I was just reading about a new book that blames the internet and such for making people dumber.
Woe. Another rant on rampant anti-intellectualism: [link]
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Feb 18, 2008 9:27:13 am PST #20 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
brenda m - Feb 18, 2008 9:32:48 am PST #21 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Same rant, I think.
DavidS - Feb 18, 2008 9:33:44 am PST #22 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I like Product 19.
I hear that Product 23 is eaten by the Order of Zion.
Pix - Feb 18, 2008 9:40:57 am PST #23 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Aurelia, thanks. I think that my problem would be that I am a very visual person; I have a hard time aurally. I also think I would have a hard time giving specific feedback on the writing/mechanics aspect of the papers. I'll keep it in mind, though, especially if the pain doesn't abate. Because ow.
Rick - Feb 18, 2008 9:41:54 am PST #24 of 10001
If the papers are submitted electronically, you can use voice recognition software to enter comments in the electronic file. This makes grading undergraduate papers much less tiresome.
The downside is that it takes some time before the voice recognition software really understands you. It took me forever to get the microphone to work well enough for the sofware to understand me, but I'm guessing that you have an advantage there.
The upside is that you can program in codewords for frequently used comments. So if I say "c-z-14" it inserts the instructions for reporting electronic sources in APA style. C-z-1 through cz-4 are from Strunk and White. With this system it looks like you are working much harder than you really are.
Lee - Feb 18, 2008 10:02:37 am PST #25 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
New thread! Whee.
Consuela - Feb 18, 2008 10:08:00 am PST #26 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
New thread!
I blame P-C for making me watch clips from FAME on YouTube and then wander off to IMDB, where I discovered that Gene Anthony Ray died of a stroke in 2003.
This makes me sad.
I am a lazy person today. At least I walked the dog and vacuumed the living room.
brenda m - Feb 18, 2008 10:09:27 am PST #27 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Leroy! Oh noes.
lisah - Feb 18, 2008 10:11:05 am PST #28 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
aw that is sad! I loved Leroy.
Lee - Feb 18, 2008 10:12:59 am PST #29 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am a lazy person today. At least I walked the dog and vacuumed the living room.
I've been more productive already today than I was all day yesterday, but now my head is starting to hurt again, so I think it might be nap time.