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by gems 13y ago
If this response by devindotcom was really "irrelevant nitpicking", then there is an easy solution to that: correct yourself immediately and be very explicit about it. The remainder of this branch could have been avoided completel
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by gems 13y ago
>This thread has given me more karma than your entire account has received in its existence. Oh my goodness! What was the point of saying that, really? >I think it's clear there is a vocal minority of people who are posting a hal
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by gems 13y ago
Here's the lesson: if you have a point to make, please don't fit in extraneous claims, which are much debated themselves, into your argument or comment. It's not hard to see that they can be confused as being part of your poi
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by gems 13y ago
What is the functional difference between a handicapped person who can memorize little and a person who isn't labeled handicapped but memorizes just as much? If there is none, then your qualification is useless. What difference does it
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by gems 13y ago
I'm asking you to be rigorous with your claims. And there's nothing wrong with being pedantic. If you can't respond to questions without getting defensive, please grow up.
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by gems 13y ago
You said, with regards to memorization, in your OP: "I'm convinced anyone can do this and the major thing stopping them is their belief that they can't do it." If you want to now adjust that claim and say "some can
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by gems 13y ago
Please just answer the question. You seem to be using the person (sillysaurus) as an excuse to avoid having to address problems in your own worldview.
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by gems 13y ago
As far as I know, light is defined precisely in physics. The light from a light bulb comes from electricity traveling through a highly resistive wire. The particle interactions generate photons. "The bulb is simply the object which con
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by gems 13y ago
I don't understand what you're saying. Pretend like I am idiot and explain it to me in simple terms. 1. Can you define consciousness? Or is consciousness = awareness? Is that what you meant? 2. You ask "What is the origin o
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by gems 13y ago
I tend to be dismissive of the philosophical conversation. I think what will resolve the question is scientific (biological) study. Maybe math/cs theorists (AI) will get there first. But I am almost certain that no philosophical conver
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by gems 13y ago
Well, what was his argument? Based on his second reply, he seems to think that because it only depends on your ability to reason that it should be easy. But doesn't that trivialize the matter? As long as we have mathematical models, as
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by gems 13y ago
I reread this branch and thought it sounded awful. What I meant to say is that if you optimize for low cost, you're limiting your choices to schools that lack the reputation. I don't know very many schools that have both (maybe s
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by gems 13y ago
Basically nothing you said actually made a case against anything I said, or for the thesis that it is easy to self teach. Just stating this for the record.
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by gems 13y ago
It's unrealistic because I really think you need the social aspect of it: collaboration and criticism. I didn't say you can't learn something on your own sometimes. Also lots of people have convinced themselves of lots of sil
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by gems 13y ago
It's false that any of what I said can be true for some (or many) students? How do you determine if you're one of those students?
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by gems 13y ago
yeah, so, I was rushing. I edited the previous post: what matters is all the things that go along with cheaper schooling, not that fact that it's cheap.
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by gems 13y ago
1. The point was "there is a standard of rigor that you don't experience at every school". I could have used anything as an example. It doesn't matter that I picked community college. If you agree with that statement, th
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by gems 13y ago
About point 2 and point 3: the quality of the undergraduate education is considered in applicants to top schools. Like I said before, there is definitely a standard of rigor that you don't experience at every school. As soon as you dec
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by gems 13y ago
You spent a significant chunk of your post suggesting self study. For something like math, this is really really really unrealistic. Most pure math textbooks don't have simple problems you can just check in the back. They're multi
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by gems 13y ago
I am actually in a similar situation... except I'm in math. I can program though :/. And by "similar" I mean that I may have to drop out because I cannot afford it. Loans from the government are not enough. Can't ge
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by gems 13y ago
So what was the point?
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by gems 13y ago
Rapid weight loss is known to cause gallstones. That's what happened to me and it was awful! It's not a minor issue. It can interrupt your day, cause you pain, and prevent you from working or sleeping for more than 10 hours if you
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by gems 13y ago
If you could actually define those words in a rigorous way, maybe then we'd be able to have a conversation about whether or not they are material. Too bad nobody really knows what consciousness is. Do you have some insight that nobody
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by gems 13y ago
What is the domain of $k$?
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Mainframes and the Unix Revolution - Computerphile(youtube.com)
5 points by gems 13y ago|0 comments
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by gems 13y ago
I can't tell if you're trolling. I would say most mathematicians and scientists are enthusiasts. Many programmers are also enthusiasts. I don't even have to specify the occupation. All I have to say is that "some people
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by gems 13y ago
Off the top of my head I can come up with 3 professors at my school who say that on their home page. My perspective may be too cynical though.
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by gems 13y ago
That was sort of a trap. It's considered bad practice in academia to bypass the committees and speak with the professors directly. Professors usually say in their home pages something to the effect of 'if you want to do research w
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by gems 13y ago
I go to a large school. My impression is that GPA is a convenient measure to use to select candidates. At my school, you get lots of applications submitted for certain academic positions. If you're the one trying to pick the students,
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by gems 13y ago
Huh? I'm telling you how top graduate schools consider applicants. They usually weight research and letters the highest, then grades, then GRE scores.

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