Making the main plot thread instead be the relationship between The Doctor and Missy - and the question of, can the Doctor redeem someone he considers to be his friend and maybe his only equal, but who seems to make the cruelest choice at every opportunity? Much better stuff.
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Making the main plot thread instead be the relationship between The Doctor and Missy - and the question of, can the Doctor redeem someone he considers to be his friend and maybe his only equal, but who seems to make the cruelest choice at every opportunity? Much better stuff.
in addition to the things you've noted, I think Moffat made the absolutely right call to vastly simplify the ongoing story threads compared to the 11th doctor era. In Series 6 and 7 the plot just gets so messy and ultimately everything with the silence kind of just doesn't make sense.
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
in addition to the things you've noted, I think Moffat made the absolutely right call to vastly simplify the ongoing story threads compared to the 11th doctor era. In Series 6 and 7 the plot just gets so messy and ultimately everything with the silence kind of just doesn't make sense.
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i'm genuinely surprised by the number of people still under the impression posting on here is Doing Politics and not something to do while procrastinating on our actual work
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i'm genuinely surprised by the number of people still under the impression posting on here is Doing Politics and not something to do while procrastinating on our actual work
If JRPGs are usually bad stories it is only because video game stories are usually bad. There is definitely something to unpack with seeing a game inspired by JRPGs, but not made by a Japanese developer, and commenting like that op does
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If JRPGs are usually bad stories it is only because video game stories are usually bad. There is definitely something to unpack with seeing a game inspired by JRPGs, but not made by a Japanese developer, and commenting like that op does
Single Transferable vote with some stipulations to prevent them from using very small districts but yes absolutely, this is the way. I don't want to vote for political parties! I want to vote for individuals.
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Single Transferable vote with some stipulations to prevent them from using very small districts but yes absolutely, this is the way. I don't want to vote for political parties! I want to vote for individuals.
Honestly I wrote up a longer response but you sound paranoid and angry and maybe you should pursue a different field.
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Honestly I wrote up a longer response but you sound paranoid and angry and maybe you should pursue a different field.
I mean, I guess well compensated is in the eye of the beholder. But right now I work a full-time job and adjunct on top of that, and if I were tenure track at my current university I would be making more with one job with fewer teaching responsibilities than I am with two jobs.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I mean, I guess well compensated is in the eye of the beholder. But right now I work a full-time job and adjunct on top of that, and if I were tenure track at my current university I would be making more with one job with fewer teaching responsibilities than I am with two jobs.
(this is in contrast to non-tenure track faculty, such as adjuncts (me!), full-time lecturers, etc. who are generally undercompensated)
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
(this is in contrast to non-tenure track faculty, such as adjuncts (me!), full-time lecturers, etc. who are generally undercompensated)
*tenure-track faculty, generally speaking, are compensated quite well for their time and generally receive overload compensation for teaching responsibilities beyond what is required in their contract.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
*tenure-track faculty, generally speaking, are compensated quite well for their time and generally receive overload compensation for teaching responsibilities beyond what is required in their contract.
4) inappropriate use of AI in education has nothing to do with this discussion
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
4) inappropriate use of AI in education has nothing to do with this discussion
3) a better world is possible! we have the resources in our society to provide access to education for all, we just need to allocate them better. in the meantime we need to do our best to provide all students with access within the current system.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
3) a better world is possible! we have the resources in our society to provide access to education for all, we just need to allocate them better. in the meantime we need to do our best to provide all students with access within the current system.
2) most of the time professors are not the ones proctoring extra time exams, that is handled by Student Accessibility Services offices, which are also themselves underresourced and undercompensated
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
2) most of the time professors are not the ones proctoring extra time exams, that is handled by Student Accessibility Services offices, which are also themselves underresourced and undercompensated
1) I agree that college instructors and professors are undertrained, underresources, and (in many cases*) undercompensated to support diverse populations of students
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
1) I agree that college instructors and professors are undertrained, underresources, and (in many cases*) undercompensated to support diverse populations of students
I am literally a college instructor.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I am literally a college instructor.
I mean, there were definitely warning signs (the Black jogger incident)
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I mean, there were definitely warning signs (the Black jogger incident)
I would much rather vote for Janet Mills. Of course, over either of them, I would much rather vote for a left or center-left 30s or 40s woman with some government/political experience beyond the local level and who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo. but apparently I'm asking too much.
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I would much rather vote for Janet Mills. Of course, over either of them, I would much rather vote for a left or center-left 30s or 40s woman with some government/political experience beyond the local level and who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo. but apparently I'm asking too much.
I think my point is more, he is totally unpredictable, has a bad history, but even less of a real political record than Fetterman did at the time. I don't think he will be an effective senator for my home state.
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think my point is more, he is totally unpredictable, has a bad history, but even less of a real political record than Fetterman did at the time. I don't think he will be an effective senator for my home state.
At the same time, I'm frustrated to see Maine steamrolling into Fetterman 2.0.
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
At the same time, I'm frustrated to see Maine steamrolling into Fetterman 2.0.
So, it's a difference between designing for access, and providing accommodations after things have already been designed. Accommodations are inherently post hoc - applied to something that already exists and assume that a small tweak provides access (often doesn't)
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So, it's a difference between designing for access, and providing accommodations after things have already been designed. Accommodations are inherently post hoc - applied to something that already exists and assume that a small tweak provides access (often doesn't)
Obviously there are limits on your time! But if you believe that your students are not able to access your curriculum you should be doing *something* to advocate for them. You are their instructor and their learning is at least partially your responsibility.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Obviously there are limits on your time! But if you believe that your students are not able to access your curriculum you should be doing *something* to advocate for them. You are their instructor and their learning is at least partially your responsibility.
What have you done to advocate for your students who deserve accommodations and do not get them? I include on my syllabus a statement that I will make every effort to provide access to learning to students even if they are unable to get a letter from SAS.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What have you done to advocate for your students who deserve accommodations and do not get them? I include on my syllabus a statement that I will make every effort to provide access to learning to students even if they are unable to get a letter from SAS.
To some degree, yes. I don't think every assessment needs to have a dozen options but something where there are, generally, multiple ways to demonstrate learning of essential course objectives.
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
To some degree, yes. I don't think every assessment needs to have a dozen options but something where there are, generally, multiple ways to demonstrate learning of essential course objectives.
As an instructor it is my goal for every student to pass the course. Ideally every student would earn an A, although more ideally, all courses would be pass/fail.
In my view, instructors whose ideal pass rate is anything less than 100%, have missed the point of teaching and learning.
In my view, instructors whose ideal pass rate is anything less than 100%, have missed the point of teaching and learning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As an instructor it is my goal for every student to pass the course. Ideally every student would earn an A, although more ideally, all courses would be pass/fail.
In my view, instructors whose ideal pass rate is anything less than 100%, have missed the point of teaching and learning.
In my view, instructors whose ideal pass rate is anything less than 100%, have missed the point of teaching and learning.