And that's why Daggerfall, despite it's flaws, is still the best in the series.
All this complaining about realisitic physics and shiny graphics and blah blah blah dont amount to squat if the game ain't fun, and I'm starting to get tired of running halfway across a feild to loot someone everytime I kill them.
Umm, check the local WalMart sometime soon friend, assuming that they have any easter candy around.
That said, every region has it's foods that it obsesses over. Quebec has it's poutine, Ontario has it's maple syrup, BC has it's pot (well okay that's not a food, but I think you can safely say its what's on the minds of 99% of the youth there that aren't military brats), and the US has it's marshmallow peeps.
*blinks* I don't know what part of the world you're from, but all of my international friends know what marshmallow is. If not, google is your friend.;) Now just to educate my Aussie friends on the marvels of fudge.
You could, oh I don't know, *think* about scientific theory rather than regurgitate information from your schooling. You could also think before posting a needless troll, but I digress.
As you could possibly guess, I come down on the "not life" side, but there is a whole lot of "but WTF does it matter if it's living or not? A virus as a virus is interesting enough in it's own right. Life/Not life is an rather arbitrary distinction anyway" in there too.
Im on the opposite side of the fence, but I have the same sentiment. Tehe.
What I don't understand is how virii can be considered non-living when other parasites are.
No, you don't have to control every aspect of your classroom. In fact, if that's the only way you can get yourself heard, then you're probably not worth hearing at all. A teacher that has to force themselves in that way are not likely to be remembered.
And no, theres more than one student who doesn't give an eff about education - they're largely the ones playing UT on their labtops, or getting themselves piss drunk at the dorms - but you know what? Them playing UT at least keeps them from dsirupting the rest of the class, as opposed to classes where labtops were prohibited, where people would be talking, throwing assorted objects at each other, and playing Magic through class. In fact, those classes were the ones I did poorest at, because of the disruption, and because I'm simply more accustomed to using a labtop.
I can type in excess of a hundred words per minute. I can hand-write maybe, -maybe- ten. A labtop, like anything else, is a tool. If people use it right, it's a much better tool than pen and paper. Pen and paper can be 'abused' too. I couldn't count on all the hands and feet of my family how many clases in high school I just sat there and doodled through.
It's a fair assumption to make, when the opposite is the exception rather than the rule.
Just look at the support staff at Algonquin College here - they're on an illegal strike right now that's ruined the enitre semester for not thousands, but tens of thousands of students at the Woodroffe and Perth campuses. This is exactly what the majority of the college staff is about - they don't give a damn about yout education - they're there for the money. The students association as well as many individual students are filing a class action lawsuit to get back the money they paid for a semester that will go to waste, because we've lost too much class time to pass. I hope that the court grants us the money, because many of my friends put themselves far in debt to begin with, simply to be there.
I have a few professors who are good people and aren't just there for the money - but they're a dying breed, and, as I said, the exception rather than the rule.
The kind of example in the article is no different - and is, pyschologically, showing a degree of controlling behaviour. Personally, I was always a fan of my Programming teacher's view: "if your here to learn, you will, by whatever means you prefer - if you're not, then I can't force you to." Why other professors feel such a need to control students, is something I don't know enough about advance psychology to comment on. I will tell you one thing though - trust is a double-edged sword - if you don't trust your students, they will not trust you.
People seem to forget that -anyone- can set up their own nameservers with their own directories of domains and such. With ICANN and VeriSign fuimbling the.com TLD so badly, I have to wonder why the other registrars don't get together and make their own internet:\
So you do not use 'government' water, roads, bussing services, police forces, firefighting forces... etc? I admire you then. Must be a real problem to avoid walking or driving on roads, drinking water, or breathing in EPA-regulated air.
A question: would you like a tinfoil hat? I hear it keeps the government from controlling you mind from that chip they put in it.
Ahahaha... expecting Microsoft to follow the postscript standards... good one. Truth is, Microsoft can't even manage to follow its OWN standards sometimes; let alone others'. (Adobe has problems with this too, as the parent post points out rather humourously)
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And that's why Daggerfall, despite it's flaws, is still the best in the series. All this complaining about realisitic physics and shiny graphics and blah blah blah dont amount to squat if the game ain't fun, and I'm starting to get tired of running halfway across a feild to loot someone everytime I kill them.
Umm, check the local WalMart sometime soon friend, assuming that they have any easter candy around. That said, every region has it's foods that it obsesses over. Quebec has it's poutine, Ontario has it's maple syrup, BC has it's pot (well okay that's not a food, but I think you can safely say its what's on the minds of 99% of the youth there that aren't military brats), and the US has it's marshmallow peeps.
