Kris: "my friend's getting married, he's only 21!" Alan: "Is he religious? Religious people are always married by 21 so they can boink."
via AlanDistro's twitter
So I came up with an idea about why the island is underwater in the flashsideways timeline. I think that in the original timeline the bomb always exploded, which somehow stopped the pocket of electromagnetic energy from destroying everything. The original timeline is a closed timeline which doesn't change, what has happened always happened.
On the other hand I think that in the LAX timeline, flight 815 never crashed, the survivors never went back in time and never blew up jughead, therefore the incident was never stopped and somehow the island ended up underwater. The lack of interference from the time travellers would account for some of the differences in the new timeline. Due to the fact that he was not shot and taken to the Others, Ben could have been evacuated from the island before the incident. This also explains why Desmond was not on the island.
My theory is that the jughead bomb could have just blown a hole into the LAX timeline, somehow linking the two. This link could have allowed things to bleed through, like Juliet's mumbling about coffee, and Jack's confusion about his appendectomy.
I had a theory that Sawyer had become a cop rather than a con because Jacob had not touched his as a child (that sounds a little creepy) and therefore had no influence on his future. I checked the timeline on lostpedia and the incident occured the year after James' parents dies, so the encounter with Jacob most likely still happened.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
YouTube Channel Review
Today I'm going to talk about Youtube user songsfrompaul.
I first found out about Paul after he did a cover of Dr. Noise's Little soldier on his old channel "Kronksspinachpuffs". Since then he has moved to a new channel where he posts original as well as cover songs. At the time of writing this entry Paul has a little over 600 subscribers, but he definitely deserves some more. His videos primarily consist of music videos however you can find a few more vlog style posts on his old channel. You can also find him on Twitter and Dailybooth.
Some covers include "Can't" by Alan Lastufka and Tom Milsom, "Legends of Archery" and "Pluto vs. Neptune" by Driftless Pony Club, "They" by Tom Milsom and a medley of six Gorillaz songs. Original songs include "Rebirth" which was covered by Dr. Noise, "Feel the Rain", "Morning Hymn" and "Secret". You can also download a free EP called "Take Me Home" which was recorded for the Hometaping project
Paul also participates in a collab channel with Molly Lewis (Sweetafton23), Barry Aldridge, and Bill Martin (DoctorNoise). It is called vlogrelay and it doesn't follow the typical schedule for collab channels where each member is assigned a particular day to post on, instead each person is given 3 days after the previous post to make their response. He was also a part of the "ourmixtape" collab channel with Alan Lastufka, JBDazen, Raven Zoe, and Bill Martin.
Links
Songsfrompaul channel
KronksSpinachPuffs channel
Little Soldier Cover
Vlogrelay channel
Twitter
I first found out about Paul after he did a cover of Dr. Noise's Little soldier on his old channel "Kronksspinachpuffs". Since then he has moved to a new channel where he posts original as well as cover songs. At the time of writing this entry Paul has a little over 600 subscribers, but he definitely deserves some more. His videos primarily consist of music videos however you can find a few more vlog style posts on his old channel. You can also find him on Twitter and Dailybooth.
Some covers include "Can't" by Alan Lastufka and Tom Milsom, "Legends of Archery" and "Pluto vs. Neptune" by Driftless Pony Club, "They" by Tom Milsom and a medley of six Gorillaz songs. Original songs include "Rebirth" which was covered by Dr. Noise, "Feel the Rain", "Morning Hymn" and "Secret". You can also download a free EP called "Take Me Home" which was recorded for the Hometaping project
Paul also participates in a collab channel with Molly Lewis (Sweetafton23), Barry Aldridge, and Bill Martin (DoctorNoise). It is called vlogrelay and it doesn't follow the typical schedule for collab channels where each member is assigned a particular day to post on, instead each person is given 3 days after the previous post to make their response. He was also a part of the "ourmixtape" collab channel with Alan Lastufka, JBDazen, Raven Zoe, and Bill Martin.
Links
Songsfrompaul channel
KronksSpinachPuffs channel
Little Soldier Cover
Vlogrelay channel
Monday, March 15, 2010
blog... blog
Here are a list of some of the blogs that I follow on my google reader
Alan Distro
Alex Day
Kristina Horner
Freelance Finances
omegleshit
xkcd
You Blog Everybody (Lost reaction blog feat. Kristina Horner)
Ecogeek
Charlie McDonnell
Dr. Noise
Mimsiesky
Alan Distro
Alex Day
Kristina Horner
Freelance Finances
omegleshit
xkcd
You Blog Everybody (Lost reaction blog feat. Kristina Horner)
Ecogeek
Charlie McDonnell
Dr. Noise
Mimsiesky
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Edu-blog
This is my response to Dan Brown's "An open letter to educators"
I think that Dan has some very good points regarding education. He starts off by saying that an education is essential for everyone, which I agree with.
Dan claims that the value of information has been decreasing over the years. As time went on, information became available to more an more people. Initially information was only available to higher classes, and gradually it was available to others. Dan makes the point that "if you could pay for it, information was yours to buy", referring to the University system.
It seems like Dan is looking at institutionalized education as a place to get information, and overlooking the value of understanding the information.
Dan also mentions that information is now free thanks to the internet. However, the internet is not the only place that has been providing us with free information, before the widespread use of the internet, we also had libraries, where you could go and get information.
Next we hear Dan's description of a typical University class. On the first day there are 40 to 200 students in a lecture hall with one professor, who almost never makes an effort to learn names and almost never encourages interaction between students. Next he mentions the textbooks he spends somewhere around $100 per class, but never uses, because he can find better information on the internet. He then goes on to describe his classes as being an hour where a professor would present a powerpoint slideshow, tell everyone a bunch of facts, and when test time came around, evalute students on how many facts they could memorize.
