[ot][spam][draft/notes] braindead learning: algorithms research

[Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many]

The goal of this thread is to help me think of things to do to learn
generally useful algorithms skills, such that I might discover
normative things in my own,

When you can discover it on your own, it means you can also discover
more relevant or complex things, rather than being stuck with the
toolbox a teacher gives you.