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  1. Aliyas

    SOPA and PIPA

    Two interesting articles if anyone wants something to read: http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/01/19/internet-blackout-causes-18-senators-to-flee-from-pipa/ Tl;dr - 18 senators pulled support from PIPA after the blackout...
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    Sleep

    On holidays I usually go to bed around 1am (sometimes as late as 3 though) and wake up around 9 or 10. On school days I go to bed at 10 or 11 and wake up at 7:30. I've never actually stayed up the whole night before, the one time I got close to it I fell asleep at 5am ;_;
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    SOPA and PIPA

    If it actually passed (although I highly doubt it will, plus I was told many of the key players are dropping support) then the world will be thrown into complete chaos. People won't take it lying down.
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    Should I completely change my idea?

    Alright, thanks, I will do that.
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    listening to music while studying?

    Wow, I just listened to that and it nearly put me to sleep >.<
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    Should I completely change my idea?

    So I had this story completely developed in my head. I know the characters inside out, the setting, the events in the story - I had it all perfectly planned to the T. Then a few weeks ago I started to write, and my introduction in itself was around 500 words. Considering the max word count is...
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    Word count by the end of holidays

    I was hoping to have a full draft done by the end of the holidays, but I've only written about 800 words thus far. -_-
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    Journal set-up!

    Mine has a whole bunch of random crap in it. But it's organised random crap. So the first 20-odd pages are research and the like, then I moved onto ideas/plotting/etc, then looking into texts that relate to my major work and doing some notes on them...but I still have a long way to go >.< And...
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    Handwriting or typing notes?

    +1 to vocalising them. I find that more than ANYTHING, explaining the notes to myself helps to secure them in my memory and also helps me to understand them better. But more on topic, I type mine, and will probably hand-write very short summaries as HSC study.
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    listening to music while studying?

    I too find listening to music incredibly distracting. I also approve of listening to movie soundtracks/instrumentals though, if you wanna listen to anything. Apparently some binaural beats help with studying as well. I haven't tried that though.
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    Who thinks they stuffed up already?

    I feel like I'm the same boat, OP. Screwed up physics prac (first assessment), ranked about 13/17 =/ Not happy at all. Also fucked maths up with some VERY stupid mistakes - all my mistakes consisted of not rounding the number properly. The maths was worth like 5% but the physics was worth...
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    is physics hard?

    I personally find it hard (mainly just the calculations >.<), but only because I don't really enjoy it. There is a vast majority of my class who loves physics and therefore put in the time and effort it requires. If you're interested in the subject, you should definitely pick it, it does have...
  13. Aliyas

    Scariest Game u've ever played?

    Haha, I eventually gave up playing in darkness and turned all the lights on but still couldn't finish it. How long did it take you to finish it? I'm probably not even half way, now that I think about it.
  14. Aliyas

    Scariest Game u've ever played?

    As others have said, definitely Amnesia: The Dark Descent...playing that shit in the dark with the lights out and surround-sound headphones is absolute hell. I haven't been able to finish it. I probably should though...*shivers*
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    Who is doing english extension 2?

    Me, and for the journal just write whatever comes into your head. It doesn't matter how long or short it is. Research, ideas, random quotes, inspiration - anything. And remember to date it all!
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    Best TV series EVER

    Supernatural Seinfeld Scrubs Kath & Kim Weeds Modern Family The Office (US) EDIT: OH MY GOD I FORGOT THE WALKING DEAD. <3
  17. Aliyas

    Confused about having 11 units...

    Ahhh, okay, thanks for that detailed explanation, I think I get it now.
  18. Aliyas

    Confused about having 11 units...

    Oh, alright, thanks :)
  19. Aliyas

    Confused about having 11 units...

    I read some threads that explained what happens with your ATAR if you have 11 units but I didn't really understand, could someone explain it to me simply? My subjects are in my sig. I have 11 units in total. But physics is easily my worst subject, I don't know if I'll even pass it...so since...
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    Free notes for 2012 HSCers and beyond :D

    Thanks a billion for the SoR notes, really needed them! Kudos!
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