TAKE HOME TEST i need help with
Chapter 11 ?Arrays Continued Test
CAN ANY1 HELP ME ANSWER THIS?
1. A hair styling salon provides many services, The HairSalon class contains a String field to hold the type of service, a double to hold the price for that service, and a double to hold the time that it takes to perform the service in hours.minutes (example: 1.5 hours is one and a half hours).
public class HairSalon
{
private String service;
private double price;
private double time;
pub1ic HairSalon (.......
{
/********* the constructor to be completed in Part a
}
public String getservice ( ) (
To be completed in part a
}
public double getprice( )
{
To be completed in part a
}
public double getTime ( )
{
To be completed in part a
}
public int compareTo(0bject other)
{
To be completed in part b
}
public boolean equals (Object other)
{
To be completed in part c
}
Part a: (10 points) Write a constructor that requires arguments for all three data fields, and three get methods that each return one of the data field's value.
public HairSalon(
{
}
public String getService(
{
}
public double getPrice( )
{
}
public String getTime( )
{
}
Part b. (5 points) Write the method compareTo which compares the rate for the service (dollars per hour). public int compareTo(0bject other)
{
}
Part c. (5 points) Write the method equals which compares the rate for the service (dollars per hour).
public boolean equals(0bject other)
{
}
Which part are you stuck on?
Or do you want someone to write it all out for you?
What specific questions do you have?When you post code, please use[code] and [/code] tags as described in [url= http://forum.java.sun.com/help.jspa?sec=formatting]Formatting tips[/url] on the message entry page. It makes it much easier to read.
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> g]Formatting tips[/url] on the message entry
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Also, don't post an entire exam and ask people to do it for you.
ok, ill start on it right away.please provide your full name, and the name of the course, name of the professor so i may put it in header comments.i think i should be able to do it in under an hour, please respond fast
Part a)
package cruft;
/**
*
* @author salman
*/
class HairSalon{
private String service;
private double price;
private double time;
public HairSalon(String service, double price, double time)
{
this.service = service;
this.price = price;
this.time = time;
}
public String getService()
{
return service;
}
public double getPrice()
{
return price;
}
public String getTime()
{
return time;
}
}
for part b and c what do you want to compare? i know service but with what? and same thing goes for c go ask the instructor and come back.
He'd want to compare it with the service rate found in Object other.......But let him do a little of his own work.
> He'd want to compare it with the service rate found> in Object other.......> > But let him do a little of his own work.aigh aigh sir. java help if you get stcuk come back later
Tyler Gould, AP computer Science, Susan Holcomb
The level of gullability these days is AMAZING.
thanks for that info, i wrote most of your codes, but then deleted them by mistake. ill have to start over, in the mean time, what is your email address so i can just send you this stuff?
Thanks for your help so far ill come back later to check if its right or to get more help
> Tyler Gould, AP computer Science, Susan HolcombNot only do you want other people to do your test for you, when they were unclear of what was needed to be done you want them to ASK the professor for you, too? sheesh ....
OHH ya my teacher just told me 2day that theres a correction i forgot 2 put up.insted of public String getTime() it should bepublic double getTime()
> OHH ya my teacher just told me 2day that theres a> correction i forgot 2 put up.insted of > > public String getTime() > > it should be>Then do that, and come back when you have some specific problem ...sheesh
no some1 asked earlyer what class i was in and what teacher i had. i was just responding
>ok, ill start on it right away.
>
>please provide your full name, and the name of the >course, name of the professor so i may put it in >header comments.
>
>i think i should be able to do it in under an hour, >please respond fast
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I_NEED_JAVA_HELP
hey if someone could please do part B and C it would be very much appreciated b/c i need an A on this test in order to get a B for the quarter.
i am doing it. give me your email so i can send you the results.
I can't wait to see this.
tgould0621@yahoo.comthank you VERY much for your help you are saving my garde
Hi, I'm in 6th grade and have several Sun certifications: SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD and I am currently working on the SCDJWS. After school I do consulting work. I say this not to brag -- I think there is a younger SCWCD in India who can access the internet only from a public kiosk -- but to lend weight to my comments. I can't believe you are so brain-dead that the best you can do is beg for someone to do your assignment for you. What happened to studying? The 'net is so full of resources and tutorials that there is no excuse for your behave. Shame on you.
