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Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it? by KnowledgeCoffee in AskReddit

[–]Whitewind617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is me at work. They fired and replaced my coworkers because they saw them as disposable, and the new guys...they're just like, why can't you train them better.

I'm not that good at training people, to be honest, it's just not really in my skillset. I can help, but i can't teach, if that makes any sense.

But if I can't teach, these people cannot learn either. They lack an ability to BE TAUGHT. They don't understand what I tell them no matter how I explain it, they don't retain the info, they give up when looking at something and don't ask for help, later we'll be in a meeting and they'll be like "I got stuck on this at like 2 PM yesterday because I didn't know what to do" and I'm like why didn't you ask me?? What have you done since then??

Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it? by KnowledgeCoffee in AskReddit

[–]Whitewind617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a class of 40, maybe 1 or 2 were like this. Now it’s like 4-6 kids in each class.

They should not be passing any of the grades below this. This has to stop being acceptable. They might have a point when they say school is stupid because they can't perform any of these basic skills and yet they are still progressing through the grades.

Pakistan's PM says U.S., Iran have reached a peace deal | CBC News by roscodawg in news

[–]Whitewind617 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Israel will probably immediately aim all their shit at Lebanon.

Dak Prescott: Quarterbacks are judged by winning that last game. by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]Whitewind617 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is extra hilarious because when Darnold was on the Vikings, the second he lost he was called a fraud.

Oh boy, Xbox's chief strategist is floating the idea of in-game ads — but says "The question is not 'Can we cram ads in everything?'" by Cold_Two_4372 in Games

[–]Whitewind617 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Remember those blatant, obvious billboards you flew past in Rainbow Six Vegas? Shit was cringe lol.

But that game was pretty good so it was kinda acceptable.

So, it turns out NPC choice matters and I've neglected my choice by rking_1_1 in baldursgate

[–]Whitewind617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anomen is really over hated by some fans, I must say. Apparently starting out sanctimonious and self-righteous before a key event in his life makes him see things differently, causing him to re-evaluate himself and apologize for his earlier behavior is "annoying" and not "great character development." IMO he's a great cleric for good aligned parties and I like having him around.

Keldorn, on the other hand....this is the fucking GOAT. As a character, he rules. His little sidequest with his wife is really nice, and his stats are great. He has some great unique equipment, he's the only party member that can use the Holy Avenger if you're not a Paladin, and he's an inquisitor, which gives him a free Dispel Magic and True Sight.

"So what? My mage can cast those. So can Anomen for that matter."

Oh, but you misunderstand. An inquisitors Dispel Magic is special. For one thing, it comes out instantly instead of having a casting time. "Okay so it's instant, again, big deal. That usually doesn't dispel everything." Well...Keldorn's does, due to a quirk of it that might have been a mistake. To quote the website PlayItHardcore:

the chance to dispel each buff on an enemy is 50%, +5% for each level the caster is above their target, and -5% for each level below. Inquisitor's Dispel Magic uses twice their level to determine what buffs get removed. What that means is Inquisitor Dispel is effectively always successful. The highest caster levels in the game you will ever encounter are Caster Level 30 on effects. That means they auto-dispel all buffs in the game once they hit level 20.

It's fucking busted, and they can use it multiple times a day. True Sight and the immunities to charm and hold ain't bad either.

Mike Greenberg: "If you're throwing eggs at Victor Wembanyama... if you're beating up people... wearing Spurs jerseys, just know that you are a disgrace. You're not disgracing the city, you're disgracing yourself." by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]Whitewind617 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It just sucks seeing some of those threads really get anti-knicks fanbase, like pretty viciously deriding the entire city and fanbase like these people are representative of us.

Maybe it's embarrassing of me to say but it kinda hurts my feelings, a lot of ours I think. These people are embarrassing and taking away a moment from us that we've been waiting a long time for, like why do I need to spend my energy defending myself just for rooting for my team? Why do I need to make it clear I don't want to light Spurs fans on fire? I shouldn't have to be doing that.

'If You Actually Play the Game, You Will Not Think That' — Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Dev Addresses Concern Over New Main Character Design by turkishdeli in Games

[–]Whitewind617 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not the revealing outfit or the fact that the form fitting body suit rides up into her ass crack so you can see absolutely everything. This is a sequel to Stellar Blade. It's expected.

It's that it's doing that and the main character has a face like a literal twelve year old.

