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If you search for Carl Herold on Google the first result is a rip-off report, which he claims is fake. Whether or not it is (I believe it is fake) his services to the online community are not to be ignored, and many on reddit have tried improving his pagerank for highercomputingforeveryone.com
To anyone who appreciates Carl Herold's work: please spread word about http://www.highercomputingforeveryone.com/ and post the link when the opportunity arises, not only to help others learn C++ but for Carls sake, he really is a true altruist.
To anyone who appreciates Carl Herold's work: please spread word about http://www.highercomputingforeveryone.com/ and post the link when the opportunity arises, not only to help others learn C++ but for Carls sake, he really is a true altruist.
He's teaching C there, not C++ (though that'll happen eventually). It's the first tutorial that caused me to finally "get" C.*
*After the moment of clarity, I mostly thought "Oh, that's all? It's not complicated at all!" This applies to many things in life.
*After the moment of clarity, I mostly thought "Oh, that's all? It's not complicated at all!" This applies to many things in life.
This is great. If the teachers turn out to be good this will become a pretty nifty resource for learning. I hope it turn out to be like Khan Academy but with a lot more teachers.
I love the idea, seems terrific.
This has gotten me pretty motivated to learn some new stuff. I plan on taking the span 101 class and the game theory class. I only wish someone would open a Russian class, I'm getting a bit rusty...
This has gotten me pretty motivated to learn some new stuff. I plan on taking the span 101 class and the game theory class. I only wish someone would open a Russian class, I'm getting a bit rusty...
How are the teachers motivated?
Their passion for their craft/hobby/skill?
I'd gladly sit down and pass on everything I know about programming (not a lot!), unix, amateur radio, aviation etc because as long as it's an interest of mine, I love talking about it. Having someone willing and/or eager to listen is even more motivational.
I'd gladly sit down and pass on everything I know about programming (not a lot!), unix, amateur radio, aviation etc because as long as it's an interest of mine, I love talking about it. Having someone willing and/or eager to listen is even more motivational.
The pleasure of writing, and/or bragging rights -- the same way that Wikipedia came to be what it is.
Because it's cheaper and has a shorter feedback loop than other ways of mastering a subject.
Have always felt teaching was one of the best ways to learn. Good students will force you to respect many of the fundamentals that you never had the patience for in school or when you're working in your field day-to-day.
Have always felt teaching was one of the best ways to learn. Good students will force you to respect many of the fundamentals that you never had the patience for in school or when you're working in your field day-to-day.
karma points
if only one could buy food and shelter with those...
Perhaps the best way to find good teachers is to find people who do it for social reasons, to have an impact, or for the appreciation of their peers, rather than the money. Even if it's on a part-time basis.
I'm not sure part-time would work for elementary school, but past that? I think it would work.
I'm not sure part-time would work for elementary school, but past that? I think it would work.
Your statement reminds me in a way of Diogenes of Sinope[1]:
The most scandalous of these activities involves his masturbation in the marketplace, to which he responded he wished it were as easy to relieve hunger by rubbing an empty stomach.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope
The most scandalous of these activities involves his masturbation in the marketplace, to which he responded he wished it were as easy to relieve hunger by rubbing an empty stomach.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope
On that note I did come across Udemy[1] the other day - which is something similar and looks like it will let you offer paid-for courses in the future (paid courses seem on a limited trial atm).
1. http://www.udemy.com/
1. http://www.udemy.com/
I wonder if it would be possible to build a site like Reddit where karma points can be exchanged for real money.
Maybe if users have to pay a subscription fee to gain access... The company takes a cut, answerers get a cut.
I bet it could work.
Maybe if users have to pay a subscription fee to gain access... The company takes a cut, answerers get a cut.
I bet it could work.
I'd rather assume it wouldn't. (Mainly for my on selfish ... err .. 'free'-loving self)
I be dammed if I can remember his name now, but there was a famous mathematician, who used to travel around to different universities, sleeping there and working on papers with the other professors.
So yeah, it is possible.
So yeah, it is possible.
Some people can leverage karma points into employment. It usually is a decent proxy for determining that someone is a known and valuable member of a community, which counts for a lot.
Eventually they will be redeemable for Whuffies.
I'd gladly teach everything I know to somebody. :)
It's a god damn miracle. Calculus is pretty fucking important and it's also easy if you're not a moron. So I'll teach you some of that shit.
Oh dear god.
Oh dear god.
"RISOTTO IS NOT THAT HARD
IF YOU THINK IT IS HARD THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU
RISOTTO REQUIRES BOTH PATIENCE AND RICE
IF YOU HAVE NEITHER GO TO HELL"
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2009/10/3/151357/469
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2010/3/2/135644/4983
IF YOU THINK IT IS HARD THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU
RISOTTO REQUIRES BOTH PATIENCE AND RICE
IF YOU HAVE NEITHER GO TO HELL"
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2009/10/3/151357/469
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2010/3/2/135644/4983
Class page is even better: http://www.reddit.com/r/UniversityofReddit/comments/c1vi4/fu...
and by better I mean hilarious. If my university was this entertaining I probably wouldn't have dropped out.
and by better I mean hilarious. If my university was this entertaining I probably wouldn't have dropped out.
Exactly. I saw that and thought to myself, "I'm so lucky to live in an age with ocw.mit.edu"
If you haven't seen the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs
Then you won't be getting the attempted humor/references.
Then you won't be getting the attempted humor/references.
Yo dawg, I heard you like maths so I put a function in yo function so you can derive while you derive
coming next: 3 words that should terrify...
University of 4chan
University of 4chan
It does remind me of south harmon institute of technology in the movie "Accepted". But I can't understand how this will work, anyone care to explain?
i still don't get the redditness, someone care to explain
This is a great idea.