Have them work with a really simple encryption (secret messages! cool!) method, and explain how businesses and individuals use more complicated versions to keep their private messages private. Just about all kids love the idea of secret messages -- use it!
This is bad advice. Not in the subject matter itself, but in the current school environment. If the topic strays to security and encryption issues, rather than remaining in the Word and Powerpoint universe most teachers know, there could be accusations of "teaching the kids how to be hackers."
In ten minutes, no one can really change another person's life except to save it or end it. These kids are used to people coming into class and trying to hype up their profession, trust me that every word will be tuned out. Instead focus on guiding and influencing the children that are close to your own life. If every computer-literate helps five other people become computer-literate, that's real progress.
A PIC or other microcontroller would actually be a simpler way of doing it, with greater flexibility (script a sequence of shots at varying intervals, etc). Many small 8-pin microcontrollers have an internal oscillator, like the Motorola oops I mean Freescale MC68HC908QT2. Just apply power, no external components required. And in the SOIC package, they're small enough to build into whatever camera you're using.
You are an idiot. I never said it was bad a thief got caught. I specifially pointed out my opinion of his attitude about the whole situation. No one should be glad about this. A girl did some bad things and is now going to be locked up. It is necessary but there is nothing about the situation which calls for glee.
I was not arguing the fact that she did something wrong and knew what the consequences were. I was merely disgusted at how you're so turned on by some girl going to prison. She did practically nothing to you, yet you're so happy to be involved in something gossip-worthy. Even though you did the police a service in catching her, the whole situation is sad.
That's great and all, I just find disturbing your gleeful account of how this girl might spend over ten years in prison. I can practically see you rubbing your hands together. Yeah, yeah, you do the crime, you do the time. But that doesn't mean you have to be happy about it. No one should get enjoyment out of seeing another person placed in confinement. It's sad that people commit crimes and it's sad that there is no better option for dealing with those people.
Because you're paranoid and should go outside and enjoy the nice day instead of sitting there worrying, which will change jack squat in the real world. Later!
Ahh...I see. Do you know what the extra features are? Was it simply doubling up the 2x4's in which case a tornado can still spear your whole family on a utility pole? Was it steel-reinforced concrete in which case it would have cost more than $3000? I've seen brick houses that were demolished by a tornado. The only way to be safe is to be underground. If a contractor is taking an extra $3000 from homebuilders and implying that you should stay above-ground in that room, I think some investigation is called for.
Anime is probably just about to pass the $5 billion mark annually, and manga is now at $100 million, and we're early in the third inning. The competition is over. Anime is the animation market.
This means we will start to see more and more conglomerates with international anime studios, eventually squeezing out the thriving unlicensed fansub community. Even though much of the overseas anime will probably never be relevant enough to distribute to most of the U.S. market, there will still be no way to legally snag them off the TV in Japan and fansub them here. There will probably be a very tiny set of studios that are small enough to not have international presence but large enough to produce anything worthy of TV.
Look, we're just the unlucky ones who are caught between waves. America leads the world in general technology advancement. When the rest of the world catches up, we let them do that job and move on to something bigger. It happened with textiles, it happened with machining, it happened with electronics. Now it's happening with knowledge work.
Screaming bloody murder about outsourcing is just saying you want progress to stop. You don't want the rest of the world to catch up, you want to stay in your sweet spot and not have to learn any new skills. I for one don't want our current state of technology to be the end of all progress. Think. Invent. Expand. Let the other countries do the repetitive programming and design jobs.
I believe this in spite of having been unable to find a permanent engineering job for two years. It just that no good thing lasts forever, so you start looking for the next good thing.
You were taught how to teach. Are you sure you were taught the most effective way to do that? Also, no successful conspiracy (for lack of a better term) depends on all of its members knowing the true purpose. As a matter of fact, the more footsoldiers are kept in the dark, the better. You just go on teaching how you were taught to teach, from the curriculum you've been given, and go on believing you're doing good. Can you truly tell yourself that there is no better way to teach children? Have you even thought about the other possibilities?
Homeschooling works. If the public schools were eliminated, along with the associated massive government expenditures, maybe taxpayers could actually survive on one income. You could still have private schools for certain situations, and teachers would become journeyman tutoring consultants to teach where needed.
Don't tell me this would be worse than our current system. It's not possible to be worse. Maybe it would be a little tougher for people to not have government daycare, but then maybe they would realize that those last 12 years of childhood are the most amazing.
Yup...Wisconsin...no hurricanes here, too far north for the fault zone in southern Indiana to reach us, sure it's Tornado Alley but I don't live near a trailer park. I guess the worst that could happen is accidentally saying something positive about the Minnesota Vikings.
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Have them work with a really simple encryption (secret messages! cool!) method, and explain how businesses and individuals use more complicated versions to keep their private messages private. Just about all kids love the idea of secret messages -- use it!
This is bad advice. Not in the subject matter itself, but in the current school environment. If the topic strays to security and encryption issues, rather than remaining in the Word and Powerpoint universe most teachers know, there could be accusations of "teaching the kids how to be hackers."
In ten minutes, no one can really change another person's life except to save it or end it. These kids are used to people coming into class and trying to hype up their profession, trust me that every word will be tuned out. Instead focus on guiding and influencing the children that are close to your own life. If every computer-literate helps five other people become computer-literate, that's real progress.
