I was the kind of freak that did Vo-Tech and Theater both, so I can't really speak to "stigma". However, back in the 80's my high school plowed a metric fuckload of money into their welding and engines program. It's about the only part of the school that is still worth a hoot today, and did turn out some fine welders and mechanics. Judging from the bad-assed diesel truck my nephew drives, it still does.
I guess I'm saying I can't agree more with the premise that people going into skilled trades are making a good decision for at least the next decade or so. I don't see what this has to do with college costing out the bazoo.
also, why do so many people seem to rip on degrees in social studies? isn't teaching small children and things like that one of the few jobs we are less likely to ever outsource or let robots do?
I think it's probably because they are short-sighted assholes with an inflated sense of self-importance. But I could be wrong, I majored in English.
"If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald."
/me hands TheRaven64 some Bactine and butterfly bandages.
Yeah, I know man, It really hurts when you pull those nerd-hat staples out of your skull. It took mine about a week to heal, and that first haircut was pretty gruesome.
I saw a guy towing his dog box with a Fortwo last year during `coon season. It was bizarre, but not unthinkable in Cincinnati, where it's about a 40 minute drive to get a pretty decent hunt in.
Car analogies are becoming tedious. They are too easy to make and way too easy to disprove.
Surprise! The awesome new tool set has failed to alter the basic workings of HTTP! Golly! You mean a couple of years of hard work by smart humans to create a framework that materially improves the most amazingly successful communication medium ever and has been wonderfully useful from the very beginning has fallen short in some ways? It's an OUTRAGE!
Jaded Editor: 'Hey Contract-Face! Extrude me some "bitch-quip" fodder for the golf course! Make it Slashdotty too!'
Failed Techno-Poet: 'By Your Command.'
These are not "hard truths" these are "speed bumps". Is there an ISO standard waiting period for historical revision?
Yeah, but this one was powered by a steam engine. It had a huge reciprocating compaction arm that looked like it would grind you into monkey beef in about half a second. Truly terrifying machine.:-)
'I applaud people for coming into this space,' said Gates, 'but unfortunately it hasn't led to significant improvements.' This understanding of just how little influence seemingly large donations can have has led the foundation to rethink its focus in recent years. Instead of trying to buy systemic reform with school-level investments, a new goal is to leverage private money in a way that redirects how public education dollars are spent"
Does anyone else feel very very cold all of a sudden?
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I was the kind of freak that did Vo-Tech and Theater both, so I can't really speak to "stigma". However, back in the 80's my high school plowed a metric fuckload of money into their welding and engines program. It's about the only part of the school that is still worth a hoot today, and did turn out some fine welders and mechanics. Judging from the bad-assed diesel truck my nephew drives, it still does.
I guess I'm saying I can't agree more with the premise that people going into skilled trades are making a good decision for at least the next decade or so. I don't see what this has to do with college costing out the bazoo.
Say, SFC ... I program in python, ride a modified 4-stroke moped and can pronounce "DeRaadt" correctly. Know of any work in NL?
also, why do so many people seem to rip on degrees in social studies? isn't teaching small children and things like that one of the few jobs we are less likely to ever outsource or let robots do?
I think it's probably because they are short-sighted assholes with an inflated sense of self-importance. But I could be wrong, I majored in English.
"If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald."
I find that a 11 week-old German Shepherd puppy works much better than snide misspellings.
Yeah, I know man, It really hurts when you pull those nerd-hat staples out of your skull. It took mine about a week to heal, and that first haircut was pretty gruesome.
I dunno, how big is Raquel Welch?
Don't say that name!
Nor, unfortunately, is there an inverse relationship to slashdot number and penis size. More's the pity.
I saw a guy towing his dog box with a Fortwo last year during `coon season. It was bizarre, but not unthinkable in Cincinnati, where it's about a 40 minute drive to get a pretty decent hunt in.
Car analogies are becoming tedious. They are too easy to make and way too easy to disprove.
Surprise! The awesome new tool set has failed to alter the basic workings of HTTP! Golly! You mean a couple of years of hard work by smart humans to create a framework that materially improves the most amazingly successful communication medium ever and has been wonderfully useful from the very beginning has fallen short in some ways? It's an OUTRAGE!
Jaded Editor: 'Hey Contract-Face! Extrude me some "bitch-quip" fodder for the golf course! Make it Slashdotty too!'
Failed Techno-Poet: 'By Your Command.'
These are not "hard truths" these are "speed bumps". Is there an ISO standard waiting period for historical revision?
Give that man a budget and turn him loose.
... but a Douche Mob, 's'trewth!
Sheep?
Has anyone reading this come in contact with a hog's bath water? I guess 4-Her's might have ...
Yeah, but this one was powered by a steam engine. It had a huge reciprocating compaction arm that looked like it would grind you into monkey beef in about half a second. Truly terrifying machine. :-)
Any shots of me leaving a greasy pink stretch of my forearm all over the pavement when I wrecked my Super Cub?
This was basically started in England with the Civil list and the Magna Carter ...
I think you were referring to the Magna Carta. The Magna Carter is Laura
Finally a use for Jar-Jar.
/me passes out from the awesomeness.
Just wondering ... are you a Perl coder by any chance?
'I applaud people for coming into this space,' said Gates, 'but unfortunately it hasn't led to significant improvements.' This understanding of just how little influence seemingly large donations can have has led the foundation to rethink its focus in recent years. Instead of trying to buy systemic reform with school-level investments, a new goal is to leverage private money in a way that redirects how public education dollars are spent"
Does anyone else feel very very cold all of a sudden?
It's really hard to clean snot and tea out of a keyboard. Thanks.
I'm afraid that for us, the living, that particular comedy of customs will forever be beyond this horizon.
Hey! A trifling portion of my genome resembles that remark!