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by 0x10101 9y ago
Next step is to just build a script that parses the DMCA takedown notices here[1] and automatically builds a block list out of those domains. https://github.com/github/dmca
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by 0x10101 9y ago
Agree. I send some people here[1], but they still mess it up. [1] http://www.nomarketplace.com/us/
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by 0x10101 9y ago
If the goal of college is just to prove you can prove that you can do start something and finish it, we can find a lot cheaper ways of doing that. You can even get a job that doesn't require college to prove that.
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by 0x10101 9y ago
I think the point is- courses that cover material that used to be considered below college level will now be given college credit. Or courses that cover college material will now be stretched into two semesters, doubling their credit. The l
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by 0x10101 9y ago
You're right that there is some flexibility, but the basic move is to grant credit for remediation [see below]. Whether that means turning the intro courses into multiple semester courses or giving credit for summer prep. The problems
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by 0x10101 9y ago
"Graduation requirements have not changed. Students still have to pass the same amount of classes. " This is where you are wrong. Classes such as remedial English or basic mathematics did not used to count for college credit, they
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by 0x10101 9y ago
I would take a look at Fukuyama's "Origins of Political Order" and "Political Order and Political Decay". The first hints of meritocracy were in China during the Qin and Han dynasties, where exams where used to prov
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by 0x10101 9y ago
"People should learn things as they want, and not be required to meet arbitrary standards and degrees to obtain societal benefits." Then don't ask me to pay for you to do so. Check some books out of the library. People are pa
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by 0x10101 9y ago
Outcomes on realistic tests of performance, yes. I think you are thinking of "merit" as some intrinsic property of a person as opposed to measured performance. Some things are hard to measure, but many things are not. Putting peop
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by 0x10101 9y ago
This problem is exacerbated by the suspension of the high school graduation exam. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/
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by 0x10101 9y ago
Some of this insanity is covered nicely in the econlog podcast[1] on the book Drug Wars[2]. The NY Times always wants to throw all of the blame at insurers, but they are trying to save money. The generic system is a Kafakaesque set of regul