The site is now out of beta. I was one of the original beta testers and I can attest that this application is truly revolutionary from the other BBS/Q&A sites that exist out there. First off, it is totally free. Secondly, all of the stupid answers and questions get voted down and disappear very quickly. (Like the guy wanting you to "send me teh codez for class assignment"). Thirdly, the user interface is superb for a web-based app as well as the search functionality. It takes all of the new fangled web features and combines them into this site. You can even get 'badges' sort of like slashdot karma. Way to go Jeff and Joel!
I happen to live in a geodesic dome and have no problems whatsoever. In fact, I enjoy lower utility bills due to the insulation design. Additionally my dome will withstand winds that would make traditional homes crumble. All of the outward facing walls are covered in stone and the domed roof is shingled. No water leaks here.
We have to quit destroying all the mountains. We will need them to live on after all the coal we burn causes the water levels to rise due to global warming.
I should have read some of your other posts before replying to your initial comment. That was a mistake on my part and I apologize for being rude and vulgar. After seeing how you generally treat others on this board it's quite clear that you have issues. I wish you the best and hope you find what your looking for. I will pray for you chap!
No, I am not high. As mentioned above I am a grad student (Distance Student) and my university allows me to input my email address into the campus database, which I can change as often as I want. I don't have to worry about setting up pop3 access or setting up auto-forwarding rules with the campus email system. I simply get my email from the university community straight to my personal email account.
Yes, I do see that there is the potential for abuse.......and I am sure that abuse does happen.........but I have never seen it, nor have I heard any complaints......From my experience abuse is small enough that it is really a non-issue.
There really is no blanket answer to this question......The very nature of universities dictates the best way to go......Public vs. Private....Distance vs. Brick & Mortar......small vs. large.......and as one posting indicated, some people take a sense of pride in having an email account associated with a certain school. If I were fortunate enough to attend, say MIT for example, I would certainly want to use my campus account........I would consider it a source of pride to have an email address such as $X@mit.edu
There isn't any disadvantage.......as long as you develop a good system for the student to submit their email address to the campus database. This can be done through the campus portal (if one exists), or through a learning management system such as Blackboard. It really doesn't matter as long as the student has an 'easy' way to submit/update their email address.
One would think that a student would want to use the campus email system......however because of a variety of reasons including the fact that today's incoming freshmen generally have had the same email account since they were a preteen (ie. their yahoo account) most want to stick with what they have.
Another very valid reason to not have a universal campus-hosted email service is because of the changing dynamics in Higher Education. Distance Education is growing at an astounding rate. More and more student's are enrolled at universities that they never actually set foot on. I am in my last semester of a graduate program and can honestly say that I have never set foot on the campus. Because I am not on the campus, I never login to the campus network, I have no idea what email system they use...and really don't care. I submitted my gmail account through the campus LMS when I started my graduate program and that is the way it is listed in the campus address book. If I need to find someone else's email address on campus, I simply look them up in the campus address book......in this case via the LMS system.
I work at a mid-size university and we outsource student email services to a state run provider. From my experience as both an IT admin and a student, I find that most student's don't use their campus provided email anyway......rather resorting to using their own personal accounts with hotmail, google, etc...
The wise thing to do in my opinion is provide some sort of email service (outsourced is fine) for the small percent of students who actually use it, and allow student's to submit their own email addresses to the campus database.......which would then get loaded into the 'official' campus address book for use by faculty and other students.......
I don't know where you are driving..........but 90% of the time, regardless of the lane I'm in, and yes......I do drive between the speedlimit and speedlimit + 5, I still get tailgated.
Hence, the invention of the water cannon! Works every time.............except in the extreme cold....tends to cause a problem then.
I have designed a 'water cannon' that is triggered by a simple switch housed in the cab of my pickup truck. The 'water cannon' is a small device that is powered by a small compressed air tank, and when the button is pushed inside the cab, a servo opens the valve to the air tank and propels 2 liters of water up over the tailgate and gives the tailgater a nice shower. This works particularly well when the tailgater happens to be driving a convertible. I am not sure about the legality of this...........and I suspect someday that I may do this to the wrong person and get shot......hopefully it is with a paint ball, and then I can return fire!
