Is a degree still worth having?

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If a job's worth doing, it's worth
overdoing.

If a job's worth doing, it's worth
overdoing. 04/15/2005 11:58 AM
For Sale: Wothahellizat? It's definitely not built for speed, but this weird off-road truck is truly a labor of love.

To what degree are we different?

To what degree are we different? 11/02/2003 09:47 AM
Friedman quotes a former Swedish prime minister. "Our defining date is now 1989 and yours is 2001," I find this to be true. For most of the 90's, the US struggled to find a new purpose for its power. A few peace-keeping missions, a skirmish in Iraq (the first time), but for the most part, no real global strategy. Europe, on the other hand, has made significant progress with developing the EU, the euro (which no one believed would ever come about so quickly), and a semi-unified policy concerning the rest of the world (GB being the notable exception). NY Times

Fourth Degree

Fourth Degree 07/29/2004 11:26 AM
If I write about coverage of the coverage of the bloggers' reporting at the Democratic National Convention, is that meta-meta-meta journalism?

The Rise Of Second Degree Spam

The Rise Of Second Degree Spam 11/17/2003 01:57 PM
While the Direct Marketing Association continues to push for a definition of spam that would make only fraudulent emails spam, they seem to be ignoring the fact that most spam is defined simply as "emails I don't want" - whether legitimate or not. And, under that real world definition, more and more spam is coming from so-called "legitimate" sources. People are starting to call this email "second degree spam". It's not unsolicited, because the receiver signed up at one point or another, but the company delivering the marketing messages has done nothing to make those emails relevant - and thus, in the user's eye, they're no different than spam. The marketers seem to be ignoring this because they think it's to their benefit. They're wrong. The more that lazy marketers simply blast people with irrelevant emails just because they think it's okay that someone "opted-in", the less people will pay attention to these emails. If they actually focused on customizing the messages and providing what people wanted without inundating them with useless stuff, they might actually get a good return. Unfortunately, it's easier to be lazy and use a "scorched earth" policy of blasting out as many messages as possible - even if it will only work to destroy email as a marketing mechanism.

Meat Stripper Gets Third Degree

Meat Stripper Gets Third Degree 01/19/2004 07:20 AM
A technology called advanced meat recovery strips meat from the bone and saves the beef industry millions of dollars a year, as well as a few fingers. But consumer groups say it might help spread mad cow. By Kristen Philipkoski.

Business is most popular degree

Business is most popular degree 04/04/2005 09:05 PM
One in eight university students is choosing a business studies course, official figures show.

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Get Your Degree in Funny Business

Get Your Degree in Funny Business 08/20/2004 10:46 AM
The University of Nigeria: "Many years ago, the United States started a special group to help encourage the growth of the Nigerian economy. It was called ARPANET."

Remember that honorary degree in '96?

Remember that honorary degree in '96? 08/23/2004 12:45 PM
Who knew those honorary degrees would ever come in handy? Turns out the new European Union competition commissioner, the one who could settle the antitrust case against Microsoft, once gave Chairman Bill Gates an honorary degree.

Vettriano to get honorary degree

Vettriano to get honorary degree 06/04/2004 09:54 PM
Scottish artist Jack Vettriano is to get an honorary degree from the Open University on Saturday.

A Bachelor's Degree in Disinterest

A Bachelor's Degree in Disinterest 11/22/2002 02:34 PM
I've added Bitworking.org to the Outside Reading, a site I've been to before but found again today while traversing the recommended reading area at DiveIntoMark (which contains many more links to worthy reading). This quote really got my attention: "...I really don't care about people using Netscape 4. As a matter of fact if I could find a sequence of tags that would cause NN4 to do nasty stuff like erase your hard-drive or shoot lightning out of screen when viewing this site I would gleefully add them." I have to agree on principle that if you are using Netscape Navigator version 4 still, you have to get with the times and upgrade to a suitable browser. I understand that some corporations still mandate NN4's use for some unknown reason, and for people in that dilemma, I offer this handy link. I really wanted to attend Web Design World in Boston this week, but a combination of price and the college thing kept me away. I wanted to see Jeffrey Zeldman and peers speek, and spend time participating in what I am interested in. The latter part of that sentence is my main source of grief. My participation in this web design community has really been passive lately; there have been few opportunities at college. My greatest (scholastic) fear is that I will spend four years of undergraduate study writing C++ programs for class and finessing the web in my spare time, when ideally for me these two roles would be reversed. That being said I do have hope for the future. The Interactive Telecommunications Program, a graduate level program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, looks promising for those people interested in online and, more generally, interactive media. If anyone has any experience with this program, send me your thoughts.

