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Comment It would seem (Score 5, Insightful) 236

by teflaime (#32759608) Attached to: Plagiarism Inc.
that given Mr. Kavoosi's lack of basic vocabulary knowledge, it's a good thing that he hires other people to write the papers he sells. Someone one who doesn't know what the word 'ethical' actually means would probably have a hard time writing papers that use other large words. Unless, perhaps, they were writing papers for business classes...

Comment Industry averages? (Score 1) 414

by teflaime (#30597656) Attached to: How Many Admins Per User/Computer Have You Seen?
I read a couple of years ago from somthing study that Usenix did that the industry average of servers per admin was 60ish for Unix and a little 80ish for Windows. In the shops I have worked in, the average of *nix servers to admin has usually been between 40 and 50. The average of Windows server per admin has been closer to 80-90. But that's because those shops simply had more Windows servers for nominal functions (DCs, wins servers, etc.) The numbers of users per server directly served on the *nix side was typically higher because you had fewer backend process type servers for the Unix side than you did for the Windows side.

Comment Re:Paranoid about control (Score 1) 140

by teflaime (#29092431) Attached to: While My Guitar Gently Beeps
This is all true. But the reason that copyright is no longer effective at protecting work is that people lose respect for copyrights when they are extended essentially forever. Return copyright to 20 or 40 years, and I believe people would be a lot more respectful of it. Moreover, a larger number of people would be willing to support harsher penalties for copyright infringment if it were considerably shorter, IMO.

Comment Lacking in sensile associations (Score 1) 468

by teflaime (#28266241) Attached to: California To Move To Online Textbooks
One of the problems with online textbooks is that they lack any sensile association. Sensile associations help people remember. Remember the smell of that musty textbook, and you have a much better chance of recalling what was in that musty textbook. Remember the feel of that shiny textbook page, you are more likely to recall what was on the page. If we cut out the sensile area of recall, all the evidence I've seen points to lower retention and poorer learning of subjects.

Comment Re:red and white wine? (Score 1) 470

by teflaime (#28095983) Attached to: Wine Project Frustration and Forking
It took 3 years for vineyards producing primarily Merlot to recover from that 1 off the cuff statement that Giamatti adlibbed because they needed filler...

Ironically, the prized bottle that he digs out of his closet at the end of the movie? It's a Merlot/Grenache blend, heavy on the Merlot.

Comment What makes anyone think (Score 1) 334

by teflaime (#28056707) Attached to: Has MySQL Forked Beyond Repair?
that Oracle (Larry Ellison, really) WANTS to be the "right" side of the MySQL fork wars? It's fully possible that Oracle bought Sun to eliminate the current largest source of MySQL contract support, isn't it? I mean, let's face it...that's exactly the sort of think Ellison is known for (see PeopleSoft).

Comment Re:1. Reject Technology 2. Criminalize Customer 3. (Score 1) 562

by teflaime (#27997489) Attached to: Sony Pictures CEO Thinks the Net Wasn't Worth It

We don't need massive quantities of TV. We need TV that is engaging enough to give us our fill very quickly and leave time for something else (and time seems to be the one thing our society can't find enough of any more). I enjoy The Universe (a history channel documentary series about astronomy) because it is both interesting and generally well made. I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings series of movies, for a similar reason (extremely well made, and a captivating plot. Although the books are still better). I wish things of this caliber were frequently shown. But instead, when I turn on the TV (which is often an exercise in futility), I see very few shows that are worth my time. I stopped turning to channels other than discovery, history, science, and national geographic. I often turn on the TV, look at even *those* channels, see nothing interesting and turn the TV off.

Then you should support getting the FCC to force cable companies to offer individual subscriber plans where you only get the channels you want.

Comment Re:Wrong (Score 1) 249

by teflaime (#27908997) Attached to: More Fake Journals From Elsevier

>I went in for bronchitis, and I came out with a prescription for a generic antibiotic, and a prescription for Prilosec. Mazarin5, if you use Google to search for bronchitis and acid reflux, you will find pages that mention acid reflux as a possible cause for bronchitis. It's possible that the doc who treated you thought that your bronchitis was caused by GERD or stomach acid making its way up into your esophagus. He wasn't trying to give you random pills just to make the drug rep happy. There is a connection between acid reflux and bronchitis. I am not an expert on this topic so I encourage you to do your own research with Google.

Or, maybe better, perhaps you should take an active interest in your healthcare and ASK your doctor what each prescription is for and why he is giving them to you?

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