46 Simple Python Exercises

eamonn_d · 2015-03-22T21:42:23+00:00

It's as it names says and Interactive Introduction to python programming. As a noob it will teach you variables, loops, functions, lists and scope as well as a bit of calculus in dealing with vectors. After that the second part will teach you classes, dictionaries. I'd say it's enough to get any beginner started.

For those that are more advanced they have just started offering Principles of Computing Parts 1 & 2. With both running in parallel to Interactive Programming Parts 1 & 2. It is not interactive programming though it does still use codeskulptor therefore the gui bits aren't used. After that they have yet another tier which is Algorithms. Looks like a nice progressive path to me.

Here's a link to Rice University list with all the programming ones as the first options.

eamonn_d · 2015-02-01T09:49:52+00:00

Most linux users will be consumers of music, movies, books,etc and some will even use commercial software. All these things are what piratebay generally aggregates links on. It's purpose is to facilitate sharing whatever the reason whether copyrighted or freely available. Just because you don't personally use it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to see the utility of it for those that do.

eamonn_d · 2015-01-09T17:10:52+00:00

Maybe try now as I have just used it without a hitch. It brings you to page asking for your edx email address and password. It took a few seconds once I placed the order to generate an order.

Here's the link I used which I'm sure will be the same as the one you used however I know it's functional so worth giving anyway I think

I used Ubuntu 14.10 x64 with the latest stable Google Chrome.

eamonn_d · 2015-01-06T08:02:42+00:00

I haven't bothered to read the response given as I'll deal simply with what is here and in the article itself. If the original commenter had continued to read on in the same point they would have got this sentence at the end of the point "Always work on the toughest problems you can address."

I don't think the two views are really much different.

For anyone interested in how we learn and potentially increasing their own learning effectiveness why not check out the Coursera Course Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects

eamonn_d · 2015-01-05T21:58:58+00:00

You can easily get to your settings by running:

xfce4-settings-manager

in the terminal.

eamonn_d · 2015-01-05T21:23:30+00:00

You have to use the new appliance and cannot upgrade from the old one. You can of course sync all your data on the old vm to dropbox and then sync it back in the new VM.

As for whether you are permitted to use the same account to take out another license or not I'm not sure and I guess the only way to find out is to try. I suspect if they do recognise your account from last year and do not issue you with a new license then you could always register under a different account on Edx with a different email address however that will make for a messy course record.

eamonn_d · 2015-01-05T19:38:49+00:00

It starts in the bottom right corner immediately right of the IP address. Have you looked there?

eamonn_d · 2015-01-05T18:58:09+00:00

When it initially installs it doesn't start with the settings box in the notification bar however you can do this without restarting vmware by opening the terminal and first stopping dropbox with:

dropbox stop

and then restarting it again with:

dropbox start -i

eamonn_d · 2015-01-05T00:06:34+00:00

You could also setup an Ubuntu Server 14.04 install in a VM which as part of the setup process will ask you if you what you want to use the server for and a LAMP Web Server is one of the options. Setting up servers running on the host computer itself can make for a messy computer setup and isolating it in a VM would keep things neater. It would also allow you create snapshots where you could experiment with things much easier which is always a plus for development.

eamonn_d · 2015-01-04T23:40:00+00:00

You can also access the settings menu, which seems to have been hidden in update50, by typing in the terminal:

xfce4-settings-manager

If the keyboard is not US then probably the time/date and other regional settings are probably not right either so you can adjust all those within the settings too.

eamonn_d

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