1. Couldn't read the article, but get the gist.
2. Years ago I got a B.A. in business.
3. I can honestly say 90% of the courses were, pretty much
a waste if time. I literally had one instructor tell his
students, "I really don't want to be here, so I don't
exect you to even show up". Being young and naive, I went
to a few of his classes; He literally read, verbatim, from
a Accounting Book.
4. The Internet can teach a person much more than most
colleges, with the exception of a professional degree--medicine, or engineering. Even then, the degree will just
open the door. I've met engineers that couldn't build a house.
5. If you have the money, go for a degree. The women are
plentiful--that's about all I remember. Oh, yea--learn
what the placebo effect is, and don't let others take
advantage of you. Be careful with the student loans--
they are not bankruptable--at least for now. Hopefully,
that might change.
6. The most successful tech guys I have know dropped out
of school, and learned to program on their own.
7. I've met too any people who feel guilty not completing
the degree. I truely, feel they are better off--really.
I have seen too many Ivy League guys "skate" on projects, while the high school drop out works 2x as hard, and
in the end; most managers do take notice of the "Contributers" and eventually realize the guy with Stanford
sweatshirt doesn't do much, besides look cool in the
company pictures.
I agree. I once had a to buy a professor's book. It was
$240.00 of confusing sentence structure, no diagrams(other than manafacture's publicity material, written terribly). He actually made a slightly complex topic seem like we were
finding the "God Particle".
As to his profit, I'm not sure how much he made off of each
book, but the book is used across the world. The only
reason I think any instructor would use his book is because
it's a niche subject matter; the mechanics and theory of
hydronic heating systems.
If Dr. Hydronics ever reads this--you're probally a nice
guy, but you made a relatively simple subject complex.
Funnel your sentences. Use numbers. Don't use unnessary
words. KIS(keep it simple).
Thanks! I do think they could lower fees for individuals,
but put a limit on the number of patents, or Trademarks
a person could file--maybe just one at the reduced fee?
Corporations and LLC's would not get the discount.
I don't think their would be a rush of individual inventors
overloading the department with frivilious, Nolo Press enabled patent requests.
Plus, if that became reality; they could drop the program.
If anyone reads this, avoid any patent service that advertises on t.v.. Research your patient before you
hire a attorney, or DIY.
My main gripe was with the Tradmark fees. I don't
remember the fee, but even if it was $300.00--that's still
too high--especially for a www.mywebsite567.whatever?
I personally think the larger the company, the higher the
fee. Didn't Apple try to patent rounded edges?
1. My gripes with our patent, and trademark system comes
down to fees.
2. I draft all my own patents(only 1), and found the process difficult, but doable. I also filed my own trademark.
3. I did have an issue with the filing fees. I contacted
the offices involved and complained about the fees. I felt
the fees might prevent many young inventors fron protecting
their invention, or trademark.
4. They told me their was some programs for low income
individuals, but I couldn't kind anything. The fees for
filing a patent should be based on what a person makes?
I'm still trying to figure out why ICANN charges what
it does for just registering a domain name. Yes--close
to $7.00 a year is too much for what they actually do.
If you have a problem with your domain name, and try to
go up against Corporate Lawyers--you're in for a loosing,
expensive battle.
That $7.00 times millions equalls a lot of money, but they
won't, actively, defend your rights with competent lawyers.
The whole name game has irritated anyone involved with
website design, at least in my world.
In the end, the poor and middle class webmasters need to
stick together, and fight Corporate Abuse of Power.
4. The Internet can teach a person much more than most colleges, with the exception of a professional degree--medicine, or engineering. Even then, the degree will just open the door. I've met engineers that couldn't build a house.
5. If you have the money, go for a degree. The women are plentiful--that's about all I remember. Oh, yea--learn what the placebo effect is, and don't let others take advantage of you. Be careful with the student loans-- they are not bankruptable--at least for now. Hopefully, that might change.
6. The most successful tech guys I have know dropped out of school, and learned to program on their own.
7. I've met too any people who feel guilty not completing the degree. I truely, feel they are better off--really. I have seen too many Ivy League guys "skate" on projects, while the high school drop out works 2x as hard, and in the end; most managers do take notice of the "Contributers" and eventually realize the guy with Stanford sweatshirt doesn't do much, besides look cool in the company pictures.