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Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing, a remake of this post. Source.

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Alan Mathison Turing (1912 — 1954) was a mathematician and computer scientist, remembered for his revolutionary work in developing the world’s first computer, and his crucial role in breaking the ENIGMA code during World War Two. He continues to be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.

This selection of articles celebrates Turing’s lifetime achievements, looks at some of the biggest achievements in computer science, discusses issues of cryptography and computability, and includes some of Turing’s own original work.

Image: Alan Turing by Christopher Brown. CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.

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no-bake peanut butter oreo dessert.

Guide to Self-Studying Japanese

A large proportion of Japanese learners self-study. Finding places to learn Japanese in a classroom environment can be difficult and expensive. Here’s a guide on how you can learn Japanese for free and from the comfort of your sofa.

When learning Japanese, the most important step is to learn Hiragana and Katakana, the writing alphabets of Japanese.

The best way I’ve found to do that is to make flashcards. Make sure you practice writing as well as recognizing them, this will not only be a great skill to have but will also reinforce the shapes in your mind.

Resources:

[Hiragana 42], the best guide I’ve found to learn the Hiragana (in a day!) [Hiranana and Katakana Quiz Site] [Kana Invaders Game] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Vocabulary….

The next step is to start learning vocabulary. Where can you find what to learn? Use a site like Memrise to find word lists (for example, there is a word list for all the vocabulary in starter textbooks like Genki), and use the amazing interface to learn them and keep them in your long term memory.

Resources:

[Memrise] as mentioned above to find and learn vocabulary lists. [Most Common Words List] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kanji….

While encountering vocabulary, you’re likely to be coming across super-complicated-looking Kanji. You can learn Kanji through Memrise as above, but there are some other websites that may be of interest.

Resources:

[Kanji Damage] A great site where you can learn Kanji through Mnemonics.[WaniKani] by the same people ho make TextFugu (below) can help you learn Kanji from scratch. [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kanji….

The next step is to apply that new vocabulary to grammar points and start making sentences.

If you can’t get your hands on textbooks like Genki, don’t fear! There are a lot of great online grammar resources.

Resources:

[TextFugu] a highly rated ‘online textbook’ which will guide you right from the beginning of learning Japanese. [Guide to Japanese] another online textbook with a lot of grammar points and excellent explanations.

The Fun Parts: Using Japanese Online Media

So you probably have learnt Japanese because you have some interest in Japanese media. Time to start using it to your learning advantage!

Aside from the obvious watching Anime, J-dramas and films, why not try Reading Japanese News? Watching Japanese TV? Just make sure you are making these activities productive - note down new vocabulary, add them to Anki, and keep learning! It’s much easier to learn things you’re interested in. Try translating Japanese songs, etc.

The most important but difficult part of self-studying Japanese is getting your own compositions checked. Utilize all that grammar and vocabulary and write a short piece, it could be a diary entry or a short essay. Get it recorded for you by a native on RhinoSpike, and checked for grammar and consistencies on Lang-8.These sites also give you the chance to connect with Japanese natives, and perhaps start up some language exchanges!

For more resources, take a look at my Ultimate Resources List

Any more tips? Comment below!

Things You Need To Know Before Your Next Job Interview

Putting this here for future reference.

important.

I want this poster sized for my classroom.  Not every job is going to be, “Well, I just walked in wearing my street clothes and McDonald’s hired me…I dunno what the big deal is…”

Here are some extremely useful pose guides made by Aomori over on deviantArt.

This is mostly just a reference for myself because I just lost these and couldn’t remember where to find them, so I’m not going to bother tagging.  But I thought some of my followers could also possibly use these too.

Considering my tendency to draw women over men, this is useful.

helloooooo useful poses

Foervraengd/BittersweetDisease’s MANGA to REALISTIC Tutorial Series!!

Part One - Facial Features

Part Two - Shapes/3D

Part Three - Shapes/Facial Features Explained In Better Detail

Part Four - Expressions

Part Five - Neck/Hair

Part Six - Drawing - VERY IMPORTANT INFO HERE!!!

Part Seven - Gender/Age

Part Eight - Ethnics - READ THE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE SOURCES!

Part Nine - Faces/Scars/Injuries/Misc.

Part Ten - Values/Shading

Part Eleven - Workflow

Part Twelve - Abstract Realism

I really love those tutorials

they are like…how I improved the whole year

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these are really good and helped me to improve my drawing skills a whole lot!

Pose Studies © Kate-Fox

STUDIESSSS

LOL do I get an I tried star?

I really don’t know how to do a tutorial so instead I’ll just provide links of references and tutorials.

Drawing Hands by `majnouna Hands Reference by *Kibbitzer Hands Reference I by =Ninjatic Hands Reference II by =Ninjatic Hand Tutorial -Tips+Reference- by *Qinni Hand Tutorial 2 by *Qinni Hands Tutorial by *JohnYume Hand Tutorial 1 by *manic-goose Hand Tutorial 2 Hand Tutorial 3 Right Hand - Reference by ~WindsweptSummer Left Hand - Reference by ~WindsweptSummer Learn How to Draw Hands How to Draw Hands: 35 Tutorials

References I found and use for doodling- 

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Reblog :) if you follow me i’ll follow back <3

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During a robbery, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: “Don’t move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you.”

Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called “Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking.

When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the robber shouted at her: “Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape!” 

This is called “Being Professional” Focus only on what you are trained to do! 

When the bank robbers returned home, the younger robber (MBA-trained) told the older robber (who has only completed Year 6 in primary school): “Big brother, let’s count how much we got.” 

The older robber rebutted and said: “You are very stupid. There is so much money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV news will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!” 

This is called “Experience.” Nowadays, experience is more important than paper qualifications! 

After the robbers had left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police quickly. But the supervisor said to him: “Wait! Let us take out $10 million from the bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 million that we have previously embezzled from the bank”.

This is called “Swim with the tide.” Converting an unfavorable situation to your advantage!

The supervisor says: “It will be good if there is a robbery every month.” 

This is called “Killing Boredom.” Personal Happiness is more important than your job.

The next day, the TV news reported that $100 million was taken from the bank. The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count $20 million. The robbers were very angry and complained: “We risked our lives and only took $20 million. The bank manager took $80 million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!” 

This is called “Knowledge is worth as much as gold!” 

The bank manager was smiling and happy because his losses in the share market are now covered by this robbery. 

This is called “Seizing the opportunity.” Daring to take risks! 

So who are the real robbers here?

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Wow… If you don’t read this, you’re wilding.

This is rather relevant to how I ended up in my job position…

wow

Dammnnn