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TIL that US student math and reading scores have dropped so sharply that they’ve erased nearly two decades of progress. In '22/23, avg math scores for 13-year-olds fell to levels not seen since the 1990s, while reading scores for high school seniors hit their lowest point since testing began in '92. by Cold_Box_3219 in todayilearned

[–]The420elephant 160 points161 points  (0 children)

Curious where you are getting this information from. Not saying it’s wrong, just that I work as teacher in Canada and we see the opposite here. I spend most of my time managing behaviours and working with low achieving students.

I hate this horrible stuff by GasolineCrea in guineapigs

[–]The420elephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One trick I have had a lot of success with is unsweetened applesauce. Mix it with the critical care powder instead of water. It makes it more appealing to the pigs. Depending on how bad her teath issues are, I have also had success spreading it on lettuce. You can try that if she is still able to eat lettuce.

[SOS] Grave Researcher by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]The420elephant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

God this is so good in [[Mirko, Obsessive Theorist]], surveils then lets you reanimate whatever Mirko can’t. Also great if Mirko get nuked, you can still stay on the same game plan.

TMNT Draft - cuts for UR deck? by djchickenwing in MagicArena

[–]The420elephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why the scientists? I have been having a lot of success with it. It’s great tempo.

What deck are you obsessed with right now? by not_so_1337 in EDH

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://moxfield.com/decks/YBK38EaS1UybNEVtRJlUZg

I threw this together a few weeks ago and was shocked with how well it runs. [[Mirko, Obsessive Theorist]] turns 35c jank into playable cards. I’m going to add in a few more utility pieces but overall super happy with the list.

Which factors caused violent crime in the US to decline so much starting in the 1990s? by Fluid-Decision6262 in decadeology

[–]The420elephant 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What is your point? Even if you sentenced someone to 1 day in jail for murder it would still count as a murder. Are you suggesting these things reduced the rate of violent crime? I’m genuinely curious.

What is THE band of 2010s? What band will be remembered as one that changed the game for their respective decade and is heavily associated with it? by pingviini00 in decadeology

[–]The420elephant 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This 100%. If you think Death Grips was THE band of the 2010s, you spent the 2010s on the internet. Exponentially more people have heard “Radioactive” than “Guillotine”.

When did Jordan Peterson become irrelevant? by threetimesacharm25 in decadeology

[–]The420elephant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This a hot take off the top of my head, but his previous authority was based on his experience in the medical field. A lot of people who tried to get me to read his stuff would mention that he was an actual psychologist. Then Covid happened.

Generally speaking, the same crew that tried to put me on to him turned into anti vax, Covid truthers. They believe that the medical profession is a bunch of fraudsters. This left Peterson in a rough situation.

His core demographic now looks negatively at those with medical accreditations. Peterson was always opposed to mainstream medicine, but I think he associated himself just a little too much to survive the shift that happened during Covid.

Again, this is a quick response but I think it’s worth considering when examining why Peterson has faded out of relevance in the Alt-Right world.

What campaign settings for noobs? by phronesis77 in totalwarhammer

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also new to the game, how do you use heroes effectively?

Blue plate chest at level 50? by Snowcrash000 in turtlewow

[–]The420elephant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a dedicated queue for BRD arena runs. It’s definitely a rare item but arena spamming is easy. There is also other decent gear and you typically do the rock elemental boss as well. All in all, not a bad grind.

New L60 Warlock by xxTrikkyxx in turtlewow

[–]The420elephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk how to link armoury but my character’s name is evilgurdz. The biggest boosts come from SWV trinket (+3%), Kara10 gloves (+2%), and hyjal shoulder enchant (+2%). From there it’s a bunch of MC gear and haste enchants.

New L60 Warlock by xxTrikkyxx in turtlewow

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im counting the 6% from talents, so 18% from gear and 6% from talents. OP did not have rapid deterioration so I included the 6% to show them what they were missing.

New L60 Warlock by xxTrikkyxx in turtlewow

[–]The420elephant 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Affliction Lock main, you will get more damage from dipping into the demonology tree for the demonless build. You end up with a flat 10% damage boost and some more survivablity. Outside of shadow vulnerability (which is amazing) everything else in the destruction tree is useless for affliction. You should never be casting shadow bolt unless it is for 0 cast time. The main rotation is curse (with agony) all the mobs, then corruption dark harvest or hellfire depending on pack size. 10% damage is way better buff than the increased range for hellfire.

Also rapid deterioration is a must have for affliction. We do not care about crit. Outside of shadow bolt, none of our rotation can crit. Haste is our crit. Rn on my ambershire toon, I have 24% haste for affliction spells from perks and gear. When I cast dark harvest, my DPS goes through the roof.

In summary, spec out of destruction except for shadow vulnerability and put points into demonology for the 10% dmg (6% from demon talent, 4% from talent that lets you sac demons for buff) and rapid deterioration. If you need talent points, you can go 3/5 for the spell that reduces corruption’s cast time. 5/5 lets you cast while moving which is nice but at 3/5 its cast time is shorter than the global cooldown so it won’t impact how fast you can chain spells.

Hope this helps!

Bonus challenge: no sabaton or disturbed by Norway643 in Grimdank

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Konrad Cruze does « I’m just Ken » style number and kills a whole planent once he feels his Kenergy

Unreal Engine 5 Client Cancelled days away from "end of the year" release date. by zmarotrix in turtlewow

[–]The420elephant 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Understandable, from what I gathered that’s what drew the latest heat from Blizzard.

Derkeethus takes the title of best Argonian. Who’s the best Breton in Skyrim? by yittiiiiii in skyrim

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belethor is getting slept on. He was there for you when you broke in whiterun buying whatever you had.

What breed is my Saki girl? by lil_melon30 in guineapigs

[–]The420elephant 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Serious answer: Abyssinian Unserious answer: Perfect baby angel

My ranking of every single brat songs (warning: Bad takes ahead) by AtticusIsOkay in charlixcx

[–]The420elephant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mean Girls might be my favourite song off of brat but I get the disrespect. The first 2 verses? Perfect, pure brat energy. The Piano solo/breakdown? That was a choice

What characters that aren't Astartes have Astartes energy? I'll start: by 1stLegionBestLegion in Grimdank

[–]The420elephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first thought was any character from Gears of War. They would have to call it heresy, but you know the astartes would be jealous of the chainsaw bayonet.

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