Re: [SAGE] Computer Sciences degrees in IT

[Richard Chycoski <rski@chycoski.com>]

Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote:
> So with all of this "exposure" to business, people still make the same
> mistakes.  And with all this exposure to physics, people still go off
> the road.....
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> maddog
>
>   
My favourite story about the latter - a ham radio friend of mine was 
tying a large antenna box to the roof rack on his car at the radio store 
and was about to drive off about 20 miles down the freeway. He had tied 
a rope to one end of the roof rack, over the antenna box (about 1 foot 
square in cross section and eight feet long), and down to the other end 
of the roof rack. He *did* do this on both rails, but that antenna was 
likely to stay on top of that car for all of half a block.

I helped him tie it down securely using the 'high-tech knowledge' I 
acquired from helping my Dad on his boat (:-), and he made it to his 
destination complete with antenna.

Why is this relevant to this discussion? This friend has a bachelor's 
and master's degree in Physics, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering. He 
is a very intelligent (and highly educated) individual, but no sysadmin!

Being educated about friction, tension, and momentum does not mean that 
someone knows how to apply their knowledge. A little knowledge may be a 
dangerous thing, but a lot of knowledge may be just as dangerous.

- Richard