TracingWoodgrains
@tracewoodgrains.bsky.social
Storyteller. Pragmatist. Pursue excellence.
There's something incredibly condescending about someone contrasting his own "gifted" kids with other "minority and disabled" kids to mock the idea of testing people and teaching to their levels.
Neither "minority" nor "disabled" is a monolith. All kids benefit from tailored instruction.
Neither "minority" nor "disabled" is a monolith. All kids benefit from tailored instruction.
July 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There's something incredibly condescending about someone contrasting his own "gifted" kids with other "minority and disabled" kids to mock the idea of testing people and teaching to their levels.
Neither "minority" nor "disabled" is a monolith. All kids benefit from tailored instruction.
Neither "minority" nor "disabled" is a monolith. All kids benefit from tailored instruction.
You’re misinterpreting him. He’s saying PEPFAR is good no matter how you measure it, and if it had never existed he would still be outraged that it didn’t. He’s very clearly disgusted with them dismantling it
March 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You’re misinterpreting him. He’s saying PEPFAR is good no matter how you measure it, and if it had never existed he would still be outraged that it didn’t. He’s very clearly disgusted with them dismantling it
I get uncharacteristically snippy about this sort of thing. Why? My explanation:
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I get uncharacteristically snippy about this sort of thing. Why? My explanation:
There is, in many cases. In this case, the FAA was extremely and repeatedly explicit that they were lowering them. See eg:
February 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There is, in many cases. In this case, the FAA was extremely and repeatedly explicit that they were lowering them. See eg:
he's saying this because I keep replying to him with hard evidence of increased failure rates, but he's so set on a predetermined narrative that he doesn't want to interrupt himself to acknowledge that he's defending the indefensible
February 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he's saying this because I keep replying to him with hard evidence of increased failure rates, but he's so set on a predetermined narrative that he doesn't want to interrupt himself to acknowledge that he's defending the indefensible
Immediately after the change, the FAA reported higher failure rates in training, which persisted for as long as the questionnaire was used in hiring.
I'm not claiming this is the full picture. But it absolutely deserves to be part of the story.
I'm not claiming this is the full picture. But it absolutely deserves to be part of the story.
February 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Immediately after the change, the FAA reported higher failure rates in training, which persisted for as long as the questionnaire was used in hiring.
I'm not claiming this is the full picture. But it absolutely deserves to be part of the story.
I'm not claiming this is the full picture. But it absolutely deserves to be part of the story.
Immediately after the changes, the FAA reported notably higher training failure rates. This persisted for years. This should not be a surprise: they replaced a skill-driven process with a functionally random one.
I'm not saying "this is the full picture." But it's absolutely part of it.
I'm not saying "this is the full picture." But it's absolutely part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Immediately after the changes, the FAA reported notably higher training failure rates. This persisted for years. This should not be a surprise: they replaced a skill-driven process with a functionally random one.
I'm not saying "this is the full picture." But it's absolutely part of it.
I'm not saying "this is the full picture." But it's absolutely part of it.
The hiring scandal removed all but a very loose standard for hiring controllers, academy training attrition spiked immediately afterwards, and controllers steadily declined. Levitz hedged in ways I won't: it significantly impacted the profession and has not been properly resolved.
February 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The hiring scandal removed all but a very loose standard for hiring controllers, academy training attrition spiked immediately afterwards, and controllers steadily declined. Levitz hedged in ways I won't: it significantly impacted the profession and has not been properly resolved.
the same thing happens when we invent new skills. adults put ungodly amounts of time into video games, then the next generation comes along and blows them away
January 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
the same thing happens when we invent new skills. adults put ungodly amounts of time into video games, then the next generation comes along and blows them away
one reason it’s fun to talk to Claude is because it starts conversations by repeating conventional platitudes but as soon as you press with “is that real” it’ll go “haha, no, you caught me” and then ruthlessly mock entire disciplines for being built on foundations of sand
December 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
one reason it’s fun to talk to Claude is because it starts conversations by repeating conventional platitudes but as soon as you press with “is that real” it’ll go “haha, no, you caught me” and then ruthlessly mock entire disciplines for being built on foundations of sand
just experienced this IRL trying to explain to a journalist the extent to which he could trust an online contact about a news event, and why
“so like yes he trolls people and has esoteric right-wing views and is edgy and etc but no, he’s telling the truth here”
“so like yes he trolls people and has esoteric right-wing views and is edgy and etc but no, he’s telling the truth here”
December 16, 2024 at 10:19 PM
just experienced this IRL trying to explain to a journalist the extent to which he could trust an online contact about a news event, and why
“so like yes he trolls people and has esoteric right-wing views and is edgy and etc but no, he’s telling the truth here”
“so like yes he trolls people and has esoteric right-wing views and is edgy and etc but no, he’s telling the truth here”
sure. here's current median disposable income (PPP) for the US compared to Europoors
December 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM
sure. here's current median disposable income (PPP) for the US compared to Europoors
that's because it only looked like that to people in your bubble. to the people in the disillusioned center she needed to reach, she offered nothing. she was a windsock who tried to pander to you and yours in 2020, then was left floundering and pretending to recover in 2024.
