I wonder if you were serious about "my heart belongs to the sea".. because, incidentally, I love to sail. I used to be a Sea Scout, and I'm now a leader. I miss sailing this baby on Lake Ontario with the scouts.
a teenage girl. Which is exactly what she is. No, she's definitely not a geek (sorry). She does seem to know a little bit more than her peers about copyright and the courts.. which is to say, not much. There's some intelligence there - whether it's hers or she was fed some answers, I can't tell. I hope she doesn't go into a career in modeling, especially if she does actually have some brains.
Finding out that most of those pictures were taken while she was underage... all I can say is her dad must have serious problems to let her, nay encourage her, to do that.
use their body and fliting(sic) to get ahead, don't they ever want to be judged by their mind and merrits?(sic)
There are women out there who want to be judged on their merits and their intelligence. However, these are not the ones/. stories and marketing ploys are about. Why? Two reasons, really:
1. Guys ALWAYS (ok, 95% of the time) judge women on their bodies. Whether they also evaluate their other merits depends on the guy and the woman.
What the hell is wrong with you? She looks like she's in pretty decent shape to me. A lot better than I was at 18, or even 15. I'm sorry that curves turn you off. I'm even more sorry that you help to perpetuate the idea that women have to starve themselves and work out obsessively to be beautiful.
If you think she's a fat cow, I'd hate to know what you think about me. (I was 17-18 when these pictures were taken.)
But if starved chicks are the only ones attractive to you, I guess you've been single for a while now, huh?
I had a similar experience, as an undergrad TA (my main duties were to run labs & hold office hours). Generally, I could kick back and do some work on my thesis or homework during office hours... but during my busiest weeks (midterms and finals), everyone came in with questions, so I couldn't count on getting any work done.
Most of my professors are pretty good about office hours. And often, there will be some evening/late-night hours for CS classes; they know that's when the most people will show up for help.
(Disclaimer: I'm a college student, I don't have full "life-experience" yet.)
Dude, you know more than one metal-smith? I wasn't really aware people did that as a hobby...
I don't know how to sew. I've slowly taught myself to do basic mending. My mother TRIED to teach me to sew when I was younger, but I wanted no part of it. The majority of my clothes were store-bought, and that was good enough for me, and I rebelled against doing something that "girly".
All the food skills (and soap-making) are pretty explanatory. They're not necessarily easy, but they're not really hard, either.
As a Sea Scout, I can't believe anyone doesn't know how to tie basic knots. On the other hand, I couldn't get anyone in my ship to teach me more advanced knots (still trying to figure out the Turk's Head.)
Personally, my current hobby (other than computers) is cooking. Now that I live in an apartment, I've realized that most food doesn't actually come from boxes (or from restaurants), but instead from recipes (not necessarily written down). Too bad my mom didn't try to teach me that...
"Hacking" your own car has gotten considerably more complicated in the past 30 years. Nowadays, you need special tools to do much other than changing your oil, tires, and spark plugs. My highschool Auto Tech class did most of our work on cars (or at least car parts) from the 70s and early 80s. I think we had carburators from the 60s. Our teacher would have loved to teach us about newer stuff, but it's all computer-regulated; it's harder to understand the underlying concepts.
(Speaking of geeking on "how things work", I was the only person in that class who didn't yet have a license, and the only girl. The teacher was enthusiastic because I was one of the few who actually wanted to LEARN how cars worked.)
...but most car trips involve just a single car driver going a couple of miles--which you can easily do just as quickly (if not more so) on a bike.
I use my car for the following purposes: - going anywhere more than 2 miles away, i.e. driving to work (takes 20-30 minutes, not sure the mileage, but too far to easily bike) - getting groceries/moving stuff - I can't carry more than 2-3 bags of groceries on my bike, or in my hands if I'm walking for any distance.
I try to bike or walk for everything else, BUT.. if you look at the above list, that's about all I need to do! (Good thing, too. Public transportation in Worcester, MA, sucks.)
Disclaimer: I'm a student, who just got a job. I also just moved into an apartment 2 blocks from my school.
