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looking for rolls,,, anyone have rolls? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 10, 09:08 2
- I have some hot cross buns. - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 09:09 1
  - um..... TMI ? :) -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 10, 09:10
If Florida fails to win the SEC tournament or doesn't receive an at-large bid, five of the past six national champs might be left out of the tourn. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 10, 09:06
BBC's "ouer planet" in HD is pritty spectacular stuff -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 09:02
People tell me I'm an auditory learner, but I don't listen to them. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 09:01 1
- I'm more of a visual learner. - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 09:04
Target announces first scannable mobile coupon program -- (link) - oblique Mar 10, 08:59 1
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Oh for f***s sake, my team is run by idiots. Yesterday the Mets declared Jose Reyes had hyperthyroidism and would be out "indefinitely". - musubi Mar 10, 08:59 2
- That's why A-Rod was crying. -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 09:01
- maybe they thought it was hypergonadism -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:59
Ohhh, thunder. -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 08:58 3
- always happens when it's raining -- nm - Fleetwood Mac Mar 10, 09:07
- and the lightning strikes. Another love grows cold, on a sleepless night. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 09:05
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i made the chocolate macaroon cookies my mom used to make last night. good god i forgot how yummy they are. - Andie Mar 10, 08:58
Mel: I sent you a follow-up message, all his SG, gunners and swords disappeared between rounds 2 and 3. -- nm - Beaker Mar 10, 08:55 1
- stuff mentioned this as well IIRC. I think a) cheating b) he's online and pulled those guys out...but why not his hoppies too? -- nm - Beaker Mar 10, 08:55
STIS: Where/who do you donate used eyeglasses? -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 08:48 5
- a lot of eye doctors have donation boxes. -- nm - Remlik Mar 10, 08:52
- Kiwanis? Lions Club? -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:49
- er, I save them to use as spares. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:49 2
  - I don't need to! (that felt good to say :) but I used to do the same -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 08:50 1
    - I forgot! you lucky dog. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:51
The Answer... - Mel Profit Mar 10, 08:45 7
- Andie wins everything. -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 08:46 6
  - heh - my latest win was a pass to see She's Out Of My League tonight, but i can't go. ;) -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 08:48 4
    - wasn't it last night anyway? -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:51 2
      - well, there may have been one last night, but mine is for tonight. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 08:54 1
        
        I know why I was thinking that. WildAboutMovies has been mixing up Albany with Toronto. I've been thinking of unsubscribing from WAM for a while now. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:58
    - Sounds like not going is also a win -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 08:50
  - every time - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:47
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- "let the kids decide" seems antithetical to the entire education system. - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 09:07 2
  - IMO, that's a flaw in our system. It has been well established that there are many learning styles, - loosilu Mar 10, 09:10
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- Let's not ignore the internet usage/distraction of student/others aspect of this question as well. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 10, 08:56 19
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  - Then just kick those students out of the class. Why should people who use laptops to study be set back because of this? -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 09:06
  - So...what? Now the teachers have to actually make them want to learn? - Will Hunting Mar 10, 09:01
  - easy enough to block the internet. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:57 15
    - that doesn't stop game palying and movie watching which distract many people around that student. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 09:01 1
      - I have never seen anyone play games or watch movies. That is a bit extreme. People surf the web sure, but nothing too crazy like games and movies. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 09:01
    - in one classroom? i doubt it, and they can't block in *on campus*. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 08:59 6
      - can't block it at all. -- nm - decline Mar 10, 08:59 5
        
        Can't you just turn the access points off? Or have everyone register their laptops. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 09:01 4
        
        3G wireless cards (as kilbo said) don't use the universities (or anyones) access points. -- nm - decline Mar 10, 09:02 3
        
        I don't think I have seen any of those in class. They would stick out from the computer right? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 09:03 1
        
        it would be a little doggle sticking out the side or back of the laptop. If you school has free wifi you probably won't see many - decline Mar 10, 09:07
        
        oh, I forgot about this. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 09:03
    - not really -- nm - decline Mar 10, 08:58
    - *activates 3G card* -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 08:58 4
      - there are brands of paint that can severely restrict wireless signals ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 09:00 3
        
        don't forget to lead-line the windows too -- nm - decline Mar 10, 09:01
        
        (Not to mention cell phone blocking devices) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 09:00 1
        
        which is illegal in the US. -- nm - decline Mar 10, 09:01
- This is the correct answer. You missed our previous discussion a few nights ago. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 08:48
- I wasn't able to afford a laptop when I was going to college - but if I did have one, I had a few instructors who wouldn't have allowed using it - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:40
- writing things down *is* the best way of remembering them and schools have a vested interest in their graduates being successful -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:38 25
  - The best way might be to repeat the information directly back to the professor out loud. -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 08:46 1
    - ... a week later. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:55
  - the is no best way to remember actually - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:41 16
    - writing is more engaging than other methods. It's not the only way but it is the best. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:43 15
      - This has been proven to be false. The best way differs from person to person. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 08:52 3
        
        ok, to be specific, the way someone comprehends things may differ but writing them reinforces the learning. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:56 2
        
        it is *one* way to do so, and is more effective for some than others. It is not a universal *best* way to do so. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:58 1
        
        This is the answer. But I am too lazy to find the tons of articles that back it up. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 09:00
      - for me, typing is far and away the best and the least distracting. I can actually look at the lecturer. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:45 1
        
        Indeed - I can't write very well to begin with, let alone without looking. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:46
      - perhaps to you -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:45
      - It depends on your individual learning style. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:45 1
        
        and, as bery points out, on the subject being taught. -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 08:46
      - Not when it comes to software engineering. Not by a long shot. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:44 5
        
