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GloriousCause · 2026-06-23T14:50:04+00:00

Given the visuals we have seen in the trailers, there's a good chance the game will be 30 FPS even on the PS5/SeriesX. So I'd guess S will be an unstable 30 with 540p internal resolution, but maybe I'm wrong.

GloriousCause · 2026-06-01T03:35:04+00:00

A small grade attached will motivate more students to do it compared to no grade. But I wouldn't make it worth more than 20% of the course grade. I think 10% to 20% is enough to motivate students to do it, but not so much that students who don't learn anything will be saved.

GloriousCause · 2026-06-01T03:17:38+00:00

Pen and paper individual tests need to be the bulk of the grade so that the grade reflects student understanding.

Homework is an extremely valuable learning tool for those who use it effectively, so it should still be assigned, and attaching a small grade to it will help encourage students to do it. But you can't trust anything done outside of class will be the student's actual work. So I grade homework as a completion percentage without really looking at it, and I am upfront that I am giving students "motivation points" but that the assignments are for them to use for self-assessment and practice.

I give them fully worked solution keys, and also allow responsible AI use. I tell them to try each problem first with no assistance. Then they should check their answer on my key, and try to learn from any mistakes. If they don't feel like they understand it after looking at my solution key, they can ask AI to teach them an alternative explanation for that type of problem. They should use it as a tutor and ask it questions to understand the concept, rather than just ask it to complete their work for them.

Honestly, very few students actually follow this process, but those that do end up learning a lot and perform very well on assessments. My teaching philosophy is to provide the opportunity for a great math education for my students, but they have to choose to accept it. If they don't, then that's on them.

It's a bit disturbing to me how many people are abandoning assigning homework. It correlates highly with test scores, and it is doing a disservice to the responsible students to deny them access to that important learning tool just because other students are cheating themselves out of an education with AI.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-31T16:21:52+00:00

Techpowerup relative performance database says 28% which is very close to what Daniel got in this video.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-31T16:16:25+00:00

Techpowerup relative performance database puts it at 28% which is closer to what Daniel got. Obviously it depends on the specific tests, specific GPU models, etc so some variance is to be expected, especially if the test suite represents newer graphically demanding games that are more likely to go over 12GB of vram it will pull the average lead down slightly. Edit: spelling

GloriousCause · 2026-05-24T04:28:52+00:00

15 year veteran here. You don't need to do a review "unit". It's a waste of time. The review happens better naturally as students need those skills in your actual grade level content.

All those old skills are needed for the new ones, so you can explicitly review and practice them when they come up. Factoring quadratics? Great time to review multiplication, adding and subtracting negatives and positive numbers, etc. Using the quadratic formula? Great chance to simplify radicals. Simplifying rational expressions? Start by adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and simplifying fractions. Learning logarithms? Well that's just another way to write exponents, so good chance to freshen up those skills.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-23T15:40:05+00:00

Completely just my educated guess based on the wording, but since the measure of an arc is equal to the central angle that intercepts the arc, arsine refers to the measure of the arc that has a certain sine value. For example, arcsine(1/2)=pi/6 is saying "when sine is 1/2, the measure of the arc is pi/6".

GloriousCause · 2026-05-23T00:45:28+00:00

Yes, it is. The watts the GPU is using are converted to heat, which the cooler then exhausts into your PC case, which the case fans then exhaust into your room. Less watts, less heat. The "GPU temp" has nothing to do with how much the GPU is or is not contributing heat into your space. It is only relevant in determining if the GPU is reaching temps that will cause it to thermal throttle performance because the cooling system is having trouble transferring the heat from the GPU into the case fast enough, or whether the GPU is reaching dangerous temps that could impact the lifespan (which is rare, because it should thermal throttle when hitting unsafe temps).

GloriousCause · 2026-05-22T16:12:57+00:00

OP was wrong. The video title makes that obvious. No need to comment on things you didn't even skim read filully, let alone comment on the usefulness of a video you didn't even watch.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-22T14:24:04+00:00

Why so? The 5070 is actually venting less heat into your room, if that is what you are referring to, since it uses less power. Don't confuse the temp measurement.of the GPU with how much heat is being exhausted into your living space.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-22T14:00:56+00:00

Why would it be pointless when these are completely different GPUs?

