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Ponce
10th April 2013, 10:40 AM
Like I wrote some time ago......I suspect that my Kindle book is on even when off and that it can hear everything that you do, it knows your prefernces about what you read and it can even , in the future, classified you as a terrorist...here is a smal example of what I mean.......
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Welcome to the future of education where your textbook—and therefore your teacher—knows exactly how much of your homework you did, how, and when. The idea is that this data will improve outcomes, helping teachers better understand their students habits. And with CourseSmart teachers can do just that, as The New York Times' David Streitfeld explains today. Through what is called "the engagement index" a professor can track the a student's study habits, by looking at what pages of the book were opened, when, and how they took notes. "It’s Big Brother, sort of, but with a good intent," says Tracy Hurley, the dean of Texas A&M's school of business, which has started testing the technology along with eight other schools.
While helping professors understand why certain students are struggling is a good thing, as we've learned repeatedly, it's difficult to predict how people will use data. Take this example of how the CourseSmart data lead to suspicion of a student who had good grades:
Adrian Guardia, a Texas A&M instructor in management, took notice the other day of a student who was apparently doing well. His quiz grades were solid, and so was what CourseSmart calls his “engagement index.” But Mr. Guardia also saw something else: that the student had opened his textbook only once.
Continue reading at: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/04/coursesmart-textb...

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vacuum
10th April 2013, 01:20 PM
I'm so tired of this kind of crap

TheNocturnalEgyptian
10th April 2013, 02:53 PM
Let's put this technology into the senate


I want proof that every senator has read every bill they vote on

MNeagle
10th April 2013, 03:29 PM
Let's put this technology into the senate


I want proof that every senator has read every bill they vote on

Don't be silly: They have to pass it so they can find out what's in it!!


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512t1oEW7yL._SL500_SS500_.jpg



(I believe this was about Obamacare bill...)


http://joshblackman.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/obamacare-regs.jpg




Mar 12, 2013



Posted in Unprecedented (http://joshblackman.com/blog/category/articles/unprecedented/)

So this is what Pelosi meant by “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.”




To date, ObamaCare regulations have exceeded
20,000 pages (http://twitchy.com/2013/03/12/whoa-sen-mcconnell-tweets-shocking-photo-of-the-20000-pages-of-obamacare-regulations/#.UT92FiP77vw.twitter), including 828 pages in one day. When stacked, they are over 7-foot high. I love the symbolism of the empty chair.

Ponce
10th April 2013, 03:37 PM
I'm so tired of this kind of crap

The fact that to you is "crap" does not makes it a possibility.......there are things now that will be out for general use in about then years.

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Blink
10th April 2013, 08:25 PM
"It's Big Brother, sort of, but with a good intent."


Your kidding, right? Sheesh, what a zoo.........

Ponce
10th April 2013, 09:37 PM
Thank you to who ever posted that link to free kindle books on this one....Arthur......just finished today and it was great.

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Twisted Titan
11th April 2013, 08:47 AM
"It’s Big Brother, sort of, but with a good intent,"


"Its Forced Gang Rape, sort of,but with loving feelings of the attackers."

madfranks
11th April 2013, 08:54 AM
Let's put this technology into the senate


I want proof that every senator has read every bill they vote on

They're not even pretending they do read them; they readily admit they vote without reading the bills, so that wouldn't really make a difference.