Holy crap! I am so happy that I’m not the only person that knows about myoglobin. There is hope for this generation yet!
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Degausser
To degauss: to remove unwanted magnetism in order to correct some sort of disturbance.
Graduate student in bioarchaeology with a secret love affair with physics and engineering. Concerned with the state of our educational system. Martial artist. Musician. Disciple of Jesus Christ.
Ask me anything
May242013
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Archaeology Time
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i don’t think i’ve ever agreed with anything more than what this man is saying
watch this. seriously
yes yes yes yes yes
this is amazing
this guy is so sick
I needed this right now. Anyone taking finals needs this right now.
I’m about to turn 30. I could have been valedictorian when I graduated High School but I was too lazy to complete the forms. I have a Bachelor’s from DeVry, where I left with an average 3.2 carrying an average course load of 18 credit hours (peak 24, nadir 14). I also have an Associate’s from a local college, and I am Phi Theta Kappa there.
Here’s what I can tell you.
No employer has ever asked for my GPA. No employer ever gave a SHIT about my grades. DeVry only cared about my ACT score, and my Bachelor’s lost me jobs because I was “overqualified”. Now that I’m using my Associate’s, no one cares about my grades, or degree. My employer cares about A) my hours, B) my practical quals.
Unless you’re pushing for the Ivy League, no one is going to care about your grades. Ever. Amen. So I say to you this: 3.0 or above works for most but honestly, just get a good score on your ACT or SAT (and remember, you can retake it!). College is not a guarantee of a good life or even a paycheck. If anything it’s a near-guarantee of crippling debt.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN DO NOT GO, but for god’s sake do your research on your degree. Know what to expect. Colleges are marketing departments and will tell you sweet lies to get your money because college doesn’t care and won’t coddle you.
DO SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE. Find a way to make money in a way that you enjoy. It might not be the thing you enjoy most, but if you like it and it pays for what you enjoy most, well. That might be good enough.
Read. Travel. Take risks. Fuck up, try again. But enjoy it.
Godspeed.
Honestly, at this point, the only reason I’m even BOTHERING with college anymore is because I enjoy going to school. I’ve always wanted to be an art major, and now that I can do it I’m in it. I love learning how to use different types of media and look at different peoples’ artworks. I know that there’s a HUGE chance that I won’t get shit for my degree, but at least I’ll have one.
I don’t know, I guess going to college gives me a sense of accomplishment, even if it might not take me anywhere. And if it doesn’t? So be it, I’m fine with whatever I stumble upon and wherever the wind takes me. I’m satisfied just to be making money to live a stable life, and if that means managing some restaurant or some store? Cool. I don’t really mind it. What I have always dreamed of is stability and a comfortable lifestyle.
If I make that being a photographer or tattoo artist? FUCKING SUCCESS. If I make that being a head manager of a bakery? COOL, sounds great!
I’m going to college because I love it, and because I’ve gained a better sense of both accomplishment and maturity out of it.
And I just so happen to be getting good grades out of it too, so why the hell not?
Go to college. You’ll feel great if you do. If that’s not what you have your sights set on, at least have a plan so you can live the fulfilled life you deserve. Success is not being some big-shot CEO or celebrity. Success is being able to take care of yourself and your family.
Earn that success the way YOU see fit. If college helps, fucking do it. Regardless, college is great. I love it.
I usually don’t comment but I want to tell a story. Three days ago I broke down after a meeting with my counselor because of all the work I had to do and how behind I was and how horrible I was. I was raised by valedictorian, Ivy League, over-achieving parents. If I brought home a B in math, grinning ear to ear because I was so certain I would fail, my father would ground me and not let me see my friends for a week. Getting an A wasn’t an accomplishment but rather expected.
I’m lazy. I slack off. I’m not ambitious. I’m clever enough to get by without trying but since things have been so hectic lately I’ve slipped. I never did homework, I rarely ever studied, and I depended on gaining my teachers’ trust and sympathy to pass. I love some subjects and hate others. I love school but despise homework and exams, which have brought me to many a nervous breakdown.
