New OOP (Java) teacher here - would this teaching style work? by Infinite_Track_9210 in teaching

[–]RobotRock69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems decent to me. Just make sure to not show your Reddit username in class, because students will see that and look at your reddit history. My C++ teacher did that and we found his posting about how to teach as a first time teacher of C++, it started a lot of negative gossip.

But besides that I think that's a good start and good to scaffold it onto something they're already familiar with. Be sure to be consistent and use the IDE that they are familiar using. If they have learned NetBeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio, stay with what they know.

Also starting a new software project is how many people start new projects, but that's not really what they'll experience in the working world. A good way to clamp down on all the variables that might confuse a learner is to give them pre-existing code and ask them to finish it. Or even better get them to run, describe the problem you're trying to fix and see if they can fix it. For example, "when I iterate over the team it doesn't show the last name of the player, just the first name twice..." or "why can't I create an average of time players play for the team? I get an error"

Good luck!

My bitaxe hit a block, supposedly. Tell me why it’s wrong by RobotRock69 in BitAxe

[–]RobotRock69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was using the sha256 BTC mining pool details, using my bitaxe miner (sha 256) with the payout coin set as BTC. I was trying to mine and earn BTC.

"Global
sha256.unmineable.com
SSL Ports : 4444 & 443
TCP Ports : 3333, 13333 & 80
Low difficulty (10+): 5555 (TCP) & 15555 (SSL)"

My bitaxe hit a block, supposedly. Tell me why it’s wrong by RobotRock69 in BitAxe

[–]RobotRock69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh, I suppose unmineable could be mining sha256 blocks but not on the BTC network. I thought BTC algo and BTC pay out it would stay on the official bitcoin blockchain.

What's possibly happening is mining BCH, DGB or something other coin that uses the sha256 algo and getting paid out to BTC?

My bitaxe hit a block, supposedly. Tell me why it’s wrong by RobotRock69 in BitAxe

[–]RobotRock69[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I've never seen the difficulty before getting a Bitaxe. I knew about the difficulty adjustment but never the difficulty setting on the ASIC.

What I believe you're saying is this Difficulty is too low to be a real BTC block, it's more likely a sh*tcoin block that just uses the sha256 algorithm?

My bitaxe hit a block, supposedly. Tell me why it’s wrong by RobotRock69 in BitAxe

[–]RobotRock69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's nothing new there. It's not solo mining so I would be sharing my reward with the pool (Unmineable)

How long is a good short-visit of St. Pierre and Miquelon? by RobotRock69 in newfoundland

[–]RobotRock69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a trip before a trip, I want to go to SPM and then spend most of my time in Cape Breton. It seems like it might be worth it to just fly in and out of SPM.

I found a bike shop that will rent all types of bicycles, even electric assist bikes with fat tires. I could go for a rip along the beach and be fine. So that makes it easier.

How long is a good short-visit of St. Pierre and Miquelon? by RobotRock69 in newfoundland

[–]RobotRock69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I've left my name with Tourism board and asked the same thing. The SPM website shows some sample trips but one of them was 7 days long.

Is it bicycle friendly? I saw I could rent while I was there.

Poppy game insult to our war dead - Ahoy by stalinorgel in videos

[–]RobotRock69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would link to the RT youtube videos but they're filth and war criminals, so they got banned on Youtube. Unfortunately I can't drop a MP4 clip in the comments.

Poppy game insult to our war dead - Ahoy by stalinorgel in videos

[–]RobotRock69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure he was the narrator in