        (Notes mean bubkiss. Studying means Coding.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:44 4
        
        problem solving and translation into code -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:46 3
        
        ah, yes. A valid point. - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:47 2
        
        first you learn the theory then you practice it. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:48 1
        
        That's not very scientific. *yawn* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:50
  - not everyone learns the same way. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:40 2
    - indeed; some people are visual, some people are auditory, some people are ... other. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:41 1
      - tactile/kinesthetic -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:41
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    - I said best not only. I think a big point is that there are too many things on a computer to distract the student and those around them. -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:43 1
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- dictaphone? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:38 13
  - don't most professors make their lecture notes available anyway? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:39
  - I never really "got" the people who taped the lectures. Really, you want to listen to the whole thing again? -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 08:39 11
    - some people are auditory learners? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:41 3
      - I understand that. In many ways I am as well, but I guess it gets back to what you're doing in class. - pmb Mar 10, 08:44 1
        
        I'm a ver UNauditory learner, so I have no idea how it works, but I respect others' need to study that way if it helps. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:50
      - *raises hand* -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:42
    - yes. some people learn best that way. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:41
    - Sure. If it helps me take more complete notes becuase I didn't scribble down 150wpm writing. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 08:41 4
      - the thing is that you don't need to write everything. selecting what to write is a big part of learning well -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:45 1
        
        Note take what you want. Your style and my style aren't the same; hell my style wasn't the same from class to class. - Will Hunting Mar 10, 08:47
      - I never found the need to write that fast. I took pretty complete notes, but, as mentioned before, it isn't stenography. -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 08:42 1
        
        Neither do I but the fact remains, if you feel a need to take notes in whatever form you need, you should be able to do so - Will Hunting Mar 10, 08:44
    - only as proof when you buy the diploma to say you attended :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:40
- Generally I agree with this, but I have to say I think I would have found the sound of people typing really annoying. -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 08:37 2
  - maybe it is my hearing but I don't find this too loud at all. laptops are way quieter than desktops. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:39 1
    - not when you're trying to shoot up a castle full of Nazis -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:40
- this is 100% my position. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:37 1
  - Kinky! -- nm - TWuG Mar 10, 08:37
Emailed my wife: "The new fence: Make sure gaps are less than 6 inches or the dog can get through" Her: Way ahead of you. - TWuG Mar 10, 08:32 14
- We need a fence with no gaps or they bark at everyone who goes by (even then they bark at everything they hear) -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:50
- Plus, it will make it harder for the neighbors to spy on all the naked sunbathing. -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 08:38
- i'm not too familiar with inces and stuff but ain't 6 inces a bit small? - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:34 9
  - never underestimate a dog's curiosity, or its ability to squeeze through things -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 08:41 1
    - they are, of course, limited by the breadth of their skull. - loosilu Mar 10, 08:42
  - She's a slender dog! Only weighs 35 pounds. -- nm - TWuG Mar 10, 08:36
  - 10cm -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:35 5
    - 15cm actually -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:35 4
      - math is hard. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:37 1
        
        how did you know that's my nickname for .... uh, never mind -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:39
      - it's not a grand danois i think then -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:36 1
        
        I am what? -- nm - The Exploding Dano Mar 10, 08:38
- small dog? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:33 1
  - About 35 pounds. But slender. About 7-8 inches wide and I bet she could squeeze through 6 inch gaps. - TWuG Mar 10, 08:35
finding Neverland on TV tonight...any good? - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:29 5
- I really like this movie -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 08:53
- decent. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:31
- I liked it a lot. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 08:30
- worth watching, imho -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 08:30
- It's ok. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 10, 08:30
for Bery: I googled a bit, and it seems pain in the bridge of the nose is a common symptom of sinus infection. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:27 16
- oh, and I had the upper jaw expander too - about 12-14 years ago ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:31 8
  - that thing was fascinating. did you get a huge gap in your two front teeth like my sis? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:32 7
    - also, come to think of it, that could possibly explain why I sometimes get nosebleeds - but only from one nostril ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:36 2
      - dry air probably -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:41 1
        
        ... in the Caribbean? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:42
    - there's a bit of a gap, I dunno if I'd call it huge. My teeth are pretty misaligned, though :) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:34 [flickr] 3
      - my sis developed a gap that was a good 1/2cm. It was impressive. I just had a lot of teeth yanked instead. - loosilu Mar 10, 08:36 2
        
        oh, maybe you have to be signed in to view "all sizes" - sorry -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:38 1
        
        got it! the fish has nice straight teeth. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:41
- thanks :) I think dane said the same thing a couple days ago, and I didn't believe him ... but I've had a bit of a runny nose/sniffles the last few - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:29 2
  - survey says ... sinus infection! -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:32
  - there is a new treatmen for cronical sinus infection out - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:32
- Or his wife just beat him and he doens't want to admit it. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 08:28 3
  - she denies it. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 08:29 2
    - Tell Elin we said hi. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 08:31
    - but will she cop a plea to a lesser charge? -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:31
what's Mel's thing? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:25 5
- Rubbing bannisters and talking dirty to breakfast foods, but that's not important right now. What's in the bag? -- nm - pmb Mar 10, 08:34
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- Vintage Sake, Kobe Beef, green tea and two well cheasted gaishas -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 08:27
- dangerous question, that. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 08:27
- running, nekkidly and crazy -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 08:25
*bans laptops from B1* -- nm - zork Mar 10, 08:24 1
- Not that discussion again. :P -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 10, 08:25

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