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With such an emphasis on cosmetic statistics, Princeton students are already complaining that these grading guidelines are morphing into virtual caps on the number of A’s given by professors. Though only “guidelines,” their ultimate effect is to create arbitrary distinctions between equally high-quality work. The only proof of any progress in grade deflation lies in the grades themselves. Princeton professors shouldn’t be told how to grade their students, nor should they be virtually required to make distinctions between talented students that don’t actually exist...
...turntablist sense. There's just no physical way to recreate the vinyl experience with tracks that are still inside the iPod. You'd have to sample the tunes into some kind of memory first, and by that point, you might as well connect one or two of Pioneer's virtual turntables for CDs and DVDs...
...TIME: Joss, this is Lev from Time magazine. You're also in the virtual presence of Neil Gaiman...
...Neil Gaiman: I'm not virtual. I'm here...
...TIME: Sorry. You're virtual, Joss. Neil's real...