How much music did you buy before the age of 12? I think I owned my collection of Disney movie 45s from when I was 5 and a few other children's records. I think I bought maybe an album or two each year until I was 16 or so. But my serious music buying didn't start until was in my early 20s.
These types of stories always makes me shake my head. It generates all sorts of speculation by a bunch of (geeky) men on why women do (or don't do) something when they really have no clue what they're talking about.
And, as a woman, I couldn't tell you why not as many women go into computer science as men, because I did. I did get my psychology degree first because it took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do career-wise. It was when I working full time after graduating university that I decided on computers/software development after hanging out with out IT guys a lot.
I got a two year diploma from our technical college instead of doing another 4 years at university. In my class, we were split about 50/50 between new high school graduates and mature students (over 25) looking at a change in careers. Of the 50% of us "older" folks, I'd say about a third were women. I can only distinctly recall one in the high school crowd. Why the difference? Who knows...
I grew up in the 70's and 80's and most of my friends didn't own much music and neither did I. We listened to whatever was on the radio. I had a cassette ready to tape on my "boom box" if a song I really liked came on and I raced to hit the record button so I could listen to it when I wanted. After a couple weeks, I would tire of the song and re-record over it. I would say that's today's equivalent of streaming.
Most of my friends don't have substantial music collections just like most people in my parent's generation didn't either. Yes, there were a few with a substantial collection (I'm talking dozens if not hundreds of albums), but most just listen to what was on the radio. Today most of my friends listen to the radio, some stream it on their PCs, put on a music channel on tv (either video or simple audio streaming). But they still don't buy music on a regular basis.
As I have gotten older, I've turned into one of those with a substantial music collection. I love finding new and different music from artists who work at their craft. That's the music I want to hear over and over again. It may be folk, rock, jazz, blues, classical, etc., but the common theme is that its "good music". Most popular music is not written nor performed by artists. It's churned out by the recording factory for disposable consumption. Why would you hold on to that?
See, in order to innovate, there needs to be a group of people who are willing to take on early adoption. This is key... most of this is done by men.
unbiased citation needed, from a study not run by people with huge political conflicts of interest. This is one of those memes that is a load of rubbish. It needs to die. BOTH genders have trouble 'multitasking'.. just ask anyone who's seen a woman driving an SUV while chatting on the cellphone.
... and where is your ubiased citation for the first part of your post that I've quoted???
I was wondering if a Canadian would post about MemoryExpress. I don't know about them starting out selling out of the back of a van, but I've been shopping there since they only had one very small shop in Calgary. They now have 3 (large) shops in Calgary, two in Edmonton and one each in Winnipeg and Richmond. They're definitely different from Best Buy in store layout and sales tactics. The stores aren't fancy, there's nothing fancy (no slick counter displays, flashing lights or loud music as noted by a poster above) and no pushy sales people. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. It's the first place I go for computer/electronics and for most of my friends as well.
I find it interesting that similar questions are asked about the lack of brick and mortar camera stores on different forums (including dpreview) where people in the US have little or no choice in camera stores and have to drive great distances to get to one. In Calgary we have a number of dedicated stores to choose from for our photography needs. I think most major Canadian cities can say the same.
It makes me wonder if there's a major cultural difference that influences the success/failure of these stores.
When I took a photography course back in university (pre-digital, all film), we were told the first trick to getting a good picture is to take lots of pictures. You better your odds. Of course the expense of film and developing it naturally limited the number of photos one took compared to digital. But the principle remains the same. And when you're still learning, you need to take a lot of pictures to learn what the proper exposure is for a certain shot and how to compose it. And if you're somewhere where you're not likely to get to again, I would err on the side of taking too many photos versus not enough.
Thanks for all of you who took the time to comment. It's very much appreciated.
For those whose comments refer to the word "modern" in the title, this wasn't my word choice. My submission title did not include that word (nor "tips"); the editors chose that title.
OP replying here. I actually stated I wanted to use the right tool. I didn't say I wouldn't learn PHP or any other language, just that I would prefer to stay in my comfort zone (in my case Java). Part of that reasoning is because the end goal is a working website, not adding another technology to my resume. I've come across a number of people who jump from one language/framework to another with each new project they embark on. They end up being a mediocre jack of all trades and master of none.
