Regrets, Ive had a few. But then again, those few were life changing.

One such regret I remember was at school. Computers had just come in and we had our first computer course lesson. The classroom had been kitted out with mostly BBC micros but not enough for everyone. As this was the year we got to choose which classes we would like to keep and drop, and with everyone wanting to keep computer lessons, we all had to submit a program, a simple quiz, for the teacher to review. He would then select pupils he would think had the best chance of passing the course based on said quiz.

I had been programming my ZX-Spectrum48k plus for a while and I believe my knowledge of computers far surpassed that of the teacher, so I set about creating the ultimate quiz. You got to fly Airwolf, the American TV series helicopter around the world answering various questions based on the country you landed the helicopter. My quiz had a loading screen, music graphics, FX but at the time the quiz had to be handed in, zero questions. Even in this state it would have easily passed the test, but I never handed it in, and subsequently failed. If there was one thing I was good at it was programming my computer. But down to sheer embarrassment of my quiz not having any questions due to all my effort been spent on other areas and running out of time, I failed the course. Today I sit here learning Java, wondering what could have been, and how my life may have turned out if I had handed my unfinished project in.

Apples

The thing with apples is, though you may not want to start eating one, when you do, your checking there's nothing left but the core.

Mathematics will end of us all.

Currently self learning Java, which I believe removes the restrictions of learning at college. Of course, self learning doesn't give you access to a lecturer when in need, but it does allow you to spend as much time as you like to completely get your head around any part you cant fully understand. This is important, because unless you fully understand the basic building blocks you will never understand anything more advanced. I believe this is a problem in all education, where teachers of, lets say mathematics, do not have unlimited time to spend with those lagging behind, and ultimately press on. This leaves anyone not fully understanding the basics in trouble to understand anything more advanced, leading to disinterest and classroom wide rebellion. This attitude when taken back into the community, leads those not fortunate enough to grasp the basics of calculus into gang life and ultimately a life of crime, dragging communities deeper and deeper into the slums we see all around us today. With crime rising, tax money which should be pumped into education is squandered trying to rectify a lost cause,  leading us into mass civil unrest. It is therefore only a matter of time before rioting in every major city surpasses any futile attempts of quelling the imminent overthrow of  all sovereign nations. With access to nuclear and chemical weaponry, it will be these very same uneducated dissidents that through no fault of their own, other than lacking a clear understanding of trigonometry , drag our once aspiring race back to the feudal age.

Angela Dorothea Merkel, shame on you.