Asymptomatic

This is a weird topic, since I'm not sure if it belongs here or at RedAlt, but I think until such time as I do it (since it's not talking about program planning), it's here for me to talk about. But if I do create the thing, I'll put it on RedAlt for other people to use as a resource. Ok, with that out of the way...

I have a problem remembering the codes for the obscure date characters that PHP's date() function uses. I know, it's something I should just know, but it's not. Yes, I have trouble remembering whether "M", "F", or "J" outputs the abbreviated form of the month name. I can never remember how to get the number of the day of the year. It's a real mental block and an impediment to my day-to-day life.

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I've been offering some of my most valuable educational advice to Abby over the past year, and I think the number one thing that I tell her is also the number one thing that will help her be most successful. Cheat.

I think that many people miss this lesson in school, mostly because they don't teach it. It's one of my personal aims to make sure that Abby gets these important lessons early. For example, it's always important to question everything; teachers are often right but can be wrong just like anyone. And one of the more important of the important lessons is that you should cheat.

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