lmao u r something

you are right, no one with a physics degree has ever graduated without using a physical library

lmao well arnt you pretentious.

i bet noone has ever gotten a physics degree without going into a library my bad

> please don't belittle my experience.

I never belittled anyone - sorry if my words came across that way, it was not my intent

> not everyone can afford $7,000~ a year.

I mean, if you spent a year at home working (rather than in the south) and worked during the summers, you easily could have afforded 7k/year, same as me... it's not cheap, yeah, but it's within reach for anyone who doesn't have dependants and can live at home (or other cheap housing) for a year.

moreover, uvm isn't the cheapest school in the state, anyway. kind of irrelevant how much it costs. "I can't go to school in Massachusetts because Boston University is too expensive!" there are other options in the state for less

this is not to say you made the wrong decision or anything like that! but if someone wants to go to school in-state, it's easily achievable for almost everyone (again, besides those with dependents and who cannot rely on their parents for housing while in school).

meanwhile, buying property is completely out of reach unless you make 80k a year and can live at home/very cheap housing for 2-4 years to save up for a house. one is a far larger issue for young people in general.

Don't do this. Even if you don't care about it, there's a chance it will brick the computer.

If you have a spare device you don't care about, keep it off your home network (wifi/ethernet) and plug it in.

it is absolutely a choice i was forced into. i had no help with college and no one to willing to co-sign a loan. vermont colleges were too expensive for me and my sisters. i had to move to a southern state, wait a year for residency, and get a college degree there. i was PAID a couple thousand dollars to get my degree with my 4.0 GPA instead of going into debt. not everyone can afford $7,000~ a year. yes, i agree housing is awful here, but vermont colleges have way more expensive in-state tuition in comparison to other states. please don't belittle my experience.

My wife got pulled over by a stowe cop who said she ‘veered away from the centerline onto the shoulder’. I wonder if it’s the same guy. I’d rather err toward the shoulder than cross into oncoming traffic right?

This reminds me of an xkcd comic

Just post on your local Facebook group. Some of these new folks don’t know how to screw in a lightbulb.

Nah got the charges down to negligent driving and it’s already been stricken from my record

Out of touch dipshit dude user name checks out

StoweGPT

uvm was my cheapest school lol that's why I went there. 24k in debt total, paid 7k/year up front. definitely not nothing! but not particularly unaffordable, and there's plenty of places more affordable in-state that you could have chosen to go to. I am glad you found somewhere that works for you, but don't pretend that's a choice you were forced into. hell, college fucking sucks and I wish I didn't go at all! maybe one of our many trade schools would've been better!

the real reason people leave is because housing fucking sucks here. it's a problem everywhere, but it's particularly bad here.

Thumbtack !

I second everyone else's suggestions about word of mouth and Front Porch Forum. I just want to encourage you to really go in on this, as any trade is in high demand these days. Not only is it really rewarding work, but it pays well and is very secure in the long run. Try things that are a little beyond your comfort zone, it's okay to learn while you work, there's always a first time for everything. As long as you are honest and dedicated, people will support your business and be more than happy to pay you to do things that they cannot do. That's what's great about a resilient rural community, people trading their skills with each other.

Fantastic - thank you so very much!!

That's very nice of you.

Yeah! give those kids a break! As they drive daddy’s beemer over to Stowe to ski and drive up rental prices for the poor locals.

We would bring in companies to do a social engineering audit. The auditors would drop a few USB sticks in the parking lots and lounge areas to see who would plug them into company computers. After we had training classes to not plug them in, 3/10 still did it.

I agree with this ^^

Not everyone in VT has reliable internet access. You'd be surprised how much literature has not been digitized.

If it matters, I graduated from college in 2021 (tho not in VT)

I'm not surprised by this at all. I have been involved in a court case where cops took $600 cash off a friend of mine then under oath they lied about it. Since that day I have never trusted a cop again. Some of them lie to get what they want ultimately to make themselves out as hero.

I love this theory.

Easiest way to breach the air gap is a "found" USB drive.

Stowe Reporter probably uses AI instead of people