I'll give personal testimony with regards to web development. My 11 year old (now 13) was able to open the grade page, save it as html, edit the html (change his grade), then open that page in the browser directly.
Mom was fooled (until I explained it).
I was proud.
Granted this isn't "web development", but it has a passable similarity.
This is almost an elementary-school math proof.
Evil admins (negative) at Evil empire (negative) automatically become humorous and creative (positive).
Were any of you in band? There was a "first chair" idea. Essentially, the best people were ranked highest. Skill was determined anonymously. At any time, you were able to improve or lose rank.
Why can't we simply do something like this in all subjects? The best brains are all grouped together and given the most attention. If anyone in that group can't keep up, they drop down to the next group down. If anyone in the lower group wants to improve, and is able to, they're welcome to.
Why can't we implement something like this, if we really want to be competitive in the world. Yes, it would hurt the feelings of the kids that weren't in the top group, but only if we keep telling everyone (starting at birth) that you can be anything you want to be. (I want to be a world-class sprinter, but I don't think that's going to happen no matter how much I work on it.)
The pace being slow isn't necessarily the fault of the teacher, it's the fault of our expecting the best minds to be grouped with the middle minds.
Due to the cost and limited use, I chose not to store the cord blood. I also saw the donation option and thought that an interesting and fair middle ground would be for the donation centers to pay for the processing, and in return, you keep rights to the blood for X years. After that time, they take ownership of it. I just figured that if they really had use for it, they could cover the costs using economies of scale, and I would still have the option to use the blood if needed. Everyone would end up better off.
I prefer disks to DLC. There are many reasons to prefer a disk too. For me, I can move the game to either of my 360's without being online. Or, if I don't like the content, I can sell it or give it away.
I agree that the disk swapping sucks, but they could work around that easily enough by making you do it just once a month (to verify you still have the disk).
Of course, the real reason they won't offer $50 DLC is that when most people spend that kind of money, they want something to have and to hold -- a new game package.
I've worked 9/80's for a couple of years. They're great! It's nice to have a weekday off because you can easily get through a weekend's errands in a day because of the lower crowds, and in my case, no kids to slow me.
As for management respecting the day -- that's like any off-day. You have to enforce it yourself. I've been asked to work on my 9/80 day, and never had a problem agreeing to it. I just swapped it for a different day. Management loved my flexibility (in when I took a day off).
Absolutely right!!! It's not Nintendo's fault at all!!! Obviously it's a design flaw with the TV, as my Wii was made to use with the TV. Heck, the TV even has matching pluggy-things that the Wii fits into. Coincidence!? I think not.
Once one of my 3 kid breaks the TV, I'll be suing the maker of the TV.
Ps, nice to meet you MrSmith. It's always nice to meet someone slower than I am. It only took me 3 kids to figure out what was causing them.;)
I have kids and proudly side with all of those "pretty goddamn horrible parent"-types. I teach my kids to be more careful by not enabling them to get a free replacement by being careless. Your point is that accidents happen and we will give exemptions for them. In my household, accidents happen and you learn to be more careful so that they don't happen again.
More simple example: Yes Son, you dropped your ice cream. Take it as a lesson that next time you have an ice cream, you'll stop running around with it (and reduce the likelihood of an accident). For now, you get to clean up the ice cream mess too.
In a grown up example: I buy a nice sports car. I then speed down the road with it and have an accident. I don't declare "accidents happen!" and replace it. I change my behavior and slow down, watch for cross traffic, and generally drive more safely.
Of course, I don't believe in luck or fate either. I follow Samuel Goldwyn's quote, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."
I know that this will be taken as a troll-post for any Obama advocate, but that's not my intent. I feel this way for all of our representatives.
My mother taught me that actions speak louder than words. That means to me that when you stated his action, "he only voted for it", then it was much more important than his words "he doesn't support this".
My real problem with your post is your acceptance of Christmas Tree Bills. I personally feel those are a crime because it allows our reps to slide anything they want into law without being able to be blamed -- after all, "I 'only voted for it as part of a larger bill, feeling that the benefits of having it pass outweighed the down side.'"
You're exactly right. It's the same as the lesson Niemoller wrote in "First they came..."
Our politicians have learned from history and strive to avoid the public's wrath though. They've learned that as long as you take rights away from one group at a time, the whole of the group won't retaliate.
