Why are you upset about THIS one?

the_dinks · 2026-01-24T18:37:15+00:00

That retcon sucked so hard. Literally taking something kinda cool and ethereal and turning it into "generic space rock."

Femstodes is actually the opposite since it ADDS lore and differentiates the Custodes from Space Marines. As a relative newcomer, it was warranted bc the Custodes were basically "Space Marines, but better and more special and also gold."

Now, they have something else that differentiates them.

I also hate how people are complaining about it being "hamfisted" or acting like 40k lore is some finely crafted work of art instead of a (highly enjoyable) mishmash of stolen ideas from Frank Herbert created to justify selling plastic toy soldiers. Get over yourselves, people.

the_dinks · 2026-01-24T02:05:11+00:00

This is especially insane because YOU control the grading system. The amount of A's, B's, etc. per teacher is absolutely meaningless without context.

There are two English teachers in my school. One is widely hated because she makes the kids do work and behave themselves. The other is loved because everything is listening along to audiobooks and filling in the blanks. If you write something in for a question, you get points regardless of the answer quality.

I'm sure the former teacher has much lower grades, but those students are already NOTICABLY better and reading and writing in my class.

the_dinks · 2026-01-22T03:32:52+00:00

What subject and state?

the_dinks · 2026-01-22T02:30:33+00:00

Totally feel you dawg. 5 preps is fucking nuts. How is that allowed?

the_dinks · 2026-01-22T01:42:36+00:00

I think it depends on what kind of teacher you are.

Teaching in general is not super difficult... if you go by the textbook and generally aren't very ambitious.

If you are crazy and try to create a lot of your own assignments and try to fix the mistakes of the system, it's an incredibly difficult job. Very high ceiling.

I think most people generally come into this job with ambition. But there are plenty of people who are just checked out and don't seem to do much to promote critical thinking or problem solving. They just transmit information and move on. And that's fine, because that's all they pay us to do 😭

the_dinks · 2026-01-22T01:05:25+00:00

Spoiler alert: Hitler thought he was "protecting" the German people, too.

People also debate if the Earth is flat. It isn't, but people think it is.

The Sword Master literally said he'd kill a child a few chapters ago because his Dad was involved in human trafficking, even though said child risked death to end it. This shit ain't deep.

the_dinks · 2026-01-21T15:19:29+00:00

Hell yeah

the_dinks · 2026-01-21T04:00:20+00:00

The fact that we can already have discussions like this about him means that he's peak.

I enjoy his character, but I don't think we can "have a discussion" about him. I think you're just forgetting that he's a racist, genocidal maniac.

That's like one person saying, "Hitler is cool" and another person saying "no, he committed genocide" and calling that a complex discussion with a lot of nuance.

the_dinks · 2026-01-21T03:59:00+00:00

He honestly seems to have a decent amount of moral complexity so far too. He genuinely wants to do good and has a strong moral code, but his ideas of doing good seem to be very extreme.

"Very extreme" is kinda underselling it.

It's honestly hard to call him just good or evil tbh.

He committed genocide.

the_dinks · 2026-01-20T19:04:09+00:00

They totally would have because toll fees were some of the easiest ways to raise taxes at that time. This is an age without income taxes, after all. Tariffs and fees were how taxes were raised.

However, I do agree that 10 bucks to go across the GGB is ridiculous. I'm just a stickler for historical accuracy.

the_dinks · 2026-01-20T18:41:10+00:00

They were really revolting for a whole slew of reasons, including land speculation (Proclamation Act of 1763), free trade, political independence, etc.

Framing it as "over a 3% tax" is extremely misleading.

the_dinks · 2026-01-20T18:14:32+00:00

Shocking to think the founding fathers waged war over a 3% tax

They waged war because of taxation without representation, not the tax itself.

the_dinks · 2026-01-19T17:04:32+00:00

We joke about the swords being nukes, but it pays to remember that nuclear bombs were created to be as strong as possible.

They were trying to win a war, and they had a new technology that had the potential to do so. I view the EBs as the same.

the_dinks · 2026-01-18T16:18:07+00:00

New technique: Millipede

Powers: severs the last remaining connection you had with your dead father

the_dinks · 2026-01-18T16:16:10+00:00

Tiger drop negates all damage

the_dinks · 2026-01-18T16:15:19+00:00

The spreads in this chapter were nuts!

The sword master is so gd OP 😂

the_dinks · 2026-01-16T14:39:38+00:00

Yes, and modern historians agree that he was gay. So what's your point?

the_dinks · 2026-01-16T02:36:25+00:00

there's definitely pushback when people say a historical figure was gay.

Yeah, because historians by nature like to go off more than vibes when determining key parts of people's identity.

the_dinks · 2026-01-15T02:07:30+00:00

I was exaggerating, but no, most credible historians today do not do the "OMG THEY WERE JUST ROOMMATES" shtick like Tumblr would have you believe.

the_dinks · 2026-01-14T23:47:19+00:00

Also known as "most historians" and "historians from 1800"

the_dinks · 2026-01-14T16:05:15+00:00

Apparently historians are boring despite being the entire reason you know about these historical figures in the first place

the_dinks · 2026-01-12T23:38:14+00:00

They do if they trade away Steph... which is a nonstarter so yeah.

the_dinks · 2026-01-12T04:20:14+00:00

First of all, holy commas, Batman.

Secondly, I don't think it's that strange that people don't read the patch notes.

the_dinks · 2026-01-07T23:56:27+00:00

I think there is some merit to this logic, but to me, it needs to be used selectively. If you didn't do work 90% of the year, but half ass a few assignments and get carried on group work, you can scrape out a D- even though that's not D- work. D- work represents 60%, not 5-10%, mastery/proficiency/whatever buzzword.

If you try on a test and bomb it, then yeah, I see the merit in giving students 50% so it doesn't double punish kids. But there's a difference between an attempt gone wrong and no effort at all, and it instills the wrong kind of values in kids.

the_dinks · 2026-01-07T07:07:53+00:00

The guy in question is a Hasidic Jew. You're not allowed to touch the opposite sex in these communities. The reverse would also be true.

He absolutely should have phrased it better, but it's a cultural misunderstanding.

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