I am the network administrator and webmaster for my company. I'm only 17 years old. I am completely responsible (although technically not legally) for just about/everything/ dealing with technology at my company. I have begun seriously looking into VoIP, and other networking technologies. I/can/ afford to purchase products from vendors...in fact, I have recently purchased a bunch of new hardware for our LAN (a hub, routers, PC's, a server). I would have/loved/ to attend Comdex...it would have been a great place to get some info and demo's of things like new VoIP technologies. But alas, I'm 7 short months from being considered a real professional. I think that is bull. Comdex could easly get around the legal technicalitys of having minors attend, by only allowing minors who have a)verifiable IT jobs, and b)a sort of 'insurance' contract provided by aformentioned job. This would cover them financially, and legally ( I think...I don't have a law degree...but this seems to make sense..). I think this is just one more example of the stupidity of the 'magical 18' in the US. Just as the magic age used to be 21 (it still is for alcohol..go figure, you can choose the leaders of the country, but your not allowed to induldge in alcohol?), that became outdated, as kids grew up faster. I think we (the US) are rapidly approaching the point where most kids are 'grown up' earlier than 18. I think new laws should be made...but hey..I don't vote....so..what I think doesn't matter does it?
Well...from what I have heard...if you study on caffeine (ie: all that jolt *yummy*), then you won't remeber a damned thing if your not 'on' caffeine when you need to remeber it. This is due to the 'association' factor the brain uses when learning/making new neural pathways..so lesson is: drink lots of caffeine while studying and then chug a case of jolt right 'for the test:) and like the article said...effects on long term memory are uncertain as yet:)
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I am the network administrator and webmaster for my company. I'm only 17 years old. I am completely responsible (although technically not legally) for just about /everything/ dealing with technology at my company. I have begun seriously looking into VoIP, and other networking technologies. I /can/ afford to purchase products from vendors...in fact, I have recently purchased a bunch of new hardware for our LAN (a hub, routers, PC's, a server). I would have /loved/ to attend Comdex...it would have been a great place to get some info and demo's of things like new VoIP technologies. But alas, I'm 7 short months from being considered a real professional. I think that is bull. Comdex could easly get around the legal technicalitys of having minors attend, by only allowing minors who have a)verifiable IT jobs, and b)a sort of 'insurance' contract provided by aformentioned job. This would cover them financially, and legally ( I think...I don't have a law degree...but this seems to make sense..). I think this is just one more example of the stupidity of the 'magical 18' in the US. Just as the magic age used to be 21 (it still is for alcohol..go figure, you can choose the leaders of the country, but your not allowed to induldge in alcohol?), that became outdated, as kids grew up faster. I think we (the US) are rapidly approaching the point where most kids are 'grown up' earlier than 18. I think new laws should be made...but hey..I don't vote....so..what I think doesn't matter does it?
Well...from what I have heard...if you study on caffeine (ie: all that jolt *yummy*), then you won't remeber a damned thing if your not 'on' caffeine when you need to remeber it. This is due to the 'association' factor the brain uses when learning/making new neural pathways..so lesson is: drink lots of caffeine while studying and then chug a case of jolt right 'for the test :) and like the article said...effects on long term memory are uncertain as yet :)