*blinks* I don't know what part of the world you're from, but all of my international friends know what marshmallow is. If not, google is your friend. ;) Now just to educate my Aussie friends on the marvels of fudge.
I'd say something to shut you up, but it's amusing to watch someone be exactly what they complain about.
I'd reply with an actual comment, but there is a sign between you and I that reads, "Don't feed the trolls"
Those who can't do, teach.
That's possibly the most intelligent post I've read on Slashdot. I salute you!
You could, oh I don't know, *think* about scientific theory rather than regurgitate information from your schooling. You could also think before posting a needless troll, but I digress.
As you could possibly guess, I come down on the "not life" side, but there is a whole lot of "but WTF does it matter if it's living or not? A virus as a virus is interesting enough in it's own right. Life/Not life is an rather arbitrary distinction anyway" in there too.
Im on the opposite side of the fence, but I have the same sentiment. Tehe.
What I don't understand is how virii can be considered non-living when other parasites are.
Every single form of life has precursors to life. So the precursor here is different. What's the big fuss?
I know this is Slashdot, but can we at least have a gramatically correct headline?
Obviously you're a little deluded as to the 'democracy' of a bi-partisan republic.
If you have no recourse when your government makes descisions you don't like, you have no freedom. All of that in the name of 'homeland security.'
Bah, makes me happy I don't like in America.
I remember a quote of significant relevance: "He who gives up freedom for security deserves neither."
No, you don't have to control every aspect of your classroom. In fact, if that's the only way you can get yourself heard, then you're probably not worth hearing at all. A teacher that has to force themselves in that way are not likely to be remembered.
And no, theres more than one student who doesn't give an eff about education - they're largely the ones playing UT on their labtops, or getting themselves piss drunk at the dorms - but you know what? Them playing UT at least keeps them from dsirupting the rest of the class, as opposed to classes where labtops were prohibited, where people would be talking, throwing assorted objects at each other, and playing Magic through class. In fact, those classes were the ones I did poorest at, because of the disruption, and because I'm simply more accustomed to using a labtop.
I can type in excess of a hundred words per minute. I can hand-write maybe, -maybe- ten. A labtop, like anything else, is a tool. If people use it right, it's a much better tool than pen and paper. Pen and paper can be 'abused' too. I couldn't count on all the hands and feet of my family how many clases in high school I just sat there and doodled through.
~ Wizardry Dragon
It's a fair assumption to make, when the opposite is the exception rather than the rule.
Just look at the support staff at Algonquin College here - they're on an illegal strike right now that's ruined the enitre semester for not thousands, but tens of thousands of students at the Woodroffe and Perth campuses. This is exactly what the majority of the college staff is about - they don't give a damn about yout education - they're there for the money. The students association as well as many individual students are filing a class action lawsuit to get back the money they paid for a semester that will go to waste, because we've lost too much class time to pass. I hope that the court grants us the money, because many of my friends put themselves far in debt to begin with, simply to be there.
I have a few professors who are good people and aren't just there for the money - but they're a dying breed, and, as I said, the exception rather than the rule.
The kind of example in the article is no different - and is, pyschologically, showing a degree of controlling behaviour. Personally, I was always a fan of my Programming teacher's view: "if your here to learn, you will, by whatever means you prefer - if you're not, then I can't force you to." Why other professors feel such a need to control students, is something I don't know enough about advance psychology to comment on. I will tell you one thing though - trust is a double-edged sword - if you don't trust your students, they will not trust you.
I'm sure just about every single one of us has said rather stupid things in the past that we wouldn't want to admit to.
~ Wizardry Dragon
So sayeth he who claimed that 640k should be enough for anyone.
~ Wizardry Dragon
People seem to forget that -anyone- can set up their own nameservers with their own directories of domains and such. With ICANN and VeriSign fuimbling the .com TLD so badly, I have to wonder why the other registrars don't get together and make their own internet :\
~ Wizardry Dragon
And what are governments made up of, if not people?
~ Wizardry Dragon
The act of voting in and of itself leads to neither.
~ Wizardry Dragon
So you do not use 'government' water, roads, bussing services, police forces, firefighting forces ... etc? I admire you then. Must be a real problem to avoid walking or driving on roads, drinking water, or breathing in EPA-regulated air.
A question: would you like a tinfoil hat? I hear it keeps the government from controlling you mind from that chip they put in it.
~ Wizardry Dragon
Explain to me how checking a box on a piece of paper is A: coercion or B: being coerced.
~ Wizardry Dragon
Voting with your dollars, is still voting.
~ Wizardry Dragon
Ahahaha ... expecting Microsoft to follow the postscript standards ... good one. Truth is, Microsoft can't even manage to follow its OWN standards sometimes; let alone others'. (Adobe has problems with this too, as the parent post points out rather humourously)
~ Wizardry Dragon