Provide money and guidance to the local school systems then let them buy the approved technology they need rather than what is dictated to them. Why is WiFi better or more important than web hosting? What if a school already has good WiFi but needs devices to make use of that network? Sounds like the "phasing out" process is more like "last call" at a bar and tells people to get those services from E-Rate now whether they need it or not cause soon the trough will only be feeding you WiFi. Guidance on good economic solutions for school technology needs and funding is what the school systems need. But hey keep on shoveling "one size fits all" technology into the schools. It keeps the vendors happy even if it doesn't help the schools or children all that much.
I might as well mention that I am a Systems Administrator and not a programmer despite my computer science education. I am a "lazy work-a-holic" in that I will work like hell to make sure I do not have to do a repetitive task more than once. Scripting and automation are wonderful things. I believe this sums it up nicely.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Laziness is its father.
Some people in life find an "unfair advantage". This is very evident in professional athletes. They must start with natural athletic ability and then hone that through practice and training. And then a select few get paid huge dollars to essentially play a game.
People with natural problem solving and logic skills also have an "unfair advantage". It doesn't generate the quick wealth of the professional athlete but can lead to a promising professional career path. It still takes practice and learning to really take advantage of these skills much like the professional athlete learning their sport.
I will not apologize for taking advantage of my abilities any more than a professional athlete will give back the money they earned playing a game.
Well, that just depends on who you know. Oh wait, you actually want to be able to do the job? You will never get promoted to management with that attitude.
Dude relax. I am assuming you have a job. So use that to earn a living while you learn. Programming is either something you love or you don't. Take a course, read a book, volunteer on some open source projects. Scratch those "itches" you always wanted to find software to help you reach.
What happened was the filtering of job applicants based on the completion of a college degree.
Doesn't really matter what degree you have once you get the job. It matters what you can do. I have a BS in computer science. It opened a couple doors for me. I still had to walk through that door each day and do the job.
Web development may be "easy" but it can be a real discipline if done correctly. There are many different tool stacks and environments one needs to learn.
But hey don't listen to me. I am just a systems administrator. No, I don't remember Computer Science having even a systems admin 101 class.
I read what he has to say because I have respect for his accomplishments regardless of his point of view. I do not have to agree with everything he believes in. I want software that works. I am as likely to use a blob (non-free) driver if it works as to use a free one that works.
I personally benefit more from having a mobile phone than I fear being monitored or tracked by it. I am aware that having this phone does allow for this to happen. I was joking about "TV watching us" more than 10 years ago. It was actually funny, and I got "picked on" for saying it. That joke isn't funny anymore these days.
I love meat, but I do have one favorite vegetarian dish.
Corn tortilla flat round shell, spread with refried beans and top with shredded lettuce/tomato or whatever typical taco toppings you like. Is better when you don't add meat to it.
You explain what a sine wave is in the review section for information you need to be successful in the class. You then offer time during office hours to help anyone who is at a different level of knowledge a chance to catch up. The motivated students will do what it takes to succeed and get the help offered. The rest you could not help regardless of your effort. Equal opportunity not equal results regardless of effort and talent.
Now tell me if it can be determined, with or without the addition of punctuation, if the person speaking was using a telescope and saw a boy in a yellow shirt or if saw a boy in a yellow shirt holding a telescope.
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Intelligence is...the ability to learn from other people. Even if the other people are idiots.
It is just like when you start chasing a girl but never catch her because she keeps running away.
Just be careful, sometimes but only very rarely, do they suddenly turn around and catch you. That is how I ended up married.
Gosh Mickey! I gained a few pounds and all, but no need to call me a planet.
A proper kilt...will keep the ice off the space craft.
No "true Scotsman" rocket would launch without one!
Obama has a Russian chess tutor named Putin.
Don't think they are playing on tablets and they may just be betting the entire world!
See if they can phase out pennies first. If they can't get rid of the smallest coin, they have little chance of phasing out all cash in general.
