I tried out the BBC website for learning Chinese. It's very useful for learning about the different tones and how they change the meaning of words. The videos and slideshows also go through useful phrases and words.
Articles:
There was an interesting article on Yahoo!News about the most underrated jobs of 2012. Among them are computer systems analyst and civil engineer. These are jobs that aren't often talked about but are stable, in high demand, and have fairly high pay. For example, civil engineers are in high demand right now because there is a big demand for rebuilding roads and other infrastructure. Biologists are also on the list because not enough people get degrees in biology but it can used in the health care industry and the military among other places.
Philosophy:
I read about epistemology, which answers the question of "How do we know?". It involves the nature of concepts and the relationships between those concepts and how they are constructed. It also deals with connecting the mind to reality.
Internships:
I read about the Nuance Vocalizer at nuance.com. It produces synthesized speech that sounds natural by blending audio recordings with its' speech database.
To-Do:
- Archery (2 hours)
- Done
- Get textbooks (1/2 hour)
- Done
- Read books (1/2 hour)
- Done
- Read the syllabuses (1/2 hour)
- Done
- Review class notes (1/2 hour)
- Done
- Read ahead or read ebook (1 hour)
- Chapters 4-6 in the Python programming ebook
- Test out the BBC Italian learning website (1 hour)
- Done. It's pretty good. Not as in-depth as Rosetta Stone but it's good for reviewing concepts and vocab I need help on as well as pronunciation.
- Read the news and FAFSA (1/2 hour)
- Done.
- Work on improving blog (1/2 hour)
- Looked for videos explaining how to change the way comments are displayed (so people can comment after a block of text)
- Shower (1/2 hour)
- Done
- Tomorrow's schedule (1/2 hour)
- Bedtime--12:30 am
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