I think it's obvious that they don't understand what it means to provide an education. Just because you give kids some technology doesn't mean that they will be any more effectively taught than without the technology. In the end, these laptops are just a tool, and if the schools and teachers are not prepared to effectively use that tool (I doubt they are), it will all be a big waste of money. This is just another case of people having this idea that computers run on fairy dust.
During this time, did you actually see any of that $311/month savings? Granted, there's something to be said for the slow cost of wear and tear, but most of that $0.55/mile figure I've looked at seems to come from maintenance, registration, and insurance. Since those figures will change very little if I take public transit, I'm not saving that much.
I've figured that taking public transit would cost slightly more than driving for me if I ride my bike from the train to/from work and home (10 miles round trip). With that I would be subject to the train schedule and need to get up at 5 AM instead of 6 AM to get to work at 7:30 instead of 7. And then if I needed to stay late at work (unexpected late meetings are not at all uncommon), I'm looking at over an hour between trains. It's just not worth it.
I have had two particularly good relationships with public transit in my life. When I lived in Pittsburgh, I had a job that was a 30 minute bus ride from work on a busy bus that ran all day. The bus stopped right near where I lived and where I worked. My employer completely subsidized my use of the bus system. My other good experience was in Chicago when I needed to get from the Midway Airport to O'Hare. The train was cheap and took me to within a 15 minute walk of where I was headed.
My problem is not with the interface. I think it's ready. The problem is when you run into anything that requires the terminal. There's not quite enough "it just works" with it yet. But as always, it really just depends on what you want to do.
I have actually been impressed with Ubuntu. I never dared try linux prior to Ubuntu 8.10 due to the fact that I didn't want a hassle. However, for my purposes, Ubuntu has been great. It's not at all ready for the average Joe. it could be ready for several specialized tasks like professional art, 3D-CAD, and video games if the software producers actually released a friendly install for linux. My biggest complaint with Windows Vista is not so much the computing performance, but the GUI ergonomics. It's the most interface inefficient piece of crap I have used since Windows 3.1
My understanding is that we actually have cancerous cells all the time. However, our immune system is extremely efficient at finding and destroying them. The real problem is when a mutation occurs that for some reason is invisible to our immune system.
Not that I can provide serious input to testosterone injections specifically, but what doesn't increase the risk of cancer? Living in California, I am beginning to think that we have some miasma that turns everything into a carcinogen. I recall hearing about a study that showed repeated injections of saline caused cancer in some laboratory mice. My suggested hypothesis: Too much of anything is bad for you.
I think it's fair to assume that "if it's not on paper/in an email, it doesn't exist". If you call me for something or hit me up at the end of a meeting for something, and I can't give you answers immediately, chances are that I will have completely forgotten about it by the time I can get to it. Granted, this should never be used as an excuse to purposely ignore something. It's really all about what you are looking for. If you need something fast, face time is the best way to get it. But if you can't get what you're looking for out of a 1 on 1 conversation, you always should follow up with an e-mail.
I don't have an issue with Turnitin used in this fashion. The problem I see is where Turnitin distributes a paper that you did not have access to without compensating its author, and with Turnitin archiving papers for future use without the author's permission. It would be like if I archived ISO standards that someone subscriber sent to me at no charge and then made a business disseminating information about their contents.
I'm a fan of the use of the word sic as eloquently illustrated in its Wikipedia article:
The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."
Except if you have yet to distribute your work, then the only copies out there are stolen. It would be like claiming fair use when writing a review of the latest X-Men movie that has yet to hit theaters by downloading a stolen "physically" copy.
But it does affect your ability to make a claim of economic impact, which is the whole point of this thread. If you were engaged in an illegal business, then making a claim of economic impact would hold no legal standing.
Not allowing direct quotations really cramps your ability to covertly poke fun at another author or publisher, or to discretely convey irony. Paraphrasing everything said in a speech is just plain hearsay, especially when writing critically of what the speaker said. Are we witnessing the downfall of subtlety in writing?
Oh it's definitely unethical, but that doesn't make it an illegal enterprise, which is my point. Since it is a legal enterprise, then can turnitin be held liable for unfair competition?
And lets face it, despite the high horse many students get on, most student's don't have much originality. If a teacher has been teaching the same class for 5 years, 3 semesters a year, how much original work do you really expect? I imagine many of the reports would look almost identical.
So Turnitin could say the paper matched verbatim another given paper or perhaps 75% of another paper, then the instructor could make a decision on that alone and confront the student.
