if the robot in question:
1) Constantly attempts to procure and imbibe alcoholic beverages.
2) Possesses a sarcastic demeanor, coupled with a devil-may-care attitude and disregard for life.
3) Comes equipped with a shiny metal ass.
Because Intel and AOpen are doing it? This kind of thing has been around for Windows and Linux machines for quite some time, using Intel devices:
http://simplifiedinnovation.com/
I can't wait for the part where Beowulf and Unferth, portrayed as an animated bunny leap into the time-wagon to go back and warn Hrothgar that he is going to grow up to be an asshole.
At least RTFA before issuing your kneejerk reactions, folks. As far as I can tell, this article advocates the use of games for learning processes, not for the development of abstract thought. At no point does the article advocate games use outside of the sciences. Liberal arts were patently excluded.
One would think that such avid readers would have better reading comprehension skills.
What possible misuse of plunder could one be taught?
I also do not understand the need to plug a useless post regarding grammar into every thread. Where, in the course of either the article or the thread, did anyone use the words "plunder" or "plague," save you? Please, tell me.
Moderators, please mod parent down, way down for being offtopic and completely nonsencical.
Everybody knows the official definition of Spam:
"A trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf."
At least, that's the only Spam they should be involved with.
Why couldn't the formation of speech be considered partially as a motor skill? Naturally, putting our thought processes into language isn't a fine motor skill, but why wouldn't using the tongue, the muscles around the mouth, larynx and trachea, as well as the diaphragm to create a variety of sound be considered fine muscle control, thus placing it in the motor skill department?
Does the same part of the brain commit to processing spoken input, or does it only fire when speaking, writing or typing, ie creating output, which also requires motor control?
For the record, I am a lefty, sort of. I write and shoot left-handed, but I use my right hand to throw, bat, bowl and swing a golf club (although I can interchange just about anything with some practice). My mouse also resides in the conventional position.
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if the robot in question:
1) Constantly attempts to procure and imbibe alcoholic beverages.
2) Possesses a sarcastic demeanor, coupled with a devil-may-care attitude and disregard for life.
3) Comes equipped with a shiny metal ass.
Congratulations to you, then, for pointing this out to all of us in the commentary of the original article. Oh, wait....
If anecdotal evidence is being excluded, then there is nothing to debunk.
Because Intel and AOpen are doing it? This kind of thing has been around for Windows and Linux machines for quite some time, using Intel devices: http://simplifiedinnovation.com/
Perhaps this could explain why Lexus owners can't drive!
I can't wait for the part where Beowulf and Unferth, portrayed as an animated bunny leap into the time-wagon to go back and warn Hrothgar that he is going to grow up to be an asshole.
At least RTFA before issuing your kneejerk reactions, folks. As far as I can tell, this article advocates the use of games for learning processes, not for the development of abstract thought. At no point does the article advocate games use outside of the sciences. Liberal arts were patently excluded. One would think that such avid readers would have better reading comprehension skills.
What possible misuse of plunder could one be taught? I also do not understand the need to plug a useless post regarding grammar into every thread. Where, in the course of either the article or the thread, did anyone use the words "plunder" or "plague," save you? Please, tell me. Moderators, please mod parent down, way down for being offtopic and completely nonsencical.
Everybody knows the official definition of Spam: "A trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf." At least, that's the only Spam they should be involved with.
Please mod all further replies down, including this one to "1, Redundant."
Why couldn't the formation of speech be considered partially as a motor skill? Naturally, putting our thought processes into language isn't a fine motor skill, but why wouldn't using the tongue, the muscles around the mouth, larynx and trachea, as well as the diaphragm to create a variety of sound be considered fine muscle control, thus placing it in the motor skill department?
Does the same part of the brain commit to processing spoken input, or does it only fire when speaking, writing or typing, ie creating output, which also requires motor control?
For the record, I am a lefty, sort of. I write and shoot left-handed, but I use my right hand to throw, bat, bowl and swing a golf club (although I can interchange just about anything with some practice). My mouse also resides in the conventional position.