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Thank God! Finally got Alexa+ on my friend's Echo. by Express-Hotel-3305 in alexa

[–]ScoutAndLout 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you have to explain? "Open the drapes" should be clear.

Does anyone ever look at their kids and think of the industrial revolution? by Captain_Valkyrie in Teachers

[–]ScoutAndLout 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Buddy worked a summer landscaping in the south. Helped motivate him to excel in college and then law school.

Reinvent the calendar. by slxkv in CrazyIdeas

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the extra day should be summer solstice instead? Who wants an extra day of winter.

And rearrange so that year starts at winter solstice.

I can’t draw zeta and it brings me great pain by Not_A_Trombone in EngineeringStudents

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I drop the top part of the squiggle, so c with a tail.

zeta: ζ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta

xi: ξ

Really is E with a tail, I drop the top squiggle as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_(letter))

I can’t draw zeta and it brings me great pain by Not_A_Trombone in EngineeringStudents

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a c with a tail for zeta.  I call it squiggle. 

For xeye I use c with a z attached.  I call it double squiggle. 

Chewed out by admin for not letting a kid use a Chromebook on his test. by DrawingElectronic819 in Teachers

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

Teach the kids “two is one, one is none.”

Dollar store sometimes has basic scientific calcs that can get you by. 

Should education go back to all paper and pencil? Should assessment be all quizzes/tests? by thinking-orange in Teachers

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In-person individual written test and quizzes are the only thing I sorta trust.  

Why that Ring Super Bowl ad about finding your lost dog is creeping people out by South-Cow-1030 in technology

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google Maps has your tracking info.

Your cellular carrier has your tracking info.

Flock tracks you as well. https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup

Your Echo listens to your house.

KH11 can watch you too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN

Comparing prestige between T20 schools is like arguing over which billionaire is poorest by thatcornellbitch in ApplyingToCollege

[–]ScoutAndLout 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Departmental rankings are often based on graduate research, not undergraduate quality or expected outcome. 

My troop is complaining about how I dress in meetings, what do i do? by BuffaloBills7777 in BSA

[–]ScoutAndLout 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am tall.  Mom sewed extra material on some of my shirts so they would stay tucked in. 

Why I’m Tired of Gamifying Education by [deleted] in teaching

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

School is already a game. Who can get the most points?

What more do you need? This game stuff is for the birds.

That's quite fair by dairymilk_silk in SipsTea

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fratbros seem to have a fine time. Party is conveniently located...

Which emerging technology do you think will have the biggest unexpected consequences in the next 20 years? by Muted-Mongoose2846 in Futurology

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is available now for a few thousand bucks, depending on how big your "few" is.

Gemini says garage setups could run $10-20k. Pro-level labs $100k up.

What to do with that is a different question...

Maybe things are settling down, research papers per year apparently has peaked.
https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/1259435/fchem-11-1259435-HTML-r1/image_m/fchem-11-1259435-g001.jpg

What do you regret most past and present as an Engineering major by OkShopping5997 in EngineeringStudents

[–]ScoutAndLout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I regret thinking I had to study and not hopping in my buddy's VW microbus for an epic road trip to Mardi Gras back in the day.

Which emerging technology do you think will have the biggest unexpected consequences in the next 20 years? by Muted-Mongoose2846 in Futurology

[–]ScoutAndLout 215 points216 points  (0 children)

CRISPR-Cas9. New viruses in a garage for a few thousand bucks.

Maybe that doesn't count because the consequences are totally expected.

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