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actually right now as a speak i am sitting right between both, and they are at a little angle like 160 deg
actually i found out that the only way you are going to get at least 100+ ppi is a 19in at 1680 x 1050 and 30in at .... i seriously worked this out and look at best buy and newegg and that will be all there is.
(btw if you have a mbp your screen is like 110 ppi)
dammm
$30K a year for a good private school = ~$120,000.
So not really. Especially since some private institutions are hitting ~$40K a year.
Try even 20k a year for a really good public school. I graduated from Miami (Ohio) in '94. It was about 8k a year then. It is now running about 20k. 80k for a 4 year education seems like a lot of coin. But for the majority, it has become necessary in order to open doors to greater opportunity.
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That's cute, but first learn the difference between your/you're, its/it's, their/there/they're, and how to form a coherent sentence.
Otherwise you come off as another ideological assbag who thinks he's "hip" because he's "rebelling" against the establishment. Not going to college is fine if you can educate yourself to the same equivalent. It's difficult for universities to stay current in terms of tech industry education when it's evolving so rapidly.
However one thing they do teach well is English, Philosophy, Art, History, etc.
I get the distinct opinion that because they can't stay as current as the community in terms of IT education, that suddenly you believe the entire educational system is a waste. That's simply not true.
I have my problems with the university system in America, but to avoid it altogether is idiotic. Go to college and get a business degree, or an MIS degree, and continue the education they don't provide on your own time. An employer would rather hire someone with a cursory understanding of the business environment who has further educated himself beyond what the university system offers, than someone who is current with IT but lacks a well rounded view of the world and even a basic understanding of standard business practices.
Only if inflated self worth is a justification.
I hope to god you take a english class at a community college somewhere in your "college free" journey.
It is completely possible to make a good living without a college degree, but no one will take you seriously if you speak like that. You sound just like the petulant child that you are. That statement isn't being hurled at you simply because of your age. It's a mental status that someone with no appreciation for being well rounded can ever outgrow regardless of their talent in one specific area.
Get off my lawn.
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yea and in my opinion it is insane to pay that much for school. any state public school is significantly cheaper
Excuse the slightly off topic rant Mods.
Wow, in-state?! That's insane if it's in-state.
The problem with the insanely high costs of education is that not everyone has equal access to it based on merit.
And those who disagree will counter with "But...but scholarships". Yea well that's nice, but there's a limited amount at each school, and they're taken up to fulfill racial/demographic/etc quotas.
In countries where education is funded by the taxpayers, and the tuition costs are very small (in the range of $2-3000 for top schools) your economic background plays a very small roll in how far you can go in the educational system. Students are rewarded spots in universities based on merit, not bank accounts.
The problem here lies in that a student who comes from a very poor family and receives a 30/36 on his ACT and has a 3.5GPA won't get full rides or half tuition, especially if they don't fall into a racial bracket that still has quotas to meet. These are the people that are forced into ridiculous amounts of debt or the abandonment of higher education altogether.
The number one concern for any student should be education, NOT finances. And systems where $20,000 for a state funded school is the norm, this simply isn't possible.
200 ppi is the resolution of the ipod nano's screen
the flash zune's screen has a higher ppi (screen size is 1.8") than that of the ipod nano and the ibm, if the screen rez is 320x240
No matter what college one goes to (private or public), one should go to college. Sure there are a few people (i.e. Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, etc etc) that did not go to college and are billionaires/millionaires, but those people are in the extreme minority (probably in the 0.1 percent range of the population that did not go to college). Most people who did not go to college (probably in the 99.9 percent range of the population that did not go to college) are managing retail stores, flipping burgers, rotating tires, or the like.
We need to be realistic here. Most middle to high paying jobs require at least a Bachelor's degree, and most are now starting to require a Master's degree. It's the honest truth.
If you don't go to college and want to work in the computer/internet field, you better have a backup plan if anything goes downhill, or if both of your hands are chopped off in some sort of odd keyboarding accident.
We need to be realistic here. Most middle to high paying jobs require at least a Bachelor's degree, and most are now starting to require a Master's degree. It's the honest truth.
