Standards
I was recently reminded of a scene from "Prelude to Axanar" about integrity in difficult circumstances.
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Learning to do Science
Citing R and RStudio
The software is great — well worth giving credit for. And damn, they make it easy.
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Microsoft Word Advanced Search and Replace
Word, can't live with it, can't delete it. But if you have to use it, have a closer look at the search and replace feature.
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Tests, Exams, and the correlation between them
A comparison of three kinds of tests and its correlation with exam scores.
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Recommendation: Graham’s The Four Quadrants of Conformism
Paul Graham recently wrote a highly interesting essay on the four quadrants of conformism. Well worth reading.
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The Mind Parasite has Arrived in the German Student Population
I've been criticizing for years the attitude of making racism socially acceptable by being racist against people with white skin color. Unfortunately, the mind parasite has spread, and I recently had my first written exam with this kind of racism.
Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Image from a German book about nature, from a short excerpt about a person who ostensibly smelled some plants and ended up with a scorpion nest in his brain.
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Reading Books with Notability and GoodReader
Recently switched to Notability for Note-Taking on the iPad. It works very well for making notes when reading books as well.
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Remote Usability Testing on Mobiles with WebEx Meetings
One of the nice results of all this video conferencing — you find out how to do remote usability testing on mobiles.
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How the Internet Times Have Changed
On the Internet, "you can state your views, but they have to be correct." (short comment)
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Take Care of Your Education – Heinlein’s “Have Spacesuit, Will Travel”
An eye-opening moment in Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel". Worthwhile to read, especially if you are currently in school.
Picture: Book cover found online.
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Picture: Book cover found online.
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