There's definitely an anti-intellectual streak in the US - independent of skin color. Way back in 8th grade (late 1970's) when I moved to a new town, I was initially placed in "regular" classes". The administration quickly realized I did not belong there and moved me to the advanced/honors classes. Boy did I get abused by the "regular" kids when they found out. To this day, I simply cannot understand why academic achievement is not encouraged and celebrated as vigorously as sports achievement.
OK, no problem, we'll raise Manhattan island about 20 feet to avoid storm surge. We'll raze all houses within 2 miles of the coast, we'll raze all houses within 2 miles of any river, creek, or bay. All trees near power lines will be cut, or alternatively, all above ground power lines will be moved underground. Is that a good start? That's for the NY/NJ area.
In Vermont, just move all towns that are near a river somewhere uphill.
Katrina was a big storm, but not ridiculously so. What destroyed New Orleans was flooding made extra destructive by the fact that the city is below sea level.
To be honest, the French make barely adequate cars, sort of like the Italians. Not that GM is anything special, but they are finally beginning to improve.
People like powerful V8's for the same reason they love powerful V6's or 4's, or Wankel's. I am partial to my flat 6.
Is this what Slashdot used to be like? It's great! People talking about bit banging, soldering, discrete components, hacking. It brings a smile to my face.
I think you touched on a core issue. I graduated from high school in 1982. Our school had a lab of Apple II's, Commodore PET's, and an old fashioned timesharing teletype or two. It was all touted as the next wave in education. In the end, we learned BASIC programming (my friend and I actually taught the teacher) and played computer games after school.
Perhaps I lack imagination, but I don't see how computers, netbooks, iPads, or any other electronic device can make more than a small difference in educational effectiveness. In my case, a computer may have been useful for visualizing geometric principles or graphing 3-dimensional equations.
Over the years I've come to the conclusion that the majority of kids who succeed in school and in life come from stable, loving homes where parent or parents set firm expectations from an early age. Also, the parents have to set an example of lifelong learning and self improvement, have discussions about various subjects at the dinner table, emphasize academics over sports, etc.
Unfortunately, the US population, on average, seems to have an undercurrent of anti-intellectualism and anti-learning bias. It's very odd. The end result is a hopeless cycle, kids who can't or don't want to learn, parents who don't care or don't have the energy who were poor students themselves, etc. We can demonize teachers and schools all we want, but the real improvment will come when our society does not denigrate education.
It gets even more interesting. Very often, doctors are not employed by the hospital. If that is true in this case, it would be a non-employee setting up rogue hardware.
I realize different organizations have different rules and operating philosophies, is it accepted practice for employees to set up their own systems in your hospital?
Is this a US hospital? Does HIPAA have anything to say about this practice? Are IT systems audited? Would the IT group be liable for any problems that are found on your system? What if someone cracks your system and uses it as a jumping off point to get patient data? What happens when you leave?
Same here. I find Experts Exchange to be very helpful. I've never paid for access and have always been able to see the answers. Maybe it has something to do with doing a Google search and then clicking on the relevant link.
I chuckle when I read stuff like this. Why is it that so many people need a pacifier of some sort? How about being in the moment and observing things around you, or taking the time for contemplation? What did people do before they got addicted to personal electronic devices?
Well, I must be the only other person in the world who can't drop landline phone service (VOIP actually, from my cable provider). Cell signal is nearly non-existent in my neighborhood. Also, cell phone sound quality (at least on AT&T) is tremendously variable and usually medicore at best, it can be awful even when you have 5 bars of signal strength.
One more thing, just because a cell phone manufacturer says their phone has 10 hours talk time and a month of standby doesn't mean it's actually true. I have never had a cell phone that lasted as long as advertised. Meanwhile, the Panasonic cordless phones I have in my house have great sound quality and the battery life is such that it has never been an issue.
That's because the arrogant as you call them have been around for a while and actually have awareness of the world around them. As others have noted, a similar brouhaha happened in the 1980's with Audi. I guarantee it will happen again as long as there are clueless, misguided people out there.
You bring up a good point. I think most people don't have an appreciation of how difficultt REAL racing can be both mentally and physically. I was watching the Rolex Daytona 24 hour race this past weekend. One of the drivers was being interviewed after his stint, and the sweat was POURING from his face. It's a helluva workout.
The post said he thought it could be done in 2.5 hours. How fast would he have to drive to make it in that amount of time? Thta's what I was trying to address.
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There's definitely an anti-intellectual streak in the US - independent of skin color. Way back in 8th grade (late 1970's) when I moved to a new town, I was initially placed in "regular" classes". The administration quickly realized I did not belong there and moved me to the advanced/honors classes. Boy did I get abused by the "regular" kids when they found out. To this day, I simply cannot understand why academic achievement is not encouraged and celebrated as vigorously as sports achievement.
