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...work ethic—but in point of fact, I never intended to suggest that Harvard undergrads are generally lazy. (Indeed, my classmates are among the least lazy crop of human beings I have ever encountered.) Rather, my argument was that Harvard’s combination of drift, lack of intellectual guidance, and inflated grades encourages a slothful and “creatively lazy” approach to academics—one that fits in neatly with widespread campus attitudes, because it leaves more time for the diligent cultivation of the extracurricular activities, internships, social networks, and general...
...Filipinos, happiness isn't material?it's social. We're happiest in a group: family, friends, immediate community, even strangers. I've seen it happen in many airports among perfect strangers: as soon as Philippine travelers drift in, they gravitate toward one another and soon form a boisterous crowd, exchanging jokes and mobile-phone numbers. The awesome range of peculiar Philippine nicknames, a source of amusement to foreigners, are tokens of how much such social groups mean to people: the nicknames are bestowed by family and friends. Some Filipinos use a string of them over the years...
...them. For those of us who choose not to fall into the standard perfume, flowers, or candy routine, however, the quest for an expression of love and affection never ceases to be difficult. It was in the course of brainstorming for a gift that my mind started to drift, and I began to wonder—what do other guys get their significant others for Valentine’s Day? I thought of jewelry, electronics, and fancy dinners—and then an interesting thought came to me: What if everyone got their significant other the same thing for Valentine?...
...mile was a very strategic race—the first half went out in 2:50, the second half closed in 2:25—I took it out slowly and waited for someone to pass so that I could drift off her, but it didn’t happen until halfway through,” Maludzinski said...
...getting enough of the math right to fool the eye. Because computers don't have enough horsepower yet to simulate, say, every flake of snow in a drift, academics like O'Brien attempt to figure out how much we need to see to believe a scene is real. That's appreciated by animators and video-game artists who want simulations that look good but don't take a weekend to run. (It can take hours of computer time to generate one second of animation, but video-game players want things to happen in real time.) O'Brien's programs have...