tkdguy Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 I've decided I don't want to teach anymore. I just need to figure out my next move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Frankly, for me, that decision is about when I want to (or can) retire, since I turn 64 in less than two months. And I am getting pretty close to the same decision you announce above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Realistically, I have another decade before I can realistically consider retirement. Maybe I'll have some clue what I'm doing by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 I wouldn't count on that last, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Pariah said: Realistically, I have another decade before I can realistically consider retirement. Maybe I'll have some clue what I'm doing by then. Maybe a second Masters would assist. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Doubtful. Now that I'm done, Lady P wants to go back and finish her degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Instructor comments on first drafts: Quote This draft seems rather too vague, and almost willfully evasive in that vagueness. Comments on instructor comments: Quote The instructor is being vague and evasive about saying, "This draft sucks. Start over and include what's in the reading this time." Grailknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 http://smbc-comics.com/comic/social Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Pariah said: Doubtful. Now that I'm done, Lady P wants to go back and finish her degree. You will have to tell me what Lady P's degree is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 If you learned Roman numerals in school, then you might've realised you were never taught the number for zero—and that's because there isn't one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Yeah, every so often I'll see someone on The Book of Face post "Should Arabic numbers be taught in American schools?" and watch the Islamophobes and rednecks go berserk in the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Bazza said: If you learned Roman numerals in school, then you might've realised you were never taught the number for zero—and that's because there isn't one. Actually, that lack of zero was one of the things first mentioned about Roman numerals, at least back in my elementary school days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 * Cancer contemplates giving a pop quiz on the last day of classes asking the students to estimate how many times he lectured without wearing pants * Pariah and L. Marcus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 P(n) => 1.0 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Well, the hard part is going to be deciding what "without pants" means. I mean, technically, skivvies might count as pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hmm. Chad's the expert on this topic. Where's he been lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Somewhere with a loose dress code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 42 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: Somewhere with a loose dress code. So Chad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 More given to wearing robes, my prejudices tell me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 I guess this makes Pariah a Spider-Man villain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 18 hours ago, Bazza said: If you learned Roman numerals in school, then you might've realised you were never taught the number for zero—and that's because there isn't one. 10 hours ago, Cancer said: Actually, that lack of zero was one of the things first mentioned about Roman numerals, at least back in my elementary school days. - I got the above from the Internet. It is from a slideshow: 50 Absurd Facts That Will Make You Question Everything. The one for Roman & Greek zero, is #13. Most of these are really weird. Apparently, we only breath through one nostril at a time, then switch to the other. Oh, yeah, vegetables don't exist, and giraffe's hum. - I thought it was funny, due to its pun, as it is technically, true "zero [=] isn't one". I thought about posting it to the Jokes thread. I was expecting Pariah to slap me. - You really want to discuss Roman numerals and their lack of zero? There's nothing to discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 🎶 Where's a symbol for the number that's two less than two? I need a sign that marks a place, a blank spot just won't do! Is there a way to use a finite set of symbols to Express an arbitrarily large quantity to you? I need a zero! I'm holding out for a zero at the end of the sum And it's got to go here and it's got to be clear That it's standing in place of the ones! i need a zero! I'm holding out for a zero and I'll take nothing less I need it to count up the numbers that mount up Past what Roman numerals express I need a zero! Lucius Alexander the palindromedary gives Lucius a big fat zero Starlord, tkdguy, Old Man and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 More great moments in student papers: Quote These particles suck together through condensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 My six-year-old demonstrated the beginnings of an understanding of Algebra tonight. I asked him, "What is five Q plus five Q?" He just kind of looked at me funny, so I asked him again: "What is five Q plus five Q?" After a moment, he answered, "Ten Q." And I said, "You're welcome!" (True story.) Old Man and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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