While there is some truth to that, the counterpoint is that self-taught people (especially in high-tech fields) tend to be BETTER educated and better at their jobs than university educated people.
Somebody who learns to do something because they have a passion for what they are learning is simply going to be more motivated and more skilful in the end than somebody who did it because it promised a good return on their study-investment.
As a self-taught coder who's worked on a wide variety of projects, I've noticed that while I seem to have a much broader field of knowledge than my formally-educated peers, I have large gaps in that knowledge. Areas I've never needed to pursue for any project, areas I simply did not know about, areas I deemed unimportant, etc...
I think you're going to run into problems if you make sweeping generalizations regarding intelligence/motivation/education, although I'd agree with you about the philosophy students. Linguistics students seem to make great coders as well, but you could argue it's the same discipline.
I'll admit that spaceflight around the solar system today is very similar in nature to what it was like to travel across oceans in the 1600's. It is a dangerous activity that pushes the limits of construction technology as well as presents hazards that we haven't really experienced before[...]
So you're saying that hundreds of years from now we'll find out that a portion of our population has been commuting to Mars the whole time?
You can grind for a weapon, and eventually, after spending time slogging away with weak weapons, you'll reach the point where you've got equipment that you want for the class you like (hopefully). Or you can spend the money now, and immediately have the equipment you want.
Or just trade for it like everybody else does. Nobody who actively plays this game thinks it's pay2win.
It's called Moral Relativism, and it's about as old as history. It's certainly older than you, so your slack-jawed, gaping old man schtick certainly seems a little disingenuous.
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So... you're saying we prefer a scrappy entrepreneur over a bloated group of coked up media whores.
And we're supposed to feel bad about it. Do I have that right? We're supposed to feel bad?
The average soldier simply has far more self-discipline and self-respect than the average American.
I'm going to assume you got that idea from John Wayne movies and Sgt. Rock comic books, and not my home town after the bars close.
Idiot.
google b5 quotes Ver Cotto for dovetails.
You can send me that $50 anytime this month. I'm easy.
How are you claiming this to be true if you have a degree?
I am still trying to figure out what exactly the "Occupiers" in the US are protesting against.
Fascism. There, now you can stop saying this.
While there is some truth to that, the counterpoint is that self-taught people (especially in high-tech fields) tend to be BETTER educated and better at their jobs than university educated people.
Somebody who learns to do something because they have a passion for what they are learning is simply going to be more motivated and more skilful in the end than somebody who did it because it promised a good return on their study-investment.
As a self-taught coder who's worked on a wide variety of projects, I've noticed that while I seem to have a much broader field of knowledge than my formally-educated peers, I have large gaps in that knowledge. Areas I've never needed to pursue for any project, areas I simply did not know about, areas I deemed unimportant, etc...
I think you're going to run into problems if you make sweeping generalizations regarding intelligence/motivation/education, although I'd agree with you about the philosophy students. Linguistics students seem to make great coders as well, but you could argue it's the same discipline.
I'll admit that spaceflight around the solar system today is very similar in nature to what it was like to travel across oceans in the 1600's. It is a dangerous activity that pushes the limits of construction technology as well as presents hazards that we haven't really experienced before[...]
So you're saying that hundreds of years from now we'll find out that a portion of our population has been commuting to Mars the whole time?
WSJ editorials are only evidence of your gullibility. Find something in, I don't know, the Economist that supports your views, and we'll talk.
In the USA, Radio Shack is still going
That's "Radio Shack", my friend. The friendly hobbyist store is gone.
Poe's Law strikes again.
You can set up a local practice game and leave that running overnight. Same thing.
You can grind for a weapon, and eventually, after spending time slogging away with weak weapons, you'll reach the point where you've got equipment that you want for the class you like (hopefully). Or you can spend the money now, and immediately have the equipment you want.
Or just trade for it like everybody else does. Nobody who actively plays this game thinks it's pay2win.
Does this guy know how to party, or what?
The "lets all ignore American politics" contingent is becoming increasingly shrill and strident.
You know what, I'm a big guy. I can take it.
Interestingly enough, Mr. Santorum, I have a bet to this effect.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Well the fanboys will mod you down for that.
Why not just mod him down for derailing the conversation?
Interesting that the 'pirating == theft' brigade hasn't modded you into oblivion yet...
The correct answer is "Yes, but I avoid the comments."
It's called Moral Relativism, and it's about as old as history. It's certainly older than you, so your slack-jawed, gaping old man schtick certainly seems a little disingenuous.
do you really thing a struggling farmer cares about the environment when his business is failing?
I think I see the problem.
The guy wrote a reasonably interesting article on his own personal blog and submitted it to /. twice.
I'm failing to see why you're so butthurt over this.
glide wrapper?
You might associate it with coral reefs, but the majority of it is far more bland.
Check out these articles on whale falls. It's pretty cool.
http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/Spotlight/Whales.htm
http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2002/dec20_whalefall.html
I really don't know what to say, other than you are wrong.
You know I'm wrong, but can't explain it. Clearly a commanding grasp of the subject.
Just read this and get back to me.