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Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Can you tell me a little about auditing classes? --How do you audit a class? Do you need an instructors permission? How often are they willing to do that? --How much do you commit yourself when you audit a class? While it doesn't get reported on your GPA, do you still commit to taking the test? If you don't, can you choose to? --How late can you chose audit a class? (ex. could I come and ask to now if MyMap says that there are available seats?) - Learner
ADear Learner, Tell you more about auditing? Sure thing, friend! How do you audit a class? Do you need an instructors permission? How often are they willing to do that? In the past, you would have to use an add/drop card, but next semester it will be completed online using Permission-to-add Codes. First of all, you will have to get permission from the professor you want to audit from. It seems that professors are generally pretty willing to let you audit, but of course it will depend on how which class it is and how full it already is. After receiving permission, your instructor will give you the access code, which you will use when you register for the class through Route Y. You will click on the "P" on the registration page, and enter your Permission-to-add Code in the box that pops up. As long as there aren't any holds on your record, the system will register you for the class. Click here for more information regarding Pemission-to-add Codes. How much do you commit yourself when you audit a class? While it doesn't get reported on your GPA, do you still commit to taking the test? If you don't, can you choose to? It honestly depends on the professor and you in how much of a commitment you make. Obviously, you need to attend class every day, just like any other, but as far as homework and tests go, that will depend on how much you want to participate and what your professor will expect of you. I suggest that you talk to the professor and get a sense of what they will expect of you if you're auditing their class. Perhaps they'll want you to do the homework and tests like all the other students, perhaps they'll be indifferent. How late can you chose audit a class? (ex. could I come and ask to now if MyMap says that there are available seats?) It's the same as the add/drop deadline; within the first ten days of the semester. If you have any further questions, be sure to call the Petitions Office at 801/422-6570. The woman I talked to was both really nice, and knew about the 100 Hour Board. Enjoy your auditing adventures! Marzipan ADear lerner, This wouldn't *ahem* be an English class you are trying to audit, would it? Dr. Smeed ADear Learner, Have you ever considered just showing up to class? If it's one of those in a big auditorium, you can just go in, learn what you want, not have any obligations towards tests or homework, and no one is the wiser. I did this with mission prep from Randy Bott. The class was full when my registration date opened up, so I tried another class where the teacher was, shall we say, less than stellar. So, I dropped that and went with my friends to Brother Bott's. Worked for me. -Commander Keen Back to top QDear 100 Hep Beats, In accordance with the excitement regarding four-letter personality tests, I pose this conundrum: having been born of goodly parents --my father an unmistakable extrovert and my mother a woman who prefers a good book to a good party any night of the week-- I grew up testing quite solidly as an introvert. This makes sense as I was a shy little fellow. However, I vehemently of forced myself out of my social comfort zone and found that I loved group conversation and leading events at times. I became rather outgoing. While this may have seemed to many of my friends like a shift in personality, I felt it was simply another iteration of my ever-changing self-expression-- the same subject rendered in different media. However, my tests started changing, depicting me as more extroverted. I became a lot more interested in the tests than I was before. I've retaken them a couple times every season since a year and a half ago and have averaged all of my scores except for the I/E portion. I've vacillated in this first area of the test with an average strength of 22% with 6 extroverted and 7 introverted results. What does this mean? I've had a friend suggest that I'm an XNFP, but they didn't know much more about what that might mean. Introverted/Extroverted 22% Intuitive 88% Feeling 38% Perceiving 35% - Proteus Meyer-Briggs
ADear Proteus, It means you should switch to a personality test that doesn't rely so heavily on extroversion/ introversion. I recommend the Strengths Deployment Inventory test. Sorry, I couldn't find it for free, but you can see an overview of the different results by following the .pdf link on this site. The cool part about it is that it has two tests, one for normal circumstances and one for pressure situations. Instead of four components, the results are a single point plotted on a triangle between points of Nurturing, Directing, and Analytic. It works especially well for people that have two different sets of responses- part of which would be a level of extroversion. Perhaps you normally are extroverted, but when you're under stress (which can be for a prolonged period) you revert back to the introversion you had as a child. It's natural to want different things in reaction to the situations we find ourselves in. These shifts in motivation don't change who you are though, which explains why your NFP scores are similar. However, they do affect your tendencies towards extroversion or introversion. For instance, I'm an ENFJ. According to SDI, I'm also normally a red-blue: motivated by relationships and meeting goals. I feel pretty gregarious and confident most of the time, so I talk a lot. I want to meet new people and get things done, and so I speak up. Generally I tend to be a spokesman in group projects, and I feel comfortable in leadership roles. This sounds a lot like the ENFJ stereotype. In stressful situations, I go green in the SDI: motivated by independence and justice. What I really want in these situations is to be fair and to have my wishes respected. I don't talk much then because I want to pick my words. I have to think about how to best defend my cause, weighing my responses to avoid saying something unnecessarily hurtful. While those two reactions seem radically different, only the "E" of the ENFJ changed for me. I'm still "intuitive and feeling." I use intuition to decide what is wisest, and my empathy is what makes me so concerned about being fair to those that confront me. I don't think you're weird, Ineffable Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I realize that this could be an unanswerable question, but I'm going to give it a shot. When I was in high school, I went to a Solo and Ensemble competition one year with the choir. There was a girl who competed with a song that I really want to find, but haven't been able to. It was a solo piece. The song was about the Crucifixion. Goodness, it's been so long! The piece was set in a minor key and began with a short, almost atonal minor piano introduction. The first line was something about "the cry of the Firstborn," and the last line of the song was about "His mother" (also the final two words of the piece) and her grief. The piano repeated its sad solo to end the song. I consider myself to be pretty good with Google, and I even remember searching not too long after the event. Fruitless. So I guess, have any of you ever heard something remotely similar to what I've described? - Your Grandpa
