On 5/06/2015 2:25 PM, James Collins wrote:
> I used to be a Systems Programmer/Analyst at Sperry/Univac.
I got to know Exec8 quite well. Another now useless skill.
> Then I pick up my Tablet device and look for a Digital Movie to watch while
> I engage in the International pool of information and
I used to be a Systems Programmer/Analyst at Sperry/Univac. Until you've
seen the front panel on one them, and set a few register switches, you just
haven't lived! Best job in the world; greatest fun _ever_.
Some days I miss the simplicity of examining Core dumps and explaining to
Defence why a bi
On 5/06/2015 1:12 PM, David Lochrin wrote:
> Did you ever learn the boot sequence which had to be keyed in to those
> neon-light register switches on the front panel of a Univac 418 (:-)?
No but I did learn it for a ConPac 4020 process control machine with 4k
of magnetic core and a paper-tape re
On 2015-06-05 11:11 JanW wrote:
> At 11:00 AM 5/06/2015, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>>Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I suggest
>>that the most important skill is "critical thinking".
>
> Yep, I agree with that. It's another level higher again in the hierar
At 11:00 AM 5/06/2015, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I
>suggest that the most important skill is "critical thinking".
Yep, I agree with that. It's another level higher again in the hierarchy of
'skills'.
Creativity is another
Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I
suggest that the most important skill is "critical thinking".
I put it in quotes because there are many definitions of the term,
however, I would go along with any that incorporated two essential
components:
1) Reason/logic .
At 09:39 AM 5/06/2015, David Lochrin wrote:
>But I just felt embarrassed listening to poor Bill going on about "coding"...
>I'm sure any decent interviewer would soon reveal he knew as much about
>"coding" as Brandis does (or did) about "metadata".
Most of our politicians read what they're han
On 2015-06-03 23:12 Bernard Robertson wrote:
> Education in the STEM fundamentals last a lifetime, and I speak from
> experience. My first, second and third degrees, finished in the early 1970s,
> are still totally relevant today. The knowledge and expertise I acquired on
> such things as the 8
On 03/06/15 17:13, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> There is far more to technology, in general, and Information Systems in
> particular, than coding ...
There are ways,m other than coding, to interest students in STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics):
Information Technology Ed
