BS in Information Science and Technology from Penn State with a 2.95 GPA: $40,000
MS in Information Science from University of Pittsburgh with a 3.5 GPA: $24,000
Job as team lead (because I know how to use ghost and schedule, not because of my degrees) decommissioning computers for people who got laid off because of the economy: Priceless (also $20/hr, although it seems low at least I have a job)
Now I'll admit I chose the wrong career field. I got suckered in by the promises of a very charismatic department head. I got my MS just because it seemed like something fun to do that may have lead to a better chance of being happy in this field. It hasn't as of yet, so now I'm taking pre-med courses with the hope of making a career shift.
My only gripe is, as people have pointed out, I expected some training. All I got was some bullshit (BS!) about how to "think and make decisions better". I didn't go to class unless it happened to be particularly interesting subject (such as rhetoric and public speaking), I just turned in my homework, did my projects and in some cases asked the teacher for the final way early so I didn't have to think about going back. Was I lazy? Yes. Was my GPA in undergrad higher than that of anyone else I graduated with in my degree that semester? (ok there were only 5 of them) Yes it was.
The point is, I hope this girls case brings to light the crock of higher education these days and makes young people think about it before going just because they "should". If any young person today asked me if I think they should go to college (especially for IT) I'd tell them to think long and hard about it, and consider how much the guy who repairs elevators makes over your average entry level office worker.
When I saw 1 cent per mile I cringed but then like the reasonable person I am I pulled out my trusty calculator.
I own a 2007 Civic Sedan. Let's low ball and say 30ish miles to the gallon when I combine my city/highway driving. For ease of conversion I pay 30/18.5 = 1.62 cents per mile right now. Someone double check my math since I am notoriously bad at arithmetic.
So 1 cent/mile would save me a decent amount of money, while 2 cents would raise my current cost. Of course who knows what the value of a penny will be and the current gas tax in 2020.
I always wondered why people who get the flu have such widely varying symptoms. This offers me a bit of incite, especially with my powers of wild speculation!
I've never had a doctor specifically tell me I had the flu but being the average Joe that I am I'll believe just about anything someone tells me. As long as they do it with authority! So it always seemed strange to me that my "flus" have had ranges of the sniffles to constant vomiting and other such disgusting bodily functions. Maybe it's because the flu caused something else lurking about to gain a foothold and attack with the vigor of a cracked out wookie.
It's more about the day than the location. Any day I don't have to get up with an urgent purpose such as getting in the car and driving to the office is best. Having time to get up when I want, make a nice breakfast, watch the news for about 45 minutes then get into it.
As to the location, I like quiet and not to be bothered IE: My study. The position I'm sitting in must be of a high comfort level (feet kicked up on the desk, in a chair that can lean back pretty far), keyboard in lap mouse to the side and monitor dead elevated for easy viewing in my laid back position.
First it will start with seemingly drunk fisherman "drowning". But what the papers won't tell you is that their heads were melted by lasers fired from the eyes of this new threat.
It's time for a fish fry boys...
I just live with the assumption that everyone is reading my documents and information. That's why I write everything important on paper! Good old paper... Kindle will never replace you...
when it comes GIMP that is. I downloaded GIMP a few months ago to try it out and because I needed something to make simple graphics for a class I was taking in XNA.
I wanted to draw a circle with some sort of automated device to point click and drag out the size of what I needed.
I never figured out how to do it. I spent about 15 minutes (yeah I'm impatient, bite me) looking for some kind of plugin to do so, nothing was immediately apparent, or easy to install for that matter. So I gave up and downloaded paint.net, which fulfilled all my needs instantly.
I'm pretty new to trying to get deeper into computers but this was not a good start for me, and instantly dropped this sort of venture down a few points in my eyes.
I might however give this book a try, maybe I'll find a gem within this tangled mess yet. However this book may be too little to convince those looking for simple functionality. I think that too many people have been infected with the need for everything they want to be there right away. At least in regards to simple functions, if I want to make a stick figure I shouldn't have to read a readme file, I should have line and circle drawing tools immediately apparent.
This is the part where you all say "Stupid Hoyty1, the button you needed was right there."
