tamad

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by tamad 6mo ago
> But before we do that, we should think for a moment about what streetnames are for. They are for helping people navigate the city. People name streets (and other things) for other reasons too, often for internal or local reference. Th
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by tamad 6mo ago
> We all need pointless hobbies, but I care about YouTube stars like I care about distant stars dying. It’s interesting to someone somewhere but those people don’t talk to me. I mostly use social media as a place to waste time, not a pla
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by tamad 1y ago
I don’t know the answer to your questions off the top of my head, unfortunately, but they are most certainly answered in The Ants by E.O. Wilson. It’s a fascinating and artfully written book. I unfortunately gave my copy to a student, or I’
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by tamad 1y ago
This is a simple explanation of an interesting and useful mathematical application my 12-15 yo students can conceptually grab onto. Good to have, they’ll enjoy it.
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by tamad 1y ago
I was wondering the same. I’m not in this industry, but perhaps rockets are not typically given human names, so it’s a joke? Also, it’s spelled Venessa rather than Vanessa, so maybe it’s humorous because of the misspelling.
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by tamad 1y ago
> Gravity is always present. What you feel as “weightlessness” is actually freefall. Article makes this seem true, regardless of whether or not you are in orbit. But doesn’t this matter of perspective become ridiculous if you are floati
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by tamad 1y ago
I’m a teacher, so different than most folks posting here. I have a little coding experience, but it’s definitely not my thing professionally. I just made several utility apps with this that I’ll be using in the classroom.
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by tamad 1y ago
No problem. 3rd party messaging does seem like the biggest need being voiced by potential users right now. It does have a navigation app, by the way, but don’t know details yet.
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by tamad 1y ago
Good camera is relative, but Light Phone III that launched this week seems to fit this bill.
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by tamad 1y ago
> It turns out I don’t want a phone at all, but a camera that texts — and ideally one smaller than anything on the market now. I know I’m not alone, and yet this product will not be made. See the Light Phone III released this week.
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by tamad 2y ago
“Duolingo is Lard for Learning”
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by tamad 2y ago
The major grocer where I live, H‑E‑B, marks up curbside items a few percent to defray costs. It’s very subtle.
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by tamad 2y ago
If anyone's interested, here are some example cases published by the Financial Modeling World Cup: https://fmworldcup.com/product-category/case-studies/excel-e... Most are behind a paywall, unfortunately.
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by tamad 2y ago
I don’t think this is a derailment. You’re asking how you might raise your kids in a way that promotes their well-being, probably contrary to the achievement culture discussed in the article. A nice model to consider for well-being is “PERM
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by tamad 2y ago
I teach adolescents at a Montessori school. The families are higher SES but they value holistic education and the wellbeing of their kids above academic performance. The programming reflects these values, so it works all around. IMO there i