He's got off lightly...
at least there is a *chance* he'll get out now
Posts by s0lace
5 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Oct 2011
Bradley Manning* sentenced to 35 years in prison
Partying, beer and C++: How to choose the right Comp-Sci degree for you
Friday 14th June 2013 19:53 GMT
It's definitely worth choosing a more specialised Computing degree rather than just ‘Computer Science’. I studied a Computer Networking degree that had programming modules (Java) as well as networking and general IT theory. But most importantly I based my final decision on the fact the University had Labs with physical rack mounted equipment for us to play with and there was a lot of practical involved, in addition to writing essays.
I also did a sandwich course so when I went to do my work placement in the industry doing IT Support, I was working alongside two other students who were studying Computer Science. They had never done things like using Active Directory, joining workstations to a domain or any basic troubleshooting before, which seemed a bit strange to me. I was told by my manager at the time (about 3 years ago now) that this is not uncommon.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is whatever Computer Science course you do, just make sure there is practical work involved (doing a years work placement is even better) rather than spending 3-4 years reading books and writing essays. It will give you a head start when job hunting after you graduate!
Teen net addicts pee in bottles to stay glued to WoW
Brit PhD student excels in Pentagon digi-forensics challenge
Job-seeking university bods panic over incriminating online info
Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:51 GMT
Just don't have your important mail sent to your uni address (i.e. student house/accomodation) and keep it at as your old address (i.e. parents house).
That's what I did when I was at uni anyway. There is no point on changing it every year for the 4 years you're at uni.
Most people head back home (at least for a while) after uni anyway.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
