i5 2500k or i5 3570k

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:No, some IT people can do spreadsheets (really slowly) and even attach them to emails. That's marginally better than not knowing what they're doing.

Thank you for making me read that at work. Where I immediately laughed, but could not show it to my coworkers who have IT degrees (it's true though, oh god I hate to admit it but it's true).

[werewolfyman]

I want to be an IT.

[NaturalViolence]

Here's the textbook:


First chapter:

[werewolfyman]

Why does being an IT suck?

[NaturalViolence]

Well I suppose "suck" is subjective when it comes to careers. But mostly we're making fun of three things with these jokes:
1. The reduced pay and job options available to IT as compared to something like cs
2. The lack of respect for IT in the general public
3. The quality of the education usually received by those in IT

It's the poor mans version of cs for many. I'm trying damn hard right not to end up in IT but depending on how things go that may be my fate. The level of difficulty required to obtain an A.S. or B.S. in IT is not high enough to filter out the idiots. As such the profession is unfortunately filled with idiots that ruin it for the rest. As a result the profession does not have a high level of respect in the professional or academic world. It's not a terrible field to be in but it's not a great one either.

Oh god we're so far off topic now. Luckily the OPs question was already adequately answered or I wouldn't have participated in this side rail. I hope somebody in IT doesn't read this, view it as a personal attack, and blow a gasket.

[werewolfyman]

(07-17-2012, 06:12 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Well I suppose "suck" is subjective when it comes to careers. But mostly we're making fun of three things with these jokes:
1. The reduced pay and job options available to IT as compared to something like cs
2. The lack of respect for IT in the general public
3. The quality of the education usually received by those in IT

It's the poor mans version of cs for many. I'm trying damn hard right not to end up in IT but depending on how things go that may be my fate.

Oh god we're so far off topic now. Luckily the OPs question was already adequately answered or I wouldn't have participated in this side rail.

I might just end up in IT as well considering my work ethic.
Can't know until I try.

[AnyOldName3]

I would have taken ICT as a GCSE, but they changed the year 9 (13-14 year old's year group) curriculum from the interesting using game maker to program (which I was already good at) to learning how to change fonts and, even more retardedly, booking hotels online. This obviously put me off. In the end of year 9 functional skills practical exam we filled in a spreadsheet. The 1 hour written exam took me 11 minutes, so I filled in the time drawing a penguin hacking a government website on the back.

[DefenderX]

Err... pls stay on topic my friends >.>

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:I would have taken ICT as a GCSE, but they changed the year 9 (13-14 year old's year group) curriculum from the interesting using game maker to program (which I was already good at) to learning how to change fonts and, even more retardedly, booking hotels online. This obviously put me off. In the end of year 9 functional skills practical exam we filled in a spreadsheet. The 1 hour written exam took me 11 minutes, so I filled in the time drawing a penguin hacking a government website on the back.

I don't know either of those acronyms off hand but that's certainly a very common type of story in IT.


Edit: Ah, england, that's why.

[LordVador]

(07-17-2012, 06:23 AM)DefenderX Wrote: Err... pls stay on topic my friends >.>

Sorry to stay off-topic but for a non-native-english-speaker what the hell is an IT?