who know what they're doing, not a beginners market. If you know absolutely nothing, it is difficult to get into the tech support business (unless you are working for dell in India).
I agree that experience is important in todays business world, but the "bunch of theory that you may have learned from some junior college prof" is just as important. Even if it just gets your foot in the door somewhere.
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think it looks too bad, and if I'm keeping it in my pocket most of the time I don't really mind the looks. I haven't used an ipod yet so you probably know more than I about the UI. I'll just wait until I get one of each in my hands before I make a final conclusion. Looks arent everything.
Actually, one of the books was written by the professor and I couldn't find it cheaper. I do agree that buying books on the internet can be the way to go. I've know people who got burned by online book sellers though. Having a textbook on backorder for half a semester isn't a good thing. If you can find a well stocked dealer with a good shipping policy then go for it.
You could always create your own used textbook market. Most bookstores that buy used books give next to nothing for them. I always kept my old books until the next year and sold them to the next group of students. I always got more than the bookstore offered to buy them back and the buyer got their books much cheaper than if they bought them new or even used. Plus it cuts the middleman out of the equation.
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Frankly, I don't really see any problem with the tracking of the kids, per se. It doesn't tell you what they're doing in the bathroom... it just lets you know that they are in the bathroom
Until some jock steals your badge, throws it into the girls bathroom, stuffs you into a locker and you get labeled as a pervert for the rest of your school days...
but im not bitter...
honest..
This isn't exactly 'swiping a badge' which requires some action by the student. These badges are automatically read by the RFID readers. Sure, they are only on the classroom doors for attendance purposes now. But things like this are sometimes only a foot in the door for further plans.
I know the administration at my former high school would like to be able to know where students were at any given time. We were not allowed to leave the campus alone during the day under any circumstances. If we were sick, we needed a parent or guardian to pick us up.
I remember some of the most fun times in high school were sneaking around in places where we shouldn't be. I know class is important yadda yadda, but sometimes skipping class and acting like a kid is good for your mental health. I hope we don't completely eliminate our kids ability to be, you know, kids.
The entire problem here centers around the name (as in Trademark rather than copyright). If the group went by 'The Mr. Sinus Show' I don't think there would even be a problem.
I have all the respect in the world for the MST3K guys and I think they are completely in the right on this issue. They aren't asking the 'Mr. Sinus' people to stop. Just change their name.
This isn't really a geek/nerd magazine but I just got my latest issue of Hot Rod magazine. It came with an AOL CD.
WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!
My brain hurts..
I work with Autocad at work and all of my drawing notes are in caps. My caps lock key is on more often than not. I use most, if not all of the keys on my keyboard. I have a fairly streamlined set of key shortcuts that I use daily and if any keys were eliminated, my tendinitis would be much worse than it is now.
It is really sad. Apparently Ted Sr wanted to be cremated and have his ashes spread over his favorite fishing spot.
It looks like he was frozen along with his father.
Exactly.
I get tired of people attacking the tools rather than the individuals using them for whatever purpose. It's the old "guns don't kill people, people kill people" argument. If there were no guns, someone would still find a way to do harm if they wanted. Whether you shoot me, stab me or beat me over the head repeatedly with a baseball bat, i'm still dead. Gee, lets ban all pointy or heavy things and make the world out of NERF.
Oops, I re-read my post and realized I screwed up on one point. The speaker output isn't zero. The combination of the ambient sound and speaker output at the ambient sound frequency should be zero.
Heh, I hope I wasn't implying that conservation of energy was being violated. I just though that destruction of energy and cancellation of the signal were different in this case. I think I worded it wrong. No testicles need to be wagered :-)
The experience I've had with the equipment in class showed that the noise cancellation circuitry recorded the original sound wave, inverted it and fed it back into the speaker. The combination of positive and negative voltage basically told the speaker to output zero signal for that particular frequency. Nothing is destroyed, it's more like an electronic tug-of-war. It makes listening to music a lot more enjoyable, however it works.
Thanks for the reply.
I always wished I could get ahold of a set of the Bose to test out. I've got a set of the Sony MDR-NC20 and I love them. I've heard the Bose are much better, but for the money I can live with mine for now. Too bad I can't wear them at work.
For instance, you can buy noise-cancelling headphones, but the cancellation only works for your own ears, which gets the sound in just right right phase; to the people around you, there will be a perceptible noise coming from your headphones! Conservation of energy says you can't just destroy the energy of those sound waves. Most likely you're just sending extra-strength sounds waves somewhere else.
I own a set of noise cancelling headphones and there is no perceptible noise being emmitted from them to the outside world. The noise cancellation circuitry takes the incoming signal and inverts it to cancel out the original incoming sound wave. Conservation of energy doesn't really apply. You aren't really destroying the energy of the sound waves, just cancelling it. Energy is spent on both the positive and negative signal. Although I just minored in acoustics so I'm probably missing something. Any professional opinion is appreciated.
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This is an excellent engineering school in Michigan that has a very good CS and CE program.
Uh. Consulting work is for people who know what they're doing, not a beginners market. If you know absolutely nothing, it is difficult to get into the tech support business (unless you are working for dell in India).
I agree that experience is important in todays business world, but the "bunch of theory that you may have learned from some junior college prof" is just as important. Even if it just gets your foot in the door somewhere.
although they'll probably try to blame it on a MyDoom DOS.
Yeah, I don't screw.. I nail.
Completely off topic, but the Donnie Darko sig..
Good stuff
I love that movie
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think it looks too bad, and if I'm keeping it in my pocket most of the time I don't really mind the looks.
I haven't used an ipod yet so you probably know more than I about the UI. I'll just wait until I get one of each in my hands before I make a final conclusion. Looks arent everything.
No, I went to GMI. But it's good to know that other people have had the pleasure of watching their useless books going up in smoke.
Best smores I ever made.
Actually, one of the books was written by the professor and I couldn't find it cheaper. I do agree that buying books on the internet can be the way to go. I've know people who got burned by online book sellers though. Having a textbook on backorder for half a semester isn't a good thing. If you can find a well stocked dealer with a good shipping policy then go for it.
You could always create your own used textbook market. Most bookstores that buy used books give next to nothing for them. I always kept my old books until the next year and sold them to the next group of students. I always got more than the bookstore offered to buy them back and the buyer got their books much cheaper than if they bought them new or even used. Plus it cuts the middleman out of the equation.
Some books are worth keeping.
My freshman intro to psychology book is the most expensive doorstop I've ever owned.
I bought an economics textbook for $85.
I sold it back for $15.
I got some mixed signals from that class