Why aren't these isolated off the grid systems???
Not EVERY machine ever created needs to be on the greater network of networks.
I loved those games...so funny.
Glad they're still around.
Oh, and if you're curious, I'm an American who's completed all my schooling exclusively in the USA, and I was only taught metric.
... Perhaps I should add that I graduated in 1984.
Interesting, I graduated HS in about the same time period....and aside from a small nod to the metric system, the only time it was ever actually used was in chemistry classes.
Where in the US did you go to school where they used the metric system exclusively? That is pretty rare indeed.
I know intrinsically how I need to dress if it is 30F.
I have no clue what to wear at 30C without looking up the conversion online....
And, since Slashdot is a US centric site, I like it when things are put into American common terminology.
This is the US centric site...gimme the values in feet and inches so I can know what heights they're talking about intuitively , without having to switch to google to get some kinda conversion thing going.
Hell, it is hard enough to get folks to read the actual article, much less have to jump away from
20 cm means nothing to me just reading it....
ON Netflix their application (MAX) to help you choose something to watch , has a voice actor and general humor and feel of the old CD game (and later online too I think) "You Don't Know Jack".
Has anyone else noticed this? I wonder if this is by the old YDKJ folks? Those quizzes were funny and fun I always thought. MAX on Netflix sure seems a lot like You Don't Know Jack.
It probably bothers you because you were taught multiplication by memorizing a table, they are being taught to understand multiplication.
I was definitely taught by memorizing multiplication tables, I remember at least 2x weeks my parents essentially grounded me at home till I got them memorized (2's through 12's)....
It took all of about 30 seconds for me to grasp the concept that it was addition of numbers, that was easy to see and figure out (2x3 = 3+3 how hard is that?)....
But, being able to do the multiplication in my head instantly helped me move much faster in life and classes. Know them by memory enabled me to finish early tests early, and later more difficult math problems quicker...even carrying on into chemistry with figuring molar figures, etc.
What other litmus test other than "tests" would you recommend to measure a teachers worth/success rate?
1. Make one that isn't 100% fugly...build me one that is sleek, maybe a 2-seater sports car (like the early Tesla was) with performance speed/torque, and handling.
2. Make the range on a charge about 300-400 miles, approx what a tank of gas currently is. If I'm evacuating for a hurricane, I need to pack up and get out fast, and potentially sit in stop/go traffic at times. I can't have my safety riding on a short charge system.
Meetings: BIGGEST waste of time and effort when actually trying to work to accomplish something.
I've often thought I should lobby for spandex laws, I mean, if you put on spandex and can hear it "scream", you shouldn't be wearing spandex.
Man...we have a serious obesity problem here in the US, and I don't see it stabilizing yet, much less getting better.
On the other hand, if we used the electrical conductivity to give a mild *shock* to the wearer of this material when they are eating overly caloric meals, or going past their caloric intake for the day, maybe hooked to the new smart watches....maybe it would do some good.
ON the other hand, maybe I started drinking beer a tad too early this Saturday morning.
Except that DHS currently has access to those License plates. There are so called fusion centers which are supposed to be amalgamation of all the mass spying to one interagency group (consisting of multiple agencies).
Geez, when the Patriot act and all was going through and the DHS was being formed, I really didn't understand how bad a thing it could/would be!!!
Man, we need to break it back up again. It was less intrusive and dangerous to the common US citizen when they weren't quite as efficient and weren't able to as easily work with each other. Government gridlock in most all areas, IMHO, is generally a GOOD thing. Shit like this happens to us and we lose freedoms the more efficient and together the Feds seem to get!!!
I've enjoyed 2 seat sports cars all my life, I've never owned anything but these....fun, performance, etc.
I never thought that Rush's song Red Barchetta was going to be prophetic.
I suppose it takes a few trying to get started again before getting the hang of it..
So, sadly...no need for invasion....we'll just be giving ourselves away in the end. SO, be prepared to become an incubating unit web-wrapped to a wall nearby to your home.
All seems condemned in the long run to approximate a state akin to Gaussian noise. -- James Martin
