I've heard that people who have lived in Greece and observed how many hours people actually work think those numbers are a joke. It is entirely possible that Greek people just are more willing than anyone else to lie about how many hours they work.
Well, first of all, I don't think architecture is that easy (though I am not an architect, but I have discussed the curriculum with some). Getting a law degree and passing the bar is not that difficult, though being a good lawyer is very difficult. In any event, honestly, STEM majors aren't quite as hard as STEM people like to brag about. I did some substantive coursework in STEM subjects at both the undergrad and grad level and they could be challenging but were not as bad as some STEM people like to pretend.
The decline of engineering is primarily because of a structural problem; you need a finite number of them, and after a certain point more don't really do much (not criticizing engineering at all, that's how EVERY field works).
MBAs are a losing proposition except from the most elite schools. Executives/management get money only if they work their way up, and sales tends to pay lousy unless you are actually bringing in a lot of business.
The financial industry is lucrative for only a very small number of people. If you don't go to a small handful of MBA programs, you ain't getting on Wall Street. And entry-level financial industry people are going to start at $40k to $50k if they're lucky, and can work for many years without getting much higher.
The problem with STEM is the same problem with all white collar jobs: Our country and our planet just do not need nearly as many college-educated professionals as it produces. A lot of the entry-level (but previously somewhat lucrative grunt work) can now be done with computers, and ubiquitous communications networks quicken the work that does have to be done.
STEM grads don't have it nearly as bad as architects or lawyers these days but I'm sure they'll get there.
I've played Hack or NetHack off and on for literally 25 years and never ascended. I don't even try at this point, I just like barreling through the dungeon as a barbarian until something kills me. When reading through the strategy guides it seems the way to ascend is to play in a manner that sucks all the fun out of the game...
I (and my friends) always preferred LucasArts, games seemed better made than Sierra and a lot more fun. Plus Sierra games would kill you for absolutely no reason which was annoying.
I've heard of Lazarus but never tried it, I thought it was a mod to some other game? I was thrilled when GOG.com got Ultima 5 btw, it still holds up after all these years graphically (though oddly, ultima 6's graphics look like a mess).
At the time I was a kid with a VERY limited pool of money to buy games, so when I did I wanted them to feel like someone spent thousands of hours developing them. I just didn't get that feeling from SSI, and they didn't really do the D&D feel well ("bar brawls" taking place over an area the size of a football field with dozens of participants including squadrons of high-level spellcasters?)
They do mention Rogue though, which I think will count as nethack. Bureaucracy was good, though I think the best Infocom game of all time was Trinity. Planetfall was awesome too.
Really? I thought Wasteland was brilliant, but I really disliked the SSI games like Pool of Radiance, they played like wargames (not surprising for SSI). They also had a tendency to feel like they were made with a construction set instead of coded from scratch.
Absolutely wrong. CRPGs were huge back in the late 80's and early 90's, with Ultima, Bard's Tale, Wizardry, Wasteland, etc. Baldur's Gate made the genre popular again but it definitely didn't create "the western scene."
Me too, I played them all except Wizardry, Starflight, and Dungeon Master.
I do remember very vividly the Wizardry ad that used to run in Computer Gaming World (best game magazine ever until they changed the format) with the topless, green-skinned girl. Good times.
Of course, the greatest RPGs of that era still remain Ultima 5 and Wasteland.
"More likely he was arrested by accident and the government has the wrong guy or group."
Didn't The Jester out Monsegur last year based on publicly available, verifiable information? Seemed fairly convincing.
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Yep. I have a kindle fire and love it, but it's not a great reading platform for the reasons mentioned here and in the story. The e-ink kindle is great though, and the experience is 99% as good as a regular paper book.
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Direct observations? Or the spin you put on outraged internet blog posts?
"The challenge is having the NZ courts rule there was bad faith when the US is clearly manipulating the entire process."
Not really. As much as slashdotters want to believe there is a shadowy U.S. cabal dictating policy to every other country, it's just not true.
