tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.comments2022-11-27T16:05:59.125-05:00Jig's Old SawsW2JIGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-60017915438914235302022-11-27T16:05:59.125-05:002022-11-27T16:05:59.125-05:00This is greatThis is greatGeneral Contractors Sandy Cityhttps://www.find-general-contractor.com/us/utah-home-addition/general-contractors-sandy-city.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-51546542134898586992022-07-11T12:37:14.163-04:002022-07-11T12:37:14.163-04:00Hi nice rreading your blogHi nice rreading your blogDannyhttps://www.dannywinters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-60023383350537121582008-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:00My comment at Rhetorica related to this post:Is te...My <A HREF="http://rhetorica.net/archives/7000.html#comment-6155" REL="nofollow">comment</A> at Rhetorica related to this post:<BR/><BR/>Is teaching a “fear of mistakes” part of <A HREF="http://rhetorica.net/archives/3787.html" REL="nofollow">Teaching Done Right</A>? If so, is a “fear of mistakes” a fear of violating a definitory or strategic rule of journalism? Is it a fear of <A HREF="http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/measerr.php" REL="nofollow">measurement error</A> or a fear of distortion by the <A HREF="http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2006/08/05/blg_tbl.html#comment28498" REL="nofollow">infrastructural biases</A>?W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-20063346758366249622008-03-26T13:49:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:49:00.000-04:00Thanks, samantha! I've seen that Lonski quote ever...Thanks, samantha! I've seen that Lonski quote everywhere, but never been able to track it back to an original document (It might be in one of Lonski's articles at <A HREF="http://credittrends.moodys.com/economist_profiles.asp?author=200" REL="nofollow">moodys.com</A> for $)<BR/><BR/>From Brookings, <A HREF="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/10_mortgage_industry_downs.aspx" REL="nofollow">Credit Crisis: The Sky is not Falling</A> (Oct 2007) "Yet among all U.S. residential mortgage originations, subprime loans altogether comprised a cumulative total of under 13 percent from 1994 through 2005, though they rose to 19 percent in the year 2004 and 21 percent in 2005, according to the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA). This means at least 87 percent of residential mortgages as of mid-2007 were not subprime loans, according to the MBA’s delinquency studies."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EED71E39F930A25752C0A9649C8B63" REL="nofollow">Lonski</A> in 2002, "Interestingly enough, there are important segments of the housing sector that have run into a diminished ability to borrow -- the subprime borrowers. Suppliers of credit have reduced the amount of money available, particularly for manufactured housing or mobile homes."W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-32924529283464649542008-03-25T05:53:00.000-04:002008-03-25T05:53:00.000-04:00In the past years, the private sector has dramatic...In the past years, the private sector has dramatically expanded its role in the mortgage bond market, which had previously been dominated by government-sponsored agencies. Especially subprime mortgages that became increasingly popular in recent years are considered higher-risk loans because they typically draw borrowers in with an initial low “teaser” interest rate, which can spike upward after the first few years. Subprime mortgages proliferated in the early part of the 21st Century. About 21 percent of all mortgage originations from 2004 through 2006 were subprime or <A HREF="http://www.badcredit-mortgages.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">bad credit mortgages</A>, up from 9 percent from 1996 through 2004. Subprime mortgages totaled $600 billion in 2006, accounting for about one-fifth of the U.S. home loan market.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061784344080129799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-75751404945543431422007-11-06T21:39:00.000-05:002007-11-06T21:39:00.000-05:00Tim -I am now able to make her change direction im...Tim -<BR/>I am now able to make her change direction immediately. I do this by focusing on the shadow at the bottom of the image rather than the woman (which is difficult to do). When looking at the shadow, I tell my brain which way the shadow should be going if she's going clockwise, or counter-clockwise. Doing this allows me to immediately "change" her direction according to what way I think she should be going based on the shadow's <I>perceived</I> movement.<BR/><BR/>A couple things come to mind: 1) is there a statistical difference between men's and women's ability to see the image rotating both directions, and 2) I wonder if a similar image of a man (well... not too similar I suppose) would have the same statistical differences. <BR/><BR/>In other words, is the fact that this is a rather voluptuous woman have any affect on our ability to see her turning both directions? <BR/><BR/>Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Cos(0) MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-90952909910509581072007-11-06T17:56:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:56:00.000-05:00Andy,It's a great critique and useful feedback. It...Andy,<BR/><BR/>It's a great critique and useful feedback. It's one thing to guess (and complain) about the generational differences in student/teacher interaction ... this video reaches out <I>and</I> reflects. I love the quote from McLuhan, lecture vs. learn by doing, all the way through to the blackboard "what's missing" .... The best part is after watching, I felt this was a great demonstration and invitation for interaction - rather than education by exposition.W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-91864071843819923102007-11-06T14:42:00.000-05:002007-11-06T14:42:00.000-05:00One interesting thing about this video is that it ...One interesting thing about this video is that it avoids any attempt at a solution because it avoids any attempt at nailing down "the" problem. Instead, it invites us to discuss. Cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-10296865547650004672007-10-04T13:44:00.000-04:002007-10-04T13:44:00.000-04:00Cool :-)Cool :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-17620824866121255622007-06-18T14:13:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:13:00.000-04:00The biggest issue I have with the study is the lis...The biggest issue I have with the study is the list of affected units. For example, they list HHC, 11th Sig Bde from AZ, but no other elements of 11th Sig. I find that hard to believe based on what I recall from being attached to 11th Sig Bde. <BR/><BR/>I doubt that this listing is anywhere near being complete and also does not account for the issue such as soldiers that were located at small sites such as repeater sites, soldiers assigned to task forces, etc.