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Graphing Calculator? Working for free? - StephenG1CMZ - 09-05-2018 07:08 AM
I just came across this story.
http://www.pacifict.com/Story/
Is it just a story, or real?
Myself, I find it difficult enough to afford the bus fare to work even if an employer pays me.
RE: Graphing Calculator? Working for free? - Benjer - 09-05-2018 03:50 PM
This program also went by the name NuCalc.
His story is featured on the radio program This American Life. Here's a link.
Transcript here.
RE: Graphing Calculator? Working for free? - Maximilian Hohmann - 09-05-2018 03:55 PM
Hello!
(09-05-2018 07:08 AM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote: Is it just a story, or real?
So real! I think (almost) everyone who has ever done a Ph.d. or similar research based work has found himself in a position where the funding was exhausted but the work not completed yet. So it is either: Throw away years of work or finish it at your own expense... For some it pays off in the long run as in the story above.
Regards
Max
RE: Graphing Calculator? Working for free? - grsbanks - 09-06-2018 05:02 AM
That's a great story and I love the final word:
Quote:We wanted to release a Windows version as part of Windows 98, but sadly, Microsoft has effective building security.