Everyone learns differently. You recommend one thing, the author another, and I learned another. I'm not sure that the iPad is the right choice but I would agree that a tablet, seeing as it has greater potential, is probably a better choice of aids for the students than any of the methods we've become attached to. Why? The tablet can emulate all of those things in one form or another and if they can't then they can have custom software that does if it is needed.
I guess, really, that what I'm saying is that the tablet offers all those choices (even an abacus I suppose) but doesn't lock anyone into a specific method, device, or thought process by default. It will, ideally, allow students to learn how they're best suited to learn.
We've been mucking about in the Middle East longer than that I'm afraid. *sighs* If you exclude the US it goes as far back as the Crusades. However, check what happened to the whole area after WWI and then under the direction of the League of Nations (which the US didn't join, we weren't wanting to police the planet back then - I'm not sure what happened to change the mentality honestly except maybe the Cold War happened but that's a rather generic statement and I can't pin it down to a specific turning point so I'd be curious to hear thoughts on the subject).
The Cold War is long since over, McCarthyism is no longer fashionable, and bad government policy or actions do not automatically equal communism. Communism has a definition. If you learn that definition, it's real definition, you may actually not be so scared of it but I digress and that's not the point. The point is that, no, it's not communism by any stretch of the imagination.
Anyhow, no, I don't recommend communism as a system of government for anything larger than a tribe. In and of itself it isn't a bad system. Unfortunately it has had its name tarnished by lots of people and governments self-defining themselves as communists when they are nothing even close to communists. Today's seemingly more popular example would be the self-defining libertarians who don't understand the platform, don't even know what libertarianism is, and generally seem to do so because it is no longer fashionable to admit that they're Republican extremists, authoritarians, or extreme right-wing theocrats who believe capitalism is a system of governance.
But, still, I digress and will assert, again, that this isn't (and I'm not in favor of it either) communism. I can only wonder if your post was an attempt at humor.
I smoke weed, I smoke it 'cause I like to get high. I advocated for legal weed, we have it, but I think it should be completely legal for consumption by anyone who's reached the age of majority. I'm also retired. Chucklefuck here is 31, has no job (or will lie about one) worth mentioning, and is obviously a loser. But, hey, they haven't had any credit, a new car, a house, a checking account, bills in their name, or anything like that. But oh yeah are they happy with themselves and what they've made of themselves. *sighs* The world is full of pathetic people. That's okay - and if they find the lifestyle fitting then good for them. They shouldn't lie and pretend to be something more than what they are though.
You assume they're not living in their mother's basement or some other cliche that is similar. If they're 31 and have no debt or credit rating then they're likely a failure at life by most metrics. But I'm sure they're happy and I'm completely positive that anything they type to refute the idea is 100% true. They'd probably get a stark realization if people would stop tipping the 31 year old pizza delivery man. Seriously, go pick your pizza up personally or tell them you'd rather a delivery person who's not stoned and actually needs the job - it will help him out in the long run.
What do you think you're doing when you put money in the bank? That's why they pay you interest (well, used to) on the money you put into your account. You're loaning 'em money.
If you cared you would not give that information out to people and surely wouldn't give that information out to a source that is looking to monetize it AND tells you ahead of time that giving them this information means you have no control of it. You'd look out for yourself and think about what you're doing, right?
How about if you hang out with your drunk driving buddy, and a few others, and they keep doing it while you continue to hang out with them you *will* be judged by those who know this information. "Oh, him? He hangs out with so-and-so and his friends." Not only is it a valid metric it's a pretty good way to draw assumptions when you're looking at a group as a whole.
Are there exceptions? Of course.
Are you wanting government to step in and save you from your association's behavior and the potential judgment from it? Why yes, yes you are.
Good woman then. My ex was a bit of a fan (they said, I don't think I ever saw them use it) of FreeBSD. It's probably yet another lie from her though. Almost one year free from a relationship! Feels like quitting smoking a bit but it's so much better for my health.
