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Ricochet 
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 Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:06 |
 A Person wrote:
KoS wrote:
goddam Hollywood's predictably.Push was a piece of sh*t.
Monique won for best supporting actress instead of actual talent.
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I purposely didn't watch that.
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*twitching again hearing spoilers* But she was actually great. Throwing with frying pans and stuff: hysterical.  There's also no competition. What actual supporting actress talent?
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A Person
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:08 |
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Was The Hurt Locker good? My sister was streaming it on Youtube and all I noticed was a bunch of bombs and soldiers and stuff.
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:08 |
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:09 |
A Person wrote:
Was The Hurt Locker good? My sister was streaming it on Youtube and all I noticed was a bunch of bombs and soldiers and stuff.
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I thought it was "war, again" kind of a movie, but it's actually pretty good. Tough shell stuff, rarely slipping into moral BS.
Edited by Ricochet - March 07 2010 at 21:10
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progkidjoel
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:09 |
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Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:11 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
Well, pull an all-nighter then. Just make sure you have coffee, and music you can't sleep to.
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A Person
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:11 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
I don't understand how "maths" work. I only know how it works in the US.
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KoS
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:12 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
Well, pull an all-nighter then. Just make sure you have coffee, and music you can't sleep to.
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Bad idea. Sleep a bit, then do work.
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:12 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
Well, pull an all-nighter then. Just make sure you have coffee, and music you can't sleep to.
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Like Kansas.
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A Person
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:12 |
Ricochet wrote:
A Person wrote:
Was The Hurt Locker good? My sister was streaming it on Youtube and all I noticed was a bunch of bombs and soldiers and stuff.
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I thought it was "war, again" kind of a movie, but it's actually pretty good. Tough shell stuff, rarely slipping into moral BS.
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So kind of like the Normandy Beach scene in Saving Private Ryan?
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:14 |
KoS wrote:
Any Colour You Like wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
Well, pull an all-nighter then. Just make sure you have coffee, and music you can't sleep to.
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Bad idea.Sleep a bit, then do work.
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Only bad if you fail/don't get the required mark. You can't be picky less than 24 hours out.
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:15 |
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:17 |
Although, I'm not sure I remember the Normandy Beach scene, as much as the animated meme based on it. 
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progkidjoel
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:19 |
A Person wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
I don't understand how "maths" work. I only know how it works in the US. |
There's 5 maths classes:
1. Specialist (Ridiculously smart)
2. Methods (Also super hard, but manageable. Thats what I'm in)
3. Applications (Mid level maths, what most kids do)
4. General (Same as above but easier)
5. Modified (Special Ed. maths)
I have to get a GPA of 3.0 coming from Advanced to get into methods, but I got a D in the last semester so I was going to get filtered into Apps, but I got added to methods anyway. You get given a GPA which you need to perform to for each assessment item every semester, and if you don't make that you get dropped to the lower class. The lower classes marks don't scale as well (which means they don't come up as well on the University Admissions index) so if I get a 65 this semester in Methods, its the same as getting an 80 in Apps. Thats basically it.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:24 |
progkidjoel wrote:
A Person wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
I don't understand how "maths" work. I only know how it works in the US. |
There's 5 maths classes:
1. Specialist (Ridiculously smart)
2. Methods (Also super hard, but manageable. Thats what I'm in)
3. Applications (Mid level maths, what most kids do)
4. General (Same as above but easier)
5. Modified (Special Ed. maths)
I have to get a GPA of 3.0 coming from Advanced to get into methods, but I got a D in the last semester so I was going to get filtered into Apps, but I got added to methods anyway. You get given a GPA which you need to perform to for each assessment item every semester, and if you don't make that you get dropped to the lower class. The lower classes marks don't scale as well (which means they don't come up as well on the University Admissions index) so if I get a 65 this semester in Methods, its the same as getting an 80 in Apps. Thats basically it.
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In NZ you either: Pass, or Fail.
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progkidjoel
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:26 |
They try to basically force the kids who don't do well in high scaling classes down into the Accredited packages so they don't damage the school's overall mark.
Also, 11511 posts. 
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A Person
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:27 |
progkidjoel wrote:
A Person wrote:
progkidjoel wrote:
Also, I have to do perform well this semester in maths because I didn't even get the GPA for the class and was lucky to get in. |
I don't understand how "maths" work. I only know how it works in the US. |
There's 5 maths classes:
1. Specialist (Ridiculously smart)
2. Methods (Also super hard, but manageable. Thats what I'm in)
3. Applications (Mid level maths, what most kids do)
4. General (Same as above but easier)
5. Modified (Special Ed. maths)
I have to get a GPA of 3.0 coming from Advanced to get into methods, but I got a D in the last semester so I was going to get filtered into Apps, but I got added to methods anyway. You get given a GPA which you need to perform to for each assessment item every semester, and if you don't make that you get dropped to the lower class. The lower classes marks don't scale as well (which means they don't come up as well on the University Admissions index) so if I get a 65 this semester in Methods, its the same as getting an 80 in Apps. That's basically it.
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You missed an apostrophe, tsk tsk. OK, now I get it, I still don't know what subjects you study under each class, but I get the idea.
Edited by A Person - March 07 2010 at 21:28
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progkidjoel
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:29 |
^Specialist and Methods are both algebra based, specialist does more at a faster pace.
Apps and General are all number based, and apps moves faster and does more like above.
No idea what they do in modified.
Also, my english teacher wrote 'appendixes' on an assignment sheet, so don't lecture me about Grammar 
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:30 |
I used to screw up every single math exercise by forgetting minuses. What math class do I fit in?
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:31 |
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I hate maths. That is all.
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