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False. You cannot say that smart phones and tablets would be different or the same since events unfolded the way they did. In fact, smart phones and tablets existed before Apple even did anything with them, and were of similar design. You know, rectangles with touch screens. Give me a god damn break. It was only a matter of time until someone made things thinner. Apple may be the first innovator, but only a fucking idiot would think that things would be that different without them.
Thanks for the advice. My university actually offers a course where you work on an applied research topic for a company. I will probably take it next semester along with mathematical statistics. I actually haven't attempted the preliminary exams yet. I am having extraordinary difficulty finding time to actually do the homework in the course that the prelim covers, which is essentially real analysis. Ive taken similar courses twice before, but I am just completely unable to devote enough time to it. I am actually going to probably drop it as my grade is suffering badly. I know this will look bad, but it will look a lot better than a C especially since I have an excuse. I am unsure how best to proceed at this point. I figure I can apply for a masters program in CS and make my mind up this summer. I'm pretty much at a point where I am losing passion for mathematics because of this constant work load.
That sounds totally unreasonable. Granted, the current minimum wage is a joke, and it should be increased, but 20 dollars an hour is more than I make right now. I make more than enough to get by if it weren't for my debts (student loans, credit card), so mandating that everyone make that much is excessive. The minimum wage should be the absolute minimum a single family can survive on. Furthermore, guaranteed income is the dumbest idea I have ever heard of. Perhaps guaranteed food / shelter as a safety net so you don't die in a gutter, but there should be limits on everything. I.e. you live in a bunk house and are given 2000 calories a day from cheaper, but still nutritious foods in a chow line. Welfare shouldn't be so comfortable that people can tolerate it long term, it should only provide essentials so you don't die while you are trying to find a job.
I also went to a state school, then a public university out of state. I was a research assistant for a large lab, but they only paid me 12k a year, plus tuition. I also went to summer classes and was supported during summers making the same wage. It was barely enough to pay rent. They forced me to sign a contract where I basically could not seek secondary employment, and they also demanded well over 30 hours of my time per week for their research goals, meanwhile I was taking 9-12 credits. They were hard asses. My wife was also a student, so this is probably the majority of our problem. Right now I am working full time for 32k (which is mostly going towards debts these days) and going for my PhD part time, however I am having extraordinary difficulties finding time to do homework for 6 credits, as I get no days off and still have other responsibilities. Im considering just switching to get a second masters in a field I am more interested in (namely, computer science) and calling it good because I won't even get a PhD in a reasonable time taking 3-6 credits per semester. It pisses me off that life can go so well for someone in a remarkably similar situation to myself, but I am glad it worked out for you.
In our current system, the use of intellectual baggage is reserved for mega-corps and we pay dearly for a hundred years. They get to eat their cake and have it afterwards.
Evidence is not "I have history on my side". Just because a particular system didn't work before doesn't mean it can't work. For example, communism never was actually implemented. It was always turned into a totalitarian system. I could argue that Karl Marx is correct "because he has history on his side". Notice how many aristocrats lost their heads in various revolutions of the poor? Another thing, freedom = wealth is not necessarily true. There is plenty of wealth in non-free societies. Look at China. Also, "doing better and buying locations" is hardly ever possible, since the entire market is anti-competitive. Just try to start your own cell company. You will fail. Whenever someone acquires enough of something you cannot compete. If someone acquired all the land in the US, began charging everyone for using it and refused to sell it. You couldn't do anything about it regardless if the market was "free" or not.
You realize that much of what you say is also ideology. You make assumptions about several things and your argument flows from there. Its convincing, but requires additional background evidence to support it, or at least some believable axioms.
Thanks for the advice. Im a part time PhD student in mathematics, but I am thinking about shifting focus to a masters in CS instead. It seems like 4 or more years for a PhD vs. 2 for a MS in CS would be more cost effective. At least then I have an extra credential, as I have had people question my computer science background since I had no degree in it. I think they misunderstand that applied math pretty much requires it. I've also looked into trade schools, or maybe just a second bachelors, but I am not sure yet. Meanwhile, I figured I would start learning some extra programming languages on my own, i.e. python, sql, and spss, as well as taking that open course from Stanford on databases. I never had a need for spss before since my specialty was in signal processing and computational methods, not statistics. It seems that many of the good jobs wanted these programming languages, but I couldn't apply to them without lying.
Im pretty sure most people are willing to work if it actually would make them a livable wage. Unfortunately most of the poor people in this country have 2 choices. Don't work and get just as much money and benefits if not more, or work and still be poor but also have to deal with a company that treats you like dirt and expects hard work without adequate compensation.
Im not sure what you mean. I make much less than listed here : http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp . I applied to about 80 jobs with no call backs before shifting job focus and just doing tech support.
The reason this will never happen is because the wealthy wont let it happen. They make money by skimming off the productivity from others. If each person was paid according to their efforts in a company, there would be no such thing as the uber-rich. Of course wealthy people don't want to not be wealthy, so it wont happen.
