Unknown2012-08-26 20:04:35
Zyphora:
Good luck! You'll be fiiine. And much sought after as a female in the computer sciences.
Thank you for the good luck.
I've already noticed the lack of the female-kind in computer sciences... at least mostly. When I went to PyGotham, I was one of like... eight females, one of which being the event's organizer. And there were over 200 people present. In my own classes, I've typically been the only female. The only time I wasn't the only female was because the other females were taking the programming class (Java, in this instance) as an elective because they "didn't know what else to take."
In the event there are females looking to start out as programmers, Etsy is offering a $5,000 scholarship to females who qualify that want to attend Hacker School in NYC to learn programming. So please, ladies. If you want to become a programmer, here's an opportunity. Even if you don't take the scholarship or you can't because of a deadline or you don't qualify, Hacker School is free to attend. I'll be in university so I can't go, but you should go! Really!
Unknown2012-08-27 10:58:27
Myrkr:
In the event there are females looking to start out as programmers, Etsy is offering a $5,000 scholarship to females who qualify that want to attend Hacker School in NYC to learn programming. So please, ladies. If you want to become a programmer, here's an opportunity. Even if you don't take the scholarship or you can't because of a deadline or you don't qualify, Hacker School is free to attend. I'll be in university so I can't go, but you should go! Really!
I wish. :(
I don't have high school math and I don't have time to get it because I work all the bloody time and I can't afford to not work... well I could, it'd just be difficult. Yet another time when I curse myself for being such a failure in high school.
I wanted to do either engineering or programming but gave up. >.<"
Unknown2012-08-27 17:38:02
Kayte:
I wish. :(
I don't have high school math and I don't have time to get it because I work all the bloody time and I can't afford to not work... well I could, it'd just be difficult. Yet another time when I curse myself for being such a failure in high school.
I wanted to do either engineering or programming but gave up. >.<"
You can always learn without a brick-and-mortar school. If you're not too tired when you come home from work, you can teach yourself some programming. Or have a nice random person on the internet help you.
Unknown2012-08-28 05:46:15
Myrkr:
You can always learn without a brick-and-mortar school. If you're not too tired when you come home from work, you can teach yourself some programming. Or have a nice random person on the internet help you.
I have no drive is the issue. I self-taught boot loaders and basic things like that but never anything beyond.
I did sign up for some online courses, though, in fundamentals. :)
Unknown2012-08-28 10:28:11
There was a shooting at my high school yesterday. It's right down the road. I can't stop feeling uncomfortable about it. Kid pulled out a shotgun at lunch and apparently had planned to shoot as many people as he could before killing himself. He only managed to shoot one person-- a special needs student, in the back-- before a teacher tackled him and stopped him from doing anything else. The student who was shot is alive, but in critical condition.
The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. A lot of people are angry, or relieved that the teacher didn't hesitate to stop him, or worried about the kid who was shot. A lot of people are saying everything they think could have been different to suddenly make this not a thing that would have happened, and demanding changes accordingly. But I just feel really, really uncomfortable. I'm not sure what to think or feel besides that, and I don't think it would be appropriate to pretend I had the answers. I may have graduated from PHHS four years ago, but this still hits way too close to home.
The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. A lot of people are angry, or relieved that the teacher didn't hesitate to stop him, or worried about the kid who was shot. A lot of people are saying everything they think could have been different to suddenly make this not a thing that would have happened, and demanding changes accordingly. But I just feel really, really uncomfortable. I'm not sure what to think or feel besides that, and I don't think it would be appropriate to pretend I had the answers. I may have graduated from PHHS four years ago, but this still hits way too close to home.
Ssaliss2012-08-28 10:49:28
I sometimes really wonder what has changed over the last ten or twenty years that causes all these things... Go back to the 80s, and I doubt there were many shootings like this. Now they seem to be happening all the time... Aurora, that temple (can't remember if it was a mosque, a synagogue or a church), and now another school.
Unknown2012-08-28 12:38:11
People have tried to make a lot of things "safer" and I think in the end have damaged things more.
Enyalida2012-08-28 14:10:49
Trying to make a last minute appointment, and the clinic (that has been open for over an hour now) hasn't picked up any of the 5-6 times I've called.
