I'm mad. Someone showed me this link:
And now I'm broke. 😡
But, I have to do some research (playing with toys) to figure out this lesson idea I have that involves various weighted dice-- and they have a lot of really fun dies. Well, if I like this lesson idea I'll make the school buy me the next batch. Purchase orders are such a drag.
Hope everyone had/is having a lovely Saturday! Here's a picture to brighten up your day #Caturday
"Hover Cat"
Me: I will only live in a city with a vibrant public culture.
Me When Summer Event/Concert Season Starts Up: WHAT COMPLETELY INVALID FESTIVAL FOR DICKS IS HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EVERY FUCKFACE SUBURBAN WANKER IN THREE COUNTIES HAS TAKEN UP ALL THE PARKING SPOTS INSTEAD OF DYING LIKE THEY SHOULD??
I learned today that 5 of my books are among the more than 1600 books banned in some schools right now.
https://pen.org/index-of-school-book-bans-2022/
For more information
https://pen.org/issue/free-the-books/
@freemo @AmpBenzScientist @MelodyCooper @stormy178 Just about all tech is descended from weapons! The two basic human technologies are fire and sharp objects; everything else comes from those two.
More specifically, engines are descended from cannon. Newcomen was having no success with his steam power experiments until he hired a cannon maker to produce the cylinders. Then he finally had a good enough seal to make his engine work.
What an ignorant and uninformed way to view the problem.
It sounds pretty much equivalent to saying things like:
"Oh why oh why are cars still legal when kids are dying in car accidents"
Or even worse yet: "If we made vaccines illegal people would stop dying of vaccines.
The reason is because these viewpoints are ignorant of the big picture. Guns save lives, and prevent incidents from happening, they also cause incidents. Any real argument looks at all of that at frames the issue as one of violence first and foremost.
No we arent "oh but we like our toys".. no its more like "Well these tools help us prevent deaths too, so we wont give them up over a poorly framed emotional argument.
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I’d like to wish a joyous and blessed Eid al-Fitr to Muslims around the world gathering with friends, families and neighbours to mark the end of Ramadan.
Especially to my family in Sudan who are currently locked down as bullets rain across the city. May Allah open the doors of peace and safety for you. عيد مبارك
Rant!
What does Stand Your Ground mean, really?
The right to defend yourself against forcible assault,
or to keep someone from touching your door?
Damn people, get a fucking hold on yourself.
Do you feel righteous about killing a young girl because she touched your car, or a young man because he touched your doorknob?
You people are uncontrolled and need to be tranquilized.
Fun fact: In 1930, the 22-million-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated 90 degrees over a month at a rate of 15 inches per hour, while 600 employees worked inside. Despite the slow movement, there was no interruption to the building's services, and none of the employees felt it move. #ConstructionHistory #StructuralEngineering