Oh, if you really like to do something. Of if you want to make a profession out of your hobby. Then don't. After 4 years of learning, most people end up either disliking or hating the thing they loved to do.
I know that story too well. I really loved comp sci. Even after just two years, I hate it. I'm leaving university after three years of undergrad. It's just not fun any more. I must find new challenges.
No one says you need higher education to learn what you wish. The best education you will get is an education you are interested. Stay focused on what you wish to learn, find away that you can learn it, and you'll get there. Remember that some of the greatest minds had trouble with simple math. If you're looking for employment in a field, start or get involved in an open source projet, and let your results speak for themselves. Don't be fooled by the elitist attitude that post secondary education is your only option.
Couldn't the same effect also be achieve by a simple spark-gap generator? Granted, this device would also effect all other bands, but has been around for many years and is remarkably low tech.
No comments about the rest, but I frequently use up to 50 tabs in Konqueror. It's great to follow many links for later perusal, such as off the slashdot homepage.
You missed the key point. People DON"T patch Windows boxen because patches are well known to often cause problems. With FOSS, patches rarely if ever cause problems, and never cause problems in unrelated areas -- upgrading Apache doesn't break mail, for instance. If we could trust Microsoft, we'd all be using automatic updates and there wouldn't be a problem -- but we can't, and so people reasonably don't auto-update. The blame is in Microsoft's court.
I don't mean to be pessimistic, just realistic. This movement happened to the manufacturing industry two or three decades ago, and it would be foolish to ignore it. I'm an optimist at heart. What I see is a change -- driven by economic forces. With change comes opportunity -- if you are prepared for it -- and disaster if you aren't. Of course, this trend is just an overall happening. It doesn't mean that there will be no residual jobs, just like how some things are still made in first world countries today.
If you hope to be making decent money in the ensuing years, you've basically got two choices. One is to get a service oriented career -- like a mechanic or a plumber, or anything that requires your presence. Alternatively, you can own a business of some sort. Either way, keep in mind that any job that can be done somewhere else cheaper will be. This does include just about any kind of engineering degree, too, except for maybe onsite work. Your best bet if you're looking for a career with decent money is a trade that requires physical presence or a management/business-ownership path.
I guess my 1986, normally aspirated, carburated, 4 cylinder 1986 Ford Escort must be an exception:
Although it's carburated, I still get 29 mpg with winter tires, and about 40 mpg with summers
The engine has lasted 230,000 km (142,000 miles) without a single overhaul, and almost no maintenance until last year (had to get a carburator and timing belt replaced). It's still got plenty of life in it -- I frequently pass cars going up hills -- although it has lost some compression.
I'm sure I'd get better mileage were it fuel-injected, but 35 mpg throughout the year is still great
I am a bit low on the hp, around 100, and the pickup is a little slow at low rpm -- I would like fuel injection for that.
I have never had a problem starting my car when it's -35 C (-31 F) outside, and I've never plugged it in. I start it and go. It's manual, so it's my fault when it stalls. Granted, my car is only 18 years old, not 25, but close. I laugh as I see all these newer (and other older) vehicles have trouble;)
Of course, I am rather green about repairing cars, and have a mechanic for that.
In big cities with traffic problems, having a standard is a pain -- not so much the constant shifting you do, but the tremendous wear on the clutch. It can get expensive if you're replacing clutch plates every year. I would drive an automatic, were I living in a big city.
Actually, a whole pile of parts are reused from year to year in cars... or at least used across models. They tend to be simple things instead of whole units -- like parts of the engine, shocks, brakes, and quite a bit of things, actually. Granted, parts are not interchangeable across manufacturers, but an Opteron doesn't exactly plug into a P4 socket either, does it?
My 1986 Ford Escort still easily goes 160 km/h (100 mph) in third gear with winter tires on. Granted, I have power-assist steering, and that makes all the difference to a car with a 1.6L 100 hp engine and 4 speed manual transmission.
Joking aside, I hope the new version does well. It sounds like quite of bit of simplification of things is being done, in that things will be easier to do. I've not hacked in the language myself, but I do respect its flexibility and utility.
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Oh, if you really like to do something. Of if you want to make a profession out of your hobby. Then don't. After 4 years of learning, most people end up either disliking or hating the thing they loved to do.
