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>I quickly found out that college was not the right setting for me and within 6 months, I was so burnt out on this thing that had only begun as a hobby and had now turned into a seemingly endless constant requirement.

I feel your pain. Don't feel like you failed in any way though. College is a pretty broken concept actually (especially in this day and age, and in the context of fast-changing technology).

>Now, I want to get back into it, but I'm worried that my lacking skills in math would be a concern.

Before I address this, let me give you some advice/perspective. If you write a paper for an english teacher, she can give you a C on it, while another professor would give you an A. They can take points off for handwriting, or just because they are biased in the subject you decided to write the paper on. But with math, you can't apply the subjectivity. 2 + 2 is 4. Period. And it will never change. So once you know it, you'll know it for life. Don't get discouraged, it just take practice.

Alright as for math advice.

Taking a course in discrete mathematics. It's not as hard as it sounds. You'll need this type of math for any kind of programming.

Aside from that, most of main stream development has very little mathematical requirements. A good understand of 9th grade Algebra 2 curriculum is all you need really. I'd recommend just going online to Kahn Academy and brushing up on related courses.

If you want to get into game development, you'll need a solid understand of algebra, trigenometry, and linear algebra.

The math you were dealing with in college is for really really advanced "programming stuff". Only a small number of people in the entire world do this kind of work (specifically compiler engineering, operating systems). It takes years of committed study after college to get to the point where you can get a job doing this kind of work.

TL;DR: Learn discrete math, and algebra 2. It's all you really need for 99% of jobs out there.

>Another issue is that the only thing I have available to work with is my cellphone.

This is a tough one, you need to have at minimum a non-mobile web browser to run code. You don't need a bad ass computer at all:

• Get a Rasberry Pi.
  
• And a cheap monitor.
  
  So for ~$100, you have a computer.
  
  >What would you suggest for someone in my position who wants to return to learning.
  
  

1. Get the cheap computer (or find a local civic's center, church, or library that has free computers you can use.)
   
2. Start it up a browser and open up http://coderpad.io/sandbox (free)
   
3. Work through Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby using the browser (also free). Work through math courses on Coursera and Kahn Academy (that's free too).
   
4. If after working through this book and you find you like programming. You'll need to make plans on how to pay for a better computer (expect to spend $500 dollars).
   
   Good luck!

Pre-Nazi Germany refers to the time between WWI and WWII, when fascism and nationalism were ascendant in Europe generally, and Hitler was ascendant in Germany specifically. If you're interested in learning more about the subject, this is a pretty good book that covers the period in some detail.

I don't mean to be that guy, but...

You can trace the barbarian attacks on Rome to the mass migration caused by the invasion of Europe by the Hun. This resulted in many of these Germanic tribes relocating to Rome's borders.

Peter Heather, an Oxford Historian, wrote a fascinating book called The Fall of the Roman Empire, and he goes into great detail in how this mismanagement of the migrant crises was a major contributing factor to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

I await downvotes.

I’m pretty sure I read a comic about this in The Big Book of Urban Legends as a kid, and that was published in 95. The story itself is probably much older.

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Urban-Legends-Stories/dp/1563891654

There are a few, but "The Sacred Cause: Civil-Military Conflict over Soviet National Security, 1917-1992 (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)" covers the Stalin era in detail.

I recommend this book as a starting point if you genuinely want to learn more.

Surprised that people didn’t catch that, but I guess you have to be a person of culture to be familiar with the author of Helicopter Man Pounds Dinosaur Billionaire Ass

What do you think https://www.amazon.com/Determined-Look-Lessons-Football-Coaching/dp/1724926225

The orbweaver is mechanical though. . .

Just buy a kitchen extinguisher

Nolan Gasser's book on this is amazing, if you have long stretches of spare time. It's a chonker.

At least it is shows as available on amazon.de where it also offers the audible version vor 0€.

Edit: Also the whole book is readable through Google Books