Unknown2012-08-28 14:50:33
I hate that everything I do at work means nothing to anyone.
It means nothing. There's no end goal, there's nothing to work towards. There's no way to feel accomplished in any manner, because one person may be incredibly kind and very happy at the end, and the next ten people will take out every last frustration they have on you.
I hate that this job has made me worthless, or feel worthless.
It means nothing. There's no end goal, there's nothing to work towards. There's no way to feel accomplished in any manner, because one person may be incredibly kind and very happy at the end, and the next ten people will take out every last frustration they have on you.
I hate that this job has made me worthless, or feel worthless.
Ssaliss2012-08-28 14:53:18
Getting disconnected while harvesting :( Buh-bye 2000 arnica.
Unknown2012-08-28 15:40:34
Ssaliss:
Getting disconnected while harvesting :( Buh-bye 2000 arnica.
Oh man that sucks! I've never lost that much, but I feel for you. Even a few hundred sucks. :(
Stangmar2012-08-31 23:59:37
4 day weekend got off to an irritable start this morning at aprox 7 am when my dad called and woke me up because he had just barely heard about the Apple v. Samsung verdict from last week and was worried he wouldn't be able to buy a new Galaxy phone(He's seen how much better mine is than his iPhone and is planning on switching soon).
Noola2012-09-03 20:31:45
I'm supposed to be going to a BBQ with my sister at 3. Here it is 3:30 and we haven't even left the house yet. Why? Because she's been in the bathroom doing her hair and makeup this whole time. You're about to go eat meat with your fingers, who cares what your make up looks like. Pull a brush through your hair and let's freaking go already!
Stangmar2012-09-03 22:10:07
We lost a talented actor today.
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.
Zyphora2012-09-04 03:43:29
Bluh, studying. I need to invent a reward system for myself so I feel more motivated and less intimidated by the material. Perhaps I get to work five minutes designing a gown if I study for fifteen minutes. >_>
Unknown2012-09-04 06:46:03
Zyphora:
Bluh, studying. I need to invent a reward system for myself so I feel more motivated and less intimidated by the material. Perhaps I get to work five minutes designing a gown if I study for fifteen minutes. >_>
That's always a good strategy. Or make it 45 minutes studying, fifteen doing fun stuff. Luckily I only started my second year at the Uni yesterday, which means there will be no deadlines for at least a few more weeks.
Unknown2012-09-04 15:48:56
I don't remember when exactly the previous time I ate was, but it must have been some time ago, since this half charred, week-old burger tastes like it's made of angels. I really need to start remembering to eat regularly so I can stop waking up feeling like someone hollowed me out in my sleep.
Stangmar2012-09-04 21:01:12
Phoebus:
There was a shooting at my high school yesterday. It's right down the road. I can't stop feeling uncomfortable about it. Kid pulled out a shotgun at lunch and apparently had planned to shoot as many people as he could before killing himself. He only managed to shoot one person-- a special needs student, in the back-- before a teacher tackled him and stopped him from doing anything else. The student who was shot is alive, but in critical condition.
The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. A lot of people are angry, or relieved that the teacher didn't hesitate to stop him, or worried about the kid who was shot. A lot of people are saying everything they think could have been different to suddenly make this not a thing that would have happened, and demanding changes accordingly. But I just feel really, really uncomfortable. I'm not sure what to think or feel besides that, and I don't think it would be appropriate to pretend I had the answers. I may have graduated from PHHS four years ago, but this still hits way too close to home.
I think the problem lies mainly in parenting. Parents don't discipline, teachers can't discipline. We've created a society where youth can do no wrong, but that they are always the victim of some social ill or mental disorder. What we're seeing with these shootings is a more extreme manifestation of the outcome. Whatever problems a kid has in his life, whether they are self-caused or not, he is taught to project them onto others, and may take action.
Arsalil2012-09-05 14:56:08
I've had a pretty much constant headache since Saturday night. Nothing seems to help it and I can't sit and play Lusty because of it. =(
Unknown2012-09-05 16:27:14
Arsalil:
I've had a pretty much constant headache since Saturday night. Nothing seems to help it and I can't sit and play Lusty because of it. =(
Migranous, tension or sinus?
