/sci/ - Science & Math

If you read this with an honestly open mind, it will convince you of the reality of Christian dogma.

Seriously, read this book and tell me there is no God. I'm being totally serious.

Women's Studies

Here's your proof of God, now shut up!

>>3065118
Oh, I'm aware of that--but like I mentioned, the majority of what I've been reading lately doesn't go too far beyond the bounds Great Britain and the 19th century and so I don't want to say too much about other places and times without some knowledgeably.

That said, the American 1920's are an interesting time for homosexuals. I've mostly only read about conduct in speakeasies and among blues singers and musicians, though.

>>3065284
Hmm. I don't fantasize directly about threesomes, but I can't say they bother me at all. I do think I'd function alright in an polyamorous relationship given the right people involved, but I'm not specifically interested in it.

>>3064977
Sounds about right to me. I'm focusing pretty intensely on the 19th century, as well as some 18th and 20th, so I can really only comment on those with any detail. But there is plenty of mention of ancient Greece in both the medical publications and the erotic fiction. For late 1800's britfags (and I use the term "brit-fag" more literally than Anonymous usually does), Greek history, art, and myth was usually the venue through which homosexuality was illuminated/"explained" to them (rather than the gay merely being experienced namelessly and secretly in the dark of night in their boarding school bunks), and became an intense focus of study for them, as discussion of the unspeakable act could scarcely be made anywhere else at the time in a socially acceptable way.

>>3064828
>Nonetheless, it is hurtful (oh no, somebody admitted having an emotion on 4chan) when someone you confide in doubts the legitimacy of your feelings or treats you as deceptive or fanciful.

Oh, don't worry brother, I know where you're coming from. A random kook off the street or an Anon from /sci/ would never phase me, but if I had a friend or family member begin to doubt and question me I'd be bothered. I never 'came out' to anyone until I was seventeen (after being aware of bisexual feelings since age 12), and even then it was only to the friends whom I knew would believe me and be cool with it. Can't wait to come out to mom and dad, I've heard them comment numerous times on how they don't understand how a person could really be bisexual, or how a "bisexual" person could be anything but incredibly promiscuous. I'll probably never mention it to them unless I get a serious girlfriend.

The fuck they aren't, OP. You trippin?

Well...

There's always tomorrow's new episode of Jeopardy to look forward to.

And robot Jeopardy. A rival company should build an opponent for Watson.

Tomboyish bi chick here, after looking back at the guys I have dated or been attracted to, they've all been subtly feminine or faggoty in one way or another, which wasn't a trait I was consciously pursuing. Now that I realize femininity is appealing to me, though, I have become more interested in dating men than I used to be, because I can look for men with feminine attributes, whereas before I would often overlook guys because I assumed they'd be too...guyish.

Don't mind me, just adding some anecdotal data n' shit.

>>3063040
>I wouldn't want to be straight or gay as I generally derive enjoyment from my desire for both sexes.

That's how I feel about it. I've been sexually and romantically attracted to both (and more?) genders and it always has felt quite natural to me. I don't see the point in feeling guilty about one or the other, and I don't see the point in agonizing over whether my feelings are neurologically, chemically, psychologically, &c. "legit". I've been reading alot of 1800s publications lately that deal with the subject of homosexuality, as well as smutty literature from the same era, and from what I can tell, bisexuality was as existent then as it is now--not a foreign concept to anyone who was in the know about sexual deviancy, anyway. So was the existence of men and women who desired to be the other sex, but I won't go into detail on that as I don't really care about it enough to participate in the argument about trannies that is no doubt occurring in this thread which I've only skimmed...

>>3064505
Well, I wouldn't know just yet, as I haven't looked into computer science enough to decide what I'd want to go after. So what are some other CS-related things you could suggest for me? It's safe to say I'm the kind of person who is interested in a bit of "everything". I'm not naturally good at math, but with an end goal/topic of study that is stimulating enough, I'd certainly put in the effort and learn to like it.

>>3064346
Also, that comic is awesome.

>>3064388
Thanks :)

>>3064365
Thank you for the suggestion!

>>3064346
Hmm...I think it might be possible, though a master's is the more common demand.

>>3064297
I'll be going to CSUN in California.

>>3064141
Yes, that's why it's attractive to me--it's a skill that could literally be used for fun and profit.

And I've gotten a sense that it's different. A summer ago I started learning Python just to have a look at how this kind of stuff works. I didn't get far, as other interests overshadowed it, but I think with a teacher helping me along it's something I could really get into doing. How much/what kind of math is involved?

>>3064050
Hah, neat. I'm a "humanities" kind of person, artsy even, so I feel that I ought to major in a science of some kind to balance that out. But if I don't choose a science, I'll be minoring in Spanish or anthropology.

(Okay, so anthro is a somewhat of a science, but you know what I mean. And it has no practical use anyway.)

My major is Speech Pathology. It's a good one, I'll likely never be out of work. Nevertheless, I want a cool minor that could also be useful to me and make me useful to others (though not necessarily in relation to Speech Path). What suggestions does /sci/ have?

I'm considering computer science--is that worthwhile at all? I have a knack for languages; programming seems up my alley in that regard, though I currently only have basic knowledge--I know HTML and CSS and have dabbled with other things and see that I could likely understand them fine if I put some work into it. But would it be worth the effort?

>you're

Study the science of deduction, local mud, and pipe ash.

>>3035763

I like it when people ask me, because I get all excited when people ask me about areas in which I am well-informed. I like to talk about the stuff I am studying, and also that way I don't have to directly talk about myself.

>>2980217
alright, thanks.

>>2980103
thank you.

Anyone have a suggestion that doesn't involve classes? i'm willing to take them eventually, but at this point, i'd prefer to learn on my own.