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BS in Information Science and Technology from Penn State with a 2.95 GPA: $40,000
MS in Information Science from University of Pittsburgh with a 3.5 GPA: $24,000
Job as team lead (because I know how to use ghost and schedule, not because of my degrees) decommissioning computers for people who got laid off because of the economy: Priceless (also $20/hr, although it seems low at least I have a job)
Now I'll admit I chose the wrong career field. I got suckered in by the promises of a very charismatic department head. I got my MS just because it seemed like something fun to do that may have lead to a better chance of being happy in this field. It hasn't as of yet, so now I'm taking pre-med courses with the hope of making a career shift.
My only gripe is, as people have pointed out, I expected some training. All I got was some bullshit (BS!) about how to "think and make decisions better". I didn't go to class unless it happened to be particularly interesting subject (such as rhetoric and public speaking), I just turned in my homework, did my projects and in some cases asked the teacher for the final way early so I didn't have to think about going back. Was I lazy? Yes. Was my GPA in undergrad higher than that of anyone else I graduated with in my degree that semester? (ok there were only 5 of them) Yes it was.
The point is, I hope this girls case brings to light the crock of higher education these days and makes young people think about it before going just because they "should". If any young person today asked me if I think they should go to college (especially for IT) I'd tell them to think long and hard about it, and consider how much the guy who repairs elevators makes over your average entry level office worker.
Real men LARP.
Don't blame us because you can't get up from the table! Hoorah.
I stand corrected. I also blame my education for my failure! =P
When I saw 1 cent per mile I cringed but then like the reasonable person I am I pulled out my trusty calculator. I own a 2007 Civic Sedan. Let's low ball and say 30ish miles to the gallon when I combine my city/highway driving. For ease of conversion I pay 30/18.5 = 1.62 cents per mile right now. Someone double check my math since I am notoriously bad at arithmetic. So 1 cent/mile would save me a decent amount of money, while 2 cents would raise my current cost. Of course who knows what the value of a penny will be and the current gas tax in 2020.
Now I can defend against all those cheating accusations in college!
I always wondered why people who get the flu have such widely varying symptoms. This offers me a bit of incite, especially with my powers of wild speculation!
I've never had a doctor specifically tell me I had the flu but being the average Joe that I am I'll believe just about anything someone tells me. As long as they do it with authority! So it always seemed strange to me that my "flus" have had ranges of the sniffles to constant vomiting and other such disgusting bodily functions. Maybe it's because the flu caused something else lurking about to gain a foothold and attack with the vigor of a cracked out wookie.
It's more about the day than the location. Any day I don't have to get up with an urgent purpose such as getting in the car and driving to the office is best. Having time to get up when I want, make a nice breakfast, watch the news for about 45 minutes then get into it.
As to the location, I like quiet and not to be bothered IE: My study. The position I'm sitting in must be of a high comfort level (feet kicked up on the desk, in a chair that can lean back pretty far), keyboard in lap mouse to the side and monitor dead elevated for easy viewing in my laid back position.
So when can I purchase my chunk of the ocean to erect my power plant?
Can I start drawing up business plans for my designer blood company? Green, maybe blue? What ever color you want it's up to you!
Maybe a nice neon pink?
I can see the hack for Microsoft Flight Simulator now. "I don't have this airport pack! We're boned."
First it will start with seemingly drunk fisherman "drowning". But what the papers won't tell you is that their heads were melted by lasers fired from the eyes of this new threat. It's time for a fish fry boys...
You're right! Better just start carving all secret information into the side of my arms and legs.
I just live with the assumption that everyone is reading my documents and information. That's why I write everything important on paper! Good old paper... Kindle will never replace you...
when it comes GIMP that is. I downloaded GIMP a few months ago to try it out and because I needed something to make simple graphics for a class I was taking in XNA.
I wanted to draw a circle with some sort of automated device to point click and drag out the size of what I needed.
I never figured out how to do it. I spent about 15 minutes (yeah I'm impatient, bite me) looking for some kind of plugin to do so, nothing was immediately apparent, or easy to install for that matter. So I gave up and downloaded paint.net, which fulfilled all my needs instantly.
I'm pretty new to trying to get deeper into computers but this was not a good start for me, and instantly dropped this sort of venture down a few points in my eyes.
I might however give this book a try, maybe I'll find a gem within this tangled mess yet. However this book may be too little to convince those looking for simple functionality. I think that too many people have been infected with the need for everything they want to be there right away. At least in regards to simple functions, if I want to make a stick figure I shouldn't have to read a readme file, I should have line and circle drawing tools immediately apparent.
This is the part where you all say "Stupid Hoyty1, the button you needed was right there."