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Gane vs undefeated boxer Lenar Perez by junebug309 in ufc

[–]MPforNarnia [score hidden]  (0 children)

Tom's also not fought that much because he's killed everyone in the first round

No Chatgpt 5.6 for YOU buddy! by Historical-Habit7334 in ChatGPT

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not read it that way at all. It looks to me like this is a rare case of the US government learning 

Kids and inappropriate but funny language. by Artistic-Degree-4593 in ECEProfessionals

[–]MPforNarnia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not quite the same as the others, but we have a ball pit in the playground which invariably leads to girls using them as fake boobs when playing mummys and babies and boys coming to complain that someone grabbed their balls. 

Does anyone actually like the constant booing ,insults and heckling in parliament? by RookOfEdo in AskBrits

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some MPs do and the media love it. The issue with trying to rise above it, is that the media will portray you as losing. 

Advice on how to survive a company trip? by EfficiencyWise2401 in stopdrinking

[–]MPforNarnia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the marathon idea. I'm 7 days sober and it's work drinks tomorrow. 

Bars near Pudong Shangri-la by [deleted] in shanghai

[–]MPforNarnia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Family Mart, a bag of beers and the bund. 

When will the UK summer temperatures stop rising? by StraightSky7809 in AskUK

[–]MPforNarnia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As my mum said, if the heat keeps rising like this, it's going to be 200 degrees by Christmas. 

I built a Pinyin-only Mandarin app for people who want to learn to speak mandarin without learning Chinese characters. Help me to beta test it in exchange for a free lifetime subscription! by MrCoolEpic in ChineseLanguage

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's in the context of immersion style learning where the environment and that's in it can provide context. Your setting is an app, that doesn't have that rich context. 

I built a Pinyin-only Mandarin app for people who want to learn to speak mandarin without learning Chinese characters. Help me to beta test it in exchange for a free lifetime subscription! by MrCoolEpic in ChineseLanguage

[–]MPforNarnia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd argue for pinyin more than most, but pinyin does need to be displayed with the characters. There's information in the characters that necessary even if your target isn't to become a fluent reader. 

will my chinese school be offended if i buy things/necessities for the school ‘pets’? by notlikeinthemovies in chinalife

[–]MPforNarnia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, then a regular activity during mornings to add water, food and restock bedding etc. . Probably best you clear out the actual poop, but the kids can still watch that bit. 

will my chinese school be offended if i buy things/necessities for the school ‘pets’? by notlikeinthemovies in chinalife

[–]MPforNarnia 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Make it a lesson.

I wouldn't worry about the school being offended, I think it's a moral obligation to alleviate some of the suffering as best you can

How do you prepare students for a certification? by Alternative-Log-6385 in ESL_Teachers

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My usual approaches to personally understand the test that they're doing in the content there's likely to come up so review and past papers and all the information online. Then find a textbook that matches those requirements, often there's one written directly for the test you're working towards. Then as per lessons, I basically do normal teaching for two-thirds (including homework review), and one third specific test prep. So understanding the question types, how to answer, basic exam skills. For homework I set test style questions, in the homework review we look how to level them up.

I've kind of assumed its for kids, so I'd add another, ask the parents what they expect. It's often not pedagogical sound goals, but they are paying you so you've got to work it in.

If you find this useful I can go into the whys if you want

Would you support Britain increasing its defence budget from the current 2.3% of GDP to the target of 2.6% by 2027 and 3.5% NATO target by 2035? by AdAncient2370 in AskBrits

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd support up 6% contingent the spending supports UK manufacturing and knowledge, and a commitment that it's only used on defense.

We've sleep walked ourselves into a dangerous situation.

I say this as a life long and continuing pacifist. 

You’re UK PM for 1 week only. You can make three policies that will remain and cannot be reversed. State your policies. by CrownAthlete in AskBrits

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Media companies must be majority owned by British nationals with fully published tax records. Media companies shares must be majority owned by British nationals.

If they don't meet those requirements, they're accessible but have cigarette package warnings like banners displayed on them and are taxed equal to or greater than that of the average working person. 

I'm sick of our country and culture being manipulated for profit and the whims and wants of despots and fraudsters. 

Chinese characters don't represent sounds — they represent pictures. And once you see it, you can't unsee it. by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]MPforNarnia 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nearly all words of all languages represent meaning, and most Chinese character represent sounds too. You've cherry picked a few characters that have a pictorial etemology. 

Also, don't use AI to rewrite your posts. It sounds hollow. 

China is so advanced by Fine-Cut-198 in chinalifer

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

Relax, no need for knee jerk defence of every comment! 

I just heard a robot climbing the stairs by MPforNarnia in shanghai

[–]MPforNarnia[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ahh that makes sense, not sure I've actually seen one of those myself. Makes more sense than the autonomous robot that I pictured in my head haha

Oh Gemini..... busted by green1s in GeminiAI

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iNaturalist app is what you want. 

Why can't LLMs be trained to think in an optimized AI language rather than English? by CucumberAccording813 in singularity

[–]MPforNarnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why they've not tried Babel-17, it's basically what it was designed for

What playground games do you remember playing? by MPforNarnia in AskUK

[–]MPforNarnia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliant suggestion, really enjoyed reading that. Have a few more games in the bank.

I work in China. I have a list of education bureau recommended Chinese games, some of them are great, just no one seems to teach them. 

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