humor
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No yawning required here
I have plenty of students who don’t need the preliminary yawn in order to get their mouths stuck on open. Read more
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“Green” eggs and ‘Bam
The President and his Pet Greenies gear up for the annual Easter Egg Roll, and poetry ensues. Read more
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Maybe education isn’t the solution to every problem
Frank Fleming thinks our education system is on the wrong track: Children are taught for 13 years in grade school, and many people want everyone to get at least 4 years of college on top of that. And what exactly do we get out of all this? If someone told me I was going to… Read more
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The Poisson mnemonic
“Mnemonic” is mnemonic for the Poisson distribution. I give this a Geek2. Tip from the Endeavor. Read more
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A complaint, answered forthrightly
Today’s G-File pointed me to this jewel of letter writing. I stand in awe. Read more
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“Sensitive”, like “nice,” is highly overrated
A blogger throws out a short post on a Seattle restaurant that refuses to serve TSA agents. The first commenter sympathizes with the Blueshirts, and hilarity ensues. Tip from the Instapundit, who didn’t warn ANYBODY. Update (25 February). Paul Hsieh at GeekPress rates it “Best Comment Thread. Ever.” Read more
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Anybody got a sense of scale here?
30,000 pigs floating down the river in the recent Aussie floods? Didn’t that seem like…well…like a LOT of pigs? Sometimes quantitative literacy is really, really simple, if you just pay attention. Update (8 February). Maybe 30,000 isn’t too unreasonable a number! Read more
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Should I skip class today?
Skipping class is a dumb decision. But this calculator makes it an INFORMED dumb decision! Tip from Will Briggs, who has a bad attitude (one I share) about "distance learning." Update (21 August). Will Briggs follows up. He thinks skipping class is a REALLY dumb idea. I do too, but I tell my students that… Read more
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