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Re: Black teen in white foster home pepper-sprayed by police who mistook him for burglar

Mel — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 02:25:42 -0000

I was wondering the same thing! It seems like DeShawn was just sitting in his own room. I don't see how the police would come to the conclusion that he was a burglar... outside of making assumptions based on race.

Re: Hangeul Day Giveaway – Travel Phrases and Korean Slangs

Mel — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 02:12:13 -0000

I'm not sure if the picture is showing up, but my name is Melanie!

Re: San Jose State's costly high-tech upgrade with Cisco faces setbacks, questions

Mel — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:04:18 -0000

That statement is pointless. I am not obligated to justify a background in IT; my "obvious" lack of understanding of "the internet," WANs, and LANs is irrelevant to your original reply to Ryan Gordon.

When you commented with the words, "the internet," it is assumed that you were talking about a stable connection to the World Wide Web. Therefore, I answered your original question, "What do you need the internet for at school?"

Re: San Jose State's costly high-tech upgrade with Cisco faces setbacks, questions

Mel — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:16:41 -0000

I don't know when you went to school, but technology has changed what being a student in university looks like. I'm in my last year of school, and through the 4 years I've been at SJSU, the internet has changed how classes are executed. Let me give you a few examples:

Professors stopped giving hard copy handouts and notes in
class because their budget for printing was cut to make the campus more "environmentally friendly." If professors give their students handouts, the money doesn't come from the school. What this means is that students often have to go online to find notes or readings that go with their lectures.

Research databases are now completely online. Sure, it is possible to look up the same databases physically in the library, but it isn't realistic for a student to do so. Because the internet has made the process of gathering research material much more efficient, assignments are given to students at lightning speed, sometimes. A university student these days simply does not have enough time to spend their time looking through a physical library catalog. Not to mention, at SJSU, a student's time is often spread between work, extracurricular activities, family, and assignments.

Internet use in the university setting doesn't just affect students; its become more important in the professors' workflow, too. Sometimes, professors want an assignment at 11:59pm on Sunday. A student living on campus, unless he or she goes off campus to find a connection, will be completely dependent on the internet at school to get this assignment in. They won't snail mail their assignment to their professor 3 days ahead, thinking, "What if the internet goes down over the weekend?" Not to mention, a professor most likely won't appreciate getting an assignment by mail.

Given these example situations, it's not realistic to say that the internet is just "a want" to a university student -- it is very much a necessity. It's not
the 90s anymore. In the present setting, the internet is no longer just a digital wonderland for frolicking and looking up free pornography.

Re: Irrational Want of the Day: Cup Shitsuki, the Cup Noodle Humidifier

Mel — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:44:58 -0000

Haha! That's a pretty neat gadget!

And it's nice to see a post from Erin again! :D

Re: How to defend your butt from Japanese children (Kancho Survival Guide)

Mel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:50:49 -0000

Hmm, makes me wish that I grew up in Japan as a kid. My parents used to use this back scratcher to discipline me whenever I did something bad. . -.;;;

Then again, I did get my hands on it and threw it away, haha~

Re: Salt Softserve, Shrines, and Scenic Art

Mel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:42 -0000

Ohh, I know that adding salt to dessert makes it more sweet! It must've been good.

I thought it was funny how you guys were arguing about the color of the ice cream in the beginning, haha. C:

Re: How to make your photos look like they’re from the Meiji Era

Mel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:41:13 -0000

ooh, that's cool! it's too bad I reallysuperultra suck with cameras though, I swear all cameras just decide to not work when they're in my hands. :C I'll pass this to my friends though! :D

Re: Towel Museum & Ocean Rapids

Mel — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:59:06 -0000

Wow, that towel museum sure is something! There were a lot of cute and creative creations. O: I wonder how long it took them to put together that aquarium display?

Re: Strange Katakana Words

Mel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:58:29 -0000

the sound katakana are so cute. C: Some of them remind me of the sounds my mom makes with cantonese. like ドンドン

Re: Practice Kana, Kanji, and Particles with Nihongoup

Mel — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:56:57 -0000

Haha, coolcool. C: I'm glad you guys like it, haha.

You know this is a pretty awesome end to my night, I just finished a 7 page paper. now I can celebrate by STUDYING. whooo. P;

Re: Why you should use a Mac to study Japanese

Mel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:28:26 -0000

I love my overuse of stuff, thing, and haha in this comment. P;

Re: Why you should use a Mac to study Japanese

Mel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:09:47 -0000

Hmmm, I'm not really that much into Macs just because I grew up on PCs so I haven't a clue on how to work the mac stuff, haha.

But a lot of the stuff seems more like a convenience than anything, haha. Though the language imput thing is much nicer and simpler than window's language bar thing for the xp.

Re: Horse Meat

Mel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:57:31 -0000

that meat sorta looks like chinese bbq pork. O:

Re: Doug Tries Sushi

Mel — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:54:09 -0000

Haha, so when they started playing the music I thought more of the generic chinese themes of chinese restaurants rather than japanese. But wow, the animation and stuff really does look dated! o _o I remember watching this show as a little kid on a saturday morning, haha.