Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

He's one of the few people on my ignore list for that reason. He once necrobumped a thread with near-irrelevant and sometimes old articles, and when called out on it, he justifies his actions by claiming this was how things on FT86Club were done in the past and calls the thread "official," saying that everything relating to X car model should go, even if the thread title is focused on only one specific car and not necessarily other cars of the same model.

Making threads on clickbait articles is annoying, but necrobumping threads with said clickbait articles is just as annoying if not slightly worse.

I never did understand that whole "I was told to add Official to the titles" rational. There is not one single word in those things that is official in any form.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Chinese fighter pilots with itchy trigger fingers

BTW, no offense meant to any former Chinese fighter pilots. You all were just doing your jobs too.

[echo419]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Is it sort of odd knowing that I am aware of some random dude on the internets taste in women? I creeped myself out with that thought.

either way you're getting a Christmas card.

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I never did understand that whole "I was told to add Official to the titles" rational. There is not one single word in those things that is official in any form.

Here's the thread by the way.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FX86

boss told me to work from home in the morning due to hurricane hermine...then told me to go into the office at 1:00...so i'm drunk [at work]

People here think I am drunk all the time. That or I am insane because I randomly just start laughing while sitting here all by myself.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by echo419

either way you're getting a Christmas card.

Still waiting on the fathers day one!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

People here think I am drunk all the time. That or I am insane because I randomly just start laughing while sitting here all by myself.

humfrz

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

People here think I am drunk all the time. That or I am insane because I randomly just start laughing while sitting here all by myself.

they say sometimes alcohol never leaves the system in its entirety

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FX86

they say sometimes alcohol never leaves the system in its entirety

Oh I am sure the bulk of what I drank 30 years or so is gone. The 6 or so beers I have on a weekend now sure don't stay with me long so I guess I am back to the insane category.

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Oh I am sure the bulk of what I drank 30 years or so is gone. The 6 or so beers I have on a weekend now sure don't stay with me long so I guess I am back to the insane category.

have a few more beers so no one can tell the difference

[Tectoniic]

I've got another controversial topic because work is slow AF today.....

Conventional VS Common Core Math

A couple of the parents at work today were complaining about their kids having to use common core math to solve problems in way more steps than traditional math would require. I never had to learn common core math in school but after looking it up I feel like I naturally used some of these techniques anyway and totally see how it is useful and applies to situations where the addition/subtraction/multiplication/division is not something you can easily do in your head in a couple seconds.

Obviously this problem is so simple that it makes common core look unnecessary but the idea is still there of moving up to "clean" numbers to make mental math easier


What I find funny is that this seems to be one of the common "anti-common core" examples I can find but mentally I would have done this in a more similar way to common core.

I would have done +13 instead of the 3 and 10 in different steps but my brain naturally goes towards working up to clean numbers.


I guess this goes back to the saying of you can technically solve any problem with a hammer but it is always nicer to have more tools in the toolbox.

Yes, work is this boring today.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

I've got another controversial topic because work is slow AF today.....

Conventional VS Common Core Math

A couple of the parents at work today were complaining about their kids having to use common core math to solve problems in way more steps than traditional math would require. I never had to learn common core math in school but after looking it up I feel like I naturally used some of these techniques anyway and totally see how it is useful and applies to situations where the addition/subtraction/multiplication/division is not something you can easily do in your head in a couple seconds.

Obviously this problem is so simple that it makes common core look unnecessary but the idea is still there of moving up to "clean" numbers to make mental math easier


What I find funny is that this seems to be one of the common "anti-common core" examples I can find but mentally I would have done this in a more similar way to common core.

I would have done +13 instead of the 3 and 10 in different steps but my brain naturally goes towards working up to clean numbers.


I guess this goes back to the saying of you can technically solve any problem with a hammer but it is always nicer to have more tools in the toolbox.

Yes, work is this boring today.

It's the way the Egyptians taught it basically.

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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

I've got another controversial topic because work is slow AF today.....

Conventional VS Common Core Math

A couple of the parents at work today were complaining about their kids having to use common core math to solve problems in way more steps than traditional math would require. I never had to learn common core math in school but after looking it up I feel like I naturally used some of these techniques anyway and totally see how it is useful and applies to situations where the addition/subtraction/multiplication/division is not something you can easily do in your head in a couple seconds.

Obviously this problem is so simple that it makes common core look unnecessary but the idea is still there of moving up to "clean" numbers to make mental math easier


What I find funny is that this seems to be one of the common "anti-common core" examples I can find but mentally I would have done this in a more similar way to common core.

I would have done +13 instead of the 3 and 10 in different steps but my brain naturally goes towards working up to clean numbers.


I guess this goes back to the saying of you can technically solve any problem with a hammer but it is always nicer to have more tools in the toolbox.

Yes, work is this boring today.

Hey I am still trying to wrap my head around metric and we have had it for 44 years so don't throw this shit at me! I will lose sleep trying to figure out how the hell that works.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

I've got another controversial topic because work is slow AF today.....

Conventional VS Common Core Math

A couple of the parents at work today were complaining about their kids having to use common core math to solve problems in way more steps than traditional math would require. I never had to learn common core math in school but after looking it up I feel like I naturally used some of these techniques anyway and totally see how it is useful and applies to situations where the addition/subtraction/multiplication/division is not something you can easily do in your head in a couple seconds.

Obviously this problem is so simple that it makes common core look unnecessary but the idea is still there of moving up to "clean" numbers to make mental math easier


What I find funny is that this seems to be one of the common "anti-common core" examples I can find but mentally I would have done this in a more similar way to common core.

I would have done +13 instead of the 3 and 10 in different steps but my brain naturally goes towards working up to clean numbers.


I guess this goes back to the saying of you can technically solve any problem with a hammer but it is always nicer to have more tools in the toolbox.

Yes, work is this boring today.

I have only skimmed common core math but I get the point. It may seem like a waste for simple stuff but is teaching the "why" and "how" to the memorized answer. It is why you write 1-2 pages solving derivatives when learning them only to be taught a shortcut to make it 3 lines the next chapter.

It allows for easier understand and solving of complex problems later imo.

5 x 3 and 3 x 5 may get the same answer but through a different route when it comes down to it.