Did scientists learn that by watching giraffes?

Keeping it shit like a boss, fam.

When I taught briefly at a college, i wanted every student to pass my class, gave them ample opportunities, and created a lesson plan that made success easy with lots of wiggle room for the occasional bad grade or missed assignment. I still had students who failed the class and it broke my heart.

Thank you for being a foster parent!

Thanks!

Half inch thick. Cuts by scoring a couple few times with a utility knife. After installing, I had to move my line 9/16" away from the dartboard.

I laid out the fabric and got it tight with wood working clamps. Cut my board to size, sprayed the board with spray adhesive and laid it gently on the fabric. Then i folded and cut the excess fabric around and stapled down the back.

Im sure there’s a cheaper material than Homasote that would work, but my board hangs on a door that goes into the living room, so the sound barrier was a nice bonus for me.

Really ends up being an allegory for life, eh?

I just can’t imagine how hard life would be to be illiterate. And me knowing me, id take it upon myself to learn to read if the educational system and my parents had failed me – I truly believe that. Is illiterate/partially illiterate a result of low IQ in every instance, or whats going on there?

The problem is our brains are now conditioned to want quick hits of entertainment and multitasking so businesses can cram as many adverts into us as possible. As a longtime adult, I feel it. Even with feature length films, not just books. I cant imagine how programmed the “youths” are, having grown up in this short attention span world of today… Its gotta be even harder for them to fight it and read a book or watch a movie from before 1996.

Just force yourself to do it for one hour twice a week, and it should spark something. It does for me.

Read “Project Hail Mary” … It was an easy, quick read, and really enjoyable.

“And then there were none” (formerly “Ten little indians”) by agatha christie is a another easy, enjoyable read.

There are book communities on the Fediverse that could help motivate you to read.