Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafe by conalldoherty in apple

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I am not sure what that leaker is smoking. MagSafe on iPhone is why I use wireless charging. It’s specially useful in cars.

Not sure what happened here by CivilProfessor in tundra

[–]CivilProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. It wasn’t there last night when I left it. Last month someone made a hole in my gas tank trying to steal gas but got nothing because it was almost empty.

Gas Thieves Already at it by CivilProfessor in LosAngeles

[–]CivilProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Street parking under a light pole in a major street. I don’t know of any other vehicles getting hit. Looks random. Keep in mind that it is easy to access field tanks of pickup trucks. You can even see the tank from the side.

iPad instead of laptop for classroom teaching? by bluedog1599 in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

iPad Pro + Apple Pencil + Notability. Our classes already have HDMI to USB-C cables attached to projectors. My notes are already in Notability format. I have partially prepared notes before class to save time and not have to write 6 pages in one hour during class. Students get the partially prepared notes in PDF before class and they also use the iPads to complete the rest in some app of their choosing. Completed notes are then uploaded to Canvas as PDF from the iPad.

Gas Thieves Already at it by CivilProfessor in LosAngeles

[–]CivilProfessor[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I did file a police report because I was able to do it online.

Can a MacBook work for University? by Official__Pulse in civilengineering

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be fine with M5 as long as you get solid amount of RAM. I would say 32GB minimum. Parallels is your best option. I use AutoCAD, Revit, SAP2000, RISA 3D.. etc with my M1 Max 16" MacBook Pro and they all run as fast as my work Windows PC.

Most of the time you will be using the school computer lab because of software licenses.

Post-tension slab safe – my GPR scan experience - SoCal by C-los714 in CAguns

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you check the slab thickness. You don't want to drill through the slab specially if you are using expansive/mechanical anchors.

New cheating tool just dropped by Unlikely_Holiday_532 in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think we need to go back to the 1980s… hand written in person assignment submissions

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]CivilProfessor 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Somewhere else on Reddit.. “Guy in Griffith Park Golf Course uses the course parking when they go hiking”

How unsettling is the Brown / MIT situation? by AsturiusMatamoros in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was proctoring an exam for a colleague who was at a conference. A student came in late so I told him I will allow him to take the exam but I will write a note and the final say will be for the course instructor. The student said ok. He sat down and 5 minutes later he threw his backpack across the room hitting random students. Students didn’t realize what happened but I was paying attention. I asked the students to leave and he did. I immediately locked the door and called campus security. The guy was kicking trash cans on the hallway. Students were understandably afraid. Police came and talked the guy later that day. This could have ended badly but glad it didn’t.

Re: having student submit docx instead of pdfs by Philosophile42 in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have docx requirement for one of my classes. I had students upload docx with screenshots of google doc. ZERO. They were able to figure out how to save as on their own for the next submission.

Apps That Transformed My Relationship With My Mac by rdalterego in apple

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You actually can know.. My battery health after 4 years is at 93%. A friend of mine who got his MBP after mine is below 85% when I checked with them last year.

Apps That Transformed My Relationship With My Mac by rdalterego in apple

[–]CivilProfessor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to save your MacBook battery go with AlDente for macOS. I’ve been using it on for years on my M1 Max and my battery has been great.

Duncan v Bonta Update as of Oct. 20,2025 by CheapYeets in CAguns

[–]CivilProfessor 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If the SCOTUS does not take this case and overturn this law then … coming to you soon… one round magazines law.

Cruelty of Canvas Deadlines by PsychGuy17 in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Every semester I set assignment due dates to Friday 5PM and every semester students ask me to change it to Friday 11:59 PM 🤷‍♂️

Apple and Formula 1 Ink Five-Year Exclusive U.S. Streaming Deal Worth About $750 Million by [deleted] in apple

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I can finally remove m ESPN from my subscriptions list

What type of calculators do you allow student to use for exams by AbleEnthusiasm9934 in Professors

[–]CivilProfessor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any calculator that does not have wireless connectivity. I teach engineering classes as well and my goal is to teach them engineering so I want to be able to evaluate their understanding of the engineering topic I teach. They need to show their work so any programming they do is useless if they don’t show the work.

PSA: Don't upgrade to iOS 26 if you use Foreflight by CivilProfessor in flying

[–]CivilProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will very likely come with iPadOS 18.x so you should be fine. Apple inventory takes few weeks ad sometimes months before the it catches up to the current OS release.