My parents don’t care about grades anymore. They just want me to be okay. My teachers pity me. Yeah, I’m pulling the lowest grades I’ve ever pulled. Yeah, I’m gonna sack my exams and end up with a pretty low average. And, yes, the only person who gave a shit is me. I did some sick stuff and literally shattered over a D. A fucking grade almost made me off myself in the school bathroom because that’s what’s important, right?
It’s disgusting how much stress brilliant, lovely, bright young people have to face because of ‘what’s expected.’ I want to cry every time I see my friends freak out over grades and studying and all that. They’re gonna do amazing things because it’s impossible for them not to. Fuck anyone who says otherwise.
As for me? I’m not ambitious I want to be happy, not rich. I want to volunteer at animal shelters and help fucked up people like me and write and have friends and love my life for once. I don’t need exams for that. Fuck them.
As someone who will be a graduate student in the fall and who just graduated with two bachelors degrees, I can say that our education system needs a serious make-over. Universities should be what the used to be: free institutions where those who want to expand their minds gather to share ideas. Trade schools should take over things like teaching engineering, medicine, forensics…etc. You will only study subjects that pertain to things needed for those jobs.
Grades are only a problem because we care more about the grade than actually learning the material. In my opinion, people who only learn 70% (a C) of the material should not be able to be certified in that field of study. In other words, C’s should not get degrees. Now, I’m talking about courses that directly relate to what is needed to do the job, not gen eds. If we did away with grades and simply expected students to master the information given to them, we would live in a world where BA’s and BS’s actually counted for something again.
(Side note: Grades do matter if you plan on going to graduate school. C’s on your transcript look bad, because C’s are considered failing in graduate school. They won’t prevent you from going, but it’ll make it much harder).
On the other side, if you don’t want a job that has “bachelor’s degree required” in the job qualifications, don’t even bother with school. You can make a fulfilling career for yourself, doing what you love without it. Things like biohacking are becoming very popular. We have people with no formal education in biology that are working on solving the fuel crisis in their garages. You could start your own business. You could be a musician, a writer or a painter. You could even join the circus if you wanted to. Do what makes you happy.
I’m personally against grades. I would prefer to have hands on experience and a teacher who is willing to work with me until I master a concept or skill. I took 154 credit hours worth of courses in four years and graduated with a 3.8 GPA and I feel like I learned more from reading wikipedia articles and doing my own experiments than I did from class. My brother is a high school drop out and he is more intelligent than I could ever hope to be. Grades don’t mean anything. Don’t let them get you down. If you have a dream, then go live it. Don’t let a couple letters with arbitrarily assigned values stop you from that.
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May232013
Something to read whenever you feel bad about yourself
12PM
![The influence this magazine has on women saddens me. In fact, the consequences of what this magazine teaches, reenforces and cultivates in our culture as a whole saddens me.
Let’s take a look at the headlines and try to figure out what this magazine is teaching young women to value:
“75 Sex Moves that Men Crave”
Now, I recognize that not all people feel that sex should be between a married, monogamous couple. I’m also aware that many people who do believe that have failed to uphold their values on different occasions. Things happen, people fail. I believe God has grace for that. My beef with this is not that it gives people who have sex outside of marriage advice, or even that it openly discusses sex. My issue is that every single issue of Cosmo has some slight variation of this EXACT headline in this EXACT place. It is almost always in the biggest lettering, in a bold font in a color that causes it to contrast and stand out from the background. This makes sex out to be the most important thing that this magazine has to offer. This also makes sex appear to be the most important thing in the world to girls who take this magazine too seriously. People will tell me that they personally don’t feel that way and read Cosmo for many years. I too am often the exception to many observations. However, being an exception doesn’t change the fact that when you look at how 13 year olds act now compared to how 13 year olds acted when I was in middle school (a mere 8 years ago) the difference is like watching Jersey Shore and Lizzy McGuire.