Did you ever consider the cause of your discontent was yourself? You were the common denominator after all.
And I'm actually half serious saying that. I have an acquaitance who went from software development to being a teacher (in Canada) and in all the schools she's worked at (3 that I know of), they're all idiots who can't do anything right. Knowing her as well as I do, I don't think it's the schools that have the problem...
Actually, Canada doesn't. My brother, a Canadian citizen, lived in Brazil for many years and never had to pay Canadian taxes on money he earned overseas. He works on off-shore drilling rigs and so his workplace was the ocean. He did have to pay American taxes when he worked for an American company and Brazilian taxes when he worked for a Brazilian company. Now that he's moved back to Canada, he'll start paying Canadian taxes again.
I could take the bus from the stop 2 blocks from my house that stops right in front of my work building (no transfers). I don't. It costs me less to drive, both time-wise and money-wise.
Driving time: 10-15 minutes
Bus time: 60 minutes
Driving cost: ~$1.00
Bus cost: $4.20
As to the other "savings" you mention...
Reading, computing, watching a movie etc. can only be done if you can get a seat on the bus. Not so easy if you have to stand. And for those of us who have motion-sickness issues, there's no way I can do those things even if I do have a seat, otherwise there'll be a big puddle of sick happening. As it is, all the jerking from starting/stopping already has me doing my best to keep my breakfast in my stomach.
Then let's get into the issue of having to deal with smells. Some people shower on a regular basis, some don't. Some people are smokers and they just reek of it. Some people like to shower in perfume/cologne. Yay! I can start/end my day with a migraine because of these people.
I can stop off at the grocery store on the way home, do my shopping and be home and making supper before I'd even be arriving home on the bus from work. If I took the bus, on the evenings I have to go out (courses, church council meetings etc.), I wouldn't have time to eat before I had to leave again.
Sorry, there's just isn't any personal savings with me taking transit.
There's really no advantage to transit for me.
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How much music did you buy before the age of 12? I think I owned my collection of Disney movie 45s from when I was 5 and a few other children's records. I think I bought maybe an album or two each year until I was 16 or so. But my serious music buying didn't start until was in my early 20s.
These types of stories always makes me shake my head. It generates all sorts of speculation by a bunch of (geeky) men on why women do (or don't do) something when they really have no clue what they're talking about.
And, as a woman, I couldn't tell you why not as many women go into computer science as men, because I did. I did get my psychology degree first because it took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do career-wise. It was when I working full time after graduating university that I decided on computers/software development after hanging out with out IT guys a lot.
I got a two year diploma from our technical college instead of doing another 4 years at university. In my class, we were split about 50/50 between new high school graduates and mature students (over 25) looking at a change in careers. Of the 50% of us "older" folks, I'd say about a third were women. I can only distinctly recall one in the high school crowd. Why the difference? Who knows...
I grew up in the 70's and 80's and most of my friends didn't own much music and neither did I. We listened to whatever was on the radio. I had a cassette ready to tape on my "boom box" if a song I really liked came on and I raced to hit the record button so I could listen to it when I wanted. After a couple weeks, I would tire of the song and re-record over it. I would say that's today's equivalent of streaming.
Most of my friends don't have substantial music collections just like most people in my parent's generation didn't either. Yes, there were a few with a substantial collection (I'm talking dozens if not hundreds of albums), but most just listen to what was on the radio. Today most of my friends listen to the radio, some stream it on their PCs, put on a music channel on tv (either video or simple audio streaming). But they still don't buy music on a regular basis.
As I have gotten older, I've turned into one of those with a substantial music collection. I love finding new and different music from artists who work at their craft. That's the music I want to hear over and over again. It may be folk, rock, jazz, blues, classical, etc., but the common theme is that its "good music". Most popular music is not written nor performed by artists. It's churned out by the recording factory for disposable consumption. Why would you hold on to that?
I usually do because it's usually cheaper.
See, in order to innovate, there needs to be a group of people who are willing to take on early adoption. This is key... most of this is done by men.
unbiased citation needed, from a study not run by people with huge political conflicts of interest. This is one of those memes that is a load of rubbish. It needs to die. BOTH genders have trouble 'multitasking'.. just ask anyone who's seen a woman driving an SUV while chatting on the cellphone.
... and where is your ubiased citation for the first part of your post that I've quoted???
I was wondering if a Canadian would post about MemoryExpress. I don't know about them starting out selling out of the back of a van, but I've been shopping there since they only had one very small shop in Calgary. They now have 3 (large) shops in Calgary, two in Edmonton and one each in Winnipeg and Richmond. They're definitely different from Best Buy in store layout and sales tactics. The stores aren't fancy, there's nothing fancy (no slick counter displays, flashing lights or loud music as noted by a poster above) and no pushy sales people. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. It's the first place I go for computer/electronics and for most of my friends as well.
I find it interesting that similar questions are asked about the lack of brick and mortar camera stores on different forums (including dpreview) where people in the US have little or no choice in camera stores and have to drive great distances to get to one. In Calgary we have a number of dedicated stores to choose from for our photography needs. I think most major Canadian cities can say the same.
It makes me wonder if there's a major cultural difference that influences the success/failure of these stores.
When I took a photography course back in university (pre-digital, all film), we were told the first trick to getting a good picture is to take lots of pictures. You better your odds. Of course the expense of film and developing it naturally limited the number of photos one took compared to digital. But the principle remains the same. And when you're still learning, you need to take a lot of pictures to learn what the proper exposure is for a certain shot and how to compose it. And if you're somewhere where you're not likely to get to again, I would err on the side of taking too many photos versus not enough.
No, I am NOT thinking of developing applets. I mentioned them to illustrate how long it's been that I did web page development.
Thanks for all of you who took the time to comment. It's very much appreciated. For those whose comments refer to the word "modern" in the title, this wasn't my word choice. My submission title did not include that word (nor "tips"); the editors chose that title.
OP replying here. I actually stated I wanted to use the right tool. I didn't say I wouldn't learn PHP or any other language, just that I would prefer to stay in my comfort zone (in my case Java). Part of that reasoning is because the end goal is a working website, not adding another technology to my resume. I've come across a number of people who jump from one language/framework to another with each new project they embark on. They end up being a mediocre jack of all trades and master of none.
Did you ever consider the cause of your discontent was yourself? You were the common denominator after all.
And I'm actually half serious saying that. I have an acquaitance who went from software development to being a teacher (in Canada) and in all the schools she's worked at (3 that I know of), they're all idiots who can't do anything right. Knowing her as well as I do, I don't think it's the schools that have the problem...
Actually, Canada doesn't. My brother, a Canadian citizen, lived in Brazil for many years and never had to pay Canadian taxes on money he earned overseas. He works on off-shore drilling rigs and so his workplace was the ocean. He did have to pay American taxes when he worked for an American company and Brazilian taxes when he worked for a Brazilian company. Now that he's moved back to Canada, he'll start paying Canadian taxes again.
I could take the bus from the stop 2 blocks from my house that stops right in front of my work building (no transfers). I don't. It costs me less to drive, both time-wise and money-wise. Driving time: 10-15 minutes Bus time: 60 minutes Driving cost: ~$1.00 Bus cost: $4.20 As to the other "savings" you mention... Reading, computing, watching a movie etc. can only be done if you can get a seat on the bus. Not so easy if you have to stand. And for those of us who have motion-sickness issues, there's no way I can do those things even if I do have a seat, otherwise there'll be a big puddle of sick happening. As it is, all the jerking from starting/stopping already has me doing my best to keep my breakfast in my stomach. Then let's get into the issue of having to deal with smells. Some people shower on a regular basis, some don't. Some people are smokers and they just reek of it. Some people like to shower in perfume/cologne. Yay! I can start/end my day with a migraine because of these people. I can stop off at the grocery store on the way home, do my shopping and be home and making supper before I'd even be arriving home on the bus from work. If I took the bus, on the evenings I have to go out (courses, church council meetings etc.), I wouldn't have time to eat before I had to leave again. Sorry, there's just isn't any personal savings with me taking transit. There's really no advantage to transit for me.