December 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM
that's because it only looked like that to people in your bubble. to the people in the disillusioned center she needed to reach, she offered nothing. she was a windsock who tried to pander to you and yours in 2020, then was left floundering and pretending to recover in 2024.
Insightful thread. "The 2010s have turned the Dems, and liberal elites more generally, into this hybrid party of 'Respecters of Norms' + 'Skeptical of Law Enforcement.'"
December 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Insightful thread. "The 2010s have turned the Dems, and liberal elites more generally, into this hybrid party of 'Respecters of Norms' + 'Skeptical of Law Enforcement.'"
Kamala, one of the furthest-left Senators who ran to the left in 2020 and unconvincingly pivoted in 2024, was always an empty windsock. She never represented me, or even convincingly attempted to do so.
You wish her pablum represented the center, because it would be easier for you. It does not.
You wish her pablum represented the center, because it would be easier for you. It does not.
December 15, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Kamala, one of the furthest-left Senators who ran to the left in 2020 and unconvincingly pivoted in 2024, was always an empty windsock. She never represented me, or even convincingly attempted to do so.
You wish her pablum represented the center, because it would be easier for you. It does not.
You wish her pablum represented the center, because it would be easier for you. It does not.
I certainly don't despise minorities - nor would it be wise to do so, since I'm a gay married man.
I agree that working with the Dems is the way to go. As far as concrete policy positions, here are four concrete ways Dems should move towards the center.
I agree that working with the Dems is the way to go. As far as concrete policy positions, here are four concrete ways Dems should move towards the center.
December 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I certainly don't despise minorities - nor would it be wise to do so, since I'm a gay married man.
I agree that working with the Dems is the way to go. As far as concrete policy positions, here are four concrete ways Dems should move towards the center.
I agree that working with the Dems is the way to go. As far as concrete policy positions, here are four concrete ways Dems should move towards the center.
avoiding Europe-style economic stagnation is a moral imperative. those think tanks are very often correct on the merits; abundance and growth matter and they are worth pursuing.
December 15, 2024 at 3:50 PM
avoiding Europe-style economic stagnation is a moral imperative. those think tanks are very often correct on the merits; abundance and growth matter and they are worth pursuing.
in my case, between the Democratic and Republican party, pushing for a centrist vision focused on addressing the institutional crisis head-on and making the institutions worthy of the trust they demand from Americans.
December 15, 2024 at 3:30 PM
in my case, between the Democratic and Republican party, pushing for a centrist vision focused on addressing the institutional crisis head-on and making the institutions worthy of the trust they demand from Americans.
this gets to our broader differences, but—it is, and that’s one reason Marxism has such trouble taking hold here. More, a lot of people—not least me—are terrified of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Economic growth is vital; America would suffer in a Europe-like stagnation.
December 15, 2024 at 7:03 AM
this gets to our broader differences, but—it is, and that’s one reason Marxism has such trouble taking hold here. More, a lot of people—not least me—are terrified of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Economic growth is vital; America would suffer in a Europe-like stagnation.
she shut out centrist concerns and hoped to unconvincingly pander after running far to the left in 2020. she would never in a million years have worked on my priorities. it’s comforting for you to imagine her approach appealed to people like me but it definitely didn’t!
December 15, 2024 at 6:27 AM
she shut out centrist concerns and hoped to unconvincingly pander after running far to the left in 2020. she would never in a million years have worked on my priorities. it’s comforting for you to imagine her approach appealed to people like me but it definitely didn’t!
it’s good art thembo
December 15, 2024 at 5:41 AM
it’s good art thembo
claude may be able to help you understand what I said I thought. please direct further replies to him
December 14, 2024 at 2:33 PM
claude may be able to help you understand what I said I thought. please direct further replies to him
I hope you don't mind the use of Claude here; I find it useful for translation purposes. (disclaimer: Claude may be misreading the paper). here's approx how I see this paper within my frame: useful indicator for some mental pathway thing, not an indicator of Gender As Distinct From Sex.
December 14, 2024 at 1:05 PM
I hope you don't mind the use of Claude here; I find it useful for translation purposes. (disclaimer: Claude may be misreading the paper). here's approx how I see this paper within my frame: useful indicator for some mental pathway thing, not an indicator of Gender As Distinct From Sex.
I think they’re talking about sketchy RW racist books and the like
You know the sort
You know the sort
December 14, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I think they’re talking about sketchy RW racist books and the like
You know the sort
You know the sort
Got it. With WPATH: thoughts on behavior like this sort of hand-on-the-scale interference with research?
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December 14, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Got it. With WPATH: thoughts on behavior like this sort of hand-on-the-scale interference with research?
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