I bet Microsoft is just shaking their heads at this: Now Solutions is a wholy owned subsidiary of Vertical Computer Systems, and they sell a packge that is "100% web-based and built on Microsoft.NET" (see http://nowsolutions.com/index.html).
It's almost an interesting case of doublethink isn't it?
I've always felt that such an incongruency rises from people's motivation. In the case you're asking about, the movivation is rebellion - "Damn the man" syndrome you might say.
So the value of protecting their privacy is the same value of competing against corporate products with free alternatives.
It's a little silly and childish in several ways, but I think it's pretty easy to see why it happens.
Oh yes - and they "didn't" reduce your chocolate ration this morning....
There's another use - in the revitalized Don Valley in T.O. they're using solar-powered pumps to pump water for irrigation. It looks neat.
They also use solar-powered warning lights for those arrows indicating lane reductions in construction zones.
Why the middleman? It's a hell of a lot more fun to smite someone with an asteroid than it is to lob a few bombs at them. Nuclear warfare is just so passé.
There is a HUGE difference between the two programs - at least, in the Canadian school system there is. A quote I pulled from this thread stated that
"In reality, there's very little difference between the two majors. Both will teach you basic computer programming, a little bit of hardware, and some of the supporting math..... Really, I would consider those two degrees interchangeable, with the specific education you get depending more on the school you attend than the name of the degree.
I warn, that from my experience, this is a very erroneous opnion. First of all, I am currently studying Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo - and there are many differences. The biggest is the amount of choice you have and how well you can tailor your studies to your desired direction. Because CE is a professional course, there are more stringent rules on the courses you can take. Not only do you have fewer slots where you are even allowed to make a choice, but they really restrict those choices to a few courses. In CS, students are allowed more freedom, and can graduate with an education that is more specifically tailored.
There are pros and cons to each - the CE degree gives you an engineering background, giving you many options careerwise - but if a job is looking for a very specific skill set, the CS grad might have been able to fit themselves into that niche better.
If you are unsure as to what you'd like to do, and if you don't mid giving up the choices, I'd chose CE because it will give you a wider knowledge base, and you will be given most of your schedule (which is much easier than trying to find a schedule that fits). If, however, you have a clear view of what kind of career you want, CS might be the better choice for you.
In terms of curiculum, CE has a wider base of courses - you have to take more physics, chem and technical breadth courses. This does, however, mean CE has fewer interest courses like cryptography and our programming courses are nowhere near as indepth. I know at least one student who switched from CE to CS because CE would not allow him to take the courses in which he was interested.
These two studies are very different - but this is just the opnion of 1 student. If anyone wants to ask any other CE students their opinion, you can post a message on my class's bulletin board - http://www.ComESutra.ORg/web/YaBB/YaBB.pl
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I bet Microsoft is just shaking their heads at this: Now Solutions is a wholy owned subsidiary of Vertical Computer Systems, and they sell a packge that is "100% web-based and built on Microsoft .NET" (see http://nowsolutions.com/index.html).
It's almost an interesting case of doublethink isn't it?
I've always felt that such an incongruency rises from people's motivation. In the case you're asking about, the movivation is rebellion - "Damn the man" syndrome you might say.
So the value of protecting their privacy is the same value of competing against corporate products with free alternatives.
It's a little silly and childish in several ways, but I think it's pretty easy to see why it happens.
Oh yes - and they "didn't" reduce your chocolate ration this morning....
There's another use - in the revitalized Don Valley in T.O. they're using solar-powered pumps to pump water for irrigation. It looks neat. They also use solar-powered warning lights for those arrows indicating lane reductions in construction zones.
Why the middleman? It's a hell of a lot more fun to smite someone with an asteroid than it is to lob a few bombs at them. Nuclear warfare is just so passé.
I warn, that from my experience, this is a very erroneous opnion. First of all, I am currently studying Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo - and there are many differences. The biggest is the amount of choice you have and how well you can tailor your studies to your desired direction. Because CE is a professional course, there are more stringent rules on the courses you can take. Not only do you have fewer slots where you are even allowed to make a choice, but they really restrict those choices to a few courses. In CS, students are allowed more freedom, and can graduate with an education that is more specifically tailored.
There are pros and cons to each - the CE degree gives you an engineering background, giving you many options careerwise - but if a job is looking for a very specific skill set, the CS grad might have been able to fit themselves into that niche better.
If you are unsure as to what you'd like to do, and if you don't mid giving up the choices, I'd chose CE because it will give you a wider knowledge base, and you will be given most of your schedule (which is much easier than trying to find a schedule that fits). If, however, you have a clear view of what kind of career you want, CS might be the better choice for you.
In terms of curiculum, CE has a wider base of courses - you have to take more physics, chem and technical breadth courses. This does, however, mean CE has fewer interest courses like cryptography and our programming courses are nowhere near as indepth. I know at least one student who switched from CE to CS because CE would not allow him to take the courses in which he was interested.
These two studies are very different - but this is just the opnion of 1 student. If anyone wants to ask any other CE students their opinion, you can post a message on my class's bulletin board - http://www.ComESutra.ORg/web/YaBB/YaBB.pl