After working 25+ years, I was approached by my manager to take course work in Statistics. It seems they had determined they needed another statistician and wouldn't I like to be it? After some consideration and talking it over with my family, I agreed. Before I could enroll in grad school, however, the math department decided I needed to retake Calculus since it had been almost 30 years since I took Calculus in college.
I took the first semester at a local community college for about $150. I took the second semester at a local private university for about $4,000. (Fortunately, the company paid my tuition!) Despite the difference in tuition, I found the CC version of Calc I to be at least as thorough as the more expensive semester at the private university. In some ways, it was more rigorous, although your mileage may vary. I would suggest that a CC probably has more experience in teaching calculus to students that are struggling with the concepts than a larger university where the students are expected to have some level of expertise.
I was lucky - I remembered much of my calculus and got As in both classes, then started classes in Applied Statistics. I completed my degree in 2.5 years with a 3.86 GPA while working essentially full-time as well and raising a family. It's fortunate -- the company and I parted ways due to being outsourced, so if nothing else, I have additional fodder for the resume and proof the old dog still knows a few tricks.
This conclusion doesn't surprise me at all. That's probably about the age when many people are having children.
Most children get their energy by sucking it out of their parents. The process takes brain cells with it -- that's why the children get smarter and the parents get dumber.
The only problem I have with this sort of argument is that once you've started down the road of "Save the Children from the evils/dangers of X", you can therefore justify banning just about anything. "Save the childen". No reasonable voice can stand against you -- they'd be instantly shouted down as "anti-child".
I read an article a few years ago, and by changing about 3 words in the article, it would have been a diatribe against children smoking. However, the article was on suing soft drink manufacturers for putting caffeine in soft drinks to "addict" children.
Version X? More like version Ex, when the lawsuits get finished. They're right, it'll all be over soon. Obviously, they've resolved all the license issues that led them to take it off the market in the first place.
I hope folks remember that the only companies to be sued are the ones that have done business with SCO. There'll be a certificate in each box to be sent back to SCO's legal department. Please spell your name correctly, folks, so they get it right on the service papers.
I just want some of what they're smoking in Utah. Must be good stuff.....
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After working 25+ years, I was approached by my manager to take course work in Statistics. It seems they had determined they needed another statistician and wouldn't I like to be it? After some consideration and talking it over with my family, I agreed. Before I could enroll in grad school, however, the math department decided I needed to retake Calculus since it had been almost 30 years since I took Calculus in college. I took the first semester at a local community college for about $150. I took the second semester at a local private university for about $4,000. (Fortunately, the company paid my tuition!) Despite the difference in tuition, I found the CC version of Calc I to be at least as thorough as the more expensive semester at the private university. In some ways, it was more rigorous, although your mileage may vary. I would suggest that a CC probably has more experience in teaching calculus to students that are struggling with the concepts than a larger university where the students are expected to have some level of expertise. I was lucky - I remembered much of my calculus and got As in both classes, then started classes in Applied Statistics. I completed my degree in 2.5 years with a 3.86 GPA while working essentially full-time as well and raising a family. It's fortunate -- the company and I parted ways due to being outsourced, so if nothing else, I have additional fodder for the resume and proof the old dog still knows a few tricks.
This conclusion doesn't surprise me at all. That's probably about the age when many people are having children. Most children get their energy by sucking it out of their parents. The process takes brain cells with it -- that's why the children get smarter and the parents get dumber.
PLEASE don't tell my wife!
The only problem I have with this sort of argument is that once you've started down the road of "Save the Children from the evils/dangers of X", you can therefore justify banning just about anything. "Save the childen". No reasonable voice can stand against you -- they'd be instantly shouted down as "anti-child". I read an article a few years ago, and by changing about 3 words in the article, it would have been a diatribe against children smoking. However, the article was on suing soft drink manufacturers for putting caffeine in soft drinks to "addict" children.
I don't need to pay someone to argue with me. I have children.
This will be the ultimate way to get around Washington DC. Plenty of free fuel....
Does it include NTKERNEL32.DLL in the list?
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Version X? More like version Ex, when the lawsuits get finished. They're right, it'll all be over soon. Obviously, they've resolved all the license issues that led them to take it off the market in the first place.
I hope folks remember that the only companies to be sued are the ones that have done business with SCO. There'll be a certificate in each box to be sent back to SCO's legal department. Please spell your name correctly, folks, so they get it right on the service papers.
I just want some of what they're smoking in Utah. Must be good stuff.....
A book on secure programming by Microsoft?