This was a lesson learned in the US previously. Take the traditional example of the Boston Tea Party. Despite the Brits raising taxes bit by bit on small groups, the increase of a tax that impacted everyone - a tax on tea drinkers - incited violent rebellion.
Had the Brits not levied a tax on everyone, we'd still be speaking English!!;)
"who cares about a piece of metal on your finger?" There are actually a lot of people that care and want you to have a piece of metal on your finger. It means that the person wearing it -- if they accept -- wants no string attached. Worst case, they say no. Or so I hear...
Of course, there's also the logic that "all the good ones are taken" so you go after one of them. If they weren't flawed, they'd be married already, right?
The most likely way that they can raise awareness is by suing a large country. If they were to sue the US government for providing an environment which encourages companies to pollute in, they could then collect for damages in the form of a replacement parcel, or enough money to buy a replacement parcel. Granted they would likely lose their country due to eminent domain, but they would gain awareness and money in the meanwhile.
Ps - I'm not trolling by saying the Gvt is encouraging it, that's just how I would phrase the lawsuit.
While I certainly do not disagree with you, you're simply arguing scale. Using the "massive impact" tactic, I would counter with saying that the bailout of CC would be minimal in cost. To the employees of either company, they see the same effects.
The better and more sensible argument to make would be that mismanagement caused CC to fail; but then the same would be said of AIG. Of course, I haven't heard of any executive packages for CC execs. Perhaps we should simply bailout all of the smaller companies in the country instead of the massive ones.
How about software updates? I'm just curious if software sellers will be coerced into offering quality software on the original install disks, or mailed updates, instead of just expecting that every user will happily download 1/4 of their monthly cap just to keep software current.
You state "I WANT to pay more. I WANT to pay down the debt." Well, go right ahead. Report that you've had a million dollar profit on EBay and send them a check.
What I bet you really mean is that you want everyone else to pay down the debt too. While I won't say it's a bad idea, I want to eliminate government waste before I volunteer more money. I do agree though that the deficit is a shame.
I have to preface this by stating that I have large vehicles. My large family is more comfortable in them and I carpool. I am also a decent driver (no tickets or accidents in over a decade). I'll take the relative safety and comfort of the larger vehicle.To your credit, I even agree with you about "my type" thinking of my own safety. Yes, I do!
What I would propose if people are really interested in fairness on the road is greatly limiting engine output. (My cars are all 6 cylinders.) Let people choose if they want the larger vehicle with all of the amenities, or the light and lean vehicle, or a balance. The lighter vehicle could build up more speed easily, but carry less mass. The heavier vehicle would carry more mass, but less speed. In the end, the accidents would be "fair" as MxV remains relatively consistent compared to today.
ps - I'm too lazy to rewrite this to sound more friendly. I just re-read it and didn't mean to rant. I agree with your post and I realize that it may not read that way.
The simple way that they get around this is by selling you points. Tracks will now seem "cheaper" because all individual tracks are now 99 points. Of course, when you buy points, they'll cost just over a penny each.
That's the way that it's often done -- such as for XBox Live or slot machines.
Once the seller disassociates the cost from an easily computer value (track per dollar) then all bets are off.
On top of that, people are idiots. You'll start seeing specials to further dissociate price and item. Apple will start to sell you points with larger discounts for larger purchases. e.g. "Today only, buy 500 points and get 45 free!!!!" Or better yet "Auto-purchase 1000 points a month on your credit card, and get 100 free points every month."
You forgot to add "The Amsterdam committee has proven its business competence by pre-registering the domain which matches the trademark they wish to use."
Or am I the only one thinking that if the Chicago group isn't smart enough to register and host their own trademarks that they're not smart enough to actually host the world?
if a bird hit one, it was either not paying attention or drunk.
If the windmills kill off some of the birds, we'll just end up with Darwin-approved birds. It's just like the seagulls and pigeons that I try to run over -- if I ever get one, it will surely be the one that needed to be weeded out of the population.
6) The railroads already have rights of way that approximate the topology and coverage of transmission lines required to distribute wind electricity from sources to destinations.
What you say is true, partially. They have the right of way easements. Those easements only cover train movement though. The railroads already had this idea with telecom companies in mind. The RRs actually leased out the rights to bury fiber alongside the tracks. In many cases, the owners of the land (remember the easements are not ownership) turned around and sued. The courts have upheld the owner's rights.
