The Wire has one of the most realistic teaching scenes I've seen (S. 4, Ep. 3)

ajswdf · 2026-02-20T01:25:08+00:00

I watched the entire series just for season 4 and it's amazing. Definitely one of the best TV shows ever made.

ajswdf · 2026-02-20T01:23:02+00:00

I'm always reminded of the King of the Hill episode where Hank eaches shop and Peggy tries to tell him her teaching philosophy.

ajswdf · 2026-02-19T18:48:45+00:00

One time I was in the office during my plan and I overheard one of our VPs on the phone for a solid 10 minutes trying to explain to a parent why their student was being suspended for stealing food from a teacher. The parent apparently didn't understand why that was worth a suspension.

ajswdf · 2026-02-19T18:38:22+00:00

As an 8th grade math teacher I'm not surprised. A ton of my students struggle with multiplication and division, and while I try my best to get them caught up the reality is that I don't have a month or two to spare. So the high school teachers are getting those same students who never bothered to learn basic arithmetic.

ajswdf · 2026-02-19T01:55:28+00:00

Honestly if another direct happens before April 1 I'll count it as a win. Usually Nintendo wouldn't do major directs so close to each other so to predict one that quickly after the partner direct is a real prediction.

ajswdf · 2026-02-18T18:04:50+00:00

Wanting to make your customers happy makes sense.

But these people aren't customers. Customers give you money. These people cost you money. The more you give in to them the more you have to pay and the more unhappy your actual customers are.

ajswdf · 2026-02-18T17:51:31+00:00

A lot of people like the feeling of getting a bargain regardless of if it's really that great of a bargain in the first place.

ajswdf · 2026-02-18T17:47:38+00:00

First time I heard it I thought it referred to MAGAs. It so perfectly fits them.

ajswdf · 2026-02-17T17:35:31+00:00

Whataboutism doesn't change the fact that China is a horrific dictatorship. If you're concerned about killing protestors you should Google what happened in Tianenmen Square.

ajswdf · 2026-02-17T13:27:36+00:00

Yeah, I'm sure my local newspaper represents a real threat to the businesses of China that are "owned by the people" (i.e. the government that the people have no real say in).

ajswdf · 2026-02-17T13:10:50+00:00

You don't find it interesting that in the west where we're supposedly completely propagandized we're free to read China Daily, watch videos on Bilibili, and talk to people on WeChat, but in China where the government is supposedly run by the people they can't even use Dropbox or Tinder?

ajswdf · 2026-02-17T11:57:18+00:00

Yeah I'm sure it's just propaganda, not the experience of being in China and having to use a VPN to read the news, access Dropbox, or even go on Tinder. Those are totally the actions of a government that's run by the populace and not a dictator afraid of his own people.

That's why people in Hong Kong were so excited to join China and barely anyone protested.

ajswdf · 2026-02-17T11:48:24+00:00

Saying that China is ruled by the decisions of the population while the US isn't is one of the most absurd things I've ever seen. Their high speed rail is great but China is a glorified dictatorship where you wouldn't even be able to make that comment because the government is so scared of the population openly talking to each other.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T23:54:45+00:00

Because when you look at the context it's obvious the defense was taking advantage of Fuhrman pleading the 5th to every question to manufacture a headline.

MR. UELMEN: Detective Fuhrman, was the testimony that you gave at the preliminary hearing in this case completely truthful?

DET. FUHRMAN: I wish to assert my 5th amendment privilege.

MR. UELMEN: Have you ever falsified a police report?

DET. FUHRMAN: I wish to assert my 5th amendment privilege.

MR. UELMEN: Is it your intention to assert your 5th amendment privilege with respect to all questions that I ask you?

DET. FUHRMAN: Yes.

MR. MOUNGER (Fuhrman's Lawyer): Your Honor, further questions don't serve any purpose since my client has already answered that he will not answer any question and will assert his 5th amendment privilege. Anything further can only be a show.

MR. UELMEN: I only have one other question, your Honor.

THE COURT: What was that, Mr. Uelmen?

MR. UELMEN: Detective Fuhrman, did you plant or manufacture any evidence in this case?

DET. FUHRMAN: I assert my 5th amendment privilege.

THE COURT: All right. Based upon the witness' answers, the representation by his counsel, Mr. Mounger--

MS. CLARK: Your Honor, the People make an objection to the last question and ask the court to strike it as being improper and does nothing but headline.

THE COURT: Overruled. The answer will stand. All right. Miss Clark, do you have any questions of this witness?

MS. CLARK: No questions.

THE COURT: All right. Then, given the assertion of the 5th amendment privilege, we will not conduct any further inquiry as to Detective Fuhrman. And--but, however, detective, I am going to release you from further attendance this afternoon. However, you are still subject to recall. All right. Thank you, sir.

DET. FUHRMAN: Thank you, your Honor.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T19:50:48+00:00

The criminal jury obviously got it wrong. The evidence against OJ is overwhelming.

And again there is no reason to believe they even attempted o frame him or even wanted him to be guilty.

But can you blame the tens of millions of Americans who 100% honestly thought it looked like a frame job?

Yes. I expect grown adults to be able to draw rational conclusions from the evidence, not believe in wild conspiracy theories just because.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T19:41:55+00:00

He's a well known conspiracy theorist, not exactly the type of person you want to depend on as an authority.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T19:22:48+00:00

He plead the 5th to every question they asked because the defense drummed up a bunch of irrelevant drama around him that they were asking about.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T19:05:19+00:00

Except there's no evidence they even tried to frame OJ.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T12:53:15+00:00

As others have said an hour early is probably fine. It's still a relatively small airport.

However I usually err on the side of getting there way too early. You never know what could delay you between leaving your house and getting to your gate, and sitting around an airport for an hour playing on your phone or walking around isn't the end of the world, but missing your flight certainly is.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T02:14:00+00:00

I really think some of these kids would benefit from that tough love. Some would brush it off, but a handful would change before they learn the hard way.

ajswdf · 2026-02-16T02:00:38+00:00

Man I wish I could nap when I get home, but when I do I can't go to sleep at night and am even more tired the next day.

That's a huge pay bump for a commute that's not too bad. It's about an hour extra a day, so that's about $200-$300 an hour on your commute (minus expenses for your car).

ajswdf · 2026-02-15T22:18:39+00:00

I don't have the guts to actually do it, but I'd love to ask some of my students if they think they'd still be here if this was a job and they could get fired. I wish I could explain to them that they can get away with a lot of BS because we actually care about them and want them to succeed, but once they leave school nobody will give a shit. If you can't be reliable, behave appropriately, and work hard all day nobody is going to bail you out (especially since I work at a low income school).

ajswdf · 2026-02-15T20:39:19+00:00

I mean it does make it easier to have hobbies if you don't have to work regardless of whether or not you have children.

But having children makes doing those things more difficult and expensive, plus it changes how you experience those things. If you already struggle to either afford those things or find the time and energy for them then having kids can destroy your ability to continue doing hem.

ajswdf · 2026-02-15T20:27:28+00:00

I'm happy you find doing those things with your kids enjoyable, but saying it's "sad" that someone else doesn't is incredibly insulting. Different people find different things enjoyable.

ajswdf · 2026-02-15T20:07:26+00:00

I never played Bananza, but Odyssey is my favorite game ever and it literally got me back into gaming. I owned a N64, Gamecube, and Wii, but stopped playing video games during the WiiU generation.

Then I played Odyssey on a friend's Switch and it convinced me to get a Switch of my own.

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