This One Kid’s Test Answers Are So Funny XD You Won’t BELIEVE How Clever They Are

FUCKING NASA

I’m fucking pissing myself. You know how all of Jupiter’s moons are named after his lovers and affairs? Yeah. NASA is sending a craft to check up on Jupiter. You know what the craft is called?

JUNO.

Who’s Juno?

JUPITER’S WIFE.

NASA IS SENDING JUPITER’S WIFE TO CHECK ON JUPITER AND HIS AFFAIRS AND LOVERS.

FUCKING NASA

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When your partner misgenders you 😁😁😁😁😁

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[By @jhallcomics]

​Naomi Kritzer’s excellent story Cat Pictures Please is up for Best Short Story. It’s also the only non-Rabid Puppy story in that category, if that’s something you care about. You can read it at http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/ and even if you aren’t planning on voting in the Hugos, you should still take a look -- it’s very good.

A few things about the Hugos

I’m almost through this year’s Voting Packet and would like to say a few things:

1. Hugo voting is for members and supporters of WorldCon. So, to vote, all you need to do is make a $50 donation to WorldCon. (Yes, I know that’s out of reach for many of you, but for others it might be worth it, and the packet often contains multiple full length ebooks).

2. We need more variety in Best Dramatic Presentation, both long and short forms. No, this isn’t a complaint about Doctor Who being nominated every year (the reason Doctor Who gets nominated every year is because Whovians are better at coming to a consensus about which episode to nominate than other fandoms, as far as I can tell).

No, what I mean is: Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form does not equal movie, and Short Form does not equal television episode.

From the Hugo website “The award can be given to a dramatized presentation in any medium.”

This means stage plays (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child if it’s any good) are eligible.

Video games are considered a dramatic presentation per the Hugo rules. I wouldn’t be able to vote for one, but some of the excellent games out there (the 90 minute cutoff would presumably be play time) could use to be recognized.

Audio dramas are eligible. Why has nobody nominated anything from Big Finish?

3. Best Related Work is a disgusting mess. Because so few people nominate, it was taken over by not the Sad Puppies (which has turned into a good thing) but by Vox Day’s Rabid Puppies.

One of the works nominated was outright hateful. Another contained such explicit descriptions of child molestation that MidAmeriCon’s lawyers advised them not to distribute it because of the risk of somebody being arrested for kiddie porn. Or so they say, I didn’t want to risk reading it…

A third was a book about how to fight SJWs by Day himself which - and I feel I can say this - was strewn with personal attacks against multiple people and promoted unethical activity.

The other two were good and I was surprised to find the treatise on Gene Wolfe’s fiction by John C. Wright (another extreme right winger and somebody who’s fiction I find all but unreadable) to be quite well written, interesting and award-worthy.

But outright hate for any group (including Vox Day and his friends) doesn’t belong in the Hugo packet. Neither does, uh…yeah…that.

So, in addition to pointing out to people that they can nominate things other than movies and TV shows, I’d like to toss out a challenge to people - including people who can’t afford the voting fee - to find good Related Works that can be nominated. (Please don’t post exactly five, that’s a slate, and we know those are bad).

Related Works are, essentially, non fiction related to science fiction and fantasy (or “works valuable primarily for things other than fiction”). So, if you find a cool biography of a writer, or even of an actor or director primarily known for genre work, talk about it. Scholarly or fan written works about a book, video game, movie, TV show, etc, also fit into this category. I am also pretty sure that books about writing science fiction and fantasy would be eligible. Collections of art are specifically eligible per the Hugo page. Books about the culture of fandom are eligible - just please don’t promote something that attacks any group or person. If a writer you know has published their memoirs, consider that. Finally, although it’s not clear from the site, it might be possible to nominate “Making of” documentaries associated with a movie, TV show, etc. We really need to get a lot more stuff nominated in this category so it isn’t all coming from one source, and to try and keep out stuff (best fan writer also has some problems in this area - please do nominate your favorite blogger) that promotes a political or social agenda rather than truly being about science fiction, fantasy, and fandom.

Previously, I’d only seen the first two panels and assumed it was the complete comic.

This version is much better.

I’m going to try to go through these a couple at a time to see if I can help.

U guys have one (high-)school?

That depends on where you live. Some states make you stay within your school district (which is a group of schools in roughly the same area), others don’t. Even if your state lets you go to other districts, rural areas and small towns will often only have a couple of schools close enough that you could feasibly get to them. If you live in a city, you’ll usually have more options, but sometimes they’re all similarly bad.

