One of my calculus professors told us on the first day of class that note-taking was forbidden during his lectures. He argued that, in our quest to write down everything he said, we would inevitably miss important points or misunderstand key concepts. I was skeptical at first, but I soon discovered that he was absolutely right. I was able to absorb much more than I thought by listening intently to what he said, and fully focusing on what he drew on the board. In short, his lectures were effective and valuable.
I never took notes in any other class after that, and my grades never suffered from it. In most classes, the lecture materials were made available for later download anyway! Moreover, the freedom to simply pay attention actually made lectures more enjoyable.
Did Internet pseudonymity ever truly exist? If people want to explore non-public sides of their personality or gender preferences, the Internet is the last place they should be doing it.
Their gigantic video uses a significantly long (and well spoken) sound byte from a speech by John F. Kennedy. Normally when you do something like that you mention the name of the speaker somewhere—at the very least out of respect. WTF?!
No, really. Be honest with yourself about why you don't have a degree. An impressive degree is an accomplishment that takes hard work, commitment, and time. Don't let your pride fool you into thinking you have nothing to learn. Don't let your wallet fool you into thinking you can't afford it. And most of all, don't let your lack of a degree be an excuse.
All the "bad" Samantha Grossmans benefit from this too. How does the digital advertising firm know they hired the sweet, innocent, non-drunkard Samantha Grossman?
I have a love/hate relationship with Slashdot. One thing is for sure: I'm tired of all the *nix fan boys who find every possible way to smear Microsoft. Here are a few alternative titles, just to irk the haters:
"Microsoft wisely saves $140,000 by simply using electricity."
"Microsoft deliberately uses electricity to avoid ridiculous fine."
"Microsoft forces utility board to reduce ludicrous fine by $10,000."
"Microsoft exposes power company's pollution-inducing practices."
I switched to Chrome after giving up hope that this bug would ever be fixed. Mozilla has done nothing but point fingers at Adobe (but this bug doesn't exist in Chrome or IE with the debug Flash Player).
I'm 20 years younger than this self-proclaimed cranky old man, but I say fight for the chance to be a programmer if that's where your passion truly is! Turn off the TV, get by on less sleep, cut back on social events, and spend every spare minute working on projects that help you thoroughly learn the programming language you're passionate about.
In short, become an expert at whatever you want to do. And don't listen to anyone who says you can't do it.
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THIS is a good reason to oust a Mozilla CEO.
Amen. For the first time in my life I actually wish I had mod points so I could mod this up.
While I'm happy that you found a system that works for you, your calculus professor was a twit.
That's harsh. What compels you to resort to name-calling?
In college, I took copious notes during lectures - and then never looked at them again.
Ahh, I see. That sounds like a frustrating way to learn indeed. And you must have gone through quite a bit of paper.
One of my calculus professors told us on the first day of class that note-taking was forbidden during his lectures. He argued that, in our quest to write down everything he said, we would inevitably miss important points or misunderstand key concepts. I was skeptical at first, but I soon discovered that he was absolutely right. I was able to absorb much more than I thought by listening intently to what he said, and fully focusing on what he drew on the board. In short, his lectures were effective and valuable.
I never took notes in any other class after that, and my grades never suffered from it. In most classes, the lecture materials were made available for later download anyway! Moreover, the freedom to simply pay attention actually made lectures more enjoyable.
...easier to stop them if they turn on us. Also, give them a 3-foot cord.
-Dwight Schrute
And Bones, who was standing in the back, said "Dammit, Jim!"
Also, I can't see through lead for some reason.
...never memorize something you can look up (after a reporter asked for Einstein's phone number and Einstein retrieved the phone book).
...since his drilling team is the best.
Such as this purchase made by Uncle Rico?
Or he could have disrobed himself and started with 255 missiles by entering JUSTIN BAILEY for the password.
Did Internet pseudonymity ever truly exist? If people want to explore non-public sides of their personality or gender preferences, the Internet is the last place they should be doing it.
Their gigantic video uses a significantly long (and well spoken) sound byte from a speech by John F. Kennedy. Normally when you do something like that you mention the name of the speaker somewhere—at the very least out of respect. WTF?!
...but its definitely be sad to see them go.
No, really. Be honest with yourself about why you don't have a degree. An impressive degree is an accomplishment that takes hard work, commitment, and time. Don't let your pride fool you into thinking you have nothing to learn. Don't let your wallet fool you into thinking you can't afford it. And most of all, don't let your lack of a degree be an excuse.
They have always alternated between good and bad releases of Windows. Consider their track record:
Windows 3.1 (good) => Windows 95 (bad)
Windows 98 (good) => Windows ME (bad)
Windows XP (good) => Windows Vista (bad)
Windows 7 (good) => Windows 8 (bad)
All the "bad" Samantha Grossmans benefit from this too. How does the digital advertising firm know they hired the sweet, innocent, non-drunkard Samantha Grossman?
The virginity in this one is strong.
...Adobe has released a letter entitled "Thoughts on Apple Maps."
I have a love/hate relationship with Slashdot. One thing is for sure: I'm tired of all the *nix fan boys who find every possible way to smear Microsoft. Here are a few alternative titles, just to irk the haters:
"Microsoft wisely saves $140,000 by simply using electricity."
"Microsoft deliberately uses electricity to avoid ridiculous fine."
"Microsoft forces utility board to reduce ludicrous fine by $10,000."
"Microsoft exposes power company's pollution-inducing practices."
...just pretend. I'm pretty sure eBay and Yahoo won't even notice.
I wonder if they factored accidental pinning into their numbers. I frequently pin windows that I actually intended to close (and it's annoying).
I switched to Chrome after giving up hope that this bug would ever be fixed. Mozilla has done nothing but point fingers at Adobe (but this bug doesn't exist in Chrome or IE with the debug Flash Player).
I got this too. So that's what I would improve: Not wasting my time with a survey that results in a 503 error.
...the entire planet is made up of liquid mercury! And maybe liquid mercury on Mercury is blueish!
I'm 20 years younger than this self-proclaimed cranky old man, but I say fight for the chance to be a programmer if that's where your passion truly is! Turn off the TV, get by on less sleep, cut back on social events, and spend every spare minute working on projects that help you thoroughly learn the programming language you're passionate about.
In short, become an expert at whatever you want to do. And don't listen to anyone who says you can't do it.