All that said, transmitting electricity across a private citizen's property will invoke NIMBY as well as pay-me consequences even more than telco fiber. Just google on "railroad easement lawsuit" for more detail.
You know, when you declare everyone else to be morons, you may want to actually back your own position by naming the equation you're using correctly. I believe you mean Mifflin.
If I remember correctly, Mufflin is actually the sound that a 380 pound man makes in a bakery.
While I agree with you that a safe will work, I also believe that the kids need to respect "my rule".
I color-coded my disks using small stickers. Blue dots are easy games that my youngest can play (he can't read but he can pick them out easily enough). Green dots work in the 360 -- so the kids know which older games they can play in which console. Most importantly, red dots are "Daddy-only" games.
The last (and only) time one of my sons took out a red dot, I took away every controller in the house for a week. I did not resort to a safe because I want them to learn limits.
Disclosure: I actually keep the really mature disks in a separate container which the kids do not have ready access to. Just like trying to keep the porn in a separate location, it's just easier to not have to explain some things yet. I do intentionally keep some red dots in the kids' folder though.
I'm a parent of three sons. I too did the same as your parents and hid out of sight (peering through clothes racks, looking over the tops of aisles, or simply watching from around a corner 40 feet away).
My sons always noticed that I wasn't around after about 5 minutes. Each of them behaved differently though. One noticed and sat down and waited for me to get there (as he had been taught). One went off in search of me. The last, looked around, and couldn't have cared less: he kept on playing.
As for leashes, I just wanted to share their own "mental leash". I can now walk into a store with them and they each keep no more than a maximum distance from me. The 10 year old will go up to about 60 feet before he comes looking for me. The 8 year old will go about 40 on his own. The 5 year old will go about 30 feet. Each brother will go further with the other brothers in tow, up to the oldest brother's distance + 10 feet. Although this is not scientific, it's great for knowing how large of a circle I need to scan to quickly check for my kids' locations. (It also makes my wife think I'm psychic since I know within 5 feet where any kid is at almost any time.)
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I'll give personal testimony with regards to web development. My 11 year old (now 13) was able to open the grade page, save it as html, edit the html (change his grade), then open that page in the browser directly.
Mom was fooled (until I explained it).
I was proud.
Granted this isn't "web development", but it has a passable similarity.
The difference is it will cost us billions instead of millions.
So what you're saying is that this is a "high-tech jobs bill"?
This is almost an elementary-school math proof. Evil admins (negative) at Evil empire (negative) automatically become humorous and creative (positive).
Were any of you in band? There was a "first chair" idea. Essentially, the best people were ranked highest. Skill was determined anonymously. At any time, you were able to improve or lose rank.
Why can't we simply do something like this in all subjects? The best brains are all grouped together and given the most attention. If anyone in that group can't keep up, they drop down to the next group down. If anyone in the lower group wants to improve, and is able to, they're welcome to.
Why can't we implement something like this, if we really want to be competitive in the world. Yes, it would hurt the feelings of the kids that weren't in the top group, but only if we keep telling everyone (starting at birth) that you can be anything you want to be. (I want to be a world-class sprinter, but I don't think that's going to happen no matter how much I work on it.)
The pace being slow isn't necessarily the fault of the teacher, it's the fault of our expecting the best minds to be grouped with the middle minds.
I know it's bad form to post on just signatures, but I just had to point out the relationship of the P and GP's signatures.
GP:What will happen when no one will loan Congress any more money?
P:I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.
Due to the cost and limited use, I chose not to store the cord blood. I also saw the donation option and thought that an interesting and fair middle ground would be for the donation centers to pay for the processing, and in return, you keep rights to the blood for X years. After that time, they take ownership of it. I just figured that if they really had use for it, they could cover the costs using economies of scale, and I would still have the option to use the blood if needed. Everyone would end up better off.
I prefer disks to DLC. There are many reasons to prefer a disk too. For me, I can move the game to either of my 360's without being online. Or, if I don't like the content, I can sell it or give it away.
I agree that the disk swapping sucks, but they could work around that easily enough by making you do it just once a month (to verify you still have the disk).
Of course, the real reason they won't offer $50 DLC is that when most people spend that kind of money, they want something to have and to hold -- a new game package.
