January 2012
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Britain's computer science courses failing to give... →
Loads of interesting issues raised by this article. It’s description of pre-uni education matches my experience, but if there are unis and colleges churning out unemployable graduates, Edinburgh University isn’t one of them. However, everyone I’ve spoken to who has interviewed for software engineers have complained about the amount chaff they have to sift through.
I don’t...
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Rands In Repose: A Bag of Holding →
In case you need more musings on backpacks, here is Rands’ recent explanation of why he picked his new bag.
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More thoughts about my old backpack than anyone...
My old Jeep backpack is wearing through at the bottom, far less waterproof than I’d have hoped, I’ve had to replace one of the zippers with a paperclip and the clasp on the waistband has broken.
Its large main compartment easily fits my 15” Mac Book Pro and a few days of clothes, and it extends under the secondary compartments which is just enough space to hold the can of...
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