If you don't go to college and want to work in the computer/internet field, you better have a backup plan if anything goes downhill, or if both of your hands are chopped off in some sort of odd keyboarding accident.
Mac Pro, 19inch, 22inch, apple wireless keyboard, and (soon) a logitech mx revolution
Thank you for recognizing your mistake wade, sorry if I came across over-defensive.
what are you going to do with the 19 and 22 inch monitors?
Charlie, go to school if for no other reason than it will be the best time of your life, which is worth far more than whatever it costs you monetarily; seriously.
No matter what college one goes to (private or public), one should go to college. Sure there are a few people (i.e. Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, etc etc) that did not go to college and are billionaires/millionaires, but those people are in the extreme minority (probably in the 0.1 percent range of the population that did not go to college). Most people who did not go to college (probably in the 99.9 percent range of the population that did not go to college) are managing retail stores, flipping burgers, rotating tires, or the like.
We need to be realistic here. Most middle to high paying jobs require at least a Bachelor's degree, and most are now starting to require a Master's degree. It's the honest truth.
If you don't go to college and want to work in the computer/internet field, you better have a backup plan if anything goes downhill, or if both of your hands are chopped off in some sort of odd keyboarding accident.
personally i feel like I can't get enough education -- I'm going to keep trying for a Ph.D -- smarts permitting (Masters starting soon)
The reason guys like jobs, and gates, and buffet could drop out was because they were studying at the undergrad level high advanced concepts ... the value of an undergrad is crashing ... but not in a way that suggests you don't need one, but in a way that suggests you need to study MORE after
NOW it's at the masters level where what your studying makes you eligible to drop out and become the next millionaire drop out -- why? because those new concepts and great ideas are produced in the dorm rooms of masters students NOT undergrads ...
we are progressing quickly just like 20 years ago having university degree meant you were management material -- now many people are having a hard time getting internships
40 years ago, finishing high school meant you were qualified for quite a few high paying jobs
there was as time when reading and writing were all you needed to advance in company.
We are moving at a rapid pace to a knowledge based economy in which credentialism rules (note: credentialism is a concept used by academics studying the movement of the labour force to requiring more and more letters after their name to be considered qualified to do a job)
Me too! I'm in a Master's program right now doing an assistantship. I'll be going for either a Ph.D or a J.D. in a couple years. I would love to do environmental law!
I for one highly doubt your authenticity. Can you not show us examples of your work to be able to make this insane amount of profit (paying the bills or not)!?
Yeah. So im pretty sure every single person who is in an uproar about this is because they don't have one (or two) themselves.
As a jazz musician who records all of his music digitally, i would die to have that screen real-estate. Getting cramped into these DAWs is heck.
But do i need it yes! But do i really NEED it? No.
Just lots of scrolling, and squinting.
As a jazz musician who records all of his music digitally, i would die to have that screen real-estate. Getting cramped into these DAWs is heck.
But do i need it yes! But do i really NEED it? No.
Just lots of scrolling, and squinting.
Amen.
I managed a 4.3/4 GPA in high school, took dual-credit classes, and received an (okay) 27 on the ACT.
But I couldn't get **** in the form of scholarships since I'm a white male, and zero financial aide cause child support is factored in even though my dad doesn't pay it.
So here I am, having an almost impossible time trying to take out loans with no co-signer. I go to an in-state university (University of Missouri), and am working 40 hours/week in the summer and 20 hours/week during school, and I'm afraid I'm not gonna be able to finish. It's a hell of a rough time, and I'm praying I get a lucky break soon, cause I'm starting to get really down on my luck.
Thank you for all your replies, I'd like to reply to one in particular.
@kntgsp:
That was maybe one of the most interesting replies I have ever heard. This will be seen as a generic post that almost anybody who has ever been insulted online in regard to grammar posts: If you gave me an English exam about my previous replies, I would know the difference, though when I'm online, I usually prefer to write so that nearly everybody understands it, though I don't spend ten minutes replying to a post.
About school, I may be one of the very few kids these days that actually doesn't want to 'rebel' against society, I simply think that right now I am making enough to support my self, and am making enough that after a while I can start my own business. I may change my mind about higher education further down the line, in the meantime I'm sticking to my belief.
