That's an interesting point, burning ourselves clean out of resources. Anyone know if someone has done a study to estimate/project global warming if we burned ourselves completely out of fossil fuels (based on current/estimated amounts, etc.)? Or at what point the damage will become irreversible? kind of like the big bang, dark matter and universe expansion but for fossil fuels and global warming. Of course you'd have to take into account things like this article and it accelerating effects on the process... but a projection would be nice and scary!
My Co. had a PBX magled by FedEx. Our receiving didn't notice that the impact sensors had tripped, and left the box unopened for 2 weeks. Only when the PBX was moved out for installation did anyone notice that it had been dented on one of it's corners. The installer opened up the faceplate of the PBX and noticed that the phone cards inside had also been jolted off their tracks. It turns out that the entire frame was bent (and these things have pretty sturdy frames) and it looked like someone had dropped the PBX on it's corner. Doh!
Lucent was quite upset that no one had reported this with FedEx and that we wanted a replacement. It took 2 months to actually get this replacement, and still think we had to shell out some extra cash!
I think everyone is missing a serious point here: life is an ongoing learning process (in or out of college) and as such we need to be aware of what our environment is teaching us.
College isn't just about the things thrown at you in your major or general education courses, but about the experience, environment, and relationships you make. The one thing I've taken away from my college experience is how interact with people on all levels of life and how to learn from the environment we've created as a result. Whether it be my boss or his boss, my family, or random people I meet. It's all an environment of learning.
Why should college teach students about things they need to know for only ten years after graduation when they can focus on teaching them how to learn for the rest of their lives. There are many ways of doing this and I've seen it from all kinds of directions. Our VP of Operations has a BA and Ph.D. in Philosophy but is one of the most technically savvy people I've met in my entire life. He didn't take one technical class in college. On the other hand, I work closely with "Mr. Certification" who couldn't solve a real problem to save his life and constantly needs to be told what to do.
My point is that just giving a person 10yrs worth of technical skills to get a job after college doesn't say anything about how that person will do in life. Sure, they may be able to get a job faster and have no problem paying back any debt incurred as a result of their education, but you or I won't want to work with them because they weren't taught how to learn, interact with real people, and the "experience" they could be recieving as a result won't have any affect on their social skill and understanding how to make a system work.
It's my honest belief that all courses I took in at my University (GE and Major), haven't taught me anything but to be a well rounded person, both technically and socially. It was the environment, not necessarily the material.
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That's an interesting point, burning ourselves clean out of resources. Anyone know if someone has done a study to estimate/project global warming if we burned ourselves completely out of fossil fuels (based on current/estimated amounts, etc.)? Or at what point the damage will become irreversible? kind of like the big bang, dark matter and universe expansion but for fossil fuels and global warming. Of course you'd have to take into account things like this article and it accelerating effects on the process... but a projection would be nice and scary!
no OSX build? Anyone know why not?
My Co. had a PBX magled by FedEx. Our receiving didn't notice that the impact sensors had tripped, and left the box unopened for 2 weeks. Only when the PBX was moved out for installation did anyone notice that it had been dented on one of it's corners. The installer opened up the faceplate of the PBX and noticed that the phone cards inside had also been jolted off their tracks. It turns out that the entire frame was bent (and these things have pretty sturdy frames) and it looked like someone had dropped the PBX on it's corner. Doh!
Lucent was quite upset that no one had reported this with FedEx and that we wanted a replacement. It took 2 months to actually get this replacement, and still think we had to shell out some extra cash!
Quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen...
Did you guys see is X-Box Review! Bahahaha hahahha. Couldn't have said it better myself!
I think everyone is missing a serious point here: life is an ongoing learning process (in or out of college) and as such we need to be aware of what our environment is teaching us.
College isn't just about the things thrown at you in your major or general education courses, but about the experience, environment, and relationships you make. The one thing I've taken away from my college experience is how interact with people on all levels of life and how to learn from the environment we've created as a result. Whether it be my boss or his boss, my family, or random people I meet. It's all an environment of learning.
Why should college teach students about things they need to know for only ten years after graduation when they can focus on teaching them how to learn for the rest of their lives. There are many ways of doing this and I've seen it from all kinds of directions. Our VP of Operations has a BA and Ph.D. in Philosophy but is one of the most technically savvy people I've met in my entire life. He didn't take one technical class in college. On the other hand, I work closely with "Mr. Certification" who couldn't solve a real problem to save his life and constantly needs to be told what to do.
My point is that just giving a person 10yrs worth of technical skills to get a job after college doesn't say anything about how that person will do in life. Sure, they may be able to get a job faster and have no problem paying back any debt incurred as a result of their education, but you or I won't want to work with them because they weren't taught how to learn, interact with real people, and the "experience" they could be recieving as a result won't have any affect on their social skill and understanding how to make a system work.
It's my honest belief that all courses I took in at my University (GE and Major), haven't taught me anything but to be a well rounded person, both technically and socially. It was the environment, not necessarily the material.