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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

From D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date 2024-12-23 12:09 +0100
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On Sun, 22 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:50:00 +0100, D wrote:
>
>
>> I shudder at the memory of differential equations and my
>> electromagnetism course. I quickly came to the conclusion that I found
>> math and physics boring. I was able to push through some of those
>> courses by sheer will power, but I realized, why should I spend 4 years
>> on something that I find is boring?
>
> Each discipline had courses that sorted the sheep from the goats. diff-e
> and e-mag theory were two for the ee's. o-chem did in the potential
> chemists. iirc thermodynamics weeded out the civil engineers.

This is the truth! In law in sweden, there is a course called "the wall" 
which has a similar purpose. I like this methodology, because it sends the 
message (at least I always interpreted in this way) that if you want to 
spend your life doing this, you have to fight for it and be motivated.

I do the same thing when I teach. I start hard, and lower the difficulty 
level after the first 3-4 weeks, to sort out the unmotivated ones.

Sadly I no longer have the first course, so this year, we did it in 
networking, and we'll see in january if we had the intended effect. I 
really hope all the people who threatened the school with leaving unless 
the school lowered the difficulty level of the exam left. That would be 
great! =)

Naturally we refused to lower the difficulty level, and in the end 37 out 
of 48 passed. Too many if you ask me. 30-35 I find is a good class size.

> When I took diff-e a friend had a bet with the TA for the course on
> whether I would pass. My attendance in class was spotty to say the least
> and the TA said 'No way'.  He lost.

You are one tough cookie!

>> So after jumping through legal hoops, and proving to the university that
>> my idea was correct and theirs wrong, they let me pick my own courses as
>> long as the course difficulty level (A, B, C, D level) met some
>> pre-specified levels. So in the end the emphasis was on IT and
>> philosophy,
>> with a healthy dose of psychology, business, finance etc.
>
> That was the nice thing about the psychology department. There were a few
> required courses but it was mostly a la carte.

I'm reading Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet right 
now, and a surprising amount of people in there came from a psychology 
background.

It seems the psychology education in the 60s where on to something! They 
created the best technological people in a generation, so a la carte seems 
to be very beneficial for innovation and following ones natural talents 
and interests.

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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-15 18:41 +0000
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-15 23:01 +0100
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 03:57 +0000
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-16 10:38 +0100
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 20:36 +0000
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-17 10:22 +0100
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-17 21:23 +0000
              Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-18 20:19 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-19 00:00 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-19 11:04 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-20 01:31 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-20 10:57 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-20 11:25 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-20 15:59 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-20 17:24 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-20 22:22 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-21 03:09 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-21 12:25 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-22 02:30 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-22 12:22 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-23 01:34 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-20 21:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-21 11:59 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-21 13:14 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 19:52 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 19:28 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-22 11:40 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-20 17:19 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-20 22:21 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-21 03:00 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 20:52 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-21 02:27 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 07:54 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-21 08:56 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 20:06 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-22 11:43 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-22 20:47 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-23 12:12 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-23 21:09 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-24 12:47 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 20:00 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-24 22:54 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-21 12:23 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 20:32 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-22 11:50 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-22 20:35 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-23 12:09 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-23 20:38 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-23 22:19 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 01:48 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-24 15:15 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 20:39 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-24 22:57 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-25 00:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-25 12:21 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-25 19:40 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-25 22:52 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-26 02:56 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-26 12:44 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-26 18:53 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-26 19:51 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-27 00:39 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-27 17:37 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-26 22:41 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-27 05:53 +0000
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-28 10:38 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-28 16:20 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-27 12:27 +0100
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-28 10:42 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-27 12:13 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-27 18:06 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-28 01:16 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-28 00:02 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-28 06:09 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-28 02:31 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-28 10:50 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-28 17:08 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-27 17:46 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-23 21:13 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 01:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-24 12:51 +0100
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-21 13:19 +0000
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 19:07 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-21 23:21 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-19 10:19 +0000
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    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 11:56 +0000
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        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 14:07 +0000
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-16 19:43 +0100
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 20:28 +0000
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        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-17 10:13 +0000
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-17 21:03 +0000
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-18 09:53 +0000
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-18 20:15 +0100
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    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 04:10 +0000
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