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I can't speak for the TEM in STEM, but for science it doesn't really matter that much where you do your undergrad. In fact, if you choose well, it's better to go to a less prestigi…

Does anyone know of any good in depth discussions or books on feature creep? I don't have any trouble identifying it when you get to the point of having a crazy UI that's cluttered…

One interesting possibility that doesn't seem to get discussed much is metallicity. Stars containing more heavy elements tend to be younger, while older stars tend to have a lower …

Now I just think you're trolling. There isn't any taboo against sharing personal information, but there are consequences. A truly tolerant society doesn't care what people are doin…

Here is the best explanation I have seen of the issue: http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-if/127... The tl;dr is that arguments against privacy generally focus o…

I don't have any interest in being a salesman (working for someone else). As someone in the very early stages of trying to start my own business (technical founder), this type of t…

I worked in a lab where we had a computer dedicated to running a very specialized piece of equipment. The computer was a 386 running DOS. We had all of the software updates (includ…

One thing to be aware of is imposter syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome ). From your description, it sounds like you may be selling yourself short. I don't k…

This is definitely not the best approach. But when I am way out of my depth, the first place I look is at degree requirements for that area of expertise (from looking at a couple u…