Self Study
Below is my final set of photography work as a student. These last few months as a college student have been so bitter-sweet, I can’t make up my mind if I’m excited or sad about graduation. I guess both.
ongoing by Tim Bray · DMR, 1941—2011
It’s hard to believe that there was a time when any of these weren’t conventional wisdom, but there was such a time. Unix is composed of more obvious-in-retrospect engineering design choices than anything else I’ve seen or am likely to see in my lifetime.
Hasnain says:
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/10/12/DMR
Posted on 2011-10-13T04:56:02+0000
Gamasutra - News - Steve Jobs, Atari Employee Number 40
Steve Jobs was a brilliant thinker, an inspiration, and a leader, but back in 1974 he was an 18-year-old dropout soldering resistors onto Atari's arcade games to save up for a spiritual journey to India.
Hasnain says:
"Steve Jobs was called many things during his tragically short life -- innovator, entrepreneur, leader, father -- but back when he showed up at the Los Gatos doorstep of arcade game leader Atari in May of 1974, he was an unwashed, bearded college dropout more interested in scoring some acid than changing the world."
Acknowledging the Trade-Offs in Differentiation - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
Teachers tend to focus on the middle of the pack. Or, more typically of late, on the least proficient students.
Pakistani Family Refuses to Kill Daughter Who Was Raped, Drawing Anger
A Pakistani girl who was kidnapped and gang-raped faces a new threat: honor killings, a tradition here, but one that her family has defied
http://johncostella.webs.com/neutrino-blunder.pdf
johncostella.webs.com
Hasnain says:
"Why CERN’s claims for faster-than-light neutrinos is wrong"
He has a compelling argument at least.
Posted on 2011-09-23T15:58:55+0000
CERN Press Release
CERN Press Releases
Hasnain says:
The official press release for the discovery. Just the facts, no BS added by journalists clamoring after pageviews.
Posted on 2011-09-23T15:43:51+0000
Light-speed results baffle at LHC
Scientists are baffled by experiments that appear to show subatomic particles known as neutrinos have exceeded the speed of light.
What’s faith got to do with it?
Opinion columns, editorials, Dawn 50 years ago today, blogs and letters to the editor on the latest national and international news and issues.
Hasnain has not yet written a summary for this.
Posted on 2011-09-19T12:28:42+0000
Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?
The very act of making decisions depletes our ability to make them well. So how do we navigate a world of endless choice?