Microsoft to Build High School in Philadelphia, PA 615
LynchMan writes "According to the The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia is too be the home of a Microsoft funded High School. While having an inner city public school with a large tech fund ($46 Million) will be a great asset to those young students interested in technology, is the Philadelphia School District selling out to Microsoft really the only way to achieve this? Especially with all of the negative press that Microsoft has had recently, is this an attempt to do some good and help out those who cannot afford private school? Or is Microsoft just making sure that they secure themselves another generation of coders/admins/users? This being the first school of it's kind, will a Microsoft high school be coming to a town near you?" This looks very much like the Microsoft buses that toured from school to school a couple years back, but much larger and much more stationary.
Little billy did something bad (Score:5, Funny)
A few things we can be sure of (Score:4, Funny)
2. All kids will have an irrational hatred for penguins.
3. Apple? Who?
Corporate Sponsorship in Schools (Score:5, Funny)
I heard of a case where a kid at a Pepsi-School was sent home after drinking a Coke.
Perhaps the same will happen with Linux and Mac OS X users at Microsoft School.
Article about Corporate Coke here. [colorado.edu]
"Admission will not be based on academic ablility" (Score:5, Funny)
Apple (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Blinded By Hate (Score:5, Funny)
So you want to hold a business decision made by their *competitors* against them now?
How about we all just be done with it, and say their contributing because Bill Gates enjoys eating babies.
Excellent Idea (Score:0, Funny)
Funny (Score:1, Funny)
This looks very much like the Microsoft CEO that toured from government to government a couple years back, but much larger and much more stationary.
yeah! It's Steve Ballmer! (compared to Bill Gates)
Hail Bill (Score:2, Funny)
Service Pack 2 (Score:2, Funny)
I believe its tentativly expected to fix a few bugs (Termites and Wasp infestations in the ceiling)..
Oh and it will replace a few corrupt bricks..
-- Jim.
Microsoft Teachers? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:A few things we can be sure of (Score:4, Funny)
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HubbardTech (Score:2, Funny)
"Ms Hoover... I don't see why the GPL is viral. The argument makes no sense!"
"Well, Jimmy, that's because there is a word in B. Henry Gates' lecture that you don't understand. Go use WordClearTech until you find it. The rest of you: class dismissed because a worm has crashed the LAN again."
Re:Blinded By Hate (Score:3, Funny)
In fact there was a small city in the mid-west that was scheduled to build a Linux school. But when the school-board realized that by the time they resolved all the dependencies it would be time to graduate, they dropped the idea.
Another Gnu/Linux Grammar School broke ground in Seattle about six years ago. Known as K-12, the project's gotten stalled as the masons and carpenters juggle its construction with the demands of their paying jobs. I understand the foundation is "stable," however.
Unfortunately, there is now some confusion in the community due to a fork of the school that has just broken ground across the street from the original. Called P.S. YALGS (Yet Another Linux Grammar School), the project is currently seeking carpenters, masons, administrators, and teachers; no professional experience neccessary.
Re:A few things we can be sure of (Score:3, Funny)
A letter to Jon's Parents (Score:3, Funny)
Mr. Doe I'm sorry to say that your son's report "What Microsoft Applications I Ran This Summer" was not graded because our systems can't read old Word files anymore. Please upgrade to a newer version of MS Word at home and resubmit your son's work for grading before the next semester.
Do all posts seem to be something like this.... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Blinded By Hate (Score:3, Funny)
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School Rules (Score:2, Funny)
1. Those who say the name of any open source project in any flattering matter will be suspended on the first offense, and on the second expelled.
2. Anybody who mods their xbox will be expelled.
3. Any photos of Linus Torvalds that are not unflattering will be confescated and burned.
4. All are required to have a picture of our lord and master Bill Gates in their locker.
5. You all love blue screens.
Crash days? (Score:3, Funny)
Notice to all students at Microsoft High (Score:3, Funny)
2. When the blackboard suddenly turns blue, students must leave the classroom in an orderly fashion and return to their seats after ten minutes. No explanation will be given.
3. An alarm bell will sound to signal a massive virus outbreak or worm infestation at Microsoft High. Students are required to calmly exit the building. No drills have been scheduled for this procedure, as it is believed the bell will ring frequently throughout the term without them.
4. Visits to Open Source High are stictly forbidden. Students are, however, encouraged to visit other area schools and report any smaller, well-run institutions with innovative programs to expedite their hostile acquisition by the Microsoft School Board.
5. Our MSSAT exam is similar to--though subtly incompatible with--its government counterpart.
6. Please do not be alarmed by the video portraits of Bill Gates whose eyes follow you down every hall. He got the idea from reading Harry Potter.
What will they name the school? (Score:2, Funny)
-I graduate from Bill Gates High
-goto Steve Balmer Community College
-transfer to Microsoft University
Go to work for (insert name of your favorite Linux vendor)!