brentr's comments

I just registered tguts.com. The name works well for the trading social network I am building.

It's bloated writing. He tries to pass himself off as intelligent, but his rambling clearly shows this is not the case. When people use big words and obscure references, it's usually a sign they are trying to imitate intelligence.

Would your mom narc on you?

If I had a cofounder with an interest in finance, I would choose the startup path.

Please spare me the RTFM comments; I am sick and not feeling well enough tonight to dig into some huge research project. I simply would like to know how a company like Youtube functions. Do they have to pay for the right to use their video software or is the software currently available for anyone?

While in theory the People have the authority to overthrow their government, in reality, do you honestly think that the US government would allow this to happen without a mass killing of its own people? I have long been upset with the US, yet I have long given up on any hope that the US can put itself back on the right path.

The idea that damned the US is equality. I'm not talking about equality in the sense of race, gender, ethnicity, etc. I'm talking about the idea of putting everyone on a level playing field so that people's feelings are not hurt---not keeping score in youth sports, substantially dumbing down curricula, etc. This is what will eventually cause the downfall of American civilization. Anyone who will challenge the way things are currently being done will be viewed as a brutish person with an inclination towards intellectual elitism. I already see this happening.

Research can be incorporated into learning, but not in the current university. If the modern-day university was smaller, then research and learning could be conducted side-by-side. The problem plaguing the system today is that there are too many students, mostly of incapable mind; there is only so much room in a research lab. I know this because I worked in one at the University of Florida. It could easily fit five to seven students in addition to the chief researcher. If we cast out those incapable of receiving a true education, we could fit the rest into a lab; research and teaching could coexist. It is an elitist viewpoint, but a valid viewpoint.

I will share my unpopular opinion. The concept of equality has destroyed the university. Not everyone is capable of digesting a humanist education; however, in the attempt to make sure "no child is left behind," the university has thrown its doors wide open. The result is that those who would best profit from a university, the capable minds, are left behind. Thus, I propose a new battle cry for the day, one meant to capture the true essence of the modern movement: "only capable minds left behind."

I already have my first bachelor's degree, therefore, I cannot take the exam.

I didn't get in trouble at school, but I constantly got in trouble at home for choosing not to do chores so that I could read more. Thankfully my mother and stepfather didn't realize that grounding me to my room was not a punishment but rather what I wanted all along. The thing is, make do with what you have. Don't let people take things or time away from you.

In that case I would take all the detention they would give me. The truth is the truth.

I read books while many of my teachers lectured. They knew there was only so much they could do for me without seeming to neglect the rest of the class. I was left alone to read or do what I wanted as long as I did the work that was assigned.

I find it amazing that many of these people complain about the school system leaving them behind, behind in the sense that it didn't fulfill all of their curiosities. I felt the same way, but I didn't complain; I went to the library.

Thank you for your POV. Even though you are not in the US, it's nice to read the thoughts of someone else who shares this opinion. Perhaps if enough people shared this view and let it be known, the national news might report on something of substance.

What I am trying to say is that these things are within the domain of local news. I have no problem with these things appearing within the local news. My problem is with the national news choosing one arbitrary murder to broadcast nationwide when these things are happening in communities all across the country everyday. It's sensationalism, nothing more.

If there is a shooter in my area, yes. I do not care about a woman in Florida who killed her daughter six months ago. I do not care about a child gone missing in California or any other state. These events are tragic, but not important to me.

EDIT: For clarification, if there is something I could do, then I would care. Since I live in NW Ohio, crime that happens anyplace other than NW Ohio is not important to me. There is nothing I can do about a crime that occurred outside of my locality. When the national media reports on such topics, they are simply sensationalizing a tragic event for their own self-interests. It disgusts me. They view death and tragedy as a commodity to expend for the sake of profits.

Take for instance this headline currently on CNN: A helicopter has crashed on the campus of Texas A&M University, authorities say.

Is this tragic? Yes. Is this truly noteworthy as a national topic? No. Why does this receive attention? Do you think that this was the only accident today? This is a prime example of the sensationalization I mention. If you run a search with Google News on "plane crash" several other crashes come up. They are covered by the local stations. Why does an arbitrary helicopter crash in Texas make the national news? Pure sensationalism.

Sorry I have edited so much, but this is a topic that infuriates me.

Perhaps I did not make my point clear. The media produces little of substance. The following, in my opinion, is not news: murder, abuse, or celebrities. These topics, however, seem to be what most highly distributed "news" consist of.

I would be wiling to pay for news if the media produced pieces on things I want to read: science, mathematics, computer programming. Until the media does this on a consistent basis, I will use a tool like HN to weed out the fluff prevalent in today's media and send me to free things.

Why not tell him of several languages and let him ask you questions and decide for himself what to learn? Those who accomplish the most are those who strike their own path.

"We haven't figured out how to use all of them yet.."

I would modify this a little with the following: "We haven't figured out how to use all of them yet or we don't want to use all of them yet..." Hero of Alexandria, for all practical purposes, discovered the use of steam power, but because labor was so cheap, it was never pursued.