Reality: Sex is a part of being human, but it is by no means the most important. If you are that obsessed with sex, you should find a hobby or a sport to throw yourself into and use some of that built up energy and passion.
“Look Sexy!”
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be groomed, clean and attractive. However, to look sexy has a completely different connotation. It carries ideas about unrealistic expectations of how one’s body should look and where one’s value lies. Let’s face the facts, women are expected to have bodies that less than 2% of the population can achieve. When this doesn’t happen, it often leads to depression, self-harm and, most often, eating disorders. Women grow up believing that their value comes from how they look, rather than how they think.
Reality: Your ideas, your drive and your ability to love people matter far more than your waist size or your ability to apply flawless eyeliner.
“Call Him or Text?”
I almost don’t even want to touch that horrible way that these magazines twist the interaction between men and women. They make men out to be some strange, alien species that needs to be researched in order to unlock their secrets. No! Men are people! The ones that haven’t been brainwashed by Spike TV or Men’s Health all hurt, get sad, can fall in love, have regrets, get depressed, get happy, like to [insert hobby that doesn’t involve naked women, sports or video games]. The problem is that both genders have been stripped away of their humanity and freedom of expression by our society and told that they need to fit into these little boxes. If they don’t, they are immediately punished with terms like “faggot”, “dyke”, “sissy”, “butch”….etc. I’m a girl who loves MMA and would do it if I had the time to get back in shape. I also like skateboarding and other extreme sports. My boyfriend reads cheesy carpathian novels (those are vampire love stories…just so you know) and cooking is one of his favorite past times. None of these things make me less of a woman or him less of a man. Yet, the media (which includes this magazine) tells us that these are not what is attractive to the opposite sex (once again, let’s make sex the focus of everything).
Reality: When men and women treat each other as humans and discuss things openly and honestly, most of the communication barriers break down and the mystery and confusion dissipates.
“25 Times You Shouldn’t Apologize”
My issue with this is simple: If you did something wrong, you should apologize. If you didn’t, but it still hurt the person, you should discuss how to fix it with them. If they are completely psycho and wanting you to apologize for things like the color of your skin or something you achieved fair and square…then ignore them. No mind games needed.
The bottom line:
I have many, many issues with this magazine. However, my main problem is that it is simply misinformation. It creates a world where men and women have to manipulate one another to get what they want out of the other. This makes for a world where no one can be trusted. It also makes for a world full of shallow people who don’t value innovative thinking, sacrificial love of others, forgiveness, high moral standards of behavior and respect for each person simply because they are a person.
No. We want a world full of unbridled sexual exploitation, where men and women serve as devices of physical pleasure for one another, rather than sentient beings that carry valuable thoughts and feelings. We want pretty, plastic shells that go with the flow and don’t force us to think about the meaning of life, or what happens when we die, or if we’re wasting the time we’ve been given on this earth. We want mint dresses and coral accessories, and to give no thought to the the Indian children who are being exploited to make them. We want food without calories or nutrition and bodies that would make concentration camp victims feel right at home. We don’t want to be bothered with anything hard, or that evokes more emotion that the feeling of dancing tipsy in a night club with meaningless rap lyrics on repeat and a drum beat that was manufactured on a machine.
The definition of the word cosmopolitan is to “have a worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing.” I couldn’t have thought of a more ironic title for a magazine that represents such a narrow worldview.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/f18a3e22417edd08000a841012fcdd55/tumblr_mn9f99E6yj1r2ehsco1_250.jpg)
The influence this magazine has on women saddens me. In fact, the consequences of what this magazine teaches, reenforces and cultivates in our culture as a whole saddens me.
