amateurpolymath

eBay doesn't require any mandatory training, nor are eBay sellers compelled to make a minimum amount of listings. However, the biggest difference is this: eBay doesn't set prices. It charges fees to sellers for the use of its service, but doesn't dictate the price of the items you sell.

It seems the "punk" in Solarpunk is there for contrast with Cyberpunk.

A life without room for tools is a life I'm not interested in living. I'll keep buying the newly minted minimalists' old stuff on Craigslist and fixing it up for myself.

I can imagine it. Went to a university in Florida that had dorms without AC.

A biography of Nikola Tesla. He clashed with his professors, became addicted to gambling, had a nervous breakdown, got exploited by Edison, became a prolific inventor, died alone in deep debt. There are a lot of lessons to be taken from Tesla's successes and even more from his failures.

Rosen's discrete math book recommended in this article is pretty good. His number theory text is also great (used it in my number theory course, it was better than the instructor). Avoid the 6th edition, not worth the extra cash. Link: http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Number-Theory-Kenneth-Rosen...

Misleading title: only 22 developed countries were tested, hardly "the world".

> I hope to see a change in the reward structure and system of values at research-oriented universities so that teaching and expository writing become legitimate as a specialty.

This is a problem in many fields. Teaching and exposition are often seen as low-value distractions from research, the type of work better left to "lesser" scholars (graduate students, non-tenure track faculty). Many mediocre researchers would be stellar teachers but you are more respected (and better paid) for research.