Things I've learned today .. . .

[HoneyVision]

How to access students' prior knowledge.

 

[TheKangaroos]

I learned that Mesoamerican cities had no roads. They had no need for roads because they didn't use wheeled carts. They didn't have wheeled carts because they had nothing to pull them, because the only animals they had domesticated were dogs and turkeys, both of which were used for food, albeit rarely.

Yes they did. Mesoamericans had a large road network and even regular messenger posts stationed along them for communication.

What they lacked were sealed or paved roads, because as you rightly note; they had no draft animals.

I mean within the cities themselves. 'Streets' would probably have been a better choice of word.

But they did have streets in cities. They even employed people as street sweepers specifically to keep their streets clean and functional. If they didn't how would they walk through their cities?

Ugh, fine, you win the semantics war. You yourself said that they didn't have paved roads, so you clearly get what I meant. I concede that they didn't hover from place to place.

To be fair Oie Justes, you were pretty unclear with what you were trying to get across. If you meant paved roads you neglected to say it. You tried to clarify your point with the use of the word 'street' but 'street' doesn't imply paving. My point is, it's not a sematics war if you misunderstand or invent your own meaning for a word.

 

[Dirge Eterna]

TIL that if you go to a public park and fly RC airplanes and helicopters with your 6 year old people call the police because they think you are launching drones.... Yes I was questioned for about 5 min and had our RC planes and helicopters searched over because someone thought they were spy drones. The ones we were flying are the kind you buy at Toys'r'us and Target not the big professional models. Explaining to my son why they wanted to look at his toys was fun.

 

[Angie7F]

i learnt that almost everyone I know thinks I should break up with my BF

 

[SonicWaffle]

Today, I learned...huh. Absolutely nothing yet, I don't think. I'll have to come back and edit this post once I've read the newspaper on my lunch break!

 

[lacktheknack]

I woke up about ten minutes ago, and I've already learned that "SameLove" gets worse with every listen.

 

[Clowndoe]

I learned that Paraguay had a war with some other South American states and their population (not just their army) went down by more than half. As in, half the people in Paraguay died. Messed up stuff.

 

[Psychobabble]

Hello good people today I want to share something with you. after thirteen years of schooling in the US I have just learned that Mexico is not just Mexico, but is in fact 38 states united in the United Mexican States. *Clears Throat* My educational system is goddamn horrendous!!!! I mean good lord this is the second largest nation bordering us and I am just now learning this from my own research what the hell!! We should have learned this in the 3rd grade at the latest!

I cant help but relize why America is looked down upon now *sigh* how would we be able to fix this ?

Thank you for letting me rant. If you've learned anything recently feel free to share.

MR. WEINGLASS: Between the date of your birth, November 30, 1936, and May 1, 1960, what if anything occurred in your life?

THE WITNESS: Nothing. I believe it is called an American education.




I didn't learn this today, it was a couple of weeks ago. But it was such a major learning experience I felt I should share it.

The lesson is this, if one finds oneself traveling in an area of tropical climate, and your hotel room has no screens on its bathroom windows, make sure you close them immediately after using them to vent shower steam even if you happen to be on the fifth floor. Otherwise you might have the wonderful experience of turning around mid-shower and find you are being spied upon by a plate sized hairy eight-legged monstrosity.

And if anyone here chooses to ignore this advice, and finds themselves in a similar situation, might I suggest they take a different course of action than I did. Which was to run naked and dripping out of the bathroom screaming like a little girl into the adjacent room which contained both my girlfriend and her mother.

 

[Griffolion]

TIL that someone on this thread didn't previously know that HDMI ports are universal and that the cables are cheap.

Sometimes, I just don't even.

 

[IndomitableSam]

TIL that someone on this thread didn't previously know that HDMI ports are universal and that the cables are cheap.

Sometimes, I just don't even.

Hey, don't judge. When I picked up my new (built) computer after it was built I couldn't find my HDMI ports on the back of my computer. looked everywhere, and then took it back to the store (literal other side of the city) the next day to ask what the deal was... the guy grabbed a pair of pliers and yanked on some black plastic (albeit it was pretty stuck), and pulled it off to reveal my ports. Wasted a couple hours of my day and about $10 in gas.

Today I learned... not much yet. Just more affirmation that people are stupid. I'm covering Interlibrary Loans for a coworker on vacation, so I get this email (paraphrased):

"Hi, I'm looking for this article (title, authors and date included) from 1995. 3rd edition. Find it for me."

... Nice. No mention of where they found the reference for it, so I get to spend my morning researching publications on Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. ... ... ... I don't get paid enough.

So I guess I'll learn about that today.