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posted by story on December 28th, 2008 at 3:00PM

Your Score:

1) 0/5
2) 3/5
3) 1/5
4) 1/5

Total: 5/20, 25% :|

Comments:

* The colonists voluntarily use the technology. They always have the option of removing the implant (and being sent to the perimeter). How is that evil?

* Communism is never justifiable. And it does control people's lives--directly--which is why it is evil.

* The IP implants only acted as filters, and only for long-term memory storage. The colonists are able to think independently, even with forbidden thoughts--they just won't be able to retain the illegal ideas for any appreciable amount of time. Moreover, the blacklists are supposedly publicly available, and the entire filtering process is open and scrutinizable.
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posted by Vina on December 28th, 2008 at 4:13PM

What?!   I didn't even do my homework.   How did I get a score?

posted by story on December 28th, 2008 at 4:15PM

You sortof answered one question, and grazed a couple of the others :).

Were you a good student back in the day?--did you ever skip classes, or not do homework? :P

posted by Vina on December 28th, 2008 at 4:31PM

"Skipping classes and not doing homework" is the name of the game to survive in school.

I skipped classes to study, but borrow notes from the ones who attended classes.

Homework - pfff...just copy.

What does it mean to be a good student?

posted by dennisn on December 28th, 2008 at 4:38PM

Hehehe. Very true.

Q: What does it mean to be a good student? A: Quitting school :).

(of course, i use a slightly modified concept of the word "student"--namely a learner, and not necessarily someone bound by the rules of the game--which would disqualify the quitter immediately :)

Well, would you say a good lea by Vina on December 29th, 2008 at 8:46PM.
I would say a good learner wou by dennisn on December 29th, 2008 at 8:52PM.
Real understanding - that was by Vina on December 29th, 2008 at 9:16PM.