I was born and raised in South Korea and came to the states when I was 18 years old. I can attest to the fact that most Koreans hold education to be extremely important. There's a great pressure on kids to excel in academics. On the other hand, if you're not cut out to be academically gifted, there are schools for arts and athletics. This, of course, is tentamount to "tracking" which is not acceptable to most Americans. I know because I taught in Los Angeles Unified School District for 9 years. There's a truth in calling American public education system "egalitarian" in the sense it's geared to the lowest common denominator and thereby ignoring the gifted or the challenged.
There are other inherent problems with American education system as well, such as children who are woefully unprepared for any type of rigorous academic subjects. Mostly it's divided along socioeconomic/race lines. I believe American society is one of the most color-blind society in the world. Having lived in a number of countries (including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait--my father was a US-trained jet fighter plane mechanic), I can tell you that I was subjected to racial taunts in the Middle Eastern countries, but never in the States. My point is that parents must do better at raising kids. Instead of throwing them a pair of Nikes, save that money and take them to the Museum of Natural Sciences or to the Music Hall. These days, most parents are too busy working and making money that their children become latch key kids or worse. Throwing more money to kids or to schools won't solve the problem. Our kids will keep falling behind the world in math and sciences. It's not money (or the lack thereof), or the society that's keeping the kids in the gutter. It's the parents.
I was the boss my "ex-underling" interviewed and hired. As you can see, he's long gone. I didn't have to fire him; he went on his own. It was pretty awkward having him around and I'm sure it was uncomfortable for him as well. It got much better with a new tech who replaced him. Anyway, if I were you, I'd start looking for another position somewhere else. Just my two cents...
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Let's replace "asians" with "blacks" and you have a classic case of racist remarks here. So then, why is it okay to make racist remarks against "asians" but not "blacks"? I presume Flingles(698457) would never consider him/herself a racist... Racism and bigotry against one race is racism and bigotry against all...
It reminds me of my last job interview: this guy asked me "Please tell us at least two Microsoft utilities you'd use for testing network connectivity?" Later I found out that he was looking for Ping and Traceroute commands. Funny but true. Hard to believe but there are clueless Windoze people out there who don't know any better...
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Actually, Sir Bill said 640 KB was enough for anybody--this was back in the days of DOS somewhere around late 80's.
I also am a "highly trained technical professional" with the certs that he's got. I, OTOH, have the experience to know that those so-called independent research institutes findings are far from reality. My IIS4 server crashed every time there was a virus outbreak--and it HAD auto updating anti-virus by a renowned AV company AND I had kept it abreast of MS updates. After I switched to Apache on Redhat 7.3, it's been running constantly without manual intervention for the last two years or so (there were planned maintenances).
Three-hour Linux installation??? I've installed RedHat 5.2 thru 9 and Fedora Core 1, Mandrake 9.2 and SUSE 9 Pro. On a re-/de-cent machine (P4 1.7Ghz/AMD XP 1700), none of these distro takes more than 30 minutes to install. Windows (2000/XP), OTOH, takes over 45 minutes, no matter what. Out-of-the-box security is way better on Linux than Windows, too.
In my role as CIO, I've interviewed and hired a number of sys admins and other techs. One of the questions I ask is the SMTP port number. Many MCSE's couldn't tell me. It's obvious that so many people are paper MCSE's. As an MCSE myself, I find it unconscionable that MS has allowed the de-valuation of their top cert.
As certs go, I really believe that exam-based certs have no value. They should institute a more professional certification process where a candidate should follow a prescribed set of training AND work experience before being allowed to take the exams. As it is, a twelve year old can take and pass the MCSE exams without too much trouble. BTW, MCSE is a misnomer. System Engineer? Come on. Would I allow an MCSE to put his "engineering" skills on a system? No way. I don't know of any MCSE (including myself) who can "engineer" his way out of a downed system.
I had to laugh when I read the article. It's hard to believe that there still are computer "experts" who spew out such junks.
Actually, Bill Gates would be the perfect person to ask. As I remember it, he DID say no one needed more than 640 KB of RAM. Presumably, he could have built the Rover with 640 KB RAM running DOS. Of course, no multi-tasking, no support for flash memory, file name limited to 8 characters with 3 character extension, and other technological innovations DOS is renowned for.
let's see... At around 125 yen per US dollar... 14,800 yen comes out to... shit... $118.40... If I sell my xbox on eBay... I might be able to afford it...
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What non-sensical prediction... It's just a bunch of new-age mumbo-jumbo! Get real, puhleeeeeze!!!! You really take the cake for "Other Crazy Ideas!"