For everyone? 

Some people also choose to homeschool, although usually not for high school.

Some states  have charter schools, which are still public schools but aren’t part of a school district. They tend to be more specialized than district schools.

If your parents are rich or you get a scholarship you can attend a private school as well.

With one degree? 

Typically, a given high school will only offer one degree.

Like, what do u do if you get bad grades? Drop out of highschool? Do u still get a degree? 

It depends on the person and the school. As far as I know, all states have a minimum number of credits required to graduate and get a degree, and some schools and districts add onto those requirements. You need to pass a class to get credit, but even a D- still counts as passing. If you fail a class, your options vary by school. At some schools you can make it up with summer school or online courses, but at others you have to actually retake the class. Some people do drop out of school, but that happens for other reasons as well.

If you drop out or age out of the system, you can also take a test to earn a GED, which is supposed to substitute for a high school diploma.

Why do you have a separate school for grades 9-12?

First of all, not all schools are 9-12, although many are. There are a few reasons for this division:

1. Many public high schools are large enough that it wouldn’t make sense to add younger students as well.

2. It may not be safe to put elementary schoolers in the same building as high schoolers.

3. The licensing requirements often are different for teaching elementary, middle, and high school. 

What are standardized tests,

There are two main types of standardized tests in the United States:

1. Legally mandated tests

Because of No Child Left Behind (a law passed in 2001), schools have to do well on this type of test or lose their funding and possibly be closed down. In theory, they cover basic material that every student is supposed to be able to do.

2. College admissions tests (SAT/ACT)

These are multiple-choice tests that students take to get into college. They have a LOT of problems and by in large do not measure what they’re supposed to measure.

Both types have their issues. I tend to consider the ACT/SAT less effective as measuring what they’re supposed to -- I did very well on the ACT, and in large part that was because I was a fast reader, not because I was actually better at the material covered than my classmates. 

y do u get so much homework, 

First of all, most of the reports of people doing massive amounts of homework a night are exaggerated. If you don’t stop to check social media, watch Netflix, etc. it doesn’t take that long at most schools. 

With that being said, it’s still a fair amount. Some teachers assign busywork, which increases homework time without providing real benefit. Fundamentally the issue is that every teacher views their class as most important and assigns homework accordingly.

y do they matter so much?

I assume this refers to standardized tests. Standardized tests are frequently assigned a high weight in college admissions because some high schools grade more strictly than other schools and colleges want an allegedly objective metric to compare students from different schools.

I hope that makes sense! Feel free to ask me if you have any other questions.

Important Question

Can someone pls explain the American school system to me?

Like… U guys have one (high-)school? For everyone? With one degree? Like, what do u do if you get bad grades? Drop out of highschool? Do u still get a degree? Why do you have a separate school for grades 9-12? What are standardized tests, y do u get so much homework, y do they matter so much? I’m confused. (And why do u have the same subjects EVERY.SINGLE.DAY?)

sry if those were too many questions but like… ¿??¿¿¿¿?????¿???¿????

AMERICA EXPLAIN

@badsjw I don’t understand why you see this as a dichotomy. Why couldn’t you write several well-written and well-developed trans characters? If you can write multiple well-done cisgender characters, it seems to me that you ought to be able to write multiple well-done transgender characters.

cool ideas for characters for your story

trans

very trans

not just binary

not just trans boys

(but trans boys too)

at least 3 trans characters

more than 3 trans characters

all very cool

add more trans

steve rogers: pr disaster | gen | 4k

(someone asked about the full version of this, so here u go)

“Wait,” says Sam, “you had a publicist?”

“For my first five months at S.H.I.E.L.D,” says Steve. “Then she quit. Uh, decisively.”

“Well yeah, she had to keep you in line,” Bucky says with a half-smirk. “How many times did you make that poor lady want to sock you in the face?”

“Lost count,” Steve admits. “I did offer to let her, once. Seemed fair.”

Sam laughs. “I feel like you’re sitting on a story here.”

“There’s no story,” Steve tells him. Sam raises his eyebrows. Bucky’s half-smirk tilts towards a full smirk. “Seriously,” Steve repeats, “no story.”

Interlude: The Story of Steve “Walking PR Nightmare” Rogers, and How For a Short While He Single-Handedly Destroyed the Emotional Health of Eva Laura Ortiz, His Now Ex-Publicist

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