I did this when i picked up a book on fractals...lots of bright pictures, it seemed interesting. In there, they talked about integrals, which i hadn't learned yet, so i set out to find out what those were.
That is *exactly* what got me interested in math, I couldn't agree more. I took advanced math in high school just for the sole purpose of learning complex numbers, when I came across fractals. I've no idea of how many hours were spent in reading about the math online and writing programs in C to render them using everything from SVGALib to ray-tracing to my little TI-83 graphics calculator. (hehe, they took a while to render, that last one)
excellent comment. find something interesting and work at it. when you do hit a stumbling block you go back with purpose to learn something new.
I have an unsecure network, and I really don't care if anyone uses it as long as nothing illegal is performed.
Well that's the real kicker, isn't it? Unsecure wireless networks are havens to those who wish to perform something illegal.
Are you prepared to defend yourself to the authorities when they subpoena your ISP account records and question as to what you, the current user of that leased IP address to your router during that time, was doing?
I'm no expert on the subject, but the NAT'ing done on your router does give a fair bit of anonymity for the perpitrator, and little for the innocent account holder who chose to remain ignorant of the pitfalls an open wireless network can present.
The water fountain analogy is a good one. Sure, no harm in someone else talking an honest few drinks here and there, but keep in mind that someone may very well just want to go piss in it.
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That is *exactly* what got me interested in math, I couldn't agree more. I took advanced math in high school just for the sole purpose of learning complex numbers, when I came across fractals. I've no idea of how many hours were spent in reading about the math online and writing programs in C to render them using everything from SVGALib to ray-tracing to my little TI-83 graphics calculator. (hehe, they took a while to render, that last one)
excellent comment. find something interesting and work at it. when you do hit a stumbling block you go back with purpose to learn something new.
Yes, math can be fun. =]
Well that's the real kicker, isn't it? Unsecure wireless networks are havens to those who wish to perform something illegal.
Are you prepared to defend yourself to the authorities when they subpoena your ISP account records and question as to what you, the current user of that leased IP address to your router during that time, was doing?
I'm no expert on the subject, but the NAT'ing done on your router does give a fair bit of anonymity for the perpitrator, and little for the innocent account holder who chose to remain ignorant of the pitfalls an open wireless network can present.
The water fountain analogy is a good one. Sure, no harm in someone else talking an honest few drinks here and there, but keep in mind that someone may very well just want to go piss in it.