why not? it happens in real life....

Moderated "interesting"?

You lost your audience at 'libertards'.

That whoosing noise etc.

Many "rich" people I know or heard of are in debt. Either they are or their company, or companies, are.

Simpler Java + closures==Groovy

My degree has served me well, esp. improved writing skills. But most undergrad degrees are interchangeable. At the graduate level it depends on your adviser.

The first millionaire I knew was a cohort of mine. He went to Seattle, started a company, brought in investors, got bought out, and is now in a position buy a Lexus... cash. A funny story he tells which starts out, "I went to buy a pair of gloves one day..." :)

anecdote IS data. Gather enough anecdotes and you can start to do statistics on them. If you are scientific you will follow up with a well randomized survey. But usually inquiry begins with anecdotes. Or didn't you take Statistics 101?

It probably didn't even have a food court or a Starbucks.

Because they call it an "algorithm".

That's the funniest thing I have read all day.

Oh come on. You can do better than that. The quality of ACs has really dropped these days.

I did fine. With far less debt. Besides, you are surrounded by "normal" people, if there is such a thing. If you surround yourself with abnormal people you never learn to deal with the rest of the world. Which amounts to a bad education.

Universities are pretty much McUniversities these days. Arguing whether MIT is better than a state engineering school is like arguing whether Applebee's is better then Burger King. The food all comes frozen in a box, is cooked up by grill monkeys, and served by service droids. Having a degree from a state school hasn't hurt me as I am close to making upper management wages at a prestigious McCompany. And don't kid yourself, there are only McCompanies and McJobs left these days.