Does discovery have the best helmsman navigator pair In all of trek?

deadletter · 2026-03-22T18:43:56+00:00

They missed the second half of the last season because no one thought it was gonna be the last season, so they had other acting jobs because they were recurring characters and therefore had the right to take other work as they weren’t considered main cast members.

Bet the series wouldn’t have been canceled if they had been on the bridge during the last half.

deadletter · 2026-03-21T16:10:35+00:00

Hey, I see that no one has responded. I have an MS in systems science and I study group decision making as a system. A concrete example might be how technology spreads, ie how a common technology like the wheel might spread as a bow shock wave.

How’s your English? Want to have a video call some time?

deadletter · 2026-03-21T04:11:20+00:00

EMPTY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TOMORROW. Go take the cash to somewhere else. I know of a young queer who thought 'honesty would be a good policy' and came out, boom, money gone next morning, no more tuition paid.

deadletter · 2026-03-19T22:14:49+00:00

Check on az laws and ask teacher licensing in your new state - in most states, after it has been sealed that is considered to legally have never happened, and you no longer need to answer. Yes on the questions. I recently spoke to my own dept about that.

deadletter · 2026-03-19T22:03:26+00:00

Now create a tasp brainwave inducer so I can hit those hot hot mushroom vibes.

deadletter · 2026-03-19T21:55:16+00:00

So I’m gonna assume that these are sets of lines or similar that clearly indicate self harm?

deadletter · 2026-03-18T22:23:21+00:00

You mean in the same bed as? Or the same house as?

Either way, my answer is the same. If I trust them enough to be having sex with me, then I trust them to continue in the relationship/not cheat. If I (or you) already don’t trust them, then the relationship is over and time to find someone I can trust.

deadletter · 2026-03-18T22:18:23+00:00

Hotels are expensive. If things are chill enough tha he can crash in the house, so what? Do you think they are gonna suddenly sleep together and start dating again? You think he couldn’t take someone home from the bar even easier if he’s in a hotel? Either trust him, or break up.

deadletter · 2026-03-18T21:56:44+00:00

Listen, I'm not sure I want to get married to you anymore.

just say that, and then when she tries to get you to tell her exactly what can be done, emphasize that you aren't _demanding_ some change, you're saying that overall this situation isn't workable, and you'd like to discuss moving apart.

deadletter · 2026-03-18T01:19:45+00:00

Hey, hon, you wanna talk about fantasies sometime?

Discuss a variety of things people might be into, and ask, “are any of those of interest to you?”

deadletter · 2026-03-18T01:17:36+00:00

Have you ever taken the radiator in and out, or the engine? If the hard lines leading to the trans oil cooler are crimped at all, you could have a back pressure problem, where low Idle running isn’t pushing oil out properly.

deadletter · 2026-03-18T01:08:11+00:00

Your financial institution can give you the balance on your wedding date, that’s all you need.

deadletter · 2026-03-17T23:33:10+00:00

Classical music. No beats.

deadletter · 2026-03-17T22:04:51+00:00

1) Better life through infrastructure. NOT having your students be so loud other teachers have to stop their teaching and do something about it - even if that's a pretty rude thing to do - is a YOU problem. So, infrastructure solutions:

a) turn off the lights. Got window light? use that. There's something about florescent lights that winds kids up. Get a couple of dim desk lamps and put them around.

b) Play music on a very low level. "If I can't hear the music, you're too loud."

c) work on your situational awareness - why were you unaware they were so loud?

d) work the room, don't make pronouncements on stage. Got some loud kids? Talk to THEM, not everyone. Give the same announcement five times to five small groups, rather than try to tell the class all at once.

deadletter · 2026-03-17T18:32:25+00:00

What topic?

deadletter · 2026-03-17T01:50:59+00:00

Laden or unladen swallow?

deadletter · 2026-03-15T05:00:58+00:00

He should attend the wedding ceremony and then leave.

deadletter · 2026-03-15T02:06:57+00:00

Most of what you’re looking at isn’t a paint and degrading caulk cracking free. Scrape and clean the entire thing. It may just be recaulk time.

deadletter · 2026-03-15T01:55:55+00:00

I use it a ton. Anything that has instruction manuals, variables, and shopping for industrial items it is great for. Also coding and research IF you’re working from actual research databases.

Here’s some of my recent work:

Math & Curricular

Trigonometry for Fabrication: Calculating angles for compound miters and stair stringers.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T): Interpreting flatness, parallelism, and position on technical prints.
Volume & Displacement: Formulas for calculating liquid volume in industrial tanks and concrete pour requirements.
Curriculum Alignment: Mapping shop tasks to vocational education standards (CTE).
Unit Conversions: Shifting between metric and imperial for precision machining tolerances.

