{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"starlightbolt's status on Wednesday, 30-May-12 07:33:01 UTC","author_name":"starlightbolt","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/starlightbolt","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/1466326","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/2959\" class=\"url\" title=\"The Pony Formerly Known As Ponydude\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">widget<\/span><\/a><\/span> Thats true, but my field is in robotics, a very new field. Sometimes you gotta just try something for yourself, before believing it will or will not work. Ill look at diagrams, javadocs, and data but I dont read too much into other peoples work. I find, from watching my teammates, reading and reduing other peoples work really inhibits outside the box thinking. Thats also why I didnt find schooling too useful, it doesnt teach you how to learn and discover things on your own."}