For some reason automotive companies depend heavily on computers these days...
Everything used to be manually done
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Computers have Genders
Is a computer male or female when someone is refering to it?
Well this question was discussed in a spanish class.
The Spanish Computer
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike
English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
''House'' for instance, is feminine: ''la casa.''
''Pencil,'' however, is masculine: "el lapiz.''
A student asked, ''What gender is 'computer'?''
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two
groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves
whether
''computer'' should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that ''computer'' should definitely be of the
feminine gender (''la >computadora''), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for
possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
half your paycheck on accessories for it.
(THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be
Masculine(''el computador''), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to >turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time
they are the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a
little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won,
or so they think... Like computers once an idea is imbeded into their systems it doesnt extract very easily so rather than argue and fuss over it the men decided to ignore that fact and just move on.
Well this question was discussed in a spanish class.
The Spanish Computer
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike
English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
''House'' for instance, is feminine: ''la casa.''
''Pencil,'' however, is masculine: "el lapiz.''
A student asked, ''What gender is 'computer'?''
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two
groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves
whether
''computer'' should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that ''computer'' should definitely be of the
feminine gender (''la >computadora''), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for
possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
half your paycheck on accessories for it.
(THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be
Masculine(''el computador''), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to >turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time
they are the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a
little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won,
or so they think... Like computers once an idea is imbeded into their systems it doesnt extract very easily so rather than argue and fuss over it the men decided to ignore that fact and just move on.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
AFV??? Will this hurt?
Things you should know some from personal experience all from America's Funniest Home Videos
Stay away from kids trying to hit a piñata.
If you're wearing a wedding dress, never try to ride a horse.
An acronym doesn't always have to contain a letter for each word in the thing for which it is an acronym.
Grandpa's pants are, in all likelihood, ill-fitting.
Homemade bike ramps should only be used by, well, nobody.
Babies sometimes fall asleep while sitting up.
Many beams are lower than you'd think.
If you touch a dog in a certain place, they bare their teeth and growl in an amusing way.
People are sometimes startled when they're woken up from a nap by loud noises.
If you shoot enough video, somebody, somewhere is eventually going to make a basket from half-court.
The tree you cut down is going to fall in a direction you didn't expect.
Before using a barbell, make sure the weights are secured on both sides.
Kids getting hit in the face, not funny. Kids getting hit in the face on video, funny.
Noses and parrots are natural enemies. Same goes for lizards.
Children aren't always respectful when it comes to not pulling off a relative's toupee at a family gathering.
Most swings have weight limits that are less than you'd suspect.
Cats can be clumsy, especially when they're around TVs.
Many people think you'll call your significant other the wrong name during the heat of passion, but we all know it will probably happen during your wedding ceremony.
Baseballs like testicles.
When it comes to backyard trampolines, "What goes up, must end up with a contusion."
Llamas spitting is not an urban myth.
The walls of many aboveground swimming pools appear to be made of a material similar to rice paper.
The false teeth of many elderly people aren't affixed properly.
Birthday cakes and wobbly tables don't mix. It should also be noted that birthday cakes have the inexplicable ability to attract the human face like a magnet.
Pets don't really talk, but sometimes it sounds like it.
Nothing good can come from pogo sticks.
Lifting someone over your head while dancing intoxicated could lead to an unfortunate, albeit humorous, accident.
Many Christmas trees stands aren't made to withstand the weight of the tree and a person.
Everything, yes everything, is funnier when accompanied by a wacky sound effect.
Any host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" is likely to be the most bland, unfunny individual ever to appear on television.
Stay away from kids trying to hit a piñata.
If you're wearing a wedding dress, never try to ride a horse.
An acronym doesn't always have to contain a letter for each word in the thing for which it is an acronym.
Grandpa's pants are, in all likelihood, ill-fitting.
Homemade bike ramps should only be used by, well, nobody.
Babies sometimes fall asleep while sitting up.
Many beams are lower than you'd think.
If you touch a dog in a certain place, they bare their teeth and growl in an amusing way.
