I recognized the quadratic equation format below the calculusy looking stuff. I didn't get past that in college because... Oh look! A squirrel!! That equation scares the hell out of people who are afraid of algebra. That was another fun article, Gato! Thanks!! Just please never, ever put any Neil DeGrasse Tyson anywhere - he's an idiot.
I recognized the quadratic equation format below the calculusy looking stuff. I didn't get past that in college because... Oh look! A squirrel!! That equation scares the hell out of people who are afraid of algebra. That was another fun article, Gato! Thanks!! Just please never, ever put any Neil DeGrasse Tyson anywhere - he's an idiot.
My last algebra class was over 20 years ago. I like algebra so I periodically do some of those for fun. I don't want to forget! Not touching algebra word problems though. Eeeeeeeeeek!!
The harder I hit them the more quickly they blew up in my face! It still bugs me that I can't manage them. I had a really good professor so for one semester I understood them. What's funny is that Trig word problems always seemed easy! The equations practically wrote themselves!
Always hated algebra, but I had to take trig for a technical math class required for my degree. I was apprehensive, but wound up loving trig and getting the only A in math I had earned since 6th grade or so.
My biggest mistakes were arithmetic mistakes. I was having so much fun doing the algebra, etc., that I didn't always pay close attention to the arithmetic part. Trig was fun when I got a good instructor. I didn't like geometry because it was so repetitive. My teacher would do one or two slightly different proofs and then send us home to twenty more of the same type for homework. I thought it was stupid so I wouldn't do them. Guess who got to go to summer school? I did all of them in 2 1/2 weeks - I can be reasoned with...sort of. Especially if the head of the math department knows your mother from church.
Yes! I am dyslexic with numbers (likely a bit dyslexic with letters too, but had the kind of brain that could memorize constants like spelling, new words can throw me...). Calculators are an effing godsend. I can understand the theory and process, but ask me to add 2+2 and I am totally chuffed when I get it right.
I never went to summer school but got in trouble when my algebra teacher, Mr. Pottorf, caught me making cartoons of him in class and handing them off to my friends. Nothing bad, just a decent likeness of his roman nose and him spouting apparent nonsense, LOL.
My best friend and I sketched most of the people in my AP algebra class (the backs of their heads). That was the end of being in AP math classes. I don't know what possessed me to sit in class and do that! Proves I was your average stupid high school kid I guess.
Calculators hadn't taken over yet. I was afraid I'd forget how to do the math myself if I used a calculator. A valid worry - I have forgotten how to do a lot of it but I sure can enter formulas into a scientific calculator! Or Excel.
My Achille's heel is, drum roll please, checking accounts. I don't remember how many of them I've blown up but it is ALL OF THEM! I took a high-school level accounting class and it was a nightmare. I worked harder in that one than any other class ever. I got an A but it was sheer. Living. Hell.
He thinks he's pretty intelligent. I don't and clearly you can also tell that the emperor isn't wearing any clothes either. I thought I was the only one who noticed!
What happened to the squirrel ? You know squirrels aren't real right? Just like the birds man, nothing's real. Here's the proof X÷B<€₩>~y57+€~¥{□○|= No birds no squirrels. dig it! This is all future math . It aint even been invented On this particular time line. So this proves I'm far more advanced. I am the world's leading expert. Where do I sign up to get my tax money grant? I need 25 million dollars to Save the world from the coming bird and squirrel Apocalypse.. I'll Settle for 15. Humanity cannot wait. Give me the money now or suffer the consequence think of the children .Why would you allow this to happen to the children? Send the cash to p o box 147 pueblo colorado. Preferably in 20s and $100 bills.
I remember that Reddit subheading! I couldn't decide if they were being funny or if they really believed what they were saying. Squirrels are too cute to be unreal! We don't have very many in the high desert so I have to view squirrels when I visit somewhere else.
As to where the squirrels are, I believe they could possibly be on back-order.
I remember that as well. I don't know exactly how I ended up going down that rabbit hole. After reading what you had written about being Easily distracted . And having suffered from this affliction my entire life. My original thought and attempt at humor was going to be. The squirrel was sent there to distract you on purpose. And was gonna somehow work in Einstein Maybe try to make a quantum physics joke
don't know exactly, but somewhere along the line., Probably due to being easily distracted. Squirrels aren't real popped in my head and you see the end result. Hopefully, I made you laugh.
And by the way, I live in Central Florida. In the shadow of the mouse, we are blessed with squirrels. We have an abundance, I will be more than happy to box up several 1000 And send them to you. They'll be on the 3:10 to yuma.
Got the jokes! I tried to watch "The 3:10 to Yuma." That lasted about five minutes. The squirrel is, you probably know, an ADHD joke. I can't take medication for it; have tried anyway but it doesn't help.
I'm in NM in the high desert so the squirrels don't have the bushy tails. I've lived in the Southwest and SoCal all but one year. Visiting Raleigh NC was a huge shock! Beautiful place and so much green!!
If I didn't remember the moon landing in 1969 so clearly I might have been impressed about the drop-off on the moon today. We were glued to our TVs the whole time. I know more about NASA now that I'm much older so while the new missions are inspiring for kids, they're rather pointless beyond that. Elon Musk doesn't seem to understand that going to Mars is rather pointless. No atmosphere = wearing spacesuits outside at all times. It's like Yuma but without an atmosphere! Besides, I don't think NASA is careful enough.
I recognized the quadratic equation format below the calculusy looking stuff. I didn't get past that in college because... Oh look! A squirrel!! That equation scares the hell out of people who are afraid of algebra. That was another fun article, Gato! Thanks!! Just please never, ever put any Neil DeGrasse Tyson anywhere - he's an idiot.