<BR/><BR/>From this, I think the list should be a good "first start", but a lot more effort needs to go into determining affected SOLDIERS, not just affected UNITS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-76474451108358450542007-06-14T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-14T12:33:00.000-04:00heh, no.<A HREF="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28326" REL="nofollow">heh</A>, no.W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-33742073802154583892007-06-14T06:21:00.000-04:002007-06-14T06:21:00.000-04:00isn't bill nye dead?isn't bill nye dead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-24330625241808007292007-06-12T14:51:00.000-04:002007-06-12T14:51:00.000-04:00"You can opt out of the blogosphere."... and opt b..."You can opt out of the blogosphere."<BR/><BR/>... and opt back in again! (which is more difficult if you "opt out" in real life)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are many lessons to be learned, but I'll be happy with just one: "vigilantism" is neither a Right-thing or a Left-thing. It's a "stupid people" thing, and they're everywhere.<BR/><BR/>You want less vigilantism? Police it whenever you see it and be aware that you're most effective when you police your own - meaning people who would normally listen to you.W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-32621408353198201832007-06-11T23:10:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:10:00.000-04:00Oops-the job thing was the original link. I read s...Oops-the job thing was the original link. I read so many posts about this I forgot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-25065533841903612482007-06-11T23:06:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:06:00.000-04:00Tim, over here via your Xark link. I'm not quite ...Tim, over here via your Xark link. I'm not quite sure what to make of the mess over Nashville is Talking. I guess my thought is that the exteme -- call it vigilantism -- of the blogosphere has the potential to turn it into a place where the risks exceed the rewards. And that is where the biggest difference lies: You can opt out of the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Did you see the bit where the "Ghost of Adolph Rupp" goes after the SEK's job by writing his university? Scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-10077857426069207102007-04-15T17:50:00.000-04:002007-04-15T17:50:00.000-04:00Pam,Thanks for offering your thoughts here.I'm in ...Pam,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for offering your thoughts here.<BR/><BR/>I'm in full agreement with the difficulty of TV's need for visuals. I guess if I was looking for a silver lining, sometimes that works to science's benefit (i.e. great animation that helps explain what the mathemetical formulae represent.)<BR/><BR/>I also agree that medicine has gotten a good deal of air time (HBO's <A HREF="http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/baghdader/index.html" REL="nofollow">Baghdad ER</A>, M*A*S*H, ER, Gray's Anatomy, House, Scrubs, ...).<BR/><BR/>re: tired<BR/><BR/>Me too.W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-8355905106781293142007-04-15T17:03:00.000-04:002007-04-15T17:03:00.000-04:00I appreciate your post, and think that I'll go bac...I appreciate your post, and think that I'll go back and re-read it. I'm wary of Nisbet and Mooney too - most of the scientists that I have spoken with about it feel the same way. (I need to go take a look at the Washington Post article that you mention). I agree with your comment about NOVA and Discovery - although just last week I was involved in an email exchange between a group and a Discovery producer, and much of the exchange was about how to glamorize what they were going to film (staging classes, making a fake lab for someone to work in) - I know that some of that happens for 'television' - but boy, I was disappointed. I would love a series of shows on 'what a scientist really does' (perhaps focusing on several different fields) so that the reality of our days is understood. I've seen similar shows for medical doctors (where at the end of the show the surgeon is shown walking out of the hospital at 2 am...) but it would be nice to see that for your run-of-the-mill research scientist ('reality TV'!). My response to the Nisbet and Mooney piece was that it just made me feel really, really tired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-25240410163423493602007-04-13T17:20:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:20:00.000-04:00You're very welcome, Glenn. It's a thrill knowing ...You're very welcome, Glenn. It's a thrill knowing you stopped by and got the kudos!W2JIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117430313615743258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-30049441248110339132007-04-13T10:49:00.000-04:002007-04-13T10:49:00.000-04:00Thanks!-GlennThanks!<BR/>-GlennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162017059966809570.post-38051552653316433402007-03-18T17:47:00.000-04:002007-03-18T17:47:00.000-04:00Suzanne Shell has a degree in computer programming...Suzanne Shell has a degree in computer programming. She left out the robot.txt on purpose.also www.profane-justice.org owns a website http://badadvocates.com/ proving what kind of person she is..billy<BR/>http://thetruthistold.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com