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El Héroe Oscuro March 2nd, 2014 7:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanille Sky (Post 8124378)
I thought that was common sense...XD Not that I'm insulting you and telling you that you have none >< But if the information's on Wikipedia, it's bound to be from somewhere else.

Nah, it's all good haha! I don't think I had ever actually looked at Wikipedia in depth before so I just relied on my information elsewhere. But hey, now I know so when I return to school in the Fall I can use that little tidbit of info to my advantage :)

Raine March 2nd, 2014 7:26 PM

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Originally Posted by elheroeoscuro (Post 8124397)
Nah, it's all good haha! I don't think I had ever actually looked at Wikipedia in depth before so I just relied on my information elsewhere. But hey, now I know so when I return to school in the Fall I can use that little tidbit of info to my advantage :)

Better insert that credit to me! ;D Just kidding~ I think Wikipedia should be used as a last resort if you can't find anything through extensive searching through search engines. I say that, but Wikipedia used to be the number one website I would visit first when doing papers XD Clearly I don't practice what I preach :c

Nick March 2nd, 2014 7:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanille Sky (Post 8124378)
I thought that was common sense...XD Not that I'm insulting you and telling you that you have none >< But if the information's on Wikipedia, it's bound to be from somewhere else.

Whenever one of my professors tells us we're not allowed to use Wikipedia in our essays (most of my college professors encourage the use of Wikipedia for other means), I just ignore that for that very reason. There's a source to almost all of the content in most of the articles that someone would write a report on and I use those sources in my report instead.

Alexander Nicholi March 2nd, 2014 7:45 PM

What's stupid about my high school is that they force us to use their database for ALL sources, so Google isn't allowed. Their database is also full of organizationally-biased info, meaning you're going to find zilch on how computers should be integrated into public education (as an example).

I don't really care enough, so I just grab something from Google or WP and plaster their database's name onto it. They don't really care enough to notice~ :D

Zet March 2nd, 2014 7:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerial Ace (Post 8124422)
Whenever one of my professors tells us we're not allowed to use Wikipedia in our essays (most of my college professors encourage the use of Wikipedia for other means), I just ignore that for that very reason. There's a source to almost all of the content in most of the articles that someone would write a report on and I use those sources in my report instead.

I don't think they're telling you that you can't use it, but you can't use it as a citation.

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Originally Posted by ®ock§mashGod (Post 8124446)
What's stupid about my high school is that they force us to use their database for ALL sources, so Google isn't allowed. Their database is also full of organizationally-biased info, meaning you're going to find zilch on how computers should be integrated into public education (as an example).

I don't really care enough, so I just grab something from Google or WP and plaster their database's name onto it. They don't really care enough to notice~ :D

I would recommend switching schools. The teachers at the school I went to allowed us to use their database, and websites on the internet just as long as we used them in our citations.

Sir Codin March 2nd, 2014 7:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ®ock§mashGod (Post 8124446)
What's stupid about my high school is that they force us to use their database for ALL sources, so Google isn't allowed. Their database is also full of organizationally-biased info, meaning you're going to find zilch on how computers should be integrated into public education (as an example).

I don't really care enough, so I just grab something from Google or WP and plaster their database's name onto it. They don't really care enough to notice~ :D

I concur, your school sounds like ♥♥♥♥. My high school allowed us to use sources from any database, including Google.

Alexander Nicholi March 2nd, 2014 7:59 PM

Well, I'm probably not going to be going to that school next year (due to grades caused by psychological issues). Believe me, it's a good school! Then again, the only reason I want to be there is because of ROTC. :>

There is a very stiff competition to become a teacher at my HS, because the students are well-behaved military kids. I imagine the secondary school I'll be going to next year won't have as good a staff as this one. :/

El Héroe Oscuro March 2nd, 2014 8:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ®ock§mashGod (Post 8124446)
What's stupid about my high school is that they force us to use their database for ALL sources, so Google isn't allowed. Their database is also full of organizationally-biased info, meaning you're going to find zilch on how computers should be integrated into public education (as an example).

I don't really care enough, so I just grab something from Google or WP and plaster their database's name onto it. They don't really care enough to notice~ :D

Although it may sound silly now, your school might actually be preparing you for how write papers when y'all go off to college. I know for the classes I take in college, they want to us to start looking up more scholarly articles through data bases instead of through Google, which I semi-approve of. For one thing, it has a lot more information than one can find on Google in my opinion, but it just takes more time in finding them.