Heh - you answered as I would have. Thanks. You did too, read that is... I do wonder if all the coffee in Turkey was that way. I obviously didn't have the chance to try all of it. That isn't really the subject though and I could probably use a search engine and find out if I were that curious I suppose. I guess a more accurate statement is that I'm a bit curious if others here have traveled to Turkey and had similar experiences.
Thank you for the information and, well, your view that his career choice means that he behaves like an immature child is a rather absurd argument really. The rest makes sense but your last statement doesn't really.
I'm just screwing with you - she's a wonderful looking woman and has good taste in operating systems as well assuming she uses it because she likes to and not because it pleases you. Then again, doing it for the latter reason isn't horrific or anything but I'm an idealist I guess. (Which is why I no longer have a wife.)
Basically, the kernel has an Application Binary Interface which is a bit like a contract. If the application gives the kernel something formatted in a specific way, the kernal promises to give it back something in a specific way and the other way around. Any software that is written to respect the contract should never be broken by a change to the kernel as the application has no knowledge of how the kernel performs its obligation.
That was a very good explanation and describes it in a manner that I've never seen before but it does describe it very well. So, in short, thank you for that. Even if I had mod points I'd rather just thank you for having taken the time to come up with that description (I spent 'em already, they'll probably give me more tomorrow) because, frankly, that's the best description I've seen of an ABI and how it probably *should* be done. It brings to mind some security questions (example: What do you do, from the kernel developer standpoint, if it turns out that the ABI has a security flaw in it - say it's an older ABI that is seldom used or the likes?) but I think those questions can wait for a better time and place.
Define "some years?" What if the application developer doesn't change the behavior after those some years have passed? Isn't ensuring backwards compatibility one of the reasons that Windows has had so many security issues? If so then do you really want to have to be constantly on the lookout for those same issues in the Linux kernel? Finally, why does Linus insist on acting like a child?
I don't suppose you'll truly know the answer to the last question but I'd appreciate any speculation. Keep in mind that, well, I'm actually quite a fan of Linux (I prefer Mandriva though I'm not opposed to Ubuntu - both seem to be somewhere near my skill level though they've "dumbed down" Ubuntu a bit it seems or I've just acclimated to it) and though I have nothing invested (other than personal interest) it seems as if he's a petulant child at times. Okay, quite frequently... That's sad because having someone approachable would probably be a good thing for Linux. As for approachability, you have RMS and Linus... Yeah...
It's a shame really because I think that we truly could have had a year of Linux on the Destkop® by now if it weren't for the behavior of some of the most vocal and closely associated people. And no, it wouldn't have ever really have been that year but it likely would have been a lot closer and a lot more popular. The goal is to encourage people to be free or at least examine their options, yes?
I believe you but seems a little far-fetched. Not the part about picking stuff out of their shit and eating it but the part about a North Korean having had corn to start with is what I find skeptical. If you'd said they were picking grass, tree bark, or burnt rice out of the shit and eating it then I guess I'd be more inclined to believe it without a second thought.;)
Your post reminded me of the aroma! Yes - that's a whole other point. It does have a strong and very nice aroma. It smells like it is going to be some of the best damned coffee you're ever going to have in your life. Unfortunately I did not find the taste matching the aroma. But it does have that going for it, the aroma, and that's worthy of mentioning.
I'm not sure if anyone will find this beneficial but I shall try...
I was, of all places, in Hawaii when this was available for me to try. This was quite some time ago but it was still somewhere near $12 for a cup. I didn't care about the expense and simply wanted to try it because, well, it was available and I'd never tried it before and I'd been told it was both "very good" and "quite the experience."
The latter was certainly correct but I can't imagine thinking that the former is true under any circumstances?