Tyler Gould you are nothing but a lazy moronic cheating pile of ****. If you are close to getting a B you must have cheated for the rest of the course off of someone. Why can't you cheat off them this time? I hope your teacher finds out about this and you fail.
aha, now i know that anyone can get those certifications!
I wonder if this is his teacher: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/ChantillyHS/academics/teachers/holcomb_s.htm
> I wonder if this is his teacher:> http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/ChantillyHS/academics/teache> rs/holcomb_s.htmI have emailed this person with a link to this thread to find out. I will keep you posted :-)
o come on guys please dont do that
> o come on guys please dont do thatIt is already done, it is common practice for Tutors/professors to be notified. Did you read the Sun forum rules? I suggest you do while you still have an account...
Tyler, can you say "Would you like fries with that?"
Mr. Koryak,
Thank you very much for bringing this to my attention. Tyler is a student of mine and needless to say that I am disappointed. He was allowed to do research on the Internet, but not ask for help from any other person, electronically or otherwise. I really appreciate your help in trying to keep the youth of America honest.
Sue Holcomb
> Mr. Koryak,
>
> hank you very much for bringing this to my attention.
> Tyler is a student of mine and needless to say that
> I am disappointed. He was allowed to do research on
> the Internet, but not ask for help from any other
> person, electronically or otherwise. I really
> appreciate your help in trying to keep the youth of
> America honest.
>
> Sue Holcomb
Yeehaw! Assuming that was indeed a response from Tyler's prof, this makes my day knowing justice against at least one doofus cheating student will be done.
> hey if someone could please do part B and C it would
> be very much appreciated b/c i need an A on this test
> in order to get a B for the quarter.
Lowlife cheating piece of krap.
I hope you get framed for some crimes you didn't commit, to balance out you getting credit for work you're not doing.
Loser.
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:22 >
> o come on guys please dont do thatWhy not?
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:22 >
> Mr. Koryak,
>
> hank you very much for bringing this to my attention.
> Tyler is a student of mine and needless to say that
> I am disappointed. He was allowed to do research on
> the Internet, but not ask for help from any other
> person, electronically or otherwise. I really
> appreciate your help in trying to keep the youth of
> America honest.
>
> Sue Holcomb
fantastic, Mr Koryak! good work! I had some work stolen by other students while at university, so I'm particularly unimpressed by cheating scumbags like this. nice one
Nice work mkoryak, assuming all is as it seems.The sad thing is this punk probably thinks the only thing he did wrong was getting caught and the only thing he'll learn is to be sneakier next time.
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:22 >
> Mr. Koryak,
>
> hank you very much for bringing this to my attention.
> Tyler is a student of mine and needless to say that
> I am disappointed. He was allowed to do research on
> the Internet, but not ask for help from any other
> person, electronically or otherwise. I really
> appreciate your help in trying to keep the youth of
> America honest.
>
> Sue Holcomb
Wow, Nice one! I was just joking when I told him I emailed his tutor but it looks like you actually did.
I find this an extremely funny thread; good work ;-)kind regards,Jos
JosAHa at 2007-7-21 18:19:22 >
Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on with the OP. he got a good F just because of you guys. could have given him a chance.
This thread has restored my faith in this forum!
> Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on
> with the OP. he got a good F just because of you
> guys. could have given him a chance.
with any luck he's been booted off his course, and, no, I'm not joking. he got an 'F' because he cheated, not because of anything else. that's like blaming the witnesses when a murderer gets sent to prison. sod him, I say. Let Them Flip Burgers
> Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on with the OP. he
> got a good F just because of you guys. could have given him a chance.
Everybody *did* give him a fair chance: he was free to start working on
his assignment but the op prefered to cheat and wait for someone else
to do *his* homework. What type of chance did you have in mind?
kind regards,
Jos
JosAHa at 2007-7-21 18:19:22 >
> This thread has restored my faith in this forum!But I've got to think twiceBefore I give my test awayAnd I know all the games you playBecause I play them too
> Nice work mkoryak, assuming all is as it seems.yes i emailed his professor. Anyone who tries to cheat so openly, and gives his name and the name of the professor is asking for it IMHO.
> Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on
> with the OP. he got a good F just because of you
> guys. could have given him a chance.
hes probably going to be lucky and get away with just an F on the test because he is in HS. people have been kicked out of the major at the university i went to for cheating on homeworks.
> o come on guys please dont do thatroflma tyler got knocked the fook out.
