bjwbell

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by bjwbell 12y ago
He's an inspiration in more ways than one.
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by bjwbell 12y ago
My experience was that math & physics were very good. Basically the first two years of a standard state uni. curriculum for a quarter or less of the price. The CS courses were useless, all of the material I'd already easily learned
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by bjwbell 12y ago
Mine was also stargazing etc, with no math. A math based one would have been very fun but probably wouldn't enroll enough students to avoid being cancelled.
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by bjwbell 12y ago
A nap in the afternoon might be as helpful. I found taking an hour nap or hour run after lunch helps with my focus/drive. Lifestyle changes shouldn't be downplayed.
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by bjwbell 12y ago
Made me think of all the things that can go wrong.
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He was the driving force behind the site's quality. If you listened to the podcasts he did, it was obvious that he wasn't satisfied with anything less than perfection (in product review analysis). Without him, at least to me, the
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by bjwbell 12y ago
I quit my job 8 months ago and I'm still many many months away from homeless. If you're frugal it's not difficult to save up a year's worth of living on the money from a couple years of programming.
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by bjwbell 12y ago
Was it http://www.monasteryofstjohn.org/ ? I grew up there (the town not the monastery).
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No
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I really wonder if his Mom making him go for a walk every day did more than the drugs. For me exercising EVERY day has more impact than all drugs.
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by bjwbell 12y ago
Anyone else having problems with streaming? It's unwatchable for me (Comcast cable).
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Nvidia is YEARS ahead of the competition. They're playing a whole different game.