Anonymous Cowardus - Slashdot User

Comment Re:For the record (Score 5, Informative) 176

by Anonymous Cowardus on Sunday September 09, 2012 @12:24AM (#41277973) Attached to: Microsoft Ready To Address EU Antitrust Concerns

I'm a huge Steve Ballmer fan. I really love the direction he's taking the company. He's taking bold risks and exploring new avenues to give stockholders the returns they deserve. His work with partners - notably HP, Dell, Sony and Nokia are laudable: he's convinced them to operate on negative margins to Microsoft's benefit, even though their stocks are plumbing decadal lows on the stock market even on the eve of a new Windows launch. The man seems to have magical powers to lure others to their doom. You gotta give him that.

He is taking bold risks because he has to. Microsoft missed the mobile boat years ago and they're now trying to catch up by cannibalizing Nokia's last hope for survival.

He has no magical powers, on the contrary. Last time I checked, he was in urgent need of a few Anger Management classes.

Submission + - Khan Academy Pilot Educators on Khan Academy

Submitted by theodp on Monday September 03, 2012 @12:35PM

theodp writes: In what may surprise Khan Academy backers Google and Bill Gates, educators from the Los Altos School District where KA was initially piloted and implemented have responded to some recent KA critiques with a blog entry which notes, 'Teachers in our district have determined that the greatest value of the Khan Academy lies, not in the videos, but in the exercise modules and data generated as students work practice problems.' Not too surprisingly, when it comes to revolutionizing student learning, teachers are bullish on teachers. 'Key to this revolution are the Los Altos teachers,' the educators conclude. 'Teachers in our district are highly valued for their pedagogical perspective, content knowledge, experience, and creative abilities. When district administrators put tools in the hands of teachers and give them room to work, amazing things happen for students. Tools will come and go, but it's the teachers who create meaningful learning experiences that challenge students to grow.'

Comment Re:Beginning of the end for driving jobs. (Score 1) 301

by Anonymous Cowardus on Sunday September 02, 2012 @11:22PM (#41210363) Attached to: California To License Self-Driving Cars

I'm expect a lot of political trouble from trucking unions etc. Driving is many peoples livelihoods.

The same way planes now fly on auto-pilot and no licensed aircrew is required to be present on an aircraft?

Comment Re:Today. (Score 5, Insightful) 463

by Anonymous Cowardus on Sunday September 02, 2012 @04:02PM (#41207927) Attached to: Will Developers Finally Start Coding On the iPad?

But this is Apple. They don't care about developers. They don't care about users. It's their way, or San Jose's courthouse.

There. Fixed that for you.

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