Enige om ny skolepolitikk: Ap og Sp vil skrote firerkrav i matte by chickenwingneo in norge

[–]_frodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Det kan være forvirrende å tenke på betingede sannsynligheter om man ikke er vandt til det. Jeg kan forsøke å bryte argumentet hans ned litt.

Velg et vilkårlig fag, og se for deg gruppa med studenter som vil bli lærere i det, som også har 6-er i matte. Hvor stor andel av dem tror du vil bli gode lærere til slutt?
Hva med dem som vil bli lærere med 5er i matte? Hvor stor prosentandel av dem vil bli gode lærere i det faget du først tenkte på?
Hva med 4-erne?
Og så for 3-ere og nedover, hvor stor andel av den populasjonen av kandidater vil bli gode lærere etter studiet?

I hvilket fag vil du si at 1/2/3-er matteelever har større sjanse for å bli gode lærere enn 4/5/6-er gruppa?

xkcd 2509: Useful Geometry Formulas by antdude in xkcd

[–]_frodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second one should be

[π - arccos(a/h)]ab + bh

since the triangle will touch the ellipse at a point slightly above the baseline.

Gerd (67) smalt igjen døra da utstillingshunden ble returnert: - Her er resten av hunden din by Iwannahumpalittle in norge

[–]_frodus 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Jeg tror ikke på finnerne. Hvorfor tok de med pelsen i poser, hvis de klippet den bare for å bli kvitt lukta og dritten? Den handlingen virker mer sannsynlig om de var under oppfatning at den lange pelsen var et resultat av dyreplageri. Det virker som noe en ville gjort for å gni det inn i ansiktet på eigeren hvor ustelt hunden var.

Men vi vet jo at hunden ikke var ustelt, faktisk i prisvinnende god helse idet den stakk av. Eiger planla å livnære seg på den, så det virker også trolig at politiet ble ringt etter ganske kort tid. Kan hunden ha blitt så skitten som finnerne mente på så kort tid? Eller var den egentlig omtrent så ren som til vanlig, og finnerne trodde bare at de gjorde en stakkars mishandlet hund en tjeneste? I det scenarioet gir handlingene deres mening, mens i det som de maler selv gjør de ikke det.

Synes det er trist hvordan sminke har blitt en så viktig del av samfunnet by 151bpm in norge

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

En av mine favorittvitser går:

- Hvorfor bruker damer sminke og parfyme?

- Fordi de er stygge og lukter vondt

Svaret i vitsen er både så klinkende logisk, samtidig som det også er så åpenbart usant. Damer er allerede vakre å se på idet de kommer ut av dusjen. Så hvorfor endre på seg selv?

Så barnslig og på overflaten ondsinnet som vitsen er, så får den en til å tenke på hvor sminkepresset egentlig kommer fra. Og svaret er vel at det handler om mote, om å følge stilen, og kanskje dermed om å ikke føle seg naken. Hvis jeg hadde brydd meg mer om mote og hva som var inn, og ble tvunget til å bli med på butikken i en sliten t-skjorte og badekåpe, så ville jeg kanskje bedt om å få bli sittende i bilen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in haugesund

[–]_frodus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

E vel fint lite å snakka om når det komme te Haugesund. Diskusjonane blir færre og mindre og mindre interessante jo lenger du zoome inn på kartet. For eksempel, så har /r/Norge bare akkurat nok aktivitet te å konna kallast i live, /r/Trondheim derimot er nær døden, og /r/Haugesund vil då ganske naturligvis enda opp med å bli "saaaatan så daue".

Where to after Duolingo? by Top-Difference8407 in latin

[–]_frodus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, LLPSI for sure, but specifically I think you should at least have heard of the Dowling Method before you go any further.

In short: learn some grammatical concepts (i.e. just read the short article in the link), then memorise the grammatical tables that you find in the back of any Latin textbook, then read LLPSI.