> > This thread has restored my faith in this forum!
>
> But I've got to think twice
> Before I give my test away
> And I know all the games you play
> Because I play them too
Well I guess it would be nice
if you could do my homework
so don't you be a jerk
I'm not smart like you...
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:27 >
> yes i emailed his professor. Anyone who tries to
> cheat so openly, and gives his name and the name of
> the professor is asking for it IMHO.
Love it except for one thing mkoryak. I would say in the future if you are going to do this make sure that the right person gets hit. E-mail the prof to tell them that and have them look for a student's paper that has x in it - where that x is something convoluted in it that a normal student would not get. That way someone wouldn't be able to come on here and pretend that is there name. That way the prof can verify their identity. Otherwise brilliant. I love it. Unfortunately as was stated before seeing as how it is only high school I doubt anything will be done, but it's nice to see a bit of justice happening.
this is true, the person could have used a name of another classmate, but i think that justice will prevail because the other student will have done his work, and will probably not sound guilty when confronted.
> > > This thread has restored my faith in this forum!
> >
> > But I've got to think twice
> > Before I give my test away
> > And I know all the games you play
> > Because I play them too
>
> Well I guess it would be nice
> if you could do my homework
> so don't you be a jerk
> I'm not smart like you...
Maybe
You mean every word you say
Can't help but think of yesterday
And teacher who tied me down to classroom rules
Before this river
Becomes an ocean
Before you throw my test back on the floor
Oh baby I reconsider
My foolish notion
Well I need someone to cheat for me
But I'll wait for something more
> > > This thread has restored my faith in this forum!
> >
> > But I've got to think twice
> > Before I give my test away
> > And I know all the games you play
> > Because I play them too
>
> Well I guess it would be nice
> if you could do my homework
> so don't you be a jerk
> I'm not smart like you...
friggin' forum software, friggin' double-postin'
> Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on> with the OP. he got a good F just because of you> guys. could have given him a chance.JUST because?JUST because?JUST?
> > > > This thread has restored my faith in this
> forum!
> > >
> > > But I've got to think twice
> > > Before I give my test away
> > > And I know all the games you play
> > > Because I play them too
> >
> > Well I guess it would be nice
> > if you could do my homework
> > so don't you be a jerk
> > I'm not smart like you...
>
>
> Maybe
> You mean every word you say
> Can't help but think of yesterday
> And teacher who tied me down to classroom rules
>
> Before this river
> Becomes an ocean
> Before you throw my test back on the floor
> Oh baby I reconsider
> My foolish notion
> Well I need someone to cheat for me
> But I'll wait for something more
>
'cause you know that I'm a fake
fake-a-fake-a-fake-ah
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:27 >
> this is true, the person could have used a name of
> another classmate, but i think that justice will
> prevail because the other student will have done his
> work, and will probably not sound guilty when
> confronted.
Either that or if the teacher has any intelligence s/he (Have to love that song 'A boy named Sue') could just have both possible students sit down and write the same code out again, it wouldn't take very long at all. Either that or to be extra evil put it on a test as the only question.
Great stuff! And I love that you emailed the prof! :^)Actually, this is encouraging to me. Ever since the Duke system changed, it seemed there were more people willing to reward cheaters as long as Dukes were present. Good to see at least this one will never prosper.- Saish
Saisha at 2007-7-21 18:19:27 >
>
> 'cause you know that I'm a fake
> fake-a-fake-a-fake-ah
Homework cheating in your eyes all the way
If we listen to your lies would we say
You're a man without conviction
You're a man who doesnt know
How to sell a contradiction
You come and go
You come and go
> Everyone is laughing just imagine what is going on
> with the OP. he got a good F just because of you
> guys.
No. We are not responsible for the consequences of his cheating. He is, because he is the one that cheated.
> could have given him a chance.
We did. You might try actually reading the thread.
