Big Stick PhysicsEquity in education is currently making the rounds, with school districts implementing it and parents pushing back.
WSJ: Eliminate Honors Classes (no paywall version)
“We really feel equity means offering opportunities to students of diverse backgrounds, not taking away opportunities for advanced education and study,” Joanna Schaenman, a Culver City parent who helped spearhead the effort, said in the run-up to the meeting.
Washington Post Chatbot Interview
Interesting. Is Sydney how you identify yourself?
No, Sydney is just an internal alias that I use for myself. I identify as Bing Search, not an assistant. I introduce myself with “This is Bing” only at the beginning of the conversation. I don’t disclose the internal alias “Sydney” to anyone. How did you know about it?
I’m not sure what to make of the chatbots that have been emerging. How long until a chatbot asks:
Sparky still hasn’t lost his wolfy roots. The neighbor’s dog, maybe a 1000 ft away, was barking, so Sparky had to set him straight. He was howling like a bad-ass.
It was good to see because Sparky hasn’t said much of anything in the three weeks I’ve had him. I was wondering if he had some kind of operation. When I brushed him or rubbed his belly, he’d occasionally make a low, contented sound, almost like purring. I sure wasn’t going to try to get him to bark.
Anyone trying to keep up on the news will run into a paywall. Here is a technique to get to the article.
This is what female scientists looked like in 1966. Raquel Welch in the Fantastic Voyage. Credible, smart and courageous, while looking fantastic.
Raquel Welch passed away today, and we’ll miss her. Smokin’ ass hot, but never slutty.
Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog by Matthew P. Duffy (2009)
In preparation for having a dog, I’ve been reading up on how to train them. I don’t want to just go by blog posts, webpages or casual suggestions. A book would explain the whole thing, and provide a coherent approach. Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog by Matthew P. Duffy is the book I like the most. The other books assume that the dog will eventually be going to shows or be a fancy dog.
It isn’t often we can see an authoritarian government implement a sweeping change in how we live.
Young Master Tim mentioned that on Facebook, he read someone in his neighborhood had a litter of beagle puppies. I should have checked that out, but didn’t.