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by brentr 18y ago
I will share my unpopular opinion. The concept of equality has destroyed the university. Not everyone is capable of digesting a humanist education; however, in the attempt to make sure "no child is left behind," the university has thrown it
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by brentr 18y ago
I already have my first bachelor's degree, therefore, I cannot take the exam.
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Ask HN: Any Tips for Applying to Berkeley or Stanford?
4 points by brentr 18y ago|6 comments
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by brentr 18y ago
I didn't get in trouble at school, but I constantly got in trouble at home for choosing not to do chores so that I could read more. Thankfully my mother and stepfather didn't realize that grounding me to my room was not a punishment but rat
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by brentr 18y ago
In that case I would take all the detention they would give me. The truth is the truth.
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by brentr 18y ago
I read books while many of my teachers lectured. They knew there was only so much they could do for me without seeming to neglect the rest of the class. I was left alone to read or do what I wanted as long as I did the work that was assigne
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by brentr 18y ago
I find it amazing that many of these people complain about the school system leaving them behind, behind in the sense that it didn't fulfill all of their curiosities. I felt the same way, but I didn't complain; I went to the library.
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by brentr 18y ago
Thank you for your POV. Even though you are not in the US, it's nice to read the thoughts of someone else who shares this opinion. Perhaps if enough people shared this view and let it be known, the national news might report on something of
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by brentr 18y ago
What I am trying to say is that these things are within the domain of local news. I have no problem with these things appearing within the local news. My problem is with the national news choosing one arbitrary murder to broadcast nationwid
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by brentr 18y ago
If there is a shooter in my area, yes. I do not care about a woman in Florida who killed her daughter six months ago. I do not care about a child gone missing in California or any other state. These events are tragic, but not important to m
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by brentr 18y ago
Perhaps I did not make my point clear. The media produces little of substance. The following, in my opinion, is not news: murder, abuse, or celebrities. These topics, however, seem to be what most highly distributed "news" consist of.
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by brentr 18y ago
I would be wiling to pay for news if the media produced pieces on things I want to read: science, mathematics, computer programming. Until the media does this on a consistent basis, I will use a tool like HN to weed out the fluff prevalent
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by brentr 18y ago
Why not tell him of several languages and let him ask you questions and decide for himself what to learn? Those who accomplish the most are those who strike their own path.
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by brentr 18y ago
"We haven't figured out how to use all of them yet.." I would modify this a little with the following: "We haven't figured out how to use all of them yet or we don't want to use all of them yet..." Hero of Alexandria, for all practical purp
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by brentr 18y ago
That's close for physics and mathematics: 790 quant, 590 verbal for me.
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by brentr 18y ago
How about: "I've freed myself from the tyranny of working for someone other than myself."?
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by brentr 18y ago
Bowling Green
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by brentr 18y ago
I am a perfectionist. I always meet deadlines, but that is because I am willing to work many extra hours to satisfy my need to be perfect. It's good for the company, but bad for me.
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by brentr 18y ago
I have always been fascinated by the application of both ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations. The mathematical ideas behind the methods involved in reaching solutions are some of the most beautiful ideas in ma
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by brentr 18y ago
Explain your "educating the world's future smart people." I have thought about writing a free online textbook for some branch of undergrad mathematics.
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Ask HN: Any Special Projects Over the Holidays?
39 points by brentr 18y ago|89 comments
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by brentr 18y ago
I plan to learn Galois Theory and Quantum Field Theory.
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by brentr 18y ago
I hate my handwriting. When I have to turn something in, I always type it. Since I am studying mathematics right now, that means I format almost everything using LaTeX.
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by brentr 18y ago
I remember this game fondly. Sadly, the game has a serious flaw. I don't remember the exact move, but Irina Krush was late on posting her move, the best one for the position, and as a result, it did not get nearly as many votes as it should
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by brentr 18y ago
When it comes to programming, I found Xcode to be a much nicer IDE over Visual Studio. On the downside, I can't find many games for the Mac at my local stores (*I don't want a dual boot or VM).
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by brentr 18y ago
If we do the math, it appears that Chile stands to make a substantial amount of money. I only hope that the country learned its lesson from the copper boom and bust.
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by brentr 18y ago
I wasn't busting your chops. I wanted to know because next year I will be completing my MSFE. My plans are to work long enough to pay off my debt and get a nice cash cushion and then move out to SV. I haven't built anything yet, but I am st
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by brentr 18y ago
I am curious as to what would count as "work". Would you consider building a financial library used for personal and academic purposes work?
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HN: Anyone else offered a GRE Retest?
2 points by brentr 18y ago|2 comments
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by brentr 18y ago
Touche. Perhaps I was a little careless in my statement.

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