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Red Hot Soho
08-04-2012, 12:26 PM
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. --Frank Zappa

I thought this would be of good interest to many of you. Remember it's never too late to be interested in academia! It's more open now than ever before.

http://noexcuselist.com/

To people who want an introduction to literature theory (How to get more out of your books, for free!)

http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-300/lecture-1
Mutatis-Mutandis
08-04-2012, 05:39 PM
That quote didn't really work out for me.

:thumbsup: on the Zappa quote, though.
Revolte
08-04-2012, 09:40 PM
That quote didn't really work out for me.

:thumbsup: on the Zappa quote, though.

Yea, I agree. Of all the people I've met in college, we only talked of doing such acts! But it never happened. College is such a lie.

I hated college though, I do think educating yourself is a better outlet.
Buh4Bee
08-04-2012, 09:53 PM
Nice suggestion regarding the course. My friend always raves about the Khan Academy.
Delta40
08-04-2012, 09:58 PM
Hey I want to subject myself to the pain of a paid for education - even if I don't get laid!
Desolation
08-04-2012, 11:16 PM
I do think educating yourself is a better outlet.

As someone who pursued the self-education outlet for four years after high school, I can attest to how fulfilling it is.

You'd be very surprised, though, at just how terrible it looks on your resume.
Sancho
08-04-2012, 11:47 PM
Nice link, Red.

Here's another I found recently, TED Talks: www.ted.com
Delta40
08-04-2012, 11:56 PM
Wow Just listened to the old english poetry lectures at Oxford. Cool!
louisgeorge
08-11-2012, 07:10 AM
Sancho your link is better than Red :)
Sancho
08-11-2012, 09:25 PM
I've had great fun with the Ted Talks. There are some real gems over there. In fact, if I could figure out how to get tickets, I'd like to see the filming in person.
OrphanPip
08-11-2012, 11:00 PM
The tickets are exorbitantly expensive, in the several thousand dollar range.
Darcy88
08-12-2012, 02:34 AM
As someone who pursued the self-education outlet for four years after high school, I can attest to how fulfilling it is.

You'd be very surprised, though, at just how terrible it looks on your resume.

Its annoying. I have a knowledge on certain subjects equalling university professors but I am mostly self-taught and therefore just another pretty face and body to be used in manual labour.