I studied applied mathematics and computer science, with a heavy dose of computational mathematics. I have my MS. I assure you, we are still getting paid shitty.
Im not sure how a school could actually prepare you for working in industry completely, as there are many jobs in industry with specialized skills. So they teach you a general set so you can adapt later while on the job. Meanwhile, no one will hire you for many jobs without a degree so you basically are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Its a perfect lesson in "life ain't fair" for the newly graduated. I myself was hopeful I would get employed and make more than someone out of highschool, but I currently am making about average wage for a single male in spite of a MS in applied math with computer science focus. This damn economy, and employer expectations being higher than college expectations is pretty much ruining the dreams of most people my age.
Not sure how you pulled that off. Im 27 as well and I haven't even paid off my bachelors let alone my masters. This is mainly due to the fact that I couldn't work full time most of my college career. I was even a supported grad student, i.e. free tuition, but they paid me so shitty I had to partially supplement my income with student loans. They actually made me sign a form stating I will not seek secondary employment. Now Im working full time making way less than average for my particular skill set, which frankly isn't enough to pay them off.
I don't think vacuum tubes can handle a "load" being baked slowly onto their connections. The average keyboard of an internet-era male is crusted over with mass quantities of semen.
Sounds fair to me considering here in the US we pay the highest premiums for healthcare in the entire world, and its not even good health care in comparison to many places. As such you better hope you don't get sick, get cancer, or any other ailment which may require medical care or the best medical care is outside your HMO. You'll be bankrupt in no time unless you happen to be wealthy.
Because A) Canadians aren't as affected by the economic recession and B) They get immediate care. However, the US has the highest cost for health care in the entire world, and its not even the best health care in the entire world.
Gladly. I prefer cold environments. Ill just wear a few scrotum warmers made out of Moose hide.
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Nice speculation, but since we can't visit parallel universes you have no serious evidence to support whether or not Android would have been better or not, whether or not PC's would have been better or not, and whether or not the web was invented. Give me a break. Just because Apple invented a few things first doesn't mean that it wouldn't have come out EVER. Maybe without Apple stifling innovation like they are doing in Europe things would get much better. This Apple worship is worse than fucking Scientology. Steve Jobs used his employees ideas and efforts very effectively, and probably had quite a few good ideas of his own. Thats about all you can say about him.
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False. You cannot say that smart phones and tablets would be different or the same since events unfolded the way they did. In fact, smart phones and tablets existed before Apple even did anything with them, and were of similar design. You know, rectangles with touch screens. Give me a god damn break. It was only a matter of time until someone made things thinner. Apple may be the first innovator, but only a fucking idiot would think that things would be that different without them.
Thanks for the advice. My university actually offers a course where you work on an applied research topic for a company. I will probably take it next semester along with mathematical statistics. I actually haven't attempted the preliminary exams yet. I am having extraordinary difficulty finding time to actually do the homework in the course that the prelim covers, which is essentially real analysis. Ive taken similar courses twice before, but I am just completely unable to devote enough time to it. I am actually going to probably drop it as my grade is suffering badly. I know this will look bad, but it will look a lot better than a C especially since I have an excuse. I am unsure how best to proceed at this point. I figure I can apply for a masters program in CS and make my mind up this summer. I'm pretty much at a point where I am losing passion for mathematics because of this constant work load.
That sounds totally unreasonable. Granted, the current minimum wage is a joke, and it should be increased, but 20 dollars an hour is more than I make right now. I make more than enough to get by if it weren't for my debts (student loans, credit card), so mandating that everyone make that much is excessive. The minimum wage should be the absolute minimum a single family can survive on. Furthermore, guaranteed income is the dumbest idea I have ever heard of. Perhaps guaranteed food / shelter as a safety net so you don't die in a gutter, but there should be limits on everything. I.e. you live in a bunk house and are given 2000 calories a day from cheaper, but still nutritious foods in a chow line. Welfare shouldn't be so comfortable that people can tolerate it long term, it should only provide essentials so you don't die while you are trying to find a job.
I also went to a state school, then a public university out of state. I was a research assistant for a large lab, but they only paid me 12k a year, plus tuition. I also went to summer classes and was supported during summers making the same wage. It was barely enough to pay rent. They forced me to sign a contract where I basically could not seek secondary employment, and they also demanded well over 30 hours of my time per week for their research goals, meanwhile I was taking 9-12 credits. They were hard asses. My wife was also a student, so this is probably the majority of our problem. Right now I am working full time for 32k (which is mostly going towards debts these days) and going for my PhD part time, however I am having extraordinary difficulties finding time to do homework for 6 credits, as I get no days off and still have other responsibilities. Im considering just switching to get a second masters in a field I am more interested in (namely, computer science) and calling it good because I won't even get a PhD in a reasonable time taking 3-6 credits per semester. It pisses me off that life can go so well for someone in a remarkably similar situation to myself, but I am glad it worked out for you.
