frosty99c

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[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Jacob is similar. It is derived from an old Hebrew names and there are a ton of variants (including James and Diego)

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Literally don't do it" is a 65 and you have the rest of the grading period to make up or redo any assignment up until the last day. So basically, float through 9 weeks doing nothing, then cram in the easiest assignments after school during the last week to get a passing grade.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This was a suburban school outside of a major city in the Midwest US.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 24 points 1 month ago (8 children)

It's been a while since teachers were allowed to give out 0s in highschool. When I taught 12 years ago the lowest I was allowed to give was a 65. Even if nothing was turned in.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Roberto Bolaño. 2666 and The Savage Detectives are great. He also wrote a ton of short stories. His writing is also pretty straightforward so it's easy to follow if you're still learning.

Luis Sepúlveda. The Old Man who Read Love Stories and The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her To Fly are both very good. The latter is more of a children's book but still worth it.

This page contains a collection of many authors and short stories. I've found it helpful: Literatura.us

This is another great resource for popular books by country: https://preply.com/en/d/most-translated-books--lp

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 26 points 1 month ago

Also, don't they need to run to move food through their digestive tract? Or to force themselves to cough if they have something stuck in their lungs? I think there is some sort of dependency of basic functions that relies on the movement of their lungs/stomach going back and forth while running that they can't easily do if they just stand in one place all day

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My mom, a republican, almost voted for Kerry "because he had better hair." She liked Bush, wanted Bush to win, but she viewed him as the less attractive candidate so she struggled to vote for him.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

"Enabling shareholders to profit was seen as a means to that end."

Right, that's the part I take issue with. Why is there a profit on a public good?

I agree with all of the restrictions in place, but those have gotten weaker over time, when they should've gotten more restrictive. The problem with allowing them to profit is that over time, the profit gives them more bargaining power which allows them to erode the oversight and avoid all consequences for breaking the regulations.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I get your point, but I have trouble understanding how acting in the public interest and charging over operating costs can be compatible, especially in public service areas like hospitals/medicine and education.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 60 points 1 month ago (4 children)

"Is there any reason why this needs to be a taxpayer subsidized organization?"

Public safety? Is that a good enough reason? We should be subsiding more things that are in the public interest - programs that benefit the public should never be run by for-profit corporations.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Have you thought of trying to pick up another language? Started learning Spanish 4 years ago and now I can go on vacation and have conversations with locals. Also, I'm more interested in their local history because I can read it/listen to it in Spanish and practice the language at the same time.

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