theletterd

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[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I'd take the snakes. If you can find the thermostat you can turn it way down and immobilize the snakes.

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not blaming anyone for studying anything. I'm simply stating that the bill for that education will come due and it might be a good idea to have acquired a skill to help pay it if the projected return on investment is non-existent.

Ever have a conversation with people in your local service industry? I live in a major US city and this is a common story:

  • liked art
  • got into art institute of ___
  • now have 200k of student debt
  • didn't finish, now work at this bar and another to pay off the debt
  • still dabbles in art but can't get anything off the ground

Do you think they'd have advised a younger version of themselves to do something else?

A nice thing about Physics: quantitative reasoning is a highly valued skill in many paying jobs and something you have to acquire along the way to learning things like QED. The end result of knowing, say, if a neutrino has mass isnt terribly useful.

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How many successful filmmakers, authors and musicians do you know personally? Let's keep the bar real low: ones that can feed themselves and retire without supplemental income from a spouse that does something more pragmatic?

I was a Physicist before leaving for industry. What would you like to know about how science works and how it is funded?

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Believe it or not, I have several degrees in physics. I worked in the field for a bit then left for industry. I don't disagree with the premise that diverse educational backgrounds can be a good thing, they are more often than not a fine pathway to being a very interesting bartender buried in crippling student debt. Why not double major in something useful on top of Art History?

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The article doesn't say anything about the other 9 trucks

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (7 children)

It's a tough call. I was as liberal as it gets on my 20s, now I'm in my 40s. I see a lot of people bitching about inequality, injustice etc. that acquired a ton of student loan debt to major in subjects that would very clearly not land them a job.

Socially, still very liberal. Fiscally? Stop wasting my tax dollars on anything that's not defense or legit scientific research.

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

The only way to know for sure is to ask the washing machine how it identifies

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A few years back: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/voat-ddos-attack/

Edit: this article gives the background for why people were leaving in droves at the time: https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-rival-voat-attacked-by-hackers-2015-7

[–] theletterd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

same thing happened when people were leaving reddit in droves going to voat.co

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