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    02:34 AM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Next year, you guys need to put this stuff in a spreadsheet...
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    01:04 AM

    In reply to How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
    Part of it is finding a good opportunity. My current employer was able to look past my lack of training in the industry to see that I was a good candidate for the position. I feel fortunate that my boss hired me with that kind of perspective as it seems pretty rare.

    And on the topic of university and education; if you can combine that thirst for knowledge in a good educational setting, it can be nirvana. Reading through the course calender is like walking through a Candy-shop as a child. Sitting in discussions about topics that have kept you up at night is an amazing experience. University certainly isn't for everyone, but there are good reasons it is valued.
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    Image of Torley Torley
    12:16 AM

    In reply to How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
    As an intense autodidact who rarely finds my energy for learning eclectic topics (virtual worlds, electronic music production, procedural texture creation, domestic automation, typography, VHS artifacts, neuroscience, etc.) matched with a likeminded soul — but am exceedingly grateful when I do — this does look like a "wonderful read". I'll check it out further on Amazon.

    James sounds like an exception, so this is definitely not applicable to everyone, but those who can relate (and may feel doubt if they're following the right path) will surely leap up and do *jazz hands* like myself. After all, exceptions are exceptional.

    I give thanx, James and Gizmodo!
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    Image of stevewoz stevewoz
    12:16 AM

    In reply to How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
    We had a few other young managers without a college degree when we started.

    I was thankful that HP let me design calculators because I had the ability to, even though I had no degree.

    Getting that 'paper' does give you a place and time to develop and learn on your own at the same time.

    And getting my degree later on gave me a place to identify myself with. It's like the 'paper' is a symbol of who I am more than testimony that I'm smart enough to do a job. It's something desirable for emotional reasons, in other words.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12:02 AM

    In reply to How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
    As great as these stories are, I think people seem to forget that the world was a MUCH different place 20-30 years ago. Might I remind you that 10 years ago, similar stories from Google and Yahoo! were from PhD candidate students, not high school dropouts.
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    Image of Dreamwriter Dreamwriter
    01:23 AM

    @dagamer34: The world isn't really all that different. It's sorta different in that there is more competition for jobs right now, but that's a temporary state and a lot of tech jobs are still really needing people. And 9 years ago I got into my dream job as a game programmer with no college degree - I taught myself to program the Gameboy Color, made a demo game, and started interviewing around showing them my demo and discussing how I wrote it. Tech companies are smart, they know that a degree is less important than actual real-world experience.

    Heck, I still don't have a degree - I've used all my spare time learning new programming techniques, learning to develop for new game systems (popular and not), etc. As long as you keep learning, you can keep yourself in the game doing what you want.
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    01:29 AM

    @dagamer34: True. 1987 was a good time to be THIS guy in THAT place. I intend to read the book, but I'll probably view it through the filter of Macolm Gladwell's Outliers.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    03:08 AM

    @craftmike: Hate to just sound provocative, but you might be better off viewing Gladwell's Outliers through the filter of James' book.
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    11/26/09

    In reply to How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
    Ugh. I don't think reading this would really encourage me to bring up those straight Cs.

    The institutions established by our society might suck, but only those who manage to get through them will ever be in a position to put an end to them.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    11/26/09

    @ReconToaster misses garnett :(: I'm adding this to my Amazon wishlist and will pick it up once I finish my degree. I already did one round of drop-out-of-college-and-land-a-professional-career and did well by it, but I need the stupid piece of paper this time.
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Best Gadgets
    I can't believe the COWON S9 got no love in the PMP section. It straight-up blows the iPod Touch and Zune HD out of the water.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/26/09

    In reply to A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone
    An IPhone came to my house for turkey today, but it came with my lame ass, no credit having, pimp wanna-be nephew. The only time he stopped playing with it was to eat some of my delicious turkey. Mr No Credit pimp had to take a plate home cause he is too poor to have food.

    (Can you tell I am jealous he has one and I dont? I turned up "Alices Restaurant" really loud so he had to yell into it.. hee hee hee)
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    Edited by Curves at 11/26/09 5:52 PM Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I'd love to play with a DSLR, but I just can't justify it... I know how to set the manual settings, but for the cost of the cheapest one here, I could get a Sony DSC-WX1 that does great night shots, automatic panoramas, and most importantly, it's small enough I could have it on me when I need to take a picture.

    I'm not coming out against DSLR or anything, but for my uses... they're just so huge I'd never have it with me, and the price is so high I couldn't buy one for non-professional use.
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Heh, I've noticed that too about cameras. I can never be arsed to bring it with me. (I have a Panasonic-something-or-the-other better than your average compact camera but not as good as a DSLR making it pretty big, but not too big)
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    Image of DPYu DPYu
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Exactly why I ended up with a Pany LX3. It's pretty much with me all the time.
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    Image of irfan irfan
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: most of us DSLR users have a P&S to go along. I take both on vacations, and the PS still gets plenty of use. But when you start looking at pictures from your trip when you get home, the DSLR advantages are quite clear and makes me wonder why I didnt lug the better camera around that day.

    But yes, the new Sony WX1 is quite amazing in low light and panoramics... havent seen 100% crops side by side tho, I just toyed with one at a friends house.
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    11/26/09

    @irfan: That would be ideal... but I'm not a photographer, so I'm afraid I can only drop $400 on a camera every 5 years or so.

    To me, I'd get a DSLR for more artistic effects like depth of field, very long exposures, bokeh, or HDR, but a while back a friend and I were comparing our cameras - he had some kind of 7MP Olympus DSLR and I had a 7MP Sony DSC-P150. In extreme darkness you could see the sensor noise on my camera, and he could just set a very long exposure, so that was a clear win for him if we were printing hi-res posters or competing in a photo competition.

    But ultimately, while he's very happy with it because he does make use of all the features, when we compare ordinary shots, his camera's pics look 3-5% better, but his camera cost about 220% as much before lenses. I'd love to have all the manual features he does, but I just can't pay that when I take about 50 shots a year and keep about half that many...
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I hooked up with a 500D (T1i) and I'm really happy with it. I'm with it right now on my office.
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    Image of jpitsch jpitsch
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    No love for the Olympus E-620 or E-30, why don't you give Canon and Nikon a reach around?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/26/09

    In reply to A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone
    Have a wonderful turkey day, Adam, Brian, Jesus, Wilson, Jason, Mark, Sean, John, Danny, Rosa -- wow, I can't remember everyone, and I am not even going to begin to mention all of the nutty commenters.

    Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I will be thinking of all of you as I am consuming my hundred and sixth turkey sandwich tonight.
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    Image of jayhawk11 is not a fan of smallpox. jayhawk11 is not a fan of smallpox.
    11/26/09

    In reply to A Thanksgiving Message From the iPhone
    "I'm not on sale, because I'm a God damn iPhone."
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    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    No d700 love?
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    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I realize it's consumermas, so we're supposed to crowd into stores to buy new things.

    But the best entry-level DSLR is a used one Craigslist, because you can get a body and lens for under $300.

    Of course, if someone wants to buy me a T1i to replace my XT, I won't complain.
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