This article was poorely researched and contains numerous inaccuracies. I was one of the first developers of FlashCards on the computer and have followed most of the suites out there - which are purely tailored to the actual needs of students, at best. VTrain And Supermemo have clumsy user interface and just imitated many of the already existing programs out there. Most importantly, they are WAY TOO expansive.
Yes, shameless plug time. I developed this program as a student and made it work best in a real environment. Check out Virtual FlashCards (http://www.virtualflashcards.com). We carry most of the features these other suites do, a much better statistics and study engine, plus a better UI and a much cheaper price. The program is Shareware but you can use it indefinitely. Unlike these other guys, it was made to primarily help people study - not make money.
Enjoy!
Plus, this post misses one of the key advantages of DVORAK: It reduces the various hand/arm injuries typing causes because you don't have to move your fingers as far.
Have you ever tried typing DVORAK? You'll quickly realize that its much, much easier on the hands.
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The poster's comment about having the "right tools" (PS, Lightwave, etc.) exemplifies most programmer's and the general publics incorrect view on computer graphics and technology and art. IT'S JUST ANOTHER PAINTBRUSH.
All too many people think that if you have the right "digital tools" amazing Pixar quality art will pop-out. Its simply not true. The primary reason that pixar is so unbelievable is not because John Lasseter and co. are incredible programmers but because they are amazing artists that understand how to use their paintbrush-the computer-to the fullest extent.
Some posts have mentioned taking evening classes and such. That's a good idea, but all too many of them are stuck in the rut of teaching you how to do different tricks on a particular piece of software.
As a programmer who has dabbled in art my suggestion is to try and forget your programmer self. Don't look at Lightwave and see all its cool features, its extensibility, effects, etc. Approach the project just like you would if someone were to hand you a paintbrush and say paint a picture or a camera and say make a movie. In other words, understand the medium you are working with, but don't get engrossed in it. It's still just art.
Doesn't radio, by definition. have to be broadcast over radio waves? Perhaps if this were a normal talk show it would make sense to call it radio just for marketing purpose (ie people understand what a "radio program" is). But why would you call a geek show radio? Call it something else that makes it clear how it's really meant to be broadcast. Because seriously, you don't broadcast a show over the radio waves that appeals to such a limited audience. It just doesn't make economical sense...especially when your audience is the most capable audience of any at getting information through alternate mediums.
This idea of this drag was originally proposed by Einstein. Almost fifty years ago, the idea of how to experimentally verify this effect was proposed; however, it required the launch of a very accurate gyroscope. That gyroscope, which is the center-piece of the longest running NASA project ever, was just recently launched into space. More info about it (Gravity Probe-B) and a good description of this drag can be found at http://einstein.stanford.edu. Yes, the article is describing a different project than GP-B; however, it references the skeptism that the folks at GP-B have expressed at this latest experiment, and the GP-B folks are considered the experts in the field. Check out their site, it's fascinating.
I think they are entirely marketing this in to narrow a makret. Yes, it seems like it would be great to control audio apps, but there is a much greater potential. Many large control boards could be easily replaced with a small dynamic board that gives you the pots/switches/etc. that you need at the time. I'm thinking, in particular, things liking theatrical light and sound boards in which you use most of the sliders very rarely - but its still important that you have the option to input them through a slider or nob (as opposed to entering a number).
I bet there are other applications in industries where large control boards are involved where this could be useful as well.
It surprises me that, what I would consider to be a more pertinent study, has not been done: how do people filter out advertisements? Everyone is focused on what sticks; however, it may be equally as valuable, if not more so, to determine what does not stick - what we don't even notice.
Perhaps this has to do with the get quick attitude of our society. Finding what sticks goes towards the goal of making another "1984" commercial that catches everyone's imagination. However, finding what does not stick allows you to build a much more lasting brand. To do this kind of brand building you don't need to make an immediate impression, you just need to slowly infiltrate people's conciousness. I wonder why large corporations and these researchers don't look at this more often
A general rule of thumb for inflation is that prices double every twenty years. By this standard, the given price is a little high, but not terribly so.
I'm sure there have always been voting irregularities, they just have never been significant. Most races do not come down to a couple of hundred votes and therefore the irregularities don't effect the race. The races that have come down to a couple of hundred votes (which has happened often) have all been on a local scale for local government positions and therefore never make the national news. When it's the president of the US that these irregularities affect, it obviously becomes a major story.