People are sometimes startled when they're woken up from a nap by loud noises.
If you shoot enough video, somebody, somewhere is eventually going to make a basket from half-court.
The tree you cut down is going to fall in a direction you didn't expect.
Before using a barbell, make sure the weights are secured on both sides.
Kids getting hit in the face, not funny. Kids getting hit in the face on video, funny.
Noses and parrots are natural enemies. Same goes for lizards.
Children aren't always respectful when it comes to not pulling off a relative's toupee at a family gathering.
Most swings have weight limits that are less than you'd suspect.
Cats can be clumsy, especially when they're around TVs.
Many people think you'll call your significant other the wrong name during the heat of passion, but we all know it will probably happen during your wedding ceremony.
Baseballs like testicles.
When it comes to backyard trampolines, "What goes up, must end up with a contusion."
Llamas spitting is not an urban myth.
The walls of many aboveground swimming pools appear to be made of a material similar to rice paper.
The false teeth of many elderly people aren't affixed properly.
Birthday cakes and wobbly tables don't mix. It should also be noted that birthday cakes have the inexplicable ability to attract the human face like a magnet.
Pets don't really talk, but sometimes it sounds like it.
Nothing good can come from pogo sticks.
Lifting someone over your head while dancing intoxicated could lead to an unfortunate, albeit humorous, accident.
Many Christmas trees stands aren't made to withstand the weight of the tree and a person.
Everything, yes everything, is funnier when accompanied by a wacky sound effect.
Any host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" is likely to be the most bland, unfunny individual ever to appear on television.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
A New School Year
Well its been about three weeks into my school year out here at Prairie.
The start of this semester was kind of rough. I bought a new laptop over break, the first thing that happened back here is I slipped and fell with it, and wrecked the hard drive. Lost all my Music all forty gig of it. equaling twenty-thousand some odd songs, which is a year and 8 days of non stop music. That was kind of annoying.
This semester I am taking four courses.
Tuesday/Thursday
Introduction to Writing and Research with Adam Barkman if anyone knows anything about English grammar its this chap. I never knew that English was so complicated. Probably the most confusing class thus far. although among the most interesting.
Spiritual Formation and the Church with Steve Ibbotson
Advanced Computer program usage with Steve Ibbotson this guy is amazing how he is able to transition between to completely different types of classes and be ready to fully teach either class to its full potential.
Wednesday/Friday
Introduction to Psychology with Kevin Peters who is an awesome prof always has a good joke lying about to start the class of with, then a mind boggler for the end of class. By far the best thing about him is he loves what he is doing and he shows it.
The start of this semester was kind of rough. I bought a new laptop over break, the first thing that happened back here is I slipped and fell with it, and wrecked the hard drive. Lost all my Music all forty gig of it. equaling twenty-thousand some odd songs, which is a year and 8 days of non stop music. That was kind of annoying.
This semester I am taking four courses.
Tuesday/Thursday
Introduction to Writing and Research with Adam Barkman if anyone knows anything about English grammar its this chap. I never knew that English was so complicated. Probably the most confusing class thus far. although among the most interesting.
Spiritual Formation and the Church with Steve Ibbotson
Advanced Computer program usage with Steve Ibbotson this guy is amazing how he is able to transition between to completely different types of classes and be ready to fully teach either class to its full potential.
Wednesday/Friday
Introduction to Psychology with Kevin Peters who is an awesome prof always has a good joke lying about to start the class of with, then a mind boggler for the end of class. By far the best thing about him is he loves what he is doing and he shows it.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Back in Vancouver
Well I have not posted in a bit. Exams and such make for a busy life.
I have been working for the past couple weeks for a construction company.
Other then that I have not been doing very much. I spend the time I am not working sitting around doing nothing reading a book usually. Well thats the low down.
I am doing nothing. I got nothing to do.
I have been working for the past couple weeks for a construction company.
Other then that I have not been doing very much. I spend the time I am not working sitting around doing nothing reading a book usually. Well thats the low down.
I am doing nothing. I got nothing to do.
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