However, that's a shame that your school's information is biased. Just add your own flare to it then and kick it to "the man" I daresay.

Netto Azure March 2nd, 2014 8:58 PM

Looking up scholarly articles is quite interesting. Though very time consuming :(

Also that title D:

Sir Codin March 2nd, 2014 9:37 PM

So I like finally get on Netflix and want to watch Star Wars, but no, no streaming for Star Wars on Netflix. Because Lucas hates you. Or Disney, whoever.

El Héroe Oscuro March 2nd, 2014 9:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CarcharOdin (Post 8124613)
So I like finally get on Netflix and want to watch Star Wars, but no, no streaming for Star Wars on Netflix. Because Lucas hates you. Or Disney, whoever.

If you go on Project Free TV, you can watch the Star Wars movies there. Plus a lot of other great movies and TV shows. I ended up watching all the seasons of How I Met Your Mother on there (and yes, it's free; no registration required)

Link: http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/

Also, you're avatar is bloody awesome. Party on Darth, party on.

Tsutarja March 3rd, 2014 3:05 AM

My brother recently created a profile for me on his Netflix account and I've been watching some of the first season (Indigo League) of Pokémon, which was recently released onto Netflix iirc

Maraala March 3rd, 2014 3:33 AM

Netflix is cool cause it has Top Gear, so I've been wasting my time watching the older series.

Hiatus March 3rd, 2014 3:59 AM

I've signed-up for Netflix before, but never really bothered watch anything aside from Ironman 2. Wish I had taken full advantage of my free trial instead of just letting it go to a waste, haha. ;o;

Cordelia March 3rd, 2014 4:10 AM

I literally watch Netflix all the time and so does my son XD We don't have Cable but we really enjoy Netflix. He's watching Jake and the Neverland Pirates right now :P

Alexander Nicholi March 3rd, 2014 4:19 AM

As soon as Netflix gets Forrest Gump and Undercover Brother I will be happy. Those two movies are amazing!

What? Pokémon on Netflix? Nah. I'd much rather spend a month nonstop torrenting the whole 134GB of anime than stream it. Why risk the possibility of them removing it? :)

Tsutarja March 3rd, 2014 4:47 AM

It's difficult for me to marathon a series for hours on end, so Netflix wouldn't be something I'd invest into atm, really

Raine March 3rd, 2014 4:51 AM

I can't marathon shows either, unless I'm watching them with someone \: I'm the type of person to get bored rather easily so I start skimming through episodes DX

Alexander Nicholi March 3rd, 2014 4:53 AM

The only marathon I'vebeen able to handle is the Firefly series + the movie, which takes about a day IIRC. My mother has done marathons of Law and Order: SVU and Doctor Who, though. :D

Doctor Who marathons are painful for me because each episode feels like an entire series D:

El Héroe Oscuro March 3rd, 2014 4:58 AM

It's so bad for you to marathon shows, but I remember marathoning Sword Art Online, Doctor Who, and Kill la Kill because they are such good shows. I tried to do Game of Thrones but my god those episodes are long (please no spoilers about Game of Thrones, I've only watched the first 2 seasons so far ;____;)

Plumpyfoof March 3rd, 2014 5:23 AM

I assume by marathon, you guys mean binge-watch. In which case every tv show I ever watch I watch in one sitting. Game of Thrones, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Community. Just a handfull.
Community I've actually binge watched a few times. Anyone else binge Community?

Ibraihim the Betrayed March 3rd, 2014 5:44 AM

I marathon'd all 3 seasons of Game of Thrones in 3 days. Gonna do it again 3 days before season 4 starts. :D

Astraea March 3rd, 2014 5:53 AM

Marathon is a sport or what? I don't know what actually marathon is, can someone tell me?

El Héroe Oscuro March 3rd, 2014 6:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Plumpyfoof (Post 8124983)
Anyone else binge Community?

Cool. Cool cool cool.

I'm going to miss the combo of Troy and Abed </3

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Originally Posted by MegaIndianCharizardX (Post 8125011)
Marathon is a sport or what? I don't know what actually marathon is, can someone tell me?

It just means being able to watch 10's of episodes or seasons in one sitting. Essentially as Plumpyfoof simply put it, it's binge-watching.

Shining Raichu March 3rd, 2014 7:21 AM

Marathoning seems to be the only way I watch TV shows these days. I'd kill to just watch one episode and walk away.


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