WHile some proffesors write textbooks, the majroty don't. Espcially in the math and science areas. So ever year when a new text book comes out they always have rewoekred problem sets and the proffesors have to adjust everything accordingly. This is why the profs are against it.
you make a good point, one can hope though?
I know a lot of universites are getting upset with how some companies release a new edition every year with maybe or or two minor changes and make the university proffesors change all their problem sets to adapt
This textbook less classroom will begin to happen more and more once epaper finally comes to fruition. I know I would have loved to be able to download my books instead of having to buy a $200 text book for my college classes.
I think Doom3 would have rocked the industry if it wasn't delayed so long. If it had come out sooner sure the AI may not have been the best but the graphics would have made sure everyone bought it and loved it. When it did finally come out their were so many good innovative FPS games out there that it just couldnt stand up to them.
Sounds like they could have left it there on purpose, either because they didn't want to put the effort in to take it out, or they were hoping people would discover it and they would get a lot of free press over it.
It is still possible to do it in your garage. The man who invented the blue laser did it that way.
But I will agree this is not the norm, and you have a valid point about thigns being harder to discover.
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WHile some proffesors write textbooks, the majroty don't. Espcially in the math and science areas. So ever year when a new text book comes out they always have rewoekred problem sets and the proffesors have to adjust everything accordingly. This is why the profs are against it.
you make a good point, one can hope though? I know a lot of universites are getting upset with how some companies release a new edition every year with maybe or or two minor changes and make the university proffesors change all their problem sets to adapt
This textbook less classroom will begin to happen more and more once epaper finally comes to fruition. I know I would have loved to be able to download my books instead of having to buy a $200 text book for my college classes.
I think Doom3 would have rocked the industry if it wasn't delayed so long. If it had come out sooner sure the AI may not have been the best but the graphics would have made sure everyone bought it and loved it. When it did finally come out their were so many good innovative FPS games out there that it just couldnt stand up to them.
And here I am scanning bit torrent sites to see if the book is out there alreadr, even though I've already preordered it =p
Sounds like they could have left it there on purpose, either because they didn't want to put the effort in to take it out, or they were hoping people would discover it and they would get a lot of free press over it.
When computers were humas spyware had a whole different meaning.... or should we say Mr Bond!
I think the best part is when the try to get people to join the law suit. Asking if your cellphone went out it could have been caused by this!!
It is still possible to do it in your garage. The man who invented the blue laser did it that way. But I will agree this is not the norm, and you have a valid point about thigns being harder to discover.
I think the more we discover the more we realize we don't know yet. So I'dhave to say I disagree with your comment.