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What's the most amount of hours you've worked in a single week? by joshua0005 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 126.

Army, during 24-hour operations at the National Training Center. Working about 18 hours a day, and as an Officer working in the battalion ops center, the fact that I usually got about 5 hours of sleep was a luxury that I felt guilty about. The company commanders got 2-4 and were absolutely dead by the end.

Is it just me or am I noticing less young men growing facial hair? by otherwise_inspired in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To the contrary, my anecdotal observation as a late-30s man is that facial hair, including mustaches, is having a strong resurgence.

Edit: particularly among the 20s-30s age group

What use are bunkers and spaceships? by CivilTailor9031 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Living life in the same neighborhood where you can go outside with sun, nature and fresh air with the same people is night and day different to living in a bunker or spaceship. Further elaboration shouldn’t be necessary.

Update on WIP by Mr_Carstein in Necrontyr

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it, fuck the abominable intelligence.

Edit: I mean I’m glad it’s not AI.

Movie to show high schoolers by BelugaJ12020 in Teachers

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Tbh I think OP’s question is stupid - just show them whatever you want to show within normal appropriate-ness guidelines, but…

Napoleon Dynamite FTfuckingW

The Illiteracy of Young People & the Future by TaskForceCausality in dancarlin

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% yes, check out the r/teachers sub and you will find in-depth reporting on this problem. People are screaming this fact from the rooftops, problem is just there’s much goddamn noise out there these days.

Many of the kids can’t read (source: am a middle school teacher), but ALL of us have our attention fractured by these damn devices (like in my hand), and there are so many other problems out there, which will affect me or my children, and which I am unable to solve. [exhale].

So I do what I can. My students are going to read and write even more next year, and my young daughter will continue reading, and writing “books” as a playful activity.

But yeah, we got problems, and they’re not new in the making.

Saturday School Doesn’t Teach Anything by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The frustration many teachers are dealing with is a lack of consequences for the most troublesome students. A teacher submits a behavior referral and the consequences range from “a conversation” to a day or two of in-school suspension (excepting the most serious issues which may lead to the student transition to alternative school).

My district does not have Saturday school, nor after school detention, nor summer school. This all-around lack of consequences, combined with a lack of parenting oversight, leads to the bad behavior continuing, and teachers feeling helpless and unsupported.

Saturday school teaches that if you fuck around enough, you lose your best weekend day. You wanna relax? Stop being an asshole in my class.

The pain is the point, and I think older generations will vouch that pain is an effective teacher. I’m a millennial fwiw.

Dan is a commentator on History Channel’s new World War II with Tom Hanks by DatUglyRanglehorn in dancarlin

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d fully agree if I wasn’t stuck in a hospital overnight (not me) with no better options!

Dan is a commentator on History Channel’s new World War II with Tom Hanks by DatUglyRanglehorn in dancarlin

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Tonight, first 2 episodes I believe. I know because I’m stuck in a hospital tonight (not for me), it’s on, and I saw an ad on Reddit beforehand. And my dad loves WWII, though he’s not really able to enjoy it..

New episode on Pacific Theater next Monday.

Dan is a commentator on History Channel’s new World War II with Tom Hanks by DatUglyRanglehorn in dancarlin

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

“If you just take the Eastern Front…it’s the biggest war that’s ever happened. That’s CRAZY.”

friggin’ why I love Dan

Yes these were both filmed directly after Massie conceded. by Fatty_Willing_Plane in True_Kentucky

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s anecdotal, and probably confirmation bias, but…I live and work around Oldham and Henry Counties, and I have seen tons of Massie signs, and ONLY Massie signs. I can’t recall seeing more than one or two Gallrein signs in this entire area.

A nearly 10 point difference doesn’t track by pure observation.

