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peachkinn asked:
Girl thank you so much for not blindly loving Amy Pond. It is so refreshing to see someone else who also finds her problematic. I mean seriously, she is probably my least favorite character in the series.
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She is my least favorite character of every Doctor Who series I’ve seen, including the first Classic series. I didn’t like her at first, but I thought she would grow on me, then she got worse. I thought maybe once she left, I’d like her in retrospect, but no. I have tried to like her, and I genuinely want to be able to understand why people like her, but none of her defenders can give any legitimate reason for why she is a worthwhile character to invest emotion into. She’s pretty… good for her. She’s feisty… who isn’t? But, what else? I just don’t get it. Never have. I appreciate your understanding; I’m glad to know I am not the only one.
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News!
Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.
Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn’t changing.
So what’s new? Simply, Tumblr gets better faster. The work ahead of us remains the same – and we still have a long way to go! – but with more resources to draw from.
Yahoo is the original Internet company, and Marissa and her team share our dream to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas. I couldn’t be more excited to have her help. We also share a vision for Tumblr’s business that doesn’t compromise the community and product we love. Plus both our logos end with punctuation!
As always, everything that Tumblr is, we owe to this unbelievable community. We won’t let you down.
Fuck yeah,
David
Translation: We made a billion dollars, so STFU, CTFD, and GTFOI.
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Hangouts bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Connect with friends across computers, Android and Apple devices.
Dude, I love this! I’ve always liked Hangouts as a Google+ feature, but it’s even better as a standalone app. If you have it, add me on G+ and let’s talk!
If you like Doctor Who, but not Steven Moffat, you can follow me at Whovian Crush. If you like Steven Moffat, but don’t mind seeing negative opinions of his work, you should follow, too. If you like Steven Moffat, and don’t want to see anything negative posted about him, do not follow, or use Tumblr Saviour. All Doctor Who fans are welcome to follow and discuss, but understand what you’re getting into before you do. Also: Profanity warning. Here’s the intro.
I bet you did.
Did you estimate what mpg your car is getting? Did you figure out how many hamburgers you could get for six bucks? Did you think about how long it would take you to get somewhere given the speed and distance? Did you plan a meal so all the components would be done at the same time? Did you encounter anything on sale? Did you figure out how many groceries you could get for how much money you had?
There are about a million other daily, unconscious tasks that use algebra or at least algebraic thinking. Just because you weren’t writing out an equation or employing variables doesn’t mean you weren’t using the skills that algebra and other math courses taught you.
Science and math aren’t important because you’re going to need to know the exact steps of photosynthesis or the quadratic formula. They’re important because they teach you scientific and mathematical literacy and rational thinking, and that is sorely needed in a world where charlatans and cheats or people with a political or religious agenda can get away with all manner of pseudoscience and bullshit because people don’t have enough scientific literacy or critical thinking skills to accurately weigh the arguments or even discern where they fail logically.
So study math and science, and art, and literature, and history, and politics, not because you’re going to need it or it’s going to do something specific for you, but because an uninformed populace is bad for the world.
Bless this commentary.
Basic Algebra/Algebra I — the algebra they teach in elementary/middle school — covers all of the above. There’s really no real-world use for anything beyond that, seriously. I never passed math; I opted for a GED because, my fucked up school put me in a harder math class after I failed the second semester of an easier math class, thus putting me in a timey-wimey ball of fucked, and I didn’t want to be held back and graduate late. I passed the GED — the equivalent of an high school exit exam — which, as far as anyone is concerned, covers all the basic knowledge you need to be functional, without ever finishing (high school) Algebra I. And even though I am still horrible at school-math and dreading taking it in college — I’ve been pussyfooting around it for a few years now — I can still do all of the above, in my head.
So to reiterate, I can “estimate what mpg my car is getting, figure out how many hamburgers I can get for six bucks, think about how long it will take me to get somewhere given the speed and distance, plan a meal so all the components would be done at the same time, encounter anything on sale (and figure out the price after the discount, plus the tax), and figure out how many groceries I can get for how much money I have” all without having passed a high school math class.
I’m not saying math and science are not important, they are! We need more scientists and engineers, people to solve problems and to improve the world with logic and reasoning. I am just saying, twelve consecutive years of learning them is not necessary for a lot of people. Other relevant, real-world skills, like web programming or graphic design, could take the place of trigonometry for those who do not plan to work in a field where advanced math knowledge is a requirement.
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The ‘yes or no’ game.
You can ask me anything and I’ll answer honestly, but only with yes and no.
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