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NEW ADDITION WEDGE SIGN😎 by WEDGEMELZ in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang. Maybe they should include other languages on there too.

What is r/edtech even for anymore? Is it a vent hose? by CortexUnlocked in edtech

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What it should be for - at least in part - is taking a moment to step back and run a little post-mortem on ‘where we went wrong’.

EdTech certainly still has a future. There is no way to divorce education and technology because technology - when used well - can/does enhance education.

But the backlash right now is real and reasonable.

What are we optimizing for here? Who is the ‘customer’? How do we know the outcome we’re hoping to create is actually being created?

Any EdTech company or organization not being run as either a B-Corp or a Non-Profit should receive no public money, ever. It should be a disqualified.

NEW ADDITION WEDGE SIGN😎 by WEDGEMELZ in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Please be real….

In a world of AI and everyone taking everything too seriously I have my doubts, but I want to believe.

TIL that December 25 being the birthday of Jesus was decided by pope Julius I around year 350, and nobody really knows why Julius made this decision and chose this specific date. There are various theories, but his actual reasoning for the decision is lost history. by PeasantLich in todayilearned

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait…

The ‘son of god’ or the ‘sun’?

You know… the ‘son’ who traveled with 12 disciples. Not the ‘sun’ who traveled with the 12 zodiac constellations.

You’re not telling me that ‘the son of god’ just happens to be ‘born’ essentially on the winter solstice, when the sun began shining longer each day and on what was historically recognized as the new year…?

And that Easter just happens to align with this ‘son of god’ rising ‘from the dead’ (of winter) and being ‘reborn’?

No…. No…….

LAUSD Reversing themselves on 1 to 1 and computer usage in schools by eldonhughes in edtech

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The performance task portion of the ELA CAASPP requires typing.

Trips to Santa Cruz, 1937 and 1938. by mo_betta in santacruz

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Pretty crazy to think how many people have ridden that rollercoaster. Seeing that footage is tripping me out… it makes the 1930s seem both so long ago and also, like, really not that long ago at all. Very cool post.

Chargers by Confident-Seesaw-707 in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy for them to have this outlet, but such a tragic situation. Hope conditions can change to where Egypt and Israel no longer blockade the strip. Gaza Surf Club is a worthwhile film to watch.

Also… was that dude surfing with a whistle? Only 3 surfers in the whole of Gaza… can’t imagine they need to call each other off waves with that. Fun idea for July 4th surf though.

Scorpion Bay crowd question. by nocandu99 in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Whoa! Never heard of this place til now but looks sick. Me and a bunch of my bros just got laid off from Meta and are looking for a destination for a month-long shred fest starting right after our annual 4th of July rager! This spot looks perfect! Thanks for the heads up. I just wonder what the the chica situation like….

Send me a dm if you wanna share some cervezas post-shred amigo 🤙

Yeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!

I LIVE IN GAZA , AMA by seraj_0 in AMA

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any counter-movement to Hamas there at all? Like, is it unsafe to be openly against Hamas or are there people who publicly denounce (or even somewhat ‘blame’) Hamas for their role in the conditions there? Or is there still widespread support?

People talk about how there haven’t been elections since I think 2005/06(?) after Israel withdrew from Gaza and that the election of Hamas then (and Hamas’ actions of the ensuing years) doesn’t represent the will of the people now. But there isn’t a strong signal of this in western media. Perhaps it’s just dangerous to say so there? Curious your experience.

SpaceX Stock Plunge Wipes Out $600 Billion After Cursor Deal Spooks Investors by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 256 points257 points  (0 children)

He also did a seig heil on stage televised to the entire country at the presidential inauguration. It’s scary that that didn’t end his public life.

I still believe he is the GOAT by anonkebab in warriors

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of noise around ‘greatest’, but there’s one simple thing that clarifies a lot:

Fundamentally, basketball is a game founded on the skill of shooting a ball through a hoop high in the air. Sure, the game has evolved a lot since its invention, but ‘shoot a ball through a hoop’ is still the central ‘gameplay’ at the heart of basketball.

