Man I spent countless rolls of quarters getting good at this game. So many in fact that at the arcade in Chas where they had it I got so good that I could usually beat the top score with just a dollar worth of quarters. And we had so much fun too;)
I don't think you can just rule out IDE or rule them in either. It depends on the class objectives, and the level of the students within it. For example My first programming class (well second anyways the first was supposed to be C++ in a borland IDE taught bya Civil Engineer who clearly didn't know much about the curriculum it was an easy A for me) was Ada. This was an excellent class because not only did it teach good fundamentals in a strongly typed language but it forced us to do some programming in a supervised laboratory environment. Now we did have access to emacs, but honestly I don't think we even took half advantage of the thing. The labs used Sparc workstations.
The second class was a data structures class (Queues, lists, etc.) and that two was similarly structured. I felt I got a good idea of how these things worked. What irked me off though was after that first year the CS Department merched with the EE department and most of the EE machines in the computer lab were not that same environment. They had Visual Studio (whatever incarnation was out then) and I was never able to learn or take advantage of it back then. Thus most of us ended up writing in note pad ftping code to our accounts compiling through telnet and it was a pain. I think at some point you need to design courses to train people for work not for environments they will never touch.
So I don't think every class should have access to an IDE but a lot of upper level ones should at least provide a means to take advantage of them or sufficient computers to do the work.
While it may seem a daunting task to improve ones grammar, citing a single semester as unreasonable to expect results seems a misnomer to me. I too had trouble with grammar and writing in back in High School. One summer, I acquired a tutor to help me with these skills. The first piece of advice I was given was to obtain a good grammar handbook to use as a reference when proofing papers. Believe it or not that one piece of advice has saved me a lot of grief on papers in college.
However, that was three months of a summer, far less then a semester by comparison. During that summer I spent one hour a day working on my assignments and about an hour on Tuesday and Thursday with the tutor. Having bad grammar may be a common problem, but is easily overcome with a desire to improve and a little discipline.
When I got to college, I found a few universes that I fell in love with and began writing my own blend of fan-fiction. Today I look back at the stories and papers I wrote during those early years and am ashamed at how poorly they were constructed, but they were a step on the path. If one wants to write better, one must spend time in composition. Find yourself a friend to work together towards this goal, and you may find find that it is not as out of reach as you initially sought
In summary, my advice is to buy a solid grammar handbook. The one I have has a long section just on transitional phrases and the writing process. Then take some time outside of your school work and write some essays, stories, or articles for yourself. A little time and a little discipline can overcome these problems.
I must disagree with that assessment. Some of the best SG1 episodes (before they axed O'Neal) did not even involve the Goa'uld as the primary adversary for that mission. I mean what wasn't to like about Urgo or the Game Keeper? Now I do agree that it seems the show is a bit out of focus. I think it only seems so because SG-1 is having to play catchup against the Ori. It would be hard enough to do that without having to break in a slew of new characters: Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, General Hank Landry, and Valla. Give the writers some time and it may pick up.
As for a prequel spinoff of BattleStar Galactica, I think it is a superb idea. In fact I hope they handle it a bit like the Wing Commander series of games was handled. In either event I look forward to seeing this spinoff.
I am an anti-global warming proponent, but I also believe that we should find alternative sources of fuel that do not pollute the air that we breathe. The cleaner our air the healthier we become.
It is not uncommon for some students to have their notes transcribed using Computer Aided Transcription software, or even via CART software. This is found often for students with handicaps.
What they need to do is start making transcripts of the notes so people can actually listen in class instead of trying to jot everything down all the time.
This whole discussion really brings me back to the issues over digital rights management inherent in the PC. What is to stop MS from enforcing this patent and then quietly using its monopoly power to direct vendors to another file system which would contain components to further limit our rights for digital content?
I don't know about you guys, but that thought gives me the shivers.
I seriously wonder how much this research set the country back? I mean any two bit comp sci minor could given you a smilar answer over a beer and pizza. But it is a two way street if the domain providers require legitimate ID in order to sell domains then you slow the rate at which the net can grow significantly. Then that will open up another can of worms as people will then complain that even the IDs aren't legitimate. I don't think there is a simple solution to this especially with publically queryable whois systems.
Ah I see so it did EVENTUALLY get a PG-13 Rating but it didn't have it at first. That explains the storm I remember about it a while back. Granted I was like five when RotJ was released to theaters.
I am afraid the article is wrong. Return of the Jedi was also rated PG-13. This was largely due to the swimsuitesque outfit that Carrie Fisher wore while in the clutches of the Vile Gangster Jabba the Hutt. Frankly there is a lot more violence in this movie then you might think. Light sabering through battle droids is one thing, light sabering through humanoid characters is another.
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I understand your concerns, but if you really think the US would do such a thing, why aren't we doing it right now?
Man I spent countless rolls of quarters getting good at this game. So many in fact that at the arcade in Chas where they had it I got so good that I could usually beat the top score with just a dollar worth of quarters. And we had so much fun too ;)
Yeah but they don't have Mountain Ranges to cross like the section of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, or Even worse the Rockies!
