Re:[tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Allen Esterson
Stuart McKelvie writes: Here is a more critical assessment of the consumerism of which Steve Jobs is a part. The writer is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063546/Chief-Rabbi-blasts-late-Apple-boss-Steve-Jobs-helping-create-selfish-consumer-society.html The writer of

RE: Re:[tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Stuart McKelvie
Dear Tipsters, Thanks, Alan, for correcting my error that the newspaper story was about Rabbi Sacks. The other account that you post is indeed more balanced and includes the fact that the good Rabbi himself owns iGadgets. Nevertheless, I think that his point about mindless consumerism is a

Re:[tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Jim Clark
Hi In the interest of science, I'm a PC user who hasn't written negatively about Jobs ... now to fill in the remaining cells. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca Dr. Bob Wildblood drb...@rcn.com 05-Dec-11 7:01:34 AM

Re: [tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Hmmm... I was looking for a teaching psychology discussion group, but apparently I've stumbled into a Mac vs PC zealotry battle over the corpse of Steve Jobs and his oil and water mix of Buddhism and marketing. Weird. Can anyone direct me to the correct room for teaching psychology

[tips] research integrity again==teaching related!

2011-12-05 Thread Annette Taylor
Chronicle piece on problems of research integrity by Alan Kraut of APS: http://chronicle.com/article/Despite-Occasional-Scandals/129997/?sid=crutm_source=crutm_medium=en Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego,

Re: [tips] Rage against the machine

2011-12-05 Thread Brandon, Paul K
In other words, pathological liars and politicians are safe. On Dec 4, 2011, at 10:23 PM, sbl...@ubishops.ca sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote: Mike Palij (yada, yada) noted: A NY Times article reports that a number of academies have been busy doing research on constructing software that can detect

Re: [tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Brandon, Paul K
Or Woz fans. On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: Hypothesis: People who write critically about Steve Jobs are PC users --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here:

Re: [tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread sblack
Warning: message contains what could be construed as immodest boasting (is there any other kind?) On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: Hypothesis: People who write critically about Steve Jobs are PC users I subscribe to the contrarian philosophy of stock market

[tips] Using Gnumeric in Statistics

2011-12-05 Thread Rick Froman
I am currently using Excel to teach Intro Statistics because I think a spreadsheet has many advantages in showing people how Statistics work unlike the major Stat programs which generally just give you output based on your input (and, of course, you have to know what commands to give it to

Re: [tips] Thank you Steve Jobs,but ...........

2011-12-05 Thread Jeffry Ricker
On Dec 5, 2011, at 6:39 AM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: Hmmm... I was looking for a teaching psychology discussion group, but apparently I've stumbled into a Mac vs PC zealotry battle over the corpse of Steve Jobs and his oil and water mix of Buddhism and marketing. I've just glanced at this

Re: [tips] Using Gnumeric in Statistics

2011-12-05 Thread Jim Clark
Hi First I've heard of Gnumeric and will have a look at it. Worth noting, perhaps, that major stats programs can do some of what Rick is looking for. Many years ago, I used Minitab, which has a number of nice computational features (e.g., allows one to compute and name different constants,

Re: [tips] How Hockey abuses and celebrates violence

2011-12-05 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Although I agree very much with Joan's general suggestion here about the value of this article to stimulate discussion about what our culture celebrates, I'm not sure that the glorification of violence in sports is as unique to hockey as the article and especially many of the comments to

RE:[tips] The future of Psychological Testing

2011-12-05 Thread Stuart McKelvie
Dear Tipsters, Rick asks about video that might be useful for speaking about testing in the future. I am not sure about the future, but there is a great testing scene in Men in Black where the candidates are attempting to use a pencil to mark multiple-choice options on a paper balanced on

[tips] NPR story on mental illness, neglect, and abuse

2011-12-05 Thread Carol DeVolder
This was sent to me by a friend and colleague--an NPR story on assisted living facilities in Florida and warehousing of the mentally ill. It's timely for those of you who are covering psychological disorders (the typical end-of-semester topic in Intro Psych), but it's also good just for making you

[tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-05 Thread michael sylvester
my post meticulously I was referring to a statement made by my neighbor,an immigrant from Uzbekistan who lived for sometime under the Soviet system.I am curious though if this was a prevailing view then in the old Soviet Union. Paul's comment howver failed to look at interactions.Paul, however,

[tips] Please excuse

2011-12-05 Thread michael sylvester
My previous post.The fragmentation was unintended. Michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=14682 or send a blank email to

re: [tips] Clarification re jews born smart

2011-12-05 Thread Michael Palij
On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:57:38 -0800, Michael Sylvester wrote: my post meticulously I was referring to a statement made by my neighbor,an immigrant from Uzbekistan who lived for sometime under the Soviet system.I am curious though if this was a prevailing view then in the old Soviet Union. Paul's

[tips] Clarification Annette re AP Daytona

2011-12-05 Thread michael sylvester
It was my understanding from Nancy that you chose not to come along with the rest of the group.I perceived it as an intentional snub. Michael omnicentric Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here:

[tips] Fw: 2012 Doomsday Is a 'Marketing Fallacy'

2011-12-05 Thread michael sylvester
Discovery Please add discov...@discoverymail.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. If you are having trouble viewing this email with images, click here. 2012 Doomsday is a 'Marketing