activ8r

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[–] activ8r 13 points 9 months ago

Grammar also holds meaning. The quotes around the word "Scam" in the image indicate a loose meaning of the word. The author likely couldn't think of a more suitable name for it, so settled on one that was good enough so they could communicate the problem and help others.
Precision is only important if you are being precise. Their point was easily made without the need for precision.

[–] activ8r 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

24 hours is a spoiler.
9 years is a recap.

[–] activ8r 5 points 9 months ago

Get out of my head.

[–] activ8r 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The last one knows it's not a programming language and is annoyingly vocal about it.

[–] activ8r 13 points 9 months ago

The sad thing is there is a very real chance this is true and he won't ever get the help he needs.

[–] activ8r -1 points 10 months ago

You're not. Jetbrains users are just a lot more vocal. It's like vegans or people who vape. They will let you know 😉

[–] activ8r 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This could have worked really well if done properly.

Including a broken video link, briefly asking for help from the teacher before turning back and saying "Actually, let's make this a learning experience".
Slide 1: Linking Broken Videos.
"It's important when you use videos to make sure the video file exists on your thumb drive! If you're using YouTube links, then just double check the video still exists before your presentation and make sure to have backups. If you're linking to a file host it's always worth making sure you don't meet the free quota and have it blocked as a really unfortunate time".
Gesture strongly and drop remote.
"Whoops! Let me get that".
Slide 2: Dropping the Remote.
"So make sure you don't gesture too wildly when you're presenting. It can look pretty odd if you're flailing around"
Slide 3: Inflatable arm flailing tube man video (properly linked).
"Talking with your hands is good for emphasis, but make sure to be reasonable and use your non-dominant hand so you don't throw things at Suzie. Sorry Suzie"
Smile at person near where the remote fell.

If your presentation is about pitfalls to avoid in presentations then it could go down really well and could be seen as clever and funny. You have to have confidence to pull it off. Make mistakes, but be sure of yourself and make them a part of the presentation.

Sounds like OP was just trying to be funny and not clever, which can come across as awkward if the confidence is lacking. You might get a laugh during your presentation, you might not. Doesn't matter because every mistake made by anyone else will get a smile now. It simultaneously takes the weight off others for making mistakes and legitimises your presentation by making it appear relevant.

I say all of this as someone who had zero confidence in school and would absolutely not have been able to pull this off. Confidence is just a fake it til you make it thing. You will be awkward at first, but learn to laugh at yourself and it gets a lot easier.

[–] activ8r 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is America, sonny! You don't throw acorns like some forest folk! You unload your Glock 19 into the door frame and pray to God you don't need more ammo!

[–] activ8r 11 points 10 months ago

It's a word used by children who are worried their mum will yell at them for saying bitch.

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[–] activ8r 2 points 10 months ago

This is what confuses me. No one is making these people work so hard. Just have a bowl of dry cereal and a glass of milk.

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