I use OhLife[1] to keep a somewhat regular journal online. You all might want to check out their landing page, its very neat and to the point.

On your website, after about two scrolls, I didn't want to keep going. Also maybe make the font a little thicker/bolder. Good luck.

[1]http://ohlife.com/

I already knew OhLife but thanks for the feedback. Sadly that font, bolder, is a bit ugly.

Previous Discussion of IdeaPaint:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=699602

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=701255

Previous Discussion of the same article: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1033433

"what the actual cost of education would be and remove all the useless excess courses added to the curriculum unnecessarily."

couldn't agree more.

i am currently in college, and i have to take 3 engineering electives (classes, outside of my engineering major), 2 social science electives, and i get to take 3 "any/free" electives.

one could make an argument that it broadens the educational experience or whatever, but from experience, half these classes are BS, and almost all of these just suck up a lot of time, which could be better spent focusing on one's chosen field of study/ or other interests.

  one could make an argument that it broadens the educational experience or whatever

While I tend to agree with your point, the truth is that undergraduate study is not about specialization. There is a trend in that direction, but in my mind it's a bad thing, not a good thing.

In a perfect world you would take comprehensive classes specific to your chosen field, but those classes would take a more holistic approach, and would draw course material from a multitude of sources.

Also, remove gyms, college team, etc.

8 courses over 8 terms. At most you've reduced your direct tuition costs by ~15-20%. And I would argue that you're actually loosing value. If you want to do a program where you leave undergrad as a hyperspecialized specialist in one sub-field of engineering, be my guest. It'll make it easier for me when I get out looking for your jobs.

It's true that there's a crap ton of bullshit courses out there. But you know what, you get to pick your electives. Pick them right, and you'll get to avoid most the bullshit. I took a macro-econ course from one of the most passionate (and hilarious) profs on our campus to supplement my eng courses. And now I have some extra understanding into what actually effects my actual job market.

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Thanks, awesome.

early morning. i get maximum work done between 6am-10am.

On another note, if music recommendation is not what you want you might want to try Grooveshark for listening to music without interruption.

http://listen.grooveshark.com

maybe I don't know how to use grooveshark but I tried them and they play the same 20 or so items over and over again.

   > if music recommendation is not what you want

Grooveshark is not very good at that. You should know what you want to hear before you go there.

And is that with just two workouts every week ?

Yes, each workout is just 10m each too. Incredibly intense, though. I've spent maybe 100 minutes total time in the gym, and have seen incredible results.

Demian - Hesse

Narcissus and Goldmund - Hesse

Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

hey i was thinking about taking up boxing as a sport. i am essentially waiting for my gear [gloves] to arrive. i have access to a punching bag / speed ball.

would you recommend a DIY approach to learning the basics, or is it essential to learn it from someone who already knows it ?

thanks.

I've been doing it with a guy who knows his stuff for over a year and I still can't do a lot of things perfectly. Not to mention all the whacky combinations he comes up with.

It's pretty essential you do it with someone who can coach you, at least in the beginning otherwise you'll be doing more harm than good imho.