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To: nickcarraway

It is still taught in India


8 posted on 04/27/2026 1:45:15 PM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: AppyPappy

I learned Fortran on punch cards and punch card readers mid ‘70s. Digital Equipment Corporation PDP8. Reel to reel tape. Rocker switches on the front.


9 posted on 04/27/2026 2:00:08 PM PDT by desertsolitaire
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Desi clonws & COBOL? You’re not inspiring confidence. /sarc


10 posted on 04/27/2026 2:03:23 PM PDT by bobcat62
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“I was 48 years old when I left my job and enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Studies program at Stanford.”

Bro, you had a massive safety net, don’t pretend it was this massive risk to enrole at Stanford. Thompson wasn’t just “any” 48-year-old. He was a seasoned enterprise executive with a high-level professional network. With his credentials, this colors any advice is has for 48-year olds not in the system for decades.


13 posted on 04/27/2026 2:11:17 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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