Time for my "Conor is in same room as a 16 y/o" speech

I STRONGLY considered attending @LambdaSchool after selling my first company.

Chose not to go because required waking up at a specific time every day.

STRONGLY prefer my kids wind up going to LS vs debt-shackling college.
If you, or anyone you love, is wanting to transition from a bullshit job into tech - and you do not have ton of engineer friends who will mentor you, and ton of experience in teaching yourself hard material, and years to spend wandering interwebs...

@LambdaSchool is where I'd go
One last thing

If you're the kind of entitled asshole who can't figure out that 70% graduation rate, and 87% placement rate DOES NOT MEAN you are guaranteed a job...

and so you sue and defame

Please
please
PLEASE!

take a $200k loan for that BA in art appreciation instead
Coming soon - to a University Auditorium near you

20 YEARS A SLAVE

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