Ask post: The life of a scholar for me?

My story may or may not help you, but I did quit grad school, so here goes.

I was in an analytical chemisty program and I quit at the end of the first year. My BS is in chemical engineering and I don't think I was prepared for the coursework...it was definitely more theoretical than what I was used to. I was frustrated that my options for research weren't practical in the real world.

As far as quitting went, I basically flunked out. My... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by cabingirl at 7:12 AM on December 14, 2006

Ask post: Is Vista right for me?

Vista's entire desktop UI system is built to be rendered on your GPU on your video card instead of through your CPU as it is now.

If you don't have a compatible, DirectX-9 capable GPU, it reverts back to standard 2D window drawing.

The GPU method is actually faster, since your CPU is completely free of the burden of rendering any on-screen windows, but it scales down nicely and you won't notice any performance differences. It also handles memory... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by disillusioned at 1:33 PM on November 10, 2006

Ask post: Looking for advice on network certifications

Let me rephrase that. The materials for the A+ are good, quality, informative materials. The worth of the cert itself is negligable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by cellphone at 6:18 PM on July 25, 2006

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