"Why is this so bad in the US? (if it is)" contracts and unions
once your in the system its a short matter of time before your pretty much ensured that you will not loose your job unless you do a major screwup (ie sleep with a student, etc) once you hit 10 your guaranteed a job (unless you do a major screwup) until you retire
so therefore there is absolutely zero incentive to even try outside of a pay raise if you go and get a better degree, complementary of the US tax payer
But here in the US, I just argued with a teacher who is apparently so fucking stupid that the concept of plugging a PI into a TV is still something just out of their grasp, never mind managing software that didnt come installed on their office max HP
so programming? I sincerely hope the attitude over in the UK is much better, than it has been ever in the USA, as every single teacher I have ever dealt with in the sub college level is damn near retarded with technology of any form, from tape decks to pc's dumbed down so much a child could use it (but yet they struggle)
jesus your just being impossible, what happens if you donate 10 of these things to a school? they look at them, shrug and stick them in the av room with the 10 tv's and the pile of computer junk that they never use
schools are pits of retardation, teachers couldn't wipe their ass if it wasn't outlined for them, what the fuck do you expect?
here is the deal... it has composite TV and HDMI, if you own neither go to the thrift store if you want video out, otherwise use it as an network attached device, or are you going to complain your piss poor school doesnt own a computer as well?
seriously if your too damn dumb to hook a usb + TV / HDMI out computer up then you don't need to be here
*ix user since Solaris 2.6 Intel desktop edition, and to this day if someone hands me source, and I don't absolutely don't need to have that software, I walk away. I honestly have better things to do than guess at your dev enviroment, scurry up bullshit and do your job.
"They have the world's largest pile of the world's most valuable commodity."
What? that Joe drinks miller and likes kinky dildo's?
Its a bubble based on intangible information that only 2 cooperations seem to be interest in while the rest of the world instantly mental blocks their product as reflex
I worked for a south Korean company for quite a few years, you were expected to know exactly what they wanted with little to no detail (like one day the main manager walked in told me I was going to make him a parts sales forecast and walked out... I was a 12$ an hour box monkey in the warehouse), and every single time they would act like pissy little babies when they did not get exactly what was in their mind, call you names and threaten your job.
I dunno that 100$ machine was powered on and bluescreened when I walked past it, Its not like I took the time to hook it up laugh, unhook it all and walk away
I still get along just fine with computers 15 years old
if they have enough ram slap linux on them (debian, or antiX) be a little patient and they do everything you would want... I recently went on a tiny vacation with a pentium MMX subnotebook / netbook, 1 inch thick, less than 3lbs got on gmail just freaking fine and while it was loading up a map I got dressed
I use a 1997 powermac 9600 with debian on it every day at my little electronic workbench... while admittedly I would not want either as my main machine in this day and age they both do what I want, in the case of the powermac, edit text, browse web, look at pdf files, compile programs for microcontrollers, hey it even does fine as a spare tv
course I grew up during the age of "stop every freaking thing while this document prints" so maybe I am just getting old
I bought a couple, cleaned them up and donated them to a church that has a program for computer use... I often donate computers I have no use for, as I am sort of a local go to guy for both the shops in town and a handful of people I often get extra machines that are too old to really waste time selling, but not old enough to be useless in modern application
a local thrift store had a compaq pentium I machine that booted up to a 98 bluescreen and wanted 100$, and some dumb shit bought it. Meanwhile across town at the habitat for humanity reuse center (and this like 5 min away,... small town) they were selling 2ghz p4 pizza boxes for 5 bucks each, and they sat there for months.
poor people for some reason often have a skewed vision of a good buy, that 100$ computer HAD to be good, and those 5$ computers were useless shit, point being its often better to direct them away from ripoff list cause they will plop down 600 bucks for that mac G4 that some douche thinks is still the sweetest thing on the planet
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how many lifeforms have you seen not on earth?
