You guys are seeing this as all-negative. I think this certainly has potential for positive aspects besides spying.
Imagine a world where banks can make their safe walls half-invisible. All that would have to happen is random occasional checks to see if anything had been stolen. Certinaly easier than opening each time.
For people: the potential invisible security guards acts as a huge deterrent to crime. Unless they purchase IR devices, casual stealing becomes next-to-impossible knowing that a guard could be right there.
For the too big/too small....use dekameter and decimeter.
It's also unfair how you say how we have to memorize prefixes. You're comparing it to memorizing conversions. We have to memorize feet, inches, miles, leagues, etc. Also, metric prefixes are same throughout. No more memorizing pounds, ounces, etc.
Um.......you think poetry involving "meters" is any better with the American "feet"?
Also, the Metric system IS better. NASA uses it. Scientists use it. It's easier to calculate. You can use decimeters and dekameters. Even Coca-Cola and Pepsi use it, for crying out loud.
Austin's becoming a hot hot spot because it's still a comparatively small city with the likes of New York and such.
Imagine stretching WiFi from the Bronx to JFK Airport, and I don't find it surprising that Austin is so hot. Some small city was bound to become a hot hot spot, and Austin happened to have good luck.
(First ever response on Slashdot, I couldn't resist this)
What are you doing now? What did you do for education? How is your life now?
First, some background.
I'm a 15-year-old student living in Sayreville, NJ and I recently got a 1600 SAT score last year. I'm going to Rutgers University on a scholarship early and skipping senior year. I have already skipped first grade and entered school early.
I don't know why I'm "bright". I think that the biggest reason is probably because I loved reading when I was a child. I devoured dictionaries and encyclopedias.
I've found that the "bully-nerd" relationship does not exist in certain situations. When the "nerd" is extremely bright, bullies often respect him and don't beat him up. I've never been teased, never been harassed. I think Sayreville is an excellent community, but it's not just that.
Academically, I have managed to be alright, but nothing spectacular. Lots of people I meet think I should have a 4.0 easy, but I'm pretty far from it.
You're speaking my life. Our school is filled with "study freaks" that study frantically. I've never done so. I cannot understand how studying can help a person. I learn on my own if I don't understand the material, but I have no idea how someone who knows little manages to get good grades by studying. In addition, I'm afraid I'm rebellious. This upsets teachers, and I've consequently never been a teacher's pet.
I'd like to hear about everything from your education to your career to things you wish you had done differently
I plan on entering law school eventually. What I had done differently: very little. I've discovered I'm one of the rare people in the universe that is satisfied with his life. I've had fun on the way: I've had girlfriends; I have many great friends; I'm excellent at tennis, ping-pong, chess, and Risk; I don't study; and yet I excel academically. Any learning I do now is voluntary.
So what this mean? It is possible to be bright yet personable at the same time. I reject those who claim that that the two are incompatible. Far too often, people make no effort to be both, and hence deny the fact that it's possible. I'm a living example of this.
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You guys are seeing this as all-negative. I think this certainly has potential for positive aspects besides spying.
Imagine a world where banks can make their safe walls half-invisible. All that would have to happen is random occasional checks to see if anything had been stolen. Certinaly easier than opening each time.
For people: the potential invisible security guards acts as a huge deterrent to crime. Unless they purchase IR devices, casual stealing becomes next-to-impossible knowing that a guard could be right there.
For the too big/too small....use dekameter and decimeter.
It's also unfair how you say how we have to memorize prefixes. You're comparing it to memorizing conversions. We have to memorize feet, inches, miles, leagues, etc. Also, metric prefixes are same throughout. No more memorizing pounds, ounces, etc.
Um.......you think poetry involving "meters" is any better with the American "feet"?
Also, the Metric system IS better. NASA uses it. Scientists use it. It's easier to calculate. You can use decimeters and dekameters. Even Coca-Cola and Pepsi use it, for crying out loud.
Did anyone see the book/movie Disclosure?
Spatial navigation is the wave of the future, face it. It's much more intutive than our current system. We just need to get used to it.
It's like the metric system: we don't want it now because we're not used to it, but everyone knows it's better than the English system.
Austin's becoming a hot hot spot because it's still a comparatively small city with the likes of New York and such.
Imagine stretching WiFi from the Bronx to JFK Airport, and I don't find it surprising that Austin is so hot. Some small city was bound to become a hot hot spot, and Austin happened to have good luck.
(First ever response on Slashdot, I couldn't resist this)
What are you doing now? What did you do for education? How is your life now?
First, some background.
I'm a 15-year-old student living in Sayreville, NJ and I recently got a 1600 SAT score last year. I'm going to Rutgers University on a scholarship early and skipping senior year. I have already skipped first grade and entered school early.
I don't know why I'm "bright". I think that the biggest reason is probably because I loved reading when I was a child. I devoured dictionaries and encyclopedias.
I've found that the "bully-nerd" relationship does not exist in certain situations. When the "nerd" is extremely bright, bullies often respect him and don't beat him up. I've never been teased, never been harassed. I think Sayreville is an excellent community, but it's not just that.
Academically, I have managed to be alright, but nothing spectacular. Lots of people I meet think I should have a 4.0 easy, but I'm pretty far from it.
You're speaking my life. Our school is filled with "study freaks" that study frantically. I've never done so. I cannot understand how studying can help a person. I learn on my own if I don't understand the material, but I have no idea how someone who knows little manages to get good grades by studying. In addition, I'm afraid I'm rebellious. This upsets teachers, and I've consequently never been a teacher's pet.
I'd like to hear about everything from your education to your career to things you wish you had done differently
I plan on entering law school eventually. What I had done differently: very little. I've discovered I'm one of the rare people in the universe that is satisfied with his life. I've had fun on the way: I've had girlfriends; I have many great friends; I'm excellent at tennis, ping-pong, chess, and Risk; I don't study; and yet I excel academically. Any learning I do now is voluntary.
So what this mean? It is possible to be bright yet personable at the same time. I reject those who claim that that the two are incompatible. Far too often, people make no effort to be both, and hence deny the fact that it's possible. I'm a living example of this.