Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple (was: Would You Bet $100,000,000 on D?)

2011-09-17 Thread Sean Kelly
On Sep 16, 2011, at 11:24 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > > Conclusion: High schools specifically cultivate sheeple, which is a quality > preferred by "respectable" colleges. Depends on the college and even on the professor, though it's obviously difficult for universities with large class sizes t

Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple

2011-09-17 Thread Mike James
"David Nadlinger" wrote in message news:j51nfi$2rjc$1...@digitalmars.com... > On 9/17/11 10:51 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> I almost wish it were. Then I could just say, "No, it's like this..." >> Problem solved. Or better yet, "Go make me a sandwich." Better problem >> solved :) > > Have you tr

Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple

2011-09-17 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"David Nadlinger" wrote in message news:j51nfi$2rjc$1...@digitalmars.com... > On 9/17/11 10:51 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> I almost wish it were. Then I could just say, "No, it's like this..." >> Problem solved. Or better yet, "Go make me a sandwich." Better problem >> solved :) > > Have you tr

Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple

2011-09-17 Thread David Nadlinger
On 9/17/11 10:51 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: I almost wish it were. Then I could just say, "No, it's like this..." Problem solved. Or better yet, "Go make me a sandwich." Better problem solved :) Have you tried using »sudo go make me a sandwich«? ;) David

Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple (was: Would You Bet $100,000,000 on D?)

2011-09-17 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Xavier" wrote in message news:j51kmt$2n7t$1...@digitalmars.com... > > "Nick Sabalausky" wrote in message > news:j51ef3$2a0d$1...@digitalmars.com... >> "Xavier" wrote in message >> news:j50v3o$1gbb$1...@digitalmars.com... >>> >>> I think the public schools are "teaching" "how to be a sheeple"

Re: [OT] Schools and sheeple (was: Would You Bet $100,000,000 on D?)

2011-09-17 Thread Xavier
"Nick Sabalausky" wrote in message news:j51ef3$2a0d$1...@digitalmars.com... > "Xavier" wrote in message > news:j50v3o$1gbb$1...@digitalmars.com... >> >> I think the public schools are "teaching" "how to be a sheeple". What >> other reason could there be? > > Although I probably have about zer

[OT] Schools and sheeple (was: Would You Bet $100,000,000 on D?)

2011-09-16 Thread Nick Sabalausky
"Xavier" wrote in message news:j50v3o$1gbb$1...@digitalmars.com... > > I think the public schools are "teaching" "how to be a sheeple". What > other reason could there be? Although I probably have about zero business sense, I absolutely agree on this part of what you said. At one point, I wen