[luau] MPLUG Status 11/23/2002
W. Wayne Liauh
LiauhW001 at Hawaii.rr.com
Tue Nov 26 22:05:01 PST 2002
Warren Togami wrote:
> W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>
>> Hi Warren-
>>
>> Sorry that I have not been visiting LUAU for quite some time. About
>> quitting school, even for just one semester, I really think you
>> should give it very careful thoughts. I remember Michael Dell told
>> us (at Exxon) exactly the same thing, that he was going to quit
>> University of Texas for just one semester. But he never returned to
>> school. There are, of course, big differences between Dell and
>> yourself. Michael Dell had a very definitive goal and eventually
>> became a multi-billionaire. Working on Linux (ha!), particularly on
>> the kind of "pro bono" projects that you mentioned, will get you
>> nowhere. Between my wife and I, we are probably one of the most
>> educated pairs on earth (I have BS, MS, PhD in chemical engineering
>> and JD, and my wife has BS, MS in electrical engineering and MD). I
>> always hated schools. And because I hated schools, may goal had
>> always been to study as hard as possible while in school so that I
>> could get the degree and get out of school as quickly as possible.
>
>
> I understand your concern but don't worry about me, I have every
> intention of continuing school. Next semester I will be part-time
> with maybe 3-6 credits, 3 will be for ICS499 independent study
> projects. Here's my project:
>
For a while, you got me worried. :-)
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