I've worked 9/80's for a couple of years. They're great! It's nice to have a weekday off because you can easily get through a weekend's errands in a day because of the lower crowds, and in my case, no kids to slow me.
As for management respecting the day -- that's like any off-day. You have to enforce it yourself. I've been asked to work on my 9/80 day, and never had a problem agreeing to it. I just swapped it for a different day. Management loved my flexibility (in when I took a day off).
Absolutely right!!! It's not Nintendo's fault at all!!! Obviously it's a design flaw with the TV, as my Wii was made to use with the TV. Heck, the TV even has matching pluggy-things that the Wii fits into. Coincidence!? I think not.
;)
Once one of my 3 kid breaks the TV, I'll be suing the maker of the TV.
Ps, nice to meet you MrSmith. It's always nice to meet someone slower than I am. It only took me 3 kids to figure out what was causing them.
I have kids and proudly side with all of those "pretty goddamn horrible parent"-types. I teach my kids to be more careful by not enabling them to get a free replacement by being careless. Your point is that accidents happen and we will give exemptions for them. In my household, accidents happen and you learn to be more careful so that they don't happen again.
More simple example: Yes Son, you dropped your ice cream. Take it as a lesson that next time you have an ice cream, you'll stop running around with it (and reduce the likelihood of an accident). For now, you get to clean up the ice cream mess too.
In a grown up example: I buy a nice sports car. I then speed down the road with it and have an accident. I don't declare "accidents happen!" and replace it. I change my behavior and slow down, watch for cross traffic, and generally drive more safely.
Of course, I don't believe in luck or fate either. I follow Samuel Goldwyn's quote, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."
I know that this will be taken as a troll-post for any Obama advocate, but that's not my intent. I feel this way for all of our representatives.
My mother taught me that actions speak louder than words. That means to me that when you stated his action, "he only voted for it", then it was much more important than his words "he doesn't support this".
My real problem with your post is your acceptance of Christmas Tree Bills. I personally feel those are a crime because it allows our reps to slide anything they want into law without being able to be blamed -- after all, "I 'only voted for it as part of a larger bill, feeling that the benefits of having it pass outweighed the down side.'"
You're exactly right. It's the same as the lesson Niemoller wrote in "First they came..."
;)
Our politicians have learned from history and strive to avoid the public's wrath though. They've learned that as long as you take rights away from one group at a time, the whole of the group won't retaliate.
This was a lesson learned in the US previously. Take the traditional example of the Boston Tea Party. Despite the Brits raising taxes bit by bit on small groups, the increase of a tax that impacted everyone - a tax on tea drinkers - incited violent rebellion.
Had the Brits not levied a tax on everyone, we'd still be speaking English!!
"who cares about a piece of metal on your finger?" There are actually a lot of people that care and want you to have a piece of metal on your finger. It means that the person wearing it -- if they accept -- wants no string attached. Worst case, they say no. Or so I hear...
Of course, there's also the logic that "all the good ones are taken" so you go after one of them. If they weren't flawed, they'd be married already, right?
The most likely way that they can raise awareness is by suing a large country. If they were to sue the US government for providing an environment which encourages companies to pollute in, they could then collect for damages in the form of a replacement parcel, or enough money to buy a replacement parcel. Granted they would likely lose their country due to eminent domain, but they would gain awareness and money in the meanwhile.
Ps - I'm not trolling by saying the Gvt is encouraging it, that's just how I would phrase the lawsuit.
While I certainly do not disagree with you, you're simply arguing scale. Using the "massive impact" tactic, I would counter with saying that the bailout of CC would be minimal in cost. To the employees of either company, they see the same effects.
The better and more sensible argument to make would be that mismanagement caused CC to fail; but then the same would be said of AIG. Of course, I haven't heard of any executive packages for CC execs. Perhaps we should simply bailout all of the smaller companies in the country instead of the massive ones.
How about software updates? I'm just curious if software sellers will be coerced into offering quality software on the original install disks, or mailed updates, instead of just expecting that every user will happily download 1/4 of their monthly cap just to keep software current.
You state "I WANT to pay more. I WANT to pay down the debt." Well, go right ahead. Report that you've had a million dollar profit on EBay and send them a check.
