Comment Re:Why do CS grads become lowly programmers? (Score 1) 637
Software engineering programs suck, that's why. Nobody needs to spend time in college learning stuff they'd end up learning in industry anyway.
Comment Re:Not to detract from our roots... (Score 1) 128
Oh yes, how will a child barely ready for team sports ever be able to play a one-on-one board game?
FFS, kids play on team sports at that age. Have you ever heard of tee-ball?
Comment Re:Did Fluke request this? (Score 2) 653
If you just offer one-time exceptions whenever anybody whines, they'll have no incentive to not obey trademarks in the future. There is a huge difference between Flukes and cheap $15 multimeters, and it was completely unnecessary for these multimeters to copy Fluke's trademarked color scheme. They aren't exactly some no-name brand. The color scheme of these devices was chosen to mimic that of Fluke's. It's a clear cut case of trademark violation.e
Comment Re:On a philosophical level its just bits (Score 1, Redundant) 580
No, that's the physical level.
Comment Re:Study hard (Score 1) 140
The OP wasn't really talking about IT, despite his use of the word. He was talking about software engineering.
Comment Re:Don't. (Score 1, Insightful) 140
Being able to "program" is a severely minor part of your job as a software engineer (or similar professions).
I can't fathom the confusion and incompetence that would lead to such a statement.
Comment Re:WAIT!! new Macbook is due out soon! (Score 1) 732
USB 3.0 can handle 5Gb/s.
Comment Re:4:3 comes back! (Score 3, Informative) 537
The 17" MacBook Pro has a 1920x1200 screen. Is yours a 15" model?
The only 1920x1200 in a 15.x" screen that I know of that's available on new laptops is on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-52.
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