Not ALL UPenn students/alumni are arrogant and rich spoiled brats(I'm from a small Jesuit university myself). My fiancee is from there and she is def not from a wealthy family. Though I do agree with your point about endowments supporting a third world country. I also happen to like the Big 10...college football season is finally here again!
Have you ever played golf? It's truly a challenging sport. You need tip-top intelligence to play. It isn't a matter of throwing a large ball to a large teammate who is a mere 20 yards away.
Obviously, you never played football. Just because there are some "dumb jocks" playing it doesn't mean it requires little to no intelligence.
Try playing Offensive line. You'd be amazed at all you have to know and decipher on the fly. 3 man front? 4 man front? D-line in gaps 3 and 1? LB shifted right? You have to figure out what to do and where to go in a matter of seconds. Many positions have this sort of situation.
While I will agree that many people who play may not end up working for NASA, it is definitely not a dumbed down sport. To each their own.
The '05 Nissan Xterra with the Off-Road package is built from the factory for abuse(mmmm Bilstein shocks).
I've got an '04 X and it can handle a decent amount of abuse, but as far as wagons go, I'd love a Dodge Magnum...alas, I love in snow country and my roads never get plowed.
While on the topic, exactly what size of SUV is everyone against(sorry, didn't rtfa or all of the posts)? Are we talking hatred for Rav4/CR-V/Liberty sizes? Xterra/Grand Cherokee? Or the monsters(trailblazers/hummers/suburbans)? I personally think the huge monsters are overkill(except in a previous post of 7 passengers and towing a boat).
Unless, of course, the weather is awful(snow/ice) and then everyone with AWD/4wd/Full-Time 4wd thinks they can do normal speeds and be perfectly safe.
Note: I drive a Nissan Xterra but do NOT drive crazy in bad weather(was in a bad accident before I was old enough to drive and now I'm a baby behind the wheel).
While I'm not quite sure the article mentions it being solely a kiddie system unless I missed it, I agree with you. I think a big part of the problem is that you get the people working in video game stores telling everyone it's a kiddie system. The other night I was in EB and a mother(obviously new to the video game scene) was trying to figure out what to buy her 8 year old son for his birthday. The sales person was telling her that if she and her husband had no intent of playing it, a Gamecube; however, if they ever planned to use it to get a PS2 or Xbox. Needless to say I had to interject. All 3 systems have games for all ages(although admittedly the 'cube's "adult" section is smaller due to lack of some 3rd party support.
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EVE is a decent game. I beta tested it. I just didn't like it enough to actually pay a subscription to it. Cool concept though.
oh my! that post just made my day! I know I'm a few days late reading this, but I was too busy up de eynon! As a recent grad from da U and whose family has lived here(Dunmore) since the 20s, I just want to proudly present you with the Scrantonese Dictionary
http://www.brianweinberg.com/dictionary.html
I was just going to post something like that. If they put some of the classics on the flash memory so you could immediately enjoy them, I'm sure it would be a big selling point...especially if someone buys it who *gasp* doesn't have the internet or ability to download the games!
I definitely agree with you. I think they should change the wording of what they're looking for. As I stated, at my university CIS and CS have the same coding background. While I feel some of the CS majors were / are better suited for coding, I can confidently say I was in the top 1/4 to 1/2 of my graduating class in terms of coding ability which is why they do need to say things like "BS in a programming area." While there is a difference between the majors, it doesn't necessarily mean CSE > CS > CIS which is an argument I've heard many times.
First off, long time lurker...first time poster so take it easy on me.:) My big problem with your post is that in my opinion you can't just define a degree program. So many Universities offer the "same" degree, but require vastly different coursework to achieve that degree. I graduated with a CIS degree in May '04, but it's not all too different from my friends who got a CS degree. Our CIS program was EXACTLY the same with the exception of our cognate classes...CS had things like Calc II and Physics whereas CIS had advanced business and management courses. The programming courses were essentially the same. Classifying people based on just the name of their course of study just isn't fair unless you see the coursework. I don't think my CS counterparts(at my University anyways) have a leg up on acquiring a programming job over me. In actuality, the company I work for hired myself and one of my CS buddies for the same position.
