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Comment Perfect as an ideal (Score 1) 251

Sometimes on my 'Duolingo dailies' it tells me to get 3 Perfect lessons.
Perfect isn't unusual. There are stretches when I'll go for days and all my lessons are perfect. However, perfect is also unforgiving. Just one accidental button click, or a couple words transposed as I drag them in the app, and all of a sudden, there's no more 'Perfect.' It doesn't mean my skill is less or I'm not learning. It just means it wasn't 'Perfect.'

And there's no way to 'regain' perfect. I often just cancel that lesson and start over. That's definitely not the goal for them saying 'get 3 perfect lessons.' (I guess it might be...more ads play in the middle.)

The point is, 'Perfect' as an idea is flawed. GPA, and having a 'perfect' result be available is flawed. I kinda like the changes they made to gymnastics, with difficulty and execution scores. There's no more 'perfect 10' because even if you did your routine perfectly, the other person can add another 'twist' and now they have the opportunity to do better.

Grading is definitely one of the things that needs to be overhauled as far as 'schooling' goes. (I didn't say 'education' because 'education' is great...it's 'schooling' that's broken.)

Comment Re:Yes, it's a good reminder... (Score 1) 72

You make it sound as if MS and the open source community work in the same way. In the last 40 years I have never experienced a open source OS like Linux or FreeBSD install software that I didn't request. If they had, all the tools to suppress/remove it are available.

As I just said to someone else using this line of logic: Explain SystemD...

Comment Re: Go to court ... (Score 1) 87

Not to mention there is potential diplomatic harm to the US-Japan relationship.

So what? The administration is hostile to all concerns other than their own. Japan received tariffs already. Japan will be used as thoroughly as they let themselves be used; therefore, they must speak up immediately, regardless of consequences as the consequences are guaranteed anyways.

Submission + - Shake Shack says tech glitch explains viral no-tip video (kget.com)

the_skywise writes: "Shake Shack says a technology glitch, not a no-tip surcharge, caused the price increase shown in a viral video at a licensed airport location.
“It is not Shake Shack policy, nor that of our licensees, to increase the price of menu items when no tip is added,” the company said in an email to NewsNation on Monday.
The clarification comes after a TikTok video sparked online backlash over what appeared to be a penalty for not tipping."

Shake Shack claims it was a franchisee location that had a bug in their software that they've now fixed.

Comment Re:This is pretty much the beginning of the crash (Score 1) 57

I do not think the hype will even make it to the end of the year.

This AI is 'good enough' to watch cameras and examine YOUR behavior, so no, it will not die by the end of the year. The holy grail of controlling the population is being offered to your masters. They will NOT pass this up.

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