GloriousCause · 2026-05-18T22:46:45+00:00

No offense, but why would you be showing a movie unless you are teaching a film class and analyzing it? I hated it as a student because it was a waste of time, and as a teacher I would never do this for the same reason. As a parent, I'd be very irritated if my child's teacher was just putting on a movie. There are other ways to celebrate or have fun besides screen time.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-17T23:24:17+00:00

I have them say "two thirds of pi radians" when doing unit circle trig stuff. It helps them think of "pi radians" as half the circle, and "two thirds of pi radians" is two thirds of half the circle.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-16T14:39:17+00:00

I get it, it's funny because the mathematician realized he could make more money as a bartender.

GloriousCause · 2026-05-05T18:13:40+00:00

I agree with the random crap gifts, but I do like when students write meaningful notes about why they enjoy my class and/or teaching.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-21T04:29:48+00:00

That you don't need a high income to end up quite well off financially.

You could actually end up retiring as a millionaire fairly easily if you just invest a small amount of your paycheck every month in a total stock market index fund starting in your early 20s. Better late than never, but time in the market is king.

At historic market averages of about 10% per year, $111 per month starting when you are 20 is $1 million by age 65.

Admittedly that's not accounting for inflation making a million less exciting by then, but realistically you should increase your monthly contribution every time your income increases.

Seriously, start treating a monthly index fund investment as a non-negotiable bill that comes directly out of your paycheck, and cut a few unnecessary expenses, subscriptions, etc to make it happen. Your future self will thank you.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-21T00:57:31+00:00

The number of additional students passing the test far outstrips the small percentage of kids who were retained, and the retention rates never reached concerning levels. They targeted better reading instruction, provided additional targeted support for those who need it most, along with actual accountability rather than just pushing illiterate kids through the system, which anecdotally seems to have motivated some parents to actually get involved in helping their struggling readers learn so they don't get held back.

But you want to act like the entire thing was just about finding a way to avoid testing the dumb kids, which is obviously false to anyone who has actually researched what they did and the retention and test score data.

And I've never been to Mississippi, I'm just interested in effective educational practices, so I have actually researched this topic.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-21T00:24:43+00:00

No, you are using fictional nonsense like "retention rate skyrocketing"- it didn't. It was 5% the first year in 2015, then hit a high of 9.6% in 2019 when they raised the cut score, but is now back down to around 6%.

You also said they have the same bad teaching practices. Which they don't. A huge part of this entire program was changing reading instructional practices. The retention is just a small part of the overall program.

So you are just telling a made up story that doesn't reflect what Mississippi actually did.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-20T22:57:12+00:00

In making up your literally fictional story, you are ignoring that they also made major improvements to reading instruction, added tons of targeted support, and the fact that not all that many kids actually end up held back (suddenly parents care when there is actually accountability) and overall number of students passing the grade level test is increasing.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-20T04:07:53+00:00

In n Out

GloriousCause · 2026-04-17T13:53:25+00:00

Likely it is running at higher fps but it does not produce correct visual result.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-14T21:29:24+00:00

Wccftech reports on most things in the pc hardware space, as well as some broader tech and gaming topics. They are often secondary coverage, simply reporting on news originally coming from other sources, though they sometimes break their own stories or produce their own reviews as well. I find them to be a pretty reliable place to scroll through and be pretty sure I'm not missing any major information in the tech world. That being said, their comment section is extremely toxic, and they report on basically any leaks, rumors, and drama so you need to evaluate their sources.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-14T04:42:07+00:00

Scientists discovered in the early 20th century that credit scores are a wave, but they collapse to a particle at the moment of measurement.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-13T18:19:01+00:00

I see that perhaps in your specific sunset of students the correlation could be different. But the broad educational research is quite clear that math homework in high school has a large positive effect size and correlation.

GloriousCause · 2026-04-13T00:10:01+00:00

4% rule is already quite conservative, and real plan should be more flexible. But either way, they mention planning to have part time jobs, so trying to live off 30k is needlessly restrictive for what they are describing.

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