tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post3374595865458653475..comments2023-11-02T02:46:54.900-06:00Comments on Life is Good: College Life: Episode 7: I Don't Hate My Laptop Quite As MuchJeremy [Retro]http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-65705203947594232632014-07-05T18:35:50.214-06:002014-07-05T18:35:50.214-06:00I've never taken a programming class.. I think...I've never taken a programming class.. I think I've always known that it would make me nuts and have steered clear of that one.<br />I admire you for surviving teaching 7th graders anything, much less programming. <br />I am waiting with antici.....pation to hear your Rocky adventures! Those are always good :)<br /><3AJ Lauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354238149097137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-29474112844446926492014-07-05T08:45:03.665-06:002014-07-05T08:45:03.665-06:00I took one computer science class in college (it w...I took one computer science class in college (it was required as a math major) and I hated it. I'm sooo not computer techy. The best part about that class was that my husband (just a cute guy in my class at the time) was in that class with me...so I'd get to ogle him from time to time :D<br />~KatieTheCyborgMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566379902847952987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-65662475290864618892014-07-04T19:47:40.909-06:002014-07-04T19:47:40.909-06:00That's a lot to go through just to complete an...That's a lot to go through just to complete an assignment, so I understand the need and interest in getting them done early. Being in line trying to see if the programs worked a week before they are do sounds like no fun based on the process you described. You were smart to get a head-start on those long, drawn out tasks. Computer programming has never really been my thing. I would have probably failed that class.<br /><br />I never saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show, don't know who or what Pascal is....aside from the dude in Pet Sematary and have still not been introduced to the joys of Windows 8 but do share your gratitude for personal computing devices that we can use at our leisure without all the extra hassles. :)<br /><br />~NicoleNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965945636486620938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-60762269691118057862014-07-04T00:45:57.140-06:002014-07-04T00:45:57.140-06:00Yes I was one doing the papers till 3 in the morni...Yes I was one doing the papers till 3 in the morning. I still look fondly at my memories of taking breaks, and eating at the Waffle House. Too many breaks and the paper would truly suffer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-3653385881115002812014-07-03T01:06:07.391-06:002014-07-03T01:06:07.391-06:00Hi Tina .. gosh I remember them and trying to lear...Hi Tina .. gosh I remember them and trying to learn programming .. nothing would have worked if I'd been left 'in charge'!! Definitely not my forte, or my FORTRANS ... and now people are still learning funny things, so we don't have to ..<br /><br />I can remember the card reader days, the computer empire in the basement - huge great machines and rooms and sterile ... <br /><br />I did have early use of computers and that was so helpful .. kept me up to date - but coming back to the UK from South Africa .. they were behind the times here ... <br /><br />Now that I'm in charge of myself! I can get on and learn some more .. and improve my skills I hope, other than just getting by .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-38019111042068245282014-07-02T16:13:04.103-06:002014-07-02T16:13:04.103-06:00I remember all of that. Wasn't it just last we...I remember all of that. Wasn't it just last week that we had punch cards to run our programs on? Seems so. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-17918618355002164632014-07-02T12:45:30.755-06:002014-07-02T12:45:30.755-06:00I remember Pascal...I remember Pascal...Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-27530603781902903982014-07-02T12:39:07.662-06:002014-07-02T12:39:07.662-06:00district 9 is one of my fav sci fi movies...great ...district 9 is one of my fav sci fi movies...great social commentary in itBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-73243729225301041022014-07-02T10:51:09.202-06:002014-07-02T10:51:09.202-06:00We had those computers and classes in my high scho...We had those computers and classes in my high school and I failed miserably at it. My Sheldon-like friends took to them like a duck to water and all went into computer science. To this day I'm scared to reboot my computer just in case it doesn't work right.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-81705246002538653482014-07-02T10:46:32.608-06:002014-07-02T10:46:32.608-06:00Oh, I remember Pascal. And BASIC. I used to progra...Oh, I remember Pascal. And BASIC. I used to program my own games in BASIC and sell them to the other kids on floppy disk. Yeah, I was THAT kid in middle school.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-52488668982777237552014-07-02T09:54:34.964-06:002014-07-02T09:54:34.964-06:00God I WISH I took pictures of the computer room wh...God I WISH I took pictures of the computer room when I was in college. Rows of 13 inch tube monitors were considered high-tech. <br /><br />My daughter can't believe all programs used to be installed by stacks of floppy disks, instead of just downloaded as they are today. She actually once said, "You had no internet back then?!?!" as if it was equivalent to having no electricity. LOL<br />Tanya Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993489244795453045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-66625086652541779552014-07-02T09:44:54.776-06:002014-07-02T09:44:54.776-06:00My first girlfriend's name was Dot Matrix... s...My first girlfriend's name was Dot Matrix... she was ahead of her time.<br /><br />Happy Wednesday!<br /><br />JeremyJeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-4510734926099491242014-07-02T08:17:17.263-06:002014-07-02T08:17:17.263-06:00oh~ Fortran: that was the dirty F word back in my ...oh~ Fortran: that was the dirty F word back in my day! I hated computer programming and basically cheated my way through that course. One computer class was all I needed to take, thankfully. I remember those long dot-matrix printouts on that big-ass paper plastered with nothing but ones and zeros. Oh that was one horrible class! The only part I liked about computer lab was hitting the bar afterward for 5-cent drafts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-83745580804236770722014-07-02T06:56:35.417-06:002014-07-02T06:56:35.417-06:00I remember classes like that. And those computers ...I remember classes like that. And those computers and programs.<br />I procrastinated more when I was younger, but I don't now. As soon as I know I have to do something, I get it done immediately.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-26422481694908849222014-07-02T05:55:20.968-06:002014-07-02T05:55:20.968-06:00Good morning! It's like 5 am and Wolfy had to ...Good morning! It's like 5 am and Wolfy had to go into work an hour ago, so what begger thing to do than catch up on my blog reading? Sleep, probably, but I can't. So I'm sorry for typos and not making sense.<br /><br />I actually know the sort of computer you're talking about. When my dad was in the military and stationed over seas, I was a toddler, but they still had a video chat on base. Horrid quality. I don't remember much, except that the room was badly lit and the paper was one super long thing that had to be torn. We had screenshots printed from that, which I put on Facebook a few years ago, and my dad couldn't believe that I found them.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507642753163503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-84690573191617748842014-07-02T05:52:57.834-06:002014-07-02T05:52:57.834-06:00It's funny that you mention the dot-matrix pri...It's funny that you mention the dot-matrix printer. Last week I ran across some things I had printed out using a computer at our local library years ago. It was on the dot-matrix printer.It was funny looking at those large sheets compared to what I can print off now in a second or two.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-9579567662643089452014-07-02T04:35:52.684-06:002014-07-02T04:35:52.684-06:00i was in high school when the school got its first...i was in high school when the school got its first computer...i did spend way too much time programming a commodore 64 to actually do something...lol....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com