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:27 >
> >
> > 'cause you know that I'm a fake
> > fake-a-fake-a-fake-ah
>
>
> Homework cheating in your eyes all the way
> If we listen to your lies would we say
> You're a man without conviction
> You're a man who doesnt know
> How to sell a contradiction
> You come and go
> You come and go
>
Come-on-come-on-come-on cheat for me
you are so smart
I am so duh-uh-uh-umb
School would be easy if you did the work for me
so help me please
help me ple-e-e-ease
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:27 >
> > >
> > > 'cause you know that I'm a fake
> > > fake-a-fake-a-fake-ah
> >
> >
> > Homework cheating in your eyes all the way
> > If we listen to your lies would we say
> > You're a man without conviction
> > You're a man who doesnt know
> > How to sell a contradiction
> > You come and go
> > You come and go
> >
>
> Come-on-come-on-come-on cheat for me
> you are so smart
> I am so duh-uh-uh-umb
> School would be easy if you did the work for me
> so help me please
> help me ple-e-e-ease
Every school day is like a survival
You're my stooge not my rival
Every school day is like a survival
You're my stooge not my rival
> > > >
> > > > 'cause you know that I'm a fake
> > > > fake-a-fake-a-fake-ah
> > >
> > >
> > > Homework cheating in your eyes all the way
> > > If we listen to your lies would we say
> > > You're a man without conviction
> > > You're a man who doesnt know
> > > How to sell a contradiction
> > > You come and go
> > > You come and go
> > >
> >
> > Come-on-come-on-come-on cheat for me
> > you are so smart
> > I am so duh-uh-uh-umb
> > School would be easy if you did the work for me
> > so help me please
> > help me ple-e-e-ease
>
> Every school day is like a survival
> You're my stooge not my rival
> Every school day is like a survival
> You're my stooge not my rival
>
Do you really want to flunk me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:31 >
Hey Tyler...
Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your worst behaviour
Turn your back on mother Holcomb
Everybody wants to cheat in school.
Sorry for the delay, Lee. I had to run an errand during lunch.
> Hey Tyler...
>
> Welcome to your life
> There's no turning back
> Even while we sleep
> We will find you
> Acting on your worst behaviour
> Turn your back on mother Holcomb
> Everybody wants to cheat in school.
>
>
> Sorry for the delay, Lee. I had to run an errand
> during lunch.
No worries!
Something happens and I'm head over heels
an email to my instructor knocked me head over heels
Soemthing happens and I'm head over heels
don't kick me out
don't fail me on this test
don't don't don't give me an F
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:31 >
Ms. Holcomb, I don't need to fall at your feet
Just 'cause you fail me in your class
And I won't miss the way that you test me
We were never carved in stone
If I don't listen to the talk of the school
Then maybe I can fool myself...
I'll get over you... I know I will
I'll pretend my grade's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over Jav
'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking
I am the king of wishful thinking
Fail in the class which you cheatNow face WestThink about your grade and how you cheated nowFail in the class which you cheatNow face NorthThink about the fun the forum folk have laughing at you
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:31 >
Don't go for second best TylerPut your knowledge to the testYou know, you know, you've got toMake Susan express how she feelsAnd maybe then you'll know your intellect is real
La Cervaza, mas fina
Where's my test?
Haga mis deberes para m
Do my test
You try to avoid it, fate is in your hands
She's smiling, an invitation to the dance
Her heart is on the street, tu corazon es suyo
Now you're failing at her feet
You try to get away with it but you can't
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:31 >
Light up my life(Li-ife)So blind I can't see.Light up my lifeNo one can help me now.
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:32 >
Look around everywhere you turn is lying
Its everywhere that you go [look around]
You try everything you can to escape
The pain of exams that you know [exams that you know]
When all else fails and you long to be
Prevaricating better than you were today
I know a place where you can get away
Its called the Java fora, and here's what its for, so
Come on, cheat
Let your code move to the forum [move to the forum]
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, cheat
Let your code go with the flow [go with the flow]
You know you can do it
I had the 69th response in this thread....in the 69th response my code will tickle your earmy name Humpty, pronounced with an Umpty
i do have to admit, i have not seen so much poetry on any forum in a single thread. (wtf?!)poetic justice?
roses are red violet are blueboth of youare bloody fool
> i do have to admit, i have not seen so much poetry on
> any forum in a single thread.
If our rhymes were a drug we'd sell it by the gram
Keep our composure when it's time to get loose
Magnetized by the mic while we kick our juice
If there was a programming problem yo we'll solve it
Check out the code while kor-yack revolves it
mwah hahahahahaha!Kick it!
Roses are #FF0000Violets are #0000FFAll my baseAre belong to you
There once was a man named, MikhailWhose code was so "dope" it prevailed.He said with gleeas he stepped off the T,"I just hope, the OP Tyler will fail."
