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    Why is the plural for moose not meese?

    If I wasn't a native speaker I would refuse to learn it.
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    Why is the plural for moose not meese?

    Simply put, English is a language that has evolved over the centuries with a lot of input from other languages, specifically old Norse, Latin, and German.
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    Studying Should I pursue a masters degree after 4.5 years working in IT?

    Not sure what country you're in so for the sake of my input, I'll assume USA because that's what I'm most familiar with. Are you looking at going full-time or part-time? Will you be funding this yourself through loans or personal finances or will you be looking for a funded program? Also, you...
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    Job Skills Resume Help and Career Guidance - EE Grad

    Just a few thoughts as I was on the job market recently (within the past year). Listing skills first before employment history for an experienced professional is suspect to some recruiters as it's looked at as trying to hide lack of experience. So if you are an experienced professional, list...
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    How useful is this if I want to begin programming?

    While Basic can teach you certain fundamentals of programming practice and style, I wouldn't stop at just learning one language. Why? because when you're a hammer, everything is a nail. If all you know is one language, you'll try to make that language fit every paradigm/problem. Also...
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    Learning Assembly and computer architecture for x86

    Just my $0.02 but I wouldn't waste cycles (see what I did there) on learning x86 assembly. You're not going to out optimize the compiler. Learning assembly is a noble goal but I would focus on RISC such as ARM. Yes it's a little harder but may have more practical import. As some have said really...
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    Working for defense company?

    I may be late to the party here but my first job out of college was working at Boeing at an Air Force Base in the USA. The defense contractor company's know what they're getting when they hire a new graduate. Usually they will know the kinds of course work you had (some may have you submit a...
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    Engineering Is a career in Optics/Photonics engineering right for me?

    The tag line for this thread "is a career in Optics/Photonics engineering right for me?" Only you can ultimately decide if it's right for you. You asked about job prospects. I would suggest you go to LinkedIn, indeed, etc and see what the prospects look like. If your university has a strong...
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    Dune: Prophecy, what to read for additional story context?

    Thanks for all the replies. I feel like Dune: Prophecy takes inspiration from the Brian Herbert works and weaving a narrative. Feels kind of like what Apple TV is doing with Foundation.
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    Dune: Prophecy, what to read for additional story context?

    The Sy-Fy 2000 miniseries where William Hurt as Duke Leto was based off Dune. Children of Dune miniseries takes from Dune Messiah and Children of Dune.
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    Physics Theoretical Physics Careers in Germany

    just curious, from your post I suspect that you currently do not reside in Germany. First question is, do you know German? If not, I suspect your prospects will be nil.
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    When should a beginner programmer learn vims/emacs?

    I know I'm a bit late to the party and haven't read through all the previous posts (yeah, I know) but just my $0.02. If you are just beginning learning programming, stay away from GUI based IDEs. Why? because the IDEs are designed more for rapid development that provide tools in this regard...
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    My Grade 11 Math mark is eating me alive. What do I do?

    After reading the OP, it seems like the anxiety you're having is due to putting all of your eggs in the UofT basket. Are there other schools you are considering? Also keep in mind that if any college/university sees you took AP classes, they'll understand that those courses are more challenging...
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    MOOC for MATLAB

    I have and am going through them. I was just seeing if anyone here had utilized other MOOC web sites and if they're worth the time/money.
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    MOOC for MATLAB

    Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for MOOC (Udemy, Edx, Coursera, etc.) for learning MATLAB? Thanks in advance, clb
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