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blueerica · 07-30-2007, 12:48 PM

I rarely have slow-down problems for the Sooo... thread. Maybe microseconds, but not much of one at all.

Morrigoon · 07-30-2007, 12:58 PM

It's hot.

BarTopDancer · 07-30-2007, 01:02 PM

I'm freezing in my office. But I am also sunburned so I don't want to go outside.
But I have a hoodie in my car.

Oooo the delimna!!

alphabassettgrrl · 07-30-2007, 01:24 PM

The "sooo" thread loads the same speed for me as all the other threads.

Kevy Baby · 07-30-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

The "sooo" thread loads the same speed for me as all the other threads.

Ditto

Morrigoon · 07-30-2007, 01:29 PM

I really want to hit the OC Fair before it closes. I was hoping to go this last weekend, but we ended up going to see the Simpsons movie instead. I'm thinking of going after work some night if anyone cares to join me...?

blueerica · 07-30-2007, 01:40 PM

I'm so pissed off right now. Ugh!

On my mass marketing midterm, a number of questions were poorly worded. Students have had problems and are contesting them, and the teacher is hearing none of it. We need to find that her answer is wrong from the book. The problem is that it's not the answer that's necessarily wrong, but the phrasing of the question.

The question I am finding a beef with is (something to the effect of):

"Lung cancer as a result of smoking is an externality. True or False?"

I answered false since, in the book, an externality is a social cost of an action. A social cost would be lung cancer as a result of second hand smoke. In my estimation lung cancer as the result of being a smoker is not a social cost, but a personal cost as a result of a choice someone makes.

Now, I don't even need to get the points for the question. It's really just 2 points, which in the long haul means jack squat to me. What I want her to do is to better word the question so that it is more clear. Say second hand smoke - then it's a real externality, not a trick question.

What's getting my goad is that anyone that has gone up to her asking for help or an explanation is met with "Don't talk to me." while she says we need to find it in the book. Such horse manure! The questions were open book and she says she's surprised that so few people got As. Well, no wonder when your questions are written so F-ed up.

GAdjfklasjk!!!!!!!!!!!!

JWBear · 07-30-2007, 01:45 PM

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't replace Sooo...!!! Keep it going; I want to see how big it gets!

It doesn't load any slower for me, either.

LSPoorEeyorick · 07-30-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

It doesn't load any slower for me, either.

Sorry, but some of us still (gasp) are using dial-up. (For now, anyway. Major computer problems in our home. right now.) It makes LoT difficult to load, but the So.... thread nearly impossible.

blueerica · 07-30-2007, 01:48 PM

OK, I guess she's saying it's the social cost of treating people with lung cancer (hospital bills), not the cancer itself. The question still could stand being more clear.

I'm still irritated that she's being so flippant with everyone.

..... and that she's working out twice-a-day, as we were told today, in light of drinking a minimum of four Cokes a day. I wish she'd stop talking about how healthy she's being, when she's just not. OK, I'm just aggravated.

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I really want to hit the OC Fair before it closes. I was hoping to go this last weekend, but we ended up going to see the Simpsons movie instead. I'm thinking of going after work some night if anyone cares to join me...? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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07-30-2007, 01:40 PM	#7
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I'm so pissed off right now. Ugh! On my mass marketing midterm, a number of questions were poorly worded. Students have had problems and are contesting them, and the teacher is hearing none of it. We need to find that her answer is wrong from the book. The problem is that it's not the answer that's necessarily wrong, but the phrasing of the question. The question I am finding a beef with is (something to the effect of): "Lung cancer as a result of smoking is an externality. True or False?" I answered false since, in the book, an externality is a social cost of an action. A social cost would be lung cancer as a result of second hand smoke. In my estimation lung cancer as the result of being a smoker is not a social cost, but a personal cost as a result of a choice someone makes. Now, I don't even need to get the points for the question. It's really just 2 points, which in the long haul means jack squat to me. What I want her to do is to better word the question so that it is more clear. Say second hand smoke - then it's a real externality, not a trick question. What's getting my goad is that anyone that has gone up to her asking for help or an explanation is met with "Don't talk to me." while she says we need to find it in the book. Such horse manure! The questions were open book and she says she's surprised that so few people got As. Well, no wonder when your questions are written so F-ed up. GAdjfklasjk!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't replace Sooo...!!! Keep it going; I want to see how big it gets! It doesn't load any slower for me, either. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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07-30-2007, 01:48 PM	#10
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	OK, I guess she's saying it's the social cost of treating people with lung cancer (hospital bills), not the cancer itself. The question still could stand being more clear. I'm still irritated that she's being so flippant with everyone. ..... and that she's working out twice-a-day, as we were told today, in light of drinking a minimum of four Cokes a day. I wish she'd stop talking about how healthy she's being, when she's just not. OK, I'm just aggravated. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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