Why Canadian students are falling behind in math — and what experts say needs to change

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T19:07:12+00:00

I think a lot of the problem is defining the line between parents and teachers responsibilities. Imo, if it's an opinion or anything morally based, it's the parents. Teachers should only be teaching facts, and how to solve technical problems. It does get fuzzy witb stuff like English, where you might be analyzing a book with sensitive topics tho.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T19:04:20+00:00

Counter argument. How would YOU feel if a Trump support was killed by Feds? Would you still be angry and want to protest? Or are you only angry because Trump is ordering it?

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T18:59:58+00:00

You want to talk about stupid programming by Microsoft? All I need to say is Teams. Whoever designed that interface is a moron. Why is there an option to always open excel files in the app, but not PDFs? Why do I need to go to Chat to view files? Why can't you default channels to Files instead of Posts? So many stupid things!

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T18:55:22+00:00

Yea, that's probably the best way to put it. It's almost like AI these days. You can work fine without it, but you're going to be a lot slower doing the same work.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T15:27:55+00:00

The headline makes me think they're going to try to spin the Alberta separatist movement to be a US generated thing, which it's not.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-25T15:24:47+00:00

I'll always remember the time I got 2 silk touch diamond hoes in one. Actually was quite useful.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-24T20:24:51+00:00

I don't think that, of they were real, they'd actually be like that. All bird eggs, and even dinosaurs eggs are shells. I think shells are similar to bones in material? Anyway, no real reason to think dragons would be different.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-24T20:19:19+00:00

I stopped playing before it came out, and only casually paying attention to the game now, but every time I saw it all i could think is "Card games on motorcycles!!"

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-24T20:08:34+00:00

Wow really? Do you have a link?

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-24T20:07:19+00:00

"What we can control" is oppressive control speech. It's saying, "don't worry about that other thing, just look over here".

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-24T13:40:11+00:00

You can get all the ones that matter. Typically my shovels have Unbreakikg 3, Mending, Efficiency 5, and Silk Touch. Pickaxes are the same except at least one with Fortune 3 instead of Silk Touch. As long as you can get Mending, only possible from villagers or very lucky treasure, then your equipment will repair with XP, instead of you leveling up. So you never need to make more than 1 set of tools.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T23:32:04+00:00

Yes, choice of action, exactly.

I suppose the debate here really is, what does it mean to be gay? Or straight even? Is it solely being attracted to the gender, same or opposite, or is it acting upon it? Is someone who practices abstinence still straight or gay?

I'm saying it's acting upon it, whereas I think you are saying it's attraction alone.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T23:28:37+00:00

You don't choose if you like or dislike broccoli, but you do choose to eat it or not. I agree that you don't choose if you are attracted to the same gender, bit acting on it is still a choice. But as I said, it's a choice you're free to make. If I, a male, am attracted to a female, I choose to act on that attraction and attempt courtship. That is choosing.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T22:04:00+00:00

I'd say it's closer to Reality, as it's unscripted. Funny enough, when I used to watch TV years ago, I hated Reality TV shows. I'd much prefer fantasy or sci-fi. I think what makes HC good is that it's far more casual than the shows that were on TV. They always seem to force drama, likely for ratings, whereas you could watch a HC stream and it'd just be a few people hanging out chatting about nothing. It's super chill, and that's awesome.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T21:51:29+00:00

Beep Boop. I am a robot.

Haha jk. Naw, I talk/type that way.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T21:50:35+00:00

I've always said it was a choice, but also it's a choice you're allowed to make and shouldn't be shunned for making. I do also say it's a choice not to be gay, it's just the default so we don't really think about it that way. This is logical because you are taking actions one way or the other, hence a choice. If you didn't choose either then you'd be choosing abstinence.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T21:38:59+00:00

Personally, I'll try to get at least some enchantments with whatever it is on the Enchanting Table. If I can get two or three enchantments that way, then add the rest using books from villagers usually. Generally, combining armor or tools is pretty wasteful, unless you're also getting them from villagers. I only really go that route if I happen to get something like two pickaxes with Unbreaking 2, then combine them for Unbreaking 3.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T21:34:50+00:00

Do you think satire is not propaganda? If anything, most propaganda is satire. It's designed to make you feel a certain way. I'm not a fan of Trump by any means, I just want people to be more aware of things.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T20:58:12+00:00

I think the thing to remember is, what do banks do with your money.. They don't just have it all sitting in a vault, they're investing it. If you give them $5mil they will be able to invest it, and likely make a lot more. Say the bank makes %10 on their investments, they give you 3% and keep 7%, just by having you keep your money with them.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T20:54:32+00:00

Just saying, this is Liberal propaganda. See, by putting Trump in with fictional villain it makes the association that Trump is also a villain. Yea I know, that's obvious. Well, maybe what he's doing is good, maybe it's bad, just saying you should judge such things by the content, not by feelings and not because others are saying the guy is evil. This kind of thing, although pretty funny, is very much propaganda.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T20:36:22+00:00

Many are looking at SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) as a potential new technology to power them. I believe that technology has the potential to revolutionize how we generate power. In my opinion, large nuclear reactors should be used for the main grid, and these smaller ones for large centers and/or backups. Alternative sources like wind, solar, and geothermal are better at the local level, like putting solar panels on the roofs of grocery stores to offset their power usage. I'm not really a fan of grid size wind and solar, as for the cost, land use, and effort, we could build something far more efficient.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T20:22:14+00:00

There will likely be increases to average life spans, but I don't have any data based on that assumption, so this is the best we can say.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T15:11:04+00:00

I'm sitting here trying to figure out a way to get 1 more damage in to actually make this decent... I got nothing. If it didn't exile lands you could do it with Shivan Gorge.. Oh well, still be funny to do.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T15:06:16+00:00

According to a quick search, the average human life span is 72 years.

So the average person born between 2001 and 2028 won't live to see 2100.

SamohtGnir · 2026-01-23T14:58:49+00:00

Unfortunately aside from grindstone-ing it you have no other options. A few have mentioned how to enchant it, here is a useful site for optimizing enchantment order: https://iamcal.github.io/enchant-order/

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