I was gratified to recognize the quadratic equation solution. It's been 56 years…
My last algebra class was over 20 years ago. I like algebra so I periodically do some of those for fun. I don't want to forget! Not touching algebra word problems though. Eeeeeeeeeek!!
Oooo, I loved word problems. You can solve at least half of them by remembering that "of" means "times" (I.e. multiply).
The harder I hit them the more quickly they blew up in my face! It still bugs me that I can't manage them. I had a really good professor so for one semester I understood them. What's funny is that Trig word problems always seemed easy! The equations practically wrote themselves!
Always hated algebra, but I had to take trig for a technical math class required for my degree. I was apprehensive, but wound up loving trig and getting the only A in math I had earned since 6th grade or so.
Of course, having a calculator helped, LOL.
My biggest mistakes were arithmetic mistakes. I was having so much fun doing the algebra, etc., that I didn't always pay close attention to the arithmetic part. Trig was fun when I got a good instructor. I didn't like geometry because it was so repetitive. My teacher would do one or two slightly different proofs and then send us home to twenty more of the same type for homework. I thought it was stupid so I wouldn't do them. Guess who got to go to summer school? I did all of them in 2 1/2 weeks - I can be reasoned with...sort of. Especially if the head of the math department knows your mother from church.
Yes! I am dyslexic with numbers (likely a bit dyslexic with letters too, but had the kind of brain that could memorize constants like spelling, new words can throw me...). Calculators are an effing godsend. I can understand the theory and process, but ask me to add 2+2 and I am totally chuffed when I get it right.
I never went to summer school but got in trouble when my algebra teacher, Mr. Pottorf, caught me making cartoons of him in class and handing them off to my friends. Nothing bad, just a decent likeness of his roman nose and him spouting apparent nonsense, LOL.
My best friend and I sketched most of the people in my AP algebra class (the backs of their heads). That was the end of being in AP math classes. I don't know what possessed me to sit in class and do that! Proves I was your average stupid high school kid I guess.
Calculators hadn't taken over yet. I was afraid I'd forget how to do the math myself if I used a calculator. A valid worry - I have forgotten how to do a lot of it but I sure can enter formulas into a scientific calculator! Or Excel.
My Achille's heel is, drum roll please, checking accounts. I don't remember how many of them I've blown up but it is ALL OF THEM! I took a high-school level accounting class and it was a nightmare. I worked harder in that one than any other class ever. I got an A but it was sheer. Living. Hell.
I had to pass a basic accounting class for my degree.
It was a nightmare, I have no aptitude for it. I just kept muttering, "Cs get degrees".
High five!!! I felt so stupid!! Not used to that.at all!
Diversity hire.
I'm glad someone else has a proper perspective on Tyson.
He thinks he's pretty intelligent. I don't and clearly you can also tell that the emperor isn't wearing any clothes either. I thought I was the only one who noticed!
Apparently many have noticed, thank God. I turn him off.
The first time I heard him speak he managed three whoppers of mistakes within the first few minutes. Hallelujah! I was cured!!
What happened to the squirrel ? You know squirrels aren't real right? Just like the birds man, nothing's real. Here's the proof X÷B<€₩>~y57+€~¥{□○|= No birds no squirrels. dig it! This is all future math . It aint even been invented On this particular time line. So this proves I'm far more advanced. I am the world's leading expert. Where do I sign up to get my tax money grant? I need 25 million dollars to Save the world from the coming bird and squirrel Apocalypse.. I'll Settle for 15. Humanity cannot wait. Give me the money now or suffer the consequence think of the children .Why would you allow this to happen to the children? Send the cash to p o box 147 pueblo colorado. Preferably in 20s and $100 bills.
I remember that Reddit subheading! I couldn't decide if they were being funny or if they really believed what they were saying. Squirrels are too cute to be unreal! We don't have very many in the high desert so I have to view squirrels when I visit somewhere else.
As to where the squirrels are, I believe they could possibly be on back-order.
I remember that as well. I don't know exactly how I ended up going down that rabbit hole. After reading what you had written about being Easily distracted . And having suffered from this affliction my entire life. My original thought and attempt at humor was going to be. The squirrel was sent there to distract you on purpose. And was gonna somehow work in Einstein Maybe try to make a quantum physics joke
don't know exactly, but somewhere along the line., Probably due to being easily distracted. Squirrels aren't real popped in my head and you see the end result. Hopefully, I made you laugh.
And by the way, I live in Central Florida. In the shadow of the mouse, we are blessed with squirrels. We have an abundance, I will be more than happy to box up several 1000 And send them to you. They'll be on the 3:10 to yuma.
Got the jokes! I tried to watch "The 3:10 to Yuma." That lasted about five minutes. The squirrel is, you probably know, an ADHD joke. I can't take medication for it; have tried anyway but it doesn't help.
I'm in NM in the high desert so the squirrels don't have the bushy tails. I've lived in the Southwest and SoCal all but one year. Visiting Raleigh NC was a huge shock! Beautiful place and so much green!!
If I didn't remember the moon landing in 1969 so clearly I might have been impressed about the drop-off on the moon today. We were glued to our TVs the whole time. I know more about NASA now that I'm much older so while the new missions are inspiring for kids, they're rather pointless beyond that. Elon Musk doesn't seem to understand that going to Mars is rather pointless. No atmosphere = wearing spacesuits outside at all times. It's like Yuma but without an atmosphere! Besides, I don't think NASA is careful enough.