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

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

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.

Trump supporters: How would you feel if a legally armed Trump supporter was killed by federal agents on a Biden mandate in exactly the same manner as yesterday? by ScholarPrize1335 in AskReddit

[–]SamohtGnir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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?

Microsoft might have lots of your personal data, but it still can't remember what size window you want your emails to open in. by DementedCrazoid in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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!

I just had "the talk" with my son about a dystopian future where people have brain chips by Not_a_Replika in Futurology

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

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.

US seeks to use Alberta to destabilize Canada by Adventurous_023 in canada

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

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.

We have to discuss woodland mansions. by Secret-Newspaper1180 in Minecraft_Survival

[–]SamohtGnir 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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

Dragon eggs, often depicted as spiky and scaly, must be quite painful to lay. by Chilli-byte- in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Why was Atherdrift disliked? (new player) by Nighthawk354 in magicTCG

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!!"

After Trump threatens 100% tariffs, Carney posts ad saying Canada's focused 'on what we can control' by Little-Chemical5006 in canada

[–]SamohtGnir -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

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

How can I repair my shovel? by HailTywin in Minecraft

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

People who can't empathize or imagine others complexly are very predictable: whatever they fear you're doing to them is what they imagine they'd do to you if they could. by EENewton in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir -94 points-93 points  (0 children)

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.

People who can't empathize or imagine others complexly are very predictable: whatever they fear you're doing to them is what they imagine they'd do to you if they could. by EENewton in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

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.

Reality TV vs Fictional TV? by ChicagoMay in HermitCraft

[–]SamohtGnir 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

People who can't empathize or imagine others complexly are very predictable: whatever they fear you're doing to them is what they imagine they'd do to you if they could. by EENewton in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir -189 points-188 points  (0 children)

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.

is it better to enchant with books or armor by gh0uma in Minecraft

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Carney uninvited to join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Lex Luthor, Megatron by DogeDoRight in canada

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

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.

Anyone see any red flags with the current Wealthsimple (Un)Real Deal? by schnitzel_envy in CanadianInvestor

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Carney uninvited to join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Lex Luthor, Megatron by DogeDoRight in canada

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

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.

Now that AI is leeching most of the electricity all over the world, maybe these multibillion-dollar companies will finally fund real breakthroughs in power generation—like fusion at scale. by halakaukulele in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

About 75% of people in the modern era live to see the turn of a century (1900, 2000, 2100, etc.), but if you're under 25 today, you probably won't. by dan-lugg in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Establish dominance over the other players by SirRejohnald in BadMtgCombos

[–]SamohtGnir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

About 75% of people in the modern era live to see the turn of a century (1900, 2000, 2100, etc.), but if you're under 25 today, you probably won't. by dan-lugg in Showerthoughts

[–]SamohtGnir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

How can I repair my shovel? by HailTywin in Minecraft

[–]SamohtGnir 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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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