The problem here is that the teacher has no proof, only circumstantial evidence, since Turnitin cannot legally provide a copy of the supposed original. Because of this, a teacher making an accusation would be opening themselves up, and the educational institution they work for, for big time litigation. In the time I spent working for a University, they did not take plagiarism or accusations of it lightly. Accusations of plagiarism were kept confidential while they were thoroughly investigated by the University before any action was taken. This is because just an accusation of plagiarism can destroy someone's career. A false accusation by a professor or teaching assistant is credible enough to be libel, and the damages can be huge.
I never said that it wasn't plagiarism. I said that it wasn't illegal due to having the consent of the copyright holder/author to do so. Please correct me if I am wrong here. Is it illegal to allow someone else to put their name on your work?
This is probably the most fair and interesting point I've seen on here yet. All Universities I know of require students to allow them to claim IP rights to all student generated works, invention or otherwise. If that alone couldn't immediately bury this case 6 ft under, then I wonder what the chances are that those policies would hold up in court.
I imagine that if Universities do not require possession or legal access to of copies of original works before making an accusation of plagiarism, then they are setting themselves up for some huge lawsuits. I was once falsely accused of plagiarism in high school. It offended and embarrassed me. Like a fool though, I took it and moved on. If I was falsely accused today, I would be immediately throwing serious threats of litigation back and following through if necessary. Plagiarism is a very serious accusation in academia and most of the rest of the professional world.
It could also be argued that if a student set up a service where they sold copies of their class work for other students to turn in as their own, and for educators to buy copies to identify those students attempting to copy, then Turnitin would be directly infringing on their copyright. The plagiarism in this case would not be illegal, since purchasers have been given permission by the author to claim credit for the work. Would Turnitin still be considered fair use?
In the final confrontation with the alleged plagiarist the teacher would probably have to have the original work in hand
Then what is the purpose of Turnitin? If the teacher cannot obtain a copy of the original without the original author's permission, then how can they make an accusation? Will Turnitin charge for a copy of the original? Will they only distribute the original with the author's consent?
Spies from a friendly nation. Is Israel our enemy? Well not according to the federal government. I guarantee we're doing the same to them and probably just about every other ally. Unless the US has declared Israel an enemy to the US, there's not crap that can be done in the treason ball park.
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I think it's obvious that they don't understand what it means to provide an education. Just because you give kids some technology doesn't mean that they will be any more effectively taught than without the technology. In the end, these laptops are just a tool, and if the schools and teachers are not prepared to effectively use that tool (I doubt they are), it will all be a big waste of money. This is just another case of people having this idea that computers run on fairy dust.
And then I spend an extra two hours a day NOT at home with my wife. No thanks.
Strangely, whenever I make this argument, people look at me like I'm whipped.
During this time, did you actually see any of that $311/month savings? Granted, there's something to be said for the slow cost of wear and tear, but most of that $0.55/mile figure I've looked at seems to come from maintenance, registration, and insurance. Since those figures will change very little if I take public transit, I'm not saving that much.
I've figured that taking public transit would cost slightly more than driving for me if I ride my bike from the train to/from work and home (10 miles round trip). With that I would be subject to the train schedule and need to get up at 5 AM instead of 6 AM to get to work at 7:30 instead of 7. And then if I needed to stay late at work (unexpected late meetings are not at all uncommon), I'm looking at over an hour between trains. It's just not worth it.
I have had two particularly good relationships with public transit in my life. When I lived in Pittsburgh, I had a job that was a 30 minute bus ride from work on a busy bus that ran all day. The bus stopped right near where I lived and where I worked. My employer completely subsidized my use of the bus system. My other good experience was in Chicago when I needed to get from the Midway Airport to O'Hare. The train was cheap and took me to within a 15 minute walk of where I was headed.
My problem is not with the interface. I think it's ready. The problem is when you run into anything that requires the terminal. There's not quite enough "it just works" with it yet. But as always, it really just depends on what you want to do.
I have actually been impressed with Ubuntu. I never dared try linux prior to Ubuntu 8.10 due to the fact that I didn't want a hassle. However, for my purposes, Ubuntu has been great. It's not at all ready for the average Joe. it could be ready for several specialized tasks like professional art, 3D-CAD, and video games if the software producers actually released a friendly install for linux. My biggest complaint with Windows Vista is not so much the computing performance, but the GUI ergonomics. It's the most interface inefficient piece of crap I have used since Windows 3.1
My understanding is that we actually have cancerous cells all the time. However, our immune system is extremely efficient at finding and destroying them. The real problem is when a mutation occurs that for some reason is invisible to our immune system.
Not that I can provide serious input to testosterone injections specifically, but what doesn't increase the risk of cancer? Living in California, I am beginning to think that we have some miasma that turns everything into a carcinogen. I recall hearing about a study that showed repeated injections of saline caused cancer in some laboratory mice. My suggested hypothesis: Too much of anything is bad for you.
