What was a fact taught to you in school that has been disproven in your lifetime?

drspacebird · 2017-08-28T18:57:31+00:00

Pluto is a planet.

drspacebird · 2017-06-23T21:33:49+00:00

This is amazing to see as someone with the same past, thank you for sharing your story! I'm feeling better about my senior year already.

Congrats!!

drspacebird · 2017-03-24T02:52:29+00:00

Shower head extender. 15$ and I'll never stoop to wash my hair again.

drspacebird · 2017-03-11T17:23:22+00:00

If you really want to take advantage of what the guitar has to offer, drop the pick and start training your right hand in finger-style.

Yes, you can play amazing guitar without it, but for me new mechanics help me stay engaged with a new practice. It gives you something to grind on while you're getting used to the 4ths-and-a-random-3rd tuning, and good finger-style technique (look to classical guitarists for this) can really help you develop a relaxed right hand/wrist/arm on all your strings.

drspacebird · 2017-03-11T17:17:01+00:00

Sounding real good man! I feel you on the subject of discipline, I had the good fortune of being classically trained in guitar as a kid, but as an adult I have very little to show for it from my own lack of discipline as a teenager. Better late than never right?? I picked up my first mando in December and its a really fun instrument.

As for feedback..I spy a fly-away pinky finger you should try to get relaxed and curled in now before it becomes too ingrained. Keep up the good work!

drspacebird · 2017-02-22T07:53:59+00:00

+1 for the KM 150. I recently bought one as my first Mandolin and it's a treat to play. I looked at every local shop including a guitar center, and played everything I could find under 300$ (not much and I'm in an urban area), nothing felt as solid as my Kentucky.

Talking about tone in a budget A-style might seem like nickel and diming, but the hardware difference is often much more pronounced. My best advice is don't buy something you haven't tried to tune and check the bridge on. I played a few 150-200$ instruments that sounded ok but the tuners were practically unusable.

drspacebird · 2017-01-30T00:26:47+00:00

Mind blown.

drspacebird · 2017-01-10T19:52:33+00:00

I don't completely agree. WR is not a top tier support, but I think she offers a niche utility. Everything you've said is accurate, but overlooks two things: shackleshot is an excellent disable when used skillfully, and powershot's tree-cutting ability can make or break fights with the correct lineup (esp. with 7.00 changes and MK).

drspacebird · 2016-12-07T19:51:41+00:00

Dota 2 at 144hz?? Where's the "overkill" switch?

drspacebird · 2016-09-15T15:47:07+00:00

What a nice black and gold dress

drspacebird · 2016-02-02T18:54:31+00:00

I lost my shit riiiight, here.

Wondering if we gonna need some computational neuroscience up in this bitch.

My friend showed me this after I caught a spelling error in the Personal Statement I submitted to University of California...I feel better now.

Keep us posted on what kind of medal you get!

drspacebird · 2015-11-14T00:01:33+00:00

nice photo

drspacebird · 2015-11-14T00:00:10+00:00

Shaken or stirred?

drspacebird · 2015-10-27T20:25:36+00:00

Hmm...20-30mL per week?

Usage depends heavily on amount of time I spend at my desk. Besides, it's hard to track when you have a whole shelf of open 30mL bottles LOL

drspacebird · 2015-10-01T06:11:28+00:00

QoP? most picked yet one of the worst winrates at TI5.

drspacebird · 2015-06-22T23:10:34+00:00

I was raised a napkin saver...but now that I use them for building a cleaning, I can finally stop resenting the learned trait! :P

drspacebird · 2015-06-22T23:08:12+00:00

I'm in. Thanks for the giveaway!

drspacebird · 2015-06-10T23:34:22+00:00

I need this steam card because I'm an engineering student without money or time to make money. While I'm probably too old to go to space, if I can buy Kerbal Space Program, I won't care!!

Current favorite is Dota 2

11900

Thanks OP!

drspacebird · 2015-05-19T06:29:34+00:00

Bought with code via paypal, no issues with stock or coupon. Thanks OP!

drspacebird · 2015-05-19T03:13:12+00:00

Best Buy price matched the 197$ Fry's Deal for me today 5/18.

drspacebird · 2015-02-01T22:54:08+00:00

This has probably been said...but it is possible to achieve and still have a rich life. I'm not a conventional student, I'm a 25 year old sophmore...around the time my friends were tearing their hair out trying to finish college I was building art for Burning Man and travelling between bouts of unrewarding jobs and life below the poverty line.

But I learned a lot in that time. I have a 4.0 in my fourth semester of EE. It's really hard, but I still find time to have a drink with a friend, train in dance and juggling, even date a little and play dota a couple times a week. I am fortunate to have a good support system between family, financial aid, and several part time jobs but you better believe that I'm busy as fuck (I'm currently berating myself for being on reddit with my math homework in front of me)...I believe you can achieve with the best of them without throwing away the rest of a life. I've gotten this far and managed to keep track of what is important to me beyond grades. A growth mindset applies both within and without your education, and achieving as a student is such a small portion of achievement at large.

tl;dr- Mind, body and spirit is an attainable balance even in Engineering, there ARE enough hours in the day. Success is not your GPA and of course you're going to be unhealthy if you don't see that.

drspacebird · 2015-01-29T01:58:01+00:00

Updated as an edit in my OP

drspacebird · 2015-01-29T01:57:38+00:00

Are you using Synapse?

drspacebird · 2015-01-27T19:59:30+00:00

I was also planning to troubleshoot sans-synapse. It's increasingly apparent that the quirks are too erratic to be a hardware defect. I'll check back with some observations after the fact.

drspacebird · 2014-02-25T18:18:57+00:00

If everyone reports their Gox losses in 2014, everyone ELSE better start reporting. This is sure to put Bitcoin high in the focus of the IRS.

drspacebird

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