"Do I Deserve This?" "Am I Worthy Of This?"

"Do I deserve this?" "Am I worthy of this?"

So irrelevant. Do you want it?

From a friend: Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them.

Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information.

Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free

Here's another good reason for you to switch to using Firefox ASAP

When you save passwords to the Google Chrome browser, they are stored as unencrypted plaintext. The only thing standing between your passwords and potential security threats is your device password, attached to your Windows account most likely.

This is where ChromePass comes in.

According to the NirSoft site, "ChromePass is a small password recovery tool for Windows that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Google Chrome Web browser", without needing to know your device password. Perfect for if you've left your device unlocked, but forgotten your password, right ? Unfortunately, that means it's also perfect for when you've forgotten someone else's password.

If your device is left unlocked and unattended, or if someone borrows your laptop while you're still logged in, this tool can even be run from a USB to grab your passwords and leave no trace on the device ! It takes seconds to operate !!

The worst part is Google don't plan on fixing this!! Please move to Firefox, and while you're at it, take some extra steps to look after yourself online.

Links to Free French Grammar Books

(retrieved from www.archive.org)

A French Grammar by W. H. Fraser

French Grammar Made Clear: For Use in American Schools by Ernest Dimnet

The All-In French Course by E. B. Crampton

French Grammar Simplified by Hugo’s Language Institute

Elementary French: the Essentials of French Grammar by Fred Davis Aldrich

The French Language by Alfred Ewert

ive been using opera but ive been interested in switching to firefox. wrt your tag what extensions do you use for privacy?

YAHOO cracking my fucking knuckles get ready to be fucking inundated. prepare for a torrent. a flood. a deluge, if you will

for privacy specifically:

ublock origin: works right out of the box but its got a bunch of extra shit u can enable in the settings

https everywhere: forces https encryption anywhere its supported

decentraleyes: blocks tracking from anything that shows u Curated content like google etc

facebook container: if u use fb (which i do unfortunately coz im pinoy and all the funny pinoy shit is on there) it isolates it into its own tab separate from the rest of firefox so it cant track what ur doing in the rest of the browser

dont track me google: does exactly what it says it does

cookie autodelete: exactly what it sounds like. just whitelist any sites u wanna stay logged in to coz this shit flushes fcking everything when u close a tab

adnauseam: pollutes ur search history with random searches so whoevers tracking u cant actually learn shit abt u And gives fake clicks to the ads it blocks

privacybadger & privacypossum: the former blocks invisible trackers and the latter scrambles and falsifies data gathered by trackers

ik u asked 4 privacy specificaly but these r some that i just use in everyday life that i Need to shill for orelse i will Die

multi account containers: OH MY FUCKING GOD. it lets u open tabs isolated from the rest of ur normal firefox so u can log into multiple accs on the same site on the same browser w out having to open incognito etc etc its such a fucking lifechanger if u have 30 emails like me

auto tab discard: after a set amount of time (default is like 5 mins but u can customize it!) it pauses background tabs so theyre not constantly eating up memory and processing power like they would be in chrome. this shit is such a fucking lifesaver as someone whos stupid and has so many unnecessary tabs that i forget abt. the tabs r immediately resumed when u click back to it!

dont accept image/webp: KILLS THAT STUPID FUCKING EXTENSION!!! LET IT DIE!!!!! it tells the website that firefox doesnt accept webp so the website sends it as png jpg or gif instead! fuck that stupid fcking file format for real i hope whoever created it is eaten alive i have never wanted to kill a file format before .

any advice for achieving a-level grades at A and A*?

the usual A* tips:

make your revision resources as you go

use apt and different study methods for each subject

do your homework as soon as it's set

make in depth plans for coursework before starting the main project (dissertation plans, to do lists etc.)

have a reliable and efficient organisation system

have a morning, after-school, night and weekend routine

studyquill: how to be a straight A student by @studyquill (who inspired me to make this blog in 2017, haha)

advice for stem subjects:

how to study maths (1) (2)

how to memorise formulae

unjaded jade: A* in a-level maths

unjaded jade: A* in a-level biology

unjaded jade: A* in a-level chemistry

fayefilms: Cs to 4 A*s at a-level (physics, biology, maths, economics)

aymara anahi: a-level A* step-by-step guides (physics, biology, chemistry)

ibz mo: A*/A psychology a-level advice

mariana’s corner: 15 study tips for science students

advice for humanities subjects:

studying history at a-level

speaking exams tip for modern foreign languages

detailed single word analysis made simple

how to structure essays

substitutes for ‘shows’

jack edwards: A*A*A* at a-level (history, english, politics)

ibz mo: A*/A english literature a-level advice

immie sophie: a-level languages IRP advice

life with blessy: A/A* a-level french (1) (2)

further advice:

you are a student before anything else: schedule social outings and extra curriculars around your studies, not the other way around.

always have an ongoing to-do list; don't let it get empty: it might seem overwhelming at first, but you'll come to realise that there is always something you can be doing towards your grades.

use the specification and teaching documents from the exam board! stem subjects especially have a plethora of online documents detailing exactly what you need to know, whether it be content, maths skills and formulae, vocabulary or exam technique. print them off and go through as many as you can find!

perhaps don't bother with the EPQ: if the entry requirements of the university course you're aiming for cannot be lowered by the EPQ, it might be better to spend your time focusing on your courses, as many find that the EPQ takes just as much time as another subject.

ask for 1-to-1 sessions: if there's a topic you're struggling with, mention it to your teachers and be willing to sacrifice your free time (lunches, free periods, after schools etc.) to run through it with them 1-to-1.

fight for teachers that meet your needs: if you have a teacher who isn't helping you to excel and whose teaching methods possibly aren't the strongest, bring it up to your institution's director. it's their job to make sure that you're recieving the best standard of education possible.

talk to your tutors and teachers about your workload if it's becoming overwhelming at all.

evaluate your priorities, study methods and organisation system after each half-term.

complete your university research and application (including your reading for and writing your personal statement) before year 13 starts: it will save you so much time, as many feel that the UCAS process is like picking up another subject as well.

start preparing for university admissions exams over the summer, before year 13: UCAS gives a run down on which courses require admissions tests, here.

other masterposts:

how to get started studying - a neurodivergent’s guide

how to deal with a lack of motivation

how to study when everything sucks

study tips for different learning styles

how to take notes from a textbook

habits of successful students

how to do well in a class taught by a crappy teacher

how to avoid education burnout

how to revise big subjects

how to get good grades and still have a life