I find myself being more honest and direct via online. Its definitely a useful tool for having potentially difficult discussions with others.

Hive five for the top hive five topics! SO META!!!!

those being? As a noob in the field this looks pretty cool...

I'm still in school and suffer with the exact same problem. The teaching to the middle concept really helps nobody. For example in my CS class there are two or three of us who get the 'challenges' done in the first 40 minutes and spend the rest of the week screwing around and some who get it done right on time but a…

This is exactly what I do every night. I didn't know the science behind it, I just had cold feet, but it really does work!

everyone said that the last time around too. It just takes some getting used to...

Well you could cook it slower, allowing the meat inside to be heated more before the outside is done, then again, being partial to the more raw end of the spectrum, I'd just say embrace it, provided you have good meat.

most brilliant indeed!

Thanks for the heads up, I've done some projects already, but usually end up with some burnt/discolored boards and severely oxidized tips, I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong, thats why I was asking...

Where would you recommend to learn to solder correctly? I haven't really had a formal training, and have clearly got some pretty large misconceptions. I'd be interested to find out where to learn how to do it correctly.

A very good question indeed!

Excellent, I've encountered the same problem, good desks are really hard to find! I guess I was looking in the wrong places...Thanks for the tip!

What desk do you recommend with good cable management like the one you have? Are there any on the market that stand out to you?

How would you recommend a high schooler get started in investing?

As a teen, what would you recommend doing to get getting started in investing/saving?

prolly cause they don't run android, seeing as the poll was the most popular *android* tablet