I've heard that people who have lived in Greece and observed how many hours people actually work think those numbers are a joke. It is entirely possible that Greek people just are more willing than anyone else to lie about how many hours they work.
Unemployment rate among newly graduated lawyers (in the sense of actual jobs needing a law degree) is probably about 50% right now.
Well heaven forbid you actually train someone to do it. That's why you can't find anybody, every company wants instant gratification with no work.
Well, first of all, I don't think architecture is that easy (though I am not an architect, but I have discussed the curriculum with some). Getting a law degree and passing the bar is not that difficult, though being a good lawyer is very difficult. In any event, honestly, STEM majors aren't quite as hard as STEM people like to brag about. I did some substantive coursework in STEM subjects at both the undergrad and grad level and they could be challenging but were not as bad as some STEM people like to pretend.
The decline of engineering is primarily because of a structural problem; you need a finite number of them, and after a certain point more don't really do much (not criticizing engineering at all, that's how EVERY field works).
MBAs are a losing proposition except from the most elite schools. Executives/management get money only if they work their way up, and sales tends to pay lousy unless you are actually bringing in a lot of business.
The financial industry is lucrative for only a very small number of people. If you don't go to a small handful of MBA programs, you ain't getting on Wall Street. And entry-level financial industry people are going to start at $40k to $50k if they're lucky, and can work for many years without getting much higher.
The problem with STEM is the same problem with all white collar jobs: Our country and our planet just do not need nearly as many college-educated professionals as it produces. A lot of the entry-level (but previously somewhat lucrative grunt work) can now be done with computers, and ubiquitous communications networks quicken the work that does have to be done.
STEM grads don't have it nearly as bad as architects or lawyers these days but I'm sure they'll get there.
I've played Hack or NetHack off and on for literally 25 years and never ascended. I don't even try at this point, I just like barreling through the dungeon as a barbarian until something kills me. When reading through the strategy guides it seems the way to ascend is to play in a manner that sucks all the fun out of the game...
I (and my friends) always preferred LucasArts, games seemed better made than Sierra and a lot more fun. Plus Sierra games would kill you for absolutely no reason which was annoying.
I've heard of Lazarus but never tried it, I thought it was a mod to some other game? I was thrilled when GOG.com got Ultima 5 btw, it still holds up after all these years graphically (though oddly, ultima 6's graphics look like a mess).
At the time I was a kid with a VERY limited pool of money to buy games, so when I did I wanted them to feel like someone spent thousands of hours developing them. I just didn't get that feeling from SSI, and they didn't really do the D&D feel well ("bar brawls" taking place over an area the size of a football field with dozens of participants including squadrons of high-level spellcasters?)
They do mention Rogue though, which I think will count as nethack. Bureaucracy was good, though I think the best Infocom game of all time was Trinity. Planetfall was awesome too.
Can't wait for Wasteland 2.
Really? I thought Wasteland was brilliant, but I really disliked the SSI games like Pool of Radiance, they played like wargames (not surprising for SSI). They also had a tendency to feel like they were made with a construction set instead of coded from scratch.
Absolutely wrong. CRPGs were huge back in the late 80's and early 90's, with Ultima, Bard's Tale, Wizardry, Wasteland, etc. Baldur's Gate made the genre popular again but it definitely didn't create "the western scene."
Me too, I played them all except Wizardry, Starflight, and Dungeon Master. I do remember very vividly the Wizardry ad that used to run in Computer Gaming World (best game magazine ever until they changed the format) with the topless, green-skinned girl. Good times. Of course, the greatest RPGs of that era still remain Ultima 5 and Wasteland.
"More likely he was arrested by accident and the government has the wrong guy or group." Didn't The Jester out Monsegur last year based on publicly available, verifiable information? Seemed fairly convincing.
Yep. I have a kindle fire and love it, but it's not a great reading platform for the reasons mentioned here and in the story. The e-ink kindle is great though, and the experience is 99% as good as a regular paper book.
Unless he invents a time machine I think your childhood is safe.
How many times exactly have you been divorced?
Oooh, Internet Tough Guy is here.
Do you believe in anthropogenic global warming?