2008-07-22

Carnival of Elitist Bastards

Posted in Web Wandering & Opinion at 17:37

Introducing the Carnival of Elitist Bastards @ Café Philos

Probably best to read the link above, since I definitely don’t have time to write something anywhere near as good, but in short, it’s an introduction to Dana Hunter’s Carnival of Elitist Bastards which attempts to combat (or at least provide some resistance to) the apparent American tendency towards anti-intellectualism and a tendency to disregard what the experts say if it contradicts what people want to be true.

As I mentioned, the above introduction is much better than this little blurb and I highly recommend that you read it.

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2008-06-17

Excellent tip for picking which languages you learn

Posted in Geek Stuff, Otaku Stuff, Web Wandering & Opinion at 14:45

How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor)

Just a blog post I ran across with some excellent tips for evaluating how difficult it will be to learn a given language. Not necessarily something I’d use (since I’d pick a language based on what it would get me and then soldier on, rather than learning languages based on how easy it’ll be) but something to keep in mind nonetheless.

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