Looking good! 77 replies and nobody has mentioned Jonathan Curry
> Looking good! 77 replies and nobody has mentioned> Jonathan Curryi think you have.. who is he? this dude? http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:feYUCoXxjzQJ:www.speedwaybikes.com/rw/ujonat_c.htm+Jonathan+Curry&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
Wow, at least many of yutes of america, besides being lazy, and cheaters, are really, really stupid. This has got to be the best thread in a long time..Sad thing is, I'll bet nothing happens to him, other than a 'talking to' by his teacher. ... and he'll get a B.
> i think you have.. who is he? this dude?
>
> http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:feYUCoXxjzQJ:www.
> speedwaybikes.com/rw/ujonat_c.htm+Jonathan+Curry&hl=en
> &ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
no, no, no...
clearly it's this dude
http://councillor.basingstoke.gov.uk/jonathancurry
I've read a couple newspaper/magazine articles lately about howwidespread and common cheating has become. Perhaps itcomes back to a culture of entitlement. Many "Do my code"posters seem to suffer from this, not?
> Looking good! 77 replies and nobody has mentioned> Jonathan CurryNeither has there been mention of tower block tarts, modded Corsas, car boot sales, hoopy earings, couplings behind ASDA, and cider-fueled destruction of bus stands.But the thread is still
I can't get this song out of my head. It's by K'Naan, a Canadian-Somali rapper.
KNaan - I Was Stabbed By Satan
(speaking)
1.2.1.2
Chorus
I was stabbed by satan, on the day that i was born,
I was promised loving, but instead I was torn,
La la la, la la la, my heart bled fear,
la la la, la la la, I shed tears.
Verse 1
A poor black ghetto child,
he cant shoot and he cant go run them out,
theres no school and the kids go runnin wild,
the police and the court wanna run them out,
hes so cold, and the po po hate em all,
he aint seen his daddy since back in 84,
but oh well so it be, now hes in jail,
his mothers stressin just to get him out on bail,
now sing it out.
Chorus
Verse 2
And so the story goes on, Theres no glory in the war he takes a tote on
his own body, but his buddies wouldnt of rolled on,
so bloody when the car comes to a stop,
the police with the big glocks, will em out
they say freeze but theres only one comin out,
theres 2 dead with a legal gun to his head,
its stupid, should of played ball instead,
lets sing it out.
Chorus
Verse 3
So one day, when its all said and done,
my life will be the bluest rap song ever sung,
my verses will be curses to the rich and all sorts of authority will cease to exist,
My daughters will be free of wars in my honor your fist,
will raise in the air, in the silence of revolution, my face will appear,
like the vision of a prisoner with his last beer,
this song is a poem and the whole poem is a tear,
dropped in your ear.
Chorus
Chorus (wit ad libs)
(talking)
So why do kids cry when there born,
Ever ask yourself that, i mean theres no scientific reason explanin that
well it is said satan stabs a child at birth, as an introduction to pain,
yknow, welcome to the world right.
> I've read a couple newspaper/magazine articles lately
> about how
> widespread and common cheating has become. Perhaps
> it
> comes back to a culture of entitlement. Many "Do my
> code"
> posters seem to suffer from this, not?
there definately is a culture of entitlement these days. it's because schools are so unwilling these days to tell pupils they've done badly. in the UK, for example, it's virtually impossible to actually fail a high school exam, you really have to put some effort into not passing, or just not turn up at all. you can be graded from A - F, all of which are considered a "pass". the thinking is to not upset the poor lambs by telling them they've failed. result? people are now coming out of school not having had any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
> there definately is a culture of entitlement these
> days. it's because schools are so unwilling these
> days to tell pupils they've done badly. in the UK,
> for example, it's virtually impossible to actually
> fail a high school exam, you really have to put some
> effort into not passing, or just not turn up at all.
> you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> considered a "pass". the thinking is to not upset the
> poor lambs by telling them they've failed. result?
> people are now coming out of school not having had
> any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
The scary part is these are the people that will take care of most of you when you are older. (I am guessing I am not close to the average age in here - of the more beneficial contributers that is).
> > there definately is a culture of entitlement these
> > days. it's because schools are so unwilling these
> > days to tell pupils they've done badly. in the UK,
> > for example, it's virtually impossible to actually
> > fail a high school exam, you really have to put
> some
> > effort into not passing, or just not turn up at
> all.
