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"I feel like I have information that MUST be valuable" I dunna about that, information is pretty FREE these days

ique 17y ago
But people will pay copious amounts of money to not have to read that information themselves, in other words; teaching and coaching that information can certainly be valuable.
needmoney 17y ago
Only some types of information.
csomar 17y ago
"I dunna about that, information is pretty FREE these days" Yet, it's pretty expensive. The most used resources of information are schools/uni and they are the most expensive. Books, videos, tutorials, Seminars... are also paying. There are free valuable information, but it's rare.
- yummyfajitas 17y ago
  Universities sell credentials, not information. To prove this, go to your local university and ask how much it costs to take a class by examination (no classtime, simply take the final exam).
  - starkfist 17y ago
    Well, they also sell the class itself... go to your local university and ask how much it costs to sit in on a class for no credit. It's not going to be free, if there is even such an option.
    - yummyfajitas 17y ago
      It usually is free if space is available and you don't annoy the professor. I've had several non-paying students; the only time I ever kicked one out of class was because we ran out of seats. MIT is actually well known for making information free, but the credential is expensive. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
      - starkfist 17y ago
        That's interesting because I wanted to sit in on the computational photography course at NYU and the registrar said it was impossible. Maybe I should have avoided talking to the administration? However, I did email the instructor and he did not return any of my email. How do you even get into the buildings without an ID?
        pingswept 17y ago
        You walk up just behind someone with an ID, and then you walk in before the door closes.
        starkfist 17y ago
        It's hard/impossible to do this at NYU.
        dantheman 17y ago
        At MIT the doors are unlocked. People just walk in and sit in on a class, the speak to the professor before class starts and say "Hey can I sit in on this class" and unless the class is full they can normally sit in.
        akgerber 17y ago
        At my university (Carnegie Mellon) the buildings are unlocked during the day. Just walk in.
        yummyfajitas 17y ago
        Getting into the buildings is a trickier matter, but only at NYU (every other college I've been to doesn't check ID). My suggestion: photoshop something that looks vaguely like an NYU ID, then stick it in your wallet behind a clear window. Flash it at guards when you come in, they don't care enough to look closely.
  - sev 17y ago
    I wish this were possible everywhere. Most of my final exams were worth somewhere between 30-50%. Taking this will only guarantee a maximum of failing the class.
icey 17y ago
If you truly feel that way then you should question the quality of the information you're consuming. Information is categorically not free; the people who are paying for it are the ones who need it before everyone else. They are also the people who are making money by having that information first. Being that we live in an information age, it's the new currency. If you think that it's free, then you're only seeing the castoffs.

ique 17y ago

But people will pay copious amounts of money to not have to read that information themselves, in other words; teaching and coaching that information can certainly be valuable.

needmoney 17y ago

Only some types of information.

csomar 17y ago

"I dunna about that, information is pretty FREE these days" Yet, it's pretty expensive. The most used resources of information are schools/uni and they are the most expensive. Books, videos, tutorials, Seminars... are also paying. There are free valuable information, but it's rare.

yummyfajitas 17y ago
Universities sell credentials, not information. To prove this, go to your local university and ask how much it costs to take a class by examination (no classtime, simply take the final exam).
- starkfist 17y ago
  Well, they also sell the class itself... go to your local university and ask how much it costs to sit in on a class for no credit. It's not going to be free, if there is even such an option.
  - yummyfajitas 17y ago
    It usually is free if space is available and you don't annoy the professor. I've had several non-paying students; the only time I ever kicked one out of class was because we ran out of seats. MIT is actually well known for making information free, but the credential is expensive. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
    - starkfist 17y ago
      That's interesting because I wanted to sit in on the computational photography course at NYU and the registrar said it was impossible. Maybe I should have avoided talking to the administration? However, I did email the instructor and he did not return any of my email. How do you even get into the buildings without an ID?
      - pingswept 17y ago
        You walk up just behind someone with an ID, and then you walk in before the door closes.
        starkfist 17y ago
        It's hard/impossible to do this at NYU.
      - dantheman 17y ago
        At MIT the doors are unlocked. People just walk in and sit in on a class, the speak to the professor before class starts and say "Hey can I sit in on this class" and unless the class is full they can normally sit in.
      - akgerber 17y ago
        At my university (Carnegie Mellon) the buildings are unlocked during the day. Just walk in.
      - yummyfajitas 17y ago
        Getting into the buildings is a trickier matter, but only at NYU (every other college I've been to doesn't check ID). My suggestion: photoshop something that looks vaguely like an NYU ID, then stick it in your wallet behind a clear window. Flash it at guards when you come in, they don't care enough to look closely.
- sev 17y ago
  I wish this were possible everywhere. Most of my final exams were worth somewhere between 30-50%. Taking this will only guarantee a maximum of failing the class.

icey 17y ago

If you truly feel that way then you should question the quality of the information you're consuming. Information is categorically not free; the people who are paying for it are the ones who need it before everyone else. They are also the people who are making money by having that information first. Being that we live in an information age, it's the new currency. If you think that it's free, then you're only seeing the castoffs.