CyberED

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by CyberED 17y ago
I'm assuming that you have an idea of what interests you and that you are shooting for a PhD or masters by research. Research your topic of interest on Google Scholar. Read widely to identify who are doing comparable work. Write a research
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by CyberED 17y ago
I'd use it full-screen with pyGame and experiment with implementing the view part of MVC and alternative user interface (that requires no keyboard nor mouse) think gestures, taps, etc. Direct manipulation has a huge promise when applied on
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by CyberED 17y ago
I prefer AWS/VPS. That way I have root access to a virtual machine and can pick and choose what I install. Personally I prefer Ubuntu environments, apt-get is so convenient. I do my development on a personal system and upload working cod
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by CyberED 17y ago
My neck doesn't hurt either, I've been at it for over 20 years. Maybe your ergonomics are wrong. The bigger issue is that you aren't excited by what you are doing, so ... STOP IT! life's too short to be doing something you hate. I've gon
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by CyberED 17y ago
Corporations will only hire drones and you have to prove that you are a drone in order to get hired. By being entrepreneurial you are automatically labeled as an anti-drone, therefore, no job. The only border line exception to this rule i
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by CyberED 18y ago
If your adviser thinks highly enough of your work and potential, then he will make suggestions as to how to make it work. On-going collaboration would have to be the go. You don't actually have to sit at his feet to succeed. If on the ot
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by CyberED 18y ago
Get some "real world" experience first. I got bummed out doing a Masters many years ago - got distracted by money making ops. So 20 years later I'm back doing a PhD. The topic is more practical and yet breaking some new ground from the a
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by CyberED 18y ago
When you do what you really love, you don't count the money. Your pay-off is from the sense of accomplishment. Doing something for love and wishing that the money follows really depends on who else gains value from what you do. E.g. livi
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by CyberED 18y ago
I too was a SAP consultant! Yeah it sux big time. I saved my money, got a biz started in my spare time and jumped ship when I had a nest egg and the beginnings of a business. I'm not a millionaire ... yet. But Much HAPPIER! The economy
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by CyberED 18y ago
I'm using two HP/Compaq Presarios, both with Ubuntu v8.10 and Mac4Lin. I was going to buy a Mac, but considering the price differential the Compaq's are a better deal. Ubuntu upgrades also come at the right price.