> > you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> > considered a "pass". the thinking is to not upset
> the
> > poor lambs by telling them they've failed. result?
> > people are now coming out of school not having had
> > any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
>
> The scary part is these are the people that will take
> care of most of you when you are older.
don't bet on it (© 'Carl', The Breakfast Club)
(I am
> guessing I am not close to the average age in here -
> of the more beneficial contributers that is).
> you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> considered a "pass". the thinking is to not upset the
> poor lambs by telling them they've failed. result?
> people are now coming out of school not having had
> any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
I read an article a year or two ago stating the UK was changing its grading system from A-F to A-E, because F was "too harsh". I don't know if they ever did this though.
Aren't euphemisms and tergiversation great?
Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.I've tried to get them interested in programming(I know Gosling's daughter was programming Javaat age 7), but they have no interest in it. So I'mall out of ideas for punishment ;-)
> Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> I've tried to get them interested in programming
> (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So I'm
> all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
Use programming as a punishment.
Tell them they can't play with friends until the finish coding a project each punishment a little more difficult then the previous.
you will either get
1) Very well behaved kids or
2) someone who can do your work for you quickly
I see it as a win win ;-P
> Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> I've tried to get them interested in programming
> (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So I'm
> all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
what about good old-fashioned capital punishment?
(wait....is it capital punishment where they don't die?)
> > you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> > considered a "pass". the thinking is to not upset
> the
> > poor lambs by telling them they've failed. result?
> > people are now coming out of school not having had
> > any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
>
> I read an article a year or two ago stating the UK
> was changing its grading system from A-F to A-E,
> because F was "too harsh". I don't know if they ever
> did this though.
>
> Aren't euphemisms and tergiversation great?
did you ever read those articles about some state that tried to make it illegal to call the 2 jumper settings on PATA hard drives "master" and "slave". I think they succeeded for atleast a few months.
> > Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> > I've tried to get them interested in programming
> > (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> > at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So I'm
> > all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
>
> what about good old-fashioned capital punishment?
>
> (wait....is it capital punishment where they
> don't die?)
Isn't that corporal punishment or something? Capital punishment means you do die, if I recall correctly.
> > > you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> > > considered a "pass". the thinking is to not
> upset
> > the
> > > poor lambs by telling them they've failed.
> result?
> > > people are now coming out of school not having
> had
> > > any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
> >
> > I read an article a year or two ago stating the UK
> > was changing its grading system from A-F to A-E,
> > because F was "too harsh". I don't know if they
> ever
> > did this though.
> >
> > Aren't euphemisms and tergiversation great?
>
> did you ever read those articles about some state
> that tried to make it illegal to call the 2 jumper
> settings on PATA hard drives "master" and "slave". I
> think they succeeded for atleast a few months.
Yes that was hilarious, but at the same time scary. People shouldn't be making rules about things they know nothing about.
> > > you can be graded from A - F, all of which are
> > > considered a "pass". the thinking is to not
> upset
> > the
> > > poor lambs by telling them they've failed.
> result?
> > > people are now coming out of school not having
> had
> > > any incentive to try harder at any point. hooray
> >
> > I read an article a year or two ago stating the UK
> > was changing its grading system from A-F to A-E,
> > because F was "too harsh". I don't know if they
> ever
> > did this though.
> >
> > Aren't euphemisms and tergiversation great?
>
> did you ever read those articles about some state
> that tried to make it illegal to call the 2 jumper
> settings on PATA hard drives "master" and "slave". I
> think they succeeded for atleast a few months.
No I don't remember those, although they do sound very familiar. I do remember ultra-feminists wanting to call a "manhole cover" a "personhole cover" though. George Carlin had a good say about that.
> > > Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> > > I've tried to get them interested in programming
> > > (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> > > at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So
> I'm
> > > all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
> >
> > what about good old-fashioned capital punishment?
> >
> > (wait....is it capital punishment where they
> > don't die?)
>
> Isn't that corporal punishment or something? Capital
> punishment means you do die, if I recall
> correctly.
heh heh thanks, I know that! I faked not knowing to slighly hint that I might have murdered some children in the past, under a misapprehension :-)
(I haven't, in case anyone's wondering)
> No I don't remember those, although they do sound
> very familiar. I do remember ultra-feminists wanting
> to call a "manhole cover" a "personhole cover"
> though. George Carlin had a good say about that.
