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CYBORG
101
The
Warrior's
Guide to the
Blackboard
Jungle
Online book by
Angus T.K. Wong.
2Cyborg 101: Warriors Guide to the Blackboard Jungle
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Appendix A
Making of a Cyborg
How it all began and why
A Better War Machine
Basic cyborg know-how
Cybernetic RAM Upgrade
Tactical advantages through enhanced memory capacity
Operating System
Debugging your environment
Hardware
Towards the winning edge
Input/ Output
Your dialogue with the world
The Battlefield
Cybernetic military strategy and applications
Video Acceleration
How to read at warp speed
The New Edge
Further enhancements
Epilogue
Bugs in the System
The failure of modern education
3Cyborg 101: Warriors Guide to the Blackboard Jungle
Introduction
What is Cyborg 101?
This book is the culmination of years of research. It was written by
Angus T.K. Wong, in 1993.
Midway through university, Angus was
suspended because of poor
academic performance.
Three years later, he
graduated at the top 5%
of his class,
on the dean's honour list.
This book is his "how to" guide.
Its techniques have transformed a
lazy, poor-performing dropout, into a straight-A student.
Why is it published on the Internet?
Angus spent 6 months of his life writing this book. For the entire 6
months, he woke up at 5am in the morning, and typed on his computer. In
the afternoon, he went to various libraries in his city and did research. At
night, he sorted through the research and added to his morning work. Then
he slept at 11pm, and repeated the process the next day.
When the book was finished, he sent it to various publishers. Many of
them thought it was an exciting idea, but they didn't dare publish it. Too
controversial. Some wanted him to remove the "science fiction" aspect and
turn it into a generic study guide. Some wanted him to remove certain
theories because they thought it was too "technical." Most of them were
afraid to print the chapters on
smart drugs
and
military strategy.
Finally,
some of them wanted him to rewrite the whole thing as an auto-biography
instead.
In the end, Angus decided that the main reason he wrote the book was
to share his experiences and learning with other students facing the
problems he had overcome. And in the end, he released the text version of
his book into cyberspace. Many people sent him email, remarking that his
book helped them a lot, and encouraged him to gain more exposure for it.
This Web site is the result of another month of work.
It is a contribution to students and educators everywhere.
(For Angus' controversial treatise on the failure of the educational
system, read BUGS IN THE SYSTEM. Tertiary educators have already and
many agree with him.)
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Author's Note
In my quest for the perfect perspective with which to regard school, I
created what I call
the paradigm of the cyborg.
It is the key manner in
which learners will realise success. By viewing themselves as war-
machines, of sorts, and the classroom as a battlefield, the students can
destroy the notion that school is boring and mundane. This frame of
reference also facilitates analysis of the situation in strategic and tactical
terminology. In addition, the concept of "cybernetics" in the context of this
book refers to the combined use of organic and inorganic tools to assist the
student in achieving a common objective. Inorganic devices include, for
example, personal computers and subliminals. Organic tools, on the other
hand, refer to mental skills such as speed-reading and memory techniques.
I believe this book fills a void in the diverse array of literature on
learning. Firstly, it is aimed at the student.
This is not a handbook for
educators.
Teachers have been changing and revising their curriculum
constantly, and yet few books address the major issue: Student apathy.
This volume teaches the student skills in an exciting and lively manner,
and recognizes that underachievers lack not the mental ability for success,
but the motivation to do so.
One special point about my book is that in fact it is most suitable for
fans of science fiction and technophiles. SF themes run throughout the
book, and these are side-effects of my own interests and background in
SF. An observation I have made is that a certain proportion of students who
have trouble in school are, in fact, avid fans of science fiction. I was such a
person.
For far too long, education has concentrated on content, and
neglected presentation. Student discontent with school demonstrates the
failure of ordinary vehicles of communication and persuasion.
This book also presents conveniently in the same place, perhaps for
the first time for many readers, revolutionary skills and devices that will
soon change forever the landscape of learning.
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About This Book
This book contains numerous techniques and principles. Their
application to your life does not require a full understanding of why they
work. This is analogous to driving a car. When operating a car, it is not
necessary to know the mechanical engineering behind its functioning in
order to get you to where you're going. All you need to know is how to drive
it.
Using this book is very much the same way. Although the techniques
work, you don't really have to understand the reasoning behind them - and
I won't dwell too much on that part of it either. You just have to know when
to apply them. This book is geared towards effective results. I wrote it so
that a person can just pick it up and start using the stuff immediately. That
is why one of the first chapters is about memory. I want you to get right into
the action. Feel free to read the memory and speed-reading chapters first,
if you need to use these tools right now. However, do not neglect the other
chapters. The total unification of diverse tactics into a single strategy for
success is the very essence of this book. The scope of this book does not
allow me to go into considerable depth on any one particular topic. In
Appendix B you will find sources for more information and I highly
recommend you use them.
The material contained in these pages was gathered from many
places. I would like to salute the individual men and women throughout
history who have each, in his or her own special way, overcome major
obstacles out of their love for humanity, and uplifted us just that little bit
more. It is for them, and a new generation of students everywhere, that this
book was written.
Thank You All and God Bless.

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