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Comment Re:start small (Score 1) 1123

by sasserstyl (#25960115) Attached to: IT Job Without a Degree?

Totally agree - the pedagogical method in most universities is awful.

With lecturers more focussed on research and huge class sizes for many courses individual support is non-existent when compared to sub-18 education.

I think there is huge scope for improvement, but system is pretty old and change will take a long time, if occurring at all.

Actually I suspect the aforementioned issues are known by universities at some level, but they are seen as an effective way to weed out the "less able".
Microsoft

Submission + - AJAX? How about ARAX? (eweek.com)

Submitted by sasserstyl
sasserstyl writes: eWeek reports that it's Silverlight platform will support Ruby client-side, enabling ARAX — or Asynchronous Ruby and XML.

A cool idea, or a play by Microsoft to get the geeks to buy into its failing Silverlight product?

Would be cool to have the option to script client-side in something other than Javascript...
The Internet

DivX Pulls Plug on Stage6 84

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the your-users-are-asking-for-ways-to-pay-you dept.
Xelios writes "DivX announced today that it will be shutting down Stage6, its high-quality video sharing site. 'So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day its really as simple as that.' The news comes after the former CEO of DivX stepped down last year to head Stage6, which was to become a separate company, and the still ongoing legal battle with UMG."
Games

7 Games You Might Miss This Fall 46

Posted by Zonk from the why-do-they-hate-us dept.
Games Radar has up a piece trying to point out the top seven games you're likely to miss thanks to the many high-profile launches coming this fall. How can a quirky title like Eternal Sonata hope to survive opposite Mass Effect and Blue Dragon? Likewise, will cult status be enough to save NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams when it goes up against the likes of Mario Galaxy on the Wii platform? A list of titles to come back to early next year, or something to help if none of the big names are turning your head.
Operating Systems

Submission + - How long does it take you to tweak a new computer?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: When you get a new computer, how long does it take to make it "home"? On a Windows system, there seem to be a huge number of preferences I have to choose before it is really comfortable. (Installing software, changing wallpaper, color schemes, start menu layout, etc.) How long do you have to fiddle with computer until you have it set up the way you like? Do you use any shortcuts to speed up the process?

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