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Based on my location and cost constraints BGSU was the only option I have available, and I did not meet the requirements for the masters program.
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Ask YC: What do people use for test environments?
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It sort of reminded me of a scene from Family Guy where Peter sets off this Rube Goldberg breakfast machine and in the end it just shoots him. "Owww! It doesn't make breakfast at all. It just shoots you."
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The degree is going to be in CS. I chose to do a second undergraduate degree because I didn't want to do a PhD in finance or economics. I found myself more and more wanting to write code. I can get lost in a good problem for hours and not e
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I can't necessarily say that my Mac is better than my PC, but I can say that I have never experienced a security problem with the Mac. With my PC, I recently deleted IE7 from the thing because I picked up some something while browsing a wel
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A bond is a form of debt. A simple example of how a bond works is as follows: Company X needs to raise $1 million for whatever reason. Company X decides to borrow the money instead of accepting new equity holders. For mathematical simplicit
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I'd be glad to list a few of the other things I have learned while working for large corporations. (Lesson 1) Inside a large corporation, progress is impeded not by the intellect or imagination but by bureaucracy. (Lesson 2) Corporations wi
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I can only imagine Asimov rolling over in his grave.
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If you have never worked for a major corporation, I would suggest taking the job at the major corporation. You will have gained real-world experience and the drive to never work for a major corporation ever again. I recommend working for a
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If it weren't for my lack of confidence in being able to contribute in the hacker-sense (I've never been part of a huge project), I would say that I'd be glad to help. There's not much start-up wise going on in Sandusky, OH. I would be all
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At Bowling Green, the introductory class for the CS major is based around C++.
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Brave New World, by Huxley I read this book in the eighth grade. I was fascinated by the classes the society was divided into. In the book you were born into a certain class, and I saw many similarities to today's world. It was not the most
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Scene from the Big Bang Theory: PENNY What's new in physics? LEONARD Really nothing, except for string theory. But only then I can say, "My theory has certain mathematical consistencies"
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It is very accurate. The problem occurred with the "division of labor" that is clearly outlined in the presentation. Many people took out loans that they couldn't pay for. They failed to understand the terms of their mortgage. It didn't hel
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I admit that pursuing the finance degree was probably the biggest mistake of my life. I originally wanted to study mathematics and physics but greed for money got the best of me. The only good result that came out of the finance degree was
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Do you have any specific questions? I would be happy to answer them.
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I included the comment because I thought the presentation was dead on. It certainly did capture the essence of the how the mortgage system works in this country. It is because of the mortgage crisis and its spread to the general credit mark
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Bingo!
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This is the exact reason why I don't use C# anymore.
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I had this same problem for quite a while. I had force my mind to accept that I probably didn't pick up everything the first time around. I didn't let that stop me in my tracks. I simply went onto the next thing. Eventually, something would
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I think the answer depends on what one is actually working on. When I worked as an equity trader, having multiple monitors was a godsend; it eliminated the need to flip through at least five different systems all on the same monitor. At ho
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The concept is interesting. I, however, am not a fan of technical analysis. It's been drilled into my head that technical analysis is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If everyone looking at a chart determines that the exit price should be $20 (l
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They don't have all of the media I am thinking of: Home Improvement, The Drew Carey Show, Seinfeld, MythBusters. UPDATE: I was basically trying to think of a way to eliminate the need to pay for all the channels on cable I don't use. I know
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Throwing Out An Idea
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Many people will probably disagree with me on this, but I found Head Start Java to be a good introduction to Java. I picked it up when I wanted to learn the language. I started a program that focused on drilling a user in Jeopardy questions
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Sandusky, OH
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I used to work in the industry, so I will take a stab at explaining this: Bear was overleveraged. The summer of 2007 saw the failure of two internal hedge funds at the company, a confidence crusher. As 2007 wrapped up, the subprime issue sp
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I would consider myself to be relatively new to coding. I can read code in almost any programming language, however, I have never been involved in a large scale project. I just never could find the time to get involved with something that w