Well I'm sure glad to see that you fully understand the complexities of developing a complex application and economies of scale.
I think it's fair to assume that "if it's not on paper/in an email, it doesn't exist". If you call me for something or hit me up at the end of a meeting for something, and I can't give you answers immediately, chances are that I will have completely forgotten about it by the time I can get to it. Granted, this should never be used as an excuse to purposely ignore something. It's really all about what you are looking for. If you need something fast, face time is the best way to get it. But if you can't get what you're looking for out of a 1 on 1 conversation, you always should follow up with an e-mail.
No need to kill you. You just need reeducated. fnordYour thoughtsfnord are causing you brain damage. We understand.
I don't have an issue with Turnitin used in this fashion. The problem I see is where Turnitin distributes a paper that you did not have access to without compensating its author, and with Turnitin archiving papers for future use without the author's permission. It would be like if I archived ISO standards that someone subscriber sent to me at no charge and then made a business disseminating information about their contents.
I'm a fan of the use of the word sic as eloquently illustrated in its Wikipedia article:
The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."
Except if you have yet to distribute your work, then the only copies out there are stolen. It would be like claiming fair use when writing a review of the latest X-Men movie that has yet to hit theaters by downloading a stolen "physically" copy.
But it does affect your ability to make a claim of economic impact, which is the whole point of this thread. If you were engaged in an illegal business, then making a claim of economic impact would hold no legal standing.
Not allowing direct quotations really cramps your ability to covertly poke fun at another author or publisher, or to discretely convey irony. Paraphrasing everything said in a speech is just plain hearsay, especially when writing critically of what the speaker said. Are we witnessing the downfall of subtlety in writing?
Oh it's definitely unethical, but that doesn't make it an illegal enterprise, which is my point. Since it is a legal enterprise, then can turnitin be held liable for unfair competition?
And lets face it, despite the high horse many students get on, most student's don't have much originality. If a teacher has been teaching the same class for 5 years, 3 semesters a year, how much original work do you really expect? I imagine many of the reports would look almost identical.
So Turnitin could say the paper matched verbatim another given paper or perhaps 75% of another paper, then the instructor could make a decision on that alone and confront the student.
The problem here is that the teacher has no proof, only circumstantial evidence, since Turnitin cannot legally provide a copy of the supposed original. Because of this, a teacher making an accusation would be opening themselves up, and the educational institution they work for, for big time litigation. In the time I spent working for a University, they did not take plagiarism or accusations of it lightly. Accusations of plagiarism were kept confidential while they were thoroughly investigated by the University before any action was taken. This is because just an accusation of plagiarism can destroy someone's career. A false accusation by a professor or teaching assistant is credible enough to be libel, and the damages can be huge.
I never said that it wasn't plagiarism. I said that it wasn't illegal due to having the consent of the copyright holder/author to do so. Please correct me if I am wrong here. Is it illegal to allow someone else to put their name on your work?
This is probably the most fair and interesting point I've seen on here yet. All Universities I know of require students to allow them to claim IP rights to all student generated works, invention or otherwise. If that alone couldn't immediately bury this case 6 ft under, then I wonder what the chances are that those policies would hold up in court.
I imagine that if Universities do not require possession or legal access to of copies of original works before making an accusation of plagiarism, then they are setting themselves up for some huge lawsuits. I was once falsely accused of plagiarism in high school. It offended and embarrassed me. Like a fool though, I took it and moved on. If I was falsely accused today, I would be immediately throwing serious threats of litigation back and following through if necessary. Plagiarism is a very serious accusation in academia and most of the rest of the professional world.
It could also be argued that if a student set up a service where they sold copies of their class work for other students to turn in as their own, and for educators to buy copies to identify those students attempting to copy, then Turnitin would be directly infringing on their copyright. The plagiarism in this case would not be illegal, since purchasers have been given permission by the author to claim credit for the work. Would Turnitin still be considered fair use?
In the final confrontation with the alleged plagiarist the teacher would probably have to have the original work in hand
Then what is the purpose of Turnitin? If the teacher cannot obtain a copy of the original without the original author's permission, then how can they make an accusation? Will Turnitin charge for a copy of the original? Will they only distribute the original with the author's consent?
Certainly betrayal, and probably very illegal. But treason has a very clear and concise legal definition under the US Constitution.
Spies from a friendly nation. Is Israel our enemy? Well not according to the federal government. I guarantee we're doing the same to them and probably just about every other ally. Unless the US has declared Israel an enemy to the US, there's not crap that can be done in the treason ball park.