I wish I had read this before posting. I think my post http://news.slashdot.org/comme... meshes well with your statement. If we want a working educational system that helps the American Economy a strictly "utilitarian" educational system is not the way to do it.

Most of what they do is a commodity; open source software, electronics from Asia, undergrad programmers, etc. (ok maybe I am a bit overboard about programmers). What makes them successful is a focus on design, fit and finish, usability, and re-arranging existing components in new and innovative ways; e.g. taking a cell phone, a UI, wireless, a UI and creating the smart phone. This is mostly creative and artistic. A focus on CS will not save American innovation. MS actually has some smart people, but the lack of focus, vision, quality, and imagination is what is killing them

More along the lines of "increase CEO bonuses". The only goal corporations really pursue.

Couple that with "eventually consistent" databases and you have a recipe for disaster.

The entire point of the wall is to change the climate by preventing moist gulf air and cold air from the north from mixing. The change to the rainfall regime would probably create an even larger desert than already exists in the area. If you do not believe me look at the current climate of northern China he cites. That is what will be created.

You're safe unless you are an attorney

We've been following the Reageanist philosophy since the 80's and things have steadily declined. Data from the last 30 years prove you wrong.

Working in a refinery with health benefits. $15/hr, or $30K/yr, when adjusted for inflation would be about $30, or $60k/yr, these days. In contrast I am making a bit more than that but have paid off a number of student loans and pay far more for health care since then even with much more education than he ever had. He graduated the 8th grade and then got his GED.

Is this progress? I think not.

That would interfere with the Free Market, ever be it praised. What about innovation? What if it crushes the entrepreneurial spirit!?

Don't confuse Republicans with populists

Actually a government-corporate-religous coallition.

It also failed the Romans and the Germans.

If you do not understand statistics you do not understand Science and empiricism. The programmers I meet are great at Discrete Mathematics, but if you beyond that, on to some thing that requires more of an exploratory mind set and data gathering, they are way out of their depth. They do not seem to understand the difference in how you approach things. Since, IMO, most of the universe is better investigated imperically they are out of their depth with real world data. They do not know how to collect, analyze, QA, or interpret it. With the emphasis on data analytics and and "Big Data" I consider that to be dangerous.

Hasn't anyone noticed that? Rithet there in the right up? C# is more like Java. Either that is a typo or the poster is clueless. So what what does the poster really want, a C# like language or a C/C++/Objective C type language?

FTA, "At the end of it all, I will have documentation on financial accounts, password, etc."

It sounds like you are documenting sensitive company or client information. As such it is beyond the scope of you as an individual to place any of this information in a private store. You need some sort of formal business procedure for this. One place I worked THE COMPANY had safety deposit boxes. At another we would put emergency back up passwords in an envelope and give them to the administrative assistant who would keep them under lock and key in case I and/or others were killed e.g. on vacation. The company owners and managers knew about it and it was part of our policy.

If you are removing sensitive information from a company network and storing it somewhere in you personal control, you are looking for trouble. If there is a breach you could be personally liable either civilly or criminally. Do I what I did and make sure that there is a documented policy and attendant procedures, and follow them.