I opted to try it unadulterated, no sugar and no cream. No, it didn't taste like fecal matter. It tasted as if someone had let the coffee burn at the bottom of the pot. It was oily, harsh, and did not taste good at all. It had a taste, to me, like burned coffee. It reminded me a bit of the coffee that I'd had served to me years ago in Turkey - like it was a bad imitation of bad coffee. It seriously was not pleasing, not even remotely pleasing at all.
I had paid, as I said, something close to $12 for said cup of coffee so I finished it. I'd ordered it and the intent was to try it. It was ordered mostly so I could have the experience and recount it later in life or, at least, remember it. I'd hoped to enjoy the experience and I'd hoped to be able to tell people that, "You should definitely try this! It's got to be the best coffee I've ever had."
I can not do so. I can only say that I've tried it and that I, personally, found it not only to not be anything special but something that should be avoided. It's not like a single cup is that expensive so if you still feel inclined to try it after having read this then, by all means, you should.
I have been told, since then, that it was, "Obviously fake." I have also been told that it may be the harvesting method? That some people farm the animals and just cram 'em full of beans and this means that the animal is just eating any bean fed to it. I've been told that the person who made it must not know what they were doing. I'm still more inclined to think that it was just really bad coffee. It had a distinct flavor and that flavor was not good.
Again, it reminded me of the coffee that I had in Turkey only that won't make any sense to anyone unless they've had Turkish coffee. The coffee I was served, multiple times in multiple places, in Turkey was burnt and very strong - strong to the point of absurd. Also burnt to the point of gross. It was bitter, burnt, and stronger than anyone should make coffee. It was served like that anywhere that I went so I am assuming it is a cultural thing and I've heard people mention it since. I've even heard a few people claim to like it.
Now, that's the best that I can describe Turkish coffee. Imagine that only make it oilier (Wow, that's a word and I spelled it correctly the first time? Heh!) and make it basically taste like a cheap imitation of that. Oh! Imagine espresso from a gas station as compared to espresso from a coffee shop that actually knows what they're doing. That's sort of how it compares in those regards.
Anyhow, like I said, if you get the chance to buy it by the cup then, by all means, give it a shot. It's not expensive really if you're just getting a single cup. I'd certainly not recommend buying a pound of the stuff. Also the prices quoted are a bit higher than what they were selling it at - they offered the beans for sale by the pound and I think it was $125 per pound BUT this was ten years ago or so. I think... I'm unable to recall the exact year that I went but it was somewhere around 8 to 10 years ago.
So, there's your review from me. I am aware that people's tastes are different so I'd still encourage you to consider trying it instead of relying on my review IF you were already wanting to try it and hadn't had the opportunity. If you probably weren't going to spend $12 on a cup of coffee, even if it came from poop from a Golden Retriever named Benny, then you probably should stick with your plan. It's really not very good... 'Snot very good at all.
Cool - thanks. I, too, always thought they were tiny things that you would have difficulty seeing. (I have never suffered from an infestation nor have I ever stayed anywhere that had an infestation.) I do understand that being infested does NOT mean, for example, that you're dirty or the likes. I guess a comparison would be lice, just because someone gets head lice doesn't mean that they're dirty. It may mean that they're an idiot (shared a pillow or brush) or simply managed to catch them from leaning back in someone's comfy chair and someone else who had lice had sat there recently.
Then again, I thought they were itty bitty critters so they may very well mean you're a dirty person if you have them. I was already incorrect in what I "knew" so I guess I could be wrong about that too. I guess I'll just be glad/grateful that I've never had an infestation as I also understand that they're a pain to get rid of. But, as stated, I've already been wrong once so that too could be mistaken.
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What I take from all of this?
Everyone learns differently. You recommend one thing, the author another, and I learned another. I'm not sure that the iPad is the right choice but I would agree that a tablet, seeing as it has greater potential, is probably a better choice of aids for the students than any of the methods we've become attached to. Why? The tablet can emulate all of those things in one form or another and if they can't then they can have custom software that does if it is needed.