The whole idea of one professor for 40-200 students seems to me like universities are just trying to accomodate as many people as possible, while minimizing costs. Professors don't learn the names of students in large classes of 200 students because its not practical, professors see this group for a couple hours a week for three months and might not have them in their class again, not to mention teaching a few other classes. If you don't make yourself stand out in a lecture hall full of people how can you expect a professor to remember you? When it comes to interaction between students, I think it should really be up to the students to work together. Professors should encourage working together, but not enforce it. Group settings may provide a better learning experience, but some people might just prefer to work alone.
Regarding the textbooks, I do agree that the information might be available to you from other sources; but with the textbook, the professor knows that every student would have access to the same information, and can design their lesson accordingly. Some professors choose to follow the textbook more closely than others, such as assigned readings. Last he describes his classes as a place where professors tell him facts, and later test him on the ability ro remember those facts, failing to acknowledge the understanding gained from the classes. You can know as many facts as you want, but they aren't going to get you very far without the ability to put that knowledge into practical use.
Like Dan, I have also dropped out of University. I was taking a Bachelor of Science, but I realized that it was not what I wanted to do. I then enrolled in Culinary Arts at a Community College.
My experience was somewhat different from the one described by Dan. In my larger classes, the prefessors did not learn names, however I had a class with about 25 people and the professor did learn all of our names. Several of my classes used the textbook frequently, and in one case the textbook had been designed around the course.
My classes did not consist of professors simply telling us facts. Some classes had professors telling us facts, followed by taking these facts and actually using them to solve a problem. Other classes we were told facts, and tested on our understanding of the facts and how they work together.
Despite the fact that I disagree with Dan on a few things, I do agree wih his decision to leave university. In my opinion, one of the biggest problems with the system currently in place is that high school students are expected to attend university or some other type of post secondary immediately after high school. In my particular case I was able get out of university before I had any real debt. People don't always know what they want to do for a career when they graduate from high school, and even if they are prepared in that respect, many aren't prepared for the significant financial costs associated with university. Some people end up with significant amounts of debt fir student loans or other kinds of debt before they make it into the work force. When I left university I was able to get a job for a few months and I had more than enough saved up for my first year of community college. I have a tremendous amount if respect for the people who take a year off from school between high school and university to work and really think about their education.
The university system is not perfect, but to some degree it does work.
I think that Dan has some very good points regarding education. He starts off by saying that an education is essential for everyone, which I agree with.
Dan claims that the value of information has been decreasing over the years. As time went on, information became available to more an more people. Initially information was only available to higher classes, and gradually it was available to others. Dan makes the point that "if you could pay for it, information was yours to buy", referring to the University system.
It seems like Dan is looking at institutionalized education as a place to get information, and overlooking the value of understanding the information.
Dan also mentions that information is now free thanks to the internet. However, the internet is not the only place that has been providing us with free information, before the widespread use of the internet, we also had libraries, where you could go and get information.
Next we hear Dan's description of a typical University class. On the first day there are 40 to 200 students in a lecture hall with one professor, who almost never makes an effort to learn names and almost never encourages interaction between students. Next he mentions the textbooks he spends somewhere around $100 per class, but never uses, because he can find better information on the internet. He then goes on to describe his classes as being an hour where a professor would present a powerpoint slideshow, tell everyone a bunch of facts, and when test time came around, evalute students on how many facts they could memorize.
The whole idea of one professor for 40-200 students seems to me like universities are just trying to accomodate as many people as possible, while minimizing costs. Professors don't learn the names of students in large classes of 200 students because its not practical, professors see this group for a couple hours a week for three months and might not have them in their class again, not to mention teaching a few other classes. If you don't make yourself stand out in a lecture hall full of people how can you expect a professor to remember you? When it comes to interaction between students, I think it should really be up to the students to work together. Professors should encourage working together, but not enforce it. Group settings may provide a better learning experience, but some people might just prefer to work alone.
Regarding the textbooks, I do agree that the information might be available to you from other sources; but with the textbook, the professor knows that every student would have access to the same information, and can design their lesson accordingly. Some professors choose to follow the textbook more closely than others, such as assigned readings. Last he describes his classes as a place where professors tell him facts, and later test him on the ability ro remember those facts, failing to acknowledge the understanding gained from the classes. You can know as many facts as you want, but they aren't going to get you very far without the ability to put that knowledge into practical use.
Like Dan, I have also dropped out of University. I was taking a Bachelor of Science, but I realized that it was not what I wanted to do. I then enrolled in Culinary Arts at a Community College.
My experience was somewhat different from the one described by Dan. In my larger classes, the prefessors did not learn names, however I had a class with about 25 people and the professor did learn all of our names. Several of my classes used the textbook frequently, and in one case the textbook had been designed around the course.
My classes did not consist of professors simply telling us facts. Some classes had professors telling us facts, followed by taking these facts and actually using them to solve a problem. Other classes we were told facts, and tested on our understanding of the facts and how they work together.
Despite the fact that I disagree with Dan on a few things, I do agree wih his decision to leave university. In my opinion, one of the biggest problems with the system currently in place is that high school students are expected to attend university or some other type of post secondary immediately after high school. In my particular case I was able get out of university before I had any real debt. People don't always know what they want to do for a career when they graduate from high school, and even if they are prepared in that respect, many aren't prepared for the significant financial costs associated with university. Some people end up with significant amounts of debt fir student loans or other kinds of debt before they make it into the work force. When I left university I was able to get a job for a few months and I had more than enough saved up for my first year of community college. I have a tremendous amount if respect for the people who take a year off from school between high school and university to work and really think about their education.
The university system is not perfect, but to some degree it does work.
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