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Comment Re:Logo (Score 2, Funny) 357

It would be quite a stretch to say this religious man is any way trying to claim to work on breaking computers.

I don't know... Listening to some of the expletives around the office, I believe many people are invoking the help of a deity in hopes that their computer issues don't wreak havoc on the work they've done so far.

Comment Re:Check the rankings... (Score 1) 428

I'm attending Florida Institute of Technology right now - they have an online program for some majors. I'm getting my BS in Computer Information Systems. Research I did before selecting this school: Does the diploma have "online" written on it ANYWHERE. (no) Is the school ranked? In this case, FIT is ranked by US News and World Report - not the highest but not the lowest either. It also did pretty well on the ROI report published by Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bs_collegeROI_0621.html?chan=bschools_special+report+--+buyer+beware_college+degree:+buyer+beware. Did the college start off with a physical campus, and then add the online extension later? (yes) What you want is a school that offers an online degree in order to attract students from across the country, and not because they can't afford an actual campus.

Same here. Going for a BA in Business Admin (w/CIS focus).

Those were some of the questions I asked when doing my own research. I had considered UofPhoenix, but was turned off by the style of classes and teaching methodology UofP had. I also knew people who went there and their experiences justified my decision.

It was twenty years since I took any college course when I elected to go to Florida Tech (FIT) Online. So, I didn't quite know what to expect. I even got some ribbing that online classes will be "easy A's". Well, they're not. My first class, Philosophy, was the proverbial "trial by fire". I had a bastard of a professor (who has later earned my personal respect) and dealt with having 1500 word essays each week. I struggled with all of that excessive writing and eventually passed that class with a 90.56%.

Online classes may seem easy, and in fact, many tests are "open book". However, if you did not read the assignments or view the lectures, about the only way you can maintain a high grade is if you already know something about the subject. Many of the multiple choice questions require a knowledge of the material to answer correctly as more than one answer for a question "could" appear to be correct if you didn't understand the subject matter in detail.

I discovered that at my age (in my 40's) that I have a much more mature attitude toward my schoolwork and can understand and tolerate the need for study. I'm in my sophomore year now and holding a 3.83 GPA (got all A's and one B so far). I didn't "ace" anything. I struggled for almost all of the 4.0 grade points I've earned, even taking extra credit assignments when offered, then having barely broken the 90% barrier on each class.

Comment Re:Doesn't work for IT (Score 1) 136

Sadly starting a fire or tripping a breaker won't work very well for anyone in IT, they'd just be stuck at work over the weekend making sure everything was working (or in the case of a fire, building new servers with no time to sleep or rest).

Or they just go work for the company that cleans up the aftermath... Fùck'n "A"!!!

Comment TI-59 (Score 1) 543

I keep it on my desk at work, attached to a PC-100A print cradle, for no other reason to do some basic calculations here and there.

It is programmable, has a keyboard and display, stores programs on magnetic media, can print to paper, and therefore fits the definition of a computer.

I also like fielding the "what's that?" questions from time to time.

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