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[Criptfeind]

Doesn't Jay keep a log of actions people take? Maybe you can find out who did it, and get them black listed.

[SalmonGod]

The thing is SalmonGod, even if it is not rare any more, and no longer a guaranty of a great job, it is still needed. I mean, if a college diploma is now a days worth what a high school diploma was worth, that does not mean you can get away with a high school diploma now, because high school diplomas have devalued as well.

Now admittedly, you do not need a college diploma today, much like you did not need a high school diploma back then. You can certainly get a good career without it. But it is hard to do so, and life is much harder without it.

I'm not convinced anymore.  Yes, it's an almost requirement to keep yourself standing on a straight and narrow path that is constantly shrinking while also becoming more and more crowded.  People are falling off the sides every day, and you have no chance of hanging on without a degree.

On the other hand, that straight and narrow is not all there is, and it's harder and harder to justify the incredible sacrifices one must undergo in order to live on it.

Also, yes you do get out of it what you put into it, but that goes for absolutely anything.  You can work your ass off at school with robot-like levels of single-minded dedication, making sure that you do exactly all the right things to lead into a job, and you will probably guarantee yourself success in doing so... but you would probably guarantee yourself success with such behavior no matter what, even outside of school.  Hell, anybody who knows exactly what they want to do, exactly what steps to take, and dedicates themselves to that can probably succeed at most things even without a higher education.

And... internships?... I wish I'd had the opportunity.  There was this one massive success story in my graduating class.  This guy got hired as a technical director at Pixar immediately after graduation.  Everybody I've mentioned him to also hates his guts because he stole internships right out from under their noses by offering to do more work for no pay.  The guy had absolutely no obstacles to deal with.  His parents paid his way through and he had no responsibilities other than school.  By the time I knew what I wanted to do and was far enough along in that program, I needed to work full time.  There was no way in hell I could have basically worked another job for no pay.  Internships just aren't realistic for a lot of people.

[Tellemurius]

I could probably do internships if I tell my boss to shove it and stop making me work during the weekdays.

[Bouchart]

The stupid reason college tuition in America costs more than any other country: http://nplusonemag.com/bad-education

So how do I short SLABS?  Someone call Mike Burry.

[Jack_Bread]

Youtube isn't showing the light-red bar that shows how buffered the video is. Especially annoying when my connection is crappy and the videos are taking forever to load! D:<

[Akura]

I'm downloading a file, and I leave the room to do something while it's downloading. My stepdad comes in and shuts the computer off. And there's absolutely no reason for him to have been in my room in the first place.

[Acanthus117]

I'm downloading a file, and I leave the room to do something while it's downloading. My stepdad comes in and shuts the computer off. And there's absolutely no reason for him to have been in my room in the first place.

D:

My sympathies, Akura.

[Vector]

I nearly had a heart attack because I thought 4*3 = 21, when it's actually 12.  Jesus, brain, why do you have to make my job even harder by observing symmetry?

[TherosPherae]

I nearly had a heart attack because I thought 4*3 = 21, when it's actually 12.  Jesus, brain, why do you have to make my job even harder by observing symmetry?

When you do your arithmetic wrong, it gives you heart attacks?

Note to self: never ever ever ever let Vector see anything I do with math. We don't want her to have heart attacks are strobe-light speeds.

[Vector]

Yeah.  Same when someone says 22/7 is pi, rather than an approximation for pi, or when someone says 1 + 1 = 1 in Z₂, or anything like that.  It drives me completely bonkers.

[TherosPherae]

What actually made me rage today: my subconscious/brain/whatever. Because when I write stuff, sometimes it will tell my hand to write something slightly different than what I meant it to be. Like I'll try to write "misinformed," it might randomly become "malpractice" or some other stupid moderately-long m word. And I won't notice it until I proofread. It's an absolute pain in the butt when I have to do lab write-ups.

Then again, the same thing sometimes happens when I'm talking, or typing, or communicating in some other fashion. It's like my subconscious/brain/whatever has said "Why stick with Freudian slips when this guy has such a freakin' massive glossary of other terms that could be equally as awkward or embarrassing?"

[Nadaka]

What actually made me rage today: my subconscious/brain/whatever. Because when I write stuff, sometimes it will tell my hand to write something slightly different than what I meant it to be. Like I'll try to write "misinformed," it might randomly become "malpractice" or some other stupid moderately-long m word. And I won't notice it until I proofread. It's an absolute pain in the butt when I have to do lab write-ups.

Then again, the same thing sometimes happens when I'm talking, or typing, or communicating in some other fashion. It's like my subconscious/brain/whatever has said "Why stick with Freudian slips when this guy has such a freakin' massive glossary of other terms that could be equally as awkward or embarrassing?"

If it is a fairly common occurance, you could have a variant of disgraphia. I often find myself writing upside down, out of order or using the wrong words. It doesn't affect my typing to nearly the same degree as it does handwriting.

[SalmonGod]

My older kid has a tendency to write numbers and letters (not whole words) backwards.  I'm not sure yet if he just hasn't been through enough repetition or if there's actually a problem there.

[Vector]

My older kid has a tendency to write numbers and letters (not whole words) backwards.  I'm not sure yet if he just hasn't been through enough repetition or if there's actually a problem there.

I wouldn't worry about it.  I do it all the bloody time (same thing with writing obviously incorrect words, a bit like TherosPherae) without even noticing that I've, say, written epsilon instead of 3.  Again.  Or g instead of d, and all that good stuff.  So... maybe it could be a problem?  But I've always had this issue, and it doesn't seem to have caused me too much trouble.

[SalmonGod]

I wouldn't worry about it.  I do it all the bloody time (same thing with writing obviously incorrect words, a bit like TherosPherae) without even noticing that I've, say, written epsilon instead of 3.  Again.  Or g instead of d, and all that good stuff.  So... maybe it could be a problem?  But I've always had this issue, and it doesn't seem to have caused me too much trouble.

Yeah, I'm not too concerned.  I just have to watch him do his homework and notify him when it happens, because it's kindergarten and literally the teacher's job at this stage to nitpick on those things.  He'll often have to re-write the same E or 3 two or three times before getting it right.