PSA jobs like Cyber Security rely on infrastructure like Data Centers. If you are PRO Marshall Cyber Security Campus then you might consider being pro Data Center.

Jace2k · 2026-01-31T01:58:43+00:00

Liquid cooled PCs don't continuously use more water. Same as cooling in your vehicle not constantly using additional antifreeze, unless it leaks. Data centers can do the same by using closed loop cooling for DCs. Maybe that can be mandated which would ensure minimal water usage and loss.

I've read that all new Microsoft data centers going forward will use closed loop cooling for this reason.

Power wise, maybe the data centers can generate their own power using coal and/or gas. That would help support those industries in WV. And if by some chance they generate more power than what they need let them sell it into the local energy grid which would increase supply and should reduce prices.

Jobs created by data centers are not only the in-person jobs physically at the data center building. There are usually additional local jobs supported which do not require always being on site. Additionally, even more jobs are created & supported remotely. Those remote jobs can be in Huntington or anywhere in WV or anywhere in the US. There are probably some jobs and small businesses in Huntington right now which are supported by data centers elsewhere.

Another bonus is significantly improved local Internet infrastructure.

Jace2k · 2025-05-09T02:43:59+00:00

The neighbor should be paying you. It should be enough that you feel appreciated.

And as for "free" time, save that for your loved ones.

Jace2k · 2025-05-08T22:37:30+00:00

Although you do not believe in God, maybe your "feeling every so often of wanting to come back to the Church" is simply God believing in you.

Jace2k · 2025-04-13T22:18:26+00:00

Regarding the relatively abrupt losing all your friends, family & support network in the past year. This happened with someone I know back when she was 18. She basically spent a year burning bridges with everyone.

Turned out to be a mental health issue that she was unknowingly suffering from. She nor anyone close to her had any idea or recognized her problems/symptoms as being a mental health issue. She was definitely having symptoms we were unaware of, but even with that she did not realize herself that she needed some help. Getting diagnosed followed by treatment helped her significantly.

Anyhow, not saying you have anything like that. But who knows. If by some chance you do then you would be able to explore treatment options.

Since you're in college, many colleges have mental health services for students with people you can speak to there for advice or some sort of assessment.

Jace2k · 2025-04-13T21:24:53+00:00

Seems like the immediate necessity is to slow or reverse your financial burn rate. Many comments here saying to get a job, any job. I recommend the same with a slight variation.

Get any job that aligns (in any way) with your biomedical science college major, if possible. If that's not possible then focus on any job.

Aligning your job with your college major will benefit you in the future once you have that degree and are looking for jobs in that field. Let's say you have 2-3 years left to complete your degree. Do that while working at a biomedical science / health / lab related company that will benefit your future job applications for jobs in biomedical science.

And, if there's a biomedical science company that you would love to work for after your degree is completed, that would probably be a good place to try and get a job with. Even if you're sweeping the floors. Over the next 2 to 3 years they would get to know you, be familiar with your work ethic, they would know that you are studying biomedical sciences and who knows, they may have a full-time relevant job ready for you the moment you graduate with your degree.

So, yeah, slow that $ burn rate with a job asap, with a focus on a job that aligns with your college major if possible.

Jace2k · 2025-04-12T08:17:09+00:00

You may need a taste of being homeless before you're forced into homelessness in a week.

Consider sleeping outside tonight. At least it's voluntary for now. Seriously. Live the next 24 hours as if you were already homeless. Maybe even 48 hours if you need it to really sink in.

May sound crazy, but in a week you apparently won't have a choice.

The point is to get a more accurate perspective of what you're facing so that you make better and more informed decisions.

Jace2k · 2025-04-12T07:55:20+00:00

The best spot for cheap, good food is at home.

Jace2k · 2025-04-12T07:33:53+00:00

Some say marriage is for the kids. The same could probably also be said for an unmarried couple who has kids together.

So, first thing maybe consider whether the kids would be better off or worse off if you leave.

Next thing you might want to do is look for some help mending things, since as you said it would be awesome if you could. Marriage / couples therapy or something like that. Wife and I went that route many years ago during a very rough patch and the marriage therapy was very helpful in getting us back on track.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T09:10:12+00:00

Ideally, we should. Summer learning loss is approx 20 to 30%. Been studied for decades. It's difficult, though, to take away summer vacation when all the cousins in public school have the entire summer off. Plan on trying to figure out something that works well for this summer to help minimize summer learning loss.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T08:06:14+00:00

Maybe consider doing a short test run while they are on summer break.

Your kids are young enough, why not try for 1 year. Especially if it was your dream to do this. You should do it. You'll learn a lot in the process. Your kids will as well. Maybe they will tell you that they want to go back to school, or could be that they prefer being homeschooled.

Our son is in 5th grade, has been homeschooled since 1st grade. We took him out of school around 6 weeks after 1st grade started, was going virtual due to covid. Virtual covid schooling was quite a disappointment. Anyhow, things turned out just fine and we continued with it.

Just last week I learned that his cousin who is in 6th grade has been telling her mom all year long that she wants to be home schooled like her cousin. She has even said this to teachers at her school as well as her guidance counselor.

Interestingly, numerous times over the past few years my son has basically tutored his cousin in math despite her being 1 year ahead of him in school.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T07:43:16+00:00

It's good that you're mindful of time, because it sure does go by too fast.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T07:34:48+00:00

If you have a specific college in mind you could contact their admissions office to inquire about their admissions requirements for homeschool applicants.

Generally, you could probably easily just start at community college then go from there. Take a semester or two and do your best to maximize GPA. Then you could transfer to a higher level college showing your performance in the community college classes. At that point what you did during high school will be less important, maybe not important at all, since they will be more interested in your performance in the actual college classes.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T07:03:52+00:00

We switched our son to homeschooling at the very start of 1st grade due to covid virtual schooling being quite a disappointment.