The only thing Boston needs is a 24-hour T, but that will never happen because that's what they do in Noo Yawk, and anything that Noo Yawk does is stupid and wrong.
Actually, I'd guess Boston's T doesn't have 24-hour operation for the same reason London's Underground doesn't: there's a single set of rails (or only partially doubled), so they need to shut down to do maintenance every night. Compare this to NYC, where the subway is fully redundant - they can shut down any set of rails and divert trains to the other (corresponding) set.
Since they're aware of this problem with the Underground, London has a great night-bus system to make up for it. Boston doesn't have that. (I can never go to an event in Boston that will run late. It sucks.)
Ha! I tried for an internship every summer after I started college. I finally got one this year... and I've just finished my senior year (two courses to go before I get the B.S.). I'm extremely lucky to have this job. Most of the internships I've seen require the kind of experience (yes, they want experience) you get after a few years of school. If you already have that experience, why try for an internship??
Actually, I'm two courses away from a B.S. in CS. But I'm unwilling to re-locate right now (because I'm want to stay here for another 6 months & finish my degree), and I don't have tons of experience (because I'm a college student, duh). I'll admit my past two part-time jobs have been $10/hr, but only ~10 hrs a week on each of them. That's fine when I'm a full time student living in the dorms, but it's not enough to pay rent and food this coming year.
The low-wage labor market here is pretty flooded with local students - which allows them to keep wages at or near the state minimum (around $6).
Maybe I just don't have enough confidence in myself. I should be able to find something at $8-$10/hr again, if I look hard enough.
Actually, you're still better off with the OJ. Although it has more calories, it's a good thing to drink if you're genuinely hungry but can't eat a meal yet. It definitely takes the edge off your hunger. Can't say the same for a soda.
In central Massachusetts, it's still snowing today, and is supposed to be cold for at least another week. We'll probably end up with 2-3 weeks of "spring" before the weather jumps up to its usual sweltering summer temperatures.
This winter has made me want to move somewhere, anywhere, where winter is less than 1/2 the year (it's already been 24 weeks here).
I guess the fear for the "ability to pay rent" is a little different to a graduating college student like myself. I've never had to pay all my bills before... and I'm suddenly realizing how much it costs to keep a roof over my head. When I graduate, I've got enough in my savings account to pay two months' rent, but none left over for other expenses, like food.
If I were you, I'd can all that stuff that has nothing to do with computers, like dry cleaning.
So that would leave 1 thing on his resume. When you've got no other experience, what are you supposed to put there? At least it shows he: - can work with kids - knows a bit about customer service - has clerical skills
Admittedly, those aren't all useful to IT.
It's also very possible he hasn't done any projects on his own that are worth mentioning (I know that's the case for me.. although I might add some soon.)
...on average, we can remember 7-digit numbers maximum easily enough (I don't remember the why, maybe because of phone numbers, somethign like that?)
You're close. 7 (plus or minus 2) is widely believed to be the number of "chunks" we can hold in short-term memory at one time. Because we usually learn this type of (otherwise meaningless) data by mentally rehearsing it, it's harder to learn a longer number (because it's harder to rehearse - you'd have to be looking at the number and rehearsing it, instead of simply repeating it over and over without looking).
This also doesn't mean we can learn these "easily". Think about how hard it is for most people simply to remember shorter number-strings, like birthdays and anniversaries. I'm all for security. But making people have different IDs all over the place is hard on the memory.
"Now which 7-digit number is this? Did it start with 1? Yes! *types in* Oh wait, it's a DIFFERENT number that starts with 1... nope, it's not that either. I think this one ends in 9..." (ad nauseam)
Maybe what you say is true. But one (well, two) things you said struck home, since they're necessary even here, not just overseas. Do you have a name and reputation that is known to those you would want to work for? No? Why not, loser?
Because I'm a college undergrad, who switched programs with 3 years gone of the mythical '4-year' bachelor's program.
Do you know how to market yourself? No? Why the fuck not, loser?
