It isn't about it being the best. Actually while it would be awesome if this is wrong, "Linux will never be the mainstream OS." This does not matter. I use Linux for the same reason that someone drives an impractical car. Because it is fun. When I toss this statement to people on why I use Linux they understand completely. Simply because there is something in everyone's life that they use simply because they enjoy it.
Using Linux gives the feel you are always getting your hands dirty. You are always learning something different. It exercises your brain. Sure you can say it sometimes gets in the way, but those obstacles are most of the fun of using it. I can't understand why people enjoy gardening. It's hard work that takes way too much time for the reward in the end, but people do it and enjoy it. The same regard can be used to my Linux use.
I suppose I can ramble more about this and it being fun is defiantly not the only reason I use Linux. I enjoy the freedom it gives me, knowing that anything on it can be changed by me even if I choose not to. I am also not against using a windows PC or a Mac. I love my ipad.
But if I could get away with it. I would use Linux for everything.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Accepted into UVA
Super exciting! I was accepted into the UVA engineering department for FALL 2012. My sister and her husband met there. They both obtained Phds in Chemistry. They are doing very well. I am a transfer student from Central Virginia Community college in the engineering program. I have a 3.9 GPA.
Unfortunately I doubt I will be attending. I live in Lynchburg and own a house here with my lady. I would have to commute 3 hours a day to go there. The time isn't that bad(I would miss my wife) but the amount of money that will cost is just too high(I did the math.) I am an older student just turning 33. I worked in retail for over ten years and decided I had enough. I went back to school and did better than I anticipated. Actually, it was quite a shock that UVA was a possibility for me.
I will be attending the distance campus ODU has in Lynchburg. First year there is completely free. I am debt free at this moment except for my house and it's a great feeling. I plan to take a small subsided loan to cover some living costs as I am going to put a hold on work for a year so I can work on school and coding projects. I will be in a very small amount of debt after college and that is exciting. Plus I actually like the ODU class setup.
Also in my defense I am going into a field that is very skill based.
Where I can flat out show exactly why someone should hire me. I believe
in other majors where you go matters a lot more than computer science. Of course it be easier if I had a degree from UVA, but well returning to college at 31 kind of tossed away the easy route!
To younger folk I would say take the debt and go to UVA. Myself I am just excited that I will have a college degree! There is always grad school for me!
Unfortunately I doubt I will be attending. I live in Lynchburg and own a house here with my lady. I would have to commute 3 hours a day to go there. The time isn't that bad(I would miss my wife) but the amount of money that will cost is just too high(I did the math.) I am an older student just turning 33. I worked in retail for over ten years and decided I had enough. I went back to school and did better than I anticipated. Actually, it was quite a shock that UVA was a possibility for me.
I will be attending the distance campus ODU has in Lynchburg. First year there is completely free. I am debt free at this moment except for my house and it's a great feeling. I plan to take a small subsided loan to cover some living costs as I am going to put a hold on work for a year so I can work on school and coding projects. I will be in a very small amount of debt after college and that is exciting. Plus I actually like the ODU class setup.
Also in my defense I am going into a field that is very skill based.
Where I can flat out show exactly why someone should hire me. I believe
in other majors where you go matters a lot more than computer science. Of course it be easier if I had a degree from UVA, but well returning to college at 31 kind of tossed away the easy route!
To younger folk I would say take the debt and go to UVA. Myself I am just excited that I will have a college degree! There is always grad school for me!
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