ADear Somebody's Grandpa, For future reference it is incredibly difficult to find a song without a title, a composer, or what voice part it is. But nevertheless I contacted my high school choir directors and Texas UIL's music directors. My choir director actually remembered me! But this song? No go. Now, let me defend my choice of asking Texas' UIL music directors about your question. The high school music programs in Texas are incredibly competitive, and thousands of people compete every year, so their database of music is big. BIG. Well, Ms. Patty sent me back an e-mail pretty quickly. She (or her colleague, how am I to know?) found this song, called "Crucifixus Faure." However, this was not quite the song you were looking for. I know this has taken a little longer than expected to find, but another UIL representative, Mr. Strickland, sent me a more informative e-mail! This is the song you were looking for: "The Crucifixion," by Barber. It is actually from a set of ten songs, and can be found in the book 15 American Songs. Here it is, the metaphorical fruit you were looking for! -Mico, who misses all the excitement of Solo and Ensemble contests Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, In my graduate research class I have to do a group presentation on reliability (quick definition: yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials). I want to make it a really fun, memorable presentation but haven't come up with any ideas! People in other groups have used movie clips, live examples of what not to do and on my syllabus it says to be creative with skits, costumes or whatever we want. Any suggestions? Also, this class is not at BYU so it can't be Mormon/faith based. - melbabi
ADear melbabi, My suggestion is to find out what the other groups are doing, and memorize the best group's presentation. Suggest it to your group as your own brilliant idea, then make sure to present first. Or, actually, that might be looked down upon. But you can use some of those ideas you mentioned, such as a skit, using video clips, etc. Just because other groups are doing it, doesn't mean you can't do it, too! As for an actual suggestion, you could show different examples of people performing "experiments" in attempts to get certain results. Make these examples out of things that a person usually shouldn't experiment. For example using techniques when dating to get different results, or being in an elevator and saying strange things or acting in a certain way to see how people react. Make a cheesy documentary-style movie out of it, that would certainly be memorable. It would also be memorable to do a powerpoint presentation with cute slide transitions. Maybe not the type of memorable you meant, though. -Mico Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, A couple days ago, my twin sister and I were talking about another set of twins (one happens to be a friend of mine who is also in my ward.) My twin decided that we should do a twin double date with these guys, but we're trying to think of some fun ideas for what to do. Any creative suggestions? - Thing #2
ADear Thing #2, I'm assuming you want to take advantage of being twins? Here it goes:
-Ineffable Back to top QBoard writers, It's occurred to me lately how some people are born with a natural authority about them. Much of it comes from self-confidence, but some or most of it, at least in my opinion, is born with a person. I consider it a mysterious quality that makes certain professors particularly excellent, certain speakers extraordinarily dynamic and causes some people to make indelible impressions on you after doing very little to "deserve" it. Out of everybody you've ever met in person (outside of family, we'll say), who do you think has had the most natural authority about them? What experiences with them led you to that conclusion? As a follow-up, who out of anyone that you know of (and haven't necessarily met) do you think has the most? Why? --Gimgimno
ADear Gimgimno,
Been around many babies lately? It may be mysterious, but it's not a quality from birth. But to answer your follow-up question, Jon Stewart. Waldorf frequently says I have a crush on him. Love, Sauron (and Waldorf) ADear Gimgimno~ I'm not sure it's so much "authority" as "clarity of thought" if we're talking about the same thing. One person may express an idea in hopes that it will spur people to action, but to no avail. Another may articulate the same thought, but in such a beautiful way that people take it more seriously and are moved to act upon it. Elder Holland comes to mind. Barack Obama comes to mind. Both are men who can intelligently express complicated ideas, and are talented in spurring people to action. ~Hobbes ADear Gimgimno/Sauron, I personally feel that personality carries over, at least somewhat, from the premortal life. But that's just my opinion. All I know is that there are definitely babies with different personalities. There was this one three-year-old kid I met on my mission whose name was Leo. He was crazy charismatic and I'm convinced that one day he will rule the world. He gets my vote. - Commander Keen Back to top Q100 Hour Board, So this is kind of a sensitive topic... But I was talking to this fella and I told him I thought it was inappropriate when we kissed for him to put his hand under my shirt and touch my back and/or stomach. He said there was nothing wrong with it because the back isn't an erroneous spot and he wasn't tempted to go lower or higher. He said in 12 years of dating girls he'd never be tempted. I know this is wrong and inappropriate, but I am unable to voice just why or to provide proof. It just seems wrong. Maybe not wrong enough to talk to the Bishop but wrong enough not to do. It feels like the better or more right thing to do would be to not allow that. Could you guys help me out? I remember some kind of rule about not touching where garments would be (I'm not endowed though) or about not moving clothing even if it's not on a sensitive spot... - He reads the board and probably knows who I am asking this question even though i tried to change some of the details and my writing style
