Comments on: Citizen Dullard http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10867 McGehee Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:55:41 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10867 I may have been thinking of <b><i>2</i></b>.11, which is what my dad had to load from a floppy on his TRS-LXXX because it didn't have a hard drive. I may have been thinking of 2.11, which is what my dad had to load from a floppy on his TRS-LXXX because it didn’t have a hard drive.

]]> By: unimpressed http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10858 unimpressed Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:37:55 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10858 Oh, never mind. It's smart enough to do it without help. :) Oh, never mind. It’s smart enough to do it without help. :)

]]> By: unimpressed http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10857 unimpressed Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:37:02 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10857 McGehee, read this: http://dotnet.org.za/codingsanity/archive/2007/12/14/review-windows-xp.aspx I haven't a clue as to how to make this show up as an actual link. You'll just have to cut-n-paste, sorry. McGehee, read this: http://dotnet.org.za/codingsanity/archive/2007/12/14/review-windows-xp.aspx

I haven’t a clue as to how to make this show up as an actual link. You’ll just have to cut-n-paste, sorry.

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10850 CGHill Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:30:04 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10850 All of the DOS 4.x variants are expendable. You want <i>good</i> DOS, you want 3.3, 5, or the last few incarnations of 6. (<i>Disclaimer:</i> I've not played with IBM's DOS 7.) All of the DOS 4.x variants are expendable.

You want good DOS, you want 3.3, 5, or the last few incarnations of 6. (Disclaimer: I’ve not played with IBM’s DOS 7.)

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10849 McGehee Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:22:22 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10849 4.<i>0</i>1 It's been a few years. 4.01

It’s been a few years.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10848 McGehee Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:21:52 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10848 When schools cannot simultaneously teach math and literacy on the one hand, <i>and</i> civics on the other, and do so effectively, the "reforms" that have occurred in the years since they <i>could</i> do it, are incontrovertibly impeached. What is needed is education reform aimed at restoring the model that last did well all of the things asked of it in the interest of a well-rounded citizen. To many this may seem similar to uninstalling Vista in favor of DOS 4.11, but if that's what it takes... When schools cannot simultaneously teach math and literacy on the one hand, and civics on the other, and do so effectively, the “reforms” that have occurred in the years since they could do it, are incontrovertibly impeached.

What is needed is education reform aimed at restoring the model that last did well all of the things asked of it in the interest of a well-rounded citizen.

To many this may seem similar to uninstalling Vista in favor of DOS 4.11, but if that’s what it takes…

]]> By: CGHill http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10841 CGHill Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:08:54 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10841 The guy who knows y=mx+b has a better chance of being able to replace a crankshaft pulley than your average, um, community organizer. Guess which one of these is more likely to be needed on an emergency basis. The guy who knows y=mx+b has a better chance of being able to replace a crankshaft pulley than your average, um, community organizer. Guess which one of these is more likely to be needed on an emergency basis.

]]> By: paulsmos http://www.dustbury.com/archives/5708/comment-page-1#comment-10840 paulsmos Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:57:37 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=5708#comment-10840 So is it your contention that a lack of civics education is a boon? An individual that is literate and knows y=mx+b is fine and dandy, but ill equips same in the political process. These folks are no better than the idiots that vote for things because they look or sound "cool". Meh. So is it your contention that a lack of civics education is a boon? An individual that is literate and knows y=mx+b is fine and dandy, but ill equips same in the political process. These folks are no better than the idiots that vote for things because they look or sound “cool”.
Meh.

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