BrerChicken

joined 1 year ago
[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It's made for people of a certain age, and those people don't go to the movies much I think.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago

Paying 20% - 40% more for dumbed-down OS that limits what software I can use. I mean literally any one of those alone is a deal breaker. It was never gonna work.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

I first used Linux in the late 90s, and it was just something that worked better on an older box. I installed Red Hat on an old 286 and the fun part was honestly getting it to work and learning about computers. Then one day I realized that I was spending all my free time working inside on this thing, but I was living on the water, in the Florida Keys, with access to boats and jet skis and pretty much anything. That had been my dream my whole life and all of a sudden I was living it. And I didn't even have to be at work, right next door, until 10am. I was on a break from school then, and that's actually what caused me to change my major from CS. I didn't think it would be helpful to spend my whole life indoors!

Now I'm a physics teacher and I sometimes teach my 9th graders how to use Python for simple things like graphing. I love my life and I'm really thankful I keot computers as a hobby rather than as my profession.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It may not be intentional, not plenty of women feel harmed, belittled, and ignored by the use of language like that. So we should stop using it. It doesn't add anything, and it does, in fact, harm people.

And for the record, it's not the meme, it's the title of the post. I just think that making the explicit or implied assumption that you're talking to a bunch of dudes whenever you post online is just not helpful, that's all.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean we're not all fellas. No need to refer to a specific gender, right?

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Avoiding casual misogyny is also important. You should avoid using gendered language like that when there's really no need.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (8 children)

"Fellas"? Do you not want any input from non-fellas?

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

"Fatherless households" is just racist code for black families.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Have you considered playing the drums?

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a teacher, I treasure all of the heart-felt notes and letters students have left me over the years. If you want to give something that shows them how important they are to you, write them a letter.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Pi is irrational because it represents an imperfect ratio. Curves are different than straight lines, so when you try to relate them to one another, some things don't match up. It happens any time straight lines and curved lines interact, I think. Pi and e both show up in the weirdest friggin places.

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm reading Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis. It's pretty good, and lots of novel ideas, but some of the sentences are better than others.

 

Definitely my favorite quote, by the CEO of Hydrogen Europe:

“Dung beetles spend hours rolling up balls of dung to attract females,” he said. “But there are some very smart dung beetles that just sit by the side and watch while others do hard work. Then they shoot in, take the dung ball, take the girl and run away with everything. That’s Joe Biden.”

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