Yep, that's why Eugene Volokh and his dad Vladimir made money selling that security package (yes, that Eugene Volokh, the law professor at UCLA. He was a kid genius programmer.)
Having talked to East Asian co-workers, we came to the conclusion that while rote memorization was by far in favor of the Asians, solving unseen problems went to the Americans. They were constantly astounded at how easily we could solve problems that we had never heard of before and credited the American education system. So, I would say not dumb, just a different focus.
Why would I care about doing the lightning-speed mental arithmetic? I have a calculator for that.
I taught programming as an adjunct professor while my wife was finishing up college (worked there in the IT dept too) and I LOVED teaching. But it was BY FAR the most work for the least pay of any job I have ever had including minimum wage. ALL of my students ended up in IT careers, despite the school not having that as a focus. The least was a high school math teacher that became the math department head in her second year as a 23-year-old because she was the only one who knew how to use the computers.
And I had a kid who had never touched a computer before but he got an A in my class and ended up in an IT career.
Easy. Teaching salaries for Math and Science need to double. If that happened (and I could make my same salary teaching high school or college level programming), I would switch in a second.
Not true. I have a very high IQ and got some Ds and Fs in college. The best students routinely fall in the 120 to 130 IQ range. Smart enough to get the concepts but not smart enough to be outraged at the futility and waste of time and money that college is.
On the flip side, I had professors who would teach material so badly that the class average was 28% or 35%. Even the best student in the class that already had the book memorized since infancy got a 75% because the test was worded so badly he couldn't understand the question. But hey, rather than actually teach anything, just use a curve and its all fixed.
You used to have to know a lot to be good with computers and a magazine was the only way to do it before the internet. Now, they are so easy almost anyone can use them and look things up on the internet.
I remember in the early days when they weren't "bought" like PCMag. But eventually they succumbed. I distinctly recall the day when the worst version of Norton in history won when it slowed your PC down by half the moment you installed it. It was accompanied by Norton ads all over the magazine (back cover, centerfold, inside front cover). I knew then that it was bought for sure.
That's exactly it. I think they increased the surface area to ridiculous lengths to their advantage. It's not very usable that way, but they did manage to meet the parameters of the contest. I'm not sure this design could ever be shrunk enough to be usable, but maybe as a way to put a small electric motor on a helicopter that you can slow enough not to kill you in a crash landing, this could have merit.
Apparently there are other ways, as I have my Android tablet set to spit out a desktop User Agent and some sites still manage to serve me underpowered garbage optimized for phones.
My number is one off from Domino's pizza if you write your 0 as a 6 accidentally. We have had several calls for Domino's over the years (less since they changed their crust). Mostly, I just tell them they have the wrong number, but this one stoned guy called me 3 times in a row at the same number, despite me telling him twice what the actual number was. The third time I just took his order and I assume he went hungry.
I also had a number that was the combination of part of a Disney number and DINE which was for Disney Dining. The employees would occasionally use the local area code and prefix and then append "DINE" to it (the DINE one was actually an 866 number). So I would get calls for Disney Dining on my cell phone occasionally. Well, one time I happened to be at California Adventure and the person was trying to make a reservation for Wine Country Trattoria, which I happened to be walking in front of at the time. So I just handed them the phone.
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Of course, once this gets popular, Govs will cry "OMG terrerists!!" and regulate it to death or just shut it down...
Too late. They've already tried in the US.
You didn't need to swear at the tech guy, manners goes a long way.
Fuck you.
You self-important, overblown dick.
Hypocrite much?
Yep, that's why Eugene Volokh and his dad Vladimir made money selling that security package (yes, that Eugene Volokh, the law professor at UCLA. He was a kid genius programmer.)
I can assure you that no company can hire enough programmers. They just aren't there.
Exactly. Do something you are passionate about. That's the key to success and--especially--happiness.
Having talked to East Asian co-workers, we came to the conclusion that while rote memorization was by far in favor of the Asians, solving unseen problems went to the Americans. They were constantly astounded at how easily we could solve problems that we had never heard of before and credited the American education system. So, I would say not dumb, just a different focus.
Why would I care about doing the lightning-speed mental arithmetic? I have a calculator for that.
I taught programming as an adjunct professor while my wife was finishing up college (worked there in the IT dept too) and I LOVED teaching. But it was BY FAR the most work for the least pay of any job I have ever had including minimum wage. ALL of my students ended up in IT careers, despite the school not having that as a focus. The least was a high school math teacher that became the math department head in her second year as a 23-year-old because she was the only one who knew how to use the computers.
And I had a kid who had never touched a computer before but he got an A in my class and ended up in an IT career.
Other than the pay, it was so rewarding...
Easy. Teaching salaries for Math and Science need to double. If that happened (and I could make my same salary teaching high school or college level programming), I would switch in a second.
Not true. I have a very high IQ and got some Ds and Fs in college. The best students routinely fall in the 120 to 130 IQ range. Smart enough to get the concepts but not smart enough to be outraged at the futility and waste of time and money that college is.
On the flip side, I had professors who would teach material so badly that the class average was 28% or 35%. Even the best student in the class that already had the book memorized since infancy got a 75% because the test was worded so badly he couldn't understand the question. But hey, rather than actually teach anything, just use a curve and its all fixed.
You used to have to know a lot to be good with computers and a magazine was the only way to do it before the internet. Now, they are so easy almost anyone can use them and look things up on the internet.
Computer Shopper is called "NewEgg" these days.
I remember in the early days when they weren't "bought" like PCMag. But eventually they succumbed. I distinctly recall the day when the worst version of Norton in history won when it slowed your PC down by half the moment you installed it. It was accompanied by Norton ads all over the magazine (back cover, centerfold, inside front cover). I knew then that it was bought for sure.
I can assure you that the weight of the batteries would negate most of the advantage in flying.
That's exactly it. I think they increased the surface area to ridiculous lengths to their advantage. It's not very usable that way, but they did manage to meet the parameters of the contest. I'm not sure this design could ever be shrunk enough to be usable, but maybe as a way to put a small electric motor on a helicopter that you can slow enough not to kill you in a crash landing, this could have merit.
The 4 smartest programmers I ever worked with were all high school/college dropouts.
Apparently there are other ways, as I have my Android tablet set to spit out a desktop User Agent and some sites still manage to serve me underpowered garbage optimized for phones.
Now that is funny. A completely manual system with thousands of employees would be cheaper to run (but MUCH more prone to fraud, of course).
You find another job. Life's too short to work for an asshole.
and there's Matlock Marathon on!
MATLOCK!
Wow, you are old.
Actually, the Atari 2600 had a 6507, which, if you can believe it, was WORSE than a 6502.
My number is one off from Domino's pizza if you write your 0 as a 6 accidentally. We have had several calls for Domino's over the years (less since they changed their crust). Mostly, I just tell them they have the wrong number, but this one stoned guy called me 3 times in a row at the same number, despite me telling him twice what the actual number was. The third time I just took his order and I assume he went hungry.
I also had a number that was the combination of part of a Disney number and DINE which was for Disney Dining. The employees would occasionally use the local area code and prefix and then append "DINE" to it (the DINE one was actually an 866 number). So I would get calls for Disney Dining on my cell phone occasionally. Well, one time I happened to be at California Adventure and the person was trying to make a reservation for Wine Country Trattoria, which I happened to be walking in front of at the time. So I just handed them the phone.
Most Americans live very cushy, comfortable lives. Until they start to lose their way of life personally, they most likely won't lift a finger.
Thanks, man. We appreciate your sentiments...
Oh, you said, "lakes"... :)