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Quote from: ab_grp on February 18, 2024, 12:25:08 PMHas anyone else signed up for this 1001 albums generator (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/)? There's a book of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die), and this site will generate one for you per day.  You can then rate it the following day (and add any listening notes) when the next album is revealed to you.  A friend posted about it, and I figured I could use some exposure to new-to-me music (I am not great at branching out).  I've done it for a few days and so far my assignments have been groups I've heard of but had not listened to or have heard different music from, and I have been pleasantly surprised.  Some I had just not had a particularly good impression of before.  I haven't bought any of the albums so far, but I have added a couple songs on Spotify. My husband is also doing this now and is getting different albums, so it's not just giving everyone the same one every day.  You can read everyone else's listening notes, too.  Not sure if I'm a fan of that because I (you probably know by now if you have read my book or movie reviews) am terrible at describing things.  I mostly note whether I like something or not and anything that stood out to me.  Sometimes nothing stands out.  There may be a setting to change that.  You can supposedly form listening groups as well, so we might try that.  I don't know if that syncs your album generation up or you just have an easier way to share your opinions with each other or what.  Each album I have received has had links to listen to it on several platforms, which makes it easy to port around with me (e.g., Spotify, Amazon music, Apple music, something else).  I'm new to this but thought it was a neat idea so figured I'd share it.

Very cool - thanks for sharing!

QuoteIs there a better word I should have used? Because it wasn't an accident, and it was a war crime (deliberately killing unarmed civilians and prisoners is forbidden by international law).

The war crimes continue unabated.

QuoteThe UN's human rights chief has said he is "horrified" by the destruction of Gaza's Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals and the reports of "mass graves" being found at the sites after Israeli raids.

Palestinian officials said they had exhumed 283 bodies at Nasser, some with their hands tied. It is not clear how they died or when they were buried.

QuoteU.N. Calls for Inquiry Into Mass Graves at 2 Gaza Hospitals
Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.

QuoteI will point out that, at least in the case of Columbia University, much of the incessant hullabaloo has been coming from non-Columbia-associated protesters on public streets adjacent to campus.

According to our local news, most of the disruptions are by students inside campus.

QuoteInside the Week That Shook Columbia University
In a Washington war room, Columbia's president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students. The backlash now threatens her leadership.

Live Updates: Columbia Negotiates With Campus Protesters Ahead of House Speaker's Visit
Administrators let a deadline for demonstrators to disperse expire, saying there had been progress in discussions. In a radio interview before his visit with Jewish students, Speaker Mike Johnson called for the school's president to resign.

Shafik named names at the hearing, which seems to have angered faculty. The professors in question were under investigation, but had expectations of privacy as far as the investigations were concerned.

 

QuoteI can't think of any example where a superior military power was actually able to dislodge a rag tag militia that can hide among the populace, take a few pot shots, and disappear back into the crowd.

It is forgotten that the French military won the Battle of Algiers and, indeed, controlled Algeria. Algeria gained independence because of support from outside. This was called "the internationalization of the conflict". This strategy has been imitated by the PLO, and now Hamas. Placing armed fighters among the civilian population is intended to cause lots of civilian casualties, which are then thought to stimulate outside support.

I don't think it will be successful because the Battle for Gaza is being fought by a neighboring, independent country with an existential interest in complete victory, something that metropolitan France never had -- French soil was not seriously threatened by the NLF.

Less dramatic historical memory surrounds the Malayan Emergency [1948 - 1960] because the British defeated the insurgents.

Afternoon!

Pangram and above genius. Missed numbat, tantalum, and a couple more words. Surprised to note that ablaut wasn't accepted, even though umlaut was.

dustbowls/snivel

Happy solving!

You mean...stuff actually happens in the first 10 minutes of class each day?  Who knew?

We've had staff members who were the same way about the first 10 minutes of the work day.  Or at least they tried to be that way....

Quote from: kaysixteen on April 23, 2024, 08:12:05 PMAnyone see 'Civil War' yet?   Worth seeing?

The Captain America one?  Yes, it is excellent.

I got an email from a student complaining that "you said I missed class, but I've only missed one.   YOU'VE canceled 3!" 1 cancelled, 1 moved online, 1 snow day.

When I explained that being late 12-15 minutes every week is the equivalent of missing 2-3 days worth of lecture, she was confused.  "What do  we do in the first 10 minutes of class, anyway?"

All that stuff you didn't know about.....

I'm now dealing with what I think are "favorite, why didn't you email me?" emails. 
Stu was absent from lab two weeks ago.  No email to me or their TA.  Now they are "alarmed" to see the 0s in the grade book. 
"But I was sick!"
I'm sorry they were sick, but I'm not psychic.
And yes, there are instructions in the syllabus, class website, & my "welcome to class" email saying what to do if you are sick & miss class.  I only start tracking folks down if they miss an exam or 2 weeks in a row.

Good morning!

Finally straggled to genius with the pangram, but it was tough today.  Yesterday we almost had team QB but were missing tantulum, numbat, and some other word I forget at the moment.

I also had the schmofficial vestibule-endow.  I agree, ciao_yall, LB has been tricky!

Happy solving!