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These people are leading us?!?

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Probably poor.

I always had trouble with abstract math in general (anything pre-algebra and up), mainly because in K-12 I had like maybe four worthwhile math teachers, while the rest were utter garbage who only still had jobs because tenure exists (one of the reasons why I'm hugely against the entire idea of tenure for teachers, or at least tenure without some form of periodic review).

Because Math is THE subject where "building on what you've learned previously" is so damned important, it meant that every year I fell behind because of a shit teacher made every successive year harder.

It even reflected in my SAT scores - I scored a 780/800 on my Verbal, but only 530/800 on Math.

I managed to make it to pre-calc levels in college (mainly because of multiple statistics classes for Psych), but I've always struggled a bit with the abstract side of math whenever I deal with it. Whereas I've always been pretty good at being able to handle more concrete math (addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, fractions/percents, etc) in my head on a moment's notice.

What hurts most though is that it's been decades since school for me. And while I still use concrete math fairly regularly (calculating discounts, tips, measurements, etc), abstract math doesn't come up as often in everyday life. So most of what I did manage to pick up has kind of atrophied (in the same way that I took 7 years of French in school, but if you dropped me in Paris today I couldn't even ask my way to the nearest bathroom).

Interesting response. Yeah, teachers can make or break a student. And yeah, abstract math can be harder to grasp and retain for the reasons you listed.

How would you rate your mathematical ability?

Although I know a lot of Calculus and some Differential Equations, those concepts aren't even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to math! There's also things like Modern (Abstract) Algebra which are much harder to learn and grasp. I actually would say I'm a beginner to intermediate in terms of mathematical ability.

Are you interested in archery?

Outside of video games, not really. I have shot an arrow from a bow in day camp though. Wasn't able to hit the target, the arrow didn't travel far.

$40. My choice isn't on your poll.

I'm not religious myself, but I grew up in a somewhat spiritual household. Although I don't consider talking about religion "taboo" myself, when I hear other people talk about it still has somewhat of a forbidden, controversial-kinda "shock value" to it. Not that I'm bothered, I find it amusing actually, although I avoid talking about religion if I can if I want to avoid conflict.

My question for you, does anyone kinda feel the same way? It's hard to describe.

https://youtu.be/fsQsLMVtBm4

These people managed to have their stuff stolen while they were sleeping in hotel rooms in Las Vegas....it's scary to think these things happen.

Not yet. I do have a FB/Instagram account but also Twitter is still okay for my needs.

Would you keep the money for yourself or return it?

I think many of you would say you would return it, and I'd like to say I would to. But I've seen "honesty experiments" conducted in the Las Vegas Strip where the vast majority of people would not return the money. So to be honest I don't know exactly what I'd do in this situation if I personally encountered it.

Chris Rock is an alien?!?

I guess another way to phrase that question is when do you think people really mature, take responsibility, or something like that?

I used to think 35 was that age, but I'm 37 and I still feel young and immature.

It is themselves.

Yeah, yeah, yet another "Captain Obvious" moment from yours truly, but I just thought about it after watching a Terminator movie and then comparing it to conflicts happening in real life news.

I think the Zelda series has some good Castles and Palaces: Hyrule Castle (Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild), Deku Palace and Ikana Castle (Majora's Mask). Hyrule Castle in the games I mentioned was quite expansive and the last two had great visuals and music!

I also liked Bowser's Castle in Paper Mario. It was quite big!

HelIWithoutSin posted...

https://i.imgur.com/LK84SWc.mp4

Haha!

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Ah, sorry for the bad grammar....

The set of people and things including yourself, people you know, and your cats?

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Maybe all of you?

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Reprogram it to be a sex-bot then refuse to clean it

Hehe, good idea!

Say you had to battle a Terminator for whatever reason. How would you try to defeat it?

I'd probably use a car to drive right through it and then light the Terminator on fire with gas and a lighter. I don't know if I'd be able to defeat it, but that's a start. I guess I can try to locate the neural net processor and remove it to disable the machine as well.

argonautweakend posted...

I am a fatass, though I am not super huge, but I have no problem finishing my meal and leftovers around me and i almost never save leftovers for another meal, 1-2 hours later I usually wolf 'em down.

So I would be curious to see how I'd do. I know if you gave me one day I would definitely have it done, but an hour....I don't know. I know I am no good at speed challenges but an hour is a decent amount of time.

I probably wouldn't try this but I am really curious to see how i'd do.

Try the challenge if you ever visit Amarillo!

AltOmega2 posted...

I know it's quite unAmerican of me but I don't even particularly like steak. It has to be really well-prepared for me to even think it's good, I simply lack the ability to enjoy a decent steak.

No worries! I'm sure many Americans don't like steak.

