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“If it’s not impossible, then there must be a way to do it “ (Nicholas Winton)

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Decided to invest in Volumes 1 & 2 CCNA CERT GUIDE

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Highly recommend these ‘ Wendell Odom’ guides.

Makes reviewing and testing yourself very easy.

I also like the books sometimes more than reading from the Netcad site.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-muirhead-159460175

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MOS Excel and PowerPoint Associate Certification (Passed)

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Edited by George Muirhead, Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022, 17:04

After having my holidays in Edinburgh and Pitlochry, It done me the world of good reframing my mental perspective.

Sat both PowerPoint and Excel MOS certification and passed both.

I have found that breaking my study sessions up with learning Favela (Grade 6) drum-kit piece helped me to focus better , I have become obsessed with the samba Rhythm and samba funk, my favourite part is the keyboard solo section a fantastic arrangement!

Hopefully I will have the opportunity to do the Excel Expert in the coming weeks!

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Microsoft Word Expert 2019 Certification Result

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Happy to report good news this morning after sitting and passing the MS Word 2019 Expert exam, got a score of 940/1000 !

It was the journey which delivered the dopamine hit ! 
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Cisco Cloud Security Course 2022

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I've decided to delve into the 'above' course. 

I have found that its difficult to listen to the content all the way through.

There is a lot of information being concisely packed into his sentences.

I'm making brief notes, I am for the most part not really understanding as much as I would like to.

This is day three.

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Micro Credentials

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Very excited to have signed up for 'TZFM201' 

Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style'


Im looking forward to learning how to use my Sony DSLR more! 

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Module results 2021!

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Well, after a long wait, I recieved my results, I was very relieved to have passed both smile!

M250 exam I didn't prepare enough for and only had a week to do so. 

I did love the module though, it's always about time pressure for me and that is a frustration. 

Not enough time to think and absorb concepts. 

I am really excited about studying the next modules in October 2021.





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Exam advice to self

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1.5 multiplier to marks per question = total mins to answer question.


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Learning

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Identify what the margin of error is , narrow the view, soda straw view of the information, 
it cannot be too big , breakdown.

Fail, link failing with dopamine.
Actually learning does not take place when you are conscious. 
Learning takes place when you are asleep.
The feeling of frustration is what you want.
Flow is just what you know already, it's not learning.
Failing is learning. 
Fail and Fail fast.

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My first 'responsive web application'

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Very pleased the media query for 375px seems to be responding nicely on my rosalinda's  iphone 6s ! smilett284 EMA responsive web design

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Made my first entries in my TT284 project diary today and proceeded to 'get on' with the tasks in my WBS. 

Love the project management side of things, I can now see why and where I was going wrong in the past. 

Things need to be continually adjusted and controlled. 

It makes me very excited about making progress and leveraging the digital tools I have at my disposal! 

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TT284

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Edited by George Muirhead, Monday, 25 Jan 2021, 11:41

The most single important piece of text I’ve come across!


“Similar to the code for obtaining the file from the image file input, a ‘load’ event object has a target property referring to the object that triggered the event, i.e. the FileReader object. This in turn has a result property which will contain the data read from the file. This will be a data URL, so we can assign it to the src property of the image element to make it appear on the page.”


What does this mean?

It means the file reader object has a result property.

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A few M250 Definitions

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Edited by George Muirhead, Saturday, 16 Jan 2021, 13:21
Receiver : the object to which the message is sent. Message-send: the code that sends a message to an object - for example frog1.right(); which consists of the receiver followed by a full stop and then the message.
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TT284

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Edited by George Muirhead, Tuesday, 3 Nov 2020, 15:55

"Be clear that the content data provided (including sponsors’ names and hyperlinks) is the responsibility of the OURC, and you should not change it."

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Higher-order thinking

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher-order_thinking
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Interesting studying perspective (from a surgeon!)

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https://youtu.be/peOq5NDgF-k
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Neuroscience is psychology (there is no difference) and meta learning

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An interesting talk (data analysis)

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Cognitive load

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Edited by George Muirhead, Saturday, 4 Jul 2020, 08:59
" Remember, it is the dumb, novelty-seeking portion of the brain driving the limbic system that induces this feeling of pleasure, not the planning, scheduling, higher-level thought centres in the prefrontal cortex. Make no mistake: email-, Facebook- and Twitter-checking constitute a neural addiction "
(Levitin, 2015)

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Digital Thinking Tools : Argument Map For : Why Can't the world's greatest minds solve mystery of consciousness?

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Edited by George Muirhead, Sunday, 28 Jun 2020, 07:36
https://youtu.be/LW59lMvxmY4 (Interview)

I decided to do a little research

I tried to analyze the argument within the article.



I found this article : (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/21/-sp-why-cant-worlds-greatest-minds-solve-mystery-consciousness)
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Data science (inspirational interview)

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Edited by George Muirhead, Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020, 13:51
https://www.thinkful.com/blog/ask-an-expert-journalism-to-data-science/ Giles, holds a first class degree in physics from the

OU


A true inspiration to any aspiring learner! https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/gilesmcmullen
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Suspicion over WHO research

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Edited by George Muirhead, Thursday, 18 Jun 2020, 06:42
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/14/scientists-report-flaws-in-who-study-on-two-metre-distancing
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Using both Python and Java in AI research

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Edited by George Muirhead, Sunday, 28 Jun 2020, 07:44
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi-theory

Pretty mind blowing stuff!

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Logical connectives

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_connective Very useful when trying to make logical connections in text through a support /oppose oppose/support hierarchy
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