Duolingo and Coursera courses are free. I haven't worked with edX myself. I think you may have to pay a fee to get certificates and whatnot from some free courses, but if you're just in it for the knowledge, that's not an issue.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Aug 02, 2013 9:52:15 am PDT #1169 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
le nubian - Aug 02, 2013 9:58:59 am PDT #1170 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
that is a beautiful tattoo.
I love the fantasy of wishing someone would be eaten by zombies. There are a few people I would put in that category too. Mostly I just want about 3-5 people to fall down a sinkhole.
Strix - Aug 02, 2013 9:59:04 am PDT #1171 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Cool! Once I have a little time, I'll have to check them out.
I am (when I am not working) turning myself into an unofficial "lawyer" at present. And doing pretty damned well at it, too. (Yes, we have an official lawyer. But I am Research and Proactive Girl, and when someone fucks with my family, I do not play around. But where's my damn $250 hour retainer?!)
To real lawyer Buffistas: not dissing real lawyers, but I am just researching KS Family Law statutes and acquiring shittons of carefully documented notarized evidence to rebut every perjurious accusation and spurious assertion, and seeking info on frivolous and vexatious lawsuits. It's fun!)
On that note, back to work-work!
Steph L. - Aug 02, 2013 10:02:07 am PDT #1172 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
"Potterverse elf freeing?"
That was it. Because Jesse said "Now you own him," and freeing a house-elf is the first thing that jumped into my mind.
Ginger - Aug 02, 2013 10:04:34 am PDT #1173 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Because PDFs do what they do, there's no simple way to convert from one to the other.
In Acrobat Pro, it's just Save As Excel Worksheet.
My car is having $1,800 in repairs. For that, it should be able to fly. Or park itself.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 02, 2013 10:09:42 am PDT #1174 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The first thing that came (no pun inteaded) into my head with the sock was masturbation. But this may be because I saw an article on Jezebel about a mother whose teenaged son was ruining all her hand towels by masturbated into them. People were like, why doesn't he use a sock!?!.
I haven't gotten a lunch break of any sort in 2 months.
In New York State, if you are non-exempt, you must be given a 1/2 hour uninterrupted unpaid lunch break between 11 am and 2 pm if your shift runs over this time. . Businesses can get fined if they do not do this. Of course, our uni just automatically takes out a half hour, and if you do miss your lunch, you have to fill out an exception log.
shrift - Aug 02, 2013 10:12:37 am PDT #1175 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm pretty sure edX is free, but I haven't started my course yet.
This weekend I'm picking up my CSA and probably just staying home. I'm in NYC 8/12-8/15, at VividCon 8/15-8/18, in SF/Mountain View during the week of 8/19 (currently scheduling exact dates), and at DragonCon 8/29-9/2. And probably in Canada the week after that.
Lee - Aug 02, 2013 10:14:51 am PDT #1176 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
in SF/Mountain View during the week of 8/19
SUSHI
And probably in Canada the week after that.
You misspelled Houston and New Orleans!
Calli - Aug 02, 2013 10:15:54 am PDT #1177 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I have no earthly idea what I'm doing this weekend. Gardening maybe? Gardening sounds good, and rabbits have noshed a hole in the front of my plantings. And the local nursery's having a sale. Huh. Well, that was easy.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2013 10:22:44 am PDT #1178 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In Acrobat Pro, it's just Save As Excel Worksheet.
The person with the original spreadsheet is also the person with full Acrobat. I'm stuck with PDF Creator, which is a bit wilfull about anything you ask it to do, so I wouldn't even try this with it.
Except I really should, shouldn't I? Despite it having embarrassed me in front of all the company presidents yesterday...
Why is my spelling so much worse than it was ten (even five!) years ago?
I need to steal/be inspired by the style of wings on that owl--I'm having major feather blockage, and a few pictures that need it resolved.