Ace-Garageguy Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Nothing can be learned "by osmosis" any more than you can learn about a subject by sleeping with the textbook under your pillow. Oh man, THAT must be why I had such a hard time with calculus. Sleeping in class didn't cut it, so I tried putting the books under the pillow. Dang.
James2 Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 That makes no sense. Of course going to school educates you. That's the whole point of going to school... to get an education. Once again your one sided logic comes through. Going to school is attendance, learning from school is an education!
James2 Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 I thought Osmosis was a water purification system?
JunkPile Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 That would be reverse osmosis (RO) for pure water
unclescott58 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 All of this reminds me. A few more weeks and I'll be back trying to teach those young minds on a regular basis. I'm looking forward to it. At the same time, there is the old saying, "You can lead a horse to water. But, you can't make it drink." Sorry to say there are a few students out there that are like that. But now days in the education field, we get blamed if they are willing to drink at the through of knowledge or not. After all, no child is to be left behind. Whether the kids want to be or not. Or their parents take the time or interest in their kid's, or their kid's education or not. Most kids are great. And do get a good education in public schools. There are just a few..... And there is only so much we can do. But, we keep on trying. One can never give up. Once in a while you end up helping one of those who you thought might not make it. Scott
Joe Handley Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 School is starting up again. 'nuff said http://safr.kingfeatures.com/idn/test/zone/xml/content.php?file=aHR0cDovL3NhZnIua2luZ2ZlYXR1cmVzLmNvbS9SZXRhaWwvMjAxNC8wOC9SZXRhaWxfbnRiLjIwMTQwODE3XzkwMC5naWY=
blunc Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 maybe they need to change the phrase to "No idiot left behind." however, I have just violated the thread so I will say that the noisy dogs on the property next to me reduced the amount of rest I needed from my nap before work to the point that I am considering animal abuse...I'm going to figure out a way to keep them from sleeping. there...back on thread track.
Quick GMC Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Speeding ticket today. 75 in a 65 on the 101. Going with the flow of traffic, not even in the left lane. Bastard nailed me. I should be grateful though, I'm pretty sure he clocked me closer to 85. I was in the middle of a pack of fast moving cars
Guest Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Speeding ticket today. 75 in a 65 on the 101. Going with the flow of traffic, not even in the left lane. Bastard nailed me. I should be grateful though, I'm pretty sure he clocked me closer to 85. I was in the middle of a pack of fast moving cars You will get NO aympathy from you. You get what you deserve.
disabled modeler Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Bad days....been having them all week long.....
Tom Geiger Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Speeding ticket today. 75 in a 65 on the 101. Going with the flow of traffic, not even in the left lane. Bastard nailed me. I should be grateful though, I'm pretty sure he clocked me closer to 85. I was in the middle of a pack of fast moving cars Well that sucks! I used to know a NJ State Trooper who patrolled the Garden State Parkway. He told me that he'd never both you if you were going 75 or more in the flow of traffic. He was looking for the car that was frequently changing lanes or other dangerous behavior at that speed. There were allegations of 'profiling' back then, so he added with EVERYONE speeding, he could pull over anyone he wanted since they were all breaking the law. Sorry you got the luck of the draw on that one!
DynoMight Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Just to clarify...osmosis IS a very important part of biological activity, including in humans. This wikipee entry is consistent with my understanding of the relationship... "Osmosis is a vital process in biological systems, as biological membranes are semipermeable. In general, these membranes are impermeable to large and polar molecules, such as ions, proteins, and polysaccharides, while being permeable to non-polar and/or hydrophobic molecules likelipids as well as to small molecules like oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and nitric oxide. Permeability depends on solubility, charge, or chemistry, as well as solute size. Water molecules travel through the plasma membrane, tonoplast membrane (vacuole) or protoplast by diffusing across the phospholipid bilayer via aquaporins (small transmembrane proteins similar to those responsible for facilitated diffusion and ion channels). Osmosis provides the primary means by which water is transported into and out of cells. The turgor pressure of a cell is largely maintained by osmosis across the cell membrane between the cell interior and its relatively hypotonic environment." Went right over my head Edited August 17, 2014 by DynoMight
Tom Geiger Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Went right over my head Stay tuned... you'll get a better education here than in high school. My wife and I will be out with friends and a topic will come up. I'll answer the question with the facts and they all look at me and ask how the heck I knew that. "Model Car board!"
Petetrucker07 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Me too Glen, i need an aspirin every time i see that post. Thats funny Tom, there are quite a few know it alls on here that can educate better than those who apparently, foolishly spent a lot of time money on getting a higher education. What irks me, paint doesnt dry fast enough sometimes, today it is not. Edited August 17, 2014 by Petetrucker07
Harry P. Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Stay tuned... you'll get a better education here than in high school. My wife and I will be out with friends and a topic will come up. I'll answer the question with the facts and they all look at me and ask how the heck I knew that. "Model Car board!" If train A leaves the station at 10AM traveling west at 60 mph and train B leaves the same station traveling east at 50 mph, what color is farmer Jones' tractor?
crazyjim Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 The IPMS Reviewer Corps model list was supposed to be active at 10:30am CST. It's now after 1:00pm EST and the list isn't available yet. What a bummer. I was planning on ordering some FREE kits.
unclescott58 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Red. Red? I thought it was green! Man I'll never get this new math! Scott
Harry P. Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Sorry, you're all wrong. The correct answer is September.
Harry P. Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 You gotta watch this.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1H_AlQuzHg The scary thing is... there are millions like her out there...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Thats funny Tom, there are quite a few know it alls on here that can educate better than those who apparently, foolishly spent a lot of time money on getting a higher education. Interesting point of view. I, for one, actually DID spend a lot of time and money (mostly my parents' money) getting a higher education, and it didn't just stop when I left school. There's SO much misinformation posted on the internet as fact, and so little understanding in this country of what should be BASIC SCIENCE, that sometimes, if I see something that is confusing...or just plain wrong...I kinda like to try to set the record straight. My post about osmosis was in response to Harry's offhand remark that osmosis doesn't apply to humans. Though the conversation was about learning, the opportunity for gross misunderstanding was there. Osmosis most certainly DOES apply to humans, just not in the way that was being referenced. BUT, it's entirely possible that someone with not-quite-enough science education could come away from here thinking "osmosis doesn't apply to humans", and "know" the WRONG information. To elaborate on what Roger said, a lack of understanding of some of the most basic concepts, including science, seems to be creeping into the populace more and more. People don't seem to think that an understanding of, for instance, HOW the lights come on when you flip the switch, and WHERE the electricity comes from to do it, has any relevance in their lives. And yet they have opinions on everything technical, and seem to feel competent to vote for elected officials that make decisions affecting this country's energy policy. Edited August 17, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy
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