Re:Tell HN: My horror story as a student dealing with my Uni...
by llimllib on Sunday March 29, 2009 @12:25AM
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> Also, if you are a cs major you can probably figure out how to 'startx gnome'
Don't imagine yourself at a computer, think about the marginal user. That is, the kid who could be a good CS student but doesn't do it because the first class' experience is extremely frustrating not due to programming, but due to stupid computer admin shit.
The argument is that the unnecessary complexity and intentional backwardness of the computer labs is pushing away marginal CS students, not that it's a system that's impossible for anyone to figure out.
Don't imagine yourself at a computer, think about the marginal user. That is, the kid who could be a good CS student but doesn't do it because the first class' experience is extremely frustrating not due to programming, but due to stupid computer admin shit.
The argument is that the unnecessary complexity and intentional backwardness of the computer labs is pushing away marginal CS students, not that it's a system that's impossible for anyone to figure out.