changing the question to fit your answer is not science, its religion
"Why is this so bad in the US? (if it is)"
contracts and unions
once your in the system its a short matter of time before your pretty much ensured that you will not loose your job unless you do a major screwup (ie sleep with a student, etc) once you hit 10 your guaranteed a job (unless you do a major screwup) until you retire
so therefore there is absolutely zero incentive to even try outside of a pay raise if you go and get a better degree, complementary of the US tax payer
But here in the US, I just argued with a teacher who is apparently so fucking stupid that the concept of plugging a PI into a TV is still something just out of their grasp, never mind managing software that didnt come installed on their office max HP
so programming? I sincerely hope the attitude over in the UK is much better, than it has been ever in the USA, as every single teacher I have ever dealt with in the sub college level is damn near retarded with technology of any form, from tape decks to pc's dumbed down so much a child could use it (but yet they struggle)
if your too damn dumb that "plug box into tv" is a difficult concept then you dont need to be involved with education in any way shape or form
ps your spam signature is a real classy touch, I am sure the state of Alaska is embarrassed to have you represent them
no
jesus your just being impossible, what happens if you donate 10 of these things to a school? they look at them, shrug and stick them in the av room with the 10 tv's and the pile of computer junk that they never use
schools are pits of retardation, teachers couldn't wipe their ass if it wasn't outlined for them, what the fuck do you expect?
here is the deal... it has composite TV and HDMI, if you own neither go to the thrift store if you want video out, otherwise use it as an network attached device, or are you going to complain your piss poor school doesnt own a computer as well?
seriously if your too damn dumb to hook a usb + TV / HDMI out computer up then you don't need to be here
50 cent goodwill keyboard, network connection and a ssh client
please point out where in the constitution does it guarantee tax free interstate commerce
yea I never figured it out
If I attempt to bribe a congressperson I go to prison
BST
*ix user since Solaris 2.6 Intel desktop edition, and to this day if someone hands me source, and I don't absolutely don't need to have that software, I walk away. I honestly have better things to do than guess at your dev enviroment, scurry up bullshit and do your job.
"They have the world's largest pile of the world's most valuable commodity."
What? that Joe drinks miller and likes kinky dildo's?
Its a bubble based on intangible information that only 2 cooperations seem to be interest in while the rest of the world instantly mental blocks their product as reflex
k thanks
BUT
I worked for a south Korean company for quite a few years, you were expected to know exactly what they wanted with little to no detail (like one day the main manager walked in told me I was going to make him a parts sales forecast and walked out ... I was a 12$ an hour box monkey in the warehouse), and every single time they would act like pissy little babies when they did not get exactly what was in their mind, call you names and threaten your job.
so I don't find this surprising at all
I dunno that 100$ machine was powered on and bluescreened when I walked past it, Its not like I took the time to hook it up laugh, unhook it all and walk away
not my fault you have brand new Jordan's and no dinner tonight dude
A tv with a shitty interface where all the buttons get moved around every update ... how could it fail?
ugh sparkfun china garbage get a xytronic 45 bucks, made in the USA, wont melt in your hand
counterargument:
Why do you expect this thing will be any better or easier for your kids to program over any other linux on a box?
yea, bestway left a flyer in my door the other day, one of the "deals" was a base model iPad for only 99 bucks a month for darn near a year
the reuse center is a thrift store right next door to good will, its not some hidden thing
I still get along just fine with computers 15 years old
if they have enough ram slap linux on them (debian, or antiX) be a little patient and they do everything you would want ... I recently went on a tiny vacation with a pentium MMX subnotebook / netbook, 1 inch thick, less than 3lbs got on gmail just freaking fine and while it was loading up a map I got dressed
I use a 1997 powermac 9600 with debian on it every day at my little electronic workbench ... while admittedly I would not want either as my main machine in this day and age they both do what I want, in the case of the powermac, edit text, browse web, look at pdf files, compile programs for microcontrollers, hey it even does fine as a spare tv
course I grew up during the age of "stop every freaking thing while this document prints" so maybe I am just getting old
I bought a couple, cleaned them up and donated them to a church that has a program for computer use... I often donate computers I have no use for, as I am sort of a local go to guy for both the shops in town and a handful of people I often get extra machines that are too old to really waste time selling, but not old enough to be useless in modern application
for your information i am nowhere near well off, less than a couple hundred away from qualifying for food stamps in fact.
It doesnt keep me from making an informed purchace
I told everyone I saw, including the operators of the thrift store and people at the thrift store TY
a local thrift store had a compaq pentium I machine that booted up to a 98 bluescreen and wanted 100$, and some dumb shit bought it. Meanwhile across town at the habitat for humanity reuse center (and this like 5 min away, ... small town) they were selling 2ghz p4 pizza boxes for 5 bucks each, and they sat there for months.
poor people for some reason often have a skewed vision of a good buy, that 100$ computer HAD to be good, and those 5$ computers were useless shit, point being its often better to direct them away from ripoff list cause they will plop down 600 bucks for that mac G4 that some douche thinks is still the sweetest thing on the planet