studying for uk residency
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i am so going to fail this test by knowing some actual history instead of propaganda at some point...
@whitequark This is somewhat infuriating, and I'm not even remotely involved…
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@whitequark (n.b. I know it is not easy, I hyperbolize in attempt of humor)
@SnoopJ i took some online tests with zero prep and had about 50/50 chance, i've considered just booking it three times since there's only a 7 day cooloff period for a failure
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@whitequark that's because it was a good thing! If only Hitler had simply stopped at the Holocaust and not tried to spread Schuko instead of these overcomplicated British wall sockets. Thankfully the Britain prevailed and can still continue to use them
@IngaLovinde gonna frame this post
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i am so going to fail this test by knowing some actual history instead of propaganda at some point...
@whitequark it's pay to win, you're allowed to have as many attempts as you need to pass.
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@SnoopJ i took some online tests with zero prep and had about 50/50 chance, i've considered just booking it three times since there's only a 7 day cooloff period for a failure
@whitequark getting a good grade in bri'ish, a thing that is both possible to achieve and normal to want
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@whitequark the Empire “benefited the world” LMAO
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@whitequark getting a good grade in bri'ish, a thing that is both possible to achieve and normal to want
@whitequark 7 days isn't bad at all though, so at least there's that
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i am so going to fail this test by knowing some actual history instead of propaganda at some point...
"A referendum was called"
BY WHOM. WHO CALLED IT
THIS IS IN MY ACTUAL MEMORY. I WATCHED IT LIVE
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@whitequark it's pay to win, you're allowed to have as many attempts as you need to pass.
@nina_kali_nina yep and i fully intend to use that
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@whitequark this book is quite nationalist and biased, compared to the equivalent german test (which is a few-hundred question multiple-choice test of rather basic facts about the federal republic as of today, with a bit of history)
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i am so going to fail this test by knowing some actual history instead of propaganda at some point...
@whitequark It's giving me flashbacks to a course on my masters, where the exam was pick two of three essay questions, all of which basically read: "agree with the prejudices of the lecturer on the following subject".
Kind of hard, given that I disagreed so much with everything he uttered in that course, if he'd walked in and said "nice day outside", I'd have looked out the window to check...
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@whitequark I get the feeling that the author thinks that Turing machines are, like, a real physical thing?
@jsbarretto @whitequark long ago, the four machines (the steam machine, the air machine, the cash machine and the Turing machine) lived in peace. Everything changed when the Turing machine attacked.
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@whitequark this book is quite nationalist and biased, compared to the equivalent german test (which is a few-hundred question multiple-choice test of rather basic facts about the federal republic as of today, with a bit of history)
@uint8_t it's genuinely pissing me off to read it
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@nina_kali_nina yep and i fully intend to use that
@whitequark good luck! The actual test used to be a fair bit easier than the textbook, with many answers having obvious (but still incorrect) answers. Like, IIRC there was "what kind of bird humans traditionally eat on Christmas in the UK?" with "Turkey" as the expected answer ;/
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"A referendum was called"
BY WHOM. WHO CALLED IT
THIS IS IN MY ACTUAL MEMORY. I WATCHED IT LIVE
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@whitequark this book is quite nationalist and biased, compared to the equivalent german test (which is a few-hundred question multiple-choice test of rather basic facts about the federal republic as of today, with a bit of history)
@uint8_t @whitequark the us naturalization test accepts "states' rights" as a reason for the civil war but it's not this off-putting in general
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i am so going to fail this test by knowing some actual history instead of propaganda at some point...
@whitequark
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@whitequark this reminds me of the wierd "british values" clause stuff they brought in to education at some point
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@whitequark good luck! The actual test used to be a fair bit easier than the textbook, with many answers having obvious (but still incorrect) answers. Like, IIRC there was "what kind of bird humans traditionally eat on Christmas in the UK?" with "Turkey" as the expected answer ;/
@nina_kali_nina @whitequark "Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat".
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"most" paramilitary groups in NI are inactive
@whitequark technically if you count the 2-3 unemployed guys pretending to be a new IRA offshoot that does nothing but petty street squabbles with local crime it's correct
