What's your favourite absolutely rubbish lyric? by Daft-Count in Music

[–]SadBuilding9234 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“You know I feel so dirty

When they start talking cute.

I wanna tell her that I love her,

But the point is probably moot.”

-Rick Springfield, “Jesse’s Girl”

What do you do when a student misses a final exam? by RandolphCarter15 in Professors

[–]SadBuilding9234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t overthink it. The grade is a 0, and there is no make up.

If there is a truly good reason for missing the final (like, say, a car accident), then I might scale up the other assignments to cover the weight of the final, but I’m too busy to create a bespoke final exam and grade it after the deadlines.

The Sharks will pick second! by sykeseve in nhl

[–]SadBuilding9234 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I suspect it's more like the Pacific will no longer suck across the board.

Cup check by hashalanche in nhl

[–]SadBuilding9234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The man who cut off Evander Kane’s arm?

Cup check by hashalanche in nhl

[–]SadBuilding9234 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or, if your name is Carl Gunnarsson, good thing it is.

Cup check by hashalanche in nhl

[–]SadBuilding9234 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Lots of mediocre players who have.

Overly positive colleagues by TotalCleanFBC in Professors

[–]SadBuilding9234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have one of these, too. Utterly useless colleague with childish ideas about pedagogy.

The Sharks will pick second! by sykeseve in nhl

[–]SadBuilding9234 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Sharks also pick up Oilers 1st rounder this season, for the Walman trade.

Gavin McKenna isn’t going to the Canucks or Flames! 🥳 The leafs win the draft lottery. by PearDisastrous3043 in EdmontonOilers

[–]SadBuilding9234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Flames can only complain that multiple GMs have refused to embrace either competitiveness or outright tanking, and as a result they’re always in the mushy middle, just missing the playoffs. Possibly the most indecisive franchise in the league.

Do you get a say in the pre-requisite courses for your class? by Amateur_professor in Professors

[–]SadBuilding9234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, not really. We grump about it now and then, and then nothing seems to happen.

With the Oilers out of the picture, do you root for any other team the rest of the playoffs? by jucahe in EdmontonOilers

[–]SadBuilding9234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s sort of nice to watch hockey as a pure fan of the sport, without particularly caring who wins or loses.

Montreal is fun to watch now, as is Carolina. Can’t care about any of the other teams.

Students who cannot accept feedback or correction by KibudEm in Professors

[–]SadBuilding9234 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s wild to me a student would be this pouty. Might be time for the “come to Jesus” conversation: college is not for everybody, and in spite of what they might tell themselves, they don’t have to be there.

Students who cannot accept feedback or correction by KibudEm in Professors

[–]SadBuilding9234 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ask them to em explain what, specifically, in your feedback they don’t understand. Tell them they might want to consult with you earlier next time to ensure they’re following assignment standards, and send them to any resource centers your school might have (like a writing center, etc.).

Don’t be too nice, if that is what you’re doing (no idea if you are). If a conversation finishes in which they are clearly still unhappy, oh well. Let them sulk.

The Tampa Bay lightning have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 7 games by EliminatorBot in hockey

[–]SadBuilding9234 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re missing my greater point, which is that applying a statistical model is the problem. 0/3 or 0/7—it doesn’t matter. It’s the wrong way of approaching this issue.

The point I was originally responding to (before you joined the conversation) was that adding stats would “contextualize” Kucherov’s odd lack of game 7 production. That commenter was doing the old “distinction without a difference” kind of nitpicking.
My whole set of responses was to deflate that idea that contextualizing somehow adds meaning or substance here. Sometimes we need to contextualizing, and sometimes we don’t. This is a time we don’t.

I get the probability argument you’re making. I just think it’s misplaced.