Yeah, we actually had a guy today say he was willing to take the almost 50% pay cut to become a teacher just so he'd feel like he made a difference. Also, just to let you know, getting to be a CS teacher at my school is not easily. We're actually a really good CC for CS stuff, and a lot of these people interviewed without thinking we'd be on the ball, and they're going to be pretty bitter about it later.
2 of the candidates said today they knew they could get paid more working somewhere else, but still wanted to teach. This could mean they're really just bluffing, but one of the guys asked about if any of the other CS faculty do other stuff for cash, like consulting. 2 of the 3 teachers there replied that they did and it was a fully acceptable practice, and even looked up upon because it meant that they had to keep their knowledge current. Also, a few of the interviewees said they wanted to work in a CC as opposed to say a University because of the fact they would be getting to teach instead of doing research and publications and all that crap. If they really couldn't get a tech job, they could probably still manage their way into a research position and probably make a little more.
Actually, I should have been more direct about this in the story, but I'm running Windows. I happen to use DJGPP (GCC for Windows). I don't feel like going out and blowing $100 I don't have for Visual Studio, and I'd also like to be able to program at home, and that's what I run at home. The fact that the teacher refused to even help me on it was offsetting.
Also, there isn't any curriculum for learning to use Linux or something beside MS Office, and while I do use Windows and MS Office most of the time (MS Works at home), I would enjoy being able to take a class involving something else. True that most business positions use MS Office, but the percentage of people who use something else in the tech sector itself is probably quite a bit higher (Of course it is! That's why were at/.:) I think it would probably benefit me pretty well to be adept at more than just what a casual user uses.
I was surprised because it's very dominant, and it's a rare occurence that someone who use anything beside Windows. Did you even read my short paragraph?
Well, I despise.pdf's so I didn't read the article, but some people mentioned the MPAA getting some, so the movie industry is getting a chunk. I don't think your pornstars are though.
Wow. Does everyone else get that big ad there? I'm glad I can scroll past it once there are a few comments, but geez, that's a rather large ad. I hope they won't be having those on the front page. Of course, I'm sure that putting them there would inspire more subscriptions.
Things like this seemed pretty common to me late in my high school years. The population of the high school consisted of quite a few non-native speakers, but towards the end of high school, after living here for so long, I would see lots of people who would just start talking in one language then switch to another. Especially when it was just getting good:\
Cost is performance in a business world, but the reason he asked the question that way was because they won't be having to pay a cost for it. They simply want which one will perform better on a balanced scale.
A special section of the movie should be dedicated to Legend of the Red Dragon. I know that's what kept many friends and I on BBSes away from the internet back in it's developmental stage.
You know, I'm not adverse tp referring to it as a Mebibyte in technology circles, when post here or something. The only problem lies in the fact that if I say something to someone who isn't familiar with the word, and sound like a total fucking retard. Yeah, that's a problem. Hell, if I was trying to buy a HD (which may be coming up soon, since mine keeps making these clicking noises...) and used the word Mebibytes, there's a good chance that the sales rep wouldn't have a damn idea what I was saying, and would probably try to talk down to me since I don't even know what a Megabyte is.
No one made him buy that make of car obviously, but what DonalGraeme said is true. There aren't many cars that come without any kind of theft deterrent system. Sure, you can buy the Super Deluxe one for an additional cost, but I believe the person who submitted the article didn't even know that the computer was interfacing with the ignition system or he probably wouldn't have bought the autostarter without doing some preliminary research.
On an off topic, it seems like hacking in general is becoming less possible. I wanted to find out information about a type of phone, and ended up stumbling upon a wealth of information about phone "phreaking" that probably doesn't apply anymore and hasn't been updated since around 1995 or so. I'm sure the info there doesn't work anymore, but what about pushing the envelope and finding out what does? Are the new systems really 100% foolproof? I think any person who has ever worked with software development knows that nothing is 100%.
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RTFA! (Read the fucking article)
Also, there isn't any curriculum for learning to use Linux or something beside MS Office, and while I do use Windows and MS Office most of the time (MS Works at home), I would enjoy being able to take a class involving something else. True that most business positions use MS Office, but the percentage of people who use something else in the tech sector itself is probably quite a bit higher (Of course it is! That's why were at /. :) I think it would probably benefit me pretty well to be adept at more than just what a casual user uses.
Something Awful.
Read the legal section and you'll get the idea.
I can't get it to work, though I did ruin a pretty good plate. I think it sparked but no explosive flames, I'll just have to go try it again...
On an off topic, it seems like hacking in general is becoming less possible. I wanted to find out information about a type of phone, and ended up stumbling upon a wealth of information about phone "phreaking" that probably doesn't apply anymore and hasn't been updated since around 1995 or so. I'm sure the info there doesn't work anymore, but what about pushing the envelope and finding out what does? Are the new systems really 100% foolproof? I think any person who has ever worked with software development knows that nothing is 100%.