The data that spawned this push came from a model that is only accurate 4 months out of a year in California. If they want to sell this, they need a better model.
My roommate is a pretty smart guy and is quite good in his chosen major. He's got an attitude similar to yours. The problem is he thinks that his talent makes him superior than everyone else he meets. He constantly talks about how much better he is than everyone else at everything he does. If he's not good at something, he dismisses it as pointless. Then he wonders why people find him insufferable.
To borrow a quote from The Big Bang Theory, "It's okay to be smarter than everybody, but you can't go around pointing it out...people don't like it." At some point in your life you do have to play nice with others.
Understanding what a molecule is (and isn't) counts as deep philosophy? Not to me...Since you know the answer, why be such a dick? I wasn't trying to be a dick, I was trying to understand what you were saying, since you were less than clear in your statement.
Matrix, not molecules. An ionic matrix is still composed of molecules. The bonding between them is created by the electrostatic effect of a respective nuclei on the electronics of surrounding atoms or molecules.
Ions, not molecules. Fair enough, mistaken terminiology on my part.
I suppose sweeping the floor does count as "working in a lab". Now who's being the dick?
Um, what? Perhaps there's a deep layer of philosophical meaning underlying your statement, or perhaps you mean that most ionic compounds are solids in a crystal matrix at room temperature, but I can assure you that sodium chloride molecules and molecules of other ionic compounds do indeed exist under normal conditions (STP). The lab I work in has great big jars of sodium chloride on the shelf. It is also easily generated by the reaction of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid at STP under aqueous conditions. So again I say, what?
Why is it that almost every time the failings of the educational system are discussed, people like to trot out that phrase like it's a law of nature or something? Yeah, there are some crappy teachers, but there are also good teachers who know their stuff who "can" and choose to teach anyway.
As a Texan, what surprises me most about this is where it took place. Austin's way more open-minded than the rest of Texas (the quasi-official slogan is "Keep Austin Weird") and a large segment of the population works in the electronics/computers industry. Even if the teacher disagrees, you'd think she's at least heard of the concept.
Then again, I'm probably ascribing too much competence to the AISD teachers.
A two-party dualism makes for an easier use of the "it's us vs them!" argument. Multiple political parties would require my fellow countrymen to get off their arses and think once in a while.
You misunderstand. Political debates aren't about answering questions anymore, they're about looking good in front of the cameras so that you can the most votes in the upcoming popularity contest.
...you could not easily market Three Mile Island Brandy I imagine there would be a small but profitable geek niche for something like that. Hell, I'd buy a bottle just to have.
Not to mention the safety-net that a vocational trade can give you. When the company my father worked for went under several years ago, he was able to fall back on his training in construction. Today he owns his own contracting company.
To make a rough analogy, mathematics is to sciences what a well-stocked tool-kit is to craftsmen. You know what needs to be done, the tools and your skills at using them help you achieve those ends. For example, Newton developed his calculus to help him solve physics problems.
"Hardcore" gamers are...escaping from something... There might be something to that. My roommate has bi-polar disorder and is what I'd consider to be a hard-core gamer. I've noticed that during his depressive episodes the amount of time he spends gaming and talking about gaming increases significantly.
Anyone know of any literature on the subject?
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I'm fairly certain the local Native American population is all for shipping out the white folks to Pittsburgh.
Nietzche for the new technological age
In Soviet Russia, Tesla-car swears at you?
The data that spawned this push came from a model that is only accurate 4 months out of a year in California. If they want to sell this, they need a better model.
What about those of us running Folding@Home?
My roommate is a pretty smart guy and is quite good in his chosen major. He's got an attitude similar to yours. The problem is he thinks that his talent makes him superior than everyone else he meets. He constantly talks about how much better he is than everyone else at everything he does. If he's not good at something, he dismisses it as pointless. Then he wonders why people find him insufferable.
To borrow a quote from The Big Bang Theory, "It's okay to be smarter than everybody, but you can't go around pointing it out...people don't like it." At some point in your life you do have to play nice with others.
And when the student is hiding the phone in her underwear, how exactly do you plan on confiscating it?
Understanding what a molecule is (and isn't) counts as deep philosophy? Not to me...Since you know the answer, why be such a dick?
I wasn't trying to be a dick, I was trying to understand what you were saying, since you were less than clear in your statement.
Matrix, not molecules.
An ionic matrix is still composed of molecules. The bonding between them is created by the electrostatic effect of a respective nuclei on the electronics of surrounding atoms or molecules.
Ions, not molecules.
Fair enough, mistaken terminiology on my part.
I suppose sweeping the floor does count as "working in a lab".
Now who's being the dick?
Um, what? Perhaps there's a deep layer of philosophical meaning underlying your statement, or perhaps you mean that most ionic compounds are solids in a crystal matrix at room temperature, but I can assure you that sodium chloride molecules and molecules of other ionic compounds do indeed exist under normal conditions (STP). The lab I work in has great big jars of sodium chloride on the shelf. It is also easily generated by the reaction of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid at STP under aqueous conditions. So again I say, what?
If you wanted your kid to remain un-traumatized , you probably shouldn't have let him visit Slashdot.
Why is it that almost every time the failings of the educational system are discussed, people like to trot out that phrase like it's a law of nature or something? Yeah, there are some crappy teachers, but there are also good teachers who know their stuff who "can" and choose to teach anyway.
As a Texan, what surprises me most about this is where it took place. Austin's way more open-minded than the rest of Texas (the quasi-official slogan is "Keep Austin Weird") and a large segment of the population works in the electronics/computers industry. Even if the teacher disagrees, you'd think she's at least heard of the concept. Then again, I'm probably ascribing too much competence to the AISD teachers.
A properly designed rocking chair would absorb the recoil, allowing the geezer in question to take more shots at those damn kids on his lawn.
So if others applied the title to me and I picked it up and ran with it, what then?
My dad taught me to use a circular power saw when I was six and I still have all my fingers.
Said inventor meant to get around to it sooner, but was busy tying up loose ends elsewhere.
A two-party dualism makes for an easier use of the "it's us vs them!" argument. Multiple political parties would require my fellow countrymen to get off their arses and think once in a while.
You misunderstand. Political debates aren't about answering questions anymore, they're about looking good in front of the cameras so that you can the most votes in the upcoming popularity contest.
...you could not easily market Three Mile Island Brandy
I imagine there would be a small but profitable geek niche for something like that. Hell, I'd buy a bottle just to have.
Not to mention the safety-net that a vocational trade can give you. When the company my father worked for went under several years ago, he was able to fall back on his training in construction. Today he owns his own contracting company.
"if you know a suspected murderers organs might save your sick child, your 'reasonable doubt' might be less than impressive."
Then keep the medical records private/sealed under after sentencing.
Most folks I know who are against abortion are also against these kinds of fertility treatments as well.
To make a rough analogy, mathematics is to sciences what a well-stocked tool-kit is to craftsmen. You know what needs to be done, the tools and your skills at using them help you achieve those ends. For example, Newton developed his calculus to help him solve physics problems.
"Hardcore" gamers are...escaping from something...
There might be something to that. My roommate has bi-polar disorder and is what I'd consider to be a hard-core gamer. I've noticed that during his depressive episodes the amount of time he spends gaming and talking about gaming increases significantly.
Anyone know of any literature on the subject?
Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor
Probably because the poor don't have anything worth stealing