I can't decide which 70's math I like better: the early hippy, Vietnam protesty type, or the later disco-ey white leisure suit type.
OK, no problem, we'll raise Manhattan island about 20 feet to avoid storm surge. We'll raze all houses within 2 miles of the coast, we'll raze all houses within 2 miles of any river, creek, or bay. All trees near power lines will be cut, or alternatively, all above ground power lines will be moved underground. Is that a good start? That's for the NY/NJ area.
In Vermont, just move all towns that are near a river somewhere uphill.
Katrina was a big storm, but not ridiculously so. What destroyed New Orleans was flooding made extra destructive by the fact that the city is below sea level.
That should be a hoot, cars going slower each lap with only the sound of scrubbing tires. When do tickets on sale? I'll be sure not to buy them.
Part of the glory of racing is the mechanical symphony of combustion engines..
To be honest, the French make barely adequate cars, sort of like the Italians. Not that GM is anything special, but they are finally beginning to improve.
People like powerful V8's for the same reason they love powerful V6's or 4's, or Wankel's. I am partial to my flat 6.
Is this what Slashdot used to be like? It's great! People talking about bit banging, soldering, discrete components, hacking. It brings a smile to my face.
I think you touched on a core issue. I graduated from high school in 1982. Our school had a lab of Apple II's, Commodore PET's, and an old fashioned timesharing teletype or two. It was all touted as the next wave in education. In the end, we learned BASIC programming (my friend and I actually taught the teacher) and played computer games after school.
Perhaps I lack imagination, but I don't see how computers, netbooks, iPads, or any other electronic device can make more than a small difference in educational effectiveness. In my case, a computer may have been useful for visualizing geometric principles or graphing 3-dimensional equations.
Over the years I've come to the conclusion that the majority of kids who succeed in school and in life come from stable, loving homes where parent or parents set firm expectations from an early age. Also, the parents have to set an example of lifelong learning and self improvement, have discussions about various subjects at the dinner table, emphasize academics over sports, etc.
Unfortunately, the US population, on average, seems to have an undercurrent of anti-intellectualism and anti-learning bias. It's very odd. The end result is a hopeless cycle, kids who can't or don't want to learn, parents who don't care or don't have the energy who were poor students themselves, etc. We can demonize teachers and schools all we want, but the real improvment will come when our society does not denigrate education.
It gets even more interesting. Very often, doctors are not employed by the hospital. If that is true in this case, it would be a non-employee setting up rogue hardware.
I realize different organizations have different rules and operating philosophies, is it accepted practice for employees to set up their own systems in your hospital?
Is this a US hospital? Does HIPAA have anything to say about this practice? Are IT systems audited? Would the IT group be liable for any problems that are found on your system? What if someone cracks your system and uses it as a jumping off point to get patient data? What happens when you leave?
I like it with capers, chopped kalamata olives, shallots, and some lemon juice and parsley.
If I remember correctly, my Tandy Color Computer runnijng OS9 Level I was multitasking a year or two before the Amiga came out.
You must have a very polite netbook, or maybe you meant complement. :-)
75 mph? Right......
Same here. I find Experts Exchange to be very helpful. I've never paid for access and have always been able to see the answers. Maybe it has something to do with doing a Google search and then clicking on the relevant link.
Amen
Technology can't prevent stupidity. Either we remove the ability to reply all or we live with the consequences.
You're being too generous. I'd say more like 99.99999%.
I chuckle when I read stuff like this. Why is it that so many people need a pacifier of some sort? How about being in the moment and observing things around you, or taking the time for contemplation? What did people do before they got addicted to personal electronic devices?
Well, I must be the only other person in the world who can't drop landline phone service (VOIP actually, from my cable provider). Cell signal is nearly non-existent in my neighborhood. Also, cell phone sound quality (at least on AT&T) is tremendously variable and usually medicore at best, it can be awful even when you have 5 bars of signal strength.
One more thing, just because a cell phone manufacturer says their phone has 10 hours talk time and a month of standby doesn't mean it's actually true. I have never had a cell phone that lasted as long as advertised. Meanwhile, the Panasonic cordless phones I have in my house have great sound quality and the battery life is such that it has never been an issue.
That's because the arrogant as you call them have been around for a while and actually have awareness of the world around them. As others have noted, a similar brouhaha happened in the 1980's with Audi. I guarantee it will happen again as long as there are clueless, misguided people out there.
You bring up a good point. I think most people don't have an appreciation of how difficultt REAL racing can be both mentally and physically. I was watching the Rolex Daytona 24 hour race this past weekend. One of the drivers was being interviewed after his stint, and the sweat was POURING from his face. It's a helluva workout.
It would have been much funnier if you actually let go and spewed all over your basement and then rolled around in it!
I am troubled by the wording of the headline. Am I alone in this regard?
The post said he thought it could be done in 2.5 hours. How fast would he have to drive to make it in that amount of time? Thta's what I was trying to address.