I second this. I was in the same position a few years ago, and went to my local astronomy club, found a gifted person that I got along with well, and was willing to teach me. After several "star-hopping" observation sessions I found that I was really beginning to know and understand the night sky. Eventually I learned enough from him, Sky & Telescope and Astronomy Magazine and books from my local library that I was asked to teach the Intro to Astronomy class at the local university--that activity forced me to learn even more! I even went on to be active with other, more advanced clubs in the state, which helped push my knowledge.
I'd also recommend looking into week-long activities like the one at University of Arizona. I've been to both the beginning and advanced Adult camps and they were great fun.
As for Physics, I'll leave that as an exercise for other posters;-).
. . . but just did the sorts of things in C they already knew how to do in Java (except awkwardly in C), and didn't understand the point of the class (and perhaps the class was pointless). . ..
But isn't the real question whether the class was actually pointER-less?;-):-):-).
Number of years in business.
Involvement of the owner in the current business.
Number of years the current owner has been in this business.
Also do a check with the Better Business Bureau to see what, if any, complaints had been filed.
And, as always, Google is your friend -- definitely do a search for the business you are considering along with the word(s) problem, issue, complaint, praise, etc!
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I second this. I was in the same position a few years ago, and went to my local astronomy club, found a gifted person that I got along with well, and was willing to teach me. After several "star-hopping" observation sessions I found that I was really beginning to know and understand the night sky. Eventually I learned enough from him, Sky & Telescope and Astronomy Magazine and books from my local library that I was asked to teach the Intro to Astronomy class at the local university--that activity forced me to learn even more! I even went on to be active with other, more advanced clubs in the state, which helped push my knowledge.
;-).
I'd also recommend looking into week-long activities like the one at University of Arizona. I've been to both the beginning and advanced Adult camps and they were great fun.
As for Physics, I'll leave that as an exercise for other posters
. . . but just did the sorts of things in C they already knew how to do in Java (except awkwardly in C), and didn't understand the point of the class (and perhaps the class was pointless). . . .
But isn't the real question whether the class was actually pointER-less? ;-) :-) :-).
I'd also ask:
Number of years in business.
Involvement of the owner in the current business.
Number of years the current owner has been in this business.
Also do a check with the Better Business Bureau to see what, if any, complaints had been filed.
And, as always, Google is your friend -- definitely do a search for the business you are considering along with the word(s) problem, issue, complaint, praise, etc!
Where is that button to mod the parent '+1 Excellent Sarcasm'??!!!!
So do I use the Unliimiited plan with my new Wii? ;-)
Sorry, Tinker Toys are regulated by Child Safety laws, so they are actually being "interfered with" by government :-).
ACK! Now how will I find the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Well figuring it out for yourself is more fun, . . . but if you must: Agrajag!
Gee, I'd expect the lettuce to win by a head ;-).
I couldn't resist--it's Friday.
Like wscott said: From celeritas : as in the 'c' in E=Mc^2: meaning the speed of light.
Well, that is how the kooks think and operate.
I hearby nominate the above "kooks think" for the award of Slashdot OXYMORON of the DAY!
So. . . . .the real question when will Micro$oft be filing the lawsuit against VZW for stealing THEIR business model? ;-) ;-)
Are we seeing postmortem twitching, I know little of WAP, but I believe the phrase that you are looking for is: "A dead cat bounce" :-)
In other words . . .
"Greetings Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada."
From The Last Starfighter.
The arcade version of the game, unfortunately, never existed, but there were alternatives.