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Math Curmudgeon

@MathCurmudgeon

~40 years teaching HS math, physics & computer science. "Þæs ofereode; þisses swa mæg." "That passed; this too shall pass."

 At my desk in Vermont USA
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Joined October 2011
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Replying to @MathCurmudgeon @dailystem
You know what finally started to make a difference. $20,000 fine PLUS the cost of the tow to get your truck BACKWARDS down the mountain.
20,000 dollar fine

ALT 20,000 dollar fine

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Replying to @MathCurmudgeon @dailystem
They tried signs. They tried putting in a chicane.
"Don't fit here. You won't fit ahead.

ALT "Don't fit here. You won't fit ahead.

Chicane with same road profile as at the top

ALT Chicane with same road profile as at the top

We just close it in the winter.

ALT We just close it in the winter.

chicane again

ALT chicane again

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Replying to @dailystem
This is just like Smuggler's Notch in Vermont. It's a regular road until you get to the rock.
notch road

ALT notch road

Rock at the top of the notch

ALT Rock at the top of the notch

rock at the top of the notch. It's really narrow and does a hairpin turn with very short radius.

ALT rock at the top of the notch. It's really narrow and does a hairpin turn with very short radius.

Truck stuck at the rock, can't make the turn

ALT Truck stuck at the rock, can't make the turn

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Replying to @ShakinthatChalk
Well, it's not technically child abuse.
Girl at a computer in Rocketship School.

ALT Girl at a computer in Rocketship School.

Children in computer room in Rocketship School, each in their own carrol, each on their computer..

ALT Children in computer room in Rocketship School, each in their own carrol, each on their computer..

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Replying to @seanmdav
Yeah, no Muslims anywhere.
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Replying to @yardbird88 @JesseKellyDC
Jefferson’s view on the rights of Muslims was not tied to the number of mosques in the US.
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Replying to @DrNeilStone
Doctors: Vaccines are highly effective. Tetanus (lockjaw) is horrible. So is measles, pertussis (whooping cough), and lots of other easily preventable diseases. Critics: "That's not very many." "Other things kill more." "Vaccines are murder."
Measles infected kid

ALT Measles infected kid

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Replying to @kacdnp91
This is fine, apparently.
photo of a child covered in measles

ALT photo of a child covered in measles

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State of the Union
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Replying to @ChrisExpTheNews
Lots of SCA members are just "genuine attempt at period-ish clothing." Stay in a while, though, and you get sucked into the trap: Each event, you see something - "That's cool. I should do that/buy that." Slowly but surely, one thing at a time ...
Fighter in medieval gear

ALT Fighter in medieval gear

Queen Marquerite

ALT Queen Marquerite

White, round pavilion with blue detailing

ALT White, round pavilion with blue detailing

Re-sizing a chainmail shirt.

ALT Re-sizing a chainmail shirt.

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I’d be lying if I said I didn’t laugh at the @weatherchannel graphics this morning. Sorry Jim, your crew failed you. #Graphfail
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Replying to @todayyearsold
It's also the eyes. Indians who walk in the forest often wear masks on the back of their heads. The eyes of the mask make the tigers pause. This guy is facing the tiger directly which helps.
three Indian men wearing masks on the back of their head to deter tiger attacks from behind.

ALT three Indian men wearing masks on the back of their head to deter tiger attacks from behind.

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Replying to @0Beanie05923291 @hilarym99
Union leaders made mouth noises. Governors closed the schools. Correlation is not causation.
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