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But are they Long Beach or San Fran seals? That's the burning question. Darn pests either way.
"We've already had this discussion before. I treated you of barbaric caveman then." - Oxymoron
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
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San Francisco, since I'm nowhere near Long Beach. Also I've decided against moving here because holy fuck the hills are awful. Not going up them, going down them.Count Chocula wrote:But are they Long Beach or San Fran seals? That's the burning question. Darn pests either way.
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I seem to have accidentally become an SKS collector, that's three now.
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1920x1200 monitor, yo.Zod wrote:Eh, meant to pick a smaller res but too tired to give a shit.
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THREE?? I'll be over next weekendAaron wrote:I seem to have accidentally become an SKS collector, that's three now.
"also it really shits my mum so it's a good way of winding her up"
-thejester
-thejester
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Lol, see if you can find some 22mm dummy rifle grenades on the way. Its got a launcher.
Actually I think I'll see if I can find one of those golf ball launchers for it.
Actually I think I'll see if I can find one of those golf ball launchers for it.
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Oohh, you got a Romaninan SKS! Those are the good 'uns.
"We've already had this discussion before. I treated you of barbaric caveman then." - Oxymoron
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
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Yugo, one of the rare ones. Never even heard of Romanian ones in Canada.
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Whoops, got my firearms trivia wrong there. The Yugo SKSs have the grenade launchers, and the Romanian SKSs have the blade, not spike, bayonets. Maybe that's why you haven't seen them in Canada.
"We've already had this discussion before. I treated you of barbaric caveman then." - Oxymoron
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
"He killed 80 people in 2 days"
"...he's adopted." - The Avengers
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I've wondered if the problem is that they never really relate why you need to know this stuff (beyond passing the test) to their students, and thus the kids just don't give a shit. Like yay I can solve for y when 3x+2y = 5x - 7y or whatever, but what's the point beyond "teacher said so"?Baks-kun wrote:so after reading the algebra thread over on that other forum, you know the one, i have one response
possibly the reason that people fail exit exams involving algebra at such high rates is because the methods used don't encourage them to retain anything and so they only memorize for the class and let it go afterwards, rather than kids these days (or rather, younger members of one's own generational cohort, lol) being mentally handicapped universally
so this would suggest reworking the way algebra and other mathematical subjects are taught to improve retention, but of course pedagogy is a useless bit of humanities lol
besides these kind of people would then feel a sense of anger at no longer being an elite, i'm sure
Perhaps they need to do a better job relating algebra to the real world so kids will give a shit? And not the lame "Susie has 3 apples and Timmy has 5 apples" bullshit. But something like this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O1mmePD549o
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just do like a circuits class or something
and make your math light up. literally!
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hey here's a real world math problem
you have an 8 foot board
how many 2 foot boards can you cut it into?
and make your math light up. literally!
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hey here's a real world math problem
you have an 8 foot board
how many 2 foot boards can you cut it into?
- Einhander Sn0m4n
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The technical term is 'kerf'.
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huh i had no idea
words are weird
words are weird
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If it weren't for the 2000 presidential election, how many people would know what chad was?
"also it really shits my mum so it's a good way of winding her up"
-thejester
-thejester
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true dat yo
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Another fun example. A few years ago a work colleague and I kept tearing belt loops on our pants as they got caught on a part of an office doorframe. We didn't know what it was actually called and googled it. Turns out it was the Strike Plate that was the culprit!
"also it really shits my mum so it's a good way of winding her up"
-thejester
-thejester
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i knew that one
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Strike plate sounds like part of a unionist or socialist door frame, sir.
Hospital food isn't that bad, if you occasionally visit McDonald's. It's better than a cold cheeseburger.
Hospital food isn't that bad, if you occasionally visit McDonald's. It's better than a cold cheeseburger.
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We have a really good cafeteria onsite. Home made huge ass hamburger 5$
Ps a big mac is $5
Ps a big mac is $5
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Ask me about ballcock shank nuts, steel nipples, and stud finders sometime
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Man, aerius thinking that somehow being all mathematical would somehow solve the cultural and political issues that actually cause unyielding debt is hilarious.
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The one day I really should have remembered to use sunscreen, I forget to put any on. Ow, my legs.