It's strange how similar our problems are, even halfway across the nation. I didn't really begin to get incensed until you mentioned that the article's "two hours of math a week." Now, I'm a chronic underachiever - I didn't RTFA. But even with my continual slacking, (choosing to go into accelerated Precalc rather than honors, accelerated Physics rather than AP) I'm getting more like a half an hour to an hour of math homework every single day.
And guess what? This year, I just broke down. Stopped. Doing. Any. Math homework. With tests and quizzes, I've dragged my grade up to a C, but that's not something to be proud of. And it's not just math - an essay every other day in English and AP US History, translations and synopses and useless rote memorizations in my language class (Latin is a pain in the ass). I guess it's because my school is supposedly the second best in Illinois that they push us so hard. But are the best schools really the ones that consider our GPAs first? What about my well being? What about my standard of living? There's nothing wrong with going to school. It's coming home to a foot high pile of work that I dread more.
You may have been in that situation then - I'm in it right now. I see no reason for homework at all - a Conversational Spanish summer school class I took illustrated that quite well. There was almost no homework, but a test or quiz every day. That class was, or rather is, one of my few A's, the others being dragged down by mindless busywork. The argument can be made that homework keeps the material in the mind - but so does a recap and a test. And yes, not everyone can do this, but hey...I'm not everyone.
GREATLY seconded, especially in regards to WoW - it took something like a day to install because I'd leave one CD to load, only to come back hours later to a "Please Insert Disc No. 2" screen.
And what really bugs me is that burning the game to one DVD would take longer than installing it without.
So to all those developers out there, burn your games to DVD or serve it up through my fat broadband pipe, damnit!
Having gone through several betas (code named Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP) Microsoft announced to a shocked world that Windows is now suitable for a desktop environment and subsequently dismissed all prior court cases involving the Windows family of products, citing tiny letters between the lines of the Beta End User License Agreement that waive all liability for beta products sold on Earth.
In other news, lawyers' average salaries have gone down by $10,000 USD.
First, make sure that he's willing to actually spend money on this.
Second, spend half of the budget on a $13,000 "Video Telecommunications Server" that has two dual-core processors (existence questionable...for now) and have him log in as "Guest" while you play Guild Wars on company time.
Spend the rest on something useful, like twinkies.
Interesting - this looks like it has the influence of Viktor Schauberger, commonly known as the water wizard, behind it. Blueprints for an ocean water pump is in Living Water.
Actually - said dude is employed by Valve and makes some cash on the side from donations. I can't see why he's taking this path, but it's probably not economic.
(Apple mentions it on their OS X page and has the man page for it up as well)
YEAAH! TAKE THAT FEMINISTS!
APPLE'S ON OUR SIDE!
Now I have to go do manly things like drink beer, watch football, and engage in stupid activities like juggling grenades.
By "here," do you mean "outside of America"? Does AOL even know what AOL stands for? Good old American big business, that's what! Sheesh!
Next thing you know, they'll have McDonalds in China.
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Well, duh. Everyone knows the people in 28 Days Later had funny accents.
Well, if one wasn't good enough...</bad puns></bad puns></bad puns></bad puns></bad puns></bad puns></bad puns>!
...but can you roadcast with Rodi?
But what would you call it when you're downloading? A Rodi? It sounds like some obscure STD...
Oh, I'm sorry. I meant STI.
If your car's ever gonna work, it would have started when the parent was posted. Sorry, just the oppressed student in me...
It's strange how similar our problems are, even halfway across the nation. I didn't really begin to get incensed until you mentioned that the article's "two hours of math a week." Now, I'm a chronic underachiever - I didn't RTFA. But even with my continual slacking, (choosing to go into accelerated Precalc rather than honors, accelerated Physics rather than AP) I'm getting more like a half an hour to an hour of math homework every single day.
And guess what? This year, I just broke down. Stopped. Doing. Any. Math homework. With tests and quizzes, I've dragged my grade up to a C, but that's not something to be proud of. And it's not just math - an essay every other day in English and AP US History, translations and synopses and useless rote memorizations in my language class (Latin is a pain in the ass). I guess it's because my school is supposedly the second best in Illinois that they push us so hard. But are the best schools really the ones that consider our GPAs first? What about my well being? What about my standard of living? There's nothing wrong with going to school. It's coming home to a foot high pile of work that I dread more.
You may have been in that situation then - I'm in it right now. I see no reason for homework at all - a Conversational Spanish summer school class I took illustrated that quite well. There was almost no homework, but a test or quiz every day. That class was, or rather is, one of my few A's, the others being dragged down by mindless busywork. The argument can be made that homework keeps the material in the mind - but so does a recap and a test. And yes, not everyone can do this, but hey...I'm not everyone.
Sincerely,
A High School Jr.
GREATLY seconded, especially in regards to WoW - it took something like a day to install because I'd leave one CD to load, only to come back hours later to a "Please Insert Disc No. 2" screen.
And what really bugs me is that burning the game to one DVD would take longer than installing it without.
So to all those developers out there, burn your games to DVD or serve it up through my fat broadband pipe, damnit!
But will it cost...
*Raises pinky to mouth*
One million dollars?
Which one is the picture of the site being Slashdotted?
As an amateur meteorologist, I find that strangely erotic.
Okay, I lied, I'm not a meteorologist.
o_O
Having gone through several betas (code named Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows XP) Microsoft announced to a shocked world that Windows is now suitable for a desktop environment and subsequently dismissed all prior court cases involving the Windows family of products, citing tiny letters between the lines of the Beta End User License Agreement that waive all liability for beta products sold on Earth.
In other news, lawyers' average salaries have gone down by $10,000 USD.
What's amusing is that it seems to be spelt wrong in every other post...Sirus? Sirrus?
They must have been siriusly confused after reading your post.
Spend the rest on something useful, like twinkies.
Interesting - this looks like it has the influence of Viktor Schauberger, commonly known as the water wizard, behind it. Blueprints for an ocean water pump is in Living Water.
A quick search for the innocent word "Cool" leads to the first result being...
Be.Cool.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE from thepiratebay.org
I don't know about you, but that seems like an invitation to a picnic in the courtroom to me...and the MPAA won't be bringing sandwiches.
Actually - said dude is employed by Valve and makes some cash on the side from donations. I can't see why he's taking this path, but it's probably not economic.
Agreed. Try to take into account social cues as well.
So it was limited to however many boxes could be jammed into 8x10 inches. That's no reason to diss it.
By "here," do you mean "outside of America"? Does AOL even know what AOL stands for? Good old American big business, that's what! Sheesh! Next thing you know, they'll have McDonalds in China.
...and I was SO sure this was about population density.