I went through engineering school, and 20 years of work (not as an engineer), before finding a calculus text that explained why the derivative of x^2 is 2x. Along with many practical applications of calculus.

That book was Calculus Made Simple, published in 1914. Thanks, Project Gutenberg!

Edit: derivative of x^2 is 2x. Got my differentiation and integration confused!

What's a "ressision"?

And "half-mast" is a term only used on ships (that is, things that have masts). On land, where we have flagstaffs (a.k.a. flagpoles), the correct term is "half-staff".

My grandfather had polio, and walked with a can his entire life. At least that's what I can tell from pictures, he died before any of his grandchildren were born.

There were guardrails, but most of them are just litter on the side of the road now. The supreme Court has essentially justified any action he takes, Congress will not dare to oppose anything he wants, and he is appointing toadies and lickspittles to the highest offices of the land. Oh, and he is reclassifying all the major bureaucrats as political appointees so they can be fired at will.

It really is as bad as it seems.

A couple of years ago, Canada required all carriers to cell unlocked phones, or allow them to be unlocked for free. Nothing bad has happened because of that. Our cell phone plans are still too expensive, and the companies are wildly profitable.

You are wrong. This is the character for "correct". "Five" is similar. Both have five strokes.

五 = five

正 = correct, positive

Well, The Lion King was a ~~blatant ripoff of~~ homage to Hamlet, so it does have a distinguished pedigree.

I'm confused. what does this have to do with the CBC? The network that fired her is CTV.

If only we could all agree on how to spell "Australians"!

Reminds me of the scene in the Netflix show Norseman, where one character says to another, "you have to understand, ritual human sacrifice is not an exact science."

There's a scene in Brooklyn 99, or one of the characters sniffs and says, "what's that smell?"

"That's the absence of urine," is the reply.