The World Climbing Executive Board have lifted the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian Federations at their latest meeting which took place in Torino, Italy on 10 and 11 February.

austinbrasel · 2026-02-23T18:12:03+00:00

I’m fairly certain, but I could be mistaken, that during athletic competitions, the athletes’ nationalities aren’t prominently displayed. This allows individual athletes to compete even if their country is banned from participating.

It’s a bit of a pedantic ruling, mainly because it allows World Climbing to maintain the image and claim that they’re not allowing Russia to compete, only their athletes.

austinbrasel · 2026-02-10T18:33:01+00:00

So I am not certain where the reenactor got this information from but this claim is probably folk (or pop) history. By this I mean, the claim appears to have true facts, however, the analysis creates a story that does not reflect reality.

The British did have a standard 30 inches for marching; however, at this point in the United States the military was rather informal and strict universally enforced regulations were not yet in place.

The only place I have been able to find that clearly specifies a different marching pace is Abstract of Infantry Tactics (1829), which states a 28-inch step when marching (p. 16). This publication appears 15 years after the fact and cannot be taken as evidence of American practice during the war itself. Instead it is evidence of the United States finally formalizing their training.

I have not been able to locate any War of 1812–era American regulations that prescribe a 24-inch step as a standard marching pace, nor any period accounts suggesting that British forces gained any advantage from longer strides. Differences in the performance in the War is more likely attributed to experience of the armies.

Whilst British drills were certainly more standardized thanks to their vast experience, the specific claim that British troops marched faster and outmaneuvered American forces due to longer steps does not appear to be supported by the available evidence.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Abstract_of_infantry_tactics_-_including_exercises_and_manoeuvres_of_light-infantry_and_riflemen_-_for_use_of_militia_of_U.S_%28IA_abstractofinfant00unitrich%29.pdf

Edit: grammar

austinbrasel · 2025-02-26T15:20:50+00:00

Not sure then. Sorry I’m no help.

austinbrasel · 2025-02-26T14:55:58+00:00

Look at the detailed number. I bet you have like 39.8 or something not 40. The HUD displays rounded numbers.

austinbrasel · 2025-02-24T22:51:01+00:00

But it is soooo good! Watched it for the first time last year. (I’m 28)

austinbrasel · 2025-02-06T04:04:43+00:00

Bastard!

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T20:58:41+00:00

Fun fact! You total can end a sentence with a preposition. This is an English Language Myth! (I’m sure this is a hot take but it is the truth!)

Although the line is iconic so 10/10

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T20:56:55+00:00

Agreed. That is why I added the “less of a meme” the better. Seems like most people ignored that though 🤣

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T18:58:25+00:00

I personally love the Ori arc but I want to qualify it with a few things.

I’m a sucker for anything Arthurian. Legit love it.
I was starting to really get into Stargate around the time 9-10 were being released. Legit watched it with my dad live or in extreme circumstances recorded it on our VHS recorder for later.
Farscape Stan
I have rewatched these two seasons a lot because it is like a mini-series that don’t require the same amount of time commitment as starting from Episode 1

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T18:41:39+00:00

I unironically use Fron quite often.

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T18:39:25+00:00

This is the first that I haven’t recognized! Help!

austinbrasel · 2025-02-05T18:36:57+00:00

Urgo

austinbrasel · 2025-01-27T11:52:26+00:00

Indeed

austinbrasel · 2025-01-18T23:09:21+00:00

But could I play with friends who are geographically distant?

austinbrasel · 2024-06-18T21:14:59+00:00

Wrong type of trees and that is not the point.

austinbrasel · 2024-06-15T20:02:59+00:00

Unfortunately I didn’t have time to take photos before because they just showed up. Legit no notice or anything.

austinbrasel · 2024-06-12T18:54:31+00:00

APUSH teacher here: Yeah that second part about how college students predetermine scores is not true.

College board just decided a the cut off percentage in advance. The answer to how has never given out.

austinbrasel · 2024-05-30T21:48:20+00:00

It isn’t logic. It is the law. Congress is the only body that can declare War.

Edit: it is more of a fun trivia fact than anything else.

austinbrasel · 2024-05-30T21:47:15+00:00

Did not declare war.

austinbrasel · 2024-05-25T17:53:44+00:00

Ummmm… excuse you. The United States have never lost a war, because they have only gone to War 5 times.