What I bet you really mean is that you want everyone else to pay down the debt too. While I won't say it's a bad idea, I want to eliminate government waste before I volunteer more money. I do agree though that the deficit is a shame.
I have to preface this by stating that I have large vehicles. My large family is more comfortable in them and I carpool. I am also a decent driver (no tickets or accidents in over a decade). I'll take the relative safety and comfort of the larger vehicle.To your credit, I even agree with you about "my type" thinking of my own safety. Yes, I do!
What I would propose if people are really interested in fairness on the road is greatly limiting engine output. (My cars are all 6 cylinders.) Let people choose if they want the larger vehicle with all of the amenities, or the light and lean vehicle, or a balance. The lighter vehicle could build up more speed easily, but carry less mass. The heavier vehicle would carry more mass, but less speed. In the end, the accidents would be "fair" as MxV remains relatively consistent compared to today.
ps - I'm too lazy to rewrite this to sound more friendly. I just re-read it and didn't mean to rant. I agree with your post and I realize that it may not read that way.
The simple way that they get around this is by selling you points. Tracks will now seem "cheaper" because all individual tracks are now 99 points. Of course, when you buy points, they'll cost just over a penny each.
That's the way that it's often done -- such as for XBox Live or slot machines.
Once the seller disassociates the cost from an easily computer value (track per dollar) then all bets are off.
On top of that, people are idiots. You'll start seeing specials to further dissociate price and item. Apple will start to sell you points with larger discounts for larger purchases. e.g. "Today only, buy 500 points and get 45 free!!!!" Or better yet "Auto-purchase 1000 points a month on your credit card, and get 100 free points every month."
You forgot to add "The Amsterdam committee has proven its business competence by pre-registering the domain which matches the trademark they wish to use."
Or am I the only one thinking that if the Chicago group isn't smart enough to register and host their own trademarks that they're not smart enough to actually host the world?
If the windmills kill off some of the birds, we'll just end up with Darwin-approved birds. It's just like the seagulls and pigeons that I try to run over -- if I ever get one, it will surely be the one that needed to be weeded out of the population.
What you say is true, partially. They have the right of way easements. Those easements only cover train movement though. The railroads already had this idea with telecom companies in mind. The RRs actually leased out the rights to bury fiber alongside the tracks. In many cases, the owners of the land (remember the easements are not ownership) turned around and sued. The courts have upheld the owner's rights.
All that said, transmitting electricity across a private citizen's property will invoke NIMBY as well as pay-me consequences even more than telco fiber. Just google on "railroad easement lawsuit" for more detail.
You know, when you declare everyone else to be morons, you may want to actually back your own position by naming the equation you're using correctly. I believe you mean Mifflin.
If I remember correctly, Mufflin is actually the sound that a 380 pound man makes in a bakery.
While I agree with you that a safe will work, I also believe that the kids need to respect "my rule".
I color-coded my disks using small stickers. Blue dots are easy games that my youngest can play (he can't read but he can pick them out easily enough). Green dots work in the 360 -- so the kids know which older games they can play in which console. Most importantly, red dots are "Daddy-only" games.
The last (and only) time one of my sons took out a red dot, I took away every controller in the house for a week. I did not resort to a safe because I want them to learn limits.
Disclosure: I actually keep the really mature disks in a separate container which the kids do not have ready access to. Just like trying to keep the porn in a separate location, it's just easier to not have to explain some things yet. I do intentionally keep some red dots in the kids' folder though.
I'm a parent of three sons. I too did the same as your parents and hid out of sight (peering through clothes racks, looking over the tops of aisles, or simply watching from around a corner 40 feet away).
My sons always noticed that I wasn't around after about 5 minutes. Each of them behaved differently though. One noticed and sat down and waited for me to get there (as he had been taught). One went off in search of me. The last, looked around, and couldn't have cared less: he kept on playing.
As for leashes, I just wanted to share their own "mental leash". I can now walk into a store with them and they each keep no more than a maximum distance from me. The 10 year old will go up to about 60 feet before he comes looking for me. The 8 year old will go about 40 on his own. The 5 year old will go about 30 feet. Each brother will go further with the other brothers in tow, up to the oldest brother's distance + 10 feet. Although this is not scientific, it's great for knowing how large of a circle I need to scan to quickly check for my kids' locations. (It also makes my wife think I'm psychic since I know within 5 feet where any kid is at almost any time.)