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Gorgias | 13 years ago | on: Review: Python for Kids

She might be able to use CodeSkulptor.org

It was designed by a Rice University professor and has some very useful features for the classroom. Mainly that they can turn in their code just by sending the URL. It has a few idiosyncrasies but it is a very friendly environment for learning in.

Gorgias | 13 years ago | on: Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral”

The website calculated a calorie limit based on my weight. I subtracted 500 calories from what it chose to account for my habit of underestimating the calories in what I eat.

I am planning to try yoga. The trick from Carol Lay sounds like a good one. Thanks for the ideas!

Gorgias | 13 years ago | on: Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral”

I found your article interesting. A quantitative approach to health worked very well for me. I used loseit.com to track calories, macro-nutrients, and exercise. By sticking to calorie limits, eating less than 20 net grams of carbs a day, and running three times a week with Couch to 5K I have lost 90 pounds over the last 11 months. My BMI went from 38 to 24.8. I have tried to lose weight many times before, but a quantitative approach made everything much easier for me. The real test however is going to be not gaining it back. I have just accepted that counting calories is something I will have to do the rest of my life because I am completely clueless about nutrition without numbers. I think you are on the right track. Health is different for every person, and unless people objectively look at what works and doesn't work for them individually, they will have a very difficult time finding a healthy lifestyle.

Anyway, good luck with your experiment!

Gorgias | 13 years ago | on: Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral”

This is a trick Hemingway used when writing.

"The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day … you will never be stuck. Always stop while you are going good and don’t think about it or worry about it until you start to write the next day. That way your subconscious will work on it all the time. But if you think about it consciously or worry about it you will kill it and your brain will be tired before you start."

I often create fun little mini-projects for myself to do and store them for later. I find that completing a small and fun project motivates me to work on whatever actual task I should be working on.

Gorgias | 15 years ago | on: Mossberg: New iPhone Keeps Apple Top of Class

I don't think he was talking about zooming in a vector graphic. I believe he is saying that the physical pixels on the screen are so physically tiny that he can not see the individual pixels.
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