gChinkin
Re:Google demos driverless cars
on Friday March 04, 2011 @12:13AM (#2287085)
So what OS does it run?
Re:ShoeFitr: The company Amazon must buy immediately
on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @04:34PM (#2277280)
Genius idea! I always take a stab at sizing online (I think men's foot sizes are more flexible than women's), but I still don't know if I'm a 10, a 10.5, or an 11!
Re:Can Google and Facebook Push Adultery Sites Off the Internet?
on Thursday February 24, 2011 @04:17PM (#2259884)
It is interesting to see that his wife is defending him... Is she being supportive or is it just about the money?
Re:Nearly All US Universities Lose Money on Sports
on Saturday February 19, 2011 @11:59PM (#2241083)
Of course this would be on HN.
Re:Once again, praise kids for effort, not for 'smarts'
on Saturday February 19, 2011 @02:23PM (#2239672)
I wish my parents had doen this. I definitely fell into the mindset where "oh, I'm smart, so I don't need to try". Needless to say, I'm now playing catch up.
Another consequence of this upbringing is that learning became a grind for me - pursuing intelligence rather than interest.
I burnt out at the age of 12, and the past 8 years have been trying to find direction and motivation for my academic life.
Re:Poll: How much calculation work should be taught in schools?
on Monday February 14, 2011 @12:53AM (#2215490)
10 * 10 you mean?
However I do agree with you - I learned math not only by doing it by hand, but also by brute forcing it into my brain. I memorized my times tables from third through fifth grade until I knew them up to 25. I did the quadratic formula by hand until I knew the first five Pythagorean Triples.
These aren't necessarily the "right" ways to learn math - but it certainly made me more curious to find a deeper meaning of why mathematics works the way it does.