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The site is now out of beta. I was one of the original beta testers and I can attest that this application is truly revolutionary from the other BBS/Q&A sites that exist out there. First off, it is totally free. Secondly, all of the stupid answers and questions get voted down and disappear very quickly. (Like the guy wanting you to "send me teh codez for class assignment"). Thirdly, the user interface is superb for a web-based app as well as the search functionality. It takes all of the new fangled web features and combines them into this site. You can even get 'badges' sort of like slashdot karma. Way to go Jeff and Joel!
I happen to live in a geodesic dome and have no problems whatsoever. In fact, I enjoy lower utility bills due to the insulation design. Additionally my dome will withstand winds that would make traditional homes crumble. All of the outward facing walls are covered in stone and the domed roof is shingled. No water leaks here.
How can anyone expect to keep their myspace login credentials private when they don't even have the login page SSL'd? Those bunch of retards!
I have been labeled as a troll. I thought mountains are where the trolls live?
We have to quit destroying all the mountains. We will need them to live on after all the coal we burn causes the water levels to rise due to global warming.
I should have read some of your other posts before replying to your initial comment. That was a mistake on my part and I apologize for being rude and vulgar. After seeing how you generally treat others on this board it's quite clear that you have issues. I wish you the best and hope you find what your looking for. I will pray for you chap!
If your were man enough to identify yourself.....I would kick your smart ass straight to China. You fucking immature retard! ......
No, I am not high. As mentioned above I am a grad student (Distance Student) and my university allows me to input my email address into the campus database, which I can change as often as I want. I don't have to worry about setting up pop3 access or setting up auto-forwarding rules with the campus email system. I simply get my email from the university community straight to my personal email account. Yes, I do see that there is the potential for abuse.......and I am sure that abuse does happen.........but I have never seen it, nor have I heard any complaints......From my experience abuse is small enough that it is really a non-issue. There really is no blanket answer to this question......The very nature of universities dictates the best way to go......Public vs. Private....Distance vs. Brick & Mortar......small vs. large.......and as one posting indicated, some people take a sense of pride in having an email account associated with a certain school. If I were fortunate enough to attend, say MIT for example, I would certainly want to use my campus account........I would consider it a source of pride to have an email address such as $X@mit.edu
There isn't any disadvantage.......as long as you develop a good system for the student to submit their email address to the campus database. This can be done through the campus portal (if one exists), or through a learning management system such as Blackboard. It really doesn't matter as long as the student has an 'easy' way to submit/update their email address.
One would think that a student would want to use the campus email system......however because of a variety of reasons including the fact that today's incoming freshmen generally have had the same email account since they were a preteen (ie. their yahoo account) most want to stick with what they have.
Another very valid reason to not have a universal campus-hosted email service is because of the changing dynamics in Higher Education. Distance Education is growing at an astounding rate. More and more student's are enrolled at universities that they never actually set foot on. I am in my last semester of a graduate program and can honestly say that I have never set foot on the campus. Because I am not on the campus, I never login to the campus network, I have no idea what email system they use...and really don't care. I submitted my gmail account through the campus LMS when I started my graduate program and that is the way it is listed in the campus address book. If I need to find someone else's email address on campus, I simply look them up in the campus address book......in this case via the LMS system.
I work at a mid-size university and we outsource student email services to a state run provider. From my experience as both an IT admin and a student, I find that most student's don't use their campus provided email anyway......rather resorting to using their own personal accounts with hotmail, google, etc... The wise thing to do in my opinion is provide some sort of email service (outsourced is fine) for the small percent of students who actually use it, and allow student's to submit their own email addresses to the campus database.......which would then get loaded into the 'official' campus address book for use by faculty and other students.......
I don't know where you are driving..........but 90% of the time, regardless of the lane I'm in, and yes......I do drive between the speedlimit and speedlimit + 5, I still get tailgated. Hence, the invention of the water cannon! Works every time.............except in the extreme cold....tends to cause a problem then.
Has anyone else devised any methods to ward off these predators?
I have designed a 'water cannon' that is triggered by a simple switch housed in the cab of my pickup truck. The 'water cannon' is a small device that is powered by a small compressed air tank, and when the button is pushed inside the cab, a servo opens the valve to the air tank and propels 2 liters of water up over the tailgate and gives the tailgater a nice shower. This works particularly well when the tailgater happens to be driving a convertible. I am not sure about the legality of this...........and I suspect someday that I may do this to the wrong person and get shot......hopefully it is with a paint ball, and then I can return fire!