Other situation can arise wherein one can recieve a decent grade in a CS course and not one of their programs was written by themselves. Then again, this really will bite them in the ass 10 minutes into a job interview or worse, 10 days into their first job. Practice makes perfect - not deserving a grade will catch up with you eventually, whether you "got away with it" initially or not.
You know we seemingly have only two sides from what i have read so far:
1)join armed forces
2)join peace corps
Ok, if you don't feel like you're the military type, why not work as a federal government employee in science apps or engineering? You end up traveling alot, and while the pay might be less than private sector, it's certainly nothing to sneeze at. And if you can get a security clearance you'll ususally end up working on cool new tech.
I'm a Navy software engineering co-op and have thoroughly enjoyed my work thus far. It's not like you're IN the military (I think many are afraid your boss = drill sergeant, which is not the case at all).
I agree, but, getting a good job helps. Why?
Think about it - a single guy with a geek salary. this way you can pay your own way to go wherever you want, and not get in debt in the process. Unless you like being poor, which is fine too, but not many of us do.
My personal take: definatly hold off on the get married pop out kids part, but man, a good job (just make sure it's in an interesting city, too) sure does help. I mean, it's a way to satiate your inner nerd while potentially wooing the opposite sex (or whatever). You can take him/her/it home in your BMW with a GPS nav system and show off your voice automated 802.11 mp3 jukebox (that you built yourself, of course).
Ok maybe i'm a bit materialistic. but it's what we, as geeks, want, right? More hardware?!
Let's see if I understand how the world works lately...
If a man cuts his finger off while slicing salami at work, he blames the restaurant. If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years and die of lung cancer, your family blames the tobacco company. If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, he blames the bartender. If your grandchildren are brats without manners, you blame television. If your friend is shot by a deranged madman, you blame the gun manufacturer. And if a crazed person breaks into the cockpit and tries to kill the pilot at 35,000 feet, and the passengers kill him instead, the mother of the deceased blames the airline.
I must have lived too long to understand the world as it is anymore. So, if I die while my old, wrinkled butt is parked in front of this computer, I want you to blame Bill Gates...okay?
'Nuff said
Slashdot Mirror
Answer: We're all waiting for SW: Galaxies. But will the rest of the masses be on the same path?
Other situation can arise wherein one can recieve a decent grade in a CS course and not one of their programs was written by themselves. Then again, this really will bite them in the ass 10 minutes into a job interview or worse, 10 days into their first job. Practice makes perfect - not deserving a grade will catch up with you eventually, whether you "got away with it" initially or not.
Not in my college! At the College of Charleston you'd have to work your anus off just to get a B.
Of course my school has a huge ego and wants to become Ivy League.
that's actually cowneal for real isn't it?
...
look at cowboyneal.org and compare
Dude, you're gettin' a vegetable!
It is official now: people will do ANYTHING to get a story on slashdot ... but it was still cool
Next line should read:
"I'll sign yo' pity on the runny tine," triumphantly said Bill Gates.
>It's SOP for an ad company. Does this mean it can be reduced with a Karnaugh map? (Sorry, I know that was bad - I just HAD to do it.)
You know we seemingly have only two sides from what i have read so far: 1)join armed forces 2)join peace corps Ok, if you don't feel like you're the military type, why not work as a federal government employee in science apps or engineering? You end up traveling alot, and while the pay might be less than private sector, it's certainly nothing to sneeze at. And if you can get a security clearance you'll ususally end up working on cool new tech. I'm a Navy software engineering co-op and have thoroughly enjoyed my work thus far. It's not like you're IN the military (I think many are afraid your boss = drill sergeant, which is not the case at all).
I agree, but, getting a good job helps. Why? Think about it - a single guy with a geek salary. this way you can pay your own way to go wherever you want, and not get in debt in the process. Unless you like being poor, which is fine too, but not many of us do. My personal take: definatly hold off on the get married pop out kids part, but man, a good job (just make sure it's in an interesting city, too) sure does help. I mean, it's a way to satiate your inner nerd while potentially wooing the opposite sex (or whatever). You can take him/her/it home in your BMW with a GPS nav system and show off your voice automated 802.11 mp3 jukebox (that you built yourself, of course). Ok maybe i'm a bit materialistic. but it's what we, as geeks, want, right? More hardware?!
Let's see if I understand how the world works lately... If a man cuts his finger off while slicing salami at work, he blames the restaurant. If you smoke three packs a day for 40 years and die of lung cancer, your family blames the tobacco company. If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, he blames the bartender. If your grandchildren are brats without manners, you blame television. If your friend is shot by a deranged madman, you blame the gun manufacturer. And if a crazed person breaks into the cockpit and tries to kill the pilot at 35,000 feet, and the passengers kill him instead, the mother of the deceased blames the airline. I must have lived too long to understand the world as it is anymore. So, if I die while my old, wrinkled butt is parked in front of this computer, I want you to blame Bill Gates...okay? 'Nuff said
for the same reason dumb people tend to stereotype - groupings are an easy way of thinking of things without. Oh wow - I just did it myself, too!!
Well, hell, then I guess the booger I picked this morning is a planet too.