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Not ALL UPenn students/alumni are arrogant and rich spoiled brats(I'm from a small Jesuit university myself). My fiancee is from there and she is def not from a wealthy family. Though I do agree with your point about endowments supporting a third world country. I also happen to like the Big 10...college football season is finally here again!
Hoo Hoo, I invented the game industry. Tell 'em Fred!
Have you ever played golf? It's truly a challenging sport. You need tip-top intelligence to play. It isn't a matter of throwing a large ball to a large teammate who is a mere 20 yards away.
Obviously, you never played football. Just because there are some "dumb jocks" playing it doesn't mean it requires little to no intelligence.
Try playing Offensive line. You'd be amazed at all you have to know and decipher on the fly. 3 man front? 4 man front? D-line in gaps 3 and 1? LB shifted right? You have to figure out what to do and where to go in a matter of seconds. Many positions have this sort of situation.
While I will agree that many people who play may not end up working for NASA, it is definitely not a dumbed down sport. To each their own.
You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
The '05 Nissan Xterra with the Off-Road package is built from the factory for abuse(mmmm Bilstein shocks). I've got an '04 X and it can handle a decent amount of abuse, but as far as wagons go, I'd love a Dodge Magnum...alas, I love in snow country and my roads never get plowed. While on the topic, exactly what size of SUV is everyone against(sorry, didn't rtfa or all of the posts)? Are we talking hatred for Rav4/CR-V/Liberty sizes? Xterra/Grand Cherokee? Or the monsters(trailblazers/hummers/suburbans)? I personally think the huge monsters are overkill(except in a previous post of 7 passengers and towing a boat).
Unless, of course, the weather is awful(snow/ice) and then everyone with AWD/4wd/Full-Time 4wd thinks they can do normal speeds and be perfectly safe.
Note: I drive a Nissan Xterra but do NOT drive crazy in bad weather(was in a bad accident before I was old enough to drive and now I'm a baby behind the wheel).
While I'm not quite sure the article mentions it being solely a kiddie system unless I missed it, I agree with you. I think a big part of the problem is that you get the people working in video game stores telling everyone it's a kiddie system. The other night I was in EB and a mother(obviously new to the video game scene) was trying to figure out what to buy her 8 year old son for his birthday. The sales person was telling her that if she and her husband had no intent of playing it, a Gamecube; however, if they ever planned to use it to get a PS2 or Xbox. Needless to say I had to interject. All 3 systems have games for all ages(although admittedly the 'cube's "adult" section is smaller due to lack of some 3rd party support.
EVE is a decent game. I beta tested it. I just didn't like it enough to actually pay a subscription to it. Cool concept though.
oh my! that post just made my day! I know I'm a few days late reading this, but I was too busy up de eynon! As a recent grad from da U and whose family has lived here(Dunmore) since the 20s, I just want to proudly present you with the Scrantonese Dictionary http://www.brianweinberg.com/dictionary.html
Will it run Longhorn?
The bigger question is will Longhorn be out by then?
Slickdeals is awesome, but Fatwallet is even better!
I was just going to post something like that. If they put some of the classics on the flash memory so you could immediately enjoy them, I'm sure it would be a big selling point...especially if someone buys it who *gasp* doesn't have the internet or ability to download the games!
I definitely agree with you. I think they should change the wording of what they're looking for. As I stated, at my university CIS and CS have the same coding background. While I feel some of the CS majors were / are better suited for coding, I can confidently say I was in the top 1/4 to 1/2 of my graduating class in terms of coding ability which is why they do need to say things like "BS in a programming area." While there is a difference between the majors, it doesn't necessarily mean CSE > CS > CIS which is an argument I've heard many times.
First off, long time lurker...first time poster so take it easy on me. :) My big problem with your post is that in my opinion you can't just define a degree program. So many Universities offer the "same" degree, but require vastly different coursework to achieve that degree. I graduated with a CIS degree in May '04, but it's not all too different from my friends who got a CS degree. Our CIS program was EXACTLY the same with the exception of our cognate classes...CS had things like Calc II and Physics whereas CIS had advanced business and management courses. The programming courses were essentially the same. Classifying people based on just the name of their course of study just isn't fair unless you see the coursework. I don't think my CS counterparts(at my University anyways) have a leg up on acquiring a programming job over me. In actuality, the company I work for hired myself and one of my CS buddies for the same position.