ADearie, If you think it is inappropriate, don't let him do it to you. It is that simple. I don't think you need justification for keeping your body to yourself. I will quote from For the Strength of Youth:
I would say that what you consider to be off-limits is "the private, sacred parts" of your body. For a dude to say "there is nothing wrong with what we are doing" is nothing but justification to gratify his vain ambitions, and as my mission president used to say "justification is the grease on the fire pole to Hell." To the dude involved in this, if you are reading this, take this little bit of counsel from For the Strength of Youth:
You may not be touching her in the areas we customarily designate as "private parts," but if she is uncomfortable with what you are touching then you are not treating her with respect and you need to man up and do the right thing. Small wonder you are 28 and still trying to date; you don't respect women! If you take issue with this, e-mail me and we will talk it out. Dr. Smeed ADear he's possibly reading this, You don't need proof. You don't have to justify your views with a quote from a general authority or a church handbook. If it doesn't feel right, just don't do it. If you feel that something detracts from the Spirit's ability to be with you, the rule is don't do that thing. Make it very clear to him how you feel, and then if he tries to do it again, smack him in the head. If he tries to pressure you, smack him harder. If he just really doesn't get it, consider if you should even keep him around. Do you want a guy that treats you like an object rather than a person? If he's reading this, he should definitely get the point. If not, then... Hey, guy! Knock it off, that makes her uncomfortable. If you really care about her, show her some respect. A relationship isn't all about you or what you like, so you need to cut out the teenage groping and grow up, especially if you're a priesthood holder. You should know much, much better than that. -Commander Keen ADear fella involved, You shouldn't need a quote from a general authority or any other church leader. If she says don't touch her there, APOLOGIZE AND DON'T FREAKING TOUCH HER THERE. Dear sister involved, As Keen said, if this happens again, seriously reconsider this relationship. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I live with the messiest dirtiest girl ever. She is clean in her appearance and in the kitchen, living room, bathroom, but her room is filthy. (She doesn't even have sheets on her bed). Obviously her room isn't my business... except that it reeks. The putrid smell of urine? body odor? a dead body? goes through the vents causing all our rooms to smell. We don't have cleaning checks so I requested cleaning checks from our landlord but she said it's too much of a hassle. What do I do? I only know the girl's room is a mess because the smell emanates from there so when she was gone I looked in it and discovered the pig sty. I actually started literally gagging. What should I do? I want to be sensitive because her grandmother just passed away and her boyfriend broke up with her (the room was like that before these events though) But it's really unhealthy and gross. I can't live like this much longer...
ADear gagging, Whoa, are you living with my old roommate? Does she stick a glass of salt water over her infected belly button piercing every night? I wish I were kidding about that, but I'm not. Anyway, I have totally been where you are now, so I can sympathize with you. It really is tough being in that situation. My first advice for you is just to talk to your roommate, since it seems like you haven't. I mean, how else are you expecting to resolve this problem? In my experience (with the same prior roommate), cleaning checks don't do anything to resolve the problem, anyway. My roommate always just stuffed things in corners and in the closet, and somehow weaseled her way out of cleaning the bathroom and kitchen. So, you need to talk to her. Now, talking to her doesn't need to be all confrontational. Just be courteous, but clear; say something like this: "Hey [roommate's name], do you think you could clean up your side of the room this weekend? I know you've had a lot going on, but it's starting to smell a little funky in here. I can give you a hand, if you want, since I know things have been kind of rough for you lately." Simple. That's all you really need to say. And I'm serious about offering to help; it will help her see that the problem is the room, not her. And really, if her grandmother recently died, and her boyfriend broke up with her, it would be a really nice thing to do. How well do you know this roommate? This might be a good chance to talk to her and see what's going on in her life. My roommate had a birthday while we were living with her, so we decided to surprise her by making her breakfast and buying her sheets (she also didn't use any). I guess that might have come across the wrong way, but we picked out some really cute ones for her. She was really touched by this. I don't think anybody else really did anything for her on her birthday, and she had a group of friends during that time that she admitted were not a good influence and didn't treat her well. She was going through a really hard time in her life, and I think her room was just a reflection of that. I talked to her about it, and she did clean things up. So have a little more understanding--if you talk to your roommate about what's going on in her life, it'll help you to be more understanding, more patient, and more flexible about the state of your room, and it will also help your roommate want to keep things cleaner, since she'll actually know it's bugging you, and she knows that you have some understanding of her situation. Good luck! -Miss Scarlett, in the Conservatory Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, On the show "the middle" the youngest kid will say something and then whisper it. like "you promised" and then (whisper voice) "you promised". I once knew a kid that did that too. Is it a quirk or a real problem like turrets?I tried to google it (weird whispering kid) but didn't get relevant results - Anonymous
