I ran out out ink for my printer and got kicked out of a computer room 15 minutes before a project was due.....it was all finished, I had just downloaded it, and then a teacher came in and made me leave. Well, there goes 40% of my term marks.
Because when something happens which wipes out most of the human race - don't pretend it won't happen, because it will - the survivors will need those skills. Even though I may not like something, doesn't mean that I want it to fall out of memory and become unused if it is of practical use.
We already know that we're not trusted. At school I need paperwork to go for a piss, to use a computer. I need to be supervised at all times when near a computer, I need more paperwork after I've finished on the computer. If there is no-one to supervise when I'm on the computer, I just get a zero.
One of them did get caught at my school actually.....they said if it happens again he's gone.
From what I heard the chick (who is a D-cup btw, no, don't ask how I know), had had him ask her to take her top off. She screamed at him for a while, and then just left. Still got suspended though.
And no, I don't know why he is still working here.
And when did I say long skirts are banned? For some things they are required uniform. Just the thing to give me a visible shudder.
A teachers is to impart knowledge, not to be ensure that pupils are present and correct.
Don't worry, they'll do it anyway. I have a friend who got punished fo what she said in a conversation, not even in the classroom, outside at lunch. And it was about how she hated some teacher, not a big thing.
Care to guess what happened? First a couple of days detentions, all on her record. Then, when she argued with the teacher about how it isn't fair that they can do that, she was suspended.
It doesn't matter what the teachers are supposed to do, they'll just overstep their bounds rather than do what they should.
Ummmm....where exactly in Australia? At my school, (~1200 students, + part time), they don't do this. I don't know anyone at any other schools where this is done.
I haven't needed to use my swipe card since I started high school, all it's done for me so far is let me get books at the library. And there, I use a barcode anyway.
If it's all for the "duty of care", why do they feel the need to push the uniform against anything popular? Sandshoes were banned when I arrived. This year went the miniskirts/skirts/anything other that doesn't go down past the knees. What's next? We can't wear anything that shows arms?
If all the rules they made were for safety, or at least some other logical reason I would agree with you. "Because the old people across the street are embarrased to see legs above the knees" is not a valid reason.
But do the _STUDENTS_ need to volunteer, or the parents?
I'm in high school now, and there is no chance in hell that I would ever put my signature on a permission form. I value not being tracked everywhere I go. Why give it up for slightly more safety, when I know that I'm gonna die younger than most anyway?
I'm in high school. And somehow I feel that making me carry a radio transmitter around, and sharing that information with the admins/police isn't the kind of thing people should do.
The closest thing we've come to a seamless registration is using swipe cards, which get lost, traded, broken, etc.
Explain why these things can't happen to an RFID tag? Or are you planning to implant them?
If it's not on my balls, I'd gladly get my hunting knife and cut it out.
Moore's Law is giving us the luxury to think about things other than how to optimize every last byte out of a program
If you choose to assume that Moore's Law also applies to a programmers typing skills, then that might be true. However, in the real world, redundant information which is harder to read than using symbols is not the kind of thing that you want in a large program.
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I ran out out ink for my printer and got kicked out of a computer room 15 minutes before a project was due.....it was all finished, I had just downloaded it, and then a teacher came in and made me leave. Well, there goes 40% of my term marks.
Seeing as I have one of these phones (Ericsson T100), I can tell you why there are the flashing lights - it's so you can find the phone in the dark.
And you would eat those animals after killing them with chemical weapons?
You unplug it when you work on it.
There are things other tha working on it that make it dangerous.
Because when something happens which wipes out most of the human race - don't pretend it won't happen, because it will - the survivors will need those skills. Even though I may not like something, doesn't mean that I want it to fall out of memory and become unused if it is of practical use.
if you are starving to death, and need food NOW
If there are two people starving to death: one who has a rifle and has hunted for years, and you with a stick, who do you think is going to survive?
If it can break through the skin, it's strong enough.
We already know that we're not trusted. At school I need paperwork to go for a piss, to use a computer. I need to be supervised at all times when near a computer, I need more paperwork after I've finished on the computer. If there is no-one to supervise when I'm on the computer, I just get a zero.
Sure makes you feel trusted.
At mine you can leave anyway, providing that you're in year 11/12, in the frees.
And if the principal and the janitor are willing to abide by the rules
Think that's gonna happen? By that logic, teachers should wear the school uniform that we all have to wear. Does that happen?
One of them did get caught at my school actually.....they said if it happens again he's gone.
From what I heard the chick (who is a D-cup btw, no, don't ask how I know), had had him ask her to take her top off. She screamed at him for a while, and then just left. Still got suspended though.
And no, I don't know why he is still working here.
And when did I say long skirts are banned? For some things they are required uniform. Just the thing to give me a visible shudder.
A teachers is to impart knowledge, not to be ensure that pupils are present and correct.
Don't worry, they'll do it anyway. I have a friend who got punished fo what she said in a conversation, not even in the classroom, outside at lunch. And it was about how she hated some teacher, not a big thing.
Care to guess what happened? First a couple of days detentions, all on her record. Then, when she argued with the teacher about how it isn't fair that they can do that, she was suspended.
It doesn't matter what the teachers are supposed to do, they'll just overstep their bounds rather than do what they should.
Ummmm....where exactly in Australia? At my school, (~1200 students, + part time), they don't do this. I don't know anyone at any other schools where this is done.
I haven't needed to use my swipe card since I started high school, all it's done for me so far is let me get books at the library. And there, I use a barcode anyway.
If it's all for the "duty of care", why do they feel the need to push the uniform against anything popular? Sandshoes were banned when I arrived. This year went the miniskirts/skirts/anything other that doesn't go down past the knees. What's next? We can't wear anything that shows arms?
If all the rules they made were for safety, or at least some other logical reason I would agree with you. "Because the old people across the street are embarrased to see legs above the knees" is not a valid reason.
I have somewhat more skill with a knife, and don't have a ready supply of poison ivy (I live in Australia).
Yes, yes, and no. Scared yet ;)
It's had it's uses over the years. Especially when I got metal pieces stuck under my skin.
Long story there.
But do the _STUDENTS_ need to volunteer, or the parents?
I'm in high school now, and there is no chance in hell that I would ever put my signature on a permission form. I value not being tracked everywhere I go. Why give it up for slightly more safety, when I know that I'm gonna die younger than most anyway?
And finally, if they eventually decide to implant:
Thos are just the things I thought of in the last two minutes. I could probably think of more more.
Being in high school now, I'd have to agree with you.
You have no idea how fucked up your country looks from down under.
I'm in high school. And somehow I feel that making me carry a radio transmitter around, and sharing that information with the admins/police isn't the kind of thing people should do.
The closest thing we've come to a seamless registration is using swipe cards, which get lost, traded, broken, etc.
Explain why these things can't happen to an RFID tag? Or are you planning to implant them?
If it's not on my balls, I'd gladly get my hunting knife and cut it out.
Read the man page - doesn't work with Journalled filesystems. That rules out NTFS, Ext3, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS, etc. etc.
However, if you want a program like this for windows, Eraser would fit the bill nicely.
There is a feature in almost every language to help in that situation. It is called comments.
Moore's Law is giving us the luxury to think about things other than how to optimize every last byte out of a program
If you choose to assume that Moore's Law also applies to a programmers typing skills, then that might be true. However, in the real world, redundant information which is harder to read than using symbols is not the kind of thing that you want in a large program.
It's not about efficiency, it's about being able to ensure compatibility between programs, by using an open and _HUMAN_READABLE_ format.
Because then it would slide down the mountain.