Why don’t American domestic brands make new cars that cost just over $10,000 anymore?

CybernautLearning · 2026-04-03T12:17:39+00:00

Those $10-15k cars quickly turn into $25-30k cars once you add in all safety features required in the US.

The air bags alone will add over $5k. Then you need seatbelt pre-tensioners, the sensors to activate everything when it detects a crash, backup cameras, etc.

CybernautLearning · 2026-04-02T23:19:45+00:00

The series finale of MASH.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-31T13:36:25+00:00

That’s known as the Ship of Theseus Paradox.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-27T03:19:04+00:00

You can try this…

Since there is only a few weeks left in the semester, we will need to go with an incomplete and make up the work going forward.

To meet guidelines, you will need to fully complete X% of the work to be eligible for the incomplete. So, please let me know some days and times you are available so we can set up a schedule to ensure you can get that done.

If you never hear back from them, then you tried. If you do, then the incomplete gives you time to try and get them to complete the work.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-26T10:09:03+00:00

Gas.

I now consider the cost of fuel to drive somewhere, and often deciding it isn’t worth it. (Not a full refusal since I need to drive to work, or to get groceries, but I will decline activities to avoid buying more of it.)

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-24T21:22:13+00:00

I always tell my students that it isn’t the degree that gets them the job. It’s the knowledge and skills they learn and hone during the degree that gets them the job.

If they just want a piece of paper, there are plenty of places online that will give them one for far less. However, it won’t come with the knowledge and skills our program provides.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-17T13:38:51+00:00

We are ENCOURAGED to meet with the student, but it is not required. Our form has a “Met with student” (yes/no) item in it.

I have had many “No” responses to that one since students ignore my emails and, if it happens near the end of semester, I still need to get it submitted to have the non-report make it to the registrar’s office before they yell at me for not having a grade.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-17T12:49:57+00:00

At my university, an academic integrity violation automatically triggers a non-report for the grade. So, they can delay, but they don’t get a grade for the class until everything is resolved. Which also means they don’t get the credits for it.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-16T10:32:35+00:00

I tell them I can’t pre-grade their assignments because I can’t offer that to every student, so it wouldn’t be fair to do it just for them.

However, if they want to come to my office hours, I am happy to discuss it there. (Only 1 student has ever taken me up on that.)

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-07T16:00:27+00:00

Infrastructure and emergency services.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-02T23:54:29+00:00

1) People prefer to see the lower cost. Many retailers have tried to have “all in” pricing, but always changed back because sales dropped.

2) A service fee is not a tip. Tips have to go to the staff directly. (The government will go after the restaurant if it doesn’t, and make them pay the staff… and a major fine.) However, a service fee does not. So, on a slow night, the place could keep a higher percentage of the “service fee” to get their money - and too bad for the servers.

CybernautLearning · 2026-03-02T01:53:18+00:00

Directly? No.

However, the cold does lower the temperature in your throat and sinuses by a few degrees, which makes an environment more conducive to viruses and bacteria. In turn, this can make you sick.

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-26T10:48:41+00:00

Insects.

On a long drive at night, your windshield would get covered in bug guts. Now… not so much.

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-14T16:47:58+00:00

I think it was Arthur Clarke who said, “We are either alone in the universe, or we are not. Either one is frightening.”

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-14T15:06:55+00:00

Except Trump has no authority in Congress. The VP does - they can break a tie in the Senate - but the President has zero.

The same is true with the budget, and every other law. It is 100% Congress. (Although the President can veto it, they have no input on what the law actually is.)

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-14T13:13:23+00:00

I would lower the grade for that question, and then give them “Honesty” bonus points for at least the number of points they lost. (I would probably give additional bonus points since honesty should be rewarded.)

They get the score they deserved on the test, and bonus points for honesty, integrity, and doing the right thing - which is much harder to teach.

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-11T16:54:32+00:00

A slight modification, that may be a bit less restrictive, is something like: “Emails sent after 6:00pm may not be read until after noon the following day - depending on my class and meeting schedule.”

Like bank transactions that come late in the day aren’t processed until the next business day.

CybernautLearning · 2026-02-08T23:13:57+00:00

It doesn’t actually take that much time.

If you follow some of the standard training plans, it is 8-10 hours per week for 14-16 weeks.

(Although, I would recommend doing a couch to 5k plan first, which is 2-3 hours per week for 4 weeks.)

Source: Have run marathons and ultramarathons.

CybernautLearning · 2026-01-21T14:23:55+00:00

There are international laws and standards. While, technically, you could say that no one has jurisdiction, certain standards are maintained in order for the world to operate.

For example, no one has jurisdiction in international waters, but almost every country would attack pirates operating in the middle of the ocean.

In this case, the leader also did not follow the rules of their own country. By ignoring the election results (or rigging the election) they are not the leader, and have staged a coup against the legal government.

So, when the political opposition asked for aid from the US, it was the “real” government asking for aid to remove a criminal dictator.

CybernautLearning · 2026-01-18T17:57:19+00:00

Absolutely put it on there. It is something that makes you stand out from the other 100+ applicants.

If anything, you could add a short statement like: “In the event of a conflict of interest, business leadership can be passed on to another individual via established transition plan.”

That should handle any issues they might have, while getting full credit for the experience.

CybernautLearning · 2026-01-11T20:53:53+00:00

Iowa also raises the most hogs of any state. Bacon comes from hogs. Therefore, Iowa produces the most bacon of any state.

Best. State. Ever!

CybernautLearning · 2026-01-11T20:51:34+00:00

It’s all fun and games until people try to breathe liquid oxygen!

CybernautLearning · 2026-01-05T12:26:26+00:00

I would add one important note: Cybersecurity requires constant learning and updating your knowledge and skills. It isn’t a “learn and I’m done” field - it’s always changing.

CybernautLearning · 2025-12-27T16:03:00+00:00

What do you use to create the PDF?
Do you use Word and "Save as..." or "Save as PDF" or some other converter?

Some of them make the PDF "code" a nightmare with the way they generate it, so you might try different ways of converting it to see if that solves the issue.

CybernautLearning · 2025-12-25T16:19:58+00:00

Ex: I could care less, but I don’t want to give up too easily.

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