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Keith Barrow wrote: One of the most disappointing sessions I've ever attended.
Yes, it happens a lot with presenters. They just don't know how to focus. Fortunately I think TED talks are helping to show people a lot of great info can be given quickly and effectively.
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Education in the West has been dumbed down to such an extent that this is probably all that the typical student can assimilate. On the bright side, Western students have terrific self esteem. 
Rumour has it that this is not the case in Japan, China, or India. Were I in my twenties, I would be very worried.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: Rumour has it that this is not the case in Japan, China, or India.
In India it's been that way as long as I can remember (50+ years). The bottom line is, if you don't cut it, you flunk. Flunk too many times and you're kicked out of your educational institution - be it school or university. You get credit for excelling, but no points for "participating". One learns at a very young age that you get out of life what you put in. And I think that's a very valuable lesson.
From my interactions with other foreign grad students in the US, I believe it's the same in China and Japan.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: The bottom line is, if you don't cut it, you flunk.
It used to be this way in Western countries, too. Anyone here read Kiplings' Gods of the Copybook Headings (especially the last verses)?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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IMHO, it still is in good educational institutions. BTW, the video if from a Harvard Extension course, not Harvard's standard CS degree program. Although I'm partial to MIT - their CS program rocks hugely. Here's[^] their version of CS 101 (jumped to clock time 16:15). 
/ravi
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I sit corrected. 
My basic assertion, however, still stands. I have some of my father's high-school mathematics books (from the 1950s), which are of higher standard than my high-school books (from the 1980s), which are again - of higher standard than books used by high-school students today.
The only consistent improvement in the books is in the layout - a matter of form over substance.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: high-school mathematics books (from the 1950s), which are of higher standard than my high-school books (from the 1980s)...
Math had to change, because it is a cruel discipline with teachers only allowing one anwser to be right.
That's mean-spirited.
Math should be graded more like term papers:
58% for style
27% for speling and gramar
17% for length (longer the better, cuz teacher doesn't readz, TL;DR)
32% for proper formatting
7% for content
Yes, you've been trolled, those numbers don't add up to 100%. 
That's because our students here at Boffo Academy of Intelligentsia go beyond 100%.
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newton.saber wrote: Yes, you've been trolled, those numbers don't add up to 100%
Silly me! I thought it was because of the New Math!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Where is the WSOCCC for today? 
You won on Friday, remember...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Don't worry I'm going to report him in Spam and Abuse if he doesn't post soon.
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Maybe he is still drunk (see his last post below).
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That's pretty much required practice for setting CCC's isn't it?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Quote: You won on Friday, remember...
I don't think so ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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Any shameful reports from him, like did he sing karaoke etc? 
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Punish the sinner!
What is the CP equivalent of tar-and-feathers?
Life is too shor
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Visual Basic.
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Fates Wose Than Death!
Life is too shor
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Really, I don't "C" your point... Witch indecently I find worse than C#
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Due to workforce "right sizing" in my compnay, I have been asked to take extra responsibilty for maintaining our sharepoint site and enhancing it further.
Company has asked me if I can work on HTML programming and support Sharepoint maintainance. I have said Yes but have informed that I lack the technical expertise.
They asked me what training I need to take and will allocate some budget for it.
So can someone please let me know, if you had a first hand experience (or recomend) with a training program (instructor led)which will help me. I prefer the location in Germany or europe with English language. Worst Case scenario is location in USA.
Any feedback is welcome.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I am worried, are you aware about which version you need to work on ? MOSS, SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013.
Here is an excellent site for videos : SharePoint Videos
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Its going to be sharepoint 2010 at the moment
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Movie Quote Of The Day
I don't have rage. I'm a happy guy. You see this face? This is a happy face. You'll be lucky to be as happy as I am.
OK, though guy, which movie? 
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The police Academy *
* is a wildcard, don't know which one 
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