I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying attention more, but it seems
like a lot of celebrities are dying the recent years.
I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying attention more, but it seems like a lot of celebrities are dying the recent years.
MRO wrote to All <=-
Man I'm so surprised to see that Morgan Spurlock died of cancer
yesterday.
MRO wrote to All <=-
Man I'm so surprised to see that Morgan Spurlock died of cancer yesterday.
Never heard of him.
I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying attention more, but it seems like a lot of celebrities are dying the recent years.
I think the older you get, the more you notice people passing away. Like if I went to my kids and said (a) Morgan Spurlock died or (b) the guy that did Super Size Me dies, the response would be "who?".
Re: morgan spurlock dead
By: MRO to All on Fri May 24 2024 22:48:52
I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying attention more, but it seems like a lot of celebrities are dying the recent years.
As we age, so do our favourite actors and musicians. No one gets out of here alive.
Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-
MRO wrote to All <=-
Man I'm so surprised to see that Morgan Spurlock died of cancer yesterday.
Never heard of him.
Ever heard of of the movie "Super Size Me"? That's him.
Ever heard of of the movie "Super Size Me"? That's him.
That doesn't ring a bell, either; but once I looked that up, I do remember stories about the guy living on McD's food for a month. Might be worth a watch.
yeah but kids dont know anything nowadays. They coast them through
school. if they ar doing bad, they just pass them. I've seen it.
yeah but kids dont know anything nowadays. They coast them through school. if they ar doing bad, they just pass them. I've seen it.
Depends on country and education system I think. Australia here, and the kids go through a lot of stuff - both Australian and International hisotry through to modern history. And then you get into other areas of general maths, english, science, etc.
As they get older, they get tougher and more broader subjects.
i know i had a shitty education but my mother had me do workbooks at home for many years. I also read a lot. i graduated hs 2 years early. I
didn't have anything to learn there. I tested out and got credits for some subjects.
I just seemed ilke they couldn't figure out anything that worked. It was
a different experience each time. I know i had TONS of homework and my son also had a lot. with stepdaugher they paired that down to a little bit.
I wish they would focus more on learning trades and getting them into technical college part time while in high school. They do have programs but they aren't utilized in a broad manner.
On 25 May 2024, MRO said the following...
i know i had a shitty education but my mother had me do workbooks at home for many years. I also read a lot. i graduated hs 2 years early. I
didn't have anything to learn there. I tested out and got credits for some subjects.
wish they offered me that.. i usually read the book for the class during the first week or two and then was basically done with the class interest-wise
now i don't think they're even allowed to hold kids back a grade. i have no idea what they do when that gets compounded.. 9th grade kids that shouldn't have passed 7th nor 8th grade. i surely wouldn't be proud as a teacher watching an example of self-inflicted stupidity walk across the stage for a diploma.
I wish they would focus more on learning trades and getting them into technical college part time while in high school. They do have programs but they aren't utilized in a broad manner.
We are finally getting back to this type of training here in Canada. It was like this up until the 80's with most students getting a little carpentry, electrical, tool use and auto stuff but someone thought THAT was silly. Now we have hundreds of thousands of unemployed immigrants that need homes. NOW, carpenters and plumbers are needed.
As the Fuc#@ng world turns.
Quoting Mro to Mickey <=-
that's what's happening in my state. Everything is so expensive and
some people can't even afford to pay rent now without getting room
mates.
Quoting Mro to Mickey <=-
that's what's happening in my state. Everything is so expensive and some people can't even afford to pay rent now without getting room mates.
If we had to move we would need at least one more room mate possibly
another couple where everyone worked.
Well... We could live without room mates, but we'd have to give up things like our cars, trailer, food....
now i don't think they're even allowed to hold kids back a grade. i have no idea what they do when that gets compounded.. 9th grade kids that shouldn't
right now they dont do much homework because the millenial teachers don't like grading it.
yeah but kids dont know anything nowadays. They coast them through school.
if they ar doing bad, they just pass them. I've seen it.
There's young adults that don't even know what the trojan war was or anything about romans. they dont know simple geography oreven simple history facts we all know at 40+
Society is raising npcs.
Man I'm so surprised to see that Morgan Spurlock died of cancer yesterday.
That doesn't ring a bell, either; but once I looked that up, I do
remember stories about the guy living on McD's food for a month. Might
be worth a watch.
