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34 Post author: Morendil 09 June 2010 05:00PM

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Comment author: gwern 09 June 2010 05:50:09PM *  7 points [-]

My outside view, in that I have rarely seen online book clubs or group readings ever work out*, is that you will probably fail.

Many times the attempts seem to founder on a lack of clear objectives or a clunky technical setup. I suggest you work on these; many short, automatically graded exercises, and a quick easy interface to them may work for a math-heavy PT:TLOS.

(Even if you did set up such a site - which would be a great resource - I am still pessimistic. I have PT:TLOS, and it requires quite a bit of math. Better know your calculus well.)

(Oh, and you might want to make a PDF version with the various corrections added in. Little is more frustrating than errors in a math book.)

(Also of relevance: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/etjaynesstudy/ )

* offhand: one failure to read through Dune, 2 different groups failing to read through The Book of the New Sun, multiple failed attempts at The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and Real World Haskell, and no doubt some others that escape me now

Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 10 June 2010 12:34:58AM *  0 points [-]

offhand: one failure to read through Dune, 2 different groups failing to read through The Book of the New Sun, multiple failed attempts at The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and Real World Haskell

Great list! You must have some cool friends, though apparently somewhat undermotivated.