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Enigman
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Inkscaping is fun.
Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with Windows.
WWGD said:If I was more computer savvy, I would use Linux or some other operating system. But I'm not bitter...
WWGD said:Recently, gates has decided to turn PCs into tablets and changed the interface
2 hours wasted trying to figure out how to get the font back to its original size, and this is because someone in the coffee shop was nice -enough
to help. Thanks again for nothing, gates.
I tried Windows 8 on a tablet that I briefly had at Thanksgiving. The interface looked like it was built for someone with ADHD. I frequently got into areas where I couldn't figure out how to get back out again. When Windows 7 is retired, I will probably switch to Linux.WWGD said:If I was more computer savvy, I would use Linux or some other operating system.
Consider saving up for a Mac. They are so user friendly it is like heaven.Borg said:When Windows 7 is retired, I will probably switch to Linux.
I watched a few of those Sherlock Holmes TV episodes with Jeremy Brett. I had the weird feeling that if he spoke in a French accent and wore a moustache he would be indistinguishable from David Suchet as Poirot. In other words, I think Suchet was heavily influenced by Brett.Enigman said:I like canonic Mary Sues.
JonDE said:People never cease to amaze me. I'm currently in pre-cal at a local community-college (I'm a history major, but I want to take physics which requires calculus). I learned that I got the highest grade on the first test (it was just a review from algebra). It was pretty basic, no tough questions at all from Algebra.
Then the teacher said she didn't calculate the average, but by just looking at it, the average appeared to be around 50. 50?! Half the class wants to be engineers and they can't do simple algebra?
I understand some of the limitations of averages, especially in a situation like this where the professor was guessing. Unfortunately the professor didn't show the results, so we can't look at the actual numbers. Now personally, if I was just looking at a paper with numbers on it, like in this case, I would probably use the median to get a better guess, although I cannot speak for the professor and what she meant by average, or how her mind works in that situation.WWGD said:You may want to look at the full distribution, i.e., mean and standard deviation ( or median and IQR, depending on the plot) ; some outliers may have pushed the mean down.
I understand what you are saying. In your example, half the class still failed. Now it is possible that 70% of the class got in the 70s and a few really bad grades brought that down to 50, meaning only a small portion failed, but I find it unlikely. Especially since I got a 98 on it.WWGD said:Well, what I meant is that if there are 50 people in the class, you may have 20 100's 5 80s and 25 4's. All you can tell from the mean is that the sum of all values divided by the number of values equals the mean, 50 in this case. But this allows for a lot of different possibilities, more so when n is large. Look at the distribution of income in some countries --arguably the U.S at this point. Distributions may be skewed either to the left or to the right.
I've heard that the transition is very uncomfortable.zoobyshoe said:I got my Mac back. But, after a mere week of using a completely different laptop, I was disoriented at first. It's amazing how fast our brains seem to rewire.
Going from a PC to Mac is disorienting at first, then wonderful. Going from a Mac to a PC makes you homicidal at first, then suicidal.PWiz said:I've heard that the transition is very uncomfortable.
PWiz said:I've heard that the transition is very uncomfortable.
zoobyshoe said:Going from a PC to Mac is disorienting at first, then wonderful. Going from a Mac to a PC makes you homicidal at first, then suicidal.
WHAT the deuce are you going on about, old chap? You're raving mad!WWGD said:"... though getting the order wrong has saved some lives.
zoobyshoe said:WHAT the deuce are you going on about, old chap? You're raving mad!