Software engineers are probably the most "disposable" of the bunch
So, if I was to think of one software design from the 60' (not that long ago, even), I can't think of any.
Try fast forwarding to the 70's - the shuttle software is well designed and still going strong.
"This software never crashes. It never needs to be re-booted. This software is bug-free. It is perfect, as perfect as human beings have achieved. Consider these stats : the last three versions of the program - each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors." -- Charles Fishman, "They Write the Right Stuff", describing software engineering perfection in the space shuttle program
I got to college and found that my awesome SAT scores meant absolutely nothing. I almost failed out during my freshman year in college.
You need to qualify this - did you work as hard at your studies in College as you did in High School? This happens to a lot of students - the social life of College/University begins to take over their studies (not that there's anything wrong with that!:^)
One of my friends from school was dux of our House, but then dropped out of University three times in twelve months. His excuse? "I'd done all my work in Year Twelve (the last year before University), I didn't need to do any more..."
I don't remember Lego being a team game. I'm the youngest of 3 and I remember mostly playing with Lego alone. OK, sometimes I built something with my sis, but then it was more about cooperation than leadership.
There is no way Lego was a team game at our house. We had this big bucket and you'd have to fight to get the pieces you wanted otherwise you'd end up having a space station that looked more like a railway station, complete with those little plastic flowers...
"I predict that geeks do just as well as anyone else - no better no worse. There are those that succeed because two highly reclusive people fit well togethor and an equal amount that fail based on the same reasoning."
Geeks do just as well as anyone else simply because they are real people behind their reclusiveness. Unless, of course, you are really screwed up in which case you're unlikely to find a mate anyway:^)
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"This software never crashes. It never needs to be re-booted. This software is bug-free. It is perfect, as perfect as human beings have achieved. Consider these stats : the last three versions of the program - each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors." -- Charles Fishman, "They Write the Right Stuff", describing software engineering perfection in the space shuttle program
... some of them actually make sense. Like the one that makes it illegal to use a mobile phone in a car without a hands-free kit. :^)
Like you said, Mars!
These guys think long term - if they can beat the US to Mars, that's some decent propaganda. :^)
You need to qualify this - did you work as hard at your studies in College as you did in High School? This happens to a lot of students - the social life of College/University begins to take over their studies (not that there's anything wrong with that! :^)
One of my friends from school was dux of our House, but then dropped out of University three times in twelve months. His excuse? "I'd done all my work in Year Twelve (the last year before University), I didn't need to do any more..."
I don't remember Lego being a team game. I'm the youngest of 3 and I remember mostly playing with Lego alone. OK, sometimes I built something with my sis, but then it was more about cooperation than leadership.
There is no way Lego was a team game at our house. We had this big bucket and you'd have to fight to get the pieces you wanted otherwise you'd end up having a space station that looked more like a railway station, complete with those little plastic flowers...
Geeks do just as well as anyone else simply because they are real people behind their reclusiveness. Unless, of course, you are really screwed up in which case you're unlikely to find a mate anyway :^)