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LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Was Twitter’s May 8 Downtime on Purpose?

That was my opinion at first, but more and more I'm starting to be use Google Reader less and less to stay updated. Once you find some good people to follow on both Twitter and FriendFeed and hook them up in a desktop application with filters, I think that they are becoming more and more useful.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Programming Ruby 1.9 (The New Pickaxe) Now In Print

I'd have to agree. While it's not a great walkthrough style programming book, it is certainly a very useful reference.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: "Ruby Best Practices" Collaborative Blog

Still a good link to put in my delicious. Next time I find it they'll (hopefully) have lots of great content.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Learn A Language 10 Words at a Time

One of the devs responded on Techcrunch and said that they just don't have the money right now to translate it. People are suggesting giving users an incentive for translating it for them.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Learn A Language 10 Words at a Time

This site is a really good idea, but I think it needs some work. The design is not all that appealing and the 3d avatars are soo 2004. Also, when viewing the website in any other language except english, it uses Google Translate. That seems kind of strange for a language learning site.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Teach Yourself Fundamentals of Math (Reasoning, Logic, Sets, Induction, Complex Numbers)

I would also check out the math books here. http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=3

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are you an active or reactive leaner?

I don't know if you are using the word correctly either (or if there is a better word to describe it), but I find my self on the reactive side as well.

I know in my java lectures I'm kind of zoned out and don't really pick up much on the material being presented. But wait until lecture is over and the lab session is starting, and I tend to be all over it.

I think also, to answer your question about what you can do to be more active when learning new abstract concepts, I try to relate it to something familiar. I have a lot of trouble in the calculus class I'm currently in. But I feel like if I take a theorem or proof and relate it to a problem that needs to be solved in ruby or java, I'm able to think about it in a familiar way and can generally understand it better than before.

LBRapid | 17 years ago | on: Dungeons and Dragons Co-Creator Dies at 61

Wow, your first startup looks like something that might interests me.

Even though I never played D&D, I definitely appreciate the creators for the great contribution they made to the genre.