ADear Anon, It can be a symptom of Tourette syndrome (and also autism and Asperger's), and it's called palilalia. That same Wikipedia article also calls it a tic, and I, too, have known people who do it but don't have a disorder. It sounds like the character in question, Brick, is meant to have a mild, unspecified condition. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Note: I'm not surprised that Googling "weird whispering kid" didn't get you any good results, so I hope you don't mind if I take this opportunity to share a tip or two about Googling for any readers who run into trouble like this. It's all about finding the right search words. First, leave out adjectives, especially subjective ones like "weird." Credible sources don't use words like that. Second, replace informal words like "kid" with their more formal counterparts, like "child." Again, any source worth a darn is going to try to sound at least a little authoritative. But in this case, palilalia is not specific to children, so it throws us off anyway. Third, include as many specifics as you can. So let's say that in our example you were to search for "whispering child." That could be a billion things. But you're specifically looking for the whispering child named Brick from the television show The Middle, and you want to know if he has a disorder, so why not search for "whispering child 'the middle' tv brick disorder"? Searching for that exact thing, the first hit you get is this blog about autism, which is where I found the link to the New York Times article above. And now that you're armed with such Googling prowess, you will never need the Board again. Seriously, this is 85% of what we do. ADear W&S- How dare you give away trade secrets? We ought to have you thrown out of the guild. -Foreman Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have met my listening quota for the likes of All-American Rejects, Plans, and Mélanger Les Couleurs. All lovely, but when Pandora starts to replicate your iTunes library perfectly, someone needs to slap you across the head and tell you it's not 2005 anymore. My musical tastes seem to fall into a pretty well-defined circle: "I'm a sensitive tenor singer-songwriter! Oh, look, an acoustic cover was uploaded on YouTube! Freshmen boys would give you this album for your birthday!" (This just may be related to the fact that I've bought bananas every single time I've gone to the grocery store, ever; or that I'm wearing my standard uniform of a cardigan, skirt, and silver earrings, etc.) See, the thing was, there was a time, this 2000s alt genre blew my mind! I still remember hearing The Postal Service, Regina Spektor, or Jason Mraz for the first times. It was a complete revelation after a decade of ballads, nasally and wimpy "punk" bands, and Disney soundtracks. I refuse to be left behind of whatever musical waves may take over us in the 2010s. But then I lose hope, because I see reviews saying that Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Black Eyed Peas have the best songs of the year, which makes me want to find a kid on a tricycle for me to yell at to get off my lawn. Heartbreak Radio feels like the only "fresh" album I've listened to in a good two years. So, oh Wise Board, where is the happy medium? How can I avoid the cacophony of the likes of "You're a Jerk" (shudder), without being 43 with a couple of kids and just setting YouTube to play endless Feist collabs? What is the, well, alternative to the alternative sound that began seven long years ago? (Good old music is welcome too, although I fear that my discovery of The Smiths has actually further cemented my "I'll love you till my dying day" sensibilities.) ---Portia, the predictable
ADear Portia, It's okay not to like mainstream music. Heaven knows that "Poker Face" isn't really music. Try putting a lesser-known band into Pandora to get new material. My brother is my inexhaustible source of artists no one's heard of, but I'm sure you can think of at least one of your friends who wears strange band shirts. Even if you hate the actual band, sometimes the stuff they're similar to isn't half bad (for example, I'm not a huge fan of The Decemberists, but after plugging them into Pandora I found a band named Matt Pond PA that's pretty good). I don't know if any of the following is up your alley, but I'd suggest Athlete, Travis, or Guster. I also find new music by looking up track listings for movies I liked, and occasionally even commercials. As far as mainstream music goes, the only artist that's debuted on the radio in the past year I've actually liked has been Owl City. -Ineffable ADear Portia, I'm not sure what you're looking for - do you want recommendations of new music? Like you said, artists that were popular five years ago are still coming out with good new stuff. Sufjan Stevens, The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, and The Decemberists all came out with great new albums this year. If you're looking for something different, Radio Department and Fleet Foxes are great (both of which I heard about through the cool hunter). M83 is another cool band, and if you haven't heard My Brightest Diamond yet, go right over to Asthmatic Kitty records and listen to her, like now. Another way to discover music, new and old, is through Amoeba music's "What's in My Bag?" feature. They look at the type of music famous and regular people are buying (I learned about the band Deerhunter this way). And, I appreciate the novelty of "discovering" music, but you know, some of that popular stuff is okay to like, I think. Heh. -Whistler ADear Portia, The trick to finding new music is to always be searching for new music. Read reviews, look up best-of lists, and research your favorite artists' influences. Also, cultivate friendships with hip music snobs! You should listen to Japandroids and Los Campesinos. That's what I've been listening to lately. Thanks for the recommendations, Claudio! Oh, and "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit. That song is aural crack. -Cognoscente Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I've always struggled with pride issues. Back when I was a little younger, I used to think I was destined to marry a future member of the Twelve, and I went through a few student wards believing that I should be called as the Relief Society president (which never happened, by the way). I know, I was one of those weirdos... It's kind of embarrassing to type this. So I've grown up a little, and I've realized that those aspirations are not only dumb, but also highly inappropriate. But in a lot of ways, I still feel like a super proud jerk sometimes. I know you can't really aspire to virtues like humility per se, but what can I do to help myself come down from this high horse? I guess I just like the titles and attention...and I'd like people to think of me as being one righteous chick. It's like being normal isn't good enough. -Dumb, I know.
