David Petersen

@k8nowak.bsky.social xkcd.com/3126/

If we could just believe women, we wouldn't need the files released.

Black men wearing boards that say "I AM A MAN" walking past US soldiers pointing bayonettes at them.

If you finish a video or some social media and you are left feeling angry or smug, make sure you analyze your reasons and question the media you just consumed. -- @escapethispodcast.bsky.social

And rewound music using a pencil

Entering a bank with a Victoria's Secret bag and shouting it's a C cup.

Girl pointing out parts of building she made with blue blocks usually used to represent place values in match education

Photo for reference

Text message bubbles reading: "Alice is still building a house/furniture/people with the blue blocks. And part of me wants to say 'these are for math, you're doing it wrong' but then she'll say stuff like 'this tv is huge it's...counts number of 10 sticks...sixty blocks!' Or 'these people are tiny. they're only 3 blocks tall. Wait, no, they're TWO blocks TALL, but they're made of three blocks. And I guess this is how she's going to learn match and I should just roll with it."

@triangleman.bsky.social Message from my wife while I work this morning.

Yeah, I mean, I get the math and numbers bits. But thinking about what it FEELS like is still a bit vague to me. Similar to how I don't really have a sense of 1 atmosphere of pressure because I live under that all the time.

So this is about the force your hand has to exert to keep the apple from falling, right? Which is still not intuitive to me because I think I am accounting for exerting to keep my hand up, too. What about like pushing/pulling? A light shove? Enough to tip over...something? Or get something rolling?

@rhettallain.bsky.social Hi, Rhett! Do you (or the physics community) have a standard example of what 1 Newton feels like? Like Wikipedia has that the force of gravity on an apple is about 2N, but that's still not too intuitive to me. So maybe how hard you'd have to push something common?

I think of 20% as 1/5, but I'd rather do 1/5 of 25 than 24. 1/5 of 25 is 5, and 25-5=20, so I'm expecting an answer a little less than $20 (which IRL is enough. I'd pay with a $20 bill). But if it's important to go further, then 1/5 of $1 is 20 cents, so instead of $5 it's $4.80 off. 24-4.8=$19.20

Usually it's the first 2 panels that make a good business card, but in today's comic it's the last panel that I want.

Better off dew'd.

Similar to riddles and lateral thinking puzzles

Is it the Star Trek ideal of "Computer, pepperoni. Hot."?

Screenshot of a deal on Levi's Men's Jeans Memorial Day Deal. Listed for "Up to 60% off + extra 40% off."

Free jeans?!

Are you able to play the new Doom video game to get in touch with the expanded universe of Rip and Tear?

I think you'll still be able to enjoy, but may miss some Easter Eggs if you don't have the lore.

@ifycomedy.com You are very right about the "don't you dare close your eyes" line from Aladdin. Dial it down, bud!

A mysterious room with an enormous key.

🔑🚪It’s time to escape! Check out the newest Desmos escape room!

To play yourself: student.desmos.com/join/3jjxj9
(no need to log in but it will save your progress if you do)

Here’s the teacher link to run it with a class:
teacher.desmos.com/activitybuil...

Have fun!

I escaped twice! How fun!

Hope you're doing ok, friend.

I'll be there!

Gotcha. I like the idea and implementatin, though! I like the idea of giving student a chance to share the "extra signposting" steps

I'm confused about your line 7 (equation 3) of the solution.

To really make money on the stock market you don't actually want it to just go up. You want 2 things:
1. Volatility (goes up and down a lot)
2. Predictability

Then, if you have the TIME and MONEY you can ride those waves to fortune. That's why he's doing it. #RichGetRicher

Congrats! Do you have an idea in mind of something you're working towards? An app or game or site or something?

@schviftyfive.tv How's the coding going? I'm really proud of you taking the time to learn more!

He IS the brute squad

@zachweinersmith.bsky.social The college where my wife is a professor is putting on a play of Beowulf this weekend. So, my son is reading your book to prepare for understanding what's going on.