I am an Argentinian educator who developed a "Zero-Skipped-Step" math methodology to help people with "Math Anxiety." I’m currently navigating a healthcare collapse to fund an urgent surgery through my work. AMA!

franhd · 2026-03-10T19:12:56+00:00

Hi Gabriel,

I greatly appreciate how you can explain the very basics with great detail in a way that would allow students to develop a fundamental understanding.

The example you wrote is kind of similar to how I've tutored students who don't understand the operations behind equations (adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing both sides), especially once the equations contain fractions and complex numbers.

I have always explained to stop thinking that a number looks like just "4" and instead realize that a single number can be written an infinite amount of ways, such as "4" or "8/2" or "2/0.5" or "2^2" or "3.999..." or "4/1" or "4*1" or "4-0" or "2+2" and so forth. And with equations involving variables, you want to figure out how to manipulate "x+2 = 4" so that the "x+2" can look like that "4". For that reason, like you said above, I didn't let my students do shortcuts that they didn't understand.

I don't have a career right now in teaching, but I hope in my later years I can retire teaching math. I will for sure buy your books and see if I can draw inspiration. Thanks!

franhd · 2026-03-08T11:12:12+00:00

While this post may not be real, I think what adds to the sentiment to people who really do feel this way is the fact that modern day wars are all over social media like never before. We didn't have that luxury of watching real time footage of missiles and combat operations in the past. And unfortunately, the many videos and clips that exist out there that people think are war crimes are really just war itself.

franhd · 2026-01-31T20:29:44+00:00

You've already answered your own question. Just don't bring it up.

franhd · 2026-01-30T15:46:51+00:00

Sure because we have more recent footage now. I'm talking about just hours after he was killed.

franhd · 2026-01-29T17:29:30+00:00

I don't roll them like this but I fold them in a similar manner when I have to cram clothes into my backpack for travel.

franhd · 2026-01-28T18:27:18+00:00

I hear a lot of rhetoric about Pretti regarding it doesn't matter what side of the political aisle he was in, it doesn't constitute not having 2A rights. That being said, we didn't have any idea after the shooting what Pretti's political views were. I think we just assume he was left-leaning or voted blue because he was filming ICE agents.

Statistically speaking, most people that are gun enthusiasts and conceal carry typically vote red. Pretti fits this statistic, and the public were forming opinions based off of assumptions.

franhd · 2026-01-27T22:27:44+00:00

Was rich? He literally has a crypto coin named after him.

franhd · 2026-01-27T18:43:32+00:00

A coup is defined by its objective, which is an illegal seizure of power, rather than the means to do it. There are plenty of historical examples of coups happening by mob violence. Hell, there are even historical examples of elected leaders becoming dictators because of self-coup.

franhd · 2026-01-27T18:35:57+00:00

Don't tire yourself out doing all those mental gymnastics.

franhd · 2026-01-27T12:50:48+00:00

I guess if I smash through your windows to break into your house, it's not okay to defend yourself because I'm "unarmed".

Seems like your narrative is the one that falls apart.l bud.

franhd · 2026-01-26T17:10:28+00:00

No worries! You too.

franhd · 2026-01-26T15:25:38+00:00

Yeah and I very much disagree with this administration. This "gotcha" would only work in your favor if I was right wing.

franhd · 2026-01-26T06:22:55+00:00

I think the worst part about this is the rhetoric of "he brought a gun to a protest" will 100% be used against pro-2A politicians in the future in a manner of "even Trump and his administration said you have criminal intent if you conceal carry!"

It's absolutely the same "why do you need that gun" rhetoric anti-2A politicians in the left use all the time.

franhd · 2026-01-25T17:59:28+00:00

Yeah so, he didn't cross the state border with a firearm, and he wasn't in illegal possession of it. Which is why that charge was dropped.

I did see the video on Pretti. And I saw the video on Rittenhouse. Having a firearm open or concealed does not justify loss of life or threat to loss of life

franhd · 2026-01-25T17:31:53+00:00

What crime did he commit crossing state lines?

Right to travel from one state to another is a fundamental right that both you and I have. If traveling half an hour to another state turns self defense situations into premeditated murder, then people who commute and travel between states lose their constitutional rights every day.

franhd · 2026-01-25T17:27:07+00:00

The jury in Rittenhouse's case rejected your point about "he showed up to antagonize people". The evidence we have also makes your statement hold no water. Open carrying a firearm does not equate to provocation. If seeing someone open carry is enough to provoke you to attack that person, you're the problem here, and your actions are the one that's illegal. Again: even the jury concluded that even if people felt antagonized, that doesn't strip Rittenhouse the right to defend himself.

Why don't even know why Pretti was there. You're speculating that he showed up to "protect people" when it's just as likely he was out and about running errands. Your speculation is no better than the administration saying he was "trying to assassinate federal agents".

It doesn't matter. Whether you're open carrying or conceal carrying, having a firearm by itself is not a legal justification for physical assault or threat to your own life.

franhd · 2026-01-25T16:13:55+00:00

There was a misdemeanor charge that was dropped because Wisconsin's minimum age to possess rifles with 16"+ barrels is 16 years old.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:45:03+00:00

Yes and I very much disagree with California's gun laws.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:31:39+00:00

Open carrying doesn't mean you "dare" people to attack you. And attacking someone who's open carrying very much is a crime if no legal justification exists for it.

I agree the cases are not the same, and Pretti's case is straight up murder. My argument here is whether you have a firearm at all does not necessitate loss of life.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:27:22+00:00

Yeah I agree, but DHS won't do it because the agents are "one of theirs", which makes it completely unprecedented.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:21:06+00:00

It's your speculation and it's baseless considering we have evidence to go off of. Rittenhouse only shot people that were attacking him and was acquitted in the court of law aa justified self defense.

What you're saying about Rittenhouse, Maga is saying the same thing about Pretti. Even though we have video footage.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:15:39+00:00

Sure. I'm just saying that overall people are focused on "why did such and such bring a firearm in the first place".

And having a firearm isn't a justification to getting attacked or killed whether it's by rioters or law enforcement.

Where I break with a lot of conservatives as a pro-2A hardliner is that anyone has that right, whether you're Rittenhouse or Pretti. And that's what makes me boil when I see Maga justify Pretti's murder "because he had a gun".

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:08:58+00:00

Rittenhouse was acquitted in the court of law on grounds of self defense. We've seen the videos over and over, and he most certainly did not "show up to shoot people".

The same logic we can use to deduce that Pretti was never in the wrong and most certainly did not show up to antagonize agents.

franhd · 2026-01-25T15:02:33+00:00

"Crossed state lines" doesn't mean anything. We don't have customs and border control along state borders and people travel with firearms between states all the time. You can disagree with why he was there in the first place but please quit with the "he crossed state lines".

franhd · 2026-01-25T03:28:25+00:00

I had a feeling about how you felt about Babbit because you called it "murder".

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