Knowing some from that generation, do remember that not everyone heard the opening disclaimer, and that some of them didn't stay glued to their radios to hear the latter ones.
Just like old tanks, train cars, and even some jumbo jets, the old shuttles should be sold off to be local tourist attractions. Convert the cargo bay into a couple of hotel rooms, or make one into a restaurant for "out of this world cuisine"!
I remember reading about this technology in the late 1970s or early 1980s in Weekly Reader, a print publication for the lowest elementary school grades in the U.S., designed to get kids interested in reading about a broad range of topics. One issue featured a Japanese office building that had a solar collector (a parabolic dish) on the roof, and then fiber optic cables that were run to various offices. Because the fiber carried so much of the sun's intensity, they had to terminate the fiber runs behind a diffuser (similar to what photographers used). I've been itching to see the technology reach the consumer market for years and years--I'd love to have natural light cycles visible in our basement rooms, and at the office I'd love to minimize our use of light fixtures when we could use natural light.
If you have kids in school who still get Weekly Reader, take some time to read it with them. I've been amazed how, time and again, their predictions and insights into new technologies have been right on the mark.
After you next meet with your therapist and once again find your "happy place", take a Valium and re-read my post. My kids are not playing in the street. They are playing in our front lawn and in our driveway. Sometimes, I'm out there shooting hoops with them. When the kids were limited to the back yard, the vehicles flew by. Now, with the kids visible in front, drivers are registering (consciously or subconsciously), "crap! I'd better slow down--there are kids playing nearby."
Folks in our town have been trying to slow down traffic on one of the main routes that passes along a mixed-use corridor: residential housing, commercial, and industrial properties all along a half-mile stretch. The speed limit is 45 mph.
That wouldn't be too bad if not for two factors: 1) the street lies between a residential neighborhood and the local elementary school, and 2) there's a convenience store along the route with very high vehicle and foot traffic. Since we moved onto that stretch, we've witnessed about six accidents each year in front of the convenience store. The convenience store happens to be at the most-common crossing point for kids going to the school, too. Since we are living along the stretch and have young children, we've added our voice to local efforts to reduce the speed to 30 mph. The city would like the speed reduced, but it is technically a county road, and the county won't change it. For the past few years, we've told our kids not to play in the front yard (facing the street) or in the driveway. This year, we reversed ourselves. Just last weekend, we erected a basketball hoop in our driveway. As soon as we were out there playing, traffic started to slow down. Sometimes, unfortunately, to speeds well below 30 mph!
We figure it's only a matter of time before there is either an accident or before we get a letter from the city and/or county asking us to take down the basketball hoop. Some of the other residents along the route appreciate the change, but only time will show whether or not they start using their front yards and driveways again. For now, I'll enjoy the sound of engine breaking as the big trucks (the ones that want to run through the stretch at 55 mph!) slow down each time they see the kids in the driveway or the yard.
Schooling and society have changed. Most schools don't teach math facts by rote any longer, and math is more part of the curriculum now in most states. [I'm not vouching for the quality of such instruction, however.] Preschool is common and often includes introductory math. In order for such a study to work, they'd need to change how an entire group of students is taught math, starting with their entry into the educational system (e.g., preschool, pre-K, or Kindergarten), and then they would need to keep that group being taught using the alternate third-'R', recitation, through sixth grade. What parent in the United States is going to consent to his or her child not being taught math after we've heard for decades that our students lag behind in math and other sciences? There might be some, but in order to make the study managable, they'd all need to be in the same school system, the same school, and the same class groups. What are the odds of pulling together a group for the study?
Unless they are going to re-create the study today, I don't believe the conclusions can be held as valid. Too much has changed in the intervening years.
It is an interesting concept, however, though some would argue along a similar vein regarding reading: some kids are just not ready until they are older. I just don't think anyone in the U.S. today has the brass to re-create the study.
"Cooler" is right. Unless you want to invest in a heated and pressurized suit, as well as a supply of oxygen, you'd have a nice ascent, but then freeze to death.
The Linux community is starting to come to terms with something the Church has been learning to deal with for years: the more you fork (denominationalize), the less commonality you have in the pursuit of your broader purpose or goal. In time, different branches end up competing with each other for support. Because of the way things are in the FOSS community, if enough people felt strongly enough about the issue (the placement of menu items/controls), they could fork and start their own project. [I'm not saying it will happen over this issue, but it stirred the thought in my mind.]