ADear recognition is the first step, I think you're on the right trail here (funny, I almost wrote "trial" instead of "trail"). Being "normal" can be good enough for you to have a happy life. Why does it matter to you that others think of you as "being one righteous chick"? We know from multiple scriptural sources that we should not fear man more than God (here and here, for two). What does that mean for you? It means that instead of worrying about whether or not others see you as righteous, you should worry about if you actually are righteous. Instead of focusing on how you appear, focus on how you actually are. I'm also a little afraid that you think that a "more righteous" person is somehow fundamentally better (i.e., worth more) than a "less righteous" person. We all have infinite worth. The soul of an atheist is just as precious to God as the soul of a devout LDS. We are all sinners, and are only saved by grace after all we can do (God values the saved and the unsaved equally; but only the saved will be able to enjoy His presence in the afterlife (though post-mortem conversion is possible before final judgement)). Just think about that. There are many righteous people in the world and not all of them will be called to famous church leadership positions. You don't have to have an office in the church office building to make a difference in someone else's life and to enjoy a rich, spiritual life yourself. Does that answer your question? Feel free to ask again, with increased specificity, if it doesn't. -Whistler Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I'm a freshman living at Wyview. I love this place and all of my roommates, except for one problem--even though we both said we go to bed around 10 o'clock, he usually doesn't go to bed until past midnight (2 o'clock). Even this would be ok, because I can sleep through his desk light (I told him he can do homework in the room even after I'm asleep), but he has a girlfriend back home that he'll call at 2 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. He can't really whisper because it's the phone. Lately he's also using Skype with her (at the same early morning time), which makes it hard for me. I wanted to ask him to please go out into the living room when he's on the phone, but I can't really ask him to do that with Skype--his ethernet cord wouldn't stretch out there and we don't have wireless. What's a nice and easy way to tell him to please not have these late conversations that wake me up? I'm really shy when it comes to asking people to change their behavior because of me. It's just really affecting my sleep now. -Wyview resident who's sick of hearing his roommate tell his gf "No, YOU hang up first"
ADear Wyview Resident, Problem solved. Love, Waldorf and Sauron ADear Wyview Resident, Alternate solution. -Claudio ADear Wyview Resident, The best solution. -Cognoscente ADear Wyview Permanent solution. -Humble Master Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Re: my Hoagie Bun Question- what makes "Soft Hoagie Buns" softer than "Regular Hoagie Buns"? Thanks! -Submerged Blimp
ADear Blimp, Well, one of the most common ways to make bread softer is to use milk instead of water. Fats (such as those in milk, butter, whipping cream, etc.) make for a softer bread and a smoother crust. So, that's one potential reason. The "Soft Hoagie Buns" could also have their crust brushed with a bit of butter, which would also add to the softness. Perhaps the unknown distributor of these "Regular Hoagie Buns" beats the tar out of the dough after it rises, making for a tougher piece of bread. Of course, we can't REALLY tell you why without knowing exactly where these "Soft/Regular Hoagie Buns" come from. Ask a general question, get a general answer. - Commander Keen ADear Blimpie Sub, One of the major factors in bread hardness/crustiness/chewiness (presumably these are the major differences you're dealing with) is the protein content of the flour you use to make the bread. Wheat flour contains two really important proteins called glutenin and gliadin which, when mixed with water, form a composite called gluten. It's gluten that allows for wheat breads to hold their shape and form good crusts. Flours can go from extremely low protein content (like cake flour which has 8 to 10 percent gluten content) to high protein content (10 to 13 percent gluten). It's possible that different types of flour are used for the two types of hoagie rolls. The softer kind may use an all-purpose flour (9 to 12 percent gluten), and the hard kind may use a high-protein bread flour. Kneading is the process by which the gluten is formed and arranged into a strong matrix. The basic rule of thumb is that the more you knead, the more gluten you develop. As CK said, it's possible that the hard rolls just get kneaded for longer. Enjoy your sandwich, whichever roll you choose! -Claudio Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What's so great about Firefox? I feel like I've missed the boat on this one. I've heard people rave about it for years, but they don't often talk about why. For my own personal use, I rotate between Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome...and quite frankly, I think Internet Explorer is my favorite. From what I know about web development, I can understand why developers would hate Internet Explorer. Writing code for cross-browser compatibility is annoying as heck, and I agree that Microsoft is well overdue in adopting standards-compliant code to resolve that problem. So I'll concede that as a fair argument...for the web developer. But for the typical user? What's the difference? I haven't touched Chrome in a while, but I know that Firefox and Internet Explorer crash about equally on my computer. If there's a difference in speed, it's barely perceptable. And I don't have issues with popups on either browser. But the one thing that drives me nuts: I've always had trouble getting Firefox and Chrome to support PDF files, even with add-ons. So that's the one point that tips my scale in favor of Internet Explorer. What's the deal with all this hype? -Internet lover
