ScottyE

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The G.O.P.’s War on Science Gets Worse(newyorker.com)
14 points by ScottyE 11y ago|7 comments
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by ScottyE 12y ago
I felt exactly the same way upon finding the site and so had to share!
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by ScottyE 12y ago
Jeff Haden refers to this mindset as a systems-oriented mindset as opposed to a goals-oriented mindset. He's written a great article about it here: http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/an-nearly-foolproof-way-to-ach...
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by ScottyE 12y ago
I'll note that a search of '"learnlayout.com" site:news.ycombinator.com' on Google doesn't bring up any other threads, but searching through the footer of the HN site does.
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Learn CSS Layout(learnlayout.com)
369 points by ScottyE 12y ago|25 comments
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The Video Game Invasion of Iraq(m.newyorker.com)
2 points by ScottyE 13y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Quality Forums / Forums you Frequent
6 points by ScottyE 13y ago|2 comments
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U.S. spy agencies mounted 231 offensive cyber-operations in 2011, documents show(m.washingtonpost.com)
12 points by ScottyE 13y ago|3 comments
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by ScottyE 13y ago
Hooray for globes
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Mr. Rogers Defending PBS to US Senate(youtube.com)
2 points by ScottyE 13y ago|0 comments
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Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Computer Science Applications(coursera.org)
4 points by ScottyE 13y ago|0 comments
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by ScottyE 14y ago
But you can't force an interest in CS down people's throats. Holding "women for CS" events only makes the women in CS feel even more isolated from their male peers and does nothing to promote CS to women who do not know about it. Like you s
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by ScottyE 14y ago
I cannot agree more. Too many students find the subjects they are studying "pointless." Who will take the time to learn something they think (quite possibly rightfully so) is pointless.
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by ScottyE 14y ago
This is based off general programming knowledge, as I have never used C++, but I think it is referring to a highly-modulated programming style that uses many general functions. I.e., instead of writing a few quick lines of code to perform b
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by ScottyE 14y ago
I am a high school student who cares about learning. I value the content of my subjects in school. But I am actively discouraged from learning at school. For example, I have a chemistry teacher whose sole goal is to get us to pass the test.