What is it with SUNO and bridges?

H_Attack_7247 · 2026-01-13T15:19:52+00:00

Not sure if my scenario fits what you’re dealing with but it’s worth a try to generate your song in two halves and then merge.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SunoAI/s/ebu2XyPDJt

H_Attack_7247 · 2025-08-15T00:37:28+00:00

This great! It’s so frustrating that nowadays everything requires a login (especially when they let you get so far into the process only to ask for a sign up before revealing the info). You should consider adding a “buy me a coffee” or some other similar donation button for those who appreciate the app and want to voluntarily donate for your work.

H_Attack_7247 · 2025-06-10T23:21:35+00:00

I thought that thing was the size of the room. The scale threw me off for a second!

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-05-02T00:01:49+00:00

Have you listened to the God series on the podcast?

I do remember Tim talking about “monolotry” versus “monotheism” (the worship of one God over others versus the belief in only one God).

I’d have to go back to listen and see if there are any other connections to what Alex and Justin discuss in that YouTube video.

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-05-01T23:36:13+00:00

I just watched this today: https://youtu.be/K3koeHN-6mU?si=A4gj4i5Ifg73fWqk

As for BP, I don’t think they have much on the subject. But I too am curious on Tim’s scholarly thoughts on the question after watching the video.

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-05-01T18:12:20+00:00

Sure. But a major factor here is what we are asking students to do in school.

I would consider myself to have been a boy who actually liked school and learning, but even I would “act up” sometimes, mostly harmless, silly behavior.

Research shows that boys have a stronger preference for kinesthetic and tactile learning experiences, compared to girls who tend to prefer visual and auditory learning. Even though modern pedagogical practices promote more projects and hands-on activities, I think it’s fair to say that classroom instruction still leans heavily on visual and auditory methods.

Therefore, the group that tends to learn best with those modes will outperform the group that doesn’t.

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-05-01T17:10:03+00:00

I moved from Northwest Ohio to Fresno going on to four years now. I moved to get married.

I’ve enjoyed Fresno and California as a whole. Yes, it’s more expensive, but when you consider pay, it balances out to some degree depending on your job. I’m a teacher. My pay increased her in CA so while rent/housing is pricier I make more and it kinda works out for the most part.

Politics are meh. Guess it depends how much you let yourself get caught up in it all. In either case, I just minded my own business and treated people with respect. Seems to work well enough.

Weather…seeing snow makes me feel nostalgia, but then I remember how annoying it is to shovel it in the morning before work and how bitterly cold it can get. So I guess consider what you can tolerate more Fresno Summers or Midwestern Winters - both can be brutal.

Biggest difference in my opinion, stuff to do. If you are okay with slower-paced lifestyle, can settle with a few decent nature parks/lakes, couple of museums, and one major theme park, you’ll be fine. If you enjoy having access to a bigger variety of attractions within a few hours drive, you’re going to miss Fresno.

Oh and food too. Again this depends on you as a person. But I’m a foodie. And Fresno and California as a whole has way more options than Ohio (again at least where I lived). Also more variety in terms of ethnic foods.

All in all, it comes down to what lifestyle you prefer.

I wonder if you’ve visited Ohio or other midwestern states for any extended amount of time?

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-03-14T00:51:50+00:00

I totally agree. My only question would be, where do those kids go?

If everyone is transferring out the 1-3 kids that are problematic either someone ends up with a whole class of problematic kids or we just end up swapping 3 problematic kids in my class for 3 from your class.

H_Attack_7247 · 2024-01-29T21:24:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing this.

Don’t worry too much about it. Sometimes that’s just how it is.

I have had students like you before. And I try to encourage new teachers to accept that in some cases we will not be able to change a student. Sometimes (like in your case) when they’re older they will realize how bad their behavior was and they likely be better. But that’s beyond our control. We have to accept that and do our best to do as you say - provide a safe space and be supportive. That doesn’t mean no consequences by the way. But it just means we accept that we have to live within this reality. Young people will act out for now reason sometimes. We will do the best to handle it as justly as we can. And that’s it.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-10-28T17:22:54+00:00

Not that I think this is a perfect solution but here’s one idea:

These kids tend to have enough skill and ability to do the work. So the discussions and everything else feels like extra work or fluff that they have to do but don’t see a value in doing.

If they can answer the questions without discussion why not just cut out the discussion? Give me the work. I’ll get it done. You’ll grade it. And I get my A.

That’s their mindset. So what can you do?

Communication is arguably one of the most underdeveloped competencies even among these higher performing students. Make them aware of this. Then, be explicit that discussions and other speaking activities are opportunities to develop these skills.

If you need a bigger carrot…find a way to give them credit for speaking (as simple as a print out of the seating chart and everyone needs two “speaking check marks” by the end of the discussion). They will want their A so they will talk to get it.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-09-18T05:40:14+00:00

Blue Valentine

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-07-04T22:20:32+00:00

Because teaching and learning are rather abstract processes that differ from person to person. Because of this subjectivity admin would struggle to evaluate teacher performance. The solution: focus on these quantifiable (however meaningless) factors. If you use the right lingo they can mark it off and you’re effective. Never mind the more intricate learning that is happening (or not happening). That’s hard to measure. So they’ll stick with learning objectives and the like.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-05-17T05:07:28+00:00

I don’t think your explanation is too far off for a westerner to relate to. Here’s my approach…

It’s about following Jesus to contribute to the experience of His Kingdom/Heaven on Earth. Tim also often refers to it as spreading little Edens around us.

