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Educational Segregation in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Sunday, August 26 2007 19:28 Profile #4
Think how difficult it must be for a teacher to keep track of how well 5 sets of students are doing when only taught 5 different levels of a subject. Now imagine if those 5 sets are composed of 25 people with individual study goals, and this happens in each of the 5 classes. Now that teacher is overloaded 25 times worse than before. The failure is not in the school for bunching students according to ability, or regardless of ability, but to society as a whole for failing to recognize that the ability of a "school" is limited when the population reaches infinity. In fact, I would propose that a school is an asset to learning until it reaches a certain size, and then it declines in value as the population continues to increase. If it important, then eventually someone will realize that it is not college that is so expensive, but that k-12 is so marginalized that there is a huge sticker shock after basic education requirements are met. You want to see society improved and lives maximized? Fund those grades as you would fund college. No? Then sit down and shaddup.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."

Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today."
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Who Wants to be Superhero? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Sunday, August 26 2007 12:20 Profile #1
What do you mean by "want to be?"

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Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today."
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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Sunday, August 26 2007 10:30 Profile #22
That the ubb will eat this thread is assured, and is likely scheduled to be included in the actual script. Dikiyoba puts Dintiradan to shame as an evil overlord, mostly because no one would suspect the cute girl in a baseball hat.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..."
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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Sunday, August 26 2007 08:31 Profile #12
quote:
Originally written by root:

Edit: And of course I wouldn't be planning the downfall of Spiderweb. Never.
Nice afterthought. Now quoted for posterity. You know, just in case. :P

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Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..."
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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Saturday, August 25 2007 20:02 Profile #6
Hrmph.

I wondered why she was all questiony last night.

Edit (from AIM)
[22:02] LOATHER!!!: questiony?
[22:03] Salmon is doomed!: yeah.
[22:03] Salmon is doomed!: isn't it nicer than nosy?
[22:03] LOATHER!!!: yes
[22:03] Salmon is doomed!: And it is a brand new word!
[22:03] Salmon is doomed!: Specially crafted for this thread
[22:03] LOATHER!!!: huzzah!

[ Saturday, August 25, 2007 20:06: Message edited by: Jumpin' Sarcasmon ]

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I Win in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Saturday, August 25 2007 19:50 Profile #18
I warned y'all.

Grats to Thuryl, who proves once again that he has too much time on his hands.

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Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today."
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I Seek to Obtain the Meaningless Approbation of my Fellows in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Friday, August 24 2007 09:38 Profile #24
My info doesn't really deserve its own thread, yet, but we're awfully close to 5 digit member numbers.

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Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today."
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Sanity Check the Iffy Way in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Thursday, August 23 2007 18:46 Profile #6
Obi 1
Iffy 0

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WWtNSD?

Synergy - "I don't get it."
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Thursday, August 23 2007 18:28 Profile #150
Most scientists agree (4 out of 5, in fact) that getting all your knowledge from one source is anathema.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Thursday, August 23 2007 11:17 Profile #146
As an aside, or perhaps an example, the decision to close the ocean salmon fishery off the Columbia River was just reached. Immediately the common fisherman is crying a river because [plenty of fish, haven't been yet, tradition, fish still small] and that the scientists/government is going to be wasting fish again that could be getting caught by honest recreational fishermen rather than gillnetters (filthy beasts) or being turned into [catfood/fertilizer/food bank food] once they reach the hatcheries.

Never mind that historical runs of over 100 million fish are no longer possible, and that all fishing is only possible because of taxpayer supported hatcheries or that the only reason that the Feds allow a fishery at all is because the state imposes limits. Never mind that Fish and Game keeps daily tract of fishing so that the fish stocks aren't harmed, and are directed to maximize fishing opportunity while preserving the fish stock.

It all boils down to the damn scientists imposing their will on the common man, and reducing our freedom of opportunity.

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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0MG!!1 I 4M T3H UBER-4W3SOM3!!!!111!! in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Wednesday, August 22 2007 22:15 Profile #12
quote:
Originally written by root:

All I'm asking for is some common sense.
Come on Aran. You gotta speak to your audience!

