Being a "junior" sysadmin or an intern under good people is the best training anybody can get
I'd have to agree with this. I work with the sysadmin at my school. A fair portion of the class time I work with him is spent fixing all the various problems pertaining to school computers / printers / network. That period is probably where I learn the most each day, much more than in Calc 3. Odd how the highest level math offered in the school seems less useful than those menial computer-fixing jobs.
Actually, this is exactly what I've been doing since last year. In addition to the Cisco CCNA course offered at my high school, a teacher picked a few students out of the C++ class, including myself, to learn PHP and MySQL. In fact, last year we entered the Thinkquest USA contest, and actually took first place with this website. So, to answer your question, yes they are teaching PHP and MySQL.
Funny how this "holiday" falls (more often than not) on the guy.
Odd, it's my experience that it falls most often on the single folk, men and women alike.
My suggestion, everyone should go out and let all your single friends know how much you care for them. It really can make an otherwise miserable day such as Valentine's much, much better.
I don't care how much it costs to make a CD. I think CDs should cost less than $18, and if they can't offer that then I'm not willing to pay it. End of story. Maybe the RIAA should learn how to manage their money better if they want my business, and if not then that's fine too.
I've been drinking black coffee since I was in grade school. Now I am making pretty good money doing what I like. I'm in Mensa. I'm charming.
Good for you.
We need a movement to get more of today's children drinking coffee. Black coffee.
If I'm interpretting this correctly, you're saying that drinking black coffee makes you successful, a genius, and good with the ladies. Well I've had cats my whole life and am good at math. What do you conclude? I think that instead of drinking coffee (or "carbonated sugar water") kids should exercise and sleep about 7 hours a night. From my experience it works a lot better.
from a societal or survival-of-the-fittest point of view, the most successful society is the one most capable of destroying the others.
In my opinion, and maybe this is just me, but the most successful society should be the one most fit to co-exist with the others. If you blow up some other civilizations, odds are someone else will blow you up. However, if you respect everyone and work out disputes, then you can be very successful, as well as get all the good trade.
I know it's a joke, but the problem with this is distinguishing falsehood from lying. A lie detector tries to figure out if what you're saying corresponds with what you believe to be true (subjective truth), while physics theories deal with correspondence between the theories and reality. So sorry, but it doesn't look like it'll work.
"Don't wish for a new enemy, you won't know what tricks are up its sleeves!"
What good does it do for us to know this new guy's tricks? We're already effectively powerless. However, I do agree with the skepticism of this being a good thing.
Okay, I absolutely agree with you with regard to teaching ability of people who've used what they know in life. My 10th grade chemistry teacher was a chemist before becoming a teacher, and this translated into him being a great teacher. However, I think that the millions of dollars it costs to get into space might not be worth a few students getting a better education. Maybe as a compromise NASA could send 5 teachers out in a ship instead of one, spending only a fraction per teacher that they would have before. I just fail to see why sending one person into space should be worth the incredible cost to the government in as bad a shape as it already is. Maybe wait a few years until the economy is better and I'll agree with you more on this topic.
They were going to make a Half-Life 2, but then they realized they could simplify the name to Life. Unfortunately for gamers, they decided to get one instead of making a game./ducks
I think there's a definitive line between a useful program (which I don't deny NASA has) and sending random schlubs into space just because they want to.
Where are all the devout christians telling him to turn the other cheek?
Well, I know my mom was out in DC on Saturday at the Anti-war March, along with thousands of other people opposed to the war. Maybe they don't count for some reason...
As long as the vollenteers know the risks, why the hell not?
Hmm... I seem to remember something about a huge deficit (I think along the lines of about 6 trillion USD). Maybe that's a reason why the hell not? Just a thought.
Did anyone else think extending copyrights to be *90* years, and disallowing anything that a company claims circumvents its copy protection might not be the best thing?
Of *course* I thought it was a good thing. Obviously if Sony doesn't want me playing with their toy dog they've got a reason for it. And besides, Sony is a big company, so naturally it's not going to do anything immoral with these powers.
But while I'm on the subject, does anyone know of a house for sale in Europe?
I don't mean that Kazaa should fight back for the sake of P2P. P2P will survive anyway, whether it's right or wrong. My problem is with the United Statess trying to control the internet for the entire world.
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Try Ghostzilla. Makes it almost impossible to tell when you're surfing.
