2012: More opportunity for self-improvement.

[ http://www.codecademy.com ] and [ http://www.khanacademy.org ].

Two sites. Different intents, same purpose. One teaches code, while the other teaches subjects from mathematics to art history. Both are worth investigating, for sure. Codecademy and Khan Academy both offer self-paced lessons and well-taught curriculum.

I have two large, multi-part goals that I plan to accomplish by using these two resources:
- Quit writing sloppy code (or reusing functions unnecessarily - no more "frankencode")
- Become proficient in calculus, physics, and understanding today's economy

This, I resolve to do during this new year that we have.

If you're interested, consider also:
This list of free online classes, which has links (at the bottom of the page) to universities' OpenCourseWare - free classes to help you learn just about anything.

Of Interest: Russian Resources!

Dobre Utra. Доброе утро. Good morning~


[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language ]
[ http://masterrussian.com/ ]
[ http://www.freedict.com/onldict/rus.html ]

Pronunciation is easy for me (I'm good at picking up accents).

Learning to read is a bit difficult, though. The Russian alphabet has something like 33 letters, special rules for spelling, and is a form of Cyrillic script.