Sixth Sense and Unbreakable were great. Signs was good story telling, but the revealed alien premise was absurd. The rest of the films go downhill after that.
My wife was a New Kids fan, so she finds it funny that I like Donnie Wahlberg's acting (in Band of Brothers). Maybe it helps that I had no exposure to New Kids on the Block.
I volunteer as the lone naysayer. I love the "closed" system of blogging where a single or group of bloggers act as gatekeeper. When we readers find a gatekeeper we like, we become faithful readers of that blog. It is why we are here.
A community-voting platform changes the voice of Neatorama and thus runs the risk of shedding Neatorama's established readership as the community steers the blog in a new direction.
The perceived problem the Queue fixes will be replaced with a new one -- maintaining Neatorama's identity.
Keep the queue, but approve articles sparingly by hand, and rewrite them if necessary. I'm not merely disappointed in the selection of topics getting bumped to the front page, I'm also disappointed in the writing.
Keep user voting, but ignore the results. Let voting be like the disconnected office thermostat that everyone fiddles with thinking they have some power when really it's the janitor who controls everyone's fate.
Or maybe dump voting. Before queue voting began, I accepted everything on Neatorama's front page. If something didn't interest me, I skipped past it without a second thought. But now, it's like every day is election day and I'm sitting here helpless as no good stinkin' weasels get elected to office, and each time that happens I am reminded that my interests aren't as similar to those of the Neatorama glitterati as I'd thought.
(And when it comes to this class of blog, I'm definitely looking for bloggers who have similar interests or attitudes to my own.)
I'd feel a lot better if a human approved every post on the front page. I visit Neatorama because what you consider neat is often what I consider neat. If Neatorama becomes a social network it could easily become something quite different, watered down, a mirror of what other sites offer.
Because a thing has learning value does not mean it is a good choice for learning. Toddlers learn vocabulary words watching baby videos. Undeniable. Yet, research shows those toddlers overall have a poorer vocabulary than toddlers not stuck in front of a screen. Meaning, kids pick up more words observing real human interaction and/or having books read to them.
Now, here we're talking about boosting basic skills among "disaffected learners." I find this news report mostly depressing because it indicates some kids are so damaged that they need this sort of stimulus to learn. It's not the same thing as being a visual learner. It's an attention deficit and emotional disorder issue. Maybe altered video games are the best avenue for this narrow group of kids, but I'll cry on the day it becomes a mainstream educational tool for basic subjects.
I'm guessing by the ball's color, the ease at which she flung the ball toward the ceiling, and her unexpected lack of control that it was a special ball intended only for toddler bowling. It's possible to shatter pins when one is thrown by an adult.
Providence? I'd say having a veteran pilot steeped in emergency management at the plane's controls had more influence than any other factor. The man's resume is a mile long.
I agree Ted. I have no stomach for any message -- web videos, motion pictures, you name it -- that last longer than a TV commercial. If a person can't condense a complex emotional message into a 30 second sound byte, they deserve to see the back of my hand flicking them out of my peripheral vision.
"flame retardants in furniture and electrical goods"
In the US, flame retardants are required in pajamas from birth to 12-years. The one exception is snug-fitting pajamas and those carry a "warning" label.
My wife was a New Kids fan, so she finds it funny that I like Donnie Wahlberg's acting (in Band of Brothers). Maybe it helps that I had no exposure to New Kids on the Block.
A community-voting platform changes the voice of Neatorama and thus runs the risk of shedding Neatorama's established readership as the community steers the blog in a new direction.
The perceived problem the Queue fixes will be replaced with a new one -- maintaining Neatorama's identity.
Keep user voting, but ignore the results. Let voting be like the disconnected office thermostat that everyone fiddles with thinking they have some power when really it's the janitor who controls everyone's fate.
Or maybe dump voting. Before queue voting began, I accepted everything on Neatorama's front page. If something didn't interest me, I skipped past it without a second thought. But now, it's like every day is election day and I'm sitting here helpless as no good stinkin' weasels get elected to office, and each time that happens I am reminded that my interests aren't as similar to those of the Neatorama glitterati as I'd thought.
(And when it comes to this class of blog, I'm definitely looking for bloggers who have similar interests or attitudes to my own.)
Now, here we're talking about boosting basic skills among "disaffected learners." I find this news report mostly depressing because it indicates some kids are so damaged that they need this sort of stimulus to learn. It's not the same thing as being a visual learner. It's an attention deficit and emotional disorder issue. Maybe altered video games are the best avenue for this narrow group of kids, but I'll cry on the day it becomes a mainstream educational tool for basic subjects.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0115093hero2.html
In the US, flame retardants are required in pajamas from birth to 12-years. The one exception is snug-fitting pajamas and those carry a "warning" label.