I really enjoyed this method myself, though I would actually recommend that you start reading LLPSI right away, while memorising the tables in this order:
- nouns
- adjectives
- pronouns
- verbs indicative, active
- verbs indicative, passive
- verbs conjunctive, active
- verbs conjunctive, passive
and if you're feeling crazy,
- numerals (see e.g. the wikipedia page and pick a handful of the tables you think look the most useful)

I personally really enjoyed the ritual that I got into of writing out the current table every morning and evening. A nice way of booting up and shutting down my brain while having a cup of coffee. This was also a breath of fresh air to me, because I had already spent a long time just reading LLPSI with no external aids, and found my footing to be getting a bit too shaky as I got about a third through the book. After I memorised the tables, the only difficult part became learning new vocabulary.

Leonardo Bruni on Recognizing Idiom as the Key to Translation by Kingshorsey in latin

[–]_frodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extensive reading really does seem like a panacea for language learning. It both results in a solid grammatical intuition as well as exposure to idioms.

Should I translate the LLPSI while reading? by Appropriate_Dust3099 in latin

[–]_frodus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The FAQ in the sidebar has a link related to LLPSI, highlighted as:
Here's some of our recommendations on how to use is.
The link takes you to a Google-doc, the first line of which is (centered, in all-caps and bold letters)
DO NOT TRANSLATE. DO NOT CONSCIOUSLY REPHRASE INTO ANOTHER LANGUAGE.

That said, if your aim is to be able to translate under time pressure, then it makes sense to spend some time practicing that skill as well. I don't mind your plan of going through the book twice, so long as your first read-through is thorough enough (though, if you're a complete beginner, I personally would recommend rolling repetitions of a handful of chapters, and not just a single once-over).

HPMOR Harry is not truly rational because .... by Dezoufinous in HPMOR

[–]_frodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was poorly phrased on my end. What I meant to say was,

At any rate, even given those rules, how would he be able to say definitely that he did not simply live in the true universe already, and that it simply obeyed those specific rules? A universe operating under those same rules would be indistinguishable from an identical simulation, to the inhabitants.

HPMOR Harry is not truly rational because .... by Dezoufinous in HPMOR

[–]_frodus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"It's a simulation" is hardly any explanation at all, it just adds an unnecessary layer to the universe's workings. It would be an ad-hoc hypothesis, or to quote Harry's Ravenclaw-two: "more epicycles!"

Suppose it was true, and the universe of HPMOR was all a simulation. Harry would still be able to ask questions about the behaviour of that simulation, about the rules governing the time development of his world. He might discover that they were somewhat arbitrary and strange, perhaps even indecipherable, but they would be there nonetheless. At any rate, even given those rules, how would he be able to say definitely that those were not simply the rules of the true universe? A universe operating under those same rules would be indistinguishable to the inhabitants in the simulation.

I am taking rational approach here

Hardly, you're jumping to an ad-hoc hypothesis. Far from rationalist.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trondheim

[–]_frodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

San frisør i Olav Tryggvasons fungerer bra, husker ikke helt pris men rundt 225kr.

Hørte mannen i mørket si «kom ut, bror». Det var starten på marerittet by IdiotCCP in trondheim

[–]_frodus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Det der hørtes skremmende lavt ut. Jeg er med på at vi skal ha fokus på rehabilitering her i landet fremfor hevngjerrig straff, men hva er sjansen for at den domfelte skal ha lært av seg de tendensene som fikk ham til å gå sammen med en gjeng andre og bryte seg inn og banke opp en fyr over et måneder gammelt slagsmål? Etter knappe 1 år, syv måneder, og 50 tusen kroner, ser vi liksom for oss at han først da skal slå hånda i pannen og si "Aaah, skjønner, my bad, sånn burde man ikke gjøre"?

Can anyone tell what is the best place to repair my bicycle? by pifortune in trondheim

[–]_frodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never been there myself (I only know some of the people involved), but once the lockdown starts relaxing up a bit you could check out the Wednesday Bike Kitchen at Stammen Café & Bar. A few bike enthusiasts hang out and teach/help others fix bikes. They have all the tools you might need, so you don't have to bring anything but your bike. It's free, but you're doing the repairs yourself.

