08-08-2013, 08:35 PM
Albert Rossi Wrote:Steve Minnerly Wrote:Albert wrote - And of course, being in computer science,
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Thats wonderful Albert
I got my computer science degree back in 2000 (at the age of 46 ) just in time for the dot com crash. Unfortunately after the crash i was not "senior level" and was never able to obtain employment in the field again.
But one door closes and another opens. I have since returned to my original interest in classical guitar which would be a bit more interesting if i could just make money at it but as Warhol said "the real artists are the ones not making money from their art".
Well, my goodness. "Small world" as they say. I used to teach medieval literature and culture, but then decided academia was not for me, so I returned to school in 1998 and got a degree in C.S. as well (in 2001), just in time for the dot-com crash, too. I got involved in distributed/parallel scientific programming (which was not my first interest) largely because of the narrowed opportunities at that moment.
I also have (up until recently) been a rather serious non-professional classical pianist, but that joy has been taken from me of late due to focal dystonia (just as I was finding more time to actually play with others, too -- the irony of fate...)
Boy this is just too much !
Synchronicity in action. I was briefly a Java web developer back when JSPs and EJBs were the thing.
Very sorry to hear about your inability to practice your music . You appear to be very brave in the face of such a struggle. Whenever i encounter difficulties i always remember Proust ( and RFK ) writing about how painful experiences are what we learn the most from in life . Thats actually a very optimistic fact when you think about it.
You are in my prayers. Stay strong my friend.