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    Why I don't agree with calculators replacing long-hand

    It sort of depends on the geometry of the display. If the numbers are lined up correctly on the screen according to the operation being performed, then the student can visualize the process and remove the unnecessary time burden of actually mentally performing each sub-calculation. If the...
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    Are you a superchromat?

    I did that test several months ago on my desktop and got a 0. Did it just now on my laptop and got a 15. So yes, the screen definitely makes a difference.
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    You can ban any word in the English language... Which is it?

    "Utilize" I'm not sure if there is any difference in meaning between utilize and use, but if there is, no one who says it is aware of it. It's just a way for people to try to make something that they're saying sound more intelligent. Instead, it merely makes them sound like an asshole. Use is...
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    New Study: No Link Between Games and Anti-Social Behavior

    Unless anyone on the planet believes that sitting down once and playing an "anti-social" or violent video game once for half an hour could possibly have any lasting effect on someone's personality, and I'm having a hard time imagining how anyone could, then this study accomplishes nothing except...
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    What's makes a good Let's Play good?

    As a huge fan of the Rooster Teeth (Achievement Hunter) let's plays, I think that humor and intelligent editing are the two most important things in a let's play video. Be yourselves. Don't necessarily let the choice of game or what's happening (which are kind of secondary) dictate your...
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    Poll: Your Music Library

    I have roughly 10.5k tracks, plenty of which are ripped from CD's. However. I've been listening to more pandora, spotify, and youtube stuff over the past couple of years, so that's slowed my music accumulation process. I'm mostly a classic/alt rock guy, but only barely. I listen to a lot of...
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    Poll: What Franchises Would Make Good Games?

    As far as the whole licensed games question goes, I don't think that there's anything intrinsically wrong with them, but I think that even with equal dedication of time and money they are still harder to pull off. You are much more constrained as far as story and character go, and as the video...
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    Who is your famous crush?

    I'd have to say Emiliana Torrini. Not only is she very physically attractive, she has the most beautiful, sensuous voice I've ever heard. Her accent is awesome too.
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    Poll: Your favourite chocolate company (of these 6 listed)

    Milka is the best. Or any generic brand chocolate that you might purchase in any Swiss supermarket. Out of those, Lindt is the best. The rest are terrible, apart from Cadbury, which is fine. However, the Cadbury bars in England (as opposed to the exported ones) taste awful. They still aren't as...
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    So... what's your FAVORITE movie? No wishy-washy answers!

    It would be really hard for me to pick just one favorite movie, but since you asked which movie can you watch over and over without ever getting tired of it, then that makes it easier. Gremlins because everything about it is awesome, shortly followed by The Pink Panther Strikes Again because...