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  1. Re:"What Difference Does It Make?!?!?!" on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1
    If you take events since 1983 (33 years ago) and place them on the scale, I have bad news for you; Most people are going to fall fairly heavy on the scale including Obama, GW Bush, J Bush, Sanders, and Clinton (both). This is quite true when running for POTUS. I am sure that Johnson and Stien will also fall rather heavy on the scale.

    I am sure if I take isolated incidents of your life over a 33 year period well you would be a little insane too.

    Let us all admit that Olbermann says, he hates Trump and has a political axe to grind.

  2. And the difference between this and 10,000 other sites offering the same thing is . . . ?

    More free-ish crap teachers have to wade through.

    I can see it now: A glorious curriculum coordinator (aka someone who has little power other than to make teacher lives annoying) sees this and now demands that teachers use this as a new resource as it will be free-ish. This will make more teachers sigh and leave the profession. To bad only the good ones leave who can actually do something else. Those that are left will be frustrated with common core even more and chunk out more crappy lessons.

  3. Re:Hell No Hillary on Hillary Clinton Declares 2016 Democratic Presidential Bid · · Score: 3, Informative

    I agree on VP being a creeper. Hillary destroyed the women who slept with her husband. I am a dem but you must of missed the 90s.

  4. What they should do. on UN Backs Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign · · Score: 1

    TO show their true anger of fossil the UN should sell them at $1 a share. Anything more is just greed. And I will be there gladly buying them up.

  5. As long as it is Obama it is ok on NSA Spying Wins Another Rubber Stamp · · Score: 1

    Obama is not spying on people. What does he care. He would never use the government to hurt people. And since a Republican will never be elected again we have nothing to worry about.

  6. Re:Based on what? on Teachers Union: Computers Can Negatively Impact Children's Ability To Learn · · Score: 1

    While my claim is not based on an study and just years of teaching. The claim is true based on my experience.

  7. Re:Meatspace is losing to userspace on Teachers Union: Computers Can Negatively Impact Children's Ability To Learn · · Score: 4, Interesting
    NO! No! NO! No!

    "Computers are the new primary conduit of communication and learning for this generation."

    As a teacher I am amazed at how inept most kids are with computers. I did a simple ctl-c and cmd-tab and ctl-v. Just a simple copy and paste. Students looked at me as if I had just done voodoo.

    These are not students new to computers. They were high school seniors who have had 1-to-1 laptop program since 7th grade.

    The amount these students do not know is amazing. I taught a college level class as an adjunct. The college students could not use the computer.

    The best part of the computer is writing papers. I get longer and better edited papers that are word processed.

    Of course the students can get on facebook, games, and other such toys. Real work not really.

  8. Re:Really? on Teachers Union: Computers Can Negatively Impact Children's Ability To Learn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Currently it is 0 or 1. Most high school teachers have one prep per day. For me it is my only break of the day.

  9. Re:Slashdot Conservatives on A Look at the Koch Brothers Dark-Money Network · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am just glad that people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs (when alive), Warren Buffet, and George Soros all who use their money for the DNC have never influenced politics or elections in any way.

  10. What About Soros on A Look at the Koch Brothers Dark-Money Network · · Score: -1

    Would be nice to see if the money "donated" by Soros to DNC people would raise half the ire.

  11. But what about . . . on Solar Powered Plane Completes Cross-Country Flight · · Score: 1

    This is really nice and cool. And saying I few at 45mph across the US would nice. What does this actually accomplish? Can we actually move products across the country or people or things or something?

  12. Bummer on Are Booth Babes Going Away? (Video) · · Score: 1

    I feel bad for these so to be former booth babes. Now they will have no work and not get paid. This means they may have to do even worse jobs. I remember back in the Comdex days we had to hire one and it cost us quite a bit of money. I talked with her and I found out the girl made a good living being a pro booth babe. For her it was better than turning tricks.

  13. YAY! I am now a banned author on Egyptian Court Wants To Block YouTube For a Month · · Score: 1

    "The Court has also asked for all websites having published parts or the entire trailer to be banned for 30 days."

    I am so happy that I am now a banned author. Time to add that one to old resume.

  14. Re:Too bad. on AT&T: Don't Want a Data Plan for That Smartphone? Too Bad. · · Score: 3, Informative

    As someone who has two iPhones on T-Mobile for over year each they have never made us opt-in to a smartphone plan. We use out old dumbphone plan. Have a iPad Mini with Verizon and use data sharing as needed.

  15. Why does the govt give free wifi on Free Wi-Fi: the Movement To Give Away Your Internet For the Good of Humanity · · Score: 1

    I think that the govt at all levels should be required to give free wifi internet access without any hassles. No log ons no crap pages. Any company or not for profit that gets govt funding or business with govt should also give out free wifi.

