LOST IN DREAMS AND REALITY

If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless… nobody wants to be in it.

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Here’s an easy resolution: This stuff is all free as long as you have access to a computer, and the skills you learn will be invaluable in your career, and/or life in general. 

1. Become awesome at Excel.

Chandoo is one of many gracious Excel experts who wants to share their knowledge with the world. Excel excellence is one of those skills that will improve your chances of getting a good job instantly, and it will continue to prove invaluable over the course of your career. What are you waiting for?

2. Learn how to code.

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Perhaps no other skill you can learn for free online has as much potential to lead to a lucrative career. Want to build a site for your startup? Want to build the next big app? Want to get hired at a place like BuzzFeed? You should learn to code. There are a lot of places that offer free or cheap online coding tutorials, but I recommend Code Academy for their breadth and innovative program. If you want to try a more traditional route, Harvard offers its excellent Introduction to Computer Science course online for free.

3. Make a dynamic website.

You could use a pre-existing template or blogging service, or you could learn Ruby on Rails and probably change your life forever. Here’s an extremely helpful long list of free Ruby learning tools that includes everything from Rails for Zombies to Learn Ruby The Hard Way. Go! Ruby! Some basic programming experience, like one of the courses above, might be helpful (but not necessarily required if you’re patient with yourself).

4. Learn to make a mobile game.

If you’re not interested in coding anything other than fun game apps, you could trythis course from the University of Reading. It promises to teach you how to build a game in Java, even if you don’t have programming experience! If you want to make a truly great game, you might want to read/listen up on Game Theory first.

5. Start reading faster.

Spreeder is a free online program that will improve your reading skill and comprehension no matter how old you are. With enough practice, you could learn to double, triple, or even quadruple the speed at which you read passages currently, which is basically like adding years to your life.

6. Learn a language!

With Duolingo, you can learn Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or English (from any of the above or more). There’s a mobile app and a website, and the extensive courses are completely free.

Full disclosure: BuzzFeed and other websites are in a partnership with DuoLingo, but they did not pay or ask for this placement.

7. Pickle your own vegetables.

Tired of your farmer’s market haul going bad before you use it all? Or do you just love tangy pickled veggies? You too can pickle like a pro thanks to SkillShare and Travis Grillo.

8. Improve your public speaking skills.

You can take the University of Washington’s Intro to Public Speaking for free online. Once you learn a few tricks of the trade, you’ll be able to go into situations like being asked to present at a company meeting or giving a presentation in class without nearly as much fear and loathing.

9. Get a basic handle of statistics.

UC Berkeley put a stats intro class on iTunes. Once you know how to understand the numbers yourself, you’ll never read a biased “news” article the same way again — 100% of authors of this post agree!

10. Understand basic psychology.

Knowing the basics of psych will bring context to your understanding of yourself, the dynamics of your family and friendships, what’s really going on with your coworkers, and the woes and wonders of society in general. Yale University has its Intro to Psychology lectures online for free.

11. Make your own music.

Step one: Learn how to play guitar: Justin Guitar is a fine and free place to start learning chords and the basic skills you’ll need to be able to play guitar — from there, it’s up to you, but once you know the basics, just looking up tabs for your favorite songs and learning them on your own is how many young guitar players get their start (plus it’s an excellent party trick).

Step two: A delightful free voice lesson from Berklee College Of Music.

Step three: Have you always thought you had an inner TSwift? Berklee College of Music offers an Introduction to Songwriting course completely for free online. The course is six weeks long, and by the end of the lesson you’ll have at least one completed song.

Step four: Lifehacker’s basics of music production will help you put it all together once you have the skills down! You’ll be recording your own music, ready to share with your valentine or the entire world, in no time!

12. Learn to negotiate.

Let Stanford’s Stan Christensen explain how to negotiate in business and your personal life, managing relationships for your personal gain and not letting yourself be steamrolled. There are a lot of football metaphors and it’s great.

13. Stop hating math.

If you struggled with math throughout school and now have trouble applying it in real-world situations when it crops up, try Saylor.org’s Real World Math course. It will reteach you basic math skills as they apply IRL. Very helpful!