I was born and raised in South Korea and came to the states when I was 18 years old. I can attest to the fact that most Koreans hold education to be extremely important. There's a great pressure on kids to excel in academics. On the other hand, if you're not cut out to be academically gifted, there are schools for arts and athletics. This, of course, is tentamount to "tracking" which is not acceptable to most Americans. I know because I taught in Los Angeles Unified School District for 9 years. There's a truth in calling American public education system "egalitarian" in the sense it's geared to the lowest common denominator and thereby ignoring the gifted or the challenged. There are other inherent problems with American education system as well, such as children who are woefully unprepared for any type of rigorous academic subjects. Mostly it's divided along socioeconomic/race lines. I believe American society is one of the most color-blind society in the world. Having lived in a number of countries (including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait--my father was a US-trained jet fighter plane mechanic), I can tell you that I was subjected to racial taunts in the Middle Eastern countries, but never in the States. My point is that parents must do better at raising kids. Instead of throwing them a pair of Nikes, save that money and take them to the Museum of Natural Sciences or to the Music Hall. These days, most parents are too busy working and making money that their children become latch key kids or worse. Throwing more money to kids or to schools won't solve the problem. Our kids will keep falling behind the world in math and sciences. It's not money (or the lack thereof), or the society that's keeping the kids in the gutter. It's the parents.
I was the boss my "ex-underling" interviewed and hired. As you can see, he's long gone. I didn't have to fire him; he went on his own. It was pretty awkward having him around and I'm sure it was uncomfortable for him as well. It got much better with a new tech who replaced him. Anyway, if I were you, I'd start looking for another position somewhere else. Just my two cents...
People, please do NOT browse to www.peoplesprimary.com! It's a gay p0rn site! The guy who posted it is a complete jerk and a perv. He should be modded way down and never be allowed to post to /.
Let's replace "asians" with "blacks" and you have a classic case of racist remarks here. So then, why is it okay to make racist remarks against "asians" but not "blacks"? I presume Flingles(698457) would never consider him/herself a racist... Racism and bigotry against one race is racism and bigotry against all...
It reminds me of my last job interview: this guy asked me "Please tell us at least two Microsoft utilities you'd use for testing network connectivity?" Later I found out that he was looking for Ping and Traceroute commands. Funny but true. Hard to believe but there are clueless Windoze people out there who don't know any better...
Actually, Sir Bill said 640 KB was enough for anybody--this was back in the days of DOS somewhere around late 80's.
Where do I sign up??? To work in Germany, I mean...
I also am a "highly trained technical professional" with the certs that he's got. I, OTOH, have the experience to know that those so-called independent research institutes findings are far from reality. My IIS4 server crashed every time there was a virus outbreak--and it HAD auto updating anti-virus by a renowned AV company AND I had kept it abreast of MS updates. After I switched to Apache on Redhat 7.3, it's been running constantly without manual intervention for the last two years or so (there were planned maintenances). Three-hour Linux installation??? I've installed RedHat 5.2 thru 9 and Fedora Core 1, Mandrake 9.2 and SUSE 9 Pro. On a re-/de-cent machine (P4 1.7Ghz/AMD XP 1700), none of these distro takes more than 30 minutes to install. Windows (2000/XP), OTOH, takes over 45 minutes, no matter what. Out-of-the-box security is way better on Linux than Windows, too. In my role as CIO, I've interviewed and hired a number of sys admins and other techs. One of the questions I ask is the SMTP port number. Many MCSE's couldn't tell me. It's obvious that so many people are paper MCSE's. As an MCSE myself, I find it unconscionable that MS has allowed the de-valuation of their top cert. As certs go, I really believe that exam-based certs have no value. They should institute a more professional certification process where a candidate should follow a prescribed set of training AND work experience before being allowed to take the exams. As it is, a twelve year old can take and pass the MCSE exams without too much trouble. BTW, MCSE is a misnomer. System Engineer? Come on. Would I allow an MCSE to put his "engineering" skills on a system? No way. I don't know of any MCSE (including myself) who can "engineer" his way out of a downed system. I had to laugh when I read the article. It's hard to believe that there still are computer "experts" who spew out such junks.
Actually, Bill Gates would be the perfect person to ask. As I remember it, he DID say no one needed more than 640 KB of RAM. Presumably, he could have built the Rover with 640 KB RAM running DOS. Of course, no multi-tasking, no support for flash memory, file name limited to 8 characters with 3 character extension, and other technological innovations DOS is renowned for.
let's see... At around 125 yen per US dollar... 14,800 yen comes out to... shit... $118.40... If I sell my xbox on eBay... I might be able to afford it...
The reason why BSD turns me off (god knows I tried to like it) is because it sounds too much like Windows BSoD (shudder...)