about me
Hi, I'm Bethany. I currently live in New York City and am stoked to be working as an engineer at Kickstarter. I grew up in Atlanta and studied computer science at a Georgia Tech. I am a big fan of biking, pizza, and folk punk. I also try to pay attention to issues that deal with civil liberties, human rights, and democracy, especially in cases where technology is involved. You can contact me at bethany@bethanysumner.com.
recent posts
- HOPE Scholarship Cuts and its Effects in the Classroom
- CS 3451 Warmup Project: Linear Fractals
- CS 2110: Computer Organization and Programming – Class Review
- ECON 2101: The Global Economy – Class Review
- CS 4400: Intro to Database Systems – Class Review
- Working for the Financial Industry: One of the Worst Uses for a Computer Science Degree
- U.S. “military actions” in Libya: It’s not war unless we are getting shot
- Calculus III Pinball Project
- New Website
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Working for the Financial Industry: One of the Worst Uses for a Computer Science Degree
Looks like I stirred up some controversy on a facebook event page for the JPMorgan Chase Tech Talk which is going to be held at my school, Georgia Tech. My original post was: “Going into the banking industry has to be one of the worst uses of a computer science degree. Don’t use your knowledge to let the rich get richer.” Minutes after I posted that, I received a message from the creator of the event saying that he was being pressured to take the post down by someone who worked at JPMorgan Chase. He said that he did not feel comfortable censoring, so he left it up to me to take it down or not. I apologized for putting him in a weird situation, and told him that anyone is free to post a rebuttal, and I thought that would be a better solution than removing the comment all together. The post has generated lots of comments. It’s a pretty neat discussion. Check it out: screen shot of facebook thread