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Earn an IT Degree Online

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Probe as 90% fail degree finals

Probe as 90% fail degree finals 07/17/2004 02:51 PM
An investigation is underway into how 90% of students on an architecture course failed their final exams.

A Sociologist With an Advanced Degree in
Calamity

A Sociologist With an Advanced Degree in
Calamity 09/07/2004 03:36 AM
Kathleen Tierney, a disaster researcher, says that catastrophes change the way people experience time.

ADV: Hundreds of Online Degree Programs

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'Four for price of three' degree

'Four for price of three' degree 01/28/2004 07:21 AM
A university is introducing a "buy-three-years get-one-free" deal for tuition fees.

Sony's 360 degree camera lens

Sony's 360 degree camera lens 12/09/2003 12:06 PM
A new full-circle camera lens from Sony that can capture a 360 degree panoramic shot without having to rotate or move. No word on when...

on tiny leak on a -20 degree night

on tiny leak on a -20 degree night 01/22/2004 06:19 PM
these pictures are so surreal they look like photoshop

Many engineers lack even a four-year
degree

Many engineers lack even a four-year
degree 08/16/2004 08:01 PM
About 40 percent of U.S. workers in computer and math science have just a high school diploma or associate degree, according to a new report.

Degree grades shake-up proposal

Degree grades shake-up proposal 05/06/2004 01:34 AM
The grading of university degrees into first, second and third class should be scrapped, a review is to propose.

Briefcase: A bachelor's degree in
computer games?

Briefcase: A bachelor's degree in
computer games? 12/30/2004 09:57 PM
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Hacking Faces First-Degree Murder Charge
(AP)

Hacking Faces First-Degree Murder Charge
(AP) 08/09/2004 08:31 PM
AP - A first-degree murder charge was filed Monday against Mark Hacking, who allegedly confessed to relatives that he shot his sleeping wife in the head and threw her body in a trash bin.

CLU to offer master's degree program
online

CLU to offer master's degree program
online 12/25/2004 04:49 PM
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Xenix 23rd Degree Illuminated Keyboard

Xenix 23rd Degree Illuminated Keyboard 04/14/2004 07:38 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- If you like your keyboards blue and glowy, ExtremeMHz has a review of the Xenix Illuminated Multimedia Keyboard, a cut-rate (but still shiny!) knock-off of the Eluminex Electroluminescent Keyboard. The best feature of the Xenix? It's only $35 dollars, compared to the Eluminex's $100 MSRP. Of course,...

Physicist Loses Degree for Data
Falsification

Physicist Loses Degree for Data
Falsification 06/12/2004 04:56 AM

Online education proving to be
effective, to a degree

Online education proving to be
effective, to a degree 07/12/2004 05:40 AM
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UK website flogs false degree
certificates

UK website flogs false degree
certificates 07/05/2004 04:30 AM
Cheaper than a student loan...

IEEE pushes WLANs to 'nth' degree.

IEEE pushes WLANs to 'nth' degree. 07/06/2004 12:09 AM
EE Times: IEEE pushes WLANs to 'nth' degree.

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Multiple Page Forms - High Degree of
Difficulty

Multiple Page Forms - High Degree of
Difficulty 06/11/2002 02:01 PM
"I am trying to develop a form that has multiple pages..."

