tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post2151422384764450320..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Leftists Hate MathCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-69213701379229236062009-07-28T21:15:50.647-07:002009-07-28T21:15:50.647-07:00Hi Captain,
I'm sorry, but you are hanging ar...Hi Captain,<br /><br />I'm sorry, but you are hanging around the wrong group of people.<br /><br />I have a degree in electrical engineering, and have had a reasonably successful career at Hewlett Packard - then at another smaller country.<br /><br />I've generally found that a small majority of people who have my qualifications and skills were left of center in their political outlook.<br /><br />I also understand that companies like Google employ large percentages of left of center people.<br /><br />Like it, or not, math oriented majors don't all become capitalists, even if they make large incomes in capitalist enterprises.<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-71960954284824982922009-07-28T20:32:04.695-07:002009-07-28T20:32:04.695-07:00I have to say that I really, really hate Math.
Al...I have to say that I really, really hate Math.<br /><br />Algebra, fine. Trig, ok. Calculus, oh my head.<br /><br />My undergrad is in Chemistry. My Masters is in Comp Sci.<br /><br />To get my undergrad degree, I took my Calc 1, two years later I took Calc 2 and a year and a half later took Calc 3. All I can say is I worked hard and never was any good at it. I took the 5 year plan becuase I bounced majors a few times - from engineering, to Physics, to Chemistry.<br /><br />So, I teach a couple of years of high school, and decide move on to go to grad school. My TA assignment - co-teach Calc 1. <br /><br />AAAARRGGGHHH!!!<br /><br />Now, in the 30 years I've been in the computer business as an operating system programmer and an IT guy, I've never once had to use Calculus for anything.<br /><br />For the record, I'm conservative and contribute to the US GDP.<br /><br />There's one cubicle at work that has a Dilbert cartoon on it. The company hires a liberal arts major to flap their arms to provide air movement - either that or to provide motion so the sensor doesn't shut the lights off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-14260933456927817402009-07-28T06:44:29.819-07:002009-07-28T06:44:29.819-07:00This site is hilarious! Thanks for the big laughs!...This site is hilarious! Thanks for the big laughs! Socialism! Haha, you've done it again!HardScoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446306103107043850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-88931762416293570472009-07-27T19:36:57.868-07:002009-07-27T19:36:57.868-07:00Back in my uni days, I recall that many a toilet s...Back in my uni days, I recall that many a toilet sported the graffiti "Arts degrees - Please take one!" scribbled across the top of the toilet paper dispenser.Frankhttp://franksemails.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-67095771602182422242009-07-27T14:18:47.869-07:002009-07-27T14:18:47.869-07:00Loved the line:
"... salaries for graduates ...Loved the line:<br /><br />"... salaries for graduates who studied fields like social work command tiny paychecks ..."<br /><br />I hate the smug factor and severely inflated self-worth for most liberal arts majors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-50167986572489357612009-07-27T13:53:10.695-07:002009-07-27T13:53:10.695-07:00While reading the article, my mouse cursor was in ...While reading the article, my mouse cursor was in the middle of the page. As I scrolled down the article, my mouse curson was over a particular sentence and was sitting over a particular letter. You can imagine my surprise when I read, "Math is at the crux of who gets laid".<br /><br />True story when you're making 6 figures at 30.GW Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928999401602332899noreply@blogger.com