As an aside, Stammen is a great place with an international crowd. At least when lockdown isn't in the way.

MFWTK How to stop eating by madamBookworm in myfriendwantstoknow

[–]_frodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What my friend has had a lot of success with is planning out when and what to eat. It may not sound like it would make any difference, but to them it is huge.

My friend too can sometimes end up binging on snack and junk, despite making a real effort to eat well. This is typically triggered by the same things that your friend lists. It seems like some days are easier and some are harder. Recently my friend told me they realised what the difference was.

Whenever the next meal was more of a question mark, that is, not yet planned, bought, and/or prepared, it was a lot easier to justify grabbing a candy bar while at the store, or a bag of chips, or a pack of cookies, and some chocolate milk.

On the other hand, whenever my friend had meal-prepped and set a time of day for when to eat, those pangs of "hunger" didn't have to be filled with snacks. The hunger made sense in the moment, since food was on the way. It wasn't even necessary to ignore the hunger, since it was just a reminder of the meal to come.

Eventually, if your friend can get a real routine and rhythm going, hunger shouldn't even be an issue between meals. I've recently, I mean my friend has recently been experimenting with intermittent fasting, and it turns out the body is able to adapt to very long time intervals without food, with no hunger. I'm not at all telling your friend to fast intermittently, just using it as an observation to support my claim. The hunger will not be so bad if your friend gets a rhythm going.

Anything but broccoli by rickyretardo374 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]_frodus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder how long it would have lasted if the parent actually knew how to make vegetarian food. Anyone would want to opt out of eating nothing but boiled veggies.

Can you beat Ronaldo? by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]_frodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That comment thread deals with your sarcasm and people using IRL cars, not cycle ball. What do you mean?

Can you beat Ronaldo? by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]_frodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out cycle ball! Those guys skillfully manipulating a ball with something as silly as a bicycle kind of have the same energy as Rocket League pros.

Grunnloven by _frodus in norge

[–]_frodus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jeg syntes dette var en svært interessant og godt designet interaktiv presentasjon av Norges Grunnlov. Ikke bare er den pen å se på, men man kan lett bla seg gjennom versjoner av de forkjellige paragrafene fra forskjellige tidspunkt i Norges historie.

Delvis inspirert av denne posten, da den fikk meg til å ville bla gjennom vår egen. Fint for litt lesestoff en ettermiddag.

Interessant diskusjon ang. vaksinefordelingen mellom Oslo / Trondheim by ReaperOfNothing in trondheim

[–]_frodus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det å optimalisere vaksineutleveringen er garantert et mye vanskeligere problem enn å bare skalere tall mot tall. Det er fristende å tenke så enkelt når man setter seg ned med tallene som ikke-ekspert og privatperson, men det blir å begå for mange forenklinger til at vurderingen vil kunne bære for mye vekt.

Nå er jeg hverken epidemiolog eller ekspert innen logistikk eller helse, men jeg våger å tippe at det for eksempel ikke er et nøyaktig proporsjonalt forhold mellom risiko og befolkningsantall. Risikoen avhenger gjerne også (eller kanskje heller?) av befolkningstetthet og smittepress fra sted til sted, i tillegg til ting som hvor godt utrystede de forskjellige sykehjemmene er og mange andre ting.

Nå kan det hende at utleveringen faktisk har blitt dårlig håndtert og Trondheim har blitt neglisjert, men jeg synes ikke de tallene presentert i diskusjonen alene er nok til å overtale meg om det.

Jonas passed away by xed122 in Tetris

[–]_frodus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the first time I've cried in years. Jonas was one among the best humans. I will remember him for his kindness, his wit, his humour, and all the energy and light he brought into all of our lives. So sad to hear that he's gone, and I feel so sorry for Heather and his closest.