Re: [silk] Any pet-hate subjects? ...why is Mathematics so frequently hated?

2013-06-25 Thread Dave Long
What makes us detest certain subjects at school, and why is Maths (or Math) frequently at the top of the list? cf http://www.maa.org/devlin/lockhartslament.pdf

Re: [silk] we don't need no steenkin PRISM

2013-06-25 Thread Alaric Snell-Pym
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/20/2013 04:23 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/enterprise-it/security/India-sets-up-nationwide-snooping-programme-to-tap-your-emails-phones/articleshow/20678562.cms There are good cases for lawful interception of

Re: [silk] we don't need no steenkin PRISM

2013-06-25 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Alaric Snell-Pym ala...@snell-pym.org.uk wrote: On 06/20/2013 04:23 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/enterprise-it/security/India-sets-up-nationwide-snooping-programme-to-tap-your-emails-phones/articleshow/20678562.cms

Re: [silk] Any pet-hate subjects? ...why is Mathematics so frequently hated?

2013-06-25 Thread Charles Haynes
at least in the USA it's clear that girls are steered away from STEM curricula by a variety of mechansims, primarily social. Girls aren't supposed to like Maths, and so they don't. Girls that show an interest or aptitude are subtly or not so subtly told that this is inappropriate, that they're