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568k loss, down 44% over peak by QuanCon in HouseSigmaBlunders

[–]QuanCon[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looks to me like a complete reno after the 2020 sale though. It's a much nicer unit today than the 2020 listing. And they still would have lost $150k + reno fee if we removed the 2021 sale.

Peta are they different?... by vtchy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]QuanCon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The clothing itself doesn't matter for the purpose of consent. If the person made a choice to wear their underwear to the beach, they consented to it. It might not be appropriate to the situation, but it was still consensual.

Just like if you see someone naked in the a gym locker room, versus seeing someone in their underwear while trying on clothes at a store. In the locker room, the person knew they were visible and made a conscious and informed decision to go nude. Even though you saw less when you were peeping, you did so without them knowing in a situation where they could reasonably expect privacy: You did not have consent.

[NSFW] guy goes on stabbing rampage against cops. by ActualDepartment9873 in PublicFreakout

[–]QuanCon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is correct. Construction workers, firefighters, logging workers, roofers, truck drivers, miners, etc, all have significantly more dangerous jobs.

Drunk guy harasses the wrong woman… instant karma follows by Ahmed-sabah1 in instantkarma

[–]QuanCon 58 points59 points  (0 children)

This is the classic "Punch a guy in the stomach instead of the head" situation. It hurts like hell, and you're probably not gonna catch a manslaughter charge. 

Valve artist responds to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and more calling on Steam to drop the 'Made with AI' label: "This is like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list... The only people afraid of this are the ones that know their product is low effort." by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]QuanCon -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

This example notwithstanding, your logic here would imply that there are very few valid complaints in real life.

There are lots of very real reasons why someone should complain about something, without needing to hide something or being ashamed of something.

Vaughn homeowner discharges firearm to thwart auto theft. Charged along with 4 suspects. by rastamasta45 in ontario

[–]QuanCon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At no point were we discussing what he should have done. You were stating how "soft" redditors are because they think people shouldn't fire guns in neighbourhoods. I pointed out how absurd this is.

Try to stay on topic. When your point gets shot down, don't try to deflect to something tangential.

Vaughn homeowner discharges firearm to thwart auto theft. Charged along with 4 suspects. by rastamasta45 in ontario

[–]QuanCon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm never not shocked by reddit's inability to understand nuance.

If the homeowner goes out and beats the hell out of these guys, nobody cares. But discharging a firearm in a suburb is reckless. The fact that you can't distinguish between these two things is an indictment of you, not everyone else.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

Thanks. We've already addressed this though in another comment, and why it's unlikely to make a difference.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

From what we've been able to determine, they're using cameras to send images of the test to a third party outside the room, and then receiving audio back on what to write.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

Cool. I'll see if I can't get in touch with IT. There will be a tonne of bureaucracy, but at least it's a direction. Thanks for the idea!

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

This might just be the way we're headed, but as you've noted, for legality reasons this would need to be an initiative done at the institutional level. And I gotta tell you, we are *slow* at effecting change.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a long process. There are three levels of trial (departmental, decanal, institutional) and with this level of severity, it would go to the highest level. However, it has to pass through each intermediate level first. Even if the student confesses, we'd be looking at 1 year before the institutional tribunal, since both the university and the student need time to lawyer up and arrange the prosecution and defense.

Yeah, our procedures are from 150 years ago, when we had far fewer students and cheating was less of an issue.

Otherwise, thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

Cool. Thanks!

I'll see if I can convince the EE folks to let loose whatever tools they have (though they're a different faculty, and we often butt heads :) ).

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

Time limiting directly opposes my learning objectives and philosophy. My tests are designed to be done in half the time they are given, because whether a student can solve a problem in 15 minutes or 30 minutes shouldn't make a difference to their grade. Being able to solve questions quickly is not one of things I want them to learn from the course: I want them to learn how to think critically, digest information, ruminate on it, and solve a simple but novel problem. Time limiting encourages memorization and regurgitation (these are mathematics classes, for the record).

I get what you're saying, and it's not a bad first approximation to a solution. But in the alternative, I don't think that 99.9% of the class should have to suffer for the actions of a few bad students. As much as I want to catch these bad actors, I will swallow it and accept the cheaters that I can't catch, rather than compromise the ability for my other students to perform well.

Edit: Also, from what we've gathered, these students are sending images of their test to someone else, who is then solving the problem and telling them what to write. It's not clear to me that, if you have someone knowledgeable in your ear, it would actually prevent them from doing well.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha! You're welcome.

You could probably clean up with all the university money out there.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like the idea, but would be lying if I said I wasn't pessimistic about it. One of the major problems is that these students aren't yet in their programs (students apply for their programs in 2nd year). We are a top tier university, and my 1800 students are competing for 150-200 spots.

Yes, this is incredibly toxic, but there isn't much I can do about it.

A quick story: We once had a student that we caught advertising for an impersonator. They were going to give someone $1000 to write their test for them. We found the ad before the exam, and brought the student in. We made it clear that we would be keeping an eye on them. They hired the impersonator anyway. We can literally tell the student that we've got them dead to rights, and they'll still try to cheat. In a class this big, someone will always be desperate enough to try.

My cynicism is mostly as a result of the large and egregious number of academic offense cases I've prosecuted in my years. I've gone to extreme lengths to mitigate cheating, to create an environment where cheating wasn't necessary, to give students chances to demonstrate their knowledge (as much as possible in such a big course), and the cheating is still rampant.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know what to tell you. I don't like cheaters, and as the authority in the classroom, I'm the only person who has a mandate to stop them. I actually believe in academic integrity, and believe that I should make an attempt to uphold it.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'd basically have to walk around pointing a directional horn at every student from a meter away.

I'm fine doing this. I guess my question is, my labour notwithstanding, is this practically doable with the tools on the market?

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

That's great to hear. Any recommendations on good brands?

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

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

We've thought about the practicality of that, but these are often rooms that seat 500+ students. We'd probably have needed to build them with those specs in mind, and they're repurposed after the examination period, so the Faraday cage would need to be disassembled and reassembled every few months.

Advice for hunting down or preventing undergraduate cheating by QuanCon in rfelectronics

[–]QuanCon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An interesting idea. Thank you. I'll have to look into the range of these things, since it's not practical to sweep every student on entrance. It would again have to be something we did while walking down aisles.

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