I was TAing a programming course where the assignments changed every year as much as possible, and because of the demands of the course, there were assignments every week, each TA had 90 students, and there were 1500 people in the class.
I caught people handing in the same assignment in the same class with only a few changes, and sometimes not even a few changes. Still, this takes time, especially when we're supposed to do all the work in a mere 6 hours of grading per week (it was a half-time appointment, and the other 14 hours of it are already accounted for).
If the people were doing those programming assignments in groups, they were undoubtedly learning the material better than you could have taught them otherwise, because talking problems out and solving them as a team (where you have to make sure everyone knows what's going on) leads to better understanding. On the other hand, if they weren't actually doing the work, didn't they go on to fail the tests?
Most of the programming classes I've taken have been smart enough to say "ok, work in groups, everyone can turn in a copy of your group's work, and put everyone's name on it" for precisely this reason. I don't feel sorry for your group for having cheating problems when it was really entirely your fault.
If you don't give homework on it, you might as well not teach it (with programming stuff, where practice is everything), so this is a material-in-the-course question.
I disagree with this as well. Why not give out practice assignments and say "do this if you want, but if you don't, you'll most likely not understand what's going on and you'll fail the exam(s)" If people do the assignments, have office hours to help with any questions. Don't feel bad about failing the people that don't do any work and consequentially don't understand any of the material.
The goal of an education is not to do a requisite amount of work, leading to a degree. The goal is to learn the requisite knowledge, leading to a degree. If the students can learn the material without doing the assignments, good for them. Most will have to do the assignments before they'll really get it. But if the students really DO know the material without jumping through your hoops, you should be happy for them and move on to the next student without getting upset that the student didn't have to do enough work to get it.
There is a ridiculous amount of busy work in the American education system, and it's because educators have lost focus on the real goal, believing that it's the work that matters instead of the knowledge.
4. If you buy a new Mac, its free. And chances are that on the next OS update, these apps will be included. I can't say that for certain, but when you buy Panther, all the then-current iApps are included.
Well, in reality, Panther includes the then-current, and more importantly, then-free iApps. It did not include iDVD, which has always cost money (either standalone or included in the cost of the SuperDrive.) So I doubt that the next OSX will include the iLife suite. It might, but I'm not expecting it to.
It's entirely possible that you did, indeed, need a new gym. We have no idea of the state of your old gym.
Second, books and buildings come out of different budgets. In Illinois there are strict rules keeping the budgets separate. Additionally, the funding may not have entirely come from your district, as the state/federal government may have provided significant matching funds or grants for building.
Third, if your district is that small, did they look into consolidation first? Or is the building project to make them more attractive for consolidation?
My father is on the school board for the small district from which I graduated (36 in my graduating class, and they're getting smaller). We just went through a building project about 4 years ago during which the middle school was completely rebuilt and the elementary school was significantly renevated, including a new gym. Yes, it was expensive, but the buildings WERE needed. It would be possible for me to make the whole project look irresponsible if I just quoted figures out of context, but the fact of the matter is that it is the practice of doing so that is actually irresponsible.
Either provide more details or shut up. You might be entirely right, but without more details, there is no way for us to know.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. No one sits down and plans this stuff out. It just happens because one person does their small little job and the next person takes their work and adds their small little job, and after a lot of people work together something bigger happens.
Watch the movie "The Cube." It's pretty good and has some points that explore this a little, although not comprehensively. But it's interesting nonetheless.
Yeah, but it'd be kinda cool to see the "Independence Day" type movies of the planets we overrun. They'll have the slimy alien punching Will Smith in the face...:D
A quick google revealed this link from Straight Dope, which says that lesser Britain would be Brittany, in France. But I would say that in common usage, no, there's not.
You're absolutely right, but (as I posted in reply to another comment along these lines) being the only English speaking country in the Euro zone was one of the bigger reasons that the country adopted the Euro when it did.
The whole package certainly makes the country an attractive choice.
As for ancestors, mine came from Ireland and Scotland. Both quality places.:)
That's true, but the idea that Ireland is the only English speaking country in the Euro-zone is one of the bigger reasons that the country decided to adopt the Euro when it did.
Probably (I didn't check your math), but you neglected to add the file system to the decimal size. Once you add it to both, the tebibyte drive once again reigns supreme.
It would not surprise me if that was the case, since Ireland is the only English-speaking country in the EU that also uses the Euro as its currency. It's one of the primary reasons that many American companies use Ireland as an entry-point to the EU market.
The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK (and hasn't been since 1948, IIRC). They've been functionally independent for longer than that.
