> On 28-Feb-08, at 3:34 PM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:
>
>> That makes no sense... To learn a "chemical" would take forever
>> too...
>>
>> It's simply because they wanted to make their field sound legitimate,
>> because they felt insecure about their status as "real scientists".
>
> No .. that's "social sciences" :)
Because? You happen to be a programmer and don't like the idea of
losing that word "science" from what you do?
>> I don't feel so insecure about my status that I need to add neat
>> words
>> or get fancy bits of paper with "Degree" written on it to make me
>> feel
>> better about myself. If I do good work, my work should speak for
>> itself.
>
> A degree is not a "security blanket".
> It demonstrates a set of understanding about the field of study.
Not really. It doesn't demonstrate very much, sadly.
> It also demonstrates that your at least persistent enough to
> accomplish and acquire one instead of just waving your hands and
> shouting "bullshit" at it.
But not smart enough to realise that you can acheive more outside of
the academia? Must be a very useful kind of intelligence, smart enough
to be persistant at what others tell you is a good thing, but not
smart enough to question if it is REALLY a good thing.
> The fields of study in computer science that cover precisely what
> you're "inventing" is actually quote huge.
quote huge eh? Sorry I'm not sure what you are trying to say.
Something about what I'm inventing... which is probably way over your
head... despite that you feel the need to talk about it as if you can
understand it.
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