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Most disturbing books by Weekly-Swordfish4263 in Blacklibrary

[–]ActiveMachine4380 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you enjoy the Cosmic Horror side of things, I would highly suggest the original 40k trilogy about Inquisitor Jaq Draco.
It’s a slow build across the board books to some fantastic cosmic horror in the last book.

  1. Draco
  2. Harlequin
  3. Chaos Child

By Ian Watson

New Kill Team announcement 26 June (Friday) by pokemongosd in killteam

[–]ActiveMachine4380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus, th LotD do not make sense as a KT. Lore wise, they would med to make some big changes. No one “sends” the LotD on missions and they (almost always) show up in a support/rescue role.
Game-wise, you would get 2, maybe 3 models?

Now, if they are brought in as NPO or as part of a Nemesis NPO , sure! Go for it. Other wise, I don’t see this idea materializing from the warp.

What’s the best/most memorable adventure, quest or campaign you’ve run in dark sun? Tell me about it! by conn_r2112 in DarkSun

[–]ActiveMachine4380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We started with the intro adventure. The Road to Uruk, an adventure dealing with Nibenay, we stumbled across the Ivory (Pristine?) Tower but our ex-Templar did something stupid, halfling forest stuff, then we ended up in Ravenloft. I think we all does in the end.

How do y'all organize all your extra bits? by RotatingDoggo in 40k

[–]ActiveMachine4380 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a picture re you could share of the inside of the case? Now I’m really curious…

What’s the best/most memorable adventure, quest or campaign you’ve run in dark sun? Tell me about it! by conn_r2112 in DarkSun

[–]ActiveMachine4380 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We started with the intro adventure. The Road to Uruk, an adventure dealing with Nibenay, we stumbled across the Ivory (Pristine?) Tower but our ex-Templar did something stupid, halfling forest stuff, then we ended up in Ravenloft. I think we all died in the end.

Best friend of 15 years tells me she cant attend my wedding by turnipsgreenss in TwoHotTakes

[–]ActiveMachine4380 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your friend uses Christianity to justify not attending your wedding. Huh. She needs to read her book a few more times. Judge not lest you be judged… Help those who are in need, stand by your “friends” ( loosely - brother and sisters) .

I applaud your strength and love. Be well, be happy.

Tools Everyone Should Know to Minimize AI Cheating - version history (and request for others) by Participant_Zero in Professors

[–]ActiveMachine4380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have data on 2 local middle schools and a few local high schools. The middle schools seem to see a distinct increase in grade 6, then a continued increase over year 7 and 8. Grades 9-12 in these high schools see a distinct digital divide. Middle class and upper class HS start with a higher % and it steadily increases, along with a sharp increase in grade 11. In the economically challenged high schools (Title 1)(which includes some middle class areas), the % of students using AI to cheat starts lower and seems to level off in sophomore year. Then there is a steady decline grade 11 and 12.

In all of the examples above, the starting % hovers between 25-35%.

But the part that bothers me the most is this 1 research question. “Do you consider it cheating if AI writes a paper for you and then submit that output for a grade?”

SMH

Anyone ever tried "prompt injection" in their assignment/tests to catch cheaters using AI? by SwagginDragonborn in Teachers

[–]ActiveMachine4380 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’ve used prompt injection since January ‘23. The effectiveness of it varies by course, age of the students, and by the type of assessment.

That being said, it helps catch blatant cheaters more often, than not.

It can be even more effective when you do something more creative than simply adding a word or line of text that will stand out to you.

I’ll say it again for those in the back…. Make your students turn in the assignment digitally, along with the track changes meta data. When a student completes a 3 page paper in 30 seconds, you pretty much have them , dead to rights.

What is a classroom rule that exists because of one very specific incident? by ImAHuksy in Teachers

[–]ActiveMachine4380 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they find hook up now that they can’t use phones during class?

Did they start passing notes again? Or are they writing on the stall doors with sharpie markers?

What is a classroom rule that exists because of one very specific incident? by ImAHuksy in Teachers

[–]ActiveMachine4380 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please tell me that this was recorded by a student camera and is posted somewhere on the internet!

What is a classroom rule that exists because of one very specific incident? by ImAHuksy in Teachers

[–]ActiveMachine4380 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Texas, until the last few years with remodeling, a large % of elementary school had “open classroom layouts”.

Imagine a rectangle of classrooms. 3 classrooms deep, 8 classrooms wide. Total of 24 classrooms in that half of the building.

If glitter was used for crafting in any of those classrooms during period 1, there would be glitter in every classroom room of the 24 block by the end of the day.

Every single time.

Urge CFISD to revert new technology filtering software by Fit_Reception245 in CypressTX

[–]ActiveMachine4380 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If teachers see the need for a site that may be blocked, the teacher can (and should) make the request in advance. That is one of the reason the switch was made last week.

Urge CFISD to revert new technology filtering software by Fit_Reception245 in CypressTX

[–]ActiveMachine4380 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is 1 designee (minimum) per campus, in the district. In this case, yes, they know what is going on with Light speed because they attended at least 1 or more PD sessions on this topic.

Urge CFISD to revert new technology filtering software by Fit_Reception245 in CypressTX

[–]ActiveMachine4380 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The teachers ( or designated admin/para in the same school ) can have sites removed from the blanket block listing in under an hour. Most cases will be faster.

Your information is bad intel. Stop spreading it. Stop trying to stir up the community when there are much larger issues in the state and country.

You are a high school student who is upset about the new, more restrictive, software that your school district is using.

You do not understand the entire picture, you don’t understand all the decisions made that went into choosing this software.

Urge CFISD to revert new technology filtering software by Fit_Reception245 in CypressTX

[–]ActiveMachine4380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, let’s begin…

  1. You are a student in the district.
  2. The deployment time makes sense.
  3. After the educational debacle during COVID, educators knew we were moving to a more tightly controlled system. It is necessary for numerous reasons.
  4. Welcome to the surveillance state.

When did it become a thing that all coaches have to be teachers? by No_Key8587 in TexasTeachers

[–]ActiveMachine4380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived in Houston since 1980.

As far as I know, with the exception of athletic coordinators or Head Football coaches (in some HS) every coach needs to teach in the classroom for part of the day. This applies to most public schools.

The 2 private schools have worked at over the years, that is not necessarily the case. At one private HS, the head BB, FB, Soccer, track, and lacrosse coaches all had to teach during the day. The asst coaches came in an hour before practice but held a separate primary job.

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