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A kid in my MIS class said the other day...

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That he'd choose AOL over Earthlink because Earthlink is the devil 😕


He also says that a 2X DVD Writer is much more reliable, and makes longer lasting copies than a 4X because it "burns at a lower temperature, so the data stays longer"


😕
 
Once again proving that any idiot can get an MIS degree. Gee....I wonder why I ignore those when I am looking for someone to hire.
 
Originally posted by: Glitchny
haha did you correct him or let him live in his ignorance?
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let him live in ignorance, it's not worth my breath to try to educate him in front of the class.
 
Oh, and according to him, FireWire's bandwidth exceeds 2 GB's per second, as opposed to USB's 100MB's
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we're not talking about Gigabits, he specifically said bytes, same with USB, 100MBytes

that one made me want to say something...though I restrained myself
 
Originally posted by: geno
That he'd choose AOL over Earthlink because Earthlink is the devil 😕


He also says that a 2X DVD Writer is much more reliable, and makes longer lasting copies than a 4X because it "burns at a lower temperature, so the data stays longer"


😕
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He is a moron, however Earthlink was founded and is run by Scientologists(or was, might not be anymore I know some of the executives were convicted of some criminal charges).
 
Earthlink does suck. Maybe not as bad as AOL, but it's not a fun company to deal with when your dsl goes down. Adelphia is 1000% better.
 
Originally posted by: geno
That he'd choose AOL over Earthlink because Earthlink is the devil 😕


He also says that a 2X DVD Writer is much more reliable, and makes longer lasting copies than a 4X because it "burns at a lower temperature, so the data stays longer"


😕
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Sounds like a real genius. Years ago there was someone in my class (who bragged about being A+ certified) that made me want to hurt him in unspeakable ways. He told me that any printer capable of printing at 150dpi could print photo quality pictures because computers can't support anything higher than 150dpi. He also informed me that Windows 95 (any version) couldn't support USB and only Windows 98 could support it (this was before win2k). Genius I say, pure genius.
 
Originally posted by: Cougar
Originally posted by: geno
That he'd choose AOL over Earthlink because Earthlink is the devil 😕


He also says that a 2X DVD Writer is much more reliable, and makes longer lasting copies than a 4X because it "burns at a lower temperature, so the data stays longer"


😕
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Sounds like a real genius. Years ago there was someone in my class (who bragged about being A+ certified) that made me want to hurt him in unspeakable ways. He told me that any printer capable of printing at 150dpi could print photo quality pictures because computers can't support anything higher than 150dpi. He also informed me that Windows 95 (any version) couldn't support USB and only Windows 98 could support it (this was before win2k). Genius I say, pure genius.
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shows how much you know. usb, even though it was stated to work for 95b and 95c, it really does not in real life or very very unrealiably
 
shows how much you know. usb, even though it was stated to work for 95b and 95c, it really does not in real life or very very unrealiably
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You just didn't know how to get it to work.. I worked in a computer store and had to install multiple USB devices on peoples' Win95 systems. The key was to install the driver first, then reboot and plug the device in.
 
LOL there are a ton of those guys in my ICS class. One of them is the one I told you guys about him selling warez lol.
 
You know, I never really understood what these CIS & MIS majors are like...I don't think I've ever met anyone that's majored in either one of these programs. I'm not even sure if my undergrad university even OFFERED these! Are these more common in the larger public schools?
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
He has a bright future...

in the fast food service industry.
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C'mon now... I spent 4 years in the FF industry and this guys a dipshat.... I think you are giving him too much credit! 😀

 
there might be some truth to the "data reliability burned at slower speeds" theory. When I was working as a tech support specialist in a well-known electronics company, our trainer told us that (it's been a couple of years so don't remember the exact details but it was something along these lines) audio CDs burned at higher speeds tend to become unusable quicker than those burned at slower speeds. She also explained exactly why it happens (it had something to do with spinning) and it made perfect sense at that time. I quit that job an year ago and I hated that job anyway (besides the fact that I learned a lot) so I don't want to remember that time.
 
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