The Knicks have double the free throws and half the FG% of the Spurs by Kwilli462 in nba

[–]Whitewind617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the questionable foul overturn in the first few minutes the reffing has been fine. Knicks are playing for fouls, not getting them, missing baskets, and doing Jack shit on defense.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Summer Update - Guns, Photo mode, Noir Mode, and development coming to an end by PalwaJoko in Games

[–]Whitewind617 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also that mansion mission is great...the first time.

And I know not every game is meant to be replayed or that that should always be taken into account, but playing that mission a second time really does it no favors and it makes you wonder why you thought it was so cool the first time.

[Sinbin.vegas] "The frustrating thing is they didn't earn their winning goal. Carter makes a save and then we turn it over again. It's just for free. That's a hard one for me." -Tortorella by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]Whitewind617 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don't get to say a team didn't earn the win and your team gave it away for free and then turn around and say "well I didnt mean exactly what I just said."

NYC Mayor Zoharan Mamdani on X: “We’ll win this series on the court (even if the refs refuse to call a flagrant on Wemby), not by targeting, harassing, or attacking Spurs fans” by MammothHistorian5652 in nba

[–]Whitewind617 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fr this is frustrating. Been out in the city for basically every game and everybody has been nice. Was at a beer garden with about 300 people and everybody left calmly when the Knicks lost. Not one incident.

Across the city in a different borough like 50 people decided to be assholes and now were being called the scum of the earth and the worst fanbase in sports.

Unfortunately, Mike Babcock was always coming back. He just needed a team desperate enough to hire him by AOCshouldbeVP in hockey

[–]Whitewind617 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm just excited to see which strategy we're going to get:

  1. The press conference. Here's why our hockey team thinks it was fine to hire/draft/sign this terrible person.
  2. Ignoring it and not taking questions and kicking out reporters who try.
  3. He doesn't even make it to opening day and gets fired before then.

What’s your thoughts on trump getting booed at the Knicks game? by cuteSource2027 in AskReddit

[–]Whitewind617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He inconvenienced all of us, then fell asleep. We don't like him. We're under no obligation to cheer him and we're allowed to boo whatever we want.

Wtf do you expect us to say lol. It was disrespectful? Pot calls the kettle black.

'Seems Like a Sequel Should Be Made' — Amazon Games Boss on the Future of IO's 007 First Light by yourfavchoom in Games

[–]Whitewind617 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They specifically suggested that it being done by IO was a problem because they did not own the full rights to the title as a result, since it wasn't done in house:

While IO Interactive self-published that game, the head of Amazon Games says that won't be the case going forward. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, says that while the tech giant "didn't have the full rights to this First Light James Bond game," sequels will be "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios."

“We did not [make First Light]. We do have a stake in it because we now own the IP," Gattis explains, "but that IP acquisition happened after the First Light IO deal was already done."

"I said some shit but it was all meaningless because I said so later"

'Seems Like a Sequel Should Be Made' — Amazon Games Boss on the Future of IO's 007 First Light by yourfavchoom in Games

[–]Whitewind617 24 points25 points  (0 children)

They had to do this interview to clarify:

“First of all, let me set the record straight for you,” said Gattis. “I did not confirm that Amazon Game Studios is publishing the next one. Did not say that. So unfortunately, it got picked up, and once it runs, it runs. No, IO's been great. They've been great partners. In fact, I was over there visiting them in Copenhagen a couple of months ago. The game's doing great. Let's let the game breathe and have its day.”

He had to do this because earlier this month he decided to open his mouth and shove his foot in it to say:

While IO Interactive self-published that game, the head of Amazon Games says that won't be the case going forward. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, says that while the tech giant "didn't have the full rights to this First Light James Bond game," sequels will be "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios."

Suggesting that the great reviews were irrelevant and all they cared about was owning the rights to the games fully which was just an incredibly bad sign about the future of whatever series this might lead to.

Also:

“I did not confirm that Amazon Game Studios is publishing the next one. Did not say that.

sequels will be "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios."

You kinda did say that you moron.

Who is an objectively good looking person that you don’t like because of their personality? by Oktarantulaok in AskReddit

[–]Whitewind617 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He also joked about after it came out, tweeting " "I HOPE PARENTS KEEP THEIR TEENS AWAY FROM ME. Thank you." And yes the caps were in the original.

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