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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Do not seek to hide your jealosy behind ridiculous questions! in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Wednesday, August 22 2007 15:09 Profile #21
Isn't it ironic?

Dontcha think?

:)

Congrats to Iffy for obliterating the over/under line on your duration at the SW.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
I Seek to Obtain the Meaningless Approbation of my Fellows in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Wednesday, August 22 2007 10:26 Profile #4
I neglected a topic at 2k or 3k, so I may seek room on the bandwagon. Or I may not, as that too would be a celebration of sorts.

And Congratulationsish! 3500 is a mighty number.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Xbox 360 XBLA support in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Wednesday, August 22 2007 10:24 Profile #18
For me, it is that consoles are really only good for one thing. At least with a computer you can pretend that you might get some worthwhile work accomplished.

But if Jeff is interested in expanding the fanbase, moving away from computers and into consoles might be the right direction. It is just that other similar approaches have been rejected out of hand that this comes as a surprise. But I admit to knowing a comfortable nothing about xbox, so it may be the next sliced bread for indie game designers. Anything is possible I guess.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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A Visit to the Madhouse: Released in Blades of Avernum
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Wednesday, August 22 2007 08:57 Profile #10
quote:
Originally written by Niemand:

Thanks, Salmon. And see? You were helpful for a whole post and it didn't hurt a bit.
Yeah, but it took 36 minutes. Spam takes less. And serious posts don't mention RiB, or make vague references to cartoon shows.

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A Visit to the Madhouse: Released in Blades of Avernum
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Tuesday, August 21 2007 23:16 Profile #8
Less spam? :(

You have a spelling error in the first paragraph of the introduction. The word adventurers.

Edit - As Crosby takes you down the path he mentions "historical locals," and he means locales.
Edit2 - Asking Gabston about work, he replies "we don't tkae them all."
Edit3- Black seems to be using his "tie" to drink, rather than "time."
Edit4 - Whisper refers to gabston in the lower case when asked about jobs.

[ Tuesday, August 21, 2007 23:52: Message edited by: Jumpin' Sarcasmon ]

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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Tuesday, August 21 2007 22:37 Profile #108
A person is more likely to catch fish if they are fishing than talking about fishing.

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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0MG!!1 I 4M T3H UBER-4W3SOM3!!!!111!! in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Tuesday, August 21 2007 22:19 Profile #3
D0OD!

You are so right about everything!

ROCkON!!!

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Ahht in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Tuesday, August 21 2007 17:16 Profile #6
You need help on poll design from Iffy.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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I Seek to Obtain the Meaningless Approbation of my Fellows in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 21:52 Profile #3
Now get back to studying!

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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I Seek to Obtain the Meaningless Approbation of my Fellows in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 21:51 Profile #3
Conga Rats!

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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A Visit to the Madhouse: Released in Blades of Avernum
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 20:14 Profile #4
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Dikiyoba can't report Whisper's death to the captain, though, and ordering a meal from the innkeeper just results in a blank screen.
Oooohhh!

Features!

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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Xbox 360 XBLA support in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 12:30 Profile #4
Jeff, as an independent business owner, has the fortunate ability to pick and choose his audience. I suspect that as long as he is able to make enough money off of the Mac and PC crowd, he will avoid the extra work necessary to cater to another audience. If there comes a time that he can't survive off the current markets, he can make a decision about console games. In the meantime, it is highly unlikely that his time will be spent porting games to a multitude of consoles, when it could instead be devoted to designing new games for the console-challenged markets.

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Synergy - "I don't get it."
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The Sky Is Falling...? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 10:55 Profile #104
Thanks for the explanation SoT, I was sure that the ancients had recorded sun changes, as it would be a mind blowing experience for them (much like an eclipse.)

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Synergy, et al - "I don't get it."

Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
The Sky Is Falling...? in General
Jumpin Salmon
? Man, ? Amazing
Member # 5755
 written Monday, August 20 2007 08:55 Profile #100
I'm a curious guy, so I'll ask. By what method do scientists measure historical sunspot activity?

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Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted"
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