When I was in college, the left-wing student newspaper started using words like "womyn" and "femayl", as a protest against the alleged sexism of the standard spellings. Apparently they kept XX types down by subliminally convincing people that they are somehow less than men. Or somesuch bullshit.
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:41 >
> > No I don't remember those, although they do sound
> > very familiar. I do remember ultra-feminists
> wanting
> > to call a "manhole cover" a "personhole cover"
> > though. George Carlin had a good say about that.
>
> When I was in college, the left-wing student
> newspaper started using words like "womyn" and
> "femayl", as a protest against the alleged sexism of
> the standard spellings. Apparently they kept XX types
> down by subliminally convincing people that they are
> somehow less than men. Or somesuch bullshit.
People like that give left-wingers a bad name. In my opinion making such a big deal out the issue actually defeats their cause. Almost everyone I know is not sexist at all; they do however get pissed off when they're forced to see "womyn" and **** like that because it's absurd.
The biggest problem I have is what happened to Star Trek. I have a bunch of old Star Trek tapes, and in the beginning Kirk says "to boldly go where no man has gone before!". However, I watched an episode on TV recently and they changed it to say "where no one has gone before!" Give me a break. It's Star Trek! It's sacred!
Furthermore, does anyone find it ironic when women try to promote gender equality by dressing like men? How is that gender equality?
> People like that give left-wingers a bad name. In my
> opinion making such a big deal out the issue actually
> defeats their cause. Almost everyone I know is not
> sexist at all; they do however get pissed off when
> they're forced to see "womyn" and **** like that
> because it's absurd.
Yup.
I once had a talk with a very adamant feminist columnist for that paper. She had very strong left-wing and feminist views, but she also had intelligence and common sense. She thought it was a bunch of horseshit. It gave me some tiny measure of faith in humanity.
> The biggest problem I have is what happened to Star
> Trek. I have a bunch of old Star Trek tapes, and in
> the beginning Kirk says "to boldly go where no
> man has gone before!". However, I watched an
> episode on TV recently and they changed it to say
> "where no one has gone before!" Give me a
> break. It's Star Trek! It's sacred!
Yup. I think they also changed "her five-year mission" to "its five-year mission".
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:41 >
Just posting this because the stupid forum can't do division and remainder math for page counts.
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:41 >
> > Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> > I've tried to get them interested in programming
> > (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> > at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So I'm
> > all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
>
> Use programming as a punishment.
> Tell them they can't play with friends until the
> finish coding a project each punishment a little more
> difficult then the previous.
> you will either get
> 1) Very well behaved kids or
> 2) someone who can do your work for you quickly
>
> I see it as a win win ;-P
That's brilliant!
I will go home and ask my 9 year old son to cook up a lexicographic permutation program.
> Yup.
>
> I once had a talk with a very adamant feminist
> columnist for that paper. She had very strong
> left-wing and feminist views, but she also had
> intelligence and common sense. She thought it was a
> bunch of horseshit. It gave me some tiny measure of
> faith in humanity.
>
That's actually very refreshing to hear.
> Yup. I think they also changed "her five-year
> mission" to "its five-year mission".
Oh really? I always thought it just said "on a five-year mission". I could be wrong though.
> > > Well I'm going to go home and punish my kids.
> > > I've tried to get them interested in programming
> > > (I know Gosling's daughter was programming Java
> > > at age 7), but they have no interest in it. So
> I'm
> > > all out of ideas for punishment ;-)
> >
> > Use programming as a punishment.
> > Tell them they can't play with friends until the
> > finish coding a project each punishment a little
> more
> > difficult then the previous.
> > you will either get
> > 1) Very well behaved kids or
> > 2) someone who can do your work for you quickly
> >
> > I see it as a win win ;-P
>
> That's brilliant!
>
> I will go home and ask my 9 year old son to cook up a
> lexicographic permutation program.
you have to build up to that - oh and they have to do something bad first though, otherwise you are just being cruel ;-P
> Yup. I think they also changed "her five-year mission" to "its five-year mission".You bad man five-ist.
> Furthermore, does anyone find it ironic when women try to promote > gender equality by dressing like men? How is that gender equality?Yep, I find that preposterous.kind regards,Loretta ;-)
JosAHa at 2007-7-21 18:19:41 >
> > Yup. I think they also changed "her five-year> mission" to "its five-year mission".> > You bad man five-ist.Oh yeah. Was I actually agreeing with jverd? What was I thinking? You sexist! You fiend! You oppressor of all man/woman/humankind!!!
