What the hell is wrong with them? They vote to lose $700 billion in government funding by keeping the tax cuts and sustain two wars, but go after chump change science programs? It's clear that either the Republicans don't know money management, or are just anti-science. It's most likely the latter. I am always baffled at how hard the Republicans work to make America a bad country. They claim "reduction of government spending" yet invariably call for the cutting of budgetary drop in the bucket programs of infrastructure improvements, welfare, medical care, science, and anything remotely beneficial to America. Yet they let wars rage on for years and always find ways to cut more taxes on the rich. And yet they took the House and almost the Senate. What the hell, voters, what the hell?
I'm not sure about the durability, but from the website:
The current cost for a single pair of adjustable glasses is approximately $19. With increased mass production and emerging technology enabling delivery by anyone with minimal training, the cost per unit will significantly decrease.
So premade glasses and the smartphone app would be cheaper currently, but if the technology becomes popular, this may be cheaper.
I do realize that alternate fuels at this point are not viable for widespread use, but that's why we need to do more research on alt. fuel! If solar or nuclear kicks of really well and becomes super cheap and efficient, then that would be a great thing. We could use cheap, virtually unlimited (for solar, anyway) energy for so much more things and build a better future!
Maybe I'm too optimistic, or just plain delusional, but alternate energy (esp. solar) could be a really great thing given enough research.
Hopefully the oil prices will cause people to become more concerned with the environment by wasting less (because of the price) and realize that gas won't last forever and get them interested in alternative fuel sources.
I know what you mean. My high school only offers Web Design and Networking for computer centric courses. They used to have PC Repair and Java programming, then took those out. We barely have networking, since our teacher hasn't been present for five of seven of the weeks in the class, so the substitute taught us keyboarding and gave us a worksheet where we had to copy definitions from this sixth grade level site on the Internet. I took this class to learn networking, and I don't get networking. I get basic sixth grade work that teaches me nothing. I'm not even allowed to back up my typing assignments to a flash drive! Everyone except four or five people actually wanted to take the class. The school shoves the leftover people with no schedule into vocational courses, so they just sit, play games, and fail. The same thing happened in my drafting class. So many students just don't care about education.
The only way I can take computer courses is by dual enrolling at the local college, and only there do I find more competent students.
But the biggest problem for me with writing is the speed.
I write slow. I type about three times faster than I write. Many times I miss what the teacher has to say because I am busy taking down the notes. Typing is much faster, can backed up easier, and gives me more time to actually hear what I am supposed to learn. And if you hear keys clicking, than don't use a clicky keyboard.
I agree. MySpace alone is bad enough among teenagers as it is, but a MySpace for tweens? Seriously, social networking already is bad enough, but letting 8 year olds have their own version of MySpace? Eight year olds do not need social networking. What they need is to go outside, have fun, and spend time with their friends and family.
Computer skills such as social networking are becoming as much a part of the success-in-life portfolio as addition and subtraction
I do not see how social networking can be considered to be "as much a part of the success-in-life portfolio as addition and subtraction". Addition and subration, along other various math skills, are much more useful than learning how to make some MySpace or blog page. Math is needed everywhere. MySpace is not.
I feel sorry for my son though, he'll probably be one of the few that actually knows what it's like to play outside, go camping, and not know what myspace is all about (thank you gentoo+iptables+squid).
Good for your son. He will probably have lots more fun without that wasteland called MySpace. If I had kids, I would also most certainly block MySpace on the computer.
Going to school myself, I already see enough people with MySpace, and there is (obviously) many users. I cannot stand it when I am sitting in the cafeteria and hear a "did you add me to your MySpace friend list?" or "I read your comment on my MySpace". And to think that 8 year olds get their own version of this saddens me.
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What the hell is wrong with them? They vote to lose $700 billion in government funding by keeping the tax cuts and sustain two wars, but go after chump change science programs? It's clear that either the Republicans don't know money management, or are just anti-science. It's most likely the latter. I am always baffled at how hard the Republicans work to make America a bad country. They claim "reduction of government spending" yet invariably call for the cutting of budgetary drop in the bucket programs of infrastructure improvements, welfare, medical care, science, and anything remotely beneficial to America. Yet they let wars rage on for years and always find ways to cut more taxes on the rich. And yet they took the House and almost the Senate. What the hell, voters, what the hell?
The current cost for a single pair of adjustable glasses is approximately $19. With increased mass production and emerging technology enabling delivery by anyone with minimal training, the cost per unit will significantly decrease.
So premade glasses and the smartphone app would be cheaper currently, but if the technology becomes popular, this may be cheaper.
Or rather than trying to get a smartphone out into a developing country, why now just send some glasses?
I do realize that alternate fuels at this point are not viable for widespread use, but that's why we need to do more research on alt. fuel! If solar or nuclear kicks of really well and becomes super cheap and efficient, then that would be a great thing. We could use cheap, virtually unlimited (for solar, anyway) energy for so much more things and build a better future!
Maybe I'm too optimistic, or just plain delusional, but alternate energy (esp. solar) could be a really great thing given enough research.
Hopefully the oil prices will cause people to become more concerned with the environment by wasting less (because of the price) and realize that gas won't last forever and get them interested in alternative fuel sources.
I know what you mean. My high school only offers Web Design and Networking for computer centric courses. They used to have PC Repair and Java programming, then took those out. We barely have networking, since our teacher hasn't been present for five of seven of the weeks in the class, so the substitute taught us keyboarding and gave us a worksheet where we had to copy definitions from this sixth grade level site on the Internet. I took this class to learn networking, and I don't get networking. I get basic sixth grade work that teaches me nothing. I'm not even allowed to back up my typing assignments to a flash drive! Everyone except four or five people actually wanted to take the class. The school shoves the leftover people with no schedule into vocational courses, so they just sit, play games, and fail. The same thing happened in my drafting class. So many students just don't care about education.
The only way I can take computer courses is by dual enrolling at the local college, and only there do I find more competent students.
But the biggest problem for me with writing is the speed. I write slow. I type about three times faster than I write. Many times I miss what the teacher has to say because I am busy taking down the notes. Typing is much faster, can backed up easier, and gives me more time to actually hear what I am supposed to learn. And if you hear keys clicking, than don't use a clicky keyboard.
I do not see how social networking can be considered to be "as much a part of the success-in-life portfolio as addition and subtraction". Addition and subration, along other various math skills, are much more useful than learning how to make some MySpace or blog page. Math is needed everywhere. MySpace is not.
Good for your son. He will probably have lots more fun without that wasteland called MySpace. If I had kids, I would also most certainly block MySpace on the computer.
Going to school myself, I already see enough people with MySpace, and there is (obviously) many users. I cannot stand it when I am sitting in the cafeteria and hear a "did you add me to your MySpace friend list?" or "I read your comment on my MySpace". And to think that 8 year olds get their own version of this saddens me.