Before we go on with all the Myspace and Windows bashing it's important to note who is at fault here.
Myspace isn't at fault and neither is Microsoft
Sure they make shitty products for the below average user, but that isn't the problem. Myspace administrator's don't choose exactly which ads are dissplayed on their pages, they sell their ad space to an ad company with a few constraints on what types of ads are allowed to appear. The company who provides the ads then chooses specifically which ads it wishes to display on each of Myspace's, and for that matter, hundreds of other web site's web pages. And the users who didn't update their Windows OS arn't any more at fault either. Is it my fault if I leave my window unlocked and I get robbed because of it? No. Another important note: Myspace users were not the only one affected by this banner ad
So enough with the flame wars, go fuck the adware companies that are fucking everyone over.
The grading systems in public schooling systems are the definately one of the biggest problems in the classroom. In most schools the grading is left up to the teachers, and most teachers don't put enough effort into their grading policy. This allows grades to defer the focus of the classroom from learning(Its ideal purpose).
There are three different areas of grading that teachers use:
1. How well the student follows their instructions
2. How well the student knows the material
3. How much effort the student the student gives
(The reason why I put them in this order is because this tends to be their order of relavence in the majority of classrooms I have attended.)
Each of these are at least somewhat important to how successful a student is but they are not at all similar in any way. Yet, teachers lump them together with a set "Grading Rubrik" which they will follow to hell and high water.
Exapmle 1:(true scenerio) I am a high school student taking an honors chemistry class. To most of the students in this class, the concepts that we are learning are very difficult and the teacher is incapable of teaching them withen the class period (this is partially because the teacher is also very bad at teaching). I spend hours afterschool tutoring my classmates and helping them with their homework. However, I do not complete the homework myself. I pass with a B- even though it is evident that A. I know the material better than any other student(my average quiz grade is 40 points higher than the class average), and B. The reason why half the class even passed was me. Yet the grading rubrik stated that 33% of each student's grade was the busywork homework.
Example 2:(ture scenerio) Digital Electronics class (aka boolean logic 101). For my year project I'm designing and building a microcontroller driven LCD etch-a-sketch. No part of this project is being taught in class but it might actually be useful later in life. 1 month later the teacher says that we must provide a digital simulation of your final project using the simulation software provided in class. Me: not a single part of my project can be simulated using that outdated software or any software available to me. Teacher: then you get -10points on your project grade.
Example 3:(true scenerio - not me) DE class again. A classmate designes a calculator to preform the basic +- functions of a calculator as efficiently as possible using 40+ 74series chips. He efectively simulates the circuit and builds a prototype. He however, unable to get the prototype to work in spite of the countless hours of effort he put into it. He recieves -30points on his final project grade.
Example 4:(me again) Honors math class. I get better grades on all the quizzes and tests than any other studen in class(Math Team captain). The teacher says that I am one of the best math students that he has ever had. I dont take notes in class and I do a minimal amount of the "practice" homework. I get a lower year grade than the students who get 70s on tests.
Most teachers arn't flexable enough when it comes to grading. They trust their rubriks because they get an assortment of grades at the end of the year with a greater number of Bs, Cs, and As.
Knowledge and effort should be graded seperately. Someone who understands the material shouldn't have to do extra work just to get a good grade to get into college, and someone who puts a lot of effort into their work should be given a second chance. Playing to the teacher shouldn't work buecause in most cases it isn;t actually about learning, but doing what the teacher wants.
These First Lego leaguge compititions arn't new, they've been going on for the past 3 years. I'm currently 16 but I was just young enough to participate in the compition for the first two years.
For those of you that are interested in how the compition works. Each team competes for a maximum amount of points achieved by completeing various missions in an enclosed arena withen a set amount of time. Teams build and program Lego Mindstorms robots to get as many points as possible. Though the main goal is to achieve the highest score, the true winner is picked by the innovation of the robot design. The compitition itself is very fun and challenging, and it teaches the kids a lot about design and troubleshooting.
Its definately a great experiance for everyone, even if you don't win (like my team).
I seriously doubt the ability of your 3 yr old pc to run all five operating systems simultaneously. It might be able to into any one of them at different times but any processor you might have would be unable to handle multiple OSs.
Personally i like this page http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/familyguide/main.asp. Where they list all the curse words they try to block. Who knew Jesus was a swear? And since when is Queer Eye a bad show becuse it has gay guys in it?
My question is did the DHS do this in every single store selling the magic cube? Isn't an infringement on her rights to confiscate something not illegal without a proper warrent? And why didn't they contact the manufacturer first before going to the tiny little store?
I'm not so sure all the passengers faught back. As far as I was informed, except in flight 95, the passengers mostly remained in their seats and did not fight back because they weren't expecting to die in flight.
I think that the FBI would find it more difficult to recieve prints from a database such as this because there are no names. They would have to match the fingerprints with security camera recordings and do a profile analysis to figure out who put their fingerprint in.
Your overall reasoning is true but security cameras do have some effect.
Cameras will not stop crazed murderers or terrorists by any means nor will they help prosicute martyrs with bombs. Cameras stop the criminals who are scared of being caught. They will think of possible consiquences and will stop.
Yes, the camera makers do win, and yes, the security is mostly just propaganda. But there is reason in your drugstore security, and there should be.
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Before we go on with all the Myspace and Windows bashing it's important to note who is at fault here.