Re: Re: morgan spurlock dead
By: MRO to fusion on Sun May 26 2024 05:34 pm
right now they dont do much homework because the millenial teachers don't like grading it.
I feel most homework was a waste of time.
Their excuse was that they were younger than me and that those events
didn't happen in their lifetime. I had to point out that one of them
didn't happen in mine, either, and the other happened when I was too
young to remember it.
Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-
Man I'm so surprised to see that Morgan Spurlock died of cancer yesterday.
That doesn't ring a bell, either; but once I looked that up, I do
remember stories about the guy living on McD's food for a month. Might
be worth a watch.
I wonder if that has any connection to his death?
I think it is too. it was more like a punishment. Not only do children spend all their day in school, but then they have to do work for 2 hrs
at home when they could be doing anything else. I had 2 teachers who
for 2 hrs
at home when they could be doing anything else. I had 2 teachers who
Yep. I've raised this with the teachers for one of my kids. I explained that kids (and we're talking younger here) spend the day at school doing alot (whether it be educaitonal or fun / play / not maths, english, etc) - their brains are still developing and they get mentally tired.
We do what we can - we help our kids with it as well. But if they are tired, its not worth the pain for both parents and kids. The teachers down here get it though..
I think "old school" teachers don't.
think i deserve to be heard. I've tried to talk it out but teachers aren't really responsive.
When my son would get home i'd get food in his stomach and then we'd try to bang out the homework. again, that is a time when he should be
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
I think what the powers that be are shooting for are live-work
buildings. No need for a car. no need to leave. In some cases if you
you live. It's like you're in prison 24/7. I've been doordashing a little bit and i've already seen some of these places. They make it attractive but they are still cages.
I think there's a scarey amount of npc people that exist amongst us. They can >put on clothing, eat and drive cars. They can reproduce. Not much else.
Arelor wrote to MRO <=-
Re: Re: morgan spurlock dead
By: MRO to fusion on Sun May 26 2024 05:34 pm
right now they dont do much homework because the millenial teachers don't like grading it.
I feel most homework was a waste of time.
Dumas Walker wrote to MRO <=-
I could understand someone a lot younger not having a clue, but it surprised me a little that someone so close in age never learned about either of those events.
Tiny wrote to MRO <=-
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
I think what the powers that be are shooting for are live-work
buildings. No need for a car. no need to leave.
That sounds horible. I thought a tech company tried this and it failed
on them?
you live. It's like you're in prison 24/7. I've been doordashing a little bit and i've already seen some of these places. They make it attractive but they are still cages.
Not for me.
Shawn
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high scholl). My daughter who is younger, we limit it to one day - actually one afternoon really.
Back on topic (ish) ...I could do with a Big Mac ;)
Quoting Mro to Tiny <=-
I think what the powers that be are shooting for are live-work buildings. No need for a car. no need to leave. In some cases if you
That sounds horible. I thought a tech company tried this and it failed
on them?
I think there's a scarey amount of npc people that exist amongst us. They can >put on clothing, eat and drive cars. They can reproduce. Not much else.
And the 18+ year olds among them can vote.
Re: Re: morgan spurlock dead
By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Tue May 28 2024 10:00 am
I think there's a scarey amount of npc people that exist amongst us. They can >put on clothing, eat and drive cars. They can reproduce. Not much else.
And the 18+ year olds among them can vote.
we also had a discussion at my job a while back about how people do not speak up. we had some people that were trained by a poor trainer. despite this they all gave great scores on their training and didn't speak up.
the girl that gave it a 7 out of 5 was put on the floor. she immediately said she didn't know anything and didn't know what to do.
Young people just don't want to upset people or stand out. They are afraid of going against the grain.
Quoting Poindexter Fortran to Tiny <=-
entertainment, and more. It was finished right before COVID and
remote work, I'm not sure what happened to it.
And, what happens if/when you're laid off? I couldn't imagine losing
your job and having to look for a place to rent at the same time.
I could understand someone a lot younger not having a clue, but it surprised me a little that someone so close in age never learned about either of those events.
I couldn't imagine any journalism major not watching "All the
President's Men". Although "journalism" probably doesn't mean
investigative journalism any more. I could imagine a marketing
"influencer" thinking of themselves as a journalist.
Re: Re: morgan spurlock dead
By: Mickey to MRO on Sun May 26 2024 07:55 pm
Carpentry skillss needed in Canada? Why would Canada have trouble finding folks who work in construction ?
What about brick laying? & What is the pay & job security like?
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