ADear Internet, 1. Adblock. No browser will ever replace Firefox for me until it has acceptable ad-blocking. No more obnoxious flashing banner ads. Having used Firefox with Adblock for the last ~6 years it's actually jarring to see the unfiltered Internet. I don't understand why anyone puts up with that garbage. 2. Security. Firefox is much less susceptible to "drive-by" malware than Internet Explorer. 3. The only reason that Internet Explorer is even remotely as good as it is right now is because Firefox totally spanked it beginning in 2004. It took a few years, but Microsoft really started pouring development time into IE again. -Curious Physics Minor ADear Internet, I agree with the above, and would like to add one more to the list. Internet Explorer (at least when I used to use it, before I discovered Firefox, and, later, Safari) has a problem with crashing. I don't know if the problem is as bad as it was a year or two ago, but oh, boy does that thing know how to crash! I would have multiple windows up for a research paper or something of the like, and IE would crash. I hated it. Firefox did something to remedy the situation. If Firefox crashes, it will give you the option at your next start-up to restore your previous session. That, alone, was enough to sell me on Firefox. Hooray! ⋯Anomalous ADear Internet lover, I have to agree with my fellow writers. Internet Explorer is much closer to Firefox now than it used to be. Three-ish years ago (when I was first introduced to Firefox), it was leaps and bounds ahead of IE in every conceivable way: it had tabs, it was faster (both loading and browsing), it had inline search (it would search while you were typing, and didn't pop up a box to get in your way), etc. IE has gotten better, but Firefox is still way ahead in some areas. Like CPM pointed out, it's more secure. Its add-ons also allow for unlimited customizability. Personally, I use NoScript (for additional security) and Firebug (which is an amazing tool for examining and playing with websites—great for anyone who does web development). Those probably don't appeal to you, but I bet a couple others (out of the thousands of available add-ons) do. IE just doesn't have the kind of robust add-on framework that Firefox does. Oh, and Firefox (and Safari and Chrome—pretty much anything that isn't IE) is way faster than IE at rendering JavaScript. (Depending on the benchmark, often 5-10x faster, and sometimes even more.) That won't make a difference on sites like the Board, which use pretty much zero scripting, but it will make a noticeable difference on sites which use tons of JavaScript—which is more and more the case. Things like Google Wave barely even run in IE. (In a fairly humorous turn of events, Google recently released Google Chrome Frame, a plug-in for IE that makes it render JavaScript as fast as Google Chrome. Apparently they got tired of waiting for Microsoft to fix their own browser, so they helped them out. Google cares because a lot of their products—from Gmail to Google Docs and Google Wave—depend heavily on JavaScript.) To address your complaint: I've used Firefox almost exclusively for years, and when I'm on Windows I frequently use Chrome. However, I've never had a problem with PDFs. That sounds to me more like a problem with the way your particular computer is configured than with the browsers themselves. Anyway, I think it's kind of amazing that an open-source program like Firefox, which depends heavily on volunteers, is beating the pants off of a browser developed by the largest software company in the world. I think Microsoft just got lazy after they beat Netscape and stopped doing any real work on IE until they had some real competition again. And they're still catching up, years after they started working on it again. You don't have to like Firefox, though. Go ahead and use whatever you like. That's the real miracle here: because of Firefox getting as much of the market as it has, web developers have had to stop writing sites that only work with Internet Explorer. As a result, other browsers benefit too. Standards compliance is good for everyone, including the end user. I don't want Firefox to replace IE as the browser with 95% market share (which IE had back in the eary 2000s). I just want there to be enough real alternatives that people can choose what they like without sites breaking. —Laser Jock Back to top QDear Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe, Are you Matt Meese? If so, I just have to say that I am a HUGE fan of your DC skits. Please do not take this as brown nosing because I recently applied to be a board writer - you are seriously my favorite DC member and I was just excited by the prospect that you are a writer for the board as well. So honestly... is it you??? I MUST KNOW!!!! - The Non-Denominational Mormon
ADear NDM, I am Matt Meese. Dr. Smeed ADear NDM, I am Matt Meese! -Cognoscente ADear NDM, I am Matt Meese!!! - Matt Meese (who is Rating Pending. And he will fight the other "Matt Meeses" to the death to prove it.) ADear what? No, I'm Matt Meese. -wet blanket ADear Nonny, We're both Matt Meese, actually. Love, Waldorf and Sauron ADear TNDM~ I'm Matt Meese. These other writers are lying. You know I'm telling the truth because I'm not signing with my writer alias (Hobbes), which would reveal too much. ~You'll never guess ADear Non-Denom, I'm Matt Meese, yeah I'm the real Meese. All these other Matt Meeses should desist and cease. So won't the real Matt Meese please stand up? Please stand up! Please stand up! *stands up* -Claudio ADear The Non-Denominational Mormon, Let's look at the facts. Psychology? Check. The Beatles? Check. Peanut putter? OH MY GOODNESS CHECK. Short? Check. Hairy? Che- Actually, that's a myth. Clearly, I am Matt Meese. - The Black Sheep ADear Mormon, By this point, I bet your