Is there any advice that women with experience in Male Chastity belts can give me?
If you are going to use chastity belts it should be in a kinky way with somebody that you are in a relationship with (or at least something sexual). Some people like the thrill of giving over control of their junk to another person, which is totally cool if that is what they are into. Why would you want to give your FRIEND the keys to your chastity belt?! Maybe I would let my girlfriend put one on me knowing that once she unlocks it I would get a sexy reward. But your friend? Really? I see no benefit in that. Plus, your significan other would keep the whole thing under wraps, but who is to say your friend won't tell people. Kind of embarrassing in my opinion.
Are you studying A Levels? How is your experience?
I assume you are familiar with the A level subject choices and how they are divided into the sections AS and A2.I’m currently self-studying IAL, the international A Levels. I’ve plans to do 5 subjects. So far, I’ve completed general mathematics with an A*. I’ve also secured A’s in physics and chemistry AS.My feelings for A levels are pretty mixed. Although I’m happy with my results thus far, and expect similar grades in my upcoming exams, I can’t claim that I like studying it. The syllabus is of the sort that’ll make you hate a subject - at least once if you seem to be liking it in the beginning.The syllabus isn’t so hard as much as it is broad. There’s a lot of things you need to know, and you find out that O level was highly inadequate in helping you make your transit to A levels comfortable. Now that I think back on my O level studies, and compare it to the time pressure I’m putting myself on to complete A levels in two years, I realize that I could’ve completed O levels in just under 7–8 months (I had studied for 9 subjects, and ended up registering for 8).One thing I can safely say about A level (and what you should know if you are planning to take it) is that if you start procrastinating in the beginning, chances are, you’ll never make it. Now, I know a few students who are nailing A levels just by beginning to study a month or two before the exams, but they are just rare cases in a huge crowd.General rule to ace A level: It’s all about working hard and smart. And the syllabus is all that matters.
What are some experiences or advice on studying A-level physics and maths as an adult?
I am currently doing Maths and Further Maths with Edexcel, as well as Accounting with CIE at AS and A2 level simultaneously. I studied for all of this in 6 months. Without books. Just for fun. While in college.I used online tutorials to learn maths exclusively, and they were sufficient. Tutors like UKmathsteacher (my favourite), Examsolutions, and Hegartymaths have excellent, high quality tutorials that you should really check out. There is something like 10–15 hours of tutorials for each ‘module’.If you have already gotten A’s at GCSEs, this makes it even easier, as we know know that you are at least easily capable of doing A levels.If I can do it, so can you.BUTYou are an adult.I don’t know if A levels are the right way to go. I don’t think you have anything to prove in terms of high school credit (ignore this if you do), but I now think there are better ways to learn.MIT OCW has so many amazing resources, not only for maths and physics, but also for engineering, computer science, psychology, biology, economics, and every other subject under the sun. All of that from one of the world’s most prestigious universities…for free! They teach you in days what the A levels would take months to reach, with a lot of intuition and proofs. The site is very painful to navigate initially, and requires a lot of discipline when you start, in order to get used to the messy nature of it, but it is extremely rewarding.If you want qualifications out of this, considering taking paid versions of these courses from websites like edX and Coursera, or by taking them from the official university extension schools, etc.
Career Advice: What job experience is most similar to the life of a student?
Be a teacher at the college level. Most teachers will agree that they learn more when teaching than any of their students do. You will always have diversity in the students. If you are smart and can teach more than one subject, all the better for you. You can be an "expert" in some area and end up teaching many sub-topics. My son became an expert in architectural design on computers. He ended up teaching course for design, animation, game backgrounds, and a few course that I cannot remember now. He loved it for about 12 years, until he was recruited by a large company to head a division.The pay is good, and the hours are also good, and to my surprise, there is a lot of opportunities for advancement.
My parents are choosing my A-Level subjects for me! Help!?
You need to stand as firm as you can. It is a disaster for parents to choose subjects for their kids. My Dad chose sciences for me when I wanted to do Arts. The result was that I did ok in the subjects but not brilliant. I didn't go to Uni and then went back to College to do Arts & Humanities at A level before going to Uni finally at 25 to study History as I wanted to all along! Your Mum probably thinks you'll have a better career if you do things her way, and earn more money. You'll bring prestige on the family by being a Dr BUT if your heart isn't in it you run the risk of not doing as well as you might. Places for medicine in the UK are over subscribed and you would need excellent A level results and GCSEs at A and good experience of volunteering etc. So keep talking - try not to get angry - keep your Dad onside and try and persuade your Mum. As a last resort talk to your school and explain the situation. I'm sure they will be sympathetic to you. Good luck.
What advice would you give to a Computer Science major student that you wish you were given when you started learning Computer Science?
Never rely on your education only. Classes are can sometimes be too bland or too theoretical. A lot of CS programs don't even teach what you will do working in the industry.Take Math and problem solving seriously. You use the same skills in programming every day.Focus on the big picture generally - learn the big concepts of computer science, don't get caught up in language specific details.Polish your communication skills. Never excuse yourself to not be social and outgoing because you are a 'computer science nerd'.Work on a balanced healthy lifestyle in eating and exercising. Do not give the excuse again of 'I'm a computer science nerd'.Work on side projects/other interests. The best programmers don't only program. They learn about other topics they are interested in. Programming/Computer science is only a tool like writing or speaking; it must be applied to some area. Forget GPA. Keep above a 3.0 or 3.5 if you must. Work on programming Go to hackathons. Two points for this - socializing, networking, working on projects.Always try and apply for things you don't think you are qualified for. Do not skip out on the career fair, especially if you are a freshman. Be informed of programs like Google Engineering Practicum and Google Summer of Code.Talent is overrated as always. Think of the best programmer you know. A year of hard work can put you on their level.Start competitive programming as early as possible. Master one programming language for interviews.Concepts in computer science aren't mastered in one go. Repetition is important. Consider being a TA for a class. Patience is key to intuition.Have an online presence and blog.Work on hot area topics. Make some apps in data science, machine learning, computer vision, or map reduce just for experience.Work on a fast breadth-first search rather than a fast depth-first search. Do research. Then work for a big company. Then work for a startup. Then work on nonprofits/open source.
My mom ruined my hospital experience for me. It's been 3 months and I'm still hurting, any advice?
I see everyone is saying you may have PPD and may need counseling. While these are possible, and could be happening to you, it didn't cause your mother to act like such a b*tch while you were going into labor. I think it might be a good time to distance yourself from your mom - even if just for a while. Nobody should ruin someone's birthing experience like that. Maybe you were hard to deal with - if you fully think through details - but c'mon. If she was truly just trying to help, it's still no excuse for cutting your 2-year-old's hair. Try to think about the good things that happened during the birth. It wasn't all about your mom - don't let the memory of what she did completely ruin it in your own memories. And as for your 2-year-old, she won't even remember what her hair looked like. She will remember her mom and her new baby sister.