I think that you are on the right track. I wouldnt start them on the A+, rather, I would say to have them get a non micro$loth centric certification like Network +. Encourage them to begin using opensource OS's and learning to make them work. It is my opinion that we aren't the only nation that can no longer afford the Micro$loth Monopoly and claim any sort of fiscal responsability
I see a lot crap in the replies and a few good things. What I don't see bothers me though.
You have a degree in computer science, that means you are a scientist or well on your way to being one. It doesn't matter that you aren't a natural coder, or a specialist in any specific field. You have proven you can grasp the basic concepts of a variety of disciplines.
Take off the blinders and realize that coding is a small part of the Computer World.
Think about a problem, any problem, and solve it. The world is short on problem solvers and heavy with nulls and problem makers. With skills in CS, just about any door will open to you if u have an interest.
My suggestion...find a job where you feel that what you do helps people, if you think you are making the world a better place, money stays a tool instead of becomming a religion
A. how long will it take to get a linux distro running on it properly, B. a little weight for esentially a complete desk top replacement (not so bad imho)C. i really like the dual duty carry handle-monitor support, offers much in the area of adjusting the screen ( might be cool on smaller systems too (does it protect the back ports from accidental damage?) D. detachable keyboard is cool too. i guess that i am still a cyberpunk, every time i see something like a guy controlling a robot arm by thought, and roll up material that could become a monitor, i start picturing myself plugging into a Fairlight Excalibur. guess i am a nerd
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
Ben Franklin...
Oh, to be worthy of our forefathers.
Reuters will report that monkeys have have long had the ability to type Shakespeare but have never felt it to be a worthwhile endeavor...we are all actually such borderline genomic constructs that we shouldn't really exist...and that we are only using 10 percent of our genomic potential.
Pardon my Churchill parody. I play WOW. So does my 13 yr old daughter. So do many of our friends. The point being that as we venture into new territory in reality, be it virtual identity, property, or merely virtuality it self:! People should rail against the establishment, question the rules, and raise arguement against the imposing of absurd boundaries upon our experience. To fail to do so is to forfeit the right to complain about anything. Raising the flag of rebellion is a lifestyle choice, some use humor and public rants, some use other less civilized forms. Personally I prefer to rebel in a manner that encourages change in a nonviolent manner rather than jumping to the extreme. You ask yourself is it serious enough to bitch about, is it serious enough to write about? The answer is OFCOURSE IT IS. The option is to become sheep and walk blindly into that gentle goodnight. I salute Rob for bringing a private pain into a public forum and offering us his humanity to tramp on, it takes some bravery to do that.
These questions seem simplistic and not overly thoughtful. Imho the answers would be:
1. It is ethical to promote your own buisness. If you take it too far, it will damage your buisness and you will be responsible. (M$ please note this.)
2. Isnt knowledge the result of seeking information, what danger there is inherent in any quest for enlightenment. When you learn something, you always have to ask your self, "ok, now what should i do with this knowledge, and what shouldn't I do.
3. I love this one. No one asked you to place your information here, if it appears with out your permission, seek out the perpetrators and those responsible for its abuse and penalize them.
4. Rhetorical, they have a professional obligation to monitor certain aspects, as well as an interest based on survival, they cant let any a$$ exploit their system until it collapses.
5. Yes, but if they do to much censoring, they will loose their clients and a new engine will achieve superiority. Berg's beheading whas imho more dignified than the conduct that brought it on. Both however were wrong, see the relationship?
6. What if, well what if people stopped using them as a search engine because they started sucking. This one is silly.
7. Ethics is the good of the many over the good of the few, otherwise its a food chain. It should be everyones job and goal, as there is really only one position at the food chain apex. Thus, yes, they should concern themselves with ethics.
8. Imho, another rhetorical question, Google offers educational links where people may freely educate themselves as to what and how things are filtered, should google really need a warning label over its nipple.
9. A quality product, or process, etc. will naturally achieve supremacy amongst its competitors, in a free environment, competition and change are welcomed, Google simply needs to keep its process superior to achieve supremacy, and resist the urge to trod down its competitors who might eventually achieve a superior product. (M$ does not fit into this description)
10. Share? Imho, they earned it, let them dispense it as they see fit, its theirs, cheers to them.
I have read so many flames about the evil industry giants who dont respect us (computer users) and how they abuse our rights on a regular basis. In response to that and Googles statement, Good For Google!!! I am not saying they will single handedly solve the problem, but damn it! If more of us spent a little time considering the merits of "I can do it. But should I?" There might be less bullS#$t for us to deal with. As to Googles lily white past and their morality on the subject, all I can say is I would rather have a reformer on my side than on the other side.
sarcasm and wit, that c.s.lewis and tolkein were lifetime friends should come as no surprise, intelligent people often like other intelligent people to converse with:)
i think that before you go applying such basic interpretations to a book written by an exceptionally well educated man, you might want to read his other works also, in the silmarillion a great deal of more complicated background is given, the reading of which might give you more insight into the numerous points Tolkein was attempting to address in an alegorical manner. also please do not discount his choice to present the story in a format defined and stylized before most of us were born. The work of LoTR as you have called it is art rather than an attempt at military genious.