head is swimming, nay, drowning in a sea of confusion. Which is great, because you probably won't believe the truth, which is that I am Matt Meese! -Commander Meese. I mean...Keen. ADear Non-Denominational, Pssh...all of these other writers are just posing...for, behold and lo, I am the real Matt Meese. For real. ⋯Anomalous ADear The Non-Denominational Mormon, Don't let these impostors fool you! Would anyone but the real Matt Meese know that my middle name is Alouicious? Yes. It is true. I am Matt Alouicious Meese. -Sky Bones ADear NDM, Your guess is so wrong. I am Matt Meese. -Matt "Mico" Meese ADear Non-Denom- I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the scourge that pecks at your nightmares... I am Matt Meese! -Foreman ADear The Non-Denominational Mormon, I am the most serious Board member. Therefore only I could be Matt Meese trying to keep a cool cover. +The Sentry+ ADear The Non-Denominational Mormon, We are all Matt Meese. Except for #11. -100 Typing Monkeys ADear NDM, If you read our illustrious History (specifically this bit), you will find the following:
That mysterious collector’s identity, long "shrouded in the impenetrable fog of undocumented history," is now revealed: it was actually a thirteen-year-old Matt Meese. The full story of that Matt's early involvement cannot be told here; the treaty with the tunnel worms is explicit on that point. Suffice it to say that the young Matt was in position for that first question and soon thereafter won control of the Board. He originally had to use actual BYU students to work with the SAC and BYUSA types, and he even had to let these puppets write a few things, but eventually the Board’s legendary standards of secrecy fully developed. This left him free to simply invent more pseudonyms to replace writers as they left. By about the turn of the millenium there were only two people working for the Board at any given time: Matt Meese and a puppet BYUSA liaison - the person named in our History for each period. Hephaestus and Toasteroven hinted that something like this was going on, but everyone assumed they were joking, just as this may be similarly written off. But seriously, BYUSA was obviously not clued in enough to figure out such a masterful scheme, oversight from the Linguistics Department and now BYU NewsNet has never been very penetrating, and who else could possibly have known? Pervasive secrecy can achieve many things. Matt’s mission, of course, was a bit of a hurdle, but he spent his first year at BYU predicting and answering the next two years of questions, and it worked out remarkably well. The archives have since been edited so that it worked out perfectly. Finally, you’ll notice that the Board’s history hasn't been updated with the identity of a new puppet in a while. Why? Because once Matt was at BYU and the Board was forever freed from BYUSA, Ethan Bratt never needed to be replaced. That's right. Now I, Matt Alouicious Meese, AM the Board! The recent and historical good relations between the Board and DC, and both groups’ flaming breakups with BYUSA, now become much clearer. (We say nice things about being "invited to leave" and "finding new homes"...but let’s be honest.) It was all part of my epic personal crusade to bring quality entertainment to the masses in defiance of BYUSA. In related news, I am all three of the Three Nephites. And also my tears cure cancer – too bad I never cry. Ok, so most of the above was fairly obviously a lie. (Or at least you'll all think that whether I/we say so or not.) Now for some truth. At this point thirteen individuals, a married couple, and 99 monkeys have claimed to be Matt Meese. I announce, with some regret, that they are all lying. (Props to #11 for honesty.) As for myself, please allow me to explain my position before I take it. Imagine that today I take a stand on whether or not I am Matt Meese. Tomorrow I’ll have to follow precedent and identify whether or not I’m J. Random Student. Next week it’ll be whether I live north or south of campus or what the first letter of my last name is. These are small steps individually, but down that slippery slope lies madness! You say you must know, but on these grounds I tell you: Get used to disappointment. I refuse to either confirm or deny that I am Matt Meese. That is all. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear The I also neither confirm nor deny that I am Matt Meese. -Humble Master Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I need to fulfill some of my GE requirements (Arts and Letters option 3.1.1 or 3.1.3, and Civilization 1 and 2), but none of the options appeal to me at all. What class should I take? Which ones are the best? - dontwannabe bored
ADear dontwannabe bored, I've really enjoyed the following courses: TMA 102 (intro to film, take from Duncan), 202 (Modern Theater History). MFG 201 (History of Creativity 1) HUM 201, 202 (Arts in Western Culture 1 and 2) Also, keep an eye on HONRS 304R and 306R. Each section has its own individual topic and you're bound to find something interesting. I've taken 306 twice, once for Film Genres, once for Science Fiction. If I were to make one recommendation, take TMA 102. You'll need to register for it as soon as possible, cause it fills up. Whatever you take, give it the benefit of the doubt. Even if you go in really unfamiliar with what you're learning, you might find that the class covers some of the coolest and most soul-enlarging stuff you've ever encountered. I could have completed my Civ credit twice over, because I unexpectedly took a liking to the Humanities. Love, Waldorf and Sauron ADear dontwannabe, I took Music 204 (History of Jazz) for my Arts and Letters 1.1 requirement, and I loved it. Professor Harker is a great teacher with a real love for the music and the history behind it. Now, if only we could get an equally great History of Rock class... -Claudio Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I've heard of people checking for anemia by looking under your eyelids, inside your mouth, or at your fingernails. If these places are nice and red, that can indicate that you probably don't have iron-deficiency anemia. How specific and selective is this test for iron-deficiency anemia? - Darth Fedora
