I have a Mac mini in addition to my Linux setup, but I only ever use it to build iOS apps (because Apple forces you to use an Apple device to do so). I find the Mac UI quite unintuitive compared to b… (View Post)

Not mine. I have no contacts whatsoever in the world of finance, so he had to do it all himself. He was very proactive about finding an internship and got two offers of places. He accepted the one th… (View Post)

I did Physics with Astrophysics, and the course also included a large helping of cosmology. It was indeed awesome :smile: (View Post)

Oh, I certainly wouldn't look down on anyone with menial work experience - God knows I did enough of it when I was a student! It's certainly better than spending the summer lazing around. B… (View Post)

I encouraged my lad to do 4 A-levels, but he flatly refused, saying that the universities would only consider 3 and there was therefore no point in doing more. Instead, he used his spare time to lear… (View Post)