I guess, really, that what I'm saying is that the tablet offers all those choices (even an abacus I suppose) but doesn't lock anyone into a specific method, device, or thought process by default. It will, ideally, allow students to learn how they're best suited to learn.
We've been mucking about in the Middle East longer than that I'm afraid. *sighs* If you exclude the US it goes as far back as the Crusades. However, check what happened to the whole area after WWI and then under the direction of the League of Nations (which the US didn't join, we weren't wanting to police the planet back then - I'm not sure what happened to change the mentality honestly except maybe the Cold War happened but that's a rather generic statement and I can't pin it down to a specific turning point so I'd be curious to hear thoughts on the subject).
Why do people on Slashdot keep saying this?
The truth and the short answer:
Their side is in office.
The Cold War is long since over, McCarthyism is no longer fashionable, and bad government policy or actions do not automatically equal communism. Communism has a definition. If you learn that definition, it's real definition, you may actually not be so scared of it but I digress and that's not the point. The point is that, no, it's not communism by any stretch of the imagination.
Anyhow, no, I don't recommend communism as a system of government for anything larger than a tribe. In and of itself it isn't a bad system. Unfortunately it has had its name tarnished by lots of people and governments self-defining themselves as communists when they are nothing even close to communists. Today's seemingly more popular example would be the self-defining libertarians who don't understand the platform, don't even know what libertarianism is, and generally seem to do so because it is no longer fashionable to admit that they're Republican extremists, authoritarians, or extreme right-wing theocrats who believe capitalism is a system of governance.
But, still, I digress and will assert, again, that this isn't (and I'm not in favor of it either) communism. I can only wonder if your post was an attempt at humor.
Don't make fun of him! It's his MEDICINE!
I smoke weed, I smoke it 'cause I like to get high. I advocated for legal weed, we have it, but I think it should be completely legal for consumption by anyone who's reached the age of majority. I'm also retired. Chucklefuck here is 31, has no job (or will lie about one) worth mentioning, and is obviously a loser. But, hey, they haven't had any credit, a new car, a house, a checking account, bills in their name, or anything like that. But oh yeah are they happy with themselves and what they've made of themselves. *sighs* The world is full of pathetic people. That's okay - and if they find the lifestyle fitting then good for them. They shouldn't lie and pretend to be something more than what they are though.
You assume they're not living in their mother's basement or some other cliche that is similar. If they're 31 and have no debt or credit rating then they're likely a failure at life by most metrics. But I'm sure they're happy and I'm completely positive that anything they type to refute the idea is 100% true. They'd probably get a stark realization if people would stop tipping the 31 year old pizza delivery man. Seriously, go pick your pizza up personally or tell them you'd rather a delivery person who's not stoned and actually needs the job - it will help him out in the long run.
What do you think you're doing when you put money in the bank? That's why they pay you interest (well, used to) on the money you put into your account. You're loaning 'em money.
If you cared you would not give that information out to people and surely wouldn't give that information out to a source that is looking to monetize it AND tells you ahead of time that giving them this information means you have no control of it. You'd look out for yourself and think about what you're doing, right?
That's a pretty strange leap in logic up there.
How about if you hang out with your drunk driving buddy, and a few others, and they keep doing it while you continue to hang out with them you *will* be judged by those who know this information. "Oh, him? He hangs out with so-and-so and his friends." Not only is it a valid metric it's a pretty good way to draw assumptions when you're looking at a group as a whole.
Are there exceptions? Of course.
Are you wanting government to step in and save you from your association's behavior and the potential judgment from it? Why yes, yes you are.
You can tell which one I think is worse...
Yay! More laws! Government will protect you!
Perhaps you should take the "brave" out of your username.
Good woman then. My ex was a bit of a fan (they said, I don't think I ever saw them use it) of FreeBSD. It's probably yet another lie from her though. Almost one year free from a relationship! Feels like quitting smoking a bit but it's so much better for my health.
I should hire you as an editor.