I'd have to agree with this. I work with the sysadmin at my school. A fair portion of the class time I work with him is spent fixing all the various problems pertaining to school computers / printers / network. That period is probably where I learn the most each day, much more than in Calc 3. Odd how the highest level math offered in the school seems less useful than those menial computer-fixing jobs.
Actually, this is exactly what I've been doing since last year. In addition to the Cisco CCNA course offered at my high school, a teacher picked a few students out of the C++ class, including myself, to learn PHP and MySQL. In fact, last year we entered the Thinkquest USA contest, and actually took first place with this website. So, to answer your question, yes they are teaching PHP and MySQL.
Odd, it's my experience that it falls most often on the single folk, men and women alike.
My suggestion, everyone should go out and let all your single friends know how much you care for them. It really can make an otherwise miserable day such as Valentine's much, much better.
I don't care how much it costs to make a CD. I think CDs should cost less than $18, and if they can't offer that then I'm not willing to pay it. End of story. Maybe the RIAA should learn how to manage their money better if they want my business, and if not then that's fine too.
Carson Daly is indeed neither a man nor a woman, as shown in the following.
I'm Carson Daly, and I'm a massive tool.
- Jimmy Fallon as Carson Daly on SNL
There you have it.
Good for you.
We need a movement to get more of today's children drinking coffee. Black coffee.
If I'm interpretting this correctly, you're saying that drinking black coffee makes you successful, a genius, and good with the ladies. Well I've had cats my whole life and am good at math. What do you conclude? I think that instead of drinking coffee (or "carbonated sugar water") kids should exercise and sleep about 7 hours a night. From my experience it works a lot better.
In my opinion, and maybe this is just me, but the most successful society should be the one most fit to co-exist with the others. If you blow up some other civilizations, odds are someone else will blow you up. However, if you respect everyone and work out disputes, then you can be very successful, as well as get all the good trade.
I know it's a joke, but the problem with this is distinguishing falsehood from lying. A lie detector tries to figure out if what you're saying corresponds with what you believe to be true (subjective truth), while physics theories deal with correspondence between the theories and reality. So sorry, but it doesn't look like it'll work.
Well we tried spinning the magnets to flip the east and west poles but all the other magnets spun too. It was a real disaster.
Hmm...can I just go ice skating on it instead? Sounds a lot more fun than driving there.
What good does it do for us to know this new guy's tricks? We're already effectively powerless. However, I do agree with the skepticism of this being a good thing.
"Prepare for the worst but hope for the best."
Try this link.
Okay, I absolutely agree with you with regard to teaching ability of people who've used what they know in life. My 10th grade chemistry teacher was a chemist before becoming a teacher, and this translated into him being a great teacher. However, I think that the millions of dollars it costs to get into space might not be worth a few students getting a better education. Maybe as a compromise NASA could send 5 teachers out in a ship instead of one, spending only a fraction per teacher that they would have before. I just fail to see why sending one person into space should be worth the incredible cost to the government in as bad a shape as it already is. Maybe wait a few years until the economy is better and I'll agree with you more on this topic.
1000000000 times 0 is still 0.
They were going to make a Half-Life 2, but then they realized they could simplify the name to Life. Unfortunately for gamers, they decided to get one instead of making a game. /ducks
Abusive? It's a monopoly sure, but how does owning one more thing make it evidently abusive? Not trolling, I just don't see it.
I think there's a definitive line between a useful program (which I don't deny NASA has) and sending random schlubs into space just because they want to.
Well, I know my mom was out in DC on Saturday at the Anti-war March, along with thousands of other people opposed to the war. Maybe they don't count for some reason...
Who care's. We have them either way.
Hmm... I seem to remember something about a huge deficit (I think along the lines of about 6 trillion USD). Maybe that's a reason why the hell not? Just a thought.
It means that he gave out lots and lots of copies with magazines (such as Wired) for free to anyone whether they wanted them or not.
A thirteen year old boy playing with his mom's phone.
Of *course* I thought it was a good thing. Obviously if Sony doesn't want me playing with their toy dog they've got a reason for it. And besides, Sony is a big company, so naturally it's not going to do anything immoral with these powers.
But while I'm on the subject, does anyone know of a house for sale in Europe?
I don't mean that Kazaa should fight back for the sake of P2P. P2P will survive anyway, whether it's right or wrong. My problem is with the United Statess trying to control the internet for the entire world.