The monitor is 100% justified.
Although some of your post did put some stuff into perspective. I understand that if you saw me on this forum in your position, you would think it's some cute prepubescent kid that needs to learn that he;s not the center of the world. I would.
/Charlie
@kntgsp:
That was maybe one of the most interesting replies I have ever heard. This will be seen as a generic post that almost anybody who has ever been insulted online in regard to grammar posts: If you gave me an English exam about my previous replies, I would know the difference, though when I'm online, I usually prefer to write so that nearly everybody understands it, though I don't spend ten minutes replying to a post.
About school, I may be one of the very few kids these days that actually doesn't want to 'rebel' against society, I simply think that right now I am making enough to support my self, and am making enough that after a while I can start my own business. I may change my mind about higher education further down the line, in the meantime I'm sticking to my belief.
The monitor is 100% justified.
- It holds it's price
- It helps me finish work faster
- It can be sold on later
Although some of your post did put some stuff into perspective. I understand that if you saw me on this forum in your position, you would think it's some cute prepubescent kid that needs to learn that he;s not the center of the world. I would.
/Charlie
Amen.
I managed a 4.3/4 GPA in high school, took dual-credit classes, and received an (okay) 27 on the ACT.
But I couldn't get **** in the form of scholarships since I'm a white male, and zero financial aide cause child support is factored in even though my dad doesn't pay it.
So here I am, having an almost impossible time trying to take out loans with no co-signer. I go to an in-state university (University of Missouri), and am working 40 hours/week in the summer and 20 hours/week during school, and I'm afraid I'm not gonna be able to finish. It's a hell of a rough time, and I'm praying I get a lucky break soon, cause I'm starting to get really down on my luck.
i wish schools would abolish the over 4.0 crap and just look at courses taken instead
and by the way, if you do well in college, you are pretty much guaranteed scholarships, either from private donors or your department. have you applied to any? you gotta do some groundwork to get free money. or apply to work-study, do the fafsa you know, the basics.
source: myself and my college experience
I don't know what to say about this. I'm 15 years old, and I own a company creating personalized websites for many groups, bands, etc. I have a 17" iMac along with a silly flat-panel Dell monitor that I bought from savers for $10... I'm fine with the amount of monitor-space I have.
But that's not what I wanted to talk about.
I think I wanted to quote when you said you're earning enough to support yourself. I pay bills as a 15 year old. I pay for my cell phone, and much more (I don't feel like listing them). I am easily able to pay my bills with the amount of income I receive, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go around telling people I "support myself." The extra money I receive (after the bills) goes straight back into my business.
I just didn't like that sentence. Idk.
Amen.
I managed a 4.3/4 GPA in high school, took dual-credit classes, and received an (okay) 27 on the ACT.
But I couldn't get **** in the form of scholarships since I'm a white male, and zero financial aide cause child support is factored in even though my dad doesn't pay it.
So here I am, having an almost impossible time trying to take out loans with no co-signer. I go to an in-state university (University of Missouri), and am working 40 hours/week in the summer and 20 hours/week during school, and I'm afraid I'm not gonna be able to finish. It's a hell of a rough time, and I'm praying I get a lucky break soon, cause I'm starting to get really down on my luck.
The very fact of you getting a 4.3 out of a total 4.0 on the GPA scale says that your high school does not have a 4.0 scale. Let me guess: you took honors classes that allowed for a higher GPA? If not, I'd like to know how you scored above a 4.0. My high school, for example, had honors classes and did not have the 4.0 scale. Our highest was a 4.5.
Did you apply for scholarships and file your FAFSA? I'm also a white male who had a father pay child support. I had a few scholarships, and I also got federal aid. If you filed your FAFSA and you still didn't get federal loans, then your mom and/or dad makes too much money. It's part of the US Policy named, "let's screw over the middle and low class."
Talk to your financial aid office at your school and try to find every single scholarship out there. Good luck!
haha we pretty much said same thing!
yea what i dont like about above a 4.0 is that it allows one to get a "b" or such yet still maintain over a 4.0
Ha! We did!
Exactly! It's like one is over-qualifying themselves when they list their GPA. It sounds better, but it's actually worse... if that makes sense
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