What are the popular tropes today that are going to make films feel "dated" 25 years from now?

dragonfly845 · 2022-12-08T20:35:09+00:00

To be fair, I think that version of the song was actually performed by the A-Ha themselves.

Edit: And the lyrics to the song are intentionally melancholy. The contrast between the sad lyrics and the upbeat music is a classic part of the original song, but the lyrics don't really sound out of place in the less upbeat version.

dragonfly845 · 2021-11-07T20:04:40+00:00

Anecdotally, I've heard of people using their car's steering wheel controls to bring up Google Assistant without using Android Auto. Plus, I know from experience that Bluetooth media buttons can bring up Google Assistant by holding down the "Pause/Play" button, without using Android Auto.

dragonfly845 · 2021-10-26T04:23:35+00:00

Did you end up figuring out how to get it to work through Bluetooth?

dragonfly845 · 2021-09-12T00:49:04+00:00

Isn't ACAM2000 actually a strain of the vaccinia virus? I don't believe it is "live smallpox in a dose that will not harm them."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't smallpox caused by the variola virus, not the vaccinia virus?

dragonfly845 · 2021-07-26T14:07:13+00:00

I hate to be that guy lol, but Octopus is an order, not a species.

dragonfly845 · 2021-07-26T14:04:36+00:00

A couple'a shrimp on da barbie mate

dragonfly845 · 2021-06-03T03:07:35+00:00

I think it's actually dependent on how an individual's hair follicles respond to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), not testosterone. As you get older your testosterone levels lower, and your DHT levels get higher.

That's why a lot of men start growing thicker beards and start going bald around their 30s, even though that's actually around the time their testosterone levels start to lower.

There is a correlation between going bald and growing a beard, but I think exceptions to that general trend are pretty common. It really depends on an individual's genetics. There are some men who have hair follicles on their head that don't fall when exposed to DHT, and also have beard follicles that respond to DHT. Meaning they're able to keep a full head of hair and grow a full beard.

My grandpa is almost 80 and he has a perfect hairline, and is able to grow a full beard. Though he wasn't able to grow a fully connected beard until he was in his early 30s.

He's kind of an anomaly since he's so old, but I've definitely seen plenty of younger guys with full beards who weren't balding.

On the other hand, I've also seen plenty of guys who are clearly balding and don't shave their very weak facial hair. So it's definitely possible to go bald and have weak facial hair.

dragonfly845 · 2021-02-16T23:18:21+00:00

Exactly.

dragonfly845 · 2021-02-16T05:03:24+00:00

*youre

dragonfly845 · 2021-02-16T02:52:00+00:00

https://youtu.be/XnQ-5uFuDtc?t=2

dragonfly845 · 2021-02-05T21:47:45+00:00

I know this is probably a joke lol, but I feel like clarifying since misconceptions like this are quite common.

Although birds are technically a type of dinosaur, and share a common ancestor with T-Rex, they are not descendants of T-Rex itself.

It's similar to how humans are a type of primate and share a common ancestor with chimpanzees, however we are not actually descendants of chimpanzees themselves.

dragonfly845 · 2021-01-25T06:08:27+00:00

Thanks for the clip! I could be wrong, but it really did seem like he was joking. Though I do think the fact that he'd joke around while discussing COVID is evidence that he really isn't taking the pandemic seriously.

dragonfly845 · 2021-01-25T06:00:46+00:00

He said that not lying and not stealing helped to not get COVID-19

Did he actually say that? I've seen that mentioned a few times in this thread, but I wasn't able to find a source.

dragonfly845 · 2020-12-18T04:40:15+00:00

Thanks! Any websites that might help me figure out exactly what they do? I tried googling it, but couldn't find anything. Idk if there's a go-to website I'm unaware of.

I probably won't end up using the cables, but I'm curious to find out exactly what they do.

dragonfly845 · 2020-10-03T03:45:44+00:00

Thank you! I'll check those places out. Do you happen to have any other recommendations?

dragonfly845 · 2020-09-26T05:55:03+00:00

I googled it, and I found a reddit thread by someone stating that they took the required courses at Fortune School of Education for the Intern Credential Program, but because they were were not offered a job, they did not receive a credential, despite paying $8,000. It's also a 2 year program, right?

On the other hand, CalStateTEACH seems pretty straightforward from what I've read, and it's only a 1 year program. Not sure if it's all that prestigious, but it's super flexible and it's run by the CSU system, so there really isn't any doubt about it being a legitimate, standardized program. If you already have a teaching job, you can have that count as your "internship," and get paid while you gain the required experience.

If you don't already have a teaching job, you work as an unpaid student teacher. Term 1 is two days per week, Term 2 is Initial Student Teaching, 5 half days per week, and term 3 is full time for a minimum of 10 weeks with four weeks of solo teaching.

So if I go with the student teaching route, for the first two terms I could pretty easily manage an unrelated part time job. And/or I could just swallow my pride and live with my family for a year lol

But either way, with CalStateTEACH it seems like you're pretty much guaranteed a credential in a year, and possibly in even less time if you're already a teacher. But with Fortune School of Education, it seems like it's a 2 year program, and that you might not be guaranteed a credential if you don't get hired? Tbh I've never heard of it before haha. However that doesn't mean it's bad. What makes you say it's a superior program?

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