See? I love this site. I really, sure I was joking but still, would not have expected that. Thanks - interesting article by the way. Much appreciated.
Heh - you answered as I would have. Thanks. You did too, read that is... I do wonder if all the coffee in Turkey was that way. I obviously didn't have the chance to try all of it. That isn't really the subject though and I could probably use a search engine and find out if I were that curious I suppose. I guess a more accurate statement is that I'm a bit curious if others here have traveled to Turkey and had similar experiences.
Thank you for the information and, well, your view that his career choice means that he behaves like an immature child is a rather absurd argument really. The rest makes sense but your last statement doesn't really.
The two being similar isn't really the measuring stick you want to use, is it?
Shh! You won't get burned at the stake around here - they'll burn you at the stack in these parts.
Wait... I thought you said she was beautiful? ;)
I'm just screwing with you - she's a wonderful looking woman and has good taste in operating systems as well assuming she uses it because she likes to and not because it pleases you. Then again, doing it for the latter reason isn't horrific or anything but I'm an idealist I guess. (Which is why I no longer have a wife.)
Basically, the kernel has an Application Binary Interface which is a bit like a contract. If the application gives the kernel something formatted in a specific way, the kernal promises to give it back something in a specific way and the other way around. Any software that is written to respect the contract should never be broken by a change to the kernel as the application has no knowledge of how the kernel performs its obligation.
That was a very good explanation and describes it in a manner that I've never seen before but it does describe it very well. So, in short, thank you for that. Even if I had mod points I'd rather just thank you for having taken the time to come up with that description (I spent 'em already, they'll probably give me more tomorrow) because, frankly, that's the best description I've seen of an ABI and how it probably *should* be done. It brings to mind some security questions (example: What do you do, from the kernel developer standpoint, if it turns out that the ABI has a security flaw in it - say it's an older ABI that is seldom used or the likes?) but I think those questions can wait for a better time and place.
Define "some years?" What if the application developer doesn't change the behavior after those some years have passed? Isn't ensuring backwards compatibility one of the reasons that Windows has had so many security issues? If so then do you really want to have to be constantly on the lookout for those same issues in the Linux kernel? Finally, why does Linus insist on acting like a child?
I don't suppose you'll truly know the answer to the last question but I'd appreciate any speculation. Keep in mind that, well, I'm actually quite a fan of Linux (I prefer Mandriva though I'm not opposed to Ubuntu - both seem to be somewhere near my skill level though they've "dumbed down" Ubuntu a bit it seems or I've just acclimated to it) and though I have nothing invested (other than personal interest) it seems as if he's a petulant child at times. Okay, quite frequently... That's sad because having someone approachable would probably be a good thing for Linux. As for approachability, you have RMS and Linus... Yeah...
It's a shame really because I think that we truly could have had a year of Linux on the Destkop® by now if it weren't for the behavior of some of the most vocal and closely associated people. And no, it wouldn't have ever really have been that year but it likely would have been a lot closer and a lot more popular. The goal is to encourage people to be free or at least examine their options, yes?
I believe you but seems a little far-fetched. Not the part about picking stuff out of their shit and eating it but the part about a North Korean having had corn to start with is what I find skeptical. If you'd said they were picking grass, tree bark, or burnt rice out of the shit and eating it then I guess I'd be more inclined to believe it without a second thought. ;)
Your post reminded me of the aroma! Yes - that's a whole other point. It does have a strong and very nice aroma. It smells like it is going to be some of the best damned coffee you're ever going to have in your life. Unfortunately I did not find the taste matching the aroma. But it does have that going for it, the aroma, and that's worthy of mentioning.
I'm not sure if anyone will find this beneficial but I shall try...
I was, of all places, in Hawaii when this was available for me to try. This was quite some time ago but it was still somewhere near $12 for a cup. I didn't care about the expense and simply wanted to try it because, well, it was available and I'd never tried it before and I'd been told it was both "very good" and "quite the experience."
