That non-math class sounds dreadful. Are you really in to classics or something? Also, I don’t know where you go to school but a lot of places allow students to do independent-study in an area with the guidance of a professor. This is a really good option if the best non-math course you can find involves reading the Iliad.
Also, I’m really just replying to this so that I can congratulate you on this sentence:
If a discussion gets unwieldy, celebrate by turning it into a top-level post.
This is maybe the best sentence I have read in the last few months.
That non-math class sounds dreadful. Are you really in to classics or something?
Well, there’s a choice of nine “Arts & Humanities” sequences I could be taking. Each one covers a single civilization (e.g. ancient Greece and Rome, early Europe, the Islamic Middle East) in detail, including history and paper-writing. Each consists of one double class each semester for a year. This sequence is the biggest component of the general education requirements here. Perhaps dreadfulness is mandatory.
This is maybe the best sentence I have read in the last few months.
Perhaps some is. But that requirement sounds especially bad. It definitely isn’t a universal requirement. Any particular reason you are at this university? I know some schools have gotten rid of core requirements altogether (though if you aren’t in the US you probably have fewer options).
If a discussion gets unwieldy, celebrate by turning it into a top-level post.
It is simple. And the notion that we should celebrate unwieldy discussions (and do so by expanding them!) perfectly encapsulates the culture of Less Wrong. But celebrating and unwieldy are two words that are never related in this way which makes the sentence seem fresh and counter to prevailing custom.
That non-math class sounds dreadful. Are you really in to classics or something? Also, I don’t know where you go to school but a lot of places allow students to do independent-study in an area with the guidance of a professor. This is a really good option if the best non-math course you can find involves reading the Iliad.
Also, I’m really just replying to this so that I can congratulate you on this sentence:
This is maybe the best sentence I have read in the last few months.
Well, there’s a choice of nine “Arts & Humanities” sequences I could be taking. Each one covers a single civilization (e.g. ancient Greece and Rome, early Europe, the Islamic Middle East) in detail, including history and paper-writing. Each consists of one double class each semester for a year. This sequence is the biggest component of the general education requirements here. Perhaps dreadfulness is mandatory.
Awesome! Now, if only I could figure out why.
Perhaps some is. But that requirement sounds especially bad. It definitely isn’t a universal requirement. Any particular reason you are at this university? I know some schools have gotten rid of core requirements altogether (though if you aren’t in the US you probably have fewer options).
It is simple. And the notion that we should celebrate unwieldy discussions (and do so by expanding them!) perfectly encapsulates the culture of Less Wrong. But celebrating and unwieldy are two words that are never related in this way which makes the sentence seem fresh and counter to prevailing custom.