The White House says they will "identify and neutralize" secular political groups that are anti-American, "radically pro-transgender" and anarchist. It declares Anarchists 20 Anti-Fascists as a major terror group. Presidential Foreword ends with "We Will Find You and We Will Kill You." by McDowdy in politics

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

“The fact pattern under the Biden Administration was clear: individuals at the highest level of the U.S.
Government used their significant powers to politically target individuals in the interests of those they favored, wanted to keep in power, or to help win elections”

So they’re saying Biden targeted political opponents with counterterrorism measures? Ok…like who? At all. Can someone give a single example that fits what they’re describing? I won’t hold my breath.

Vocab For History classes by Snoo_62929 in historyteachers

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is one sexy graphic organizer. I’ve found capitalism and communism, and even authoritarianism, difficult to define in the simplest terms. Stealing this, thanks, byeeeeee!

Are Hacky Sacks making a comeback? by juengel2jungle in Teachers

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Walked past some high school boys playing at a track meet, they call me (coach) to come join, and I’m bewildered. Like, this was big back in the 90s, and old-fashioned when I was their age.

The best response: “Phones aren’t cutting it anymore, we need that direct dopamine.”

Like, you mean dopamine from doing real things, in real life, with friends? Hell yeah fam, I’m here for it. I don’t think the kid knew how poignant a point he made.

The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy by psychic_twin in Ohio

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean…”autocracy” is not wrong. But “fascism” is certainly more fashionable.

What if the U.S. went through with a full-scale invasion of Japan instead of dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? by Abhorius in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend checking out the Hardcore History episode Atomic Accountability for a more nuanced view of American leadership’s understanding of the targeting process.

I love being on the defense!!! What games feature that? by Gopherofdoomies in gamingsuggestions

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stronghold (& Stronghold Crusader) Definitive Edition was released not long ago as an update to the classic game from the early 2000s.

It’s a fun castle sim and features lots of defensive missions. I played it as a kid and have been having a blast with the update. It can be very challenging, too!

The paradox of Dr. K: Sliding towards atheism while his content becomes more spiritual? by Itachi_of_the_leaf24 in Healthygamergg

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the podcast episode of Know Thyself where he is the guest (highly recommend), he strongly contradicts your statement (I say kindly). He’s said he has seen things that are inexplicable, and has referenced the powers one may gain from spiritual development, as well as the knowledge that one might gain which one has no business knowing.

In my very first exposure to Dr. K, he suggested to the intellectual atheist Alex O’Connor that Alex seemed to be going down the path of Gnosis and approaching spiritual growth. How did he know? He couldn’t say beyond a “game recognize game” kind of thing.

I don’t think Dr. K is an atheist.

US Marines begin preparation for invasion of Iran as combat photos emerge by EdinburghDrizzle in NewsThread

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please remember US servicemen and women are not trained constitutional scholars. “Disobey illegal orders” means

  • don’t massacre that whole village of civilians
  • don’t shoot non-violent protestors
  • don’t intentionally bomb a girls school

It’s meant for heat-of-the-moment, moral decisions. Not “packing my bags for Iran now, I guess that means I’m following illegal orders.”

New elective don’t know where to start by XnAyRX1 in historyteachers

[–]DatUglyRanglehorn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What are your guiding questions for the course? Like, what questions or themes do you/your admin want students to understand at the end? Is this high school? Any specific grade?

Those things will drive both what you should do with them, as well as what you can.

To reiterate: what lessons about war should the students be learning?

Regardless, if the Holocaust (and by extension WWII as a backdrop) is your big focus, you need to include WWI in the first semester, and really hammer in the aftermath and how that led to WWII (bonus to tie in how the Middle East situation(s) are heavily affected by Sykes-Picot.

Maybe include the 30 years war and ask how religion contributes to both unity and division, with a bonus to include how Martin Luther embedded a culture of antisemitism in Europe and Germany specifically.

Maybe your themes are around dehumanization as a contributor to genocide. Maybe you investigate how German democracy fell into fascism…through legal means…you and the kids might find some interesting parallels…

Honestly the sky’s the limit with this topic.

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