Comment Re:They aren't missing much (Score 1) 149
Agreed! That was one of my initial thoughts as well!
Comment Re:They just haven't yet learned the best practice (Score 1) 149
Yes, the whole distance education or online learning system was foisted upon the current education system because of the necessity of the pandemic to diminish or prevent community spread, so it's nearly the equivalent of being thrown into the pool to learn to swim. Younger teachers typically can cope with the online methodology, because they probably have taken online courses themselves, but some of the older teachers may have more of a time adapting to the new online only model.
One second grader I'm aware of completed one week's worth of assignments in a portion of the first day which they received the assignments. The parent had to step in to encourage the child to take a break as well as to find other resources to educate the child with to deter them from continuing to complete the second week's worth of assignments.
To me this really points to flaws in our current education system model and the fact that within our education system, we should let the learner dictate the subject and the pace of learning, so that each student is learning about what they are interested in, and at a pace that they are comfortable with.
One second grader I'm aware of completed one week's worth of assignments in a portion of the first day which they received the assignments. The parent had to step in to encourage the child to take a break as well as to find other resources to educate the child with to deter them from continuing to complete the second week's worth of assignments.
To me this really points to flaws in our current education system model and the fact that within our education system, we should let the learner dictate the subject and the pace of learning, so that each student is learning about what they are interested in, and at a pace that they are comfortable with.
Comment Re:Not remotely as good as Prime (Score 1) 66
I think the reason they have cited to order via text is from info they gleaned from owning Jet Black, a high end service previously offered in New York City where one could order a certain set of items via text and have them delivered to one's home: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supermarketnews.co...
Comment Re:1984 - since 1950's ! (Score 1) 926
I find it hard to believe the planet is actually overpopulated.
I am surprised that no one else has mentioned this site:
http://overpopulationisamyth.com/
MySpace To Sell User Data 199
OnlyJedi writes "Hot on the news of Netflix canceling its latest contest over privacy concerns, news has spread that MySpace is going in the opposite direction. Apparently, the one-time leading social network is now selling user data to third party collection firms. From the article, the data that InfoChimps has listed includes 'user playlists, mood updates, mobile updates, photos, vents, reviews, blog posts, names and zipcodes.' InfoChimps is a reseller that deals with individuals and groups, from academic researchers to marketers and industry analysts. So if you're worried about your data on MySpace being sold off to anybody with a few hundred dollars, now's the time to delete that little-used account."
Firm To Release Database, Web Server 0-Days 220
krebsonsecurity writes "January promises to be a busy month for Web server and database administrators alike: A security research firm in Russia says it plans to release information about a slew of previously undocumented vulnerabilities in several widely-used commercial software products, including MySQL, Tivoli, IBM DB2, Sun Directory, and a host of others, writes krebsonsecurity.com. From the blog: 'After working with the vendors long enough, we've come to conclusion that, to put it simply, it is a waste of time. Now, we do not contact with vendors and do not support so-called "responsible disclosure" policy,' Legerov said."
Over 160 Tutorial Videos Created For Unreal Dev Kit 48
As a follow-up to Epic Games' release of a free version of the Unreal Engine last month, the company has now posted over 160 video tutorials which demonstrate the various uses of the Unreal Development Kit. Roughly 20 hours of footage were created by technical education company 3D Buzz, with topics ranging from user interface to game physics to cinematics.
Comment MyHardDriveDied.com (Score 1) 399
I've found excellent information on data recovery methodology, software, and physical tools via the free Youtube presentations by Scott A. Moulton at:
Submission + - Newfound Planet Has Earth-Like Orbit (space.com)
Raver32 writes: "The new planet, spotted using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, circles its bloated parent star every 360 days and is located about 300 light-years away, in the constellation Perseus.
The red giant star is twice as massive and about 10 times larger than the sun. Its planet is about the size of Jupiter or larger and was discovered using the so-called wobble technique, in which astronomers look for slight wiggles in a star's motion created by the gravitational tug of orbiting planets.
The discovery could help astronomers understand what will happen to our sun's brood of planets when it exhausts its store of hydrogen fuel and its outer envelope begins to swell. When that happens in an estimated 5 billion years, our sun will be so big that it will engulf the inner planets and most likely Earth. But long before that happens, life on our planet will have perished and its seas will have boiled away."
Submission + - Sophisticated Computer Crime Uncovered (reuters.com)
Ichabod writes: Sophisticated computer criminals stole data from UniSys, Booz Allen, L-3 Communications, Hewlett Packard and Hughes Network Systems. It sounds like they used a combination of social hacking, undetected low-profile malware (reportedly NTOS.exe), compromised Yahoo accounts to steal, encrypt and store sensitive data. An international investigation appears imminent.
Yes, unfortunately Reuters calls the criminals "hackers" further blackening the once-revered title.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1 638118020070717
Submission + - Japan banning web sites in elections
couch_warrior writes: "In an intriguing development, Japan is now banning the use of internet sites to solicit voters in its upper house elections. More details are on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6292602.st m"
Submission + - How to backup your smart phone (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: "There will be 8 million cell phones/smart phones lost this year, according to a Computerworld story that describes how to back up data on hand helds. 'In many cases, [the] trauma of lost data can be avoided by simply employing one of the many backup and synchronization techniques that run the gamut from linking to a PC via USB cables and client software, to downloads embedded in wireless e-mail and enterprise-level product suites.'"
Submission + - 1st Asian Nation to Adopt Open Software Standards
em8chel writes: "Japan has adopted a policy under which government ministries and agencies will solicit bids from software vendors whose products support internationally recognized open standards and thus becomes the first country in Asia to embrace the open software Standards, The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance) says in a press release (PDF).
"By giving preference to open software formats such as ODF, it is saying that information should be competitively priced, innovative, and easily available to the widest range of people, now and in the future. We hail Japan for its diligence and vision," congratulates Marino Marcich, ODF alliance Managing Director.
"Securing open standards based interoperability is critical to accelerate innovation. The interoperability framework will propel healthy competition and open up more opportunities for small and medium siye companies in Japan", says Masayuki Hayase of Justsystems Corporation.
The new guidelines are available (in Japanese) from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry."
"By giving preference to open software formats such as ODF, it is saying that information should be competitively priced, innovative, and easily available to the widest range of people, now and in the future. We hail Japan for its diligence and vision," congratulates Marino Marcich, ODF alliance Managing Director.
"Securing open standards based interoperability is critical to accelerate innovation. The interoperability framework will propel healthy competition and open up more opportunities for small and medium siye companies in Japan", says Masayuki Hayase of Justsystems Corporation.
The new guidelines are available (in Japanese) from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry."
Submission + - PC calls centers garner lowest satisfaction score (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: "The University of Michigan took its first
American Customer Satisfaction survey
and found that of six industries measured for the Customers' Call Center Satisfaction Index, the PC industry received the lowest score, according to a Computerworld story. 'According to the survey, nearly 73% of the people who have bad experiences with their PC companies' call centers said they will consider purchasing their next PCs from another company, while 85% of customers who had their problems resolved by calling a PC call center said they would continue doing business with the company. Other calls centers included in the survey included banking, cell phone service, cable and satellite television, and insurance."
Judge Orders TorrentSpy to Turn Over RAM 726
virgil_disgr4ce writes "In an impressive example of the gap of understanding between legal officials and technology, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian 'found that a computer server's RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.' ZDNet, among others, reports on the ruling and its potential for invasion of privacy."
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