Comments on: Exploring Psychology http://blog.lynxworks.eu/20090925/exploring-psychology I don't think there are any dragons here... Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dougie http://blog.lynxworks.eu/20090925/exploring-psychology/comment-page-1#comment-620 Dougie Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:41:01 +0000 http://blog.lynxworks.eu/?p=1016#comment-620 I assisted with a project called OpenOU which was supposed to collate FAQs and so on but with only two of us it really never got going. The same is true with the user group we started although it has more members. I just don't have the time but most of the material is still available. There is a FirstClass forum for Linux but I left it as I found some of the contributers insufferable. MST121 was easier for me to complete using a paper and pen, this is something I've always found with Mathematics and in truth, Mathcad and LaTeX meet slightly different needs. I hadn't considered that software might be used in industry and that it should be a consideration for familiarity, you do have a valid point there. I assisted with a project called OpenOU which was supposed to collate FAQs and so on but with only two of us it really never got going. The same is true with the user group we started although it has more members. I just don’t have the time but most of the material is still available. There is a FirstClass forum for Linux but I left it as I found some of the contributers insufferable.

MST121 was easier for me to complete using a paper and pen, this is something I’ve always found with Mathematics and in truth, Mathcad and LaTeX meet slightly different needs.

I hadn’t considered that software might be used in industry and that it should be a consideration for familiarity, you do have a valid point there.

]]> By: Tony Heskett http://blog.lynxworks.eu/20090925/exploring-psychology/comment-page-1#comment-619 Tony Heskett Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:05:57 +0000 http://blog.lynxworks.eu/?p=1016#comment-619 Good comments you make, thanks :-) I'm also using Ubuntu to do OU courses (LaTeX'd MST121 TMAs, just installed MathCAD 2001i on Crossover office to start playing with MS221) and, mostly, it's delightful :-) So, ping me (please) if you think I can help with Ubuntu & OU stuff; are you building any kind of FAQ, or equivalent? I thought I might try to find a Computing Project involved with Ubuntu, as a bit of payback; any suggestions? Probably gotta be java, tho :-/ Why do you care about the OU version of s/w shipped, btw? I'd expect an interviewer to be happy I'd used *any* version of (e.g.) SPSS, as an indication I'd be up to speed in minutes rather than weeks; and the ideas taught don't (?) depend on the version of s/w. Also, I'm unsurprised the OU only support Windows; while I don't love that position, so long as they deliver good *course materials*, I'm happy :-) We're definitely smart enough to push the envelope linux-wards without their explicit help, I think... :) Cheers, Tony Good comments you make, thanks :-)

I’m also using Ubuntu to do OU courses (LaTeX’d MST121 TMAs, just installed MathCAD 2001i on Crossover office to start playing with MS221) and, mostly, it’s delightful :-)

So, ping me (please) if you think I can help with Ubuntu & OU stuff; are you building any kind of FAQ, or equivalent?
I thought I might try to find a Computing Project involved with Ubuntu, as a bit of payback; any suggestions? Probably gotta be java, tho :-/

Why do you care about the OU version of s/w shipped, btw? I’d expect an interviewer to be happy I’d used *any* version of (e.g.) SPSS, as an indication I’d be up to speed in minutes rather than weeks; and the ideas taught don’t (?) depend on the version of s/w.

Also, I’m unsurprised the OU only support Windows; while I don’t love that position, so long as they deliver good *course materials*, I’m happy :-)
We’re definitely smart enough to push the envelope linux-wards without their explicit help, I think… :)

Cheers, Tony

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