Tommi Nieminen

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on nice · c/microblogmemes · 2 pts · 113d

Every gdn teacher in the world knows that, or at least should know. It’s next to impossible to create tests that would measure understanding, and actually using that kind of tests in real life would be so time-taking and slow that schools and universities would grind to a halt.

As notabot below says, homework (and exams) are for the student. The “measuring” aspect in them gives only a sign that the student should note and act on (and of course, the society being what it is, the “measures” are also used in other ways whether we like it or not).

on translated in american · c/funny · 16 pts · 202d

I wonder, when they get a grown-up president again, will they finally also begin to move to the 21st century?

on 100 · c/microblogmemes · 2 pts · 242d

Well, I don’t know about Balkans, but at least for me, a half-liter beer of any kind takes 30–45 minutes. Stouts and porters are too thick to drink faster, ales too bitter etc. A light lager may be, but why bother?

on 100 · c/microblogmemes · 9 pts · 243d

There’s a easy rule. Allow ~ 45 min per beer and think how long the meeting will last. Most will actually not drink that much, but it’s good to have spare ones.

on Americans have no idea · c/usa · 47 pts · 1y

I don’t understand why tourism hasn’t dropped more than it has. I

Probably because something so big as a voyage to the US is often planned for years before which may make it too difficult or expensive to cancel. A year from now, things might look a lot different.

I think a majority would find that unethical regardless. Majority of Americans, no doubt. Majority of the rest of the world, probably not.

When I was beginning to work at the university, there was a professor who had started an affair with his student. Everybody knew about that, no one cared a s***. Later on, the student got employed at the department, and then they got married. The only thing I ever heard of it being talked about was that it wasn’t quite sure whether it was the student or her professor who actually did her “maturity exam” (a then-compulsory exam after finishing your MA thesis, the questions of which were based on the thesis).

on Gallium · c/lemmyshitpost · 1 pts · 1y

The most curious thing in the whole mess is the revelation that Americans actually think companies should react to this kind of thing. Like the employer would “naturally” and “obviously” have a right to invade employees’ personal life and privacy.

Well… not really. My current installation of Tumbleweed is three and a half years old, and back in 2022 the only reason I re-installed it was changing the NVMe drive. I’ve never read factory mailing list and don’t ever recall having made manual interventions. I’ve just booted it, updated (zypper ref; zypper dup), rebooted and continued working.