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Comment: Doubtful (Score 1) 301

by beef623 (#38501372) Attached to: Do E-Readers Spell the Demise Of Traditional Schooling?

I don't think it will or should change things as much as the article seems to imply. Different people learn differently, and for some, lecturing works. Personally, lecturing did practically nothing for me, I just need the time set aside and the goal to work toward because I'm not very good at setting those for myself. Nothing irked me more than comp sci professors who insisted on having computers turned off while lecturing.

For e-readers, while they may contribute, I just don't think there is enough of a difference in tech for them to cause that large of a shift in method. Also, for several (myself included), some things are just easier to do with a physical book.

Comment: My 2 cents (Score 1) 238

by beef623 (#37103216) Attached to: Do Spoilers Ruin a Good Story? No, Say Researchers
It sounds like the spoilers were written into the stories that had them. Having the story spoiled as part of the story itself isn't quite the same as having someone walk up to you on the street and give away the ending. I still wouldn't want that practice to become mainstream because I happen to like not knowing what will happen. Once you've read through a story once, you can't really go back and have that same experience again.

Comment: Re:I guess I should prepare for extinction then (Score 1) 422

by beef623 (#28640083) Attached to: Standalone GPS Receivers Going the Way of the Dodo
Until the GPS reception on a smartphone is at least semi-reliable, I don't think there's anything to worry about. My blackberry can't always find a satellite in an open field on a clear day, much less in a car on a cloudy day while moving. My little garmin on the other hand, has only lost reception once that I can remember in the year or two that I've had it. It even gets reception in the middle of nowhere underwater in the rain.
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Phantom Hourglass Review 89

Posted by Zonk
from the always-dig-that-crazy-hat dept.
Of all the titles in the Legend of Zelda series, some of the most-respected have been for handheld consoles. Link's Awakening, the Oracle duo, and Minish Cap all manage to combine on-the-road gaming with a certain purity of Zelda-ness. Link's most recent adventure on the small screen, Phantom Hourglass, generally continues this tradition and introduces a number of new elements to the property. Unique controls, a true sequel, and cel-shaded graphics all make Hourglass stand out from 'traditional' Zelda games, and together the whole hangs together fairly well. Read on for my impressions of this pint-sized return to Hyrule.

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