vmsmith

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by vmsmith 12y ago
I'm 62. Although I've dabbled in programming since 1977 when I took a CS course as an undergrad (FORTRAN on a main frame), my entire life was basically in other areas: 20+ years as a U.S. Naval officer, followed by 12 years as an
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by vmsmith 12y ago
This is very, very cool. If I can contribute, I will. But I shall certainly be using it. Thanks!
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by vmsmith 13y ago
Things to try? Read the story of a man named John Goddard, sometimes known as "The Man with the List." Check it out: http://www.johngoddard.info/bio.htm I came across his story when I was a few years younger than
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by vmsmith 13y ago
It's not just that they're small in size. They're small in almost everything. Take regulation, one of the things that's considered a measurement. Yeah, the U.S. has lots of regulations about, say, oil and gas and coal ex
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by vmsmith 13y ago
That's kind of a silly list. Look at the 11 countries above the U.S. in 'economic freedom'.. First, there's Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, Mauritius -- Mauritius...?!?!? -- Ireland, Denmark, and Estonia. Really? You
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by vmsmith 13y ago
I started working for myself from home earlier this year. Although it's great in many ways, there are several challenges. As you have noted, the lack of an external structure is a big one. Here's what I do... First, I map out a lo
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by vmsmith 13y ago
I agree with adrock: take classes you think are interesting without a career in mind. Things will change way too much and way too quickly for you to plan a career around courses in college. The main thing you need to learn as an undergrad a
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by vmsmith 13y ago
Here's something I did that I highly recommend: build your own Linux distribution via the Linux from Scratch (LFS) project (Google it). I took an old laptop and installed Slackware with an LFS partition. Then I downloaded all the packa