In our current system, the use of intellectual baggage is reserved for mega-corps and we pay dearly for a hundred years. They get to eat their cake and have it afterwards.
Evidence is not "I have history on my side". Just because a particular system didn't work before doesn't mean it can't work. For example, communism never was actually implemented. It was always turned into a totalitarian system. I could argue that Karl Marx is correct "because he has history on his side". Notice how many aristocrats lost their heads in various revolutions of the poor? Another thing, freedom = wealth is not necessarily true. There is plenty of wealth in non-free societies. Look at China. Also, "doing better and buying locations" is hardly ever possible, since the entire market is anti-competitive. Just try to start your own cell company. You will fail. Whenever someone acquires enough of something you cannot compete. If someone acquired all the land in the US, began charging everyone for using it and refused to sell it. You couldn't do anything about it regardless if the market was "free" or not.
You realize that much of what you say is also ideology. You make assumptions about several things and your argument flows from there. Its convincing, but requires additional background evidence to support it, or at least some believable axioms.
Thanks for the advice. Im a part time PhD student in mathematics, but I am thinking about shifting focus to a masters in CS instead. It seems like 4 or more years for a PhD vs. 2 for a MS in CS would be more cost effective. At least then I have an extra credential, as I have had people question my computer science background since I had no degree in it. I think they misunderstand that applied math pretty much requires it. I've also looked into trade schools, or maybe just a second bachelors, but I am not sure yet. Meanwhile, I figured I would start learning some extra programming languages on my own, i.e. python, sql, and spss, as well as taking that open course from Stanford on databases. I never had a need for spss before since my specialty was in signal processing and computational methods, not statistics. It seems that many of the good jobs wanted these programming languages, but I couldn't apply to them without lying.
Im pretty sure most people are willing to work if it actually would make them a livable wage. Unfortunately most of the poor people in this country have 2 choices. Don't work and get just as much money and benefits if not more, or work and still be poor but also have to deal with a company that treats you like dirt and expects hard work without adequate compensation.
Im not sure what you mean. I make much less than listed here : http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp . I applied to about 80 jobs with no call backs before shifting job focus and just doing tech support.
The reason this will never happen is because the wealthy wont let it happen. They make money by skimming off the productivity from others. If each person was paid according to their efforts in a company, there would be no such thing as the uber-rich. Of course wealthy people don't want to not be wealthy, so it wont happen.
I can think of several Scandinavian countries where its working out just fine.
I studied applied mathematics and computer science, with a heavy dose of computational mathematics. I have my MS. I assure you, we are still getting paid shitty.
Im not sure how a school could actually prepare you for working in industry completely, as there are many jobs in industry with specialized skills. So they teach you a general set so you can adapt later while on the job. Meanwhile, no one will hire you for many jobs without a degree so you basically are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Its a perfect lesson in "life ain't fair" for the newly graduated. I myself was hopeful I would get employed and make more than someone out of highschool, but I currently am making about average wage for a single male in spite of a MS in applied math with computer science focus. This damn economy, and employer expectations being higher than college expectations is pretty much ruining the dreams of most people my age.
Not sure how you pulled that off. Im 27 as well and I haven't even paid off my bachelors let alone my masters. This is mainly due to the fact that I couldn't work full time most of my college career. I was even a supported grad student, i.e. free tuition, but they paid me so shitty I had to partially supplement my income with student loans. They actually made me sign a form stating I will not seek secondary employment. Now Im working full time making way less than average for my particular skill set, which frankly isn't enough to pay them off.
Copyright law is even worse.
I don't think vacuum tubes can handle a "load" being baked slowly onto their connections. The average keyboard of an internet-era male is crusted over with mass quantities of semen.
I think this person you are responding to thinks North Canada is redundant. I.e. Canada is north of the US, so it must be all of Canada!
In zoo's perhaps.
How the hell can you get porn over the radio?
Sounds fair to me considering here in the US we pay the highest premiums for healthcare in the entire world, and its not even good health care in comparison to many places. As such you better hope you don't get sick, get cancer, or any other ailment which may require medical care or the best medical care is outside your HMO. You'll be bankrupt in no time unless you happen to be wealthy.
Because A) Canadians aren't as affected by the economic recession and B) They get immediate care. However, the US has the highest cost for health care in the entire world, and its not even the best health care in the entire world.
Don't you mean, ab-oot how offended you are?
Gladly. I prefer cold environments. Ill just wear a few scrotum warmers made out of Moose hide.
Nice speculation, but since we can't visit parallel universes you have no serious evidence to support whether or not Android would have been better or not, whether or not PC's would have been better or not, and whether or not the web was invented. Give me a break. Just because Apple invented a few things first doesn't mean that it wouldn't have come out EVER. Maybe without Apple stifling innovation like they are doing in Europe things would get much better. This Apple worship is worse than fucking Scientology. Steve Jobs used his employees ideas and efforts very effectively, and probably had quite a few good ideas of his own. Thats about all you can say about him.