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The problem with Common Core Math...
... Is the stupid parents. Parents who never really learned how math works because they are the product of a school system populated by mathphobic teachers ( Read more... ) -
Religious privilege, some insights.
This isn't a small idea. It's big. It doesn't fit in a sentence or even a paragraph. Some people might find it offensive because I am questioning things they consider part of their identity. I mean NONE of this personally. If you don't feel up to it, please skip on. There are better presentations of most of the topics I touch on out on the web, ( Read more... ) -
My issues with 'the season'.
It's a week to go and... mostly I've had enough already. I have some old complaints about Christmas and perhaps a more structured airing of them is warranted ( Read more... ) -
Games I play right now and why
I have a few I end up playing, and they each provide me with something different, tho there are some commonalities involved as well.
Kerbal Space Program
Do you wanna build a spaceship ( Read more... ) -
Why install Linux?
I got asked this in a thread on Imgur and took the time to write a proper private reply rather than try and address the issues in the 140char limit they provide. I liked my answer enough that Im sharing it all with the four people who read this ( Read more... ) -
Why physics? Am I mental?
The short answer is: Yes, I have a note from my doctor. Math would be easier ( Read more... ) -
New Blog
I have been busy, so no posts recently. OTOH, I'm trying to keep a log of research and other physics stuff. If you want to read it, go over to http://fivemegs.blogspot.com and subscribe or check it out. It really will only contain the stuff that I do out at school whereas this is more ( Read more... ) -
A moving experience
I have reached a point in my life where I want less stuff. I'm moving again and just spent the last week sifting through my meager collection of belongings and distilling it further. Three boxes of books to be sold/donated, three boxes of crap to be shipped to a landfill. four boxes to travel with me. One box to rule them all and in the darkness ( Read more... ) -
Into the breach?
Got a big-ass (2tb) external drive. Time to back up the machines and make some changes. If I'm not back in two hours, call the President. -
Privilege in WoW.
I've been having a few long conversations about WoW on the players' forum on a non-gaming social site. I have discovered something: The usual issues of 'privilege' apply in WoW with 'raiders' being the privileged class. Including the posts from the privileged that contain the "Why are you complaining, things are better for you than ever" and "Just ( Read more... )