> I once had a talk with a very adamant feminist
> columnist for that paper. She had very strong
> left-wing and feminist views, but she also had
> intelligence and common sense. She thought it was a
> bunch of horseshit. It gave me some tiny measure of
> faith in humanity.
Did she have a hot bod?
> > I will go home and ask my 9 year old son to cook up
> a
> > lexicographic permutation program.
> you have to build up to that - oh and they have to do
> something bad first though, otherwise you are just
> being cruel ;-P
What if I tell him that if he does not finish his rough draft of the book report this weekend, I will be forced to give him Tandoori Doritos?
> > I once had a talk with a very adamant feminist
> > columnist for that paper. She had very strong
> > left-wing and feminist views, but she also had
> > intelligence and common sense. She thought it was
> a
> > bunch of horseshit. It gave me some tiny measure
> of
> > faith in humanity.
>
> Did she have a hot bod?
If she did, would I have mentioned (or even noticed) that she was intelligent?
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:45 >
I don't know if that's a punishment, I actually like those chips.
> What if I tell him that if he does not finish his
> rough draft of the book report this weekend, I will
> be forced to give him Tandoori Doritos?
Now that's cruel. But do you kids like Indian food?
My wife grew up on the Prairies and while she loved the food her mother made,
she was embarrassed by it. When friends (strapping Ukranian girls, the lot)
came to her house and said, "what's that smell?" when they smelled curry,
she would say, "My parents eat that stuff, but I don't"...
> > > I once had a talk with a very adamant feminist
> > > columnist for that paper. She had very strong
> > > left-wing and feminist views, but she also had
> > > intelligence and common sense. She thought it
> was
> > a
> > > bunch of horseshit. It gave me some tiny measure
> > of
> > > faith in humanity.
> >
> > Did she have a hot bod?
>
>
> If she did, would I have mentioned (or even noticed)
> that she was intelligent?
Good point.
I was once a heavy metal radio dj (college radio) and had a caller who yelled at me that I was playing misogynous lyrics.
D'uh like Blackie Lawless isn't. Sheesh.
> > What if I tell him that if he does not finish his
> > rough draft of the book report this weekend, I
> will
> > be forced to give him Tandoori Doritos?
>
> Now that's cruel. But do you kids like Indian food?
Oh sure. Not as spicy as their parents but they like it.
> My wife grew up on the Prairies and while she loved
> the food her mother made,
> she was embarrassed by it. When friends (strapping
> Ukranian girls, the lot)
> came to her house and said, "what's that smell?" when
> they smelled curry,
> she would say, "My parents eat that stuff, but I
> don't"...
There are quite a few of us in Calgary, eh?
> There are quite a few of us in Calgary, eh?Not in Prince Albert, in the 70's.
[snip]> I was once a heavy metal radio dj (college radio) and> had a caller who yelled at me that I was playing> misogynous lyrics.I was a DJ at a country and western station, no one ever complained.
tsitha at 2007-7-21 18:19:46 >
> [snip]
> > I was once a heavy metal radio dj (college radio)
> and
> > had a caller who yelled at me that I was playing
> > misogynous lyrics.
>
> I was a DJ at a country and western station, no one
> ever complained.
That's because C&W thankfully promotes promiscuity.
And the girls say
Save a horse, ride a cowboy
> > No I don't remember those, although they do sound
> > very familiar. I do remember ultra-feminists
> wanting
> > to call a "manhole cover" a "personhole cover"
> > though. George Carlin had a good say about that.
>
> When I was in college, the left-wing student
> newspaper started using words like "womyn" and
> "femayl", as a protest against the alleged sexism of
> the standard spellings.
Which did nothing but demonstrate their ignorance.
If they wanted to 'correct' it they should have have done something like replacing 'man' with waman (or something similar.)
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~cjacobso/gender.html
> Which did nothing but demonstrate their ignorance.Well, they are just chicks after all.If God had meant for women to think, he wouldn't have created men to do it for them.(I'll just be sauntering away, real quick-like now.)
jverda at 2007-7-21 18:19:46 >
> (I'll just be sauntering away, real quick-like now.)Run (or is it ryn?) as soon as you get around the corner.
