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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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sarameg - Apr 30, 2008 5:29:44 am PDT #4224 of 10001

Huh. I apparently have a surprise waiting for me at home. When I watched the kids the other night, my friend slipped something into my purse. Except I haven't touched it except to get my wallet out of it.

Good thing she asked me if I'd emptied my purse out....

Jesse - Apr 30, 2008 5:30:26 am PDT #4225 of 10001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse — if you're cable is working, channel 701 is NY-1 in HD.

Ooh, is that new?

Tom Scola - Apr 30, 2008 5:31:07 am PDT #4226 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

is that new?

Just started today!

Jesse - Apr 30, 2008 5:32:15 am PDT #4227 of 10001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Nice.

Assuming my cable is still fixed when I get home tonight, I have to decide if I should confess to my boss and come into the office on Friday. I really really don't want to. Two weekends in a row mostly out of town make my life fall apart.

flea - Apr 30, 2008 5:32:37 am PDT #4228 of 10001

information libertarian

I hope it's not, like, a kitten, sarameg.

sarameg - Apr 30, 2008 5:36:41 am PDT #4229 of 10001

I'm pretty certain it isn't animate or perishable....

shrift - Apr 30, 2008 5:45:59 am PDT #4230 of 10001

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

My toe aches. Adam Bede fell on it this morning. I hope taking the Lord's name in vain was a suitable revenge.

The gist of an e-mail I actually sent this morning:

Dear Coworker,

You sent your request after I left work yesterday, and you're demanding to know why I haven't completed your request 15 minutes after I've started work today.

Here is your request. Here are my hours. Here are the offices I support.

Please adjust your expectations.

Thank you,
Fucking Christ, I Haven't Even Had My Coffee Yet, You Jackass

Tom Scola - Apr 30, 2008 5:52:49 am PDT #4231 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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When studying to become a math teacher, many teachers-in-training are taught to use concrete, real world examples to help illustrate mathematical concepts. New research shows that students who learn through real-world examples have a difficult time applying that knowledge to other situations. Students who were taught using only abstract symbols and concepts, on the other hand, are readily able to transfer their new-found knowledge to other, related problems.

tommyrot - Apr 30, 2008 5:56:39 am PDT #4232 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Go Team Abstract Symbols and Concepts!

Emily - Apr 30, 2008 6:02:33 am PDT #4233 of 10001

"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I know, I read that and threw up my hands in disgust. I'm starting to think that if you assemble all the research, it will show that teaching math is just impossible in all but the most ideal circumstances.

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