City Seeks to Offer Online Tech Degree

City Seeks to Offer Online Tech Degree 05/10/2004 02:46 PM
AP via Newsday May 10 2004 6:23PM GMT

Brunei Computer Society To Manage US
Science Degree

Brunei Computer Society To Manage US
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High-tech degree doesn't guarantee jobs
for college seniors

High-tech degree doesn't guarantee jobs
for college seniors 01/26/2004 04:09 PM
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Geek Superhero v1.0.3

Geek Superhero v1.0.3 04/28/2004 09:38 PM
Geek Superhero watches your computer for changes, immediately notifying you when a change is made to confirm you want to keep or reject the change. This saves you from lots of headaches. (A "Computer Setting Firewall" is an excellent description.) [Shareware $25.00 2.12 MB]

Geek Superhero 1.0 Beta 1 Released

Geek Superhero 1.0 Beta 1 Released 01/07/2004 05:19 PM

Sometimes it sucks to be a Geek

Sometimes it sucks to be a Geek 09/20/2004 02:53 AM

My wife and I went to a work related party last night which turned out to be pretty boring. So much for the $70.00 spent on tickets. We left early and knew that the sitter was good to go decided to drop in on a friend of hers.

We get to her house and I am admiring her house and see a big Master Degree in Education hanging over her computer. I was surprised to see it actually as we have known her for a while and she had never mentioned it. Anyway to make a long story short she says hey my PC is having problems can you look at it.

You guessed it 2 hours later and much under breath cursing I give up and tell her I need to take it home or we can just pull the restore disk out and start from scratch. I get this deer in the headlights look when I explain that her computer has been hijacked and is infected with nearly every piece of spyware known to man.

1. Virus Definitions 2 years old
2. She had never run Windows Update.
3. Systems is plugged directly into cable modem
4. No Spyware detection software
5. No Firewall

Remember now she has a Masters Degree in Education. She commented I should open a business and fix peoples computers like hers. I guess my 21+ years working with advanced electronics now makes me qualified to fix computers. I suppose I could charge her $750.00 for a days worth of work. All I could do was smile and say drop it by the house and I will get it fixed for you...

All my wife could say when we left was sorry. I hate stupid educated people. Sometimes being a geek sucks.

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com 04/04/2005 11:34 AM
Business Wire Apr 4 2005 3:24PM GMT

Texas Whiz-Kid Matures Into
Entrepreneurial Computer Geek

Texas Whiz-Kid Matures Into
Entrepreneurial Computer Geek 05/31/2004 02:00 PM
Finally, Rus Bel is proud to be known as a computer geek, for he has just become a high-tech entrepreneur courtesy of Geeks On Call® -- the nation’s premier provider of on-site computer support. As the owner of a new Geeks' franchise, Bel provides a bevy of mobile computer services to the small businesses and residents of The Woodlands, Conroe, and other neighboring communities in the Houston suburbs. [PRWEB May 28, 2004]

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| Latest News 02/12/2004 08:45 AM
Retired Guard officer says he saw some files discarded in trash .. Dallas Morning News

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BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com

BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS Earns Highest
Rating 5 "Geek Heads" from Geek.com 07/22/2004 02:33 AM
Geek.com, a popular Web site for computing and gadgetry enthusiasts, has published a review of Electric Pocket’s BugMe! Notepad for Palm OS 5.x—with the reviewer hailing it as “an application that I absolutely cannot do without.” [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems

Replay Radio geek solutions to geek
problems 09/21/2004 06:38 AM

The building I work in does not receive Radio receptions real good. The guys and I in the office like to listen to a particular radio show and we knocked our heads together for a while trying to figure out how to improve the reception. Fixing the reception problem proved to be impossible but we did find a geeks way to fix the problem.

I purchased Replay Radio and set it up at home to record the network stream of the program. It saves the recorded stream in MP3 format every 30 minutes and dumps it in a directory that I have mapped to a FTP server. I have a standard FTP client running on my desktop that downloads the MP3 to my laptop which is connected to the network and we load the MP3 up and listen to the program time delay.