You're thinking of Northern Ireland, which is not a republic. I don't think they even have a devolved government right now.
As far as the legal system goes, I'm not sure. On the other hand, the original poster said "Great Britain" has two legal systems, which means he was ignoring Ireland altogether, as it isn't part of Great Britain. UK, yes, GB, no.
No, they're still stupid, I just understand where they come from.;-) And judging from the number of responses that were basically identical to mine, and the moderation those responses received, I'd say that most people agree with me.
Right, because they need free advertising. Anyone who does graphics work knows that Photoshop is the best tool available. This is not helping Adobe's PR. Probably not really hurting that much, either, but definitely not helping.
This is a little unfair. I didn't realize that double-clicking opens things in the background. I think that behaviour might be a bug, though, after reading the comments on the link he posted in his reply to me. So complaining about behaviour Apple (probably) never intended also seems a little unfair, I guess.
I didn't realize that doubleclicking opened things in the background. From the comments on the page you linked to it almost sounds like it might be a bug...:) But useful, nonetheless. I'll have to give it a try when I get home. (At work now on Win2000...)
Do you drag stuff around on the dock a lot? I don't think I've moved anything around for months. Different habits, I suppose. Still, it sounds like a minor complaint to me.
Wait a sec... on my Mac, the dock icons ARE live versions of the window's contents, and most images have preview icons so you can tell what they are. Dock icons have the application's icon superimposed in the bottom corner of the icon.
I haven't seen the WindowShade stuff, although it sounds useful. But I don't understand what you're complaining about since it seems like your issues are addressed right there in OSX.
BTW, I like the Dock too. Haven't read the Dock article yet, it's slashdotted. The other one was interesting but I don't think his points are very important.
Why are you double-clicking anything on the dock? You don't have to. Just click once.
And honestly, in all the time I've used OSX (full-time since 10.0) I've never accidentally dragged something off the dock. Nor have I ever accidentally resized it. The dock isn't perfect, but those complaints are kinda dumb, if you ask me.
Most music videos are bad, yes, but there are some gems out there. The Smashing Pumpkins put together a number of really excellent videos for the singles from Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and while the music does stand alone excellently, the videos are also very cool to watch.
Slashdot Mirror
If the people were doing those programming assignments in groups, they were undoubtedly learning the material better than you could have taught them otherwise, because talking problems out and solving them as a team (where you have to make sure everyone knows what's going on) leads to better understanding. On the other hand, if they weren't actually doing the work, didn't they go on to fail the tests?
Most of the programming classes I've taken have been smart enough to say "ok, work in groups, everyone can turn in a copy of your group's work, and put everyone's name on it" for precisely this reason. I don't feel sorry for your group for having cheating problems when it was really entirely your fault.
I disagree with this as well. Why not give out practice assignments and say "do this if you want, but if you don't, you'll most likely not understand what's going on and you'll fail the exam(s)" If people do the assignments, have office hours to help with any questions. Don't feel bad about failing the people that don't do any work and consequentially don't understand any of the material.
The goal of an education is not to do a requisite amount of work, leading to a degree. The goal is to learn the requisite knowledge, leading to a degree. If the students can learn the material without doing the assignments, good for them. Most will have to do the assignments before they'll really get it. But if the students really DO know the material without jumping through your hoops, you should be happy for them and move on to the next student without getting upset that the student didn't have to do enough work to get it.
There is a ridiculous amount of busy work in the American education system, and it's because educators have lost focus on the real goal, believing that it's the work that matters instead of the knowledge.
Wow! I had no idea the OSX 10.3 calculator could do all that stuff. Thanks for the tip!
Well, in reality, Panther includes the then-current, and more importantly, then-free iApps. It did not include iDVD, which has always cost money (either standalone or included in the cost of the SuperDrive.) So I doubt that the next OSX will include the iLife suite. It might, but I'm not expecting it to.
Yup. I agree completely.
Exactly, which is why anyone who thinks this is a good thing for Adobe is nuts. At best, it's neutral.
It's entirely possible that you did, indeed, need a new gym. We have no idea of the state of your old gym.
Second, books and buildings come out of different budgets. In Illinois there are strict rules keeping the budgets separate. Additionally, the funding may not have entirely come from your district, as the state/federal government may have provided significant matching funds or grants for building.
Third, if your district is that small, did they look into consolidation first? Or is the building project to make them more attractive for consolidation?
My father is on the school board for the small district from which I graduated (36 in my graduating class, and they're getting smaller). We just went through a building project about 4 years ago during which the middle school was completely rebuilt and the elementary school was significantly renevated, including a new gym. Yes, it was expensive, but the buildings WERE needed. It would be possible for me to make the whole project look irresponsible if I just quoted figures out of context, but the fact of the matter is that it is the practice of doing so that is actually irresponsible.