You're full of wisdom; teach me! I'm a soon-to-be college grad, with a year or two of experience. I've worked as a teaching assistant, a web lackey, and a support tech.
However, I know only a few programming languages passably. My GPA is average. And I have no connections in the area, because my 'bosses' either work in academia, don't want to recommend me, or live thousands of miles away (I can't afford to move; not done with the degree yet.) I already work more than 50 hours each week, between school work and working to pay my room and board. I have little time to work on more projects, as that would likely plummet my grades.
To sum up: I have no contacts, few skills, and I haven't even completed my degree. HOW am I supposed to market myself, again?
Maybe I'm bitter. But you, sir, have a bad attitude.
War, as ugly as it is, is necessary for the health of the state. For those dumbfucks who do not grasp the concept of war and how it applies to economics...
I understand this in general, but... How will the coming war help the economy?
It's because as a student, you need to get experience AND pay the bills. I don't know about you, but I don't want to do TWO full-time jobs to get both.
I can't believe you would work full-time and go to school full-time; by the time you got to your junior or senior year, you wouldn't have any.. free... time........ Oh wait, it's slashdot.
In all seriousness, I am desperately looking for a job, because this is the year the money for school runs out (and I'm not done yet). I've been getting about $80/week as a teaching assistant, but that's really only enough to pay for books and some food.
I calculated it out - i need to be making at least $10/hr, full-time, to pay rent, utilities, food, books, etc. next year. Tuition will (mostly) be covered by loans and such, but SHEESH... where does a non-graduate find a job making that kind of money??
If you're going to the school I think you are, you're mostly right about the laptop stuff. On their site it states that you can use your laptop for roaming & in the dorm ONLY if you first register it in the dorm network. They still shut off your port if you try to use that laptop on any other port in the dorm, although you can use any port in academic buildings or the campus center.
And don't get me started on the issues involved with hubbing two or more systems in the dorm... (There's a reason why I only use my laptop "on the hill".)
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Gee, thanks.
I wonder if you were serious about "my heart belongs to the sea".. because, incidentally, I love to sail. I used to be a Sea Scout, and I'm now a leader. I miss sailing this baby on Lake Ontario with the scouts.
a teenage girl. Which is exactly what she is. No, she's definitely not a geek (sorry). She does seem to know a little bit more than her peers about copyright and the courts.. which is to say, not much. There's some intelligence there - whether it's hers or she was fed some answers, I can't tell. I hope she doesn't go into a career in modeling, especially if she does actually have some brains.
Finding out that most of those pictures were taken while she was underage... all I can say is her dad must have serious problems to let her, nay encourage her, to do that.
use their body and fliting(sic) to get ahead, don't they ever want to be judged by their mind and merrits?(sic)
/. stories and marketing ploys are about. Why?
There are women out there who want to be judged on their merits and their intelligence. However, these are not the ones
Two reasons, really:
1. Guys ALWAYS (ok, 95% of the time) judge women on their bodies. Whether they also evaluate their other merits depends on the guy and the woman.
2. Sex sells. Brains don't. (See #1).
What the hell is wrong with you? She looks like she's in pretty decent shape to me. A lot better than I was at 18, or even 15. I'm sorry that curves turn you off. I'm even more sorry that you help to perpetuate the idea that women have to starve themselves and work out obsessively to be beautiful.
If you think she's a fat cow, I'd hate to know what you think about me. (I was 17-18 when these pictures were taken.)
But if starved chicks are the only ones attractive to you, I guess you've been single for a while now, huh?
I had a similar experience, as an undergrad TA (my main duties were to run labs & hold office hours). Generally, I could kick back and do some work on my thesis or homework during office hours... but during my busiest weeks (midterms and finals), everyone came in with questions, so I couldn't count on getting any work done.
Most of my professors are pretty good about office hours. And often, there will be some evening/late-night hours for CS classes; they know that's when the most people will show up for help.
Personally, my current hobby (other than computers) is cooking. Now that I live in an apartment, I've realized that most food doesn't actually come from boxes (or from restaurants), but instead from recipes (not necessarily written down). Too bad my mom didn't try to teach me that...
