311 karma · joined January 23, 2008
If you are worried about the debt there are plenty of great universities which are not all that expensive. Many schools also have the option of GA/TA where your tuition will be completely or partially waived off.
Now regarding knowing friend's salaries; From personal experience I can now say that it is not a good thing. I come from a culture where salary is not well kept secret and you usually know your friend's. This leads to a constant state of discontent unless a] You are on the top b] you are the type of person that can factor in intangibles well (hint: most people are not).
You might be working on a really good project, but the next day you arrive at work you will sit there sipping coffee and thinking how come my buddy is earning double working on a iFart app?
Our world view is a little skewed because of our ability to launch software products over a weekend or release a new build every afternoon.
>>I hated it deeply, thoroughly till I used it for a while. Now I can't live without it.
* The lack of ability to sort emails is really annoying
>>It took me some time to rely on search.
* The layout of emails, particularly when trying to reply to an email, I find confusing - in particular it would make far more sense to have the text box at the top of the page
>>Neutral on this.
If we do end up developing a meal substitute it could also provide a solution to world hunger. I remember reading about a gel that is distributed to Africa in cans which was helping the food problem there (can't find it via Google now).