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by sn9 3y ago
Not with learning programming. You can simply self-teach. A bootcamp isn't a CS degree.
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by sn9 3y ago
These are the estimates for how long it takes to reach the FSI "Speaking 3: General Proficiency in Speaking (S3)" and "Reading 3: General Professional Proficiency in Reading (R3)", which I understand to mean roughly B2 i
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by sn9 3y ago
Because there's a broader range of things you can make, and the web is the largest source of inspiration so takes up the lion's share of projects contemporary students produce.
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by sn9 3y ago
Sports are a means of attracting alumni dollars and/or accepting otherwise mediocre students who couldn't get in on merit, but have wealthy parents.
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by sn9 3y ago
Yes the Fields is much more similar to the MacArthur Genius Grants. The Abel is much more similar to the Nobel, though both the Abel and Fields are Nobel-caliber in prestige.
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by sn9 3y ago
There's a book, too! Recently came out as a second edition.
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by sn9 3y ago
Sipser is the canonical text for undergraduates.
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by sn9 3y ago
Highly recommend the recent book How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: End Power Struggles, Break Bad Screen Habits, and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids [0]. It goes over many of the issues adjacent to social media usage and how to res
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by sn9 3y ago
I can't tell if this comment is satire. In case it isn't, you're spending all your time on screens and not being present with your kids. You're parenting by example that screen time is more important than family time. Wh
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by sn9 3y ago
Abstract Algebra: A Student Friendly Approach by Dos Reis and Dos Reis [0] is like The Little Schemer but if it was a first course in abstract algebra. [0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1539436071?psc=1
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by sn9 3y ago
The 3rd edition of Velleman's book has an online supplement that uses Lean to work through the book so you can get feedback about your proofs.
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by sn9 3y ago
Analog tools: * Not buying them smartphones or tablets or laptops. * Only allowing them access to a desktop PC (or even a Raspberry Pi) with a large monitor in a public space like the living room. You don't have to watch over their sho
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by sn9 3y ago
I imagine that people like Talagrand are more concerned with the substance of the article than the title, where all this and more are unambiguously detailed.
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by sn9 3y ago
They actually kinda do have print collections of some of their articles, but in the form of books and not well marketed [0]. [0] https://www.quantamagazine.org/gift-store
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by sn9 3y ago
You might enjoy Morin's problem books [0]. [0] https://davidmorin.physics.fas.harvard.edu/books/classical-m...
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by sn9 3y ago
I don't know if you're literally using this or you are unaware but coincidentally using similar methods, but this site is highly recommended [0]. [0] https://drawabox.com/
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by sn9 3y ago
Memorization can be a useful part of mathematics, but that's more true of higher level courses where you might expend some effort in memorizing definitions to have them at hand to use in proofs. But most of the time memorization is a s
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by sn9 3y ago
Not only can we get it from renewables, but there are startups actively working on using solar specifically to capture CO2 and convert it to synthetic fuels to displace fossil fuels [0]. [0] https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com&#x2
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by sn9 3y ago
I've toyed with the idea of having them read through Kandel's Principles of Neural Science until they can explain to me exactly how dopamine reward circuitry, addiction, and the neuroscience of attention and concentration and me
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by sn9 3y ago
Read more good fiction.
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by sn9 3y ago
If a UI innovation makes me think, it shouldn't have been added. Innovations should remove friction. They rarely do.
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by sn9 3y ago
There's nothing about the scientific method that requires the process to output tidy little laws to be deserving of being called science. Some fields are quite lucky that the universe is so elegantly organized, but for that isn't
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by sn9 3y ago
This describes much of my own experience, but I didn't know it might be attributable to ADHD. Is this something you figured out through introspection of your own experience or is there something you read that showed you it was ADHD tha
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by sn9 3y ago
But in terms of the actual empirical risk, they're extremely safe when programmed intelligently with appropriate load selection and consistent technique.
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by sn9 3y ago
Just remember that SS is only for your first 2-6 months of training. Once the weights start getting moderately heavy and progress slows, you're better off moving to a more sustainable form of programming. (I'm a fan of the Tactic
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by sn9 3y ago
You should definitely listen to the Barbell Medicine podcast episodes on injury and low back pain.
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by sn9 3y ago
Use it or lose it is basically a basic principle of physiology. Injury risk comes down to doing things your body isn't prepared for through inappropriate load and fatigue management.
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by sn9 3y ago
It's about finding a level of exercise that won't be intimidating to people who don't exercise.
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by sn9 3y ago
The future is probably gonna be carbon neutral jetfuel synethesized with solar energy and air capture. https://terraformindustries.wordpress.com/2023/06/26/the-ter...
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by sn9 3y ago
There's a tremendous amount of waste and inefficiency in non-technical knowledge work that could be solved if it was expected that a well-rounded education included teaching someone how to do some basic scripting.

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