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If it is possible to travel back in time why havent we been visited by our future selves? There are just way to many paradoxes that leave me to believe that it is just not possible. And another thing, in Terminator didn't you think it was kind of odd that the computers were so advanced and yet could not kill off us puny humans, I hate how all the main stream science fiction movies portray A.I to be so frightening. Couldn't they think of a better plan then to send a guy back to kill 1 person? When A.I. does decide to show itself, it will evolve at an exponential rate leaving us humans in the dust.

Exactly, people always making fun of my 10 dollar K-Mart shoes(these suckers are confortable) if anything it makes me feel better about my self knowing I only spent 10 bucks on em:D

I see this happen way to much. A friend of mine just dropped out of highschool, practically throwing his life away. What bothers me is the fact that he has so much more natural ability then anyone I know.

Are there any computer science majors in this forum?

Hmmm 30k and a 1270 on the SAT.....lol...I don't know what to say. Do all the good science programs have a high SAT requirement like that? I took the SAT at the beginning of this year and only got a 1130 which aint bad in my book, did you know Georgia had the lowest average SAT score? (just trying to make myself feel better) danget ya done got me depressed....

Ok next year I hope to be attending college, it seems as though alot of people on this forum are already in college, so i was hoping for some advice. I am pretty limited on my college options considering im poor, and my class rank is embarassing low:-( I'm probably gonna end up going to Columbus State University in Georgia, then hopefully get enough money to transfer to the University of Georgia. I have always wanted to be a scientist, and science and math are by far my best subjects. I am looking for a good program in Neuroscience, I noticed a few people in here going that route, and would be interested in hearing about that. Is it as fun as you thought it was going to be? Does it stay interesting? I could do like just about everyone seems to be doing nowadays and go for computer science I've had a computer sense the origional doom and know alot about them already. Everyone knows me as "the computer guy" already(because I seem to be the only person who throws lan parties) and I can do just about everything except program.(Which I might pick up after reading Michael Crichton's Prey) It's too bad the average salary of a computer science major is dropping. It seems as though everybody in my town is getting a computer science major. I foresee the job market for a computer science major to keep falling Then of course, there is the Bizzznazzz degree. This really doesn't appeal to me at all. Everyone including my parents are telling me to take this route. Apparently you can make a boat load of money with a bizznazz degree, but i have a hard time figuring out what they do? Is it just easier to get a job in management with a business degree? I don't see how, considering you can get business degree at all these no name (you pay me I'll give ya degree) colleges. What do you guys think would be the most lucrative, or the next big thing will be, biotech? nanotechnology? genetics? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

fafalone: I do motivate myself to learn, but even though you might not believe me they don't want me to learn. I'm always getting my books taken up in class, even though I repeatedly tell my teachers I don't need the class to graduate, and to leave me the fuck alone, and that their class is bullshit, and that I would be happy to participate with the class if we learned anything of value (I'm stuck in an art and a drafting class this semester). If you were a teacher and a student didn't want to learn wouldn't ya just let him fail? It's his loss right? He's the one missing out on the education right? HAHHAA...it's an art class

Ok first time posting so here it goes, Mr. President, if that's really you, down here in Columbus Georgia schools are a joke. The regular classes are nothing but worksheets and crossword puzzles, and the honers classes are nothing but writing 2 page papers, which all the kids copy straight out of the book, learning nothing. I have come to hate school, but i do enjoy learning. 99% of my classmates DO NOT WANT to learn so why are they even in school? I'll tell ya why, because in order to graduate from my highschool you can do it easily without learning ANYThING! I say again all we do are crosswords and worksheets and copying definitions which does not teach kids anything. Mr President I passed my graduation test last year (junior year) with all pass+'s. The other kids in my homeroom are still struggling to even pass it on their 3rd and 4th times attempting it! Why not make a standardized test that is difficult, and if the students pass that they can automatically receive their high school diploma? I feel I am one of the smartest kids in my graduating class but my class rank is very low. Why? because in georgia a.k.a da Dirty South, there is no study hall, all my non core classes are even a bigger joke then my core ones. so i spend my time reading a book or something, which 95% of my classmates probably have never done! Reading for fun. (Michael Crichton is the shizznit) I'm sorry but school isn't even about learning anymore, its about looking "cool" and trying to figure out which alcoholic beverage your going to drink next. Please seperate the kids that want to learn and the ones who don't. P.S. fafalone I think I see your point about 47% of students receiving an A average, something seems a bit odd about that, I had no idea there were so many smart people in America. You seem to hold the esteem that honer classes make you far superior to ordinary mortals, i dont know about where you live but in my school honers classes are bullshit. The honers teachers hand out A's just because honer students are expected to get them. Nothing special about them, except mabe the different grading scale, that makes it impossible for non honer students to compete with (are you listening Mr. President)