tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1055428384475651554..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From NBC News. Shocking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51529780029855973172013-02-15T14:31:50.364-05:002013-02-15T14:31:50.364-05:00Sounds like they can't find the hamster's ...Sounds like they can't find the hamster's asshole.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74940250219315565212013-02-14T08:44:50.299-05:002013-02-14T08:44:50.299-05:00That said, when I was growing up all the toy dinos...That said, when I was growing up all the toy dinosaurs had large, pointy teeth. Even the herbivores.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50531468431704156712013-02-14T08:43:44.168-05:002013-02-14T08:43:44.168-05:00Mass-produced cheap plastic dinosaurs aren't m...Mass-produced cheap plastic dinosaurs aren't made well enough to be stable on two legs; the tail is needed to make a tripod.<br /><br />Carnegie dinosaurs are much better. And much more expensive. But even the Carnegie models of therapods are designed to <a href="http://www.storeforknowledge.com/Tyrannosaurus-Toy-Dinosaur-10th-Anniversary-Carnegie-Collection-Model-P2747C194.aspx" rel="introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45673557836006035522013-02-14T00:48:00.243-05:002013-02-14T00:48:00.243-05:00Yup. Yet, when Armstrong and Aldrin were on the m...Yup. Yet, when Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon (and Collins flying overhead), many of those scoffers watched. Back then, NASA's budget was just a percent or two of the American government's budget.<br /><br />Nowadays, there are still naysayers, but many of them have no objection to some moneybags building a multi-gazillion dollar sports palace, even if it means their taxes go up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60287469080584993632013-02-13T22:21:36.948-05:002013-02-13T22:21:36.948-05:00I had the coolest remote control dinosaurs when I ...I had the coolest remote control dinosaurs when I was a kid. Got them for Christmas...my cousins got Barbies, poor things. <br /><br />My mom sold them at a garage sale after I graduated. I've never forgiven her. Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12321505979965785742013-02-13T13:37:56.349-05:002013-02-13T13:37:56.349-05:00Dinosaurs. The new dinosaurs.Dinosaurs. The new dinosaurs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66212136691500528342013-02-13T12:52:46.759-05:002013-02-13T12:52:46.759-05:00I wouldn't blame Barney (other than being awfu...I wouldn't blame Barney (other than being awful to watch). Most toy dinosaurs I had growing were equally incorrect. Recent ones that my children played with are better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45448405753028820552013-02-13T11:34:07.017-05:002013-02-13T11:34:07.017-05:00Then I trust that you remember that, at the time, ...Then I trust that you remember that, at the time, every bumpkin and his brother told you that the entire space effort was a "waste," and that they should give the money spent on it "to the poor"? I was yelled at by a British teacher that with the money spent on Apollo, "They could feel the whole of India!" Nowadays one would get yelled at for being a socialist for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38359553272443873552013-02-13T11:28:05.475-05:002013-02-13T11:28:05.475-05:00I hope that Barney died in extreme pain, when the ...I hope that Barney died in extreme pain, when the velociraptors tore him limb from limb. Too bad everything happened so quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71418613851758939642013-02-13T11:27:32.864-05:002013-02-13T11:27:32.864-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-760612251389052202013-02-13T11:24:03.917-05:002013-02-13T11:24:03.917-05:00I didn't need much to motivate me to study sci...I didn't need much to motivate me to study science and engineering, thanks largely due to the space program. When I was in elementary school 50 years ago, each American flight was front page news and regular radio and TV programming were pre-empted to allow for coverage. It helped that the reporters were, for the most part, well-informed about what was going on and presented the informationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52694330110855418262013-02-13T11:13:18.402-05:002013-02-13T11:13:18.402-05:00I'm pretty sure I remember reading that the cr...I'm pretty sure I remember reading that the creator of Barney made the show because she felt that children's TV programming was too educational.<br /><br />Yeah. Kill it with fire.The Mad Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104841422695591759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5379888876728435492013-02-13T11:02:05.860-05:002013-02-13T11:02:05.860-05:00Well, they should be able to draw, the way well-ed...Well, they should be able to draw, the way well-educated Europeans can! We can thank the "reforms" of John Dewey in the 1920s for this. Is it any wonder therefore that Americans think of art as fingerpainting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41772097928712060442013-02-13T10:32:07.629-05:002013-02-13T10:32:07.629-05:00Shows like Johnny Quest encouraged kids like I was...Shows like Johnny Quest encouraged kids like I was to study science, math, history, and geography. Every week, they'd go someplace you could look up on a map. Better still, they invited us to use our imaginations to fulfill the reality of what was then science fiction. What does kids' TV today instill, aside from hypochondria and "I am special"?<br /><br />Here's the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66389160642886184992013-02-13T10:28:34.860-05:002013-02-13T10:28:34.860-05:00Mine would just look like a blob regardless of my ...Mine would just look like a blob regardless of my scientific knowledge about dinosaurs. How much of this proves that most people just can't draw anything worth a damn?Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4720253585522312222013-02-13T09:47:00.773-05:002013-02-13T09:47:00.773-05:00Ah yes, a potential Thirsty: what important fundam...Ah yes, a potential Thirsty: what important fundamentals of your discipline are undermined (and consequenty difficult to teach) as a result of their representation in popular culture. The sci/tech folks would have a field day, but I suppose there are critical ones in the social sciences, arts, humanities, business, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18928510535852131562013-02-13T09:34:03.857-05:002013-02-13T09:34:03.857-05:00Last night Neil DeGrasse Tyson tweeted: "The ...Last night Neil DeGrasse Tyson tweeted: "The actual State of the Union: science illiteracy is rampant among American adults." Here's an example. Sigh.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.com