And the boring lecturer is doing it wrong too - wasting your time and money and everyone else's! Be an adult and take matters into your own hands.
Furthermore, I know that shitting on universities is en vogue, but give me a break. Perhaps you are the one who "did it wrong" and were bored because you chose the wrong university, or the wrong field of study? Or, just maybe, different people learn in different ways?
And yes, "freaking out" was the wrong way to phrase "so overly concerned/bored that writing a blog post about the issue was necessary".
This is probably where some communication skills would come in hand. I have no problem with a quick "Hey, nilium, can we please just get this done?" or "Your hot date can wait for you text".
Granted, I've also been very lucky in having self motivated or self chosen teammates for most of my university group work.
How do you use custom styles on Authpad?
Thanks a ton, given the unobtrusiveness of the font, I'm terrified at how long I would have gone without noticing that.
In my case, I can hardly imagine traveling in an unfamiliar area without a GPS enabled smart phone, which ensures I not only do not get lost, but should I experience car trouble then help is just a few button presses away.
It's like a natural reaction - I always find this humorous because there is absolutely no service in our elevators. People just end up scrolling up, then scrolling back down.
People love to be distracted, even if it's just for 23 seconds.
Like a lot of HN readers, I recognized the potential an always-connected pocket computer had pretty early on.
Perhaps unlike many HN readers, I didn't actually buy a smart phone until this year (though I've had dev loaners for a project or two). And part of what drove this decision was a recognition that over the years, I've been turning into a infosnacking net addict. Did I really want a device that makes always convenient in my pocket, even though it would offer a world of convenience?
This February, after reflecting on what habits I might want a pocket computing device to shape, I finally bought a used iPhone 3GS. I'm cautious about feeding a gaming habit, so I didn't put games on it. I know that I wish I read more long-form stuff, so I loaded it up with eBook apps, and then Readability for digesting longer articles I might note but want to tackle later. I know I wish I experimented with music apps, so I picked out a few simple ones.
And most important? I haven't added service on it yet. This way, I can't use it for infosnacking anywhere.
The hope has been that I'll learn to connect the device with activities I consciously choose as positive uses of my time, and less with responding to the feeds and firehoses of the nets. So far, the experiment is promising. I'm definitely reading more.
Though I did eventually install Words With Friends. :|