"Hacking" your own car has gotten considerably more complicated in the past 30 years. Nowadays, you need special tools to do much other than changing your oil, tires, and spark plugs. My highschool Auto Tech class did most of our work on cars (or at least car parts) from the 70s and early 80s. I think we had carburators from the 60s. Our teacher would have loved to teach us about newer stuff, but it's all computer-regulated; it's harder to understand the underlying concepts.
(Speaking of geeking on "how things work", I was the only person in that class who didn't yet have a license, and the only girl. The teacher was enthusiastic because I was one of the few who actually wanted to LEARN how cars worked.)
...but most car trips involve just a single car driver going a couple of miles--which you can easily do just as quickly (if not more so) on a bike.
I use my car for the following purposes:
- going anywhere more than 2 miles away, i.e. driving to work (takes 20-30 minutes, not sure the mileage, but too far to easily bike)
- getting groceries/moving stuff - I can't carry more than 2-3 bags of groceries on my bike, or in my hands if I'm walking for any distance.
I try to bike or walk for everything else, BUT.. if you look at the above list, that's about all I need to do! (Good thing, too. Public transportation in Worcester, MA, sucks.)
Disclaimer: I'm a student, who just got a job. I also just moved into an apartment 2 blocks from my school.
The only thing Boston needs is a 24-hour T, but that will never happen because that's what they do in Noo Yawk, and anything that Noo Yawk does is stupid and wrong.
Actually, I'd guess Boston's T doesn't have 24-hour operation for the same reason London's Underground doesn't: there's a single set of rails (or only partially doubled), so they need to shut down to do maintenance every night. Compare this to NYC, where the subway is fully redundant - they can shut down any set of rails and divert trains to the other (corresponding) set.
Since they're aware of this problem with the Underground, London has a great night-bus system to make up for it. Boston doesn't have that. (I can never go to an event in Boston that will run late. It sucks.)
Ha! I tried for an internship every summer after I started college. I finally got one this year... and I've just finished my senior year (two courses to go before I get the B.S.). I'm extremely lucky to have this job. Most of the internships I've seen require the kind of experience (yes, they want experience) you get after a few years of school. If you already have that experience, why try for an internship??
Actually, I'm two courses away from a B.S. in CS. But I'm unwilling to re-locate right now (because I'm want to stay here for another 6 months & finish my degree), and I don't have tons of experience (because I'm a college student, duh). I'll admit my past two part-time jobs have been $10/hr, but only ~10 hrs a week on each of them. That's fine when I'm a full time student living in the dorms, but it's not enough to pay rent and food this coming year.
The low-wage labor market here is pretty flooded with local students - which allows them to keep wages at or near the state minimum (around $6).
Maybe I just don't have enough confidence in myself. I should be able to find something at $8-$10/hr again, if I look hard enough.
Hell, I'd like to work for $10/hr. As a college-almost-grad, it looks like I'll be working 2 or 3 part time jobs at $6/hr, instead.
(Damn it, they told me college would HELP me get a job!)
Actually, you're still better off with the OJ. Although it has more calories, it's a good thing to drink if you're genuinely hungry but can't eat a meal yet. It definitely takes the edge off your hunger. Can't say the same for a soda.
If you're just thirsty, though, go for water.
In central Massachusetts, it's still snowing today, and is supposed to be cold for at least another week. We'll probably end up with 2-3 weeks of "spring" before the weather jumps up to its usual sweltering summer temperatures.
This winter has made me want to move somewhere, anywhere, where winter is less than 1/2 the year (it's already been 24 weeks here).
You could easily get a helpdesk job for $8 an hour.
Where? Where? I actually want a helpdesk job... but tech support seems to be what companies cut first.
I guess the fear for the "ability to pay rent" is a little different to a graduating college student like myself. I've never had to pay all my bills before... and I'm suddenly realizing how much it costs to keep a roof over my head. When I graduate, I've got enough in my savings account to pay two months' rent, but none left over for other expenses, like food.
And entry-level jobs are scarce...