My work does not allow for streaming audio. So to avoid confusion I asked permission to do this via our IT department and promised to keep the file sizes under control. They thought it was cool and gave the thumbs up. It worked out so well that several departments do the same thing and we have 2-3 national talk radio programs to listen to each day. Albeit time delay but it works. [Replay Radio]

" Replay Radio is an incredibly easy way to record radio broadcasts. It's like a "TiVo™ DVR" for the radio. Just pick your favorite radio show, or select a station and a time range, and Replay Radio records it for you. Hundreds of shows and stations are pre-programmed, making recording as easy as point and click."

Are refurbished PCs worth it?

Are refurbished PCs worth it? 03/24/2005 08:26 AM
Mail & Guardian Online Mar 24 2005 12:47PM GMT

Going The Refurbished Route

Going The Refurbished Route 04/17/2004 11:09 PM
The availability of refurbished desktops and laptops at a discount isn't a new thing. But the rapid pace of computing evolution means that even a computer that's six or nine months old is more than ready for most home-computing tasks. By Wayne Rash, Washington Post (via MyAppleMenu)

Refurbished 3G 10GB iPod for $199

Refurbished 3G 10GB iPod for $199 05/12/2004 11:05 PM
iPodlounge May 13 2004 2:51AM GMT

Refurbished OpenOffice gets release

Refurbished OpenOffice gets release 06/21/2004 03:26 PM
ZDNet Jun 21 2004 8:18PM GMT

Refurbished PCs: A new lease of life -
Part 2

Refurbished PCs: A new lease of life -
Part 2 05/21/2004 03:46 PM
PC Magazine UK May 21 2004 7:51PM GMT

Online Crazy Deals Now Offers
Refurbished Laptops

Online Crazy Deals Now Offers
Refurbished Laptops 04/10/2005 02:58 AM
Mobile computing technology prices are continually going up. See how refurbished laptops are better than new and can reduce costs for personal and business use. [PRWEB Apr 10, 2005]

Brooklyn Museum, Newly Refurbished,
Seeks an Audience

Brooklyn Museum, Newly Refurbished,
Seeks an Audience 04/12/2004 11:19 AM
The museum, led by its director, is changing course, concentrating almost exclusively on its own backyard the 2.5 million residents of Brooklyn.

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over 07/17/2004 02:53 AM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 7:02AM GMT

Superhero Cinema

Superhero Cinema 03/06/2004 02:08 AM
Spider-Man didn't impress me much. DareDevil seemed too short. The only super thing in Superman III was the computer at the end of the movie. X2 was almost close to okay. I haven't seen LXG yet - and we'll see how wellPunisher fares. I didn't have much hope for Hulk, but... it's about the only one I've been impressed with so far. We found a used 2-DVD set for $10 at Blockbuster the other day - and the package is definitely worth twice that amount. The cinematography is fantastic, the special effects are realistic, and the story is well balanced. Give it a spin if you haven't already. I hear the game is just as good, too....

Network Liquidators Buying and Selling
Used/Refurbished Networking Equipment

Network Liquidators Buying and Selling
Used/Refurbished Networking Equipment 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Network Liquidators buying and selling used/refurbished networking equipment including routers, switches, load balancers, cables, and more. [PRWEB Dec 8, 2004]

Marvel Playing the Superhero?

Marvel Playing the Superhero? 07/12/2004 04:09 PM
Plus, troubles in telecom, and reading the tech bellwether.

How to Become A Real-World Superhero

How to Become A Real-World Superhero 06/22/2005 01:47 AM

Marvel Plays Superhero?

Marvel Plays Superhero? 07/12/2004 12:30 PM
Will a share repurchase plan give Marvel shares a short-term bump? Don't bet on it.

Superhero dayjobs photoshoppiing

Superhero dayjobs photoshoppiing 05/27/2004 02:52 AM
Today on Worth1000's photoshopping contest: day-jobs for superheros. Link

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s 12/27/2004 10:38 AM
Cory Doctorow: Check out these MP3s made from old kids' superhero Xmas records!