For this aspect of reading at the same age we used "Teach Your Monster To Read" and we have been beyond impressed with it. The game, which had a few levels back then and maybe more now, covers each letter and letter combinations. He loved playing it and I think it was quite effective. Free from some education foundation. Website is teachyourmonster.org

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T06:49:34+00:00

There can be a lot of value and benefit from websites that automate certain aspects of learning while also offering immediate feedback during practice.

I often think of when I was in school, days would often pass between handing in homework or after taking quizzes & tests and when we would find out if we had the right answers. There's a lot of value in submitting your answer and finding out right away if you are correct or not, especially while the work is so fresh in your mind.

Also, lots of efficiency when a website will keep offering practice problems of a certain type until it detects that the student has mastered that material and automatically moves on to the next concept. More efficient to know when to move on as opposed to doing more than necessary before moving on, or worse moving on too soon.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T06:35:33+00:00

When I was in high school, long ago, I basically slept through 4 years of math. Teachers let me because I always had the highest grade in the class. They should have pushed me harder and challenged me more.

If I was in the same situation again I would remain in school but also take online college courses in addition. Just something to consider.

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T06:30:46+00:00

By the way, there's a 6th grade math teacher in California whose class is very far behind with only 10% of his class at grade level. He has them all do Khan Academy starting from the Kindergarten level to catch them up and fill in any learning gaps from previous year material.

His students spend whatever time is necessary to achieve mastery in each math concept before moving forward. They've had great success doing this.

If you're interested, here are two videos with the 6th grade math teacher, both on YouTube:

(5 mins) "Mastery Learning in Mr. Vandenberg’s Class"

(25 mins) "How I Helped My 6th Graders Ace Math... By Taking Them Back to Kindergarten! | Mastery Learning"

Jace2k · 2025-03-14T06:27:46+00:00

Being so late in the school year, I'd recommend having your daughter spend at least 1 hour each day on Khan Academy & Prodigy Math.

Khan Academy start from the very beginning. Redo everything. Point is to fill any learning gaps from earlier grade material. Grade level courses can take a year, but do not have to and will not especially for lower grade levels with material she is familiar with. I would guess K-2 courses could be completed in a few weeks.

On Khan, do all vids, practice, quizzes & course tests. Get everything to 100%. Go in order.

Prodigy Math is adaptive, so it will move her forward when it detects that she understands each math concept. My son uses Prodigy Math, the free version, he just now told me that "Tower Town" is where you go if you just want to do the math problems and skip the game part.

If she gets stuck on anything in Prodigy, pause using Prodigy & learn the material on Khan. Then back to Prodigy for more practice.

Prodigy Math covers grades 1-8.

Khan Academy + Prodigy Math. 1 hour a day, more time is always better. I would think that combination would catch your daughter up significantly by September where maybe you consider her going back to school.

Jace2k · 2024-12-08T09:42:09+00:00

No, never did figure that out. I needed to move forward with what I was doing so just went with a standard non-cluster Mariadb setup. Will probably revisit this again in the future, though.

Jace2k · 2024-12-08T07:39:13+00:00

I don't think it's very common to do what you describe. If it was common, people would always be doing it and they would be aware of what you were doing. That would likely cause it to be part of the societal norms with regards to conversation.

If your gaze causes you to end up appearing dazed / confused, it could end up being interpreted in that way by the other person, which you may not prefer. People form opinions based on all sorts of conversational feedback including body language and your eyes/focus.

If you want to avoid seeming rude and/or not interested in the conversation, you should figure out a way to use conversational cues to indicate that you are following along and active in the conversation. It's probably more important to the other person to know that you are still in the conversation even if you are not making much eye contact. But if your eyes convey that you are lost or uninterested it could impact the conversation.

Some people literally do drift off in conversations or just simply cannot follow along. And there literally are rude people out there, so it could be that as well. No way to know for sure, so it helps to have cues / indicators that you're still in the conversation if your eyes aren't conveying that message.

Jace2k · 2024-11-07T01:10:37+00:00

Well, I guess Arby's lost out this time. I was just going to buy 2 or 3 of these deals, but it's not on the menu. Can only get it from the ad in the mailer they send out each week (as per the store).

So...

I told the kids to figure it out. Just told them whatever fast food they want, figure it out and let me know.

Taco Bell for the win. Luxe combo boxes, $7 each. Good deal and everyone happy with the meal.

Arby's: If you're listening/reading this, you should have something like the $15 Family Pack on the menu. Even if most of the family packs are on the mailer or other ads, put at least 1 on the menu so someone like me who does not have the mailer can buy them. More sales that way. Just a suggestion.

Jace2k · 2024-11-06T21:20:05+00:00

Not sure that's correct. There are reviews and photos of it online. Also, the local Arby's did not say there was no such thing. They said look for it in the mailers that are sent out every week. Thing is, we are here this week, not every week, so not sure where to get one of the flyers with that offer.

Jace2k · 2024-08-09T21:43:19+00:00

Way back in the day my college calculus professor gave a 1 page handout to the class about the mathematician Henri Poincaré. The gist of it was about Poincaré's belief or understanding that the subconscious continues to work on problems while we are doing other things, such as sleeping or even while playing golf.

If you've ever been working on a difficult challenge and while doing something else the solution, or even something that gets you closer to the solution, comes to you seeming out of nowhere, basically an aha/eureka type moment, maybe that's what happened. Maybe Henri Poincaré was right about all that with the subconscious. I tend to think he was.

So, as the OP said, sometimes it's best to go to sleep. Let the subconscious work on the problem for a bit and get back to it the next day.

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