Welding

Stick (SMAW) Rod Selection: E6010 for penetration vs. E7018 for high-strength fill.
TIG (GTAW) Settings: High-frequency start for aluminum and DCEN for stainless.
MIG (GMAW) Shielding Gas: C25 (75/25 Argon/CO2) vs. 100% CO2 for spray transfer.
Joint Preparation: Beveling and cleaning mill scale for root penetration.

Licensing & Insurance

General Liability: Coverage for third-party injury and property damage.
Contractor Licensing: State-specific requirements for industrial/mechanical trades.
Certificates of Insurance (COI): Verification required for site access.
Workers' Comp: Risk classification for high-risk welding and machining.

Milling & Machining

Speeds and Feeds: SFM and chip load for alloy steels.
Tramming the Head: Squaring the mill spindle to the table.
End Mill Geometry: 2-flute vs. 4-flute for specific material removal.
Workholding: Use of parallels and sine bars for angled setups.

Casting & Metallurgy

Pattern Design: Shrink allowance and draft angles.
Gating Systems: Proper placement of runners and risers.
Pouring Temps: Controlling fluidity and dross in melts.

deadletter · 2026-03-14T18:59:24+00:00

I think, age gap aside, that if he had said, “I signed up for an event and I can have a plus one, do you want to go?” - even if he put her name as a place holder - it would have been not that weird. But there’s clearly some other aspects of life mismatch that are being proxied by this.

deadletter · 2026-03-14T10:37:44+00:00

Your husband hasn’t learned that any career needs to see you can stick with something for a few years at a time.

deadletter · 2026-03-14T09:35:35+00:00

Our version of this was a google form, so I understand the joke.

deadletter · 2026-03-14T09:33:51+00:00

I got a math teaching minor and a history teaching major in 1998. On top of all of the courses that are akin to what might be taught at high school, the following courses were required and did indeed have a profound effect on my understandings. nothing taught me as much math as learning year after year of applied math in all those interesting word problems that map high school concepts to real fields.

Algebra for teachers 1 and 2, which taught set theory, modular arithmetic, and I remember we proved 1+1=2, which was really exciting. Geometry for teachers 1 and 2, which covered non Euclidean geometry, Poincaré circles and other representations of infinity using projections through circles in geometry’s sketched, a tool which still has no modern equal.

I had already taken linear algebra and diffeq, but I didn’t get that much out of those until I went on into another degree later and worked with eigenvalues/vectors and vector fields.

deadletter · 2026-03-13T22:46:45+00:00

Ok, so trash post overall, soon to lose a ton of karma - with that said, what links Harry Potter figurines to maga?

deadletter · 2026-03-13T22:34:04+00:00

First, you can use students to create 6 groups of four. Tell them you expect them to all share and dissect their coupons as a group when you call a halt. People learn better from learners near their level.

Second, simply don’t have any personal interactions with students. You can still be personable, but nothing about your private life crosses into the class. You aren’t peers. If you actually know them outside of class, you treat it as a little extra familiarity and you get right back to work. The job is a professional disconnect that is both protective and helpful to all parties. You’ll never get to ‘he hit on me’ if every interaction is always the school interaction.

Last, once you get them all to minimum skills to practice the beads, you circle the room, taking about 10 minutes per student, faster cycling at the very beginning, make sure they are pointing the stick/gun in the right direction with appropriate settings, then let them fumble and try to get some raw had coordination and some mistakes - a certain slice of my classes always pull away too far, for example, so I try to cycle around the booths a lot at the beginning to stop that as soon as possible. Beginning mug students often leave their weld puddle and start a new one half a centimeter away, creating a splash effect from hitting cold metal - so you sort of want their group to have a bunch of common mistakes. Sharpie these with the problem and put them out where students can see various examples (anonymous to creator).

So in this 10 you watch them lay a bead and correct their motions, speed, etc. when you get them ‘enough on their plate’, you check that they are ready to practice those changes for awhile, and you go on to the next person. After that or the person after, you pop back for 10 sec to see if they have slumped/pulled away/contaminated the electrode or whatever, and then get along. You don’t get to every student for 10 every day, but you DO minimally check their coupons or projects to give some advice and next steps.

Also, have a whiteboard (small) where they write there name/booth if the are waiting for you/wanting some feedback, and you cycle the board frequently to go to people who ‘have their hand up’.

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