I don't think you can just rule out IDE or rule them in either. It depends on the class objectives, and the level of the students within it. For example My first programming class (well second anyways the first was supposed to be C++ in a borland IDE taught bya Civil Engineer who clearly didn't know much about the curriculum it was an easy A for me) was Ada. This was an excellent class because not only did it teach good fundamentals in a strongly typed language but it forced us to do some programming in a supervised laboratory environment. Now we did have access to emacs, but honestly I don't think we even took half advantage of the thing. The labs used Sparc workstations. The second class was a data structures class (Queues, lists, etc.) and that two was similarly structured. I felt I got a good idea of how these things worked. What irked me off though was after that first year the CS Department merched with the EE department and most of the EE machines in the computer lab were not that same environment. They had Visual Studio (whatever incarnation was out then) and I was never able to learn or take advantage of it back then. Thus most of us ended up writing in note pad ftping code to our accounts compiling through telnet and it was a pain. I think at some point you need to design courses to train people for work not for environments they will never touch. So I don't think every class should have access to an IDE but a lot of upper level ones should at least provide a means to take advantage of them or sufficient computers to do the work.
While it may seem a daunting task to improve ones grammar, citing a single semester as unreasonable to expect results seems a misnomer to me. I too had trouble with grammar and writing in back in High School. One summer, I acquired a tutor to help me with these skills. The first piece of advice I was given was to obtain a good grammar handbook to use as a reference when proofing papers. Believe it or not that one piece of advice has saved me a lot of grief on papers in college.
However, that was three months of a summer, far less then a semester by comparison. During that summer I spent one hour a day working on my assignments and about an hour on Tuesday and Thursday with the tutor. Having bad grammar may be a common problem, but is easily overcome with a desire to improve and a little discipline.
When I got to college, I found a few universes that I fell in love with and began writing my own blend of fan-fiction. Today I look back at the stories and papers I wrote during those early years and am ashamed at how poorly they were constructed, but they were a step on the path. If one wants to write better, one must spend time in composition. Find yourself a friend to work together towards this goal, and you may find find that it is not as out of reach as you initially sought
In summary, my advice is to buy a solid grammar handbook. The one I have has a long section just on transitional phrases and the writing process. Then take some time outside of your school work and write some essays, stories, or articles for yourself. A little time and a little discipline can overcome these problems.
I must disagree with that assessment. Some of the best SG1 episodes (before they axed O'Neal) did not even involve the Goa'uld as the primary adversary for that mission. I mean what wasn't to like about Urgo or the Game Keeper? Now I do agree that it seems the show is a bit out of focus. I think it only seems so because SG-1 is having to play catchup against the Ori. It would be hard enough to do that without having to break in a slew of new characters: Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, General Hank Landry, and Valla. Give the writers some time and it may pick up. As for a prequel spinoff of BattleStar Galactica, I think it is a superb idea. In fact I hope they handle it a bit like the Wing Commander series of games was handled. In either event I look forward to seeing this spinoff.
I am an anti-global warming proponent, but I also believe that we should find alternative sources of fuel that do not pollute the air that we breathe. The cleaner our air the healthier we become.
It is not uncommon for some students to have their notes transcribed using Computer Aided Transcription software, or even via CART software. This is found often for students with handicaps.
What they need to do is start making transcripts of the notes so people can actually listen in class instead of trying to jot everything down all the time.
Call me crazy, but isn't that site's favorite icon a rip of the old netscape navigator logo?
This whole discussion really brings me back to the issues over digital rights management inherent in the PC. What is to stop MS from enforcing this patent and then quietly using its monopoly power to direct vendors to another file system which would contain components to further limit our rights for digital content? I don't know about you guys, but that thought gives me the shivers.
I suppose if this continues that it would be could ease the parental fears suggested in this article I saw on USAToday.com http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-01-...e-sid ebar_x.htm . Time will tell whether this is a site killer though.
I seriously wonder how much this research set the country back? I mean any two bit comp sci minor could given you a smilar answer over a beer and pizza. But it is a two way street if the domain providers require legitimate ID in order to sell domains then you slow the rate at which the net can grow significantly. Then that will open up another can of worms as people will then complain that even the IDs aren't legitimate. I don't think there is a simple solution to this especially with publically queryable whois systems.
queue the quote master 3000
"So what are we going to do tonight brain?"
"Same thing we do every night Pinky, we're going to try to take over the world!!"
Ah I see so it did EVENTUALLY get a PG-13 Rating but it didn't have it at first. That explains the storm I remember about it a while back. Granted I was like five when RotJ was released to theaters.
I am afraid the article is wrong. Return of the Jedi was also rated PG-13. This was largely due to the swimsuitesque outfit that Carrie Fisher wore while in the clutches of the Vile Gangster Jabba the Hutt. Frankly there is a lot more violence in this movie then you might think. Light sabering through battle droids is one thing, light sabering through humanoid characters is another.