The latter was certainly correct but I can't imagine thinking that the former is true under any circumstances?
I opted to try it unadulterated, no sugar and no cream. No, it didn't taste like fecal matter. It tasted as if someone had let the coffee burn at the bottom of the pot. It was oily, harsh, and did not taste good at all. It had a taste, to me, like burned coffee. It reminded me a bit of the coffee that I'd had served to me years ago in Turkey - like it was a bad imitation of bad coffee. It seriously was not pleasing, not even remotely pleasing at all.
I had paid, as I said, something close to $12 for said cup of coffee so I finished it. I'd ordered it and the intent was to try it. It was ordered mostly so I could have the experience and recount it later in life or, at least, remember it. I'd hoped to enjoy the experience and I'd hoped to be able to tell people that, "You should definitely try this! It's got to be the best coffee I've ever had."
I can not do so. I can only say that I've tried it and that I, personally, found it not only to not be anything special but something that should be avoided. It's not like a single cup is that expensive so if you still feel inclined to try it after having read this then, by all means, you should.
I have been told, since then, that it was, "Obviously fake." I have also been told that it may be the harvesting method? That some people farm the animals and just cram 'em full of beans and this means that the animal is just eating any bean fed to it. I've been told that the person who made it must not know what they were doing. I'm still more inclined to think that it was just really bad coffee. It had a distinct flavor and that flavor was not good.
Again, it reminded me of the coffee that I had in Turkey only that won't make any sense to anyone unless they've had Turkish coffee. The coffee I was served, multiple times in multiple places, in Turkey was burnt and very strong - strong to the point of absurd. Also burnt to the point of gross. It was bitter, burnt, and stronger than anyone should make coffee. It was served like that anywhere that I went so I am assuming it is a cultural thing and I've heard people mention it since. I've even heard a few people claim to like it.
Now, that's the best that I can describe Turkish coffee. Imagine that only make it oilier (Wow, that's a word and I spelled it correctly the first time? Heh!) and make it basically taste like a cheap imitation of that. Oh! Imagine espresso from a gas station as compared to espresso from a coffee shop that actually knows what they're doing. That's sort of how it compares in those regards.
Anyhow, like I said, if you get the chance to buy it by the cup then, by all means, give it a shot. It's not expensive really if you're just getting a single cup. I'd certainly not recommend buying a pound of the stuff. Also the prices quoted are a bit higher than what they were selling it at - they offered the beans for sale by the pound and I think it was $125 per pound BUT this was ten years ago or so. I think... I'm unable to recall the exact year that I went but it was somewhere around 8 to 10 years ago.
So, there's your review from me. I am aware that people's tastes are different so I'd still encourage you to consider trying it instead of relying on my review IF you were already wanting to try it and hadn't had the opportunity. If you probably weren't going to spend $12 on a cup of coffee, even if it came from poop from a Golden Retriever named Benny, then you probably should stick with your plan. It's really not very good... 'Snot very good at all.
Cool - thanks. I, too, always thought they were tiny things that you would have difficulty seeing. (I have never suffered from an infestation nor have I ever stayed anywhere that had an infestation.) I do understand that being infested does NOT mean, for example, that you're dirty or the likes. I guess a comparison would be lice, just because someone gets head lice doesn't mean that they're dirty. It may mean that they're an idiot (shared a pillow or brush) or simply managed to catch them from leaning back in someone's comfy chair and someone else who had lice had sat there recently.
Then again, I thought they were itty bitty critters so they may very well mean you're a dirty person if you have them. I was already incorrect in what I "knew" so I guess I could be wrong about that too. I guess I'll just be glad/grateful that I've never had an infestation as I also understand that they're a pain to get rid of. But, as stated, I've already been wrong once so that too could be mistaken.
I'm not sure how they'll take it as "military" or not but it should be interesting. Thanks for the case. I've not seen this one.