T: it’s called “cosine” not “cahs” S: but “cahs” is how we say it in the industry
if you’re solo in one of those “customize your food” type fast casual places and you are placing orders for 3+ people, you are the problem
for having never taught statistics before I’ve done a remarkable job of plowing through the IB designated topics thus far
the price is a little ridiculous, but I do have to admit the 84 Evo is very well considered, so many things are WAY less fiddly than its predecessors
when you file a change of address the post office sends a physical confirmation that they refer to as a two factor authentication which is pretty funny
boring revelations when you get older: all those exotic sounding city/country names are just indigenous words for "lake" or "rock" or "harbor" see also: realizing that most* electricity is generated by heating up water for steam
the easiest way to summon the technician you’re waiting for is to decide to leave your house and try to sneak in an errand
the original part of town set the grid at a 45º angle from north, the parts that came after shifted to 90º, but then this one neighborhood said but what if third, different angle?
I keep a stash of dum-dums on hand in the classroom and they always leave the root beers for last, which is a mistake imo
T: reset your calculators, don’t do the kids after you any favors S: *sigh* I did so bad they can have it
getting a parent permission slip signed by someone you used to teach is wild
shout out to @eluberoff.bsky.social for coming through on a random request and making a bunch of kids feel cool for knowing Mr Desmos
@eluberoff.bsky.social shot in the dark, but could you send me a video saying “hi it’s Mr Desmos” my students are convinced that’s your name
@davidkbutler.bsky.social @nomadpenguin.bsky.social I teach IB now, our books are Australian so yesterday a kid looks at me and asks why they keep spelling it “metres”
I only ever get the urge to listen to two Dave Matthews songs, you know exactly which ones, no, not Satellite or Crash Into Me
a lot of this could have been avoided if we had saved more of the turtles in 2019
I stumbled into the prom committee room on accident this afternoon and suggested it be girls only, “YASSSSSS and old Taylor Swift only!” I got in reply
after peaking in 2018 and slowly bottoming out in 2025, I can finally say my career enthusiasm is rising once again
the entire AL West should be relegated to banana ball next season
S: I only know 3 Green Day songs T: such as… S: Basketcase, 21 Guns, American Idiot T: well if you’re only gonna know three…
I’m extremely unbothered and yet also very bothered simultaneously
I have give a kajillion tests and today I think I deployed one of the most stressful questions ever, which I didn't even write! It was about mortgages, which, you know, fair to be stressed about that.
S: I love numbers but I hate math *glares* T: you think you’re the first person to tell me that