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This article was poorely researched and contains numerous inaccuracies. I was one of the first developers of FlashCards on the computer and have followed most of the suites out there - which are purely tailored to the actual needs of students, at best. VTrain And Supermemo have clumsy user interface and just imitated many of the already existing programs out there. Most importantly, they are WAY TOO expansive.
Yes, shameless plug time. I developed this program as a student and made it work best in a real environment. Check out Virtual FlashCards (http://www.virtualflashcards.com). We carry most of the features these other suites do, a much better statistics and study engine, plus a better UI and a much cheaper price. The program is Shareware but you can use it indefinitely. Unlike these other guys, it was made to primarily help people study - not make money.
Enjoy!
Why is it then that the world's fastest typists' use DVORAK? For instance: http://sominfo.syr.edu/facstaff/dvorak/blackburn.h tml
Plus, this post misses one of the key advantages of DVORAK: It reduces the various hand/arm injuries typing causes because you don't have to move your fingers as far.
Have you ever tried typing DVORAK? You'll quickly realize that its much, much easier on the hands.
The poster's comment about having the "right tools" (PS, Lightwave, etc.) exemplifies most programmer's and the general publics incorrect view on computer graphics and technology and art. IT'S JUST ANOTHER PAINTBRUSH.
All too many people think that if you have the right "digital tools" amazing Pixar quality art will pop-out. Its simply not true. The primary reason that pixar is so unbelievable is not because John Lasseter and co. are incredible programmers but because they are amazing artists that understand how to use their paintbrush-the computer-to the fullest extent.
Some posts have mentioned taking evening classes and such. That's a good idea, but all too many of them are stuck in the rut of teaching you how to do different tricks on a particular piece of software.
As a programmer who has dabbled in art my suggestion is to try and forget your programmer self. Don't look at Lightwave and see all its cool features, its extensibility, effects, etc. Approach the project just like you would if someone were to hand you a paintbrush and say paint a picture or a camera and say make a movie. In other words, understand the medium you are working with, but don't get engrossed in it. It's still just art.
Doesn't radio, by definition. have to be broadcast over radio waves? Perhaps if this were a normal talk show it would make sense to call it radio just for marketing purpose (ie people understand what a "radio program" is). But why would you call a geek show radio? Call it something else that makes it clear how it's really meant to be broadcast. Because seriously, you don't broadcast a show over the radio waves that appeals to such a limited audience. It just doesn't make economical sense...especially when your audience is the most capable audience of any at getting information through alternate mediums.
This idea of this drag was originally proposed by Einstein. Almost fifty years ago, the idea of how to experimentally verify this effect was proposed; however, it required the launch of a very accurate gyroscope. That gyroscope, which is the center-piece of the longest running NASA project ever, was just recently launched into space. More info about it (Gravity Probe-B) and a good description of this drag can be found at http://einstein.stanford.edu. Yes, the article is describing a different project than GP-B; however, it references the skeptism that the folks at GP-B have expressed at this latest experiment, and the GP-B folks are considered the experts in the field. Check out their site, it's fascinating.
I think they are entirely marketing this in to narrow a makret. Yes, it seems like it would be great to control audio apps, but there is a much greater potential. Many large control boards could be easily replaced with a small dynamic board that gives you the pots/switches/etc. that you need at the time.
I'm thinking, in particular, things liking theatrical light and sound boards in which you use most of the sliders very rarely - but its still important that you have the option to input them through a slider or nob (as opposed to entering a number).
I bet there are other applications in industries where large control boards are involved where this could be useful as well.
It surprises me that, what I would consider to be a more pertinent study, has not been done: how do people filter out advertisements? Everyone is focused on what sticks; however, it may be equally as valuable, if not more so, to determine what does not stick - what we don't even notice. Perhaps this has to do with the get quick attitude of our society. Finding what sticks goes towards the goal of making another "1984" commercial that catches everyone's imagination. However, finding what does not stick allows you to build a much more lasting brand. To do this kind of brand building you don't need to make an immediate impression, you just need to slowly infiltrate people's conciousness. I wonder why large corporations and these researchers don't look at this more often
A general rule of thumb for inflation is that prices double every twenty years. By this standard, the given price is a little high, but not terribly so.
I'm sure there have always been voting irregularities, they just have never been significant. Most races do not come down to a couple of hundred votes and therefore the irregularities don't effect the race. The races that have come down to a couple of hundred votes (which has happened often) have all been on a local scale for local government positions and therefore never make the national news. When it's the president of the US that these irregularities affect, it obviously becomes a major story.