Myspace isn't at fault and neither is Microsoft
Sure they make shitty products for the below average user, but that isn't the problem. Myspace administrator's don't choose exactly which ads are dissplayed on their pages, they sell their ad space to an ad company with a few constraints on what types of ads are allowed to appear. The company who provides the ads then chooses specifically which ads it wishes to display on each of Myspace's, and for that matter, hundreds of other web site's web pages. And the users who didn't update their Windows OS arn't any more at fault either. Is it my fault if I leave my window unlocked and I get robbed because of it? No.
Another important note:
Myspace users were not the only one affected by this banner ad
So enough with the flame wars, go fuck the adware companies that are fucking everyone over.
The grading systems in public schooling systems are the definately one of the biggest problems in the classroom. In most schools the grading is left up to the teachers, and most teachers don't put enough effort into their grading policy. This allows grades to defer the focus of the classroom from learning(Its ideal purpose).
There are three different areas of grading that teachers use:
1. How well the student follows their instructions
2. How well the student knows the material
3. How much effort the student the student gives
(The reason why I put them in this order is because this tends to be their order of relavence in the majority of classrooms I have attended.)
Each of these are at least somewhat important to how successful a student is but they are not at all similar in any way. Yet, teachers lump them together with a set "Grading Rubrik" which they will follow to hell and high water.
Exapmle 1:(true scenerio) I am a high school student taking an honors chemistry class. To most of the students in this class, the concepts that we are learning are very difficult and the teacher is incapable of teaching them withen the class period (this is partially because the teacher is also very bad at teaching). I spend hours afterschool tutoring my classmates and helping them with their homework. However, I do not complete the homework myself. I pass with a B- even though it is evident that A. I know the material better than any other student(my average quiz grade is 40 points higher than the class average), and B. The reason why half the class even passed was me. Yet the grading rubrik stated that 33% of each student's grade was the busywork homework.
Example 2:(ture scenerio) Digital Electronics class (aka boolean logic 101). For my year project I'm designing and building a microcontroller driven LCD etch-a-sketch. No part of this project is being taught in class but it might actually be useful later in life. 1 month later the teacher says that we must provide a digital simulation of your final project using the simulation software provided in class. Me: not a single part of my project can be simulated using that outdated software or any software available to me. Teacher: then you get -10points on your project grade.
Example 3:(true scenerio - not me) DE class again. A classmate designes a calculator to preform the basic +- functions of a calculator as efficiently as possible using 40+ 74series chips. He efectively simulates the circuit and builds a prototype. He however, unable to get the prototype to work in spite of the countless hours of effort he put into it. He recieves -30points on his final project grade.
Example 4:(me again) Honors math class. I get better grades on all the quizzes and tests than any other studen in class(Math Team captain). The teacher says that I am one of the best math students that he has ever had. I dont take notes in class and I do a minimal amount of the "practice" homework. I get a lower year grade than the students who get 70s on tests.
Most teachers arn't flexable enough when it comes to grading. They trust their rubriks because they get an assortment of grades at the end of the year with a greater number of Bs, Cs, and As.
Knowledge and effort should be graded seperately. Someone who understands the material shouldn't have to do extra work just to get a good grade to get into college, and someone who puts a lot of effort into their work should be given a second chance. Playing to the teacher shouldn't work buecause in most cases it isn;t actually about learning, but doing what the teacher wants.
These First Lego leaguge compititions arn't new, they've been going on for the past 3 years. I'm currently 16 but I was just young enough to participate in the compition for the first two years.
The league website is http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
For those of you that are interested in how the compition works. Each team competes for a maximum amount of points achieved by completeing various missions in an enclosed arena withen a set amount of time. Teams build and program Lego Mindstorms robots to get as many points as possible. Though the main goal is to achieve the highest score, the true winner is picked by the innovation of the robot design. The compitition itself is very fun and challenging, and it teaches the kids a lot about design and troubleshooting.
Its definately a great experiance for everyone, even if you don't win (like my team).
I seriously doubt the ability of your 3 yr old pc to run all five operating systems simultaneously. It might be able to into any one of them at different times but any processor you might have would be unable to handle multiple OSs.
Say one ISP starts offering this service. They better have good security because when they go down, lots of computers go down.
Personally i like this page http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/familyguide/main.asp. Where they list all the curse words they try to block. Who knew Jesus was a swear? And since when is Queer Eye a bad show becuse it has gay guys in it?
My question is did the DHS do this in every single store selling the magic cube? Isn't an infringement on her rights to confiscate something not illegal without a proper warrent? And why didn't they contact the manufacturer first before going to the tiny little store?
I'm not so sure all the passengers faught back.
As far as I was informed, except in flight 95, the passengers mostly remained in their seats and did not fight back because they weren't expecting to die in flight.
I think that the FBI would find it more difficult to recieve prints from a database such as this because there are no names. They would have to match the fingerprints with security camera recordings and do a profile analysis to figure out who put their fingerprint in.
Your overall reasoning is true but security cameras do have some effect.
Cameras will not stop crazed murderers or terrorists by any means nor will they help prosicute martyrs with bombs. Cameras stop the criminals who are scared of being caught. They will think of possible consiquences and will stop.
Yes, the camera makers do win, and yes, the security is mostly just propaganda. But there is reason in your drugstore security, and there should be.