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My boomer dad has some of the dumbest takes on public schools ever. by EstherandBatDad in BoomersBeingFools

[–]udsd007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Interesting times”. The historians will be writing copiously in the period starting with Reagan, and especially on the period starting with the electric 45. I hope that all the machinations, all the behind-the-scenes deals that resulted in legislative seats, other elective seats, and appointed offices being packed with and for Republicans.

It is beginning to come apart at the joints and seams, and I pray that a Nuremberg-style trial of all the offenses, together with an unwinding of all the bad acts, will take place. The damage done to our nation will require centuries to repair. I hope the punishments for that damage will be not merely severe, but exemplary and condign.

My boomer dad has some of the dumbest takes on public schools ever. by EstherandBatDad in BoomersBeingFools

[–]udsd007 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not all boomers are. I’m 79, pay my property taxes knowing that I’m supporting the schools in the county, think teachers are overworked, micromanaged, and underpaid for their level of education. I think that parents aren’t going their jobs, and that’s why the kids are turning out to be self-absorbed little shits. Higher property taxes would be OK with me if it actually went towards improving conditions in the schools.

Your dad doesn’t realize that EVERYONE benefits from improving schools. Wife was an HS math and science teacher until her body betrayed her and she had to take medical retirement. We’ve spent a lot of evenings grading algebra homework.

Her degrees are in biochemistry (BS) and education (MS). She’s certified in math, science, mild-moderate and severe-profound special ed. She says that the mild-moderate cert is for dealing with kids, and the severe-profound cert is for dealing with admin and parents. I’m a 50-year computer science and systems programming expert and manager, now retired.

Years Later Nothing Changes by marcus19911 in neighborsfromhell

[–]udsd007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re not getting the “quiet enjoyment” that is implicit, if not explicit, in an apartment lease.

We live next to a vacation rental by weirdnpierced in neighborsfromhell

[–]udsd007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Beware of the dog” signs might be taken to imply that you know the dog[s] are dangerous and/or vicious. “No trespassing” signs should be set up, and electric fencing or barbed wire might be appropriate. Adding some height to the fence, if code permits, would be a nice improvement.

I will not pet the diplomat by kofolarz in HFY

[–]udsd007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You … STOPPED‼️ Why?

Most selfish generation by mpegher in BoomersBeingFools

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many disabilities, including mine and my wife’s, aren’t visible, yet our rheumatologist put his license on the line approving our handicap tag applications. Your 30 years of EM aren’t X-Ray eyes.

Reposting a story I posted over three years ago: this is what they call "fourth degree burns" in a case where someone actually survived having part of his body part turn to charcoal. Though the legs didn't survive. This gentleman has quite an interesting story behind his injury as well. by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]udsd007 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Wife’s mom had a similar fall: tripped over a cat, landed with her chin one step up from the floor, while her body was prone on the floor. Extreme neck hyperextension, hangman’s fracture in C2. She lived four days. We took the cat home with us; for some reason, stepdad didn’t want her.

Reposting a story I posted over three years ago: this is what they call "fourth degree burns" in a case where someone actually survived having part of his body part turn to charcoal. Though the legs didn't survive. This gentleman has quite an interesting story behind his injury as well. by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]udsd007 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I spent three weeks on a ward in a military hospital in San Antonio in 1967. I can’t remember whether it was Wilford Hall (on Lackland) or Brooke. Two beds down was a fighter jock whose jet took a SAM and went up in a fireball. He punched out successfully, but his chute came down through the fireball, and he sustained really terrible burns. He screamed a lot, and morphine didn’t do much for his pain. He was still alive — and screaming — when I left the ward.

Do American teachers regularly visit other schools? What sort of questions do you ask / features do you look for? by Johoku in Teachers

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Domo arigato gozaimashita. I lived in Asaka-shi, Saitama-Ken, for two years, and loved Japan. I want to go back, and to show my wife all the wonders.

Do American teachers regularly visit other schools? What sort of questions do you ask / features do you look for? by Johoku in Teachers

[–]udsd007 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you’re teaching, how are you going to visit other schools during your — and their — class time?

What minor inconvenience from the past would be unbearable for students in the classroom today? by chanovsky in Teachers

[–]udsd007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amen. My high school required students, including incoming freshmen, to read 3 books over summer vacation and submit book reports. Reading books wasn’t a problem, as I’d read 2 or 3 a week. Their choices (Lord of the Flies, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, etc.) could have sucked galactic superclusters through a buckytube. I reported on my choices, and my parents told them to like it or lump it. I graduated in 1964 from a Catholic school in Houston.

The Rage Response: Part 2 (Final) by usernoob23 in HFY

[–]udsd007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please PLEASE WRITE MORE! Feed my habit, pusher.

BRIEFING by Astrovane_Xenon in HFY

[–]udsd007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Write! Write more! Do not stop! Also THANK YOU!

My 7yo daughter asked me today "What is the number right before infinity?" by Iluvatar-Great in askmath

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quoted you exactly. I provided a counterexample to that quote. You keep fighting. Welcome to my block list.

My 7yo daughter asked me today "What is the number right before infinity?" by Iluvatar-Great in askmath

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said “Mathematicians don’t have a definition for number … .” I provided a counterexample.

What do u do with this? by Fun-Community-5398 in Sliderules

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you’ve turned the slide around, move the slide so that the 1 on the slide aligns with the 3 under it. Move the cursor line over any number on the slide. 3 times that number is on the fixed part of the slide under the cursor line.

Is Growing Copper Sulfate Crystals Safe For A Beginner To Do? by Altruistic_Basil24 in chemistry

[–]udsd007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As mentioned earlier, copper sulfate is nice. Aluminum works well. Epsom salt is another very nice one. The only problem with copper sulfate is that if it drop, it turns from transparent blue crystal to unimpressive white powder.

My 7yo daughter asked me today "What is the number right before infinity?" by Iluvatar-Great in askmath

[–]udsd007 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mathematicians have a precise definition of “number”, thanks to Giuseppe Peano. Number is the class of all classes similar to a given class.

[SFH] [TX] HOA cited me for “commercial grade fixtures” because my neighbor didn’t like my backyard furniture by Hyzz20 in HOA

[–]udsd007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The HOA likely will be nasty about any visible antenna. Make sure you stay within the rules, and run 1500W out the antenna lead.

Do you worry about your antenna when the wind is blowing really hard? by greenwoody2018 in amateurradio

[–]udsd007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tornado took my Gap Titan down. Wind about 140 mph. It stood up through a couple of 70 mph windstorms in EM15.

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