01 - Superman Christmas Story - Light Up The Tree, Mr. President
02 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 1
03 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 2
04 - Wonder Woman Christmas Story - The Prisoner of Christmas Island

Link (via Waxy)

Israel's nanotech-powered superhero

Israel's nanotech-powered superhero 03/28/2005 01:16 PM
David Pescovitz: Over at the NanoBot, Howard Lovy introduces us to Israel's first "nanotechnology-powered" superhero, The Golem. The superhero stars in a new daily comic strip hosted on Ynetnews.

Howard writes: Golems are clay creatures of Jewish legend brought to "life" by rabbis who can master the correct Kabbalistic incantations. Mary Shelley was said to have been inspired by them when she created Frankenstein. The most famous of these Jewish Frankensteins was the 17th century Golem of Prague, created out of clay and brought to life with one word, "emet" ("truth"), placed on its forehead by Rabbi Jehudah Loew...

Since then, the golem has come to symbolize how the "creations" of man can go horribly wrong. I wonder if this comic's creators are aware that if they are to stay true to the golem legends their superhero must ultimately fail. The moral of the Jewish myth is that it is dangerous for mankind to "play God," or to "alter nature" by giving life to clay...

In this modern version, it's government bureaucracy that goes awry. The first comic begins with Professor Finstein's "Israeli Super Hero Project" about to become the victim of budget cuts. He convinced the government to build it using "these very small appliances," which turned out to be nanobots, of course. What he did not say was that he neded "67 trillion" of them to build a proper super hero. "Oy vey .." exclaims the guy from the Israeli budget office.

Link to Nanobot post, Link to the comic

Hand-knit superhero costumes as art

Hand-knit superhero costumes as art 06/03/2004 09:03 AM
Sculptor Mark Newport knits life-sized superhero costumes as a form of fabric art. For instance, these Spiderman and Batman pieces, 77 x 27 x 6 inches, $5,500 each. He's got an upcoming show in Seattle, SUPERHERO PANTHEON, from August 5 - 28, 2004. Here's what some fancypants art critic said:

"Newport works in and around an arena which, no matter how hip, still must be considered under the particular jurisdiction of the adolescent male: comics and the comic-book hero. However, he subverts the obvious appeal of violent conflict between forces for good and evil by accenting the decorative aspect of comic work via embroidery... over select faces and details... and through descriptions of a kinder, gentler alternate hero... The artist's use of needle craft, typically considered well within the realm of "women's work," establishes a challenging relationship between the young man implied by these works, the voice of popular culture/media, and a father's voice."

Link (Thanks, Susannah)

Pixelated Superhero Torso Quiz

Pixelated Superhero Torso Quiz 01/01/2004 02:48 PM
Which Super Hero is it? .. 12 pixel sooperhero

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Invent Your Own Superhero, or Enlist a
Star

Invent Your Own Superhero, or Enlist a
Star 07/07/2004 07:57 PM
City of Heroes, a new role playing game, is made for players who would rather be Superman than Merlin.

Superhero Game Is Super Blah

Superhero Game Is Super Blah 07/07/2004 04:43 AM
Activision's Spider-Man 2 game tries to capitalize on the popularity of both the movie and the previous games in the series. Unfortunately, at best it's uninspired, and at worst it's too buggy to play. By Lore Sjöberg.

Superhero Styling: Wet Suits Go Buff

Superhero Styling: Wet Suits Go Buff 08/01/2004 11:26 AM
Until recently, wet suits made most wearers look like misshapen sea mammals. The latest wet suits for both sexes enhance their wearers' bodies.

Hand-knit superhero costumes

Hand-knit superhero costumes 04/14/2005 03:48 PM
Cory Doctorow: Cherie sez, "Hand-knit superhero costumes as part of an art exhibit. Worth a read (a). for the pictures and (b). for the fun pseudo-academic analysis featured within. Also includes embroidered comic book covers. Beats the hell out of the samplers with kittens I had as a kid." Link (Thanks, Cherie!)

Is a degree still worth having?

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