Either provide more details or shut up. You might be entirely right, but without more details, there is no way for us to know.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. No one sits down and plans this stuff out. It just happens because one person does their small little job and the next person takes their work and adds their small little job, and after a lot of people work together something bigger happens.
Watch the movie "The Cube." It's pretty good and has some points that explore this a little, although not comprehensively. But it's interesting nonetheless.
Yeah, but it'd be kinda cool to see the "Independence Day" type movies of the planets we overrun. They'll have the slimy alien punching Will Smith in the face... :D
A quick google revealed this link from Straight Dope, which says that lesser Britain would be Brittany, in France. But I would say that in common usage, no, there's not.
You're absolutely right, but (as I posted in reply to another comment along these lines) being the only English speaking country in the Euro zone was one of the bigger reasons that the country adopted the Euro when it did.
:)
The whole package certainly makes the country an attractive choice.
As for ancestors, mine came from Ireland and Scotland. Both quality places.
That's true, but the idea that Ireland is the only English speaking country in the Euro-zone is one of the bigger reasons that the country decided to adopt the Euro when it did.
Probably (I didn't check your math), but you neglected to add the file system to the decimal size. Once you add it to both, the tebibyte drive once again reigns supreme.
It would not surprise me if that was the case, since Ireland is the only English-speaking country in the EU that also uses the Euro as its currency. It's one of the primary reasons that many American companies use Ireland as an entry-point to the EU market.
Yeah, thanks. I actually studied in Cork last year, and I took so much Irish history that you'd think I'd remember it. It's been a long day.
You don't need to use the power of Photoshop if you honestly believe that to be the case.
Alternatively, you don't know how to harness the power of Photoshop and so you don't have a good basis for comparison.
Your saying "I got a chance to play with it" tells me that it's probably both.
I get the feeling that I've been trolled.
UK -> United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Great Britain -> The island on which England, Scotland and Wales lie.
So Northern Ireland is part of the UK, but not of Great Britain.
The Republic of Ireland is part of neither.
"Ireland" by itself can refer both to the Republic and to the island on which the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland lie.
It looks interesting... I saw the pictures on Tog's site and I have a better idea of what you were talking about. I'll have to try it out later.
The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK (and hasn't been since 1948, IIRC). They've been functionally independent for longer than that.
You're thinking of Northern Ireland, which is not a republic. I don't think they even have a devolved government right now.
As far as the legal system goes, I'm not sure. On the other hand, the original poster said "Great Britain" has two legal systems, which means he was ignoring Ireland altogether, as it isn't part of Great Britain. UK, yes, GB, no.
No, they're still stupid, I just understand where they come from. ;-) And judging from the number of responses that were basically identical to mine, and the moderation those responses received, I'd say that most people agree with me.
Right, because they need free advertising. Anyone who does graphics work knows that Photoshop is the best tool available. This is not helping Adobe's PR. Probably not really hurting that much, either, but definitely not helping.
This is a little unfair. I didn't realize that double-clicking opens things in the background. I think that behaviour might be a bug, though, after reading the comments on the link he posted in his reply to me. So complaining about behaviour Apple (probably) never intended also seems a little unfair, I guess.
I didn't realize that doubleclicking opened things in the background. From the comments on the page you linked to it almost sounds like it might be a bug... :) But useful, nonetheless. I'll have to give it a try when I get home. (At work now on Win2000...)
Do you drag stuff around on the dock a lot? I don't think I've moved anything around for months. Different habits, I suppose. Still, it sounds like a minor complaint to me.
Wait a sec... on my Mac, the dock icons ARE live versions of the window's contents, and most images have preview icons so you can tell what they are. Dock icons have the application's icon superimposed in the bottom corner of the icon.
I haven't seen the WindowShade stuff, although it sounds useful. But I don't understand what you're complaining about since it seems like your issues are addressed right there in OSX.
BTW, I like the Dock too. Haven't read the Dock article yet, it's slashdotted. The other one was interesting but I don't think his points are very important.
Why are you double-clicking anything on the dock? You don't have to. Just click once.
And honestly, in all the time I've used OSX (full-time since 10.0) I've never accidentally dragged something off the dock. Nor have I ever accidentally resized it. The dock isn't perfect, but those complaints are kinda dumb, if you ask me.
Most music videos are bad, yes, but there are some gems out there. The Smashing Pumpkins put together a number of really excellent videos for the singles from Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and while the music does stand alone excellently, the videos are also very cool to watch.