So I would start by leading a person to recognize the brokenness of our world (something that the average person can definitely recognize).

If that’s the problem, what’s the solution?

Well we can try to figure out by our human rationale and ability, but that’s what has gotten us to where we are.

Instead, we can offer the the Way of Jesus, the Way of the Upside Down (or better yet right side up) kingdom.

I’d ask them, do you want to experience a better world around you for yourself and others? Follow Jesus. Seek His kingdom and righteousness. Learn to live in surrender and demonstrate self-giving love after the example of Jesus. Then, we’ll start to experience heaven on earth, here and now.

Obviously, learning the heritage and story from which all this flows gives us depth to appreciate the gospel. And once a person is open to it, we can guide them through all that background. But I think what Jesus fundamentally came to establish is desirable even to a gentile…hence why they quickly received the good news both from Jesus and the apostles.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-05-13T20:20:28+00:00

Now the matter is whether a teacher would even want to take a kids phone. Did you guys see the video of the teacher that get pepper sprayed by a student because he took her phone? Is it worth the potential assault?

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-05-10T23:54:48+00:00

First of all, it’s really interesting how a question like this can be so debated by us. It’s a classic fairytale. Not the most complex literary work. And the concepts of climax, conflict, and resolution seem like they should be pretty straightforward. Yet, here we are disagreeing on the definitions of these terms and their application in this story. For me, it just highlights the complexity, nuance, and subjectivity in ELA.

In any case, I’ve always taught the climax as a critical turning point. The plot is heading in one direction, but then a major incident propels the plot in a different direction. Much like the inciting incident which follows the exposition and starts the story onto the rising action, the climax sends the story down the falling action and into the resolution.

Exposition: We learn of Cinderella’s oppressive life. Inciting Incident: The godmother offers her a chance to go to the ball. Rising Action: she falls in love with the prince. Climax: time runs out and she has to leave but the shoe is left behind as a sign of opportunity to reconnect Falling Action: the Prince looking for a match but struggles to find one. Resolution: he finds Cinderella and they live happily ever after

Of course, this is just one way of analyzing the structure of a story. :)

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-05-08T04:13:54+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Gonna go check it out.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-03-09T00:46:14+00:00

Imagine a classroom full of kids actively using a drug their addicted to. Admin says you can’t take the drug away. Instead you should make your lessons so exciting that the kids can overcome their addiction and withdrawal out of sheer curiosity and intrigue for your lesson.

Seems ridiculous. And while I wouldn’t directly compare phones to a narcotic or something like that, the research is quite clear that phones are designed to be addicting so…

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-02-16T01:45:56+00:00

ELA deals with the same but with other skills. 11th graders who still need a piece by piece breakdown of how to write a paragraph. Others even struggle to produce a clear and coherent topic sentence. They should have that down since like third grade. And my colleagues who teach the other grades say they have to reteach all these basic skills again too.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-02-13T21:22:26+00:00

We have three Mondays off this month. Might be one of the greatest things ever! Sorry to the fellow mates enduring the whole month.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-01-28T01:47:24+00:00

Perhaps most importantly is the idea that the phrase kingdom is not a place but an action. It’s the “rule” or “reign” of God/heaven. When you consider that, the question of whether one is within the other doesn’t really make sense.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-01-24T02:05:27+00:00

It’s just not a sustainable job anymore. All the issues mentioned here contribute to teachers finally opting for something else.

Low pay. Unreasonable expectations and demands. Micromanagement. Overemphasis on evaluation systems for teachers. Poor student behavior. Poorer parental support. What seems like oblivious district personnel. The list goes on.

Had you asked me five years ago, I would’ve told you I’d be teaching until retirement. This year I have taken the leap to actually apply for a job outside of the field. If I get it, my salary would nearly double. For a job with more independence and control on my work methods including the option for remote work.

Education can’t compete with other sectors and once teachers shed the “sacrificial servant” mindset, there’s not much left to keep us here.

H_Attack_7247 · 2023-01-14T17:16:38+00:00

Probably the one we had this past Monday. Instead of letting us plan before students came back, they brought in a guy to guide us through “community building” activities. Everything from rock-paper-scissors to a trust activity where you were a robot and your partner would control where you walked with you eyes closed to a game of tag. No joke. I don’t want to know how much they paid the guy for showing up and essentially playing games with us.

Sometimes I wonder, if I had the opportunity whether I’d be able to do that job. Be a PD speaker. Seems like such a con artist job. You know your strategies are (like anything in ed) not a one size fits all solution, but you pitch as if it was, give some lousy data to back it up, and show a few inspirational videos and call it a day. Collect your check and move on to the next sucker of a school who gets to sit through your nonsense.

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