NinjaGhosts posted...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZR_nlNUx4M&pp=ygUiYm9iYnkgZWF0cyBzdGVhayBpbiBmcm9udCBvZiB2ZWdhbg%3D%3D

Haha! But that kid makes it easier than it sounds!

argonautweakend posted...

i feel like i could, but i dont know. that is 4.5 pound of food.

Don't push it!

rjsilverthorn posted...

That is four and a half pounds of steak. Even if I could I'm pretty sure I shouldn't.

Yep, I agree!

Lokarin posted...

nope.... not for lack of trying, but my old-person guts can't handle large amounts of meat

as delicious as it sounds, i would turn pale and vomit after maybe 10 oz

Haha, same here. I also have gout, too!

If you can, your dinner will be free. At least, in this steakhouse in Amarillo, Texas.

https://www.bigtexan.com/

I've been there several times on my way to or from Las Vegas and SoCal, but I never attempted the challenge.

Maybe eventually.

Not yet.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Wait, how did you know?

Usually people can't tell that I'm accessing the human Internet via subspace transmission. Because it gets really boring out here on long trips.

I bug the fuck out in the opposite direction, then jump to FTL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis

I have secrets, too!

As you get closer to a particular star, you get an incoming signal from its direction. An alien voice communicates in a language you do not know, but you get the feeling it may be distressed.

What do you do, and what happens next?

TomNook posted...

"Just following orders"

Where have I heard of that before...in a historical context....

There were some sympathetic characters in the Tales series that killed others but were just following orders from authorities in their countries....

papercup posted...

You're talking about antiheroes. Like Tony Soprano, or Walter White, or Don Draper.

That's probably the word for it!

In fiction, what's the worst crime a protagonist can commit and you would still feel sympathetic to them?

For me, I'd say murder due to some "justifiable" reason (self-defense, they were just ordered by someone higher up, not premeditated, or something like that.)

They want to show off their dogs I guess, or the dogs can't handle being left alone at home or something.

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions everyone! Yes, I guess the only solution is just to quit.

I recently racked up a nearly $800 credit card bill, and my main expenses were due to gacha games, so I guess its safe to say that yes, I have an addiction. After my mom put into perspective about how big that chunk of money is, I decided to try to curb my playing of gachas. I'm just trying to figure out strategies to get rid of my addiction....

funkyfritter posted...

When Reggie said he was going to kick that dude's ass.

That was in the 2014 invitational I mentioned!

As I said in another board, my fave is the Smash Bros. invitational in 2014 for the Wii U edition of Smash Bros. It was quite hype. I also liked in 2001 when Melee and the Gamecube were featured.

Judgmenl posted...

No.
Also you're delusional if you think an actual criminal will be elected president.

I'm not voting for the criminal, and I think he has an uphill mountain to climb, but you just never know....

Do you think they are too old to run for president?

I'm a little concerned with their ages but I think Biden is still going strong at least.

Yes, but probably at a later date. I have a lot of games to play, not enough time.

Fortnite Battle Pass
Practice for tournaments (Smash Bros. and Tekken)
Finding a job.
...and lots of other stuff I wanna do....

captpackrat posted...

I liked the Voyager record better.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/0/6/AAQwHjAAEcjC.jpg

That was cool too! And it could be used to play a video!

Would you be able to understand the Pioneer Plaques?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque

One of the many problems of communicating with an alien civilization is of course: being able to understand each other. Extraterrestrials of course wouldn't use the same symbols to communicate as humans do. So how would humans be able to convey information about their species and home to other civilizations?

Carl Sagan designed the Pioneer Plaques which contains pictorial information about humans, the solar system, and nearby stars. These plaques are onboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft in the hope that one day, if aliens came upon the probes, they would get information about who created them and the home planetary system that they reside in.

The numerical information depicted on the plaques is of course not in familiar base-ten Arabic numerals but encoded in a special way that is "universal" - that is, it should apply to anyone reading them regardless of what number system they use. Sagan used a bit of scientific knowledge to create that number system.

Would you be able to decode the Pioneer Plaques?

I don't think at first glance, I would have been able to decode the numbers on the plaques. I did understand at first glance the numbers were in binary and the picture/key on the top left had something to do with a hydrogen atom, but I wouldn't know at first glance they has something to with an energy transition of an electron and the wavelength and frequency of the photons they would emit.

Blightzkrieg posted...

Is there a gender neutral term for female we could use as an alternative? Maybe something like emale

That defeats the purpose, I think.

Meteorological Summer

I admit I use the term "female" as a reflex when describing girls and women.

Side note: I feel consciously hesitant to use the term "girl" when describing a girl or woman because it implies the person has weakness or distress. Yes, I know, I'm weird....