"This can eventually boil off most of the the gas atmosphere, leaving behind the core: a small, rocky world capable of supporting life.'

So after nano tech fiber makes space elevators possible, we can then work on a planet towing device to drag Jupiter in to the sweet spot where it will boil away and leave us Jupiter-2, Rocky Core Edition? Oh wait, first we need to drag a Red Dwarf star into our solar system. Damnable prerequisites.

IPV6 Addresses for all...

But if you want ports open and available, you have to pay extra.

I spent a good bit of time in the woods building tree houses. Building a tree house followed a similar pattern each time. Find old tree houses in the woods. Scavenge material, especially the long boards for the floor/frame. Find or cut new material like saplings to fill in the gaps.

Then I got a TRS-80 Color Edition could hook to a TV. Suddenly I could "conjure up" raw material with code. If I needed a board I "coded" one. I could build anything I could imagine. I had indeed "become a wizard" and the world did indeed change.

Insert a new column after the address column
Highlight the columns and select the "Text to Columns" button on the data tab/toolbar.
Select the proper delimiter, which is the hardest part. Probably the first space.
Street Number will be in old address column, rest is in the second column.

In other countries, the government collects payroll information and prepares a tax statement for each citizen. People review the tax bill and pay if they owe money. Or they amend any information on income and pay the recalculated payment.

In the US, citizens are made to calculate their tax responsibility, or hire someone to do it. The government then tells them if they have their calculation correct with threat of penalty if done incorrectly.

Is that like living in a gated community with its own security force?

"cloistered plutocracy" = rich fat people who are members of the clergy

Should someone with a BS in Computer Science accept someone with a BA in Computer Information Systems as a peer?

Teachers know computers. Everyone of them can point out where the modem is. Yes they point to the tower/case.

Conjecture: achievement = intelligence * grit
So 1.5 * .75 is the same as .75 * 1.5, so you can get to the same place with the right combination of either.

Maybe the really great people are good at both.

I often pursue a "fruitless path" trying to find a solution to a particular problem. Funny thing is, that is often when I learn something about some unrelated problems in IT. You can learn from all experience. Some are more useful than others for a particular problem, but learning in general is useful.

There are brilliant research scientist willing to experiment and try something new. There are also people willing to jab a needle full of heroin in their veins for an experience. Both are experimenters, but one is good for society and the other is bad. Try and differentiate the two on a personal level and they may seem more alike that you are comfortable with.

Can Minecraft make a good annoying VI beep? If so you could simulate the two to four VI using jerks in the computer lab. Beep Boop... Beep Boob....

Emacs will always be my favorite operating system.

I know many people who support socialism. I have never met one that wanted to be the "horse" from Animal Farm.

If it had a cassette tape SD carousel where you can load multiple SD cards in and swap them in out with "fast forward" and "reverse".