Feel Like A Studyblr And A Langblr

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As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse.  It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms 

As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable.  As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.

Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.

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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

06/05

I decided to take up Chinese again. I used to take classes when I was in high school but I had to stop when I started acting school. But I've been missing it and figured now is as good a time as any. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the majority of what I had learned but I do remember a couple of things.

📖 academic/learning 📖

- Spanish (reading Las brujas del ayer y del mañana and it's so much fun) (2h)

- Chinese (57min)

🌻 self-care 🌻

- water (>2.5lt)

- tattoo aftercare

🎧🎶 : whale sounds

until these 5x7 cards run out!

I caved & bought 100 more cards. they’re thicker & better-quality (ivory vellum)

I’ve also bought protective slips, to prevent damage while mailing

AND I got…this…….creature? if desired, she’ll contribute a pawprint 🐾

I know these are Horrible Drawings™ but I’m so happy w the line quality this thing gives me!

Check the syllabus

Check the syllabus

Check the syllabus

Read the syllabus

i went to lincoln christmas market and dragged my dad around the cathedral to look at all of the stained glass windows!

i’ve made a to-do list for tonight and tomorrow, which includes finishing off a few books i have started, some chores, and doing a bit of uni work.

11.22.22

est > pst makes u feel like a god, but pst > est is……. probably one of the most humbling of adjustments. :’) 1 hour late is an improvement on 2 hours late, right? :’)))))))

very excited to go home, make a nice dinner, and maybe rewatch goncharov (1973) if it’s back on streaming platforms these days

day 10 of my autumn studying challenge!:

•what is your favorite thing about your major? why?

being able to shape young minds. being able to help people learn english so that they can use the language and benefit from it in their own lives. being always in touch with the languages. idk man i just love the idea of being a student’s favorite teacher, you know? two weeks ago after the class i was walking to the bus stop and four of my students came to me, all smiley and they were like good evening teacher! see you! and i almost shed actual tears. it’s such an amazing feeling.

-> oh boi. i’ll have my first mid-term this tuesday. it’s the museum education class, it’s not that hard even if there are many things to keep in mind. i spent my day in my dorm room, reading ppts and taking notes.

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French