Let’s take a look at the headlines and try to figure out what this magazine is teaching young women to value:
“75 Sex Moves that Men Crave”
Now, I recognize that not all people feel that sex should be between a married, monogamous couple. I’m also aware that many people who do believe that have failed to uphold their values on different occasions. Things happen, people fail. I believe God has grace for that. My beef with this is not that it gives people who have sex outside of marriage advice, or even that it openly discusses sex. My issue is that every single issue of Cosmo has some slight variation of this EXACT headline in this EXACT place. It is almost always in the biggest lettering, in a bold font in a color that causes it to contrast and stand out from the background. This makes sex out to be the most important thing that this magazine has to offer. This also makes sex appear to be the most important thing in the world to girls who take this magazine too seriously. People will tell me that they personally don’t feel that way and read Cosmo for many years. I too am often the exception to many observations. However, being an exception doesn’t change the fact that when you look at how 13 year olds act now compared to how 13 year olds acted when I was in middle school (a mere 8 years ago) the difference is like watching Jersey Shore and Lizzy McGuire.
Reality: Sex is a part of being human, but it is by no means the most important. If you are that obsessed with sex, you should find a hobby or a sport to throw yourself into and use some of that built up energy and passion.
“Look Sexy!”
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be groomed, clean and attractive. However, to look sexy has a completely different connotation. It carries ideas about unrealistic expectations of how one’s body should look and where one’s value lies. Let’s face the facts, women are expected to have bodies that less than 2% of the population can achieve. When this doesn’t happen, it often leads to depression, self-harm and, most often, eating disorders. Women grow up believing that their value comes from how they look, rather than how they think.
Reality: Your ideas, your drive and your ability to love people matter far more than your waist size or your ability to apply flawless eyeliner.
“Call Him or Text?”
I almost don’t even want to touch that horrible way that these magazines twist the interaction between men and women. They make men out to be some strange, alien species that needs to be researched in order to unlock their secrets. No! Men are people! The ones that haven’t been brainwashed by Spike TV or Men’s Health all hurt, get sad, can fall in love, have regrets, get depressed, get happy, like to [insert hobby that doesn’t involve naked women, sports or video games]. The problem is that both genders have been stripped away of their humanity and freedom of expression by our society and told that they need to fit into these little boxes. If they don’t, they are immediately punished with terms like “faggot”, “dyke”, “sissy”, “butch”….etc. I’m a girl who loves MMA and would do it if I had the time to get back in shape. I also like skateboarding and other extreme sports. My boyfriend reads cheesy carpathian novels (those are vampire love stories…just so you know) and cooking is one of his favorite past times. None of these things make me less of a woman or him less of a man. Yet, the media (which includes this magazine) tells us that these are not what is attractive to the opposite sex (once again, let’s make sex the focus of everything).
Reality: When men and women treat each other as humans and discuss things openly and honestly, most of the communication barriers break down and the mystery and confusion dissipates.
“25 Times You Shouldn’t Apologize”
My issue with this is simple: If you did something wrong, you should apologize. If you didn’t, but it still hurt the person, you should discuss how to fix it with them. If they are completely psycho and wanting you to apologize for things like the color of your skin or something you achieved fair and square…then ignore them. No mind games needed.
The bottom line:
I have many, many issues with this magazine. However, my main problem is that it is simply misinformation. It creates a world where men and women have to manipulate one another to get what they want out of the other. This makes for a world where no one can be trusted. It also makes for a world full of shallow people who don’t value innovative thinking, sacrificial love of others, forgiveness, high moral standards of behavior and respect for each person simply because they are a person.
No. We want a world full of unbridled sexual exploitation, where men and women serve as devices of physical pleasure for one another, rather than sentient beings that carry valuable thoughts and feelings. We want pretty, plastic shells that go with the flow and don’t force us to think about the meaning of life, or what happens when we die, or if we’re wasting the time we’ve been given on this earth. We want mint dresses and coral accessories, and to give no thought to the the Indian children who are being exploited to make them. We want food without calories or nutrition and bodies that would make concentration camp victims feel right at home. We don’t want to be bothered with anything hard, or that evokes more emotion that the feeling of dancing tipsy in a night club with meaningless rap lyrics on repeat and a drum beat that was manufactured on a machine.
The definition of the word cosmopolitan is to “have a worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing.” I couldn’t have thought of a more ironic title for a magazine that represents such a narrow worldview.
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9AM
“Take the world, but give me Jesus.”
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