14. Start drawing!

All kids draw — so why do we become so afraid of it as adults? Everyone should feel comfortable with a sketchbook and pencil, and sketching is a wonderful way to express your creativity. DrawSpace is a great place to start. (I also highly recommend the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain if you can drop a few dollars for a used copy.)

15. Make your own animated GIF.

BuzzFeed’s own Katie Notopoulos has a great, simple guide to making an animated GIF without Photoshop. This is all you need to be the king or queen of Tumblr or your favorite email chains.

16. Appreciate jazz.

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Have you never really “gotten” jazz? If you want to be able to participate in conversations at fancy parties and/or just add some context to your appreciation of all music, try this free online course from UT Austin.

17. Write well.

Macalester College’s lecture series is excellent. If you’re more interested in journalism, try Wikiversity’s course selection.

18. Get better at using Photoshop.

Another invaluable skill that will get you places in your career, learning Photoshop can be as fun as watching the hilarious videos on You Suck At Photoshop or as serious as this extensive Udemy training course (focused on photo retouching).

19. Take decent pictures.

Lifehacker’s basics of photography might be a good place to start. Learn how your camera works, the basic of composition, and editing images in post-production. If you finish that and you’re not sure what to do next, here’s a short course on displaying and sharing your digital photographs.

20. Learn to knit.

Instructables has a great course by a woman who is herself an online-taught knitter. You’ll be making baby hats and cute scarves before this winter’s over!

21. Get started with investing in stocks.

If you are lucky enough to have a regular income, you should start learning about savings and investment now. Investopedia has a ton of online resources, including this free stocks basics course. Invest away!

22. Clean your house in a short amount of time.

Unf$#k Your Habitat has a great emergency cleaning guide for when your mother-in-law springs a surprise visit on you. While you’re over there, the entire blog is good for getting organized and clean in the long term, not just in “emergencies.” You’ll be happier for it.

23. Start practicing yoga.

Most cities have free community classes (try just searching Google or inquiring at your local yoga studio), or if you’re more comfortable trying yoga at home, YogaGlohas a great 15-day trial and Yome is a compendium of 100% free yoga videos. If you’re already familiar with basic yoga positions but you need an easy way to practice at home, I recommend YogaTailor’s free trial as well.

24. Tie your shoelaces more efficiently.

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Woman kills man for refusing to give her beer 

Woman stabs man for refusing to have sex with her, threatens to cry rape 

Woman rips off man’s testicle because he rejected her, tried to swallow it

Woman kills man for refusing to marry her 

Woman cuts off man’s penis because of argument 

Woman shoots her husband after argument 

Woman cuts off cheating boyfriend’s penis, flushes it

Woman suspects husband of cheating, stabs him to death 

Woman shoots, kills boyfriend for cheating 

Woman stabs boyfriend for cheating in Monopoly board game 

Woman shoots, kills man for ending relationship 

Woman sets husband’s genitals on fire for hugging another woman, dies 

Woman kills, dismembers husband’s body over argument 

Mother kills 18-month old twins to get back at husband she thought was cheating 

Woman kills husband after he confronts her about affair 

Woman kills cheating husband with lethal dose of heroin 

Woman runs over, kills cheating husband 

Obese woman sits on boyfriend, kills him and avoids jail time 

Woman kills boyfriend with stiletto shoe

Woman murders cheating husband with coffee mug 

Woman kills boyfriend for not buying her a gift 

Woman kills boyfriend who accused her of cheating 

Woman stabs and kills boyfriend , Judge: “I hope you die in prison”

Woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend, buries him in pile of debris 

Woman shoots boyfriend in the back of the neck, killing him 

Woman shoots boyfriend six times, kills him after argument 

Woman stabs, kills boyfriend over mother’s day gift 

Woman stabs boyfriend to death, also stabbed her husband to death 7 years prior

Woman pushes way into home, stabs boyfriend to death over argument 

Woman angry at boyfriend takes her anger out on his 4 year-old 

Woman stabs boyfriend to death, thought he was cheating on her 

Woman bludgeons husband to death with hammer to pay back loan 

Woman stabs, kills boyfriend during argument 

Woman murders boyfriend for tweeting out his female crush 

Woman shoots and kills boyfriend, kills self while out on bail 

Woman stabs to death boyfriend over argument about an ex 

Woman stabs and kills boyfriend for social media posts 

Woman shoots boyfriend in the face, fails to make it look like suicide 

Woman kills boyfriend’s puppies during phone argument

Woman shoots boyfriend in the face with rifle during argument 

Woman pushes boyfriend off fence after argument, killing him 

Woman attacks boyfriend with large knife, intent to kill 

Woman abused, threatens to kill boyfriend in sleep

Woman beats, murders boyfriend and puts him in freezer because he wanted to break up with her

Woman held gun to boyfriend’s head, murders on Christmas 

Woman with previous assault charge on another boyfriend stabs and kills different boyfriend 

Woman attempts to murder boyfriend with giant breasts 

Woman stabs boyfriend in neck, killing him after argument 

Woman chokes and stabs ex-boyfriends cat to death 

Woman starts argument with boyfriend, stabs and kills with umbrella 

Woman kills boyfriend with her car after argument 

Woman shoots, kills boyfriend in his bathroom 

Woman shoots, kills boyfriend with illegal handgun 

Woman sets her boyfriend on fire, killing him 

Woman shoots and kills ex-boyfriend multiple times, kills herself

Woman shoots boyfriend in the head, found out he was dating other women 

Woman stabs and kills boyfriend over finances 

Woman stabs and kills boyfriend’s lizard because she thought he was flirting with other women 

Woman shoots, kills boyfriend who wanted to end their relationship and urged her to get an abortion 

Woman attempts to murder husband with poison in her vagina

Woman stabs boyfriend to death after he slaps daughter

Woman conspires to have secret lover murder her husband

Woman stabs, kills boyfriend over argument on Labor Day

Woman stabs boyfriend in the chest over argument 

Woman stabs boyfriend to death after finding photos of other women on cell phone 

Woman tortured ex-boyfriend’s dog until it died after argument 

Woman stabs boyfriend in his chest and through his lung, nearly killing him 

Woman fatally stabs boyfriend during heated argument 

Woman kills her boyfriend with blunt force trauma to the head using frying pan

Woman stabs boyfriend to death for drinking her beer 

Woman strangles boyfriend to death during argument 

Woman stabs boyfriend with serrated knife over argument 

Woman shoots, murders boyfriend while she was on house arrest for another murder 11 years prior 

Woman stabs, kills boyfriend then texts friend about eating the body 

Woman stabs, kills boyfriend over dispute 

Woman shoots boyfriend in the head, suspecting he was cheating 

Woman shoots man in the groin after argument 

Woman fires handgun into the home of man who denied her a kiss 

Woman stabs husband to death over cheating fears 

Woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend 

Women kills husband, commits suicide 

Woman shoots and kills man over argument 

Woman kills husband with baseball bat for talking back to her 

Woman kills husband, confesses to family then shoots herself 

Woman stabs boyfriend 31 times after he said ex’s name in his sleep 

Woman shoots husband in the head, shoots herself 

Woman kills boyfriend over argument at house party 

Woman shoots boyfriend with shotgun for texting another woman 

Woman kills boyfriend because she “smelled sex on him” 

Woman runs over boyfriend, kills him

Woman stabs boyfriend in the eye for turning down threesome 

Woman stabs ex-boyfriend for refusing to stop playing the Eagles 

Woman stabs boyfriend, throws out his prosthetic legs so he can’t chase her 

Woman ties up, stabs husband 193 times, jury finds her guilty for suspicion of trying to claim life insurance 

Woman stabs fiance for refusing to take her to the liquor store 

Woman assaults and threatens boyfriend with knife for not cuddling 

Woman stabs man with ceramic squirrel for not bring home beer 

Woman stabs taxi driver after he refuses to have sex with her 

Woman stabs ex-boyfriend in his penis after discovering he had a new girlfriend

Woman stabs boyfriend twice over time he spent in bathroom 

Woman stabs boyfriend over Facebook post 

Woman stabs her boyfriend several times because his dog ate her marijuana stash 

Woman stabs boyfriend for not calling her every two hours 

Woman shoots man five times for rejecting her, kills herself 

Woman murders ex-boyfriend with liquor laced with poison, was jealous he was engaged to new woman 

Comedian Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife on May 27th 1998

NFL player Steve McNair was murdered by his girlfriend on July 4th, 2009

John Wayne Bobbitt had his penis cut completely off on June 23rd, 1993

Travis Alexander was murdered by Jodi Arias on June 4th, 2008

Andrew Bagby was murdered by Shirley Jane Turner on November 6th, 2001 (She later murdered their 1 year-old son on August 18th, 2003)

Brenda Spencer killed two and injured nine at Cleveland Elementary School on January 29th, 1979

Laurie Dann killed one boy and injured five others at Hubbard Woods Elementary School on May 20th, 1988

Jennifer San Marco killed eight people at Goleta postal facility on January 30th, 2006

Sylvia Seegrist killed three and injured seven during a shooting spree at a Springfield mall on October 30th, 1985

Mary Ann Holder killed five children including her own son in Pleasent Gardens, NC on November 20th, 2011

Jullian Robbins killed one and injured two at Penn State on September 17th, 1997

Heather Smith killed two then committed suicide at Spanaway Junior High School on November 26th, 1985

Latina Williams killed two others then self at Louisiana Technical College on February 8th, 2008

Amy Bishop Anderson killed three and wounded three others at the University of Alabama on February 12th, 2010

What’s most interesting though is that mainstream media doesn’t even mention female shooters when they claim to show the history of the crime — but I guess they’re going by high scores. While its true that most shooting sprees are committed by males, it is also truethat most child abuse, neglect, and murders are committed by females.

Women who killed or attempted to kill children in the news, past 30 days (US):

Florida woman shoots, kills her 2 teenage sons 

Mother throws 1 year-old daughter under truck, kills her 

California mom stabs her 3 daughters to death. all under 2 years old

Mother attempts to kill her 3 teenage children 

Mother kills her infant son by stabbing him to death 

Woman kills 2 year-old girl, attempts to kill 10 year-old boy 

Utah mom murders 6 newborns, keeps them in garage 

Mother charged with trying to suffocate daughter 

Woman charged for killing 8-month old baby 

Women who killed or attempted to kill children in the news between January and April 2014 (US):

Mother drowns both of her sons aged 3 and 6 

Mother attempts to drown her 3 children in ocean 

Utah mother shoots and kills two teen daughters, then herself 

Mother suffocates 14 month old son, fails at attempted suicide 

Woman babysitter murders 19 month old boy 

Mom kills 7 month old daughter, blames Jesus 

Woman operating illegal daycare responsible for 3 month old girl’s death, police find 14 children in her basement 

Mom strangles 3 day old baby boy, discarded body in trashcan 

Woman suffocates 2 year old girl of fiance, fakes sexual assault by unknown assailant to cover tracks 

Mother charged with killing 2 year-old daughter 

Mother of several children with history of violence murdered and buried 2 year-old daughter in shallow grave 

Mother stabs and kills her 2 children in exorcism 

Mother kills her teen son and daughter, self 

Mother confesses to killing 10 year-old son 

Mother tortures and kills 3 year-old son, burned genitals with lighter 

This is only mid-year and I didn’t even include the reports of mothers killing their children from previous years or other countries.”

Patriarchy is still the root of why women are framed as “inherently innocent” for lack of a better phrase and why men are framed as “inherently aggressive”.

It’s why people are under the impression that women aren’t capable of being abusive/violent/etc.

****** ATTENTION ******

This is very time sensitive. 

A man by the name of Marcellus Williams was WRONGLY convicted of a murder which DNA even proves he did not do

Not only does the DNA on the weapon not match him but none of the physical evidence (fingernail scrapings, hair, footprints) actually matched Marcellus.

So how did the prosecutors get a conviction? They had a jailhouse snitch and a crack-addicted prostitute testify against him. 

He is scheduled to be executed tonight: August 22, 2017

Here’s how you can help:

Call / Tweet / Message Missouri Gov @EricGreitens (573)751-3222  demanding to halt the execution

Sign this petition 

Spread #MarcellusWilliams everywhere (already beginning to trend)

All the info on his case is here