  16. There is only one question on Text Message Spammer Wants FCC To Declare Spam Filters Illegal · · Score: 1

    How much money was donated to Obama campaign compared to the amount of money donated to mittens. If this company donated enough money to Obama it will be approved.

  17. About Time on Could Flying Cars Actually Be On Their Way? · · Score: 1

    It is 2012. I was promised flying cars by the year 2000. I WANT MY FLYING CAR NOW!

  18. Re:Without power? on After Recent US Storms, Why Are Millions Still Without Power? · · Score: 1

    >But that would require money for infrastructure investment which would create lots of jobs which would help the economy...

    Which in turn takes money out of the private sector making it more and more difficult for a real recovery. Keep in mind the average time for an economic down turn is 18 months. We are at what?

    We tried this in 2009, what was result? I believe little to nothing. Even the president laughed about the idea of shovel ready jobs. Take the money out of somewhere else.

    Dare I mention environmental regulations. It would never get done with the EPA alone.

  19. Re:Without power? on After Recent US Storms, Why Are Millions Still Without Power? · · Score: 1

    That whoosh of the windmill is horrid. I mean horrid. All day, all night. Sounds like a low power jet engine. I used to live about four blocks (or so) from one. Everyone thought cool seems like good idea. The people including myself thought it was a great idea.

    Worst idea ever. I had to move just to be able to get to sleep. The noise is never ending. So until you live near the whoosh I would be careful of what you wish for. I live three blocks from train tracks, about a mile from the interstate, I will take those.

  20. Re:If it's the MIB, it won't be so bad ... on Arizona H-1B Workers Advised to Carry Papers At All Times · · Score: 1

    Uhm. POTUS Obama and Sec of Homeland Security, just said that.

  21. Re:Experience on More Hot Weather For Southern California, Says UCLA Study · · Score: 1

    Well that would be excellent to to spare some water. The problem is not all the midwest is under water. Usually only small parts are underwater. And trust me if there could be method to store large volumes of water we would. We would be storing it, as we are approaching drought conditions right at a Mid Summer's Night.

    Here we grow row crops, melons, cattle, hogs (yech), and horses. If we are out of water you are out of food.

  22. Let Me See If Understand This on More Hot Weather For Southern California, Says UCLA Study · · Score: 0
    I am not sure that I understand this. A place that is a desert, with sage brush and the works, unless it pumps in tons o' water is going to have hot days. And over a period of 50 years some of those days will break heat records in a desert. And there will be times when heat lasts several days together, just like it was when I was told the ice age is coming?

    Yes this makes sense now.

  23. Great Topic. on Ask Slashdot: Best Headphones, Earbuds, Earphones? · · Score: 1
    I used the old version of these from Wal-Mart or Best Buy. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-DR-EX12IP-Headphones-for-iPod-and-iPhone-Black/17480439. These are my long time favorites. Fit nice in my big honking ear hole with the white buds. Can by replaceable soft rubber for the ear in various sizes.

    I can keep them in for hours. Blocks out the whole world while I am out doing needed evils (like shopping). I cannot really hear people who may want to talk with me as I do not want to talk with them. Very little noise out for other people to hear. I LOVE THESE HEADPHONES.

  24. Re:Why measure yourself with other peoples benchma on Ask Slashdot: Best Degree For a Late Career Boost? · · Score: 1

    I agree on the lack of value of the degree. Except that it is BA a lot of people care if you have a BA in something anything. I earned a degree in mid 40s for something I did for years. Paid for itself in 2 years. One if you count that I got a job because of the degree.

  25. Welcome to Agism on Ask Slashdot: Best Degree For a Late Career Boost? · · Score: 2
    In the US agism is even worse. By 35 you are out of the computer field. At 45 trying to find a job, I can't even get an interview for things I am qualified for.

    Not to sure how the uni system works in Germany. In the US you need a BA first before you get to the good stuff. I have a friend who just did what some people are suggesting and do some MA level work and get a certificate. The difference between me and him is I would receive the MA which I can use in varying ways. He has certificate. Guess who did more work for their paper? No me.

    Again not sure how Germany works, go do a BA online. While I had all my lower crap taken care it took me only a year to do a pile of credits as they did not limit my speed and I had experience in the field. So while people were going uhm uhm how do you do this. I was done and moving to the next assignment. There were classes that I had to take, which I could easily teach. Took me 2-3 weeks for three credits, most of the time waiting for the graders to grade. Keep in mind I already worked in the field for years. I also invested 8-10 hrs a day as I was unemployed. I did spend some time helping fellow students on the boards.

    BTW I went to Western Governors Uni. Fair price donee quick. I got what i needed, a piece of paper dat says i be smurts. Now I am on some MA stuff that is much more fun. Oh yeah I started at 42.

    I would suggest that if you can get a BA quickly, do it. Then go for the MBA or something like that.