1) You never had an instructor talk about something not in the text?
2) Personally, I find taking notes during lecture (or reading a text!) helps me retain the information, even if I already have my own record of what's being discussed.
Wikipedia embraces it's share of odd ideas. One is that it's articles must reach a certain level of "notability".
To this, I would only point out the following categories apparently meet that strict standard:
I want one so bright that it casts its own shadows. So bright old people and little children have to look away.
Which is worse: adware, or crippleware?
Oh, I know: let's have both!
Seen on Google news: Study: Twitter is 40 percent 'pointless babble'
What would we do without studies?
... from 7.10. Alliterative Alligator, or whatever.
Good things:
Update: never mind!
I saw one of those "there's an app for that" iPhone commercials tonight, targeting college students, One of the examples was
Looking for the cheapest place to buy your text books? There's an app for that!
Which got me thinking—what if you're looking for a cell phone that won't break your budget, and isn't as much a status symbol as it is a useful piece of communication technology.
I wonder if there's an app for that?
These are the people who have enough money to buy things like bicycles, motor bikes, televisions, and cell phones. A great many would love to own a computer [...] But they can't afford the price.
There is a local store that sells "refurbished" computers. Last time I was there, they were selling 800mhz x86s for US$100, and 2000mhz for US$200 (price includes monitor, keyboard and mouse). Maybe they can't buy a new computer, but if you've got a C note to spare, you can get a computer.
Another anecdote: last year, a place having a yard sale had some computers out. I picked up a 800mhz x86 box for US$25. It had a tiny HD and not very much RAM, but it worked (and works: it's the computer I'm using right now).
They will now be known as 'SyFy'.
By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider range of current and future imagination-based entertainment beyond just the traditional sci-fi genre, including fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and adventure.
Here (caution: annoying slide show + wedged-in ads). Like the previous entry I did on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums, I see some odd choices.
Talking Heads
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
