Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 So instead of getting a Computer Engineering degree, they'd get a Biometric Engineering or Automation degree
at PhD level the degree title means very little anymore
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
I don't think that's what I mean. If you need to replace an aging server farm you will have endless arguments about the principles to apply to the decision, because twice a decade new paradigms repudiate the old. Separate storage and compute or HCI, on-prem or cloud, KVM or k8s?
With something like civil engineering your parking lot replacement isn't a "throw everything you used to know away" situation. Advancements in technology improve the existing science, they don't dogmatically replace it.
Replying to mtcdood #mtcdood How much of your degree was worthless by the time you graduated? I've heard people say (depends on the degree but) half life is about 2 years.
surprisingly for a career which only sometimes requires a degree and cares much more about certifications, connection, etc. and going to a shity university, my degree still super valuable. im also in a computer science related field, cybersecurity. will say the networking and resume building you do in college is just as valuable. i am under certified compared to my peers but leveraged my grass touching experiences (sports, clubs, confrence speeaking, volunteering, etc) and degree to still get the job
Replying to mtcdood #mtcdood Couldn't you just call that expectation racist or does that not work in Japan?
knowing multiple language is one of the most undersold things in america. once you start looking at big international companies everyone wants you speaking at least two. bummed i did not put more effort in learning languages in middle and highschool when thats much easier
I don't use most of what I specifically learned,but I don't view that as a waste
not an engineer though
I liked the UW did not have bullshit unrelated reqs like american schools seem to
just did math and physics
I also don't think you should be going to university except for ths love of the game, and the fact that everything requires a degree is insane
Everything requires a degree but also bullshit fake indian degrees are fine
For me, a degree is teaching you how to learn and having a course on the intricacies of gitlab or docker would be pointless to me because you're missing the fundamentals and just becoming a mindless drone to execute work. And then a master's or phd teaches you autonomy on how to teach yourself how to learn
So I did an apprenticeship in IT instead of going to uni, and its been immensely valuable to have those 4 years of on the job experience instead of gone to uni. Since then I've been able to progress as well, now I'm much more devops/dev rather than sys admin
I've personally not found any discrimination to not having a degree and I've found employers value the experience much higher than that
This full-time, entry-level position will be minimum wage and 32 hours per week. We require a minimum of five years work experience and a bachelors degree. Please provide at least ten references that include no fewer than three previous managers, five college professors, and two of your children. Applicants older than 20 need not apply because you will expect to be valued like a professional and that's just not team spirit.
that was my original plan. practicaly dropped out of high-school by senior year. only took one class, ap compsci. spent most of my time doing a small internship and trade school for IT/sysadmin. hell went to uni as a IT/sysadmin major at first. (an even more useless degree as you like never need a degree in IT) had planned to take A+ and Net+ instead of uni
Replying to mint #wimint that was my original plan. practicaly dropped out of high-school by senior year. only took one class, ap compsci. spent most of my time doing a small internship and trade school for IT/sysadmin. hell went to uni as a IT/sysadmin major at first. (an even more useless degree as you like never need a degree in IT) had planned to take A+ and Net+ instead of uni
+1 for A+, I also did that during my apprenticeship. Did that route work out for you in the end?
Safe to say yes then 😄
most insane comment I've gotten on my video thus far
Replying to Kribbles #kribbles1 For me, a degree is teaching you how to learn and having a course on the intricacies of gitlab or docker would be pointless to me because you're missing the fundamentals and just becoming a mindless drone to execute work. And then a master's or phd teaches you autonomy on how to teach yourself how to learn
nearly everything i am doing now is self taught over the last few months
Replying to Kribbles #kribbles1 I'm either going to be a research scientist back at my school and hang out with Mint, or I'm going back to the navy and I can say hi to Spooky once a month when I go to DC
Or, you let me croot you to work on satellites
And agree with everything Mint said, computing is a weird field because if you're not trying to be an actual chip architect, every other degree/program/certification/internship leads to sorta the same nebulous job
And its a really fun job that is applicable literally everywhere, but also has the challenge of becoming oversaturated with people who cannot do anything
So you get stuck with this sorta "prove it" mindset until you find yourself somewhere you got into via connections/nepotism, and have a longer leash to actually do stuff
And for every good person I've rescued from an entry level help desk or sysadmin role, I'm sure there are many others plugging away trying to get their break
I will say, as someone who has worked jobs where I'm told to "watch paint dry" and get paid for it
It is usually torturous
In a way that I don't think people really understand until they live it
Congrats, welcome the fake economy
Collect your $100k/year for doing nothing
You'll either hang yourself or get replaced by AI
Feel free to bet on which one occurs first
Remote work that's task based is amazing and should be the standard
Issue is there's not enough work for any of these industries if you cut out all the BS
Oh lol, you're really burning it down
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 I will say, as someone who has worked jobs where I'm told to "watch paint dry" and get paid for it It is usually torturous
I sorta had this issue where I was not being given any work to do, but then my boss would complain that I never do any work and I was just stunned at what I was meant to say to that.
My boss asked me to participate in a project where we'd collect common customer requests. I said I don't spend enough time in the ticket queue to know what common requests are. He was confused by that, then started saying something about that needing to be corrected, then asked what I do all day then.