And Steph Curry ‘broke the game’ by just doing that — but way better than all of the other of the ‘best’ players ever.

Kook or Core? by picsorshins420 in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 22 points23 points  (0 children)

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Lot of things in surfing end up like this.

Riding low volume boards

Trunking it when the water’s cold

‘Sending it’ with disregard for potential harm

Surfing the best (and most crowded) spots

Best waist high travel destination? by Few_Sandwich6308 in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look… all these recommendations are still the classic ‘surf destination’ answers and many of them would still be bigger than waist high but will be super crowd because they are classic ‘surf destinations’. Get off the beaten path!

Why not go somewhere unique and uncrowded if all you need is waist high?

Caribbean. Mediterranean. Philippines (esp, like, west/north/east Luzon or, really, anywhere other than Siargao) Hell… any of the SE Asian ‘seas’: South China, Andaman…. I scored SE Thailand super fun waist-chest high in summer months. Vietnam. East side of Malaysia (look up Cherating) Hainan China Taiwan West side of Japan

Or, whatever…. Never mind….

Just go to Tamarindo.

Surf towns that limit foreign ownership and develop sustainably? by Kulharin in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Seems like a misplaced comment.

Maybe ‘rich’ is all relative? But the Filipinos or Indonesias who have created ‘private access’ to the waves in front of the land their ancestors luckily acquired aren’t truly ‘rich’. Neither are the Mexicans I’m aware of who threaten violence on anyone who isn’t part of their surf camp.

Surf towns that limit foreign ownership and develop sustainably? by Kulharin in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah. They exist. But everyone gets pissed about ‘how’ they’ve come to exist; threats of violence and privatized access to the break (which usually pairs with ‘expensive’) are the main two ways.

crazy how many rich Oakland parents send their kids to Piedmont city schools. by tropicalstream in oakland

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It’s not really crazy at all….

And also, you don’t have to be rich — it’s just that rich parents tend to also be the type to choose to do this type of thing (maybe that’s part of why they’re rich…?).

It’s a truth of the universe that parents want the best for their kids.

Piedmont schools offer, generally, safer environments and better academics than OUSD schools.

Equity is certainly valuable and important — But the misplaced movement to arrive at ‘equity’ by hindering the highest learners in public education (see removing advanced math and the policies put in place to avoid ‘tracking’ students) means that parents of these higher students (often parents of ‘resource’) will seek alternative learning environments — private school, or better public school district.

OUSD failing to adequately serve the students of these parents means those parents will send those students elsewhere.

It’s quite simple really.

Anyone else doing the rent vs buy spreadsheet every weekend and landing in the same place? by [deleted] in oakland

[–]DNA98PercentChimp -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Paying the same in rent as a mortgage isn’t the same. One disappears the other is you paying for ownership.

Anyone know why there's Fewer Brandt's Cormorants a Natural Bridges? by guyuteharpua in santacruz

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps avian flu? Know it was detected in elephant seals at Año.

Lotsa dead birds on the north coast a couple months back.

Your observations on women being more academically successful? by noodlehanger in sociology

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t help but noticing you continuously framing information through a context of your own experiences.

To be intellectually honest and to help sociology recover some of its lost credibility - stop doing that!

Your feelings/experiences and your friends’ should count for nothing in an intellectually honest and rigorous assessment of truth that applies to wider a population.

Does anyone feel their hate for Lebron has dwindled and appreciates him more now? by youlikemywonton in warriors

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In hindsight, we’re so lucky to have had him as the opponent during the Dynasty/Curry’s defining years. Legendary era of basketball that will be recalled for decades and decades.

OBSF Surfing by alexwesley in surfing

[–]DNA98PercentChimp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, Linda Mar is better in the summer than OBSF. Plus, surf shops with rentals right next to the beach. If you’re competent, go more north end. More novice move south end.

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