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I think that you are on the right track. I wouldnt start them on the A+, rather, I would say to have them get a non micro$loth centric certification like Network +. Encourage them to begin using opensource OS's and learning to make them work. It is my opinion that we aren't the only nation that can no longer afford the Micro$loth Monopoly and claim any sort of fiscal responsability
I see a lot crap in the replies and a few good things. What I don't see bothers me though. You have a degree in computer science, that means you are a scientist or well on your way to being one. It doesn't matter that you aren't a natural coder, or a specialist in any specific field. You have proven you can grasp the basic concepts of a variety of disciplines. Take off the blinders and realize that coding is a small part of the Computer World. Think about a problem, any problem, and solve it. The world is short on problem solvers and heavy with nulls and problem makers. With skills in CS, just about any door will open to you if u have an interest. My suggestion...find a job where you feel that what you do helps people, if you think you are making the world a better place, money stays a tool instead of becomming a religion
A. how long will it take to get a linux distro running on it properly, B. a little weight for esentially a complete desk top replacement (not so bad imho)C. i really like the dual duty carry handle-monitor support, offers much in the area of adjusting the screen ( might be cool on smaller systems too (does it protect the back ports from accidental damage?) D. detachable keyboard is cool too. i guess that i am still a cyberpunk, every time i see something like a guy controlling a robot arm by thought, and roll up material that could become a monitor, i start picturing myself plugging into a Fairlight Excalibur. guess i am a nerd
I think that it is funny how crime and the methods of detecting it change so little over the years.
perhaps you have a karmic tendency to stub your toes and nature decided to give you a spare
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Ben Franklin... Oh, to be worthy of our forefathers.
Reuters will report that monkeys have have long had the ability to type Shakespeare but have never felt it to be a worthwhile endeavor...we are all actually such borderline genomic constructs that we shouldn't really exist...and that we are only using 10 percent of our genomic potential.
Pardon my Churchill parody. I play WOW. So does my 13 yr old daughter. So do many of our friends. The point being that as we venture into new territory in reality, be it virtual identity, property, or merely virtuality it self :! People should rail against the establishment, question the rules, and raise arguement against the imposing of absurd boundaries upon our experience. To fail to do so is to forfeit the right to complain about anything. Raising the flag of rebellion is a lifestyle choice, some use humor and public rants, some use other less civilized forms. Personally I prefer to rebel in a manner that encourages change in a nonviolent manner rather than jumping to the extreme. You ask yourself is it serious enough to bitch about, is it serious enough to write about? The answer is OFCOURSE IT IS. The option is to become sheep and walk blindly into that gentle goodnight. I salute Rob for bringing a private pain into a public forum and offering us his humanity to tramp on, it takes some bravery to do that.
I would reply, but your little fire comment made me laugh till i couldnt breathe, I love it.
These questions seem simplistic and not overly thoughtful. Imho the answers would be: 1. It is ethical to promote your own buisness. If you take it too far, it will damage your buisness and you will be responsible. (M$ please note this.) 2. Isnt knowledge the result of seeking information, what danger there is inherent in any quest for enlightenment. When you learn something, you always have to ask your self, "ok, now what should i do with this knowledge, and what shouldn't I do. 3. I love this one. No one asked you to place your information here, if it appears with out your permission, seek out the perpetrators and those responsible for its abuse and penalize them. 4. Rhetorical, they have a professional obligation to monitor certain aspects, as well as an interest based on survival, they cant let any a$$ exploit their system until it collapses. 5. Yes, but if they do to much censoring, they will loose their clients and a new engine will achieve superiority. Berg's beheading whas imho more dignified than the conduct that brought it on. Both however were wrong, see the relationship? 6. What if, well what if people stopped using them as a search engine because they started sucking. This one is silly. 7. Ethics is the good of the many over the good of the few, otherwise its a food chain. It should be everyones job and goal, as there is really only one position at the food chain apex. Thus, yes, they should concern themselves with ethics. 8. Imho, another rhetorical question, Google offers educational links where people may freely educate themselves as to what and how things are filtered, should google really need a warning label over its nipple. 9. A quality product, or process, etc. will naturally achieve supremacy amongst its competitors, in a free environment, competition and change are welcomed, Google simply needs to keep its process superior to achieve supremacy, and resist the urge to trod down its competitors who might eventually achieve a superior product. (M$ does not fit into this description) 10. Share? Imho, they earned it, let them dispense it as they see fit, its theirs, cheers to them.
I have read so many flames about the evil industry giants who dont respect us (computer users) and how they abuse our rights on a regular basis. In response to that and Googles statement, Good For Google!!! I am not saying they will single handedly solve the problem, but damn it! If more of us spent a little time considering the merits of "I can do it. But should I?" There might be less bullS#$t for us to deal with. As to Googles lily white past and their morality on the subject, all I can say is I would rather have a reformer on my side than on the other side.
sarcasm and wit, that c.s.lewis and tolkein were lifetime friends should come as no surprise, intelligent people often like other intelligent people to converse with :)
i find it amazing that you two carried it this far, from a sadly amused reader. you two should take this act to jerry springer
i think that before you go applying such basic interpretations to a book written by an exceptionally well educated man, you might want to read his other works also, in the silmarillion a great deal of more complicated background is given, the reading of which might give you more insight into the numerous points Tolkein was attempting to address in an alegorical manner. also please do not discount his choice to present the story in a format defined and stylized before most of us were born. The work of LoTR as you have called it is art rather than an attempt at military genious.