lkrych

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by lkrych 2y ago
I'm going to second ativzzz. It's a great program. I did it the same way: 1 class a semester over 4 years.
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by lkrych 5y ago
This is a good question and it is going to depend on your learning style. That being said, I feel like this quote encapsulates some wisdom that I've used: “If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand someth
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by lkrych 5y ago
Cisco. Great teamwork and culture, tons of smart and friendly people, interesting technical problems (I think computer networking is interesting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), opportunities for growth, and good work-life balance. One thing to note is tha
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by lkrych 6y ago
Thanks for the response morlockabove! I interpret your response to suggest that taking risks comes with consequences and that most of the time those consequences are negative. My question was meant to ask (in a round-about way) why collecti
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by lkrych 6y ago
Adding a comment because I hope folks will stop and read this delightful review about a curious mind. Here are a few things I stopped to ponder about: 1. How important are visual representations for understanding reality? What about beautif
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by lkrych 6y ago
For anyone who wishes to explore some of the ideas presented in this article about wilderness, I would recommend Michael Pollan's essay "The Idea of a Garden". I read Pollan's essay as part of a discussion about wilderne
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by lkrych 7y ago
Some poetry serves the "higher" meaning of discussing political ideas like Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric. Some poetry is made to make you laugh like Billy Collins' Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gu
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by lkrych 7y ago
I second this. Poetry is play and learning to play with language can open up new worlds. Here is a favorite of mine. Again by Ross Gay https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/92019/again-586e779b0... This book[1] c
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by lkrych 7y ago
Hey, thanks for sharing! I recently read A.R. Ammons Tape for the Turn of the Year (1965) and it is composed in much the same way (although it is a little more polished ;p).
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by lkrych 8y ago
Non-Fiction (Science) - *The Selfish Gene* by Richard Dawkins - *The Righteous Mind* by Jonathan Haidt - *Thinking, Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman Non-Fiction (Social) - *The Art of Not Being Governed* by James C. Scott
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by lkrych 8y ago
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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by lkrych 8y ago
Thanks for posting this randcraw. I was about to do the same before I saw your link. To add to your description: The author of this article suggests that The Road Less Traveled is not about the action of taking the riskier or more adventuro
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by lkrych 8y ago
I'm going to plug a few great non-fiction books that are easy(ish) to read and deep on content. I'm sure there are a lot more out there. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman Coming Into the Country - John McPhee The Unwinding
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by lkrych 8y ago
I'm going to plug Calculus: Single Variable from the University of Pennsylvania on Coursera ( https://www.coursera.org/learn/single-variable-calculus ). This was the best Calculus course I've taken online.
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by lkrych 8y ago
I have spent a lot of time taking online courses. Here are my favorites. CS50 ( https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-computer-scien... ) - Best Intro to Computer Science Nand2Tetris I and II ( https://
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by lkrych 8y ago
This author won't stop 'til he gets enough.