A friend posted this link on fb and it lead me to discover Matt Might’s great blog:
http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
Some other great posts are linked below
http://matt.might.net/articles/problem-shapes/
http://matt.might.net/articles/cripple-your-technology/
“Mold your life so that the path of least resistance
is the path of maximum productivity.”
http://matt.might.net/articles/artificial-scarcity/
“An artificial scarcity arises when the cost of duplication
is less than the lifetime opportunity cost of traveling with or to a good.”
“In the future, if you find yourself traveling to or carrying an inexpensive but frequently used item with you, consider whether you’ve induced an artificial scarcity.”
http://matt.might.net/articles/productivity-tips-hints-hacks-tricks-for-grad-students-academics/
[To read]
http://matt.might.net/articles/console-hacks-exploiting-frequency/
[to read/learn]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database_management_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-order_logic
http://matt.might.net/articles/grad-student-resolutions/
“If you don’t have a professional blog, take time to start one.” (haha, nice!)
hmm: http://matt.might.net/articles/electric-meat/