hexjones’s Comments

• Mar 8th, 2012 @ 9:25am

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  on Teaching Style, Not Computers, Appears To Be Biggest Factor In Classroom Distraction
  I'm a CS grad student and there are people in my classes who sit in front of me and surf around constantly, then can't answer questions.
  
  One problem not addressed here is how distracting it can be for other students when people are flitting about on websites and working on other projects. Taking notes on the computer? great. Otherwise, sit in the back please, or take the course online.
• Oct 8th, 2010 @ 2:07pm

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  on The Boy Who Mistook An iPhone For His Mother
  "That said, I do still wonder how best to teach kids how to embrace technology without being consumed by technology... or if that's just something kids figure out on their own..."
  
  I have two young sons (3, 4.5) who are constantly around lots of tech: ps3, wii, iphones, ipods, dSLRs, laptops, amps, etc etc. They don't see "technology" as anything special. Sure, they want to see "scoobydoo.com" and play games in the phones, but they don't differentiate between that stuff and even their most low-tech toys. Nor should they.
• Nov 5th, 2009 @ 7:16am

  Re: A Radical Theory

  on OK, Hollywood Learns A Scary Lesson From 'Paranormal Activity'
  I concur
• Oct 29th, 2009 @ 7:52am

  Re: Competition is good for the market, not businesses

  on WSJ Editor: Those Who Believe Content Should Be Free Are Neanderthals
  great post
• Oct 29th, 2009 @ 7:47am

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  on Photographers Can Do CwF+RtB Experiments, Too
  "I'm a Canon person myself (coming from my use in video) and found Nikon's use of f-stops and aperture usage real uneasy to move to."
  
  What are you saying? To use a SLR effectively, you need to know how to use aperture and f-stops. The two companies are no different.
• Oct 23rd, 2009 @ 12:38pm

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  on Mattel Now Using Song In Commercial... Which It Once Sued Over Copyright Infringement
  Little kids haven't heard that song yet. Even if they did, most people only pay attention to the chorus anyway. Remember when everyone was using "My Futures so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" or whatever it's called? A song about nuclear apocalypse used for graduation ceremonies.
  
  I've seen the commercial too. It fits right into the Barbie thing.
• Oct 23rd, 2009 @ 11:21am

  Re: Meat Eaters...

  on WSJ Editor: Those Who Believe Content Should Be Free Are Neanderthals
  Nope. H. sapiens likely killed off Neanderthals. Then they founded civilization based on agriculture.
• Oct 12th, 2009 @ 11:16am

  Re: Re: If it tastes good, eat it.

  on Cook's Illustrated Editor: I Wish All Those Amateurs Out There Would Just Shut Up
  "After reading my share of issues of Cook's Illustrated, I learned that life's too short to let some snob spend 3 pages telling me why their pie recipe is "perfect" in the most prententious language possible."
  
  I'm actually interested in reading about how someone else isolated the variables and tried different things until they found the best that they could do. This way, I can save time and money. There is nothing that says you can't sub some ingredients here if you want more or less butter or cheese or whatever.
• Oct 12th, 2009 @ 11:07am

  Re: Professionals and the school of hard knocks

  on Cook's Illustrated Editor: I Wish All Those Amateurs Out There Would Just Shut Up
  yes!
• Jul 31st, 2009 @ 1:42pm

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  on Apple Says No To Google Voice On The iPhone
  "Unfortunately for him, and many iPhone users, aesthetics have never been correlated with functionality or utility."
  
  What? I think you are confusing ergonomics with aestetics. The iPhone uses both. The utility comes in with the ergonomics and the software. Usable maps anyone?
• Jul 13th, 2009 @ 8:02am

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  on Dance Reality Show Barred From Doing A Michael Jackson Tribute
  I really think that "transformative samples" are total BS. So if they gave a song of Jackson's to some "DJ" (audio editor), cut up and rearranged it, that would be ok to use?
  
  How is that any different than just using the original songs to begin with? I think using the originals is also much more appropriate for a tribute.