Provide money and guidance to the local school systems then let them buy the approved technology they need rather than what is dictated to them. Why is WiFi better or more important than web hosting? What if a school already has good WiFi but needs devices to make use of that network? Sounds like the "phasing out" process is more like "last call" at a bar and tells people to get those services from E-Rate now whether they need it or not cause soon the trough will only be feeding you WiFi. Guidance on good economic solutions for school technology needs and funding is what the school systems need. But hey keep on shoveling "one size fits all" technology into the schools. It keeps the vendors happy even if it doesn't help the schools or children all that much.
I might as well mention that I am a Systems Administrator and not a programmer despite my computer science education. I am a "lazy work-a-holic" in that I will work like hell to make sure I do not have to do a repetitive task more than once. Scripting and automation are wonderful things. I believe this sums it up nicely.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Laziness is its father.
Some people in life find an "unfair advantage". This is very evident in professional athletes. They must start with natural athletic ability and then hone that through practice and training. And then a select few get paid huge dollars to essentially play a game.
People with natural problem solving and logic skills also have an "unfair advantage". It doesn't generate the quick wealth of the professional athlete but can lead to a promising professional career path. It still takes practice and learning to really take advantage of these skills much like the professional athlete learning their sport.
I will not apologize for taking advantage of my abilities any more than a professional athlete will give back the money they earned playing a game.
See God invented Mexican food first. After that the Big Bang was inevitable.
http://xkcd.com/927/
Enjoy!
Hey Emacs vs VI is a real division in IT and not stupid, unless you use beeping VI.
$6 million for a down payment?
Every time someone complains about how long he takes to write a book he kills another Stark!
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3049/
Check out the elevation map. South Louisiana would be in trouble. Central Louisiana would become the new coast. North Louisiana would be just fine.
Well, that just depends on who you know. Oh wait, you actually want to be able to do the job? You will never get promoted to management with that attitude.
Dude relax. I am assuming you have a job. So use that to earn a living while you learn. Programming is either something you love or you don't. Take a course, read a book, volunteer on some open source projects. Scratch those "itches" you always wanted to find software to help you reach.
Which text editor....is the official text editor of this union?
I will not be associated with beeping VI users.
Emacs is my favorite operating system, even if the text editor is a bit on the weak side.
What happened was the filtering of job applicants based on the completion of a college degree.
Doesn't really matter what degree you have once you get the job. It matters what you can do. I have a BS in computer science. It opened a couple doors for me. I still had to walk through that door each day and do the job.
Web development may be "easy" but it can be a real discipline if done correctly. There are many different tool stacks and environments one needs to learn.
But hey don't listen to me. I am just a systems administrator. No, I don't remember Computer Science having even a systems admin 101 class.
'The scientific community now accepts to some degree that this contact may occur in the next 50 to 100 years,'
Not a very strong consensus.
I read what he has to say because I have respect for his accomplishments regardless of his point of view. I do not have to agree with everything he believes in. I want software that works. I am as likely to use a blob (non-free) driver if it works as to use a free one that works.
I personally benefit more from having a mobile phone than I fear being monitored or tracked by it. I am aware that having this phone does allow for this to happen. I was joking about "TV watching us" more than 10 years ago. It was actually funny, and I got "picked on" for saying it. That joke isn't funny anymore these days.
I love meat, but I do have one favorite vegetarian dish.
Corn tortilla flat round shell, spread with refried beans and top with shredded lettuce/tomato or whatever typical taco toppings you like.
Is better when you don't add meat to it.
Dude did you smoke the mushrooms then drink the Kool-aid?
You explain what a sine wave is in the review section for information you need to be successful in the class. You then offer time during office hours to help anyone who is at a different level of knowledge a chance to catch up. The motivated students will do what it takes to succeed and get the help offered. The rest you could not help regardless of your effort. Equal opportunity not equal results regardless of effort and talent.
I believe that is done by a Radiologist. That is a specialist position for a medical doctor, not something you pick up in trade school.
I saw a boy in a yellow shirt with a telescope.
Now tell me if it can be determined, with or without the addition of punctuation, if the person speaking was using a telescope and saw a boy in a yellow shirt or if saw a boy in a yellow shirt holding a telescope.