This reads like an emojipasta without the emojis.

By some cruel twist of fate, I watched them decommission the nut dispenser leaving us to choose between buying nuts packaged in single-use plastic or not buying nuts. 'Twas a sad day.

This is just like my wife!

Everything else can be looked up on Google

I think that there actually is value to rote and memorization. Adding more knowledge to your head expands the possibilities for what thoughts you're able to have in a way that outsourcing to Google never could. My best example is GPS navigation vs mental mapping. A while ago, I stopped using GPS during my drives, instead spending some time to look over the map and memorize the directions before I set out. Since I started doing this, I have a much clearer mental map of the places I drive through. I can use my mental map to plan efficient outings, since I have a good idea of what places are close together and when/how to take alternate routes to avoid traffic.

The other problem with leaving things to Google is that it makes you less self-reliant and diminishes your ability to unplug from the internet and think and act in the real world. Sure you can use Google Translate, but actually learning a foreign language allows you to participate in conversations, appreciate jokes, and see the world through the lens of the relationships baked into another language (e.g. you see sparks and fireworks as "fire-flowers" because you know the words hibana and hanabi).

Also, analogies and examples form an important underpinning for critical thinking. And the best way to seed a student's mind with examples is to make them read a lot.

Logarithmic scales are notorious for hiding spikes.

You just gotta focus on how sweet it is and try to block out how uncomfortable it is.

After getting my non-alcoholic fatty liver disease under control, I got into a routine of going once in the morning. These days, there's about a 50/50 chance my 2-year-old wakes me up in the morning which throws everything off because it's really uncomfortable to try to go while he watches me with his hands behind his back and hugs me multiple times.

Glad I'm not the only one who thought transistor

My wife loves beef but if she ever stopped eating it, I would call her my Alpha Gal

Everyone is so focused on how ridiculous anteaters' faces are that I've never noticed how ridiculous their tails are.

Thanks for that. I'd seen the meme before but didn't make the connection.

Why use a picture of Kevin James?