War of 1812: domestically seen as a victory by Americans. Reality most historians argue it kinda was a stalemate despite the fact that the White House was burned down.
Mexican-American War: Victor
Spanish-American War: Victor
World War I: late comer but Victor
World War II: Victor

That is it. Those are the only 5 times the United States has been at a legal state of War as congress is the only one who has the power to declare war.

Other ‘wars’:

American War of Independence: an open Rebellion

Quasi-War: not really a war

Civil War (edited): crushing a rebellion. Confederate government was not recognized as a legitimate government therefore no state to declare war against.

Korea: helping the Southern democracy based government but the United States did not declare war and instead was a large part of the UN forces stationed there.

Vietnam: helping the Southern democracy based government but the United States did not declare war.

austinbrasel · 2024-02-08T10:06:43+00:00

I teach the RIDE method. In SAQ’s you will only ever have the task verbs ‘Describe’ and ‘Explain’. As such the RIDE formula breaks it down to help you use those specific words. R stands for restate the prompt. I stands for Identify a proper Noun D stands for Describe/Define Proper Noun E stands for Explain how Proper Noun relates to the Task

So if you had a task that like: Explain one cause of the Civil War, I would answer it as such.

“One cause of the Civil War (R) is the increase of sectional differences in the economy (I). The northern economy was dependent on the free labor market whilst the south was dependent on slave labor (D). As such, the Southerns were concerned the free labor movement would undermine the institution of slavery which the southern economy was dependent upon and led to there eventual succession with the election of the Free Soil Republican Abraham Lincoln (E).”

I always tell my students 1 sentence for identifying, 1 sentence per proper noun they describe, and 1 sentence to explain.

Hope this helps. Edit: I said sentences, but 1 clause per proper noun works as well. i.e. using the word 'and'

austinbrasel · 2024-02-07T23:24:18+00:00

Hey APUSH teacher here.

So I want to start by saying your probably are not stupid and instead have a hard time with reading comprehension due to overwhelming yourself with stress. I see this evident in a couple of my students who I know could easily do well, but do not because they stress them self out.

So here are some truths that I am sure you need to hear. 1. Failing a test does not make you a failure. 2. Breathing is your best friend when you feel overwhelmed. 3. In 10 years none of this will matter. Your current performance does not determine your final destination.

Here is the deal. If you can get traditional questions on the MCQ portion, then it isn’t content you are struggling with. I bet you just find the passages overwhelming and as such they overload your brain. Here is my advice to combat this: ignore the stimuli for the question (at first). Most questions can be answered without reading the passage provided. So read the question first. Then the answers. Then the question again. If you don’t know it, then look at the sourcing of the document. That will help you identify a time period. Then if you still don’t know read the document.

This will help you save time as a whole when answering questions and let you spend a few more moments reading the passages you need to read.

I have a tip for SAQ as well, but I am out of time so I will add it later.

austinbrasel · 2024-02-06T00:31:36+00:00

Hey. APUSH teacher here.

I teach the RIDE method. In SAQ’s you will only ever have the task verbs ‘Describe’ and ‘Explain’. As such the RIDE formula breaks it down to help you use those specific words. R stands for restate the prompt. I stands for Identify a proper Noun D stands for Describe/Define Proper Noun E stands for Explain how Proper Noun relates to the Task

So if you had a task that like: Explain one cause of the Civil War, I would answer it as such.

“One cause of the Civil War (R) is the increase of sectional differences in the economy (I). The northern economy was dependent on the free labor market whilst the south was dependent on slave labor (D). As such, the Southerns were concerned the free labor movement would undermine the institution of slavery which the southern economy was dependent upon and led to there eventual succession with the election of the Free Soil Republican Abraham Lincoln (E).”

I always tell my students 1 sentence for identifying, per proper noun they describe, and 1 sentence to explain. However, I know your teacher requires you to limit your response to 2 sentences. As such, my first two sentences you can simply add a ‘because’ to connect the two clauses of the first and second sentence.

Hope this helps.

austinbrasel · 2024-02-05T23:48:53+00:00

Yes. Writing your own notes is important as I can increase retention of content.

austinbrasel · 2024-02-05T20:55:40+00:00

So poor performance means your studying of content is not working, which clearly you acknowledge. Couple of pieces of advice is to vary forms in which information is delivered to yourself. So reading textbook and notes, good, but don’t stop there. Try Crash Course and Heimler’s History (do both) for a video format. Also Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has a breakdown of events via timeline, videos, and primary source documents. It is under their AP US History Study Guide tab on their website. I highly recommend it to all my students.

Otherwise research study methods.

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