The beast is transgender in nature.

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i go to the shop and I ask if they have any raspberries. they say no, they used to sell raspberries, but they haven't had any in stock in the last 15 years. I ask if there's somewhere else I can go to buy raspberries. They say no, with confidence and pride, they're the only shop around who has ever sold or will ever sell raspberries. Other shops might sell other fruit, sure, but they have a monopoly on all raspberries forever. I ask if they're possibly planning on them selling them again in future? they say they can't tell me that.

#i’ve had a number of students do their writing assignments in their phone’s Notes app#probably more than i’m aware of because i only find out about it when this results in tech problems they’re unable to navigate#i thought THAT was buckwild#but SCREENSHOTS of their phone is another level

I work at the IT help desk at a university and I have to agree with prev - especially since the majority of students are young people who have basically just hopped from high school (where things are likely much more structured and spellee out) to this next level of education where suddenly they have all this freedom and are often sort of expected to just figure it out (or even already know things). It's part of why I personally struggled so much during my first attempt at college. People won't know things if they aren't taught them.

@nerdfromtheburgh my classes in the fall are for incoming freshmen and one of the specific goals of the program I teach for is to help new students adjust to the very different environment of college. Part of that is teaching them "soft skills" like time management, how to email an instructor, how to set up file storage for your readings so you can find them later, how to use the library catalog, taking advantage of events on campus, etc.

Yes, hi, you also cannot email me about an assignment that was due THREE WEEKS AGO that you are just now turning in a full week after the last day of classes and EIGHT HOURS BEFORE GRADES ARE DUE with the sign off "thank you for your flexibility." Especially if your submission is a Google Drive link you haven't even given me access to view.

It's a moral imperative that we write more sex scenes which are