No it doesn't. Start your own business.
Funny. I thought starting your own business was "... an unstable job, working in constant fear of the next day and the ability to pay rent"?
If I were you, I'd can all that stuff that has nothing to do with computers, like dry cleaning.
So that would leave 1 thing on his resume. When you've got no other experience, what are you supposed to put there? At least it shows he:
- can work with kids
- knows a bit about customer service
- has clerical skills
Admittedly, those aren't all useful to IT.
It's also very possible he hasn't done any projects on his own that are worth mentioning (I know that's the case for me.. although I might add some soon.)
...on average, we can remember 7-digit numbers maximum easily enough (I don't remember the why, maybe because of phone numbers, somethign like that?)
You're close. 7 (plus or minus 2) is widely believed to be the number of "chunks" we can hold in short-term memory at one time. Because we usually learn this type of (otherwise meaningless) data by mentally rehearsing it, it's harder to learn a longer number (because it's harder to rehearse - you'd have to be looking at the number and rehearsing it, instead of simply repeating it over and over without looking).
This also doesn't mean we can learn these "easily". Think about how hard it is for most people simply to remember shorter number-strings, like birthdays and anniversaries. I'm all for security. But making people have different IDs all over the place is hard on the memory.
"Now which 7-digit number is this? Did it start with 1? Yes! *types in* Oh wait, it's a DIFFERENT number that starts with 1... nope, it's not that either. I think this one ends in 9..." (ad nauseam)
Maybe what you say is true. But one (well, two) things you said struck home, since they're necessary even here, not just overseas.
Do you have a name and reputation that is known to those you would want to work for? No? Why not, loser?
Because I'm a college undergrad, who switched programs with 3 years gone of the mythical '4-year' bachelor's program.
Do you know how to market yourself? No? Why the fuck not, loser?
You're full of wisdom; teach me! I'm a soon-to-be college grad, with a year or two of experience. I've worked as a teaching assistant, a web lackey, and a support tech.
However, I know only a few programming languages passably. My GPA is average. And I have no connections in the area, because my 'bosses' either work in academia, don't want to recommend me, or live thousands of miles away (I can't afford to move; not done with the degree yet.) I already work more than 50 hours each week, between school work and working to pay my room and board. I have little time to work on more projects, as that would likely plummet my grades.
To sum up: I have no contacts, few skills, and I haven't even completed my degree. HOW am I supposed to market myself, again?
Maybe I'm bitter. But you, sir, have a bad attitude.
War, as ugly as it is, is necessary for the health of the state. For those dumbfucks who do not grasp the concept of war and how it applies to economics...
I understand this in general, but...
How will the coming war help the economy?
I'm genuinely curious.
It's because as a student, you need to get experience AND pay the bills. I don't know about you, but I don't want to do TWO full-time jobs to get both.
Although I probably will anyway... *sigh*
I can't believe you would work full-time and go to school full-time; by the time you got to your junior or senior year, you wouldn't have any.. free... time........ Oh wait, it's slashdot.
In all seriousness, I am desperately looking for a job, because this is the year the money for school runs out (and I'm not done yet). I've been getting about $80/week as a teaching assistant, but that's really only enough to pay for books and some food.
I calculated it out - i need to be making at least $10/hr, full-time, to pay rent, utilities, food, books, etc. next year. Tuition will (mostly) be covered by loans and such, but SHEESH... where does a non-graduate find a job making that kind of money??
Amen. I would mod you up if I could. I'm about to BE that guy (well, girl). Working full-time while going to school is... well, it's going to suck.
Living on your own is so much more expensive than you would have thought when mommy and daddy were paying your bills.
If you're going to the school I think you are, you're mostly right about the laptop stuff. On their site it states that you can use your laptop for roaming & in the dorm ONLY if you first register it in the dorm network. They still shut off your port if you try to use that laptop on any other port in the dorm, although you can use any port in academic buildings or the campus center.
And don't get me started on the issues involved with hubbing two or more systems in the dorm... (There's a reason why I only use my laptop "on the hill".)