I know that story too well. I really loved comp sci. Even after just two years, I hate it. I'm leaving university after three years of undergrad. It's just not fun any more. I must find new challenges.
No one says you need higher education to learn what you wish. The best education you will get is an education you are interested. Stay focused on what you wish to learn, find away that you can learn it, and you'll get there. Remember that some of the greatest minds had trouble with simple math. If you're looking for employment in a field, start or get involved in an open source projet, and let your results speak for themselves. Don't be fooled by the elitist attitude that post secondary education is your only option.
Couldn't the same effect also be achieve by a simple spark-gap generator? Granted, this device would also effect all other bands, but has been around for many years and is remarkably low tech.
Actually, having a prime phone number would be pretty cool. I'm pretty sure Cowboyneal is prime, unless that is to mean he's single.
Thinking about it, x86-64 would make an excellent first port.
No comments about the rest, but I frequently use up to 50 tabs in Konqueror. It's great to follow many links for later perusal, such as off the slashdot homepage.
You missed the key point. People DON"T patch Windows boxen because patches are well known to often cause problems. With FOSS, patches rarely if ever cause problems, and never cause problems in unrelated areas -- upgrading Apache doesn't break mail, for instance. If we could trust Microsoft, we'd all be using automatic updates and there wouldn't be a problem -- but we can't, and so people reasonably don't auto-update. The blame is in Microsoft's court.
Why was this modded funny? I known more than one person who has done this.
What a cool reason to Bash/Linux nomenclature.
I was just trying to be funny. In actuality, I've been in a steady relationship (heh, she's living with me) for over a year and a half now.... shhhhh.
A geek on slashdot needs a manager to keep track of his dates? What is his secret?? Why aren't I so lucky?!?
I don't mean to be pessimistic, just realistic. This movement happened to the manufacturing industry two or three decades ago, and it would be foolish to ignore it. I'm an optimist at heart. What I see is a change -- driven by economic forces. With change comes opportunity -- if you are prepared for it -- and disaster if you aren't. Of course, this trend is just an overall happening. It doesn't mean that there will be no residual jobs, just like how some things are still made in first world countries today.
If you hope to be making decent money in the ensuing years, you've basically got two choices. One is to get a service oriented career -- like a mechanic or a plumber, or anything that requires your presence. Alternatively, you can own a business of some sort. Either way, keep in mind that any job that can be done somewhere else cheaper will be . This does include just about any kind of engineering degree, too, except for maybe onsite work. Your best bet if you're looking for a career with decent money is a trade that requires physical presence or a management/business-ownership path.
I'm really good at it. It only takes me a quarter of a second. So it's totally useless unless I want to tailgate.
Yikes... my third slashdot friend, and only three digits at that. You're more than welcome ;)
I must say I've done that. And only two years ago at that.
Don't worry about the Troll mod. I meta-modded it unfair.
This might take me a little more than five minutes to exploit... after all, I've never done socket level programming... give me an hour; I'm on it!
Guess it's time to start timing myself then ;)
I guess my 1986, normally aspirated, carburated, 4 cylinder 1986 Ford Escort must be an exception:
Of course, I am rather green about repairing cars, and have a mechanic for that.
In big cities with traffic problems, having a standard is a pain -- not so much the constant shifting you do, but the tremendous wear on the clutch. It can get expensive if you're replacing clutch plates every year. I would drive an automatic, were I living in a big city.
Actually, a whole pile of parts are reused from year to year in cars... or at least used across models. They tend to be simple things instead of whole units -- like parts of the engine, shocks, brakes, and quite a bit of things, actually. Granted, parts are not interchangeable across manufacturers, but an Opteron doesn't exactly plug into a P4 socket either, does it?
Why do you say that? The tread wear I've had is about 2 mm so far, that's a loss of less than 1%.
My 1986 Ford Escort still easily goes 160 km/h (100 mph) in third gear with winter tires on. Granted, I have power-assist steering, and that makes all the difference to a car with a 1.6L 100 hp engine and 4 speed manual transmission.
Joking aside, I hope the new version does well. It sounds like quite of bit of simplification of things is being done, in that things will be easier to do. I've not hacked in the language myself, but I do respect its flexibility and utility.