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To shreds, you say?
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03-07-2012, 05:43 PM | #92 |
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When I was a kid I documented game results (like a detective game I had, etc) and kept records and compared.
Ha! Funny...that's pretty much what I do now. Only without the fun and with the added Dragon Lady Boss. Welcome Blueflare! Stay a while. Want a beer? |
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Has tw taken over monster's account?
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03-08-2012, 10:38 PM | #95 | |
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03-08-2012, 11:23 PM | #96 |
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oh. em. gee.
Please. I don't want to play that game again.
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03-09-2012, 12:27 AM | #97 |
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Man, when ever calculators disagree - even the same brand - what hope is there for us?
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03-09-2012, 09:56 AM | #98 |
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Put your hope in learning arithmetic.
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03-09-2012, 11:53 AM | #99 |
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It's not really possible to define "common sense",
but it is a step now included in our school's teaching process, that was not specifically included back in my day. My G-daughters homework includes making an "estimate" before working out the details of the problem. So when they get an answer, they have a way to ask if it seems "about right" or "makes sense". Likewise, keeping track of the "units" in so-called "word" or "story" problems is a helpful part of getting the correct answer. I don't know how long schools have been doing this, but I think these are great "innovations" in beginning math, and can be used later on with more complex problems, to avoid stupid blunders... like misplaced decimal points, etc. . |
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I learned about keeping track of units in HS, and I think it was one of the more important things I've learned. But it has made me very intolerant of people who mis-use units (like saying crazy things like kW/hr when they mean kWh). I guess that should go in the mis-used thread.
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I learned about keeping track of eunuchs in HS too.
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Damn man, those crazy motherfucking eunuchs, was like herding cats, amirite?
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Why would you want to go around hurting cats?
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03-09-2012, 12:17 PM | #104 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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You mean the bird killers?
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you don't herd eunuchs, you just steer'em.
though I reckon it hurts at the moment of eunuchification.
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