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I remember on the old forum Biggs pointing out that Common Core as they call it was how you learned in Japan and it helps train engineers. People who might think they are not good at math were just not taught the right way to think about it. The goal isn't for you to learn what 12*9 is.... it's to train your brain to do the calculation so that you can do more advanced ones later on. Don't just memorize it.

You did that in your head? I would have gotten hung up on the final calculation. I'm that way with years now... after 2020 hit If you ask me what year was 34 years ago I get mixed up. I still think 1997 was like 10 years ago.

and trading Fryman was symbolically bad because he was the only homegrown talent they developed in a long time. He was the comp pick for losing Parrish to FA. He had a couple of good seasons in Cleveland. Oddly enough both Dean and Fryman crashed hard after their age 31 season in 2000. I remember his first HR, there was a little dust up, I think he trash talked. Sparky just said "I talked to him... he won't do it again." He later named one of his sons after Sparky (George, not Sparky).

This is how I did it: 137*10 = 1370 100*8 = 800 8*30 = 240 8*7 = 56 2466 Took me about 20 seconds

I have an intense dislike to talking to anything. I will never do it. If I get on a call and the menu says "Tell us how we can help you today, if you need help with....". I just start mashing all the buttons. I will never do it.

They are not the same. One had the intent of stopping a specific government function and interupting the peaceful transfer of power. That's why they were there and that's why they went to the Captiol. They were also told to do that by a sitting US President. People were cheering for the execution of the Vice President and were in the same building as he was. #2, #3, and #4 in the Presidential line of succession were all in the same building as there was a violent riot going on in which police officers were being attacked and overrun. They were not the same thing.

Gabe Alvarez was a part of one of Randy Smith's enigmas.... "We can't really afford Travis Fryman anymore, we gotta get younger.... let's trade him for some younger guys" They trade him to get Joe Randa and Gabe Alvarez ( and Matt Drews because they lost him in the expansion draft after trading Cecil Fielder for him so they gotta recoup that loss). Then after a year of nothing at 3B they sign... Dean Palmer for more money than they would have had to pay Fryman.

I watched the Ted Cruz thing again this morning and I'm not sure we grasp yet how remarkable that is. Watch the video and understand that one guy is a US Senator, one of 100, of the 2nd largest state. He ran for President. He worked in a White House and argued cases for the Supreme Court. The other guy is a TV host. Look at the dynamic between the power and observe who has the power and upper hand. It's like Biff and Mr. McFly in Back to the Future.

Doesn’t the Sec Service conduct sweeps?

Here's more of that day last year that so many republicans write off as either no big deal or an FBI plot.

Here are some of the patriots showing their respect to the police.

"Back the blue"

The only lives lost on 9/11 were the hijackers...

I lost several family members on that day from social media. People were like "It's antifa..."

The parents just blame "new math" or "common core". Kids need to learn the old fashioned way and just hope the multiplier never goes above 12.

I think that guy lived with his mom. If I recall my trials correctly.

that's like saying "it wasn't rape because there was no blood"

Saw a reference to the new maps bringing up a similar thing. It’s strengthening red and blue areas at the expense of purple. The need to appeal to the center is diminishing. That just entrenches the sides.

I didn't read it but I saw a tweet referring to the TV show Lost and its potential impact on the rise of the Q crowd. It conditioned people to think about hidden meanings and all of that. I never watched the show.

but how do you change that without the states that would cede power cooperating and why would they? I'm not saying it's the right way... but it's the way it is and its not going to change. You cant change the senate without an amendment. We will never pass another constitutional amendment.

The issue is we are a nation of states. The House represents the people and they have certain roles. The Senate represents the states and they have cerrtain roles. If we make congress strictly democratic representation then there's no need to have two houses in our legislature.... and at that point why we even have states? The idea is that states are more than geographical boundaries. Why do we have one Montana or Wyoming or Idaho but two Dakotas? I'm sure there were political reasons behind that, allowing the overall region of Dakota to have 4 senators instead of 2, maybe having to do with slavery? I don't know the history but it wouldn't shock me. This would require changing the constitution which requires the states to agree to it.... won't happen. They're not going to give up power. IT's also why the only real way to change the electoral college is through the popular vote pact that states are individually signing on to, which will also be challenged in court as soon as it's implemented, if it ever reaches that point.

glad you were able to get it because I understand there's a shortage.

It will be addressed legally if he doesnt give the committee what they want in terms of questioning him. I don't know if legally FOx has claimed anything about him in particular but I know they've argued in court that Tucker is not. So it'd be hard to distinguish between the two. They can say anything in a press release. But in front of a judge is what matters.

Comparisons of the Capitol riots to what happened 'around the country' are not valid. The riot at the Capitol was a specific event with a goal of interrupting the certification of the transfer of power from one administration to another by interfering with official government business. It wasn't a random protest in the streets. They were storming our seat of government and it had the blessing and encouragement of a sitting US president. Nothing else that happened in 2020 remotely compares to it. It was an event on the scale of the War of 1812 looting of DC, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11 in terms of significance. It was an attempted coup.