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I feel like Cirque Du Soleil productions surpassed traditional circuses awhile back. A big part of it is the reputation they've gotten for animal abuse. Really the whole idea of wild animals performing seems to be going out of style, and I'm not too choked up about that. I can't imagine taking my kids to a circus with what we've learned about they way they are run. I did take my kids to see a Dolly Parton show called Dixie Stampede, and they were mesmerized. But that is horses and livestock.

I feel like I've made a difference in the world.

Poet cannot answer standardized test questions about her own work This is pretty hilarious, but also a great reason why the majority of teachers hate standardized testing. It's a ridiculous way to assess student learning.

Gamestop is offering like $200 if you trade in your Wii U for the Switch, so that makes it pretty affordable. But my 6-year old is pretty attached to his game library, so I think I'll need to wait a couple years to see if it is worth it.

Only good way to travel the US is in an RV.

My wife collects penguins too. I may be married to Malc... Although collecting anything once you have kids is a bit of a struggle, since they tend to try and muscle in on it. My bottle cap collection is currently being used as a dance floor for barbies. Granted it is a pretty cool dance floor.

I thought it harped on the unreliable narrator too much. It was not all that entertaining to watch him argue with himself for the last couple episodes. I regret finishing it.

I wouldn't make assumptions about what N. Korea may or may not do.

I was unimpressed by the new 49ers stadium, to be honest. Not sure how much it cost, but I much prefer the SF Giants ballpark and the Shark Tank to that thing. Although it might be different in the rich people areas.

I just played through the Shen's Last Gift DLC, and it was a 3 stage mission where you had to get your squad on elevators (one per turn) while robots continually spawned every turn. It was crazy.

Except they also do the reinforcement thing in many missions, so maybe they just wanted some variety.

Yep, I remember timer missions only being about a quarter of the game, and they were usually short snatch and grab ones that made sense to have a timer for. Of course, I'm also not averse to save scumming if I don't like the way a mission is going. I'll take some casualties to keep things moving, but if a situation just goes sideways I'll replay it differently. That's how I get better.

Said movie is a much better spin on the tale, that is certain.

To be fair, we were in the 8th iteration or so of that thread, so it got locked as much because it had run its course than anything else.

I'd imagine a youtube search for "How conservatives treats blacks" would turn up some messed up stuff too, but I'm afraid to try.

That's a shame, it's my favorite game since Jagged Alliance 2.

Congrats on your healthy bowel movements. I am not sure what the acronym ISP means in relation to a fibrous diet, but it is probably best left as a mystery.

Keeping track of the pluses, minuses, and factoring the amount of decks quickly all while dealing with the incredible distractions a Vegas casino floor throws at you requires tremendous focus. Doing that well enough to get banned from a major casino is impressive. Considering he isn't a professional mathematician, even more so.

So WoD is trying to take away people's guns. That is a bit unexpected. We need tremendous attention and reform on how we handle mental health care in this country. I say it every time these events happen.

Trying to finish season 1 of Mr. Robot. It's a pretty bleak show. Everyone is either super depressed or super repulsive (or both!) It started out ok, but I'm not sure if I want to stick with it. I'm on episode 7.

Ah, but that psychology class did make it easier to understand all us weirdos on this forum. I do support the more well rounded undergraduate education for a couple reasons. I think it creates a good balance and exposes a young student to different disciplines. The idea that you fully know what you want to spend the rest of your life doing at 18-20 is a bit strange to me, I think it is good to have some possible avenues out if one field doesn't work out. Also where do you draw the line when cutting off superfluous classes? Most degrees require some sort of constitutional history class or the like, that may not be much help in engineering but it is kind of nice for citizenship. I think the humanities would probably die out if they stopped making students take them as undergraduates as well. Just like I mourn the loss of shop classes in primary school, I would hate to see humanities disappear from universities. Plus there is an out for students that don't want to waste the money on those classes. You can fulfill those requirements at community colleges. And I'm not sure about community colleges dying out, in my area we have a ton and they are all thriving, and offer a few outstanding programs that compete with traditional colleges at a fraction of the cost.

I love the time limits. It puts you into a position where you sometimes have to choose between taking real risks or failing an objective. I would never lose any troops if it weren't for that sense of urgency.

When I need credits, I typically look at decent community college programs that meet my needs. I also keep my eye out for any professional growth programs offered by my employer, or grant programs offered in my field. There are a ton of them in education, I'm not sure how common they are in other fields. Sometimes I even get paid for these along with the credits. Are you a part of any professional associations? Looks like IEEE has a bunch of options, not sure how legitimate they are: https://www.ieee.org/education_careers/index.html

Keyrock, my mother-in-law runs a trucking company, so I can ask her some details about it if you need. She hauls sand and gravel locally, so her drivers are done by the end of the day. My father-in-law has also driven truck for 40 years, so he's got a bunch of details, and he did long haul for a couple summers. I know one key is to get your exercise in when you make pit stops. Many truck stops are getting better at offering good options for driver health.