"Ooh, I know. I'm going to go buy a bunch of big long books and cut out all the violence and sex and maybe the boring passages, too, and re-sell them."
I believe that Reader's Digest has been doing something similar to this for decades...
They won't reduce what you pay now, they'll just cap you and ask somebody to pay more.
Hmmm, that's not what the article said...
...the article stated that they would reduce the cost for a low-bandwidth (i.e. surfing and e-mail) service, while charging for more above a set upload/download limit.
I don't have a problem with this. I pay for gas for every mile I drive, pay for long distance based on the minutes I talk...want to pay less? Use less.
Whoa....perhaps you should cut back on that Red Bull consumption, eh?
Besides, you must admit that at times Apple resorts to a bit of hyperbole and "creative statistics" in their marketing text (and this is from a confirmed Mac user...)
Faster-than-light speed? Yeah, that's a bit funny.
"Since when did you need a hard drive to play a dvd?"
True enough. But let's remember, we are talking about a *game* console, here...buying a PS2 with the sole intent of playing DVDs is silly. And a hard disk will have definite implications for console gaming. All I'm saying is that I'd rather pay $30 for an add-on to watch movies, as opposed to a $125 add-on to actually improve gameplay. That's all.
I *knew* I wasn't the only person that this ever happened to. Subtitute the word "biology" for every occurance of "CS" in the first post, and that would pretty much be me.
First off, it's my firm belief that the entire University system has the capability to suck the life and love out of any subject; hence, I'm rather loathe to ever go back....so here's my suggestion.
1) Don't do grad school. I've been where you are..it would kill you.
2) Tough it out and get the degree you're almost finished with. Even if you're working in another field, the piece of paper will do you good, and prove that you can finish something you start. If you have an overage of credits, you might be able to rearrange them and be able to get a degree *now* (I couldn't face my classes anymore, and was getting a double major - microbiology and aquatic toxicology - so I had plenty.) Check your options. (BTW, The most liberating this I ever did was blow off my entire last semester of classes. Man, that felt good.)
2) Examine what you're doing for fun...aside from depression and heavy drinking, that is. I always wondered why I was getting a degree in Biology, yet all my friends were in Communications and Art. I was also skipping classes so I could work on setting up a 'zine with a roomate. *DING!* Hey, if I'm having fun doing this, maybe I should make it a job!
After that, you have to figure out the best path to doing that for a job. Chances are, if you're doing it now, there's a good chance that you can find someone to pay you to do it...it may take some time, but after the hell that is college burnout, anything is more fun.
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"Ooh, I know. I'm going to go buy a bunch of big long books and cut out all the violence and sex and maybe the boring passages, too, and re-sell them."
I believe that Reader's Digest has been doing something similar to this for decades...
They won't reduce what you pay now, they'll just cap you and ask somebody to pay more.
Hmmm, that's not what the article said...
...the article stated that they would reduce the cost for a low-bandwidth (i.e. surfing and e-mail) service, while charging for more above a set upload/download limit.
I don't have a problem with this. I pay for gas for every mile I drive, pay for long distance based on the minutes I talk...want to pay less? Use less.
Whoa....perhaps you should cut back on that Red Bull consumption, eh?
Besides, you must admit that at times Apple resorts to a bit of hyperbole and "creative statistics" in their marketing text (and this is from a confirmed Mac user...)
Faster-than-light speed? Yeah, that's a bit funny.
Actually, it was powdered aluminum. Same net result, though...rocket fuel (-:
"Since when did you need a hard drive to play a dvd?"
True enough. But let's remember, we are talking about a *game* console, here...buying a PS2 with the sole intent of playing DVDs is silly. And a hard disk will have definite implications for console gaming. All I'm saying is that I'd rather pay $30 for an add-on to watch movies, as opposed to a $125 add-on to actually improve gameplay. That's all.
Hmm, let's do some figuring..
Both consoles: $299
DVD Support
PS2: Included
XBox: $30
Hard Disk
PS2: ~125 (estimated-unreleased)
XBox: Included
Draw your own conclusions.
It's already been done... http://www.otakunozoku.com/xbox/
I *knew* I wasn't the only person that this ever happened to. Subtitute the word "biology" for every occurance of "CS" in the first post, and that would pretty much be me. First off, it's my firm belief that the entire University system has the capability to suck the life and love out of any subject; hence, I'm rather loathe to ever go back....so here's my suggestion. 1) Don't do grad school. I've been where you are..it would kill you. 2) Tough it out and get the degree you're almost finished with. Even if you're working in another field, the piece of paper will do you good, and prove that you can finish something you start. If you have an overage of credits, you might be able to rearrange them and be able to get a degree *now* (I couldn't face my classes anymore, and was getting a double major - microbiology and aquatic toxicology - so I had plenty.) Check your options. (BTW, The most liberating this I ever did was blow off my entire last semester of classes. Man, that felt good.) 2) Examine what you're doing for fun...aside from depression and heavy drinking, that is. I always wondered why I was getting a degree in Biology, yet all my friends were in Communications and Art. I was also skipping classes so I could work on setting up a 'zine with a roomate. *DING!* Hey, if I'm having fun doing this, maybe I should make it a job! After that, you have to figure out the best path to doing that for a job. Chances are, if you're doing it now, there's a good chance that you can find someone to pay you to do it...it may take some time, but after the hell that is college burnout, anything is more fun.