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901.
by bloaf 14y ago
What specifically is the harm they are alleged to cause? Teaching to the test? I wonder what teachers who currently "teach to the test" would teach if they had no test to teach to. I seriously doubt that they would suddenly become paragons
902.
by bloaf 14y ago
Student surveys could certainly contribute to the evaluation of teachers, but I doubt its a viable replacement for academic tests. We must also note that they are being compared to current test-based methods. They claim to get "good agr
903.
by bloaf 14y ago
"I still have no evidence, but I'm going to use more extreme appeals to emotion and stronger language to try to make you overlook this point"
904.
by bloaf 14y ago
Remember, cloud storage doesn't count as a backup if its the only place you've stored your files.
905.
by bloaf 14y ago
But if refusing to wear them is an option with few consequences (or, more specifically, few consequences a delinquent student would care about) then do the ID tags really accomplish that goal? Consider that the alternative is simply having
906.
by bloaf 14y ago
Couldn't they just give the cards to students with truancy problems?
907.
by bloaf 14y ago
I think the full screen start menu is fine, Windows isn't the only OS to use it, look at Gnome and Unity on Linux. My biggest complaints are that system settings are difficult to find and navigate. It took me quite some time to figure out
908.
by bloaf 14y ago
Yep, it was my understanding that they would use memristors in flash first, then SSDs, then RAM over the course of a few years.
909.
by bloaf 14y ago
"...the tough thing about adulthood is that it starts before you even know it starts, when you're already a dozen decisions into it. But what you need to know, Todd, no Lifeguard is watching anymore. You're on your own. You're your own man,
910.
by bloaf 14y ago
I think it is highly unlikely that any of his actions would result in any significant jail time. Community service, a fine, and/or some sort of probation are all more likely. I had a childhood friend who got in with a bad crowd in high sch
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by bloaf 14y ago
a similar thing using hardware had happened in the 80’s with so called ‘dongles’, typically for expensive programs such as CAD software I can think of at least one software package which still uses physical dongles.
912.
by bloaf 14y ago
A better comparison function: Variable time until some threshold number of repeat failures occurs (e.g. 3). After this, manipulate the comparison time in such a manner that someone attempting to do this sort of attack would come up with a
913.
by bloaf 14y ago
Speaking as someone who uses plenty of the more obscure features of Excel, I hate the "lets do everything in our browsers!" paradigm. That being said, what really matters for the question "why isn't linux successful" is only: "How easy is i
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by bloaf 14y ago
I bet you could apply this method to other participation-based business. One that springs immediately to mind is gym membership.
915.
by bloaf 14y ago
It looks like there is a bug where it doesn't fetch the correct page: http://wikiloopr.com/anime
916.
by bloaf 14y ago
"Nematode" and "Flow (psychology)" stop at "psychology" which I think is just another example of that discipline putting on airs.
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by bloaf 14y ago
I remember this webcomic whenever the subject of longevity comes up: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1384 Specifically the quote "Hey, since we live for millions of years, let's go make some staggeringly beautiful art that can only
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by bloaf 14y ago
I'm pretty sure that much of our improvement in life expectancy over the past century is due to the reduction in infant mortality. http://www.livescience.com/10569-human-lifespans-constant-2-...
919.
by bloaf 14y ago
Presumably the variation in devices would be observed across all the fonts and therefore average out. I.e. there is no reason why people who got font A would disproportionately be using device X. You make a good point about the possibility
920.
by bloaf 14y ago
I don't know if I'd put it quite that way. It is an attack on the author, but attacks are not automatically invalid. We must ask the question "Was Soghoian's attack legitimate?" I could comfortably answer yes. Soghoian could not come up
921.
by bloaf 14y ago
That's not what matters. What matters is whether or not they can change it in time.