You can't have true democracy in any project, because you need someone (project manager) or something (project plan) making sure that all changes align with the ultimate project plan. True democracy in a software build suggests that the software can be changed any time and any way desired by a simple majority. That would not lend to stability (another lesson the Church seems only marginally able to understand).
Though it may be too late to save the industry, I'll buy some at the lower price points just to get the point across that price has been a major factor. When CDs first came out, they were around $15, and I remember all the talking heads noting how much cheaper they would be to produce once volumes were high enough. Well, volume went up, but so did prices. I'm going to vote with my pocketbook, and will hopefully send a message.
I read that to mean an album that is on a single CD. Albums that span more than one disk, or are bundled with extra content, will still be a premium product.
That's precisely the point I was going to make, and it describes how I use Wikipedia when doing any sort of research. I also use it for quick checks to confirm my understanding of a given topic is correct. If so, I continue on. If not, I read the Wiki article and follow the reference trail.
It seems to be a clear case of management by magazine, or management influenced by some free launch event. Make proper recommendations. Respectfully document your objections while providing alternatives. Then, in a few years, when the company is facing public scrutiny for being a financial failure, someone will come across your correspondance and you'll have the unique satisfaction of being able to say "I told 'em so."
That still doesn't mean that they were or are, in any way, founded on "Christian values". It just means that the current board and senior management have a conservative bias.
Well, I think I know what the counterspell is: most workplaces (those that are non-Mac shops) have an aura of Dispel Magic upon them. That turns the iPad's magic on itself so that it can't connect to Exchange or store MS Office documents on the device.
Wizards must know not only their own spells, but the spells other wizards will cast against them.
Unfortunately for Apple, this counterspell is an older, deeper magic than that which is in their device. The'll sell a bunch of these to the media user and fanboy markets, but I don't think it will have staying power (without significant changes).
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Knowing some from that generation, do remember that not everyone heard the opening disclaimer, and that some of them didn't stay glued to their radios to hear the latter ones.
Just like old tanks, train cars, and even some jumbo jets, the old shuttles should be sold off to be local tourist attractions. Convert the cargo bay into a couple of hotel rooms, or make one into a restaurant for "out of this world cuisine"!
I remember reading about this technology in the late 1970s or early 1980s in Weekly Reader, a print publication for the lowest elementary school grades in the U.S., designed to get kids interested in reading about a broad range of topics. One issue featured a Japanese office building that had a solar collector (a parabolic dish) on the roof, and then fiber optic cables that were run to various offices. Because the fiber carried so much of the sun's intensity, they had to terminate the fiber runs behind a diffuser (similar to what photographers used). I've been itching to see the technology reach the consumer market for years and years--I'd love to have natural light cycles visible in our basement rooms, and at the office I'd love to minimize our use of light fixtures when we could use natural light.
If you have kids in school who still get Weekly Reader, take some time to read it with them. I've been amazed how, time and again, their predictions and insights into new technologies have been right on the mark.
Poisson d'Avril, anyone?
Whe I saw the headline, I thought it read "Grand Unified Theory of AL". I thought someone finally understood the life and mind of "Wierd Al" Yankovic.
After you next meet with your therapist and once again find your "happy place", take a Valium and re-read my post. My kids are not playing in the street. They are playing in our front lawn and in our driveway. Sometimes, I'm out there shooting hoops with them. When the kids were limited to the back yard, the vehicles flew by. Now, with the kids visible in front, drivers are registering (consciously or subconsciously), "crap! I'd better slow down--there are kids playing nearby."
Actually, the thought crossed my mind...
[That last one is only partly tongue-in cheek.]
Why should we be surprised that magnetic fields can do the same thing?
Folks in our town have been trying to slow down traffic on one of the main routes that passes along a mixed-use corridor: residential housing, commercial, and industrial properties all along a half-mile stretch. The speed limit is 45 mph.
That wouldn't be too bad if not for two factors: 1) the street lies between a residential neighborhood and the local elementary school, and 2) there's a convenience store along the route with very high vehicle and foot traffic. Since we moved onto that stretch, we've witnessed about six accidents each year in front of the convenience store. The convenience store happens to be at the most-common crossing point for kids going to the school, too. Since we are living along the stretch and have young children, we've added our voice to local efforts to reduce the speed to 30 mph. The city would like the speed reduced, but it is technically a county road, and the county won't change it. For the past few years, we've told our kids not to play in the front yard (facing the street) or in the driveway. This year, we reversed ourselves. Just last weekend, we erected a basketball hoop in our driveway. As soon as we were out there playing, traffic started to slow down. Sometimes, unfortunately, to speeds well below 30 mph!
