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Comment No (Score 2) 139

By all means, offer it as an elective, but let's not try to force feed students CS curriculum if they simply aren't interested.

If you want to talk about what classes they NEED to take/pass before graduation, beyond the fundementals anyway, let's talk about home ec; budgeting, taxes, personal health care.

Of course I doubt anyone in education wants students to understand how loans work as that would effectively shutdown college's free federal money program, but I digress.

Comment Re:Sooner or later (Score 1) 240

Now you're just trying to rewrite history, and recent history at that. The data is out there which shows the more shots you have, the more susceptible you are to reinfection

https://www.medrxiv.org/conten...
https://www.medrxiv.org/conten...

Those who refused the shots haven't seen reinfection at anywhere NEAR the rates as those who are staying up to date on their boosters. Further, as the shots were non-sterilizing, they actually provoked a stronger mutation response ( generating MORE variants ).

And again; we're not even talking about the adverse reactions to the shot. Where are you Covidians at on that, anyway? Still in denial, or have we moved on to where "yes, they happen, but they're rare and not as bad as people say" ( bargaining )?

Can't wait for you "nerds" to catch up with the rest of us.

Comment This is a great time to talk about backups (Score 1) 185

Before I work on anyone's computer, I make them buy a backup service and ( if possible ) let it do a complete run before I start work.

Why? I'm not using any referral links, I've just seen the after effects of desperately trying to recover data ( dead kid's pictures, legal documents, ect... ) from a failed drive too often. Naturally I'm only ever brought in after the shit hits the fan. So now I make a huge deal of it, with everyone I work with.

The only problem I have with google in this case is they are providing more service then they can support, but ultimately you should never trust your data to a single company.

Comment Re:Funny how... (Score 1) 107

Remarkably dishonest and stupid.

- I'm not sneering at anyone. Point of fact, I'm trying to help people by telling them they have a choice. If you can avoid it, don't take on unaffordable student loans. If you have them then use that education to pursue better financial opportunities and pay them off quickly. Don't take on more debt, or artificially limit your earning potential through other choices.

- So let's say minimum wage becomes 26/hour...what happens next? Everything gets more expensive, and then there you'll be advocating for 40..then 50...then 60/hr, all the while making things worse and worse.

- You're comparing one of a kind opportunities ( scare resources ) to making a non-poverty wage through better choices. Tell me you see how dishonest and moronically stupid that is.

Comment Re:Funny how... (Score 1) 107

Oh, you misunderstand me; I enjoy working, but that does not mean I'm loyal to any company. Company starts pulling nonsense, I leave. Company lays me off, I'll have another job by the end of the week, usually paying more. While I'd prefer otherwise, that's the environment we're in, so fine; play to win.

And I do agree; good/great customer service can really give a company an edge. However, we're talking about Wendy's here. They never had even good customer service, they have "passable". Same goes for most fast food joints, although as you mentioned In 'N' Out is the exception and they're thriving because of it. Point being, most places bank on their "brand" and not the employees' behavior.

Again, while I'd prefer otherwise, that's the game.

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