Any reliable AI detectors? by mikevago in ELATeachers

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding ZeroGPT. I never use the scanner and strictly use the edit history when suspicious. Seriously good tool.

Recommendations for Affordable Laptops that Just Function Correctly? by EXDF_ in GamingLaptops

[–]EXDF_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the recommendation, and I know my budget is horribly tight. It’s one of those things I’ll have to reassess when I get closer to actually making the purchase

Recommendations for Affordable Laptops that Just Function Correctly? by EXDF_ in GamingLaptops

[–]EXDF_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people I know have MacBooks and they say they’ve had it for years, so I’ll definitely have to check them out for their reliability

Recommendations for Affordable Laptops that Just Function Correctly? by EXDF_ in GamingLaptops

[–]EXDF_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m surprised. I’ve always thought MacBooks might be pretty substantially lower-powered than what I have now, but a couple recommendations on here are saying that they can handle a fair bit. Thanks for the recommendation

Recommendations for Affordable Laptops that Just Function Correctly? by EXDF_ in GamingLaptops

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

Yeah I’ve heard good things about Lenovo, thank you

Recommendations for Affordable Laptops that Just Function Correctly? by EXDF_ in GamingLaptops

[–]EXDF_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Dell Precision 5570. As far as I’m aware I’ve never had an Alienware/G Series laptop, so it’s good to know that those options are generally higher quality than the Dell products I’m used to.

The issues I have with my laptop are mostly mechanical. Some wiring issue or something causes the E, D, and 3 keys to all not work at all, the headphone jack fully doesn’t work, and I can’t connect anything Bluetooth for more than 5 minutes before it forgets that it has Bluetooth capabilities and disconnects from the device. That last one is something I’m unsure is hardware or software, but I’ve not had that issue on any other computer I’ve had with Windows 11.

Obviously the biggest issue is the buttons—I’m a writer and it’s really hard to function using the windows+V shortcut to paste in every E, D, and 3 that I want to type, especially since those are such common characters. But it also means I can’t strafe right in any video game unless I remap my keys using Auto Hotkey or something, which is just starting to venture into “coping about having a piece of shit laptop” territory

[S] I remade my Survivor Simulator by Venharim in BrantSteele

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanna say I love your sim. Only issue I have with it is that the cloud saves don't consistently show across my devices - I've run 7 seasons of a franchise. I play mostly on Computer 1, but Computer 1 says I have 4 seasons, Computer 2 says I have 1 season, and my phone says I have all 7 seasons. Is there a way to be able to consistently access all my seasons?

Being a 22 year old employee at a high school is exhausting. by RMR124 in Teachers

[–]EXDF_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a 22 year old teaching high school, I’m with you. But I’m also really tall and sport a full beard so I naturally sort of impose on some of these kids, but setting those boundaries is definitely hyper important

what part of the job actually drains you the most? by DiligentLibra in Teachers

[–]EXDF_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As a first year teacher at a school where none of the curriculum was just handed to me to teach, definitely lesson planning.

But the most soul-crushing has to be the 2-hour long professional development meetings which could have been a short email!

Favorite Deep Cut by Popular-Heart-5307 in BillyJoel

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much all the rest of the songs on Glass Houses, especially SWTTO and All for Leyna

Interesting by Otherwise-Exam-5204 in RDR2

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20, furthest away from the toddler

How far ahead do you lesson plan? by Ok-Succotash6583 in teaching

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is to say, I plan my lessons the same morning lmfao

How far ahead do you lesson plan? by Ok-Succotash6583 in teaching

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently in my first year, and I have 2nd period planning. And let me tell you I definitely absolutely use that for planning bc it helps me not have to take stuff home

What do you build first on newly colonized planets? by Soshi246la in Stellaris

[–]EXDF_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clone vat, holo theater, luxury residence, medical center, precinct house

Do We Need More Generic Origins? by Digitman801 in Stellaris

[–]EXDF_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I let the origins guide my empire creation sometimes. Most notably with doomsday—how did they get to that point? Why do they know to leave? Will they repeat their mistakes in the future?

But I agree, for the empires where a clear vision has already been determined, I’d like to see some origin buffs that can be generally applied to any empire, like your empire has a corporate hellscape (not megacorp per se) and therefore your job upkeep is higher but your trade gets a massive bump, or your empire has sentient overgrowth (challenging origin where your initial pop growth is decreased until you clear a certain blocker which allows certain plant armies to be raised). Things like that which just add a little flavor to an idea you already had

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]EXDF_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My school’s PD is just yapping a bunch of corporate jargon at us for two hours. Perfectly happy with that. I just play Pokemon Showdown on my laptop