Comment Re:Not a black mark (Score 1) 467
I seriously wouldn't worry about security issues.
I seriously wouldn't worry about security issues.
You know, not all 17- and 18-year-old kids "have a real plan." And oddly enough, I don't think we should expect them to.
Here's a personal counterpoint: I went to a good CS school to get a degree so I could write computer games (the plan!). I enrolled in the the co-op education program (so I could get those paid internships!). And after a couple of internships, I learned that writing computer games actually kind of sucks.
So I went to grad school to get a PhD, so I could become a professor. Not to avoid the real world, but because I really liked being a TA: running lab sessions for 20-40 students (and giving the occasional lecture). I was good at it, students liked me, etc.
I got a PhD. But you know what? About a year before I finished, I realized that I didn't really like research. So I went looking for a job. Ended up as a "management consultant" with a starting salary in the low six figures, and ramping up from there. So much for minimum wage. And my company hires plenty of smart BA and BSc students (in the high 5-figures) every year. (Then, if you're good, we pay for business school - if you want to go.)
But you know what? Now I'm not sure I want to be a consultant anymore. It's funny how big plans don't always take you where you expect. There might be a lesson in there.
My biggest regrets? That I didn't spend a year on exchange to Denmark (where I am rightnow) or Spain (where I've visited) so I could expand my horizons. As long as you're making enough for food, shelter, and some left over, money really doesn't buy happiness. College isn't just about classes: it's about the dorms, the parties, the professors, the trips abroad during summer, the exchange programs, etc.
So follow the parent's advice (despite my story, I agree: it's the right advice for some people). Or stop looking at life as a linear-optimization problem, go to college, get "educated", and become "well-rounded". Live the life you want to lead.
And if it matters that much to you, run the damn VM to get around the stupid IT policy.
How about we start shooting people who can't recognize jokes. Sheesh.
Then who would mod for slashdot?
The same people who are shooting everyone. In fact, we could replace the mod system with remote-control rifles.
You don't know the mad poet of Sanaa, author of al-Azif? Read up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Alhazred
Quick summary for the lazy: al-Azif later became known as the Necronomicon.
ia! ia! cthulhu ftagn!
Damn. I was hoping you wouldn't notice - I have a set of tires I would be willing to part with for only, say, $20,000.
Also, tire costs depend very much on the diameter and width of the wheel. Drive an econo-box with small wheels (14" or so) and it's possible you can re-tire your car for less than $200. But 17" or 18" rims can cost you close to $200 a tire - even if you're not buying Pirelli P-zeroes. My 5-year-old Mazda's tires cost rather more than I expected, since it has 16-inch wheels.
OTOH, corporate-santioned illegal action on a massive scale (like, for instance, sabotaging 100 cars across the country) has a tendency to create even *more* negative publicity.
By the way, what were you thinking of? Severing brake lines? Loosening the lug nuts on the wheels? 'Cause slashed tires and potatoes in tailpipes wouldn't really work all that well to sway opinions. Of the cars, at least.
I see your point, but I think I agree with Hognoxious. Why mention Lamarck at all?
I thought the invocation of the L-word was related to the weird question about whether the term 'evolution' was being used in the right way. Which dozens of posters above me have answered already, so I defer to them.
Work without a vision is slavery, Vision without work is a pipe dream, But vision with work is the hope of the world.