ADear Darth Fedora, This method is definitely not very specific or selective. That's not to say that it isn't a way to see a possible indication of anemia (there are multiple kinds of anemia besides the iron-deficient variety). But "specific" (in terms of a scientific test) means that you will only get a positive result when the condition is actually present (very few false positives). "Sensitive" means that you will get a positive result almost every time you do the test (very few false negatives). So, if looking at normally pink skin were a specific and sensitive test for IDA, you would never have pale skin if you didn't have IDA (specific) and you would have pale skin every time you had IDA (sensitive). Since there are reasons why your skin in those areas might be paler or pinker than usual (genetics, blood being shunted or used for other metabolic purposes, thicker skin, deeper capillaries etc.), this clearly isn't the end-all test for IDA. So what are the best tests? Whenever you get blood work done at the hospital, there are some values about your blood cells that are measured and calculated that can help indicate the presence of an anemia (like I said, there are several). Here are some of them: - RBC count: You would think that having more red blood cells would keep people from being anemic. But sometimes, the body produces more RBCs to try and compensate for lack of oxygen in the tissues, but if those cells are defective, or the oxygen-carrying molecules within the cells are abnormal, an increased RBC count won't matter. - Hemoglobin: This is the actual protein within your RBCs that binds and delivers oxygen. In order for it to work, it needs to have a molecule of iron. Not having enough iron leads to ineffective hemoglobin that can't carry oxygen, no matter how many cells or hemoglobin molecules there are. But even when there's iron, if the hemoglobin is low or abnormal, you could be anemic. - Hematocrit: This tells you the percentage of RBCs in the blood, which is a more helpful value than the number of RBCs alone. - Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV): This is a calculated measurement of the size of an RBC. In iron-deficient anemia, the MCV is decreased, meaning the RBCs are small. The word for this is "microcytic." One reason for this is because the bone marrow, trying to compensate for inadequate oxygen, makes more red blood cells more quickly, and they aren't as mature as they should be. Another type of anemia, pernicious anemia, or macrocytic anemia, has large red blood cells, though these are also inefficient at carrying oxygen. - Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH): This is the calculated average amount of hemoglobin per RBC. - Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC): This value is a combination of the above calculations and tells you how much hemoglobin is concentrated inside each RBC. Iron-deficient cells have less hemoglobin (since without iron, the body can't produce working hemoglobin), so there is less inside each cell. Since hemoglobin helps give cells their color, in IDA the cells are "hypochromic" or "less colorful." (Note: If you think that sounds like the MCH value, then you're right, they are similar. But the MCH tells you how much hemoglobin you have per RBC. The MCHC tells you the hemoglobin concentration of each cell. It's like there is the same amount of orange in a can of concentrate and inside a pitcher of juice. The MCHC tells you how concentrated it is.) - Blood Smear: As I mentioned above, red blood cells in IDA are "microcytic" and "hypochromic." That means that a smear of your blood can show normal, round, donut-looking RBCs, or small cells with too much empty space in the center of each one. Of course, there are a thousand other things that the blood smear can show you, but that is what iron-deficiency anemia looks like. - Serum Iron Studies: All of the above tests can be indicative of iron-deficiency anemia, but among the best tests for IDA are serum iron studies. The levels of iron in the blood are (obviously) decreased in IDA. Other kinds of anemia can have low levels of iron, but in IDA, the body produces an increased amount of iron carrying protein (called apoferritin) as another. When this happens you say that there is a high total iron binding capacity (a high TIBC). If there is a low amount of serum iron, and a high amount of apoferritin, this combination pretty conclusively indicates IDA. Other types of anemia, like the anemia that can result from a chronic disease, can have low stores of iron, but the body can be unable to produce make any excess iron binding protein and the body has a low TIBC. If you are ever concerned about whether or not you are anemic, I highly suggest talking to a doctor about it. All of the tests and calculations I just described above take, literally, about three minutes to do (though they do cost money . . .). I, in fact, did several dozen of them at the hospital lab just today. But if you do go to the doctor and all he does is pull down your eyelid and says you look anemic, that doesn't mean he doesn't have better ways of making sure. - Rating Pending (who took a test on all kinds of anemias literally one week ago. He could talk your ear off about them, and all sorts of subjects related to hematology, for a tremendous length of time.) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What is that techno song they play in the Lavell Edwards Stadium before kickoff? There aren't any words but everyone in the stands sings along ("Whoooaa ooo" etc.) -chiquita
ADear chiquita, It's "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation. - The Black Sheep |
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