Posted by Els on 08/27/05 23:37

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> I am losing sense of time...
>
> [too many extensions]

Do not use time extensions. They clash with future life limits.

[FF extensions]
>> So I read. So far I haven't had any clashing extensions, but I must
>> admit I don't use many.
>
> I could disable some of them, leaving them in my profile directory if I ever
> want them back. Let me look... the only one I can forsake is FireFTP
> because I rarely use it; I use it more at home.

I only have Web Developer, Forecastfox, ViewSourceWith and Adblock.
Most used is the Web Developer.

> [usage tracking]
>
>>> Use of the browser is very important to me. I haven't written some code
>>> to track and /summarise/ my usage (getting close though <
>>> http://www.schestowitz.com/Utilities/Complete/Linux/Display_Grabber/ > ),
>>
>> Incidentally, I had just looked at that page, and copied the code -
>> still have to go through the rest of the steps though.
>
> If the explanation is messy, please tell me. I am enthusiastic about writing
> code, but when it comes to documenting and publishing, I always have to
> force myself to do it. It just drifts mañana, mañana in my Palm for about a
> week and ends up written up when I no longer have the logical structure
> fresh in my mind.

Haven't gotten round to it yet, will report back when I have :-)

> [wiki talk]
>
> I get backups to avoid vandalism, but I also keep monthly archives that I
> lock. It is easily searchable and content is accumulative. I put it here <
> http://www.schestowitz.com/Software/Correspondence_Wiki/ >

Looks like online chat :-)

> [backup]
>
>> Hmm.. reading that, it might actually be a good idea to let it
>> crash... ;-)
>
> I sometimes wish that this happened to me. I need to upgrade, but I don't
> have the will to invest days in restoration, installation and
> customisation. I always say "next year".

Ask people to send you viruses. Open them and wait.
't Is as simple as that to get you started :-)

>>> School is for suckers, but industry over-evaluates it. Nothing /useful/
>>> that I learned was acquired at school.
>>
>> You spelling is very good. Didn't you learn to read and write in
>> school?
>
> Not in English. *frown*

Right <g>
Okay, your English spelling is very good, so I assume your native
language spelling can't be worse. Didn't you learn that in school?

>> But yes, school isn't as useful as it could be. It does
>> however train the brain, which in itself is enough reason to let kids
>> attend school imo :-)
>
> With all due respect to the educational system and the 'wise guys' on top,
> kids discover their passion when they are younger than 18.

Not me :\
I was 15 when they tried to let me decide on a direction for a career,
but I had no clue whatsoever.

> There needs to
> be more choice, freedom and specialisation. Studying of the humanities is
> not something that sticks with the student unless it gets recited. I think
> I spent too much at school doing stuff which was of little practical use. A
> waste of teaching effort; a waste of student potential.

True I think, for those that can figure out what they wanna do for a
living after school. But then still, I think it's good for
kids/teenagers to get a broader range of knowledge than just what
they're interested in.

> In the later years
> of high school, much of the time I just drew or slept on my desk. I am sure
> that many in this group could sympathise.

Yup. I wouldn't say I slept in class (not sure what age highschool is,
but I mean from age 12 to 17), but I didn't exactly do much either. I
generally used the first hour to do the homework that would be checked
in the second hour, and so on.

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Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -

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