Looking for videos to create a youtube playlist to entertain a group of science-minded teenagers for about 30 min that are largely visual. Sound is fine but the bulk shouldn't be someone talking to the class like an instructor - visualizations are best - ideally they should look really, really cool. Class is engineering focused, but chemistry, robotics, wobbly bridges, comp-sci, biology, are all welcome.
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posted by The Whelk
on Mar 24, 2013 -
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Academic with non-CS background but software development experience looking to transition into the professional workforce, from an ABD Ph.D perspective. How to overcome the "lack of experience with real/big systems" question, and in general pitch myself to employers?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 6, 2013 -
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I am interested in going back to school for a masters in something, but probably comp sci. I would like some advice on how to approach this.
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posted by dubitable
on Jan 4, 2013 -
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So, I'm getting back into programming and am interested in comp-sci type stuff. I've been thinking about maybe rejoining G+ and socializing with various ubernerds who are into that kind of thing...
I left over the nymwars, but it seems they still haven't fully fleshed out their policy yet, so I'm still hesitant to jump back onto it.
Is there any other sort of social network for nerds? I mean, like, a social network, not just a question/answer site stackoverflow, but some place where you're really feel like you're interacting with others?
I feel like G+ still probably has a solid set of users from the technical fields, though I could be wrong, since I haven't used it in over a year, but at the time it had plenty of geeky people.
I subscribe to the /r/compsci and programming subreddits, but I'd like something more personal and less forum-y...
posted by symbioid
on Sep 25, 2012 -
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I'm a software developer in my early 30s, working in the defense industry. I'm pretty happy with my job, but wondering if I should move on. I would be looking to move to the San Francisco area. My question is, how do I know when to leave a pretty good job?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2012 -
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What's the single best book for a beginning student of C++ to work through over a period of a month or two?
posted by killdevil
on May 16, 2012 -
11 answers
I need help deciding the benefit of a 401k and a free masters degree for a software engineer who likes his current job but is hearing the siren's song from the private sector.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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I am (very nearly) finished with my applications to computer science PhDs, and I realized I don't really know what will happen next. Assuming I get in anywhere, what sorts of contacts with programs are in store between their decision and mine?
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posted by silby
on Dec 15, 2011 -
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Jobsearchfilter: I'm a year away from a B.S. in biochemistry and computer science. As a recent graduate, my primary objective and my most valuable skill would be to learn new things. Please help me brainstorm software companies that will hire smart, ignorant people and train them in-house (i.e., the companies whose recruiters ask about graph traversals, not dependency injection in PicoContainer).
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posted by d. z. wang
on Sep 11, 2011 -
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I've been asked to teach a week at a summer university. Help me to design the most awesome computer science/discrete math course ever.
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posted by mathemagician
on Jan 27, 2011 -
7 answers
Is it possible to do a part-time MSc and a part-time MBA at the same time while continuing to work?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 5, 2011 -
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Switching from comp sci to automotive. Is it worth it? Also, work ethics and discipline dilemmas are abound.
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posted by RaDeuX
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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Advice for a diploma mill IT guy going back to college for computer science?
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posted by pemdasi
on Jul 21, 2010 -
7 answers
Finishing up my degree and looking for a gay-friendly, outdoorsy city with good tech employment prospects.
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posted by ayerarcturus
on Apr 30, 2010 -
34 answers
Comp Sci: What's the best Design Pattern or structure for dealing with a complex relationship between many booleans?
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posted by grumblebee
on Sep 25, 2007 -
34 answers
What is the next step for a soon-to-be graduate of a large school in Pittsburgh, PA who has degrees in both Computer Science and Japanese?
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posted by EduTek
on Aug 23, 2007 -
4 answers
Can anyone recommend a book (or online equivalent) that teaches the theory and practice of writing compilers, specifically those targeting the Microsoft CLR (ie .Net)?
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posted by Luddite
on Aug 18, 2007 -
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Given two unsorted lists, size N and M (N < M), how long [ O (???) ] and how much storage [ O (???) ] would be required to find elements in common between N and M (the number of common elements could range from 0 to N)? How would you go about doing this?
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posted by langeNU
on Mar 27, 2007 -
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I'm trying to come up with a reading list for a "personal comp. sci. degree" (along the lines of Josh Kaufman's "personal MBA" reading list). What books should be on my list?
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posted by jacobian
on Nov 6, 2006 -
33 answers
I'm a competent self-taught programmer with zero commercial experience and no relevant qualifications. How do I go about getting my first job?
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posted by cillit bang
on Sep 6, 2006 -
17 answers
I'm doing some research for a paper about the ways in which computer science has been coping with program complexity throughout its short yet interesting history, and I'm worrying I might have overlooked some fundamental developments.
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posted by koenie
on Aug 16, 2005 -
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