Comment I do remember... (Score 0) 206
...but you'll notice my rather low user ID, so I was around when it started :/
Overall, a degree is there to prove that you're not a complete idiot who can finish something: college.
Sorry, but I've met one too many Gender Studies graduates. College has become "grown-up daycare" for too many...
So for normal people, it means the price of Office went through the roof.
No it doesn't.
If your employer supports Microsoft's Home Use Program, Office 2013 Pro is a $10 download.
Libre Office is free.
If you are a college or university student, Office 365 Academic is $80 for a four year subscription. Office 365 Home Premium is $99 a year for 5 PCS/Macs/Phones. Both include Office on Demand. Sign in anywhere from a Win 7 PC or higher and you are good to go.
Libre Office is free.
But let's be honest about one thing.
The core retail market for MS Office is far from "normal."
It is populated by people who work with words and numbers every hour of every working day.
In trades and professions which can pay very, very well.
The "informed" know that Libre Office is free.
Yeah, I've noticed this too. Tho here in GF-W, Newfoundland, the 'beer' of choice is usually Coors Light or Bud Light. Why, I really don't know, but my hypothesis is that there are truly very few BEER drinkers out there anymore. What most people have become are 'soft, fizzy, alcoholic beverage' drinkers; kinda like how many girlies claim to be 'on the wine' when, in reality, they are drinking an overly sweet, fizzy, fruit flavoured spritzer by the name of "Boone's". That shit ain't wine -- it's not bad per se, and I've been know to have a bottle or two over the years, but it's NOT WINE.
In line with this theory, those who moderate (well, usually
Oh man, "better for student learning"... As a HS teacher for the last 10+ years, this phrase is what boils my frickin blood. Education seems to be the place where charlatans and quacks can gain a strong foothold and peddle nouveau nonsense every 10-15 years, claiming to be on the cutting edge of NewEd, but never once have I seen any real G*dD@mn evidence that any of it works. Yet we buy into such crap time and time again, with each successive step making education more expensive (first for the governments, then for individuals). As for the quality of education in the last 30-40 years? Left as an exercise for the reader.
Some tech makes certain problems easier where they once were not (such as 3D visualization of molecular structure, spreadsheets, etc). I am no luddite. I love using tech when it makes total sense. What I _DON'T_ need is a layer of overpriced cruft that makes my job ultimately more difficult and diminishes the quality of education.
Like in math --- Why in hell they make calculus a mandatory subject for students who are interested in mathematics ?
Students would surely benefit more from learning statistics than they would from calculus
Look around if you don't believe me --- how many universities put more emphasis on statistics than on calculus ?
Um, yeah.....OK. Because calculus is practically the pinnacle of mathematical analysis? Because physics/chem/etc would be impossible to explain and quantify without it? If you are interested in math, you should find calculus a piece of beauty (if not frustrating to understand on times.) If you DON'T like calculus, you don't really like math. IMHO, etc, etc....
[1]The closest thing you have to latency in these circuits is slew-rate, which is measured in volts per _nano_seconds. There are also the phase shift/distortions that the GP mentions, but the truth is these are practically impossible for humans to perceive in any real sense. 'specially for audio frequencies and circuits that aren't garbage.
Oh. Such as either voting for what the people of the state believe or truly need, instead of bending over backwards for the major campaign contributors, screwing the people of the state over?
So I guess we have to reduce our options to corn meal, soy paste, and glucose-fructose.
North Americans are in trouble.........
Love may laugh at locksmiths, but he has a profound respect for money bags. -- Sidney Paternoster, "The Folly of the Wise"
