 drgnfire
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
 442 Posts
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:50:23 PM
@ScottishTree
yea same here lol
people are going to be in for a rude awakening if they go to college/university for a computer science degree using these books :P |
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 TheJ3553
Male, 18-29, Canada
145 Posts
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Saturday, July 07, 2012 7:10:46 PM
I get that some people have no idea what they're dong with computers, but to call THAT Computer Science is just absurd.
It's like claiming a book about throwing frisbees is "Aerodynamics". |
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 ScottishTree
Male, 18-29, Europe
36 Posts
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Saturday, July 07, 2012 11:39:17 AM
This makes me embarrassed to have a comp sci degree |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16991 Posts
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Saturday, July 07, 2012 7:25:14 AM
Manga for Dummies... it exists!
Hentai for Dummies... amazingly does not! lolz!
It's true, these books are intended for the absolute beginners, not "rocket surgeons" like every IABer seems to be.
<proverb>
What is more foolish: to ask a stupid question or to remain silently ignorent?
<proverb> |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 11:41:26 PM
<old joke>
There are no stupid questions, but there are plenty of inquisitive idiots.
</old joke>
I've no clue about the mechanics of using Facebook myself, since I don't use it and I've no desire to. And I'm only vaguely aware of some of the other topics like Spotify and Pinterest too.
When I was just starting out my company some years ago, to get some cash flow I used to supplement my income by teaching a basic computer skills course to complete novices of all ages that had no idea about technology. You'd tell them to move the mouse over to the left of the screen, and they'd physically pick it up off the desk and place it on the left hand side of their keyboard. There's a difference between being merely without knowledge, and being actually dumb. Most of them weren't stupid people, they just didn't have some basic knowledge they were going to need yet. |
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photomstr
Male, 50-59, Canada
767 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 9:14:28 PM
With so many people can't spell their own names these books must sell really well. I, on the other hand, am self taught from Dos 1 to Win 8. Didn't need no book for dummies . . . |
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 thelonious
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3200 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 5:38:11 PM
LOL, no, that doesn't work in real computer world heh |
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 Nickel2
Male, 50-59, Europe
1558 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 5:03:17 PM
Hah!Dummies for Dummies |
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 IRockYeah
Male, 30-39, Europe
2141 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 4:24:16 PM
I don't want to love on this planet anymore. |
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bdowner60
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
178 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 3:10:55 PM
WTF?!?!?!? In my Day , oh who cares and a waste of time to give a Dmn. |
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 inaria
Female, 18-29, Canada
1512 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 1:29:06 PM
Farmville for Dummies? really? /slitswrists |
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 that1joshguy
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
176 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:52:20 PM
its sad the windows 7 book is smaller than the rest. |
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 Quackor
Male, 18-29, S. America
2667 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:52:09 PM
duh, thats why its for dummies, only dummies buy these |
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jamie76
Male, 30-39, Western US
2249 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:48:06 PM
wordpress for dummies is actually pretty useful if you are building a website and of course if you are using wordpress.
btw, was there a joke in this post somewhere? |
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 HolyGod
Male, 30-39, Western US
2913 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:44:49 PM
Wordpress can get really in-depth. You can build full custom sites on top of it turning it into a content management system. Replace that with "Farmville for Dummies", which exists. |
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 Freyr108
Male, 18-29, Europe
192 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:41:22 PM
damn, knew I should have majored in computer science! |
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BoredFrank
Male, 40-49, Southern US
1318 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:36:36 PM
Hush, I'm nearly done with "I Am Bored for Dummies." |
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Friday, July 06, 2012 12:26:48 PM
Link: What Passes For Computer Science These Days? [Pic] [Rate Link] - How do you fill entire books with content for these titles? |
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