Last week i knew, as a fact, that i could support at least a small family on the salary i could make with a Computer Science degree.
Now, i'm not so sure. The work would naturally go to the lowest bidder (or simply be worth less because theres a large community of people who will work for hardware).
Don't get me wrong. The idea of roving around like MadMax in a v-8 interceptor with a cellular modem and onboard Linux box really appeals to me.
but on the other end, there's something sinister about it. It wouldn't be the first time corporate interests exploited Hacker Culture ("it's not a job, it's an adventure! you can stay at work all night to meed a last-minute deadline on salary with no overtime!")
if i ever have kids, they're going to need health care.
Personally, i've always felt that the appeal of Star Trek was in fact in its utopic and hopeful vision of the future. i could handle a little bad acting if it meant world peace and warp drive technology.:)
Also, keep in mind that the show was fairly progressive at the time it was aired. The cold war was still going on, yet a Russian was sitting at the helm and people kept talking about how there was no money on Earth... it also had the first "inter-racial" kiss on american television.
oh, yeah, and the Borg would wipe out the Empire in about 30 seconds. Unless the Klingons got there first. The storm troopers wouldn't stand a chance against an entire race of people so hardcore they have to fill their ships with smoke.
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Last week i knew, as a fact, that i could support at least a small family on the salary i could make with a Computer Science degree.
Now, i'm not so sure. The work would naturally go to the lowest bidder (or simply be worth less because theres a large community of people who will work for hardware).
Don't get me wrong. The idea of roving around like MadMax in a v-8 interceptor with a cellular modem and onboard Linux box really appeals to me.
but on the other end, there's something sinister about it. It wouldn't be the first time corporate interests exploited Hacker Culture ("it's not a job, it's an adventure! you can stay at work all night to meed a last-minute deadline on salary with no overtime!")
if i ever have kids, they're going to need health care.
/zard
Personally, i've always felt that the appeal of Star Trek was in fact in its utopic and hopeful vision of the future. i could handle a little bad acting if it meant world peace and warp drive technology. :)
Also, keep in mind that the show was fairly progressive at the time it was aired. The cold war was still going on, yet a Russian was sitting at the helm and people kept talking about how there was no money on Earth...
it also had the first "inter-racial" kiss on american television.
oh, yeah, and the Borg would wipe out the Empire in about 30 seconds. Unless the Klingons got there first. The storm troopers wouldn't stand a chance against an entire race of people so hardcore they have to fill their ships with smoke.
/zard