I learned a lot about US History. Next year I want to learn more about Political Philosophy, started reading the Republic as a warm up. Can't be doing with learning more and more techie stuff utterly boring.
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So what did you learn this year?
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostJust shag sasguru up the arse, you know it's what you both want.Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostJust shag sasguru up the arse, you know it's what you both want.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostJust shag sasguru up the arse, you know it's what you both want.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostDid some as part of my MSc... In the new year I will be looking out for a MOOC course on stats and trying put what I've learnt to more practice
I need a decent project in it to get myself motivated!
Get "data Mining with R" by Luis Torgo.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYou need to get some datasets and play round.
Get "data Mining with R" by Luis Torgo.Comment
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Originally posted by russell View PostYou should take on SpaceCadet as your apprentice, he seem eager and willing to bend over backwards.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View Postsasguru, I respect your opinions but I think you place too much importance on knowledge & intelligence.
I know that in software development it is necessary to have quantifiable experience in a particular technology (e.g. "Must have 2 years C# & .Net dev experience").
However, in my experience of life generally, the most successful people are those who have strong social skills and high self-esteem. The problem is, these are things that I doubt can be learned in adult life. I think they come down to genetics and upbringing (ie a mixture of nature and nurture), and if a person hasn't acquired them by their 18th birthday, then it's probably too late.
I speak as someone who has spent years of leisure time studying this kind of thing and taking massive action to try to improve in the areas I mention. I stepped way outside of my comfort zone many times and faced my fears on numerous occasions, but the rewards I got (in terms of self development, the way I feel, the way people respond to me, etc) fell a long way short of what I'd hoped for or even expected. Compared to that, learning a new programming language or development tool is a trivial task.
Cheers,
Jeff.Comment
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