We figure it's only a matter of time before there is either an accident or before we get a letter from the city and/or county asking us to take down the basketball hoop. Some of the other residents along the route appreciate the change, but only time will show whether or not they start using their front yards and driveways again. For now, I'll enjoy the sound of engine breaking as the big trucks (the ones that want to run through the stretch at 55 mph!) slow down each time they see the kids in the driveway or the yard.
Virtual Mod Point: INSIGHTGFUL +1
Not when compared net to ink.
Schooling and society have changed. Most schools don't teach math facts by rote any longer, and math is more part of the curriculum now in most states. [I'm not vouching for the quality of such instruction, however.] Preschool is common and often includes introductory math. In order for such a study to work, they'd need to change how an entire group of students is taught math, starting with their entry into the educational system (e.g., preschool, pre-K, or Kindergarten), and then they would need to keep that group being taught using the alternate third-'R', recitation, through sixth grade. What parent in the United States is going to consent to his or her child not being taught math after we've heard for decades that our students lag behind in math and other sciences? There might be some, but in order to make the study managable, they'd all need to be in the same school system, the same school, and the same class groups. What are the odds of pulling together a group for the study?
Unless they are going to re-create the study today, I don't believe the conclusions can be held as valid. Too much has changed in the intervening years.
It is an interesting concept, however, though some would argue along a similar vein regarding reading: some kids are just not ready until they are older. I just don't think anyone in the U.S. today has the brass to re-create the study.
My guess is that they were trying to figure out if someone hacked their image library!
"Cooler" is right. Unless you want to invest in a heated and pressurized suit, as well as a supply of oxygen, you'd have a nice ascent, but then freeze to death.
The Linux community is starting to come to terms with something the Church has been learning to deal with for years: the more you fork (denominationalize), the less commonality you have in the pursuit of your broader purpose or goal. In time, different branches end up competing with each other for support. Because of the way things are in the FOSS community, if enough people felt strongly enough about the issue (the placement of menu items/controls), they could fork and start their own project. [I'm not saying it will happen over this issue, but it stirred the thought in my mind.]
You can't have true democracy in any project, because you need someone (project manager) or something (project plan) making sure that all changes align with the ultimate project plan. True democracy in a software build suggests that the software can be changed any time and any way desired by a simple majority. That would not lend to stability (another lesson the Church seems only marginally able to understand).
Though it may be too late to save the industry, I'll buy some at the lower price points just to get the point across that price has been a major factor. When CDs first came out, they were around $15, and I remember all the talking heads noting how much cheaper they would be to produce once volumes were high enough. Well, volume went up, but so did prices. I'm going to vote with my pocketbook, and will hopefully send a message.
I read that to mean an album that is on a single CD. Albums that span more than one disk, or are bundled with extra content, will still be a premium product.
That's precisely the point I was going to make, and it describes how I use Wikipedia when doing any sort of research. I also use it for quick checks to confirm my understanding of a given topic is correct. If so, I continue on. If not, I read the Wiki article and follow the reference trail.
Shucks! I'd sit through three hours of marketing propaganda each day to attend that one.
It seems to be a clear case of management by magazine, or management influenced by some free launch event. Make proper recommendations. Respectfully document your objections while providing alternatives. Then, in a few years, when the company is facing public scrutiny for being a financial failure, someone will come across your correspondance and you'll have the unique satisfaction of being able to say "I told 'em so."
That still doesn't mean that they were or are, in any way, founded on "Christian values". It just means that the current board and senior management have a conservative bias.
Well, I think I know what the counterspell is: most workplaces (those that are non-Mac shops) have an aura of Dispel Magic upon them. That turns the iPad's magic on itself so that it can't connect to Exchange or store MS Office documents on the device.
Wizards must know not only their own spells, but the spells other wizards will cast against them.
Unfortunately for Apple, this counterspell is an older, deeper magic than that which is in their device. The'll sell a bunch of these to the media user and fanboy markets, but I don't think it will have staying power (without significant changes).
What makes you think GoDaddy is founded on any sort of religious values? The ads don't suggest it.