A PIC or other microcontroller would actually be a simpler way of doing it, with greater flexibility (script a sequence of shots at varying intervals, etc). Many small 8-pin microcontrollers have an internal oscillator, like the Motorola oops I mean Freescale MC68HC908QT2. Just apply power, no external components required. And in the SOIC package, they're small enough to build into whatever camera you're using.
How does that make him a dumbass? 800 / 10 is 80, so it comes out right. Even my trusty TI-85 says that 800 ft^2->m^2 = 74.322432.
Which is what michael used in the tagline, genius.
They do this with regular passenger airliners once in a while, though in most cases the landing is a bit on the rough side.
Can't be that bad:
*RING*
"Bob's Tech Support!"
"<Computer not working, screen black!>"
"Moo goo gai pan!"
"<WTF?!?>"
"Kung Pao!"
"<Are you serious?>"
"Orange Duck! Xie xie, call again!"
You are an idiot. I never said it was bad a thief got caught. I specifially pointed out my opinion of his attitude about the whole situation. No one should be glad about this. A girl did some bad things and is now going to be locked up. It is necessary but there is nothing about the situation which calls for glee.
I was not arguing the fact that she did something wrong and knew what the consequences were. I was merely disgusted at how you're so turned on by some girl going to prison. She did practically nothing to you, yet you're so happy to be involved in something gossip-worthy. Even though you did the police a service in catching her, the whole situation is sad.
That's great and all, I just find disturbing your gleeful account of how this girl might spend over ten years in prison. I can practically see you rubbing your hands together. Yeah, yeah, you do the crime, you do the time. But that doesn't mean you have to be happy about it. No one should get enjoyment out of seeing another person placed in confinement. It's sad that people commit crimes and it's sad that there is no better option for dealing with those people.
Still doesn't help you when the nukes DO arrive to sterilize the massive Ebola outbreak before it spreads.
Unless, of course, there is no option to have a basement and go underground. In that case I guess you just have to deal with the best you can get.
Because you're paranoid and should go outside and enjoy the nice day instead of sitting there worrying, which will change jack squat in the real world. Later!
Ahh...I see. Do you know what the extra features are? Was it simply doubling up the 2x4's in which case a tornado can still spear your whole family on a utility pole? Was it steel-reinforced concrete in which case it would have cost more than $3000? I've seen brick houses that were demolished by a tornado. The only way to be safe is to be underground. If a contractor is taking an extra $3000 from homebuilders and implying that you should stay above-ground in that room, I think some investigation is called for.
Sorry, but...I'm going to have to ask. Are you the guy who bought all the Heaven's Gate computers at police auction?
Anime is probably just about to pass the $5 billion mark annually, and manga is now at $100 million, and we're early in the third inning. The competition is over. Anime is the animation market.
This means we will start to see more and more conglomerates with international anime studios, eventually squeezing out the thriving unlicensed fansub community. Even though much of the overseas anime will probably never be relevant enough to distribute to most of the U.S. market, there will still be no way to legally snag them off the TV in Japan and fansub them here. There will probably be a very tiny set of studios that are small enough to not have international presence but large enough to produce anything worthy of TV.
Look, we're just the unlucky ones who are caught between waves. America leads the world in general technology advancement. When the rest of the world catches up, we let them do that job and move on to something bigger. It happened with textiles, it happened with machining, it happened with electronics. Now it's happening with knowledge work.
Screaming bloody murder about outsourcing is just saying you want progress to stop. You don't want the rest of the world to catch up, you want to stay in your sweet spot and not have to learn any new skills. I for one don't want our current state of technology to be the end of all progress. Think. Invent. Expand. Let the other countries do the repetitive programming and design jobs.
I believe this in spite of having been unable to find a permanent engineering job for two years. It just that no good thing lasts forever, so you start looking for the next good thing.
Sounds like all you need is a chihuahua and a roll of duct tape.
Survival of the fittest.
You were taught how to teach. Are you sure you were taught the most effective way to do that? Also, no successful conspiracy (for lack of a better term) depends on all of its members knowing the true purpose. As a matter of fact, the more footsoldiers are kept in the dark, the better. You just go on teaching how you were taught to teach, from the curriculum you've been given, and go on believing you're doing good. Can you truly tell yourself that there is no better way to teach children? Have you even thought about the other possibilities?
Homeschooling works. If the public schools were eliminated, along with the associated massive government expenditures, maybe taxpayers could actually survive on one income. You could still have private schools for certain situations, and teachers would become journeyman tutoring consultants to teach where needed.
Don't tell me this would be worse than our current system. It's not possible to be worse. Maybe it would be a little tougher for people to not have government daycare, but then maybe they would realize that those last 12 years of childhood are the most amazing.
Bleump-bluemp? Bleump-bluemp?! Is this some horrible French version of the lovable Road Runner? It's meep meep plain as day, everyone knows that!
If Apple continues to make a
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to develop a competing portable music player?
The note taped to his door was ominously marked "FedEx" and threatened to "come back tomorrow" and "make a second attempt."
Why do you have to bring Doom 3 into every conversation?
Yup...Wisconsin...no hurricanes here, too far north for the fault zone in southern Indiana to reach us, sure it's Tornado Alley but I don't live near a trailer park. I guess the worst that could happen is accidentally saying something positive about the Minnesota Vikings.