Ever since I blogged about good things happening to me last week, I’ve been slipping into depression. And the descent became rapid. The last three days were the worst of it. I had almost completely lost my ability to function. Just getting on the bus and making it to class, that was pretty good. That [...]
I’ve received and/or stumbled over a lot of great education links over the past 6-9 months. Most of them come from William Halliburton but a few are from other places. Let’s start out with the famous Ted Talk by Sir Ken Robinson and John Taylor Gatto’s Against School. Then it’s time for a good dose [...]
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A lot has been happening lately and I guess I’ve been too wrapped up in it to write anything down here. I’ve been readmitted to SPSU for the Spring 09 semester, have filed the FAFSA and am currently looking into financial aid options. I’ll have more on that soon but I am planning on going. [...]
I can’t believe it’s already October. It seems like only yesterday that I decided to take a break from school. For that matter, it seems like only yesterday that I became unemployed…but this was week 3 and a pleasant week it was. I’m continuing to try and buckle down and be more productive in various [...]
I’m finally getting to that point where I’m really curious about math. To be sure, I’d really like to beef up on my high school math (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus) as I haven’t done any in years! That said, I’m really more curious about Set Theory and Abstract Algebra and at least a little interested [...]
I think it’s generally agreed upon that free video lectures are cool. I’m not saying that everyone wants to watch them but the fact that it’s possible to download M.I.T. and Berkeley lectures, course readings and assignments most people seem to view as positive perhaps because many of us will never attend those schools. There [...]
So, I’ve been trying to do this self-study thing for 30 weeks. I probably should’ve stepped back to evaluate my progress before now but I’ve allowed myself to be distracted with other things. You know, moving out, working my first full-time job, learning how to cook, clean and take care myself. That’s no excuse though. [...]
It’s time to post on something other than code for a change. The last time I posted something non-technical was a music-related post in mid-April. I’ve had a strong urge lately to say something about this blog’s title, “Improved Means for Achieving Deteriorated Ends”. I’ve never really explained what that means to me before. It [...]
I realized in the shower this morning that while I’ve made a few statements about my decision to leave college I haven’t really given much explanation. Moreover, I haven’t explained a tremendous amount about my views on education or the modern system of education. Those views I’ll hold for a later post. This one will [...]
One of the games I’m most excited about coming out this year is called echochrome. It’s coming out for Playstation 3 and the PSP. No US release date has been announced but it will land in Japan on March 19th. While I normally don’t bother with writing about games, this one’s special. It’s one of [...]