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    Favorite Mashups - All Your Favorites in One Place

    Michael McDonald I keep forgetting and Nate Dogg/Warren G Regulate
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    Music Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

    Cover: No Quarter, by Tool Original: by Led Zeppelin
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    Schools What are the best online physics courses?

    If your goal is ultimately get a bachelors degree in physics, then the physics classes will most likely have calculus 1 as a prerequisite for the first physics course and calculus 2 as co-req with the 2nd physics class. Most likely you'll need Calc 3 and Differential Equations, but I believe...
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    Other Transitioning from Theoretical Physics to Software Dev: Steps & Difficulties

    I know I'm late to the game but I'll contribute my $0.02 anyway as it may help someone other than the original poster. I've worked in software development/IT for 25 years and I have interviewed many candidates. The first things I look for are attitude and initiative. These are things that...
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    Physics Is a PhD in Physics the Right Choice for Me?

    I didn't see if the original poster of the question give any indication of location or background so what I say will have the following presuppositions: You're a student in the United States and took a traditional path as far as education, undergrad right after high school and graduate school...
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    Iron Maiden's "To Tame a Land" question

    I heard somewhere that Iron Maiden originally wanted to name their song "To Tame a Land" Dune but Frank Herbert did not give his permission as he was not a fan of their type of music. Has anyone else heard this before? Is this documented anywhere? Thanks in advance, clb
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    Creating a Computer Graphics Career Goal: A Rough Plan for 960 Hours

    I know I may be a little late to the party, but I'll throw in my $0.02 USD. I don't think this was mentioned but it may be helpful to you that over the course of learning, build a portfolio with your work. My understanding is that CG is a highly competitive field (basing this on what others...
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    Who is Chris? A Math Grad Turned IT/Programming Pro in Texas

    I'm not really good at these so here goes: My name is Chris and I live in Texas. I graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics and have been working in IT/Programming for the last 20 years.
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    What should one look for in an undergrad math program?

    For whichever institution/degree/concentration your friend chooses, there will be a set of required courses and a set number of elective hours and most likely a computer programming course using a high level language like C++, Java, etc. or software like Matlab. If your friend is planning on...
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