I was one of the 45,000. And although I agree that CIT is one of the most incompetent IT staffs I have ever come into contact with, keep in mind that CIT's actions do not necessarily reflect the knowledge of the general student body. I know plenty of freshmen who know more about computers than the CIT staff. It's frustrating when you call the IT department and then YOU have to explain to THEM how to fix the problem you're having with your internet connection.
So for all of you bashing Cornell: going to Cornell won't mean that you learn less about computers and security because of the IT staff being dumb. Knowledge of IT staff does not equal quality of classes when the selection process for hiring those staff members is as bad as it is. On top of that, most of the people who should be IT staff don't want to be. And at any school you'll have problems with the administration or the staff being incompetent in some way, that's just how it works.
There was a book I read once about firefighting. It, too, involved seek-and-destroy-style robots. Mechanical hounds with hypodermic needles filled with a powerful local sedative, if I remember correctly. And the authorities had lots of fun filming the hunt for a man who wanted nothing more than to read a few books. They even killed an innocent bystander when they lost him and didn't want to admit their loss on public television.
Fahrenheit 451, remember that one?
I agree with you. There was nothing more effective than realizing what deep shit I had gotten myself into, trying to run, feeling that hand grab my arm and throw me over a parent's knee...it sucked. I always learned my lesson and (almost) never misbehaved in that way again.
My dad used to have a saying: "I can't get in trouble if it doesn't leave marks." It was humor (for him, it was terror for me, haha) at the time, but he had a point. I don't think any judge will inflict a penalty for simply spanking a child. At least, I haven't heard of any such cases.
And there are other ways to scare the shit out of a kid without resorting to violence. My dad had to say this to me once: "Go get the belt." The walk upstairs to his room to get the belt, the stretch to get it down, the walk back downstairs holding the belt...by the time I got back to him, I was pleading and blubbering like, well, a baby. He leveled his gaze at me and said, "are you ever going to do it again?" I stammered no, the belt went back upstairs, and I was safe. But I didn't want to risk it. I never did it again. I'm pretty sure he would have hit me with the belt if I had. But I never got to find out, and that's the important part -- my dad managed to get the same effect as a spanking through only the threat of violence.
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I was one of the 45,000. And although I agree that CIT is one of the most incompetent IT staffs I have ever come into contact with, keep in mind that CIT's actions do not necessarily reflect the knowledge of the general student body. I know plenty of freshmen who know more about computers than the CIT staff. It's frustrating when you call the IT department and then YOU have to explain to THEM how to fix the problem you're having with your internet connection.
So for all of you bashing Cornell: going to Cornell won't mean that you learn less about computers and security because of the IT staff being dumb. Knowledge of IT staff does not equal quality of classes when the selection process for hiring those staff members is as bad as it is. On top of that, most of the people who should be IT staff don't want to be. And at any school you'll have problems with the administration or the staff being incompetent in some way, that's just how it works.
There was a book I read once about firefighting. It, too, involved seek-and-destroy-style robots. Mechanical hounds with hypodermic needles filled with a powerful local sedative, if I remember correctly. And the authorities had lots of fun filming the hunt for a man who wanted nothing more than to read a few books. They even killed an innocent bystander when they lost him and didn't want to admit their loss on public television. Fahrenheit 451, remember that one?
I agree with you. There was nothing more effective than realizing what deep shit I had gotten myself into, trying to run, feeling that hand grab my arm and throw me over a parent's knee...it sucked. I always learned my lesson and (almost) never misbehaved in that way again.
My dad used to have a saying: "I can't get in trouble if it doesn't leave marks." It was humor (for him, it was terror for me, haha) at the time, but he had a point. I don't think any judge will inflict a penalty for simply spanking a child. At least, I haven't heard of any such cases.
And there are other ways to scare the shit out of a kid without resorting to violence. My dad had to say this to me once: "Go get the belt." The walk upstairs to his room to get the belt, the stretch to get it down, the walk back downstairs holding the belt...by the time I got back to him, I was pleading and blubbering like, well, a baby. He leveled his gaze at me and said, "are you ever going to do it again?" I stammered no, the belt went back upstairs, and I was safe. But I didn't want to risk it. I never did it again. I'm pretty sure he would have hit me with the belt if I had. But I never got to find out, and that's the important part -- my dad managed to get the same effect as a spanking through only the threat of violence.
Start a soap business, working out of your home, using the fat you steal from the local liposuction clinic.