I had a tough teacher and even then I didn't get piled with a lot of math. What you do get in Micro is relatively easy stuff. Most of the calculations can be done easily on a calculator, or a little more difficultly in your head. It just involves knowing *how* the things are related. Do NOT psyche yourself out on the math, seriously. If you do, you'll overanalyze the homework that actually requires it.

I would reccomend buying a book of graph paper for notes and some homework though.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Definitely... I forgot to get that actually because I knew my friends had to use it for their classes. Yeah, it definitely takes a load off knowing there's not as much math as I expected... That really means a lot to hear.

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Just got done reading the "Legends" collection, and it's good to know something about Shadow's life after "American Gods" ended.

But what interested me most out of that collection convinced me to start on Tad Williams' "Otherland" series.

I recently read the "Mote" series. Brilliant. Though I still just like the Ringworld series more.

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I will be in need of a new book next week. Does anyone have any suggestions? Something I can easily find at Barnes and Noble and something that isn't some sort of suspense/drama. Something recently released?

I just finished Jpod, the new book by Douglas Coupland. Check that out, Crabby...he is known for his snappy dialog and non-stop pop culture references. The book itself is about gaming programmers.

Is it paperback? I can't read a hardcover while taking a shit.

Just reread Women by Bukowski. Fuggin nuts. Unfortunately I can't get through ten minutes of the Matt Dillon-movie about him. Really would have liked it to be good.

I just realized today that, unless you count comics, I haven't read a fiction book since I graduated college in 97. And I'm a pretty voracious reader too. Just all non-fiction.

Right now, during my lunch breaks, I'm reading Alan Light's "Skills To Pay The Bills," an oral history of the Beastie Boys. 'Cause it's light. And because I've decided that I'm going to rent the inflatable penis from the Licensed to Ill tour for my eventual funeral. Cause what would be better than a huge rubber cock during a time of mourning?

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I has a flavor!

You're reading an oral history?

Right now I'm rereading the Avatar Trilogy from the Forgotten Realms fantasy series.

Before that I was reading a bunch of Orwellian sci-fi from the sixties. I'll get back to you about authors.

Anything by Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is an amusing read though, even if you aren't especially into fantasy.

One author my grandfather got me hooked on recently is Christopher Moore. I read [u]The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove[/u] by him and started on his novel [u]Lamb[/u] but didn't get to finish. They're hilarious and exceptionally written; I would suggest them to anybody regardless of preferences.

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It was such a waste of everyone’s time and money that even the Tokyo stadium’s rape robots apologized– something they were programmed specifically never to do.

Agreed on the Pratchett. I would go through puberty and basic training again to be 17 and reading them for the first time.

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i loved "american gods" and wasn't aware there was another book that dealt with the characters/subject. kick ass, i'll add that to the 'read soon' list

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i loved "american gods" and wasn't aware there was another book that dealt with the characters/subject. kick ass, i'll add that to the 'read soon' list

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Actually, "Legends" is a collection of short stories. Just one in there by Gaiman, but the whole collection is damn impressive. He says that writing that one novella gave him the idea for the third Gods novel.

The second complete novel from the American Gods setting is "Anansi Boys."

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AngryAmerican:

Have you read any that aren't part of the Discworld series? I know he's got some other stuff, some of it for kids of young adults or whatever, and some of it not, but I haven't yet looked into any of it. Any input on whether it's worth doing so?

yeah, 'the amazing maurice and his educated rodents' was a good read and 'bad omens' co written by neil gaiman was fucking excellent.

'johnny and the bomb' was a bit TOO juvenile for me. other than those i haven't read any of his other stuff...

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Kill Whitey.

HC has some totally boss taste.

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'bad omens' co written by neil gaiman was fucking excellent.

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Bad Omens is one of those absurdly awesome team-ups that would never happen if the world wasn't such a totally wonderful place. Neil and Terry are IT.

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It's grime time.

some day there will be a Discworld movie.
oh yes there will...

and once hollywood gets hold of it, it'll probably suck.
only hollywood can so thoroughly destroy a guaranteed winner.

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some day there will be a Discworld movie.
oh yes there will

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'bad omens' co written by neil gaiman was fucking excellent.

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I didn't want to correct him.

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What others say about boorite!

Suuuuuuuure.

:P

They're still IT.

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It's grime time.

hey, you pour as much mind shredding chemicals into your system as i do.......

aw fuck it. i'm just dumb.

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