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by gph 13y ago
So, be in the top 2-5% and come from poverty? That might work for a few, but it seems a bit unrealistic of a policy for affordable higher education for the rest of us.
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by gph 13y ago
Yea you're right. If you've put the effort in and get accepted to a top flight university you shouldn't turn it down for economic reasons. Personally this wasn't an option for me for various reasons. But I shouldn't
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by gph 13y ago
Oh I agree. The one I'm at is okay, and some of the instructors (usually the adjunct ones) are good. Still some of them seem like they barely could pass their own course, which can be quite frustrating. The administration is alright, t
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by gph 13y ago
Good points, I suppose I was looking at it from my POV. Even before I started going to college I've loved learning on my own and developed an enjoyment of computers, so it doesn't matter much to me motivationally who my classmates
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by gph 13y ago
How I plan on getting a bachelor's degree for ~15k. 1. Go to a community college in a county that you are a resident for your two-year associates. The money I'm getting from Pell grants is paying my 18-credit hours per semester tu
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by gph 13y ago
To be fair, it is the norm in the scientific community to publish research in Journals... and while the Journals make money off it they do provide some level of editorial standards. What would have been the alternative here, self-publishing
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by gph 13y ago
I think my comment is too old to edit. Just wanted to add on a serious note, VLC is great at everything I've thrown at it. Radio and video streams work fantastically and the interface is simple and efficient.
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by gph 13y ago
Very True. When papa cuts off funding to drugged-up little Johnny, watch out.
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by gph 13y ago
>The basic PC experience sucks As opposed to what... tablets? Or are you suggesting we leap forward to Computer Terminals right out of the Hitchhiker's Guide. I couldn't read much further than that. Really bad article.
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by gph 13y ago
Porn. ;)
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by gph 13y ago
Yea, it's like the author switches perspectives to push his narrative. For normal end-users Java has all but disappeared from their ecosystem. But for enterprise programmers it never went anywhere.
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by gph 13y ago
I'd be fascinated to see what they spent 260 million dollars on producing this. I'm sure their graphics engine is pretty amazing, but it's not like they revolutionized anything that I'm aware of. Where did that money go?
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by gph 13y ago
I agree that it's probably a bad idea to publish a story about this program. I'm guessing the type of guys getting into fights in Cardiff bars are going to stop telling the hospital staff when they realize it could lead to their f
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by gph 13y ago
Yea I gotta agree. I've only ventured downtown Detroit once to go to the MDOT HQ. It's a bit awkward that it's surrounded by barbed wire, and the neighborhood around it doesn't look great at all. I've also been arou
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by gph 13y ago
If Linux is ever to become mainsteam the way OSX and Windows are then 'apostasy' needs not be accommodated. Now you can debate whether the philosophy of the Linux and open-source community is for creating a standardized product th
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by gph 13y ago
"The map is not the territory" Very well stated.
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by gph 13y ago
While I agree that the article is highly misleading, I don't think this is a complete non-issue. I imagine there are still a lot of organizations (especially those in developing countries) that have systems that were setup a decade or
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by gph 13y ago
It not doing anything isn't the point. The point is that it's technically valid code, but is still relevant to human interpretation.
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by gph 13y ago
True. It certainly hasn't changed my mind on the Syria situation, though it has perhaps stated a lot of what I was thinking a lot more eloquently than I could. I'm not sure who this is trying to convince. People who agree with him
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by gph 13y ago
I can't say I disagree with a lot of what he says. But I doubt he honestly believes in all of this. This rationalization just happens to coincide with his (and Russia's) interests. I think he'd do better to stay silent and le
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by gph 13y ago
I think you're missing the point of the parent comment. All teachers have to go through a degree/certificate program that would train them on how to deal with high school kids and what to do about harassment, etc. The guy teaching
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by gph 13y ago
>I think they can afford a cab on that wage. Sure, most anyone making a decent salary can afford a cab in most cities. I was just pointing out that the caricaturization of all NFL players as multi-millionaires who could afford to rent li
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by gph 13y ago
>NFL players are some of the highest-paid in any profession in the world, most of which could rent a limo for the entirety of the night whenever they go out and it wouldn't be a drop in the bucket against their earnings. But, they d
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by gph 13y ago
"Its device business now gone, Nokia's plan is to focus on three core technologies: NSN (its network infrastructure) HERE (its maps and location-based services); and Advanced Technologies (a licensing and development arm)."[1
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by gph 13y ago
>They would actually have a consciousness instead of scandal after scandal because people would not just accept the system blindly Well let's not get too high on the general populations' ability for independent moral authority.
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by gph 13y ago
Nope.
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by gph 13y ago
I think people overlook this because it seems too far-fetched. But I don't think it's so outrageous that it shouldn't be considered. And whether the system is being used for these purposes or not, the fact that a system exist
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by gph 13y ago
I'm not an expert, but I think the translation to the english word suffering isn't perfect. It comes with a lot of heavy connotations. I've always thought struggle is a better word. Some people have negative reactions to stru
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by gph 13y ago
To the well trained mind reality provides an infinite stream of novelty. I suppose it's all down to perspective and what rewards you attune your brain to.
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by gph 13y ago
How about instead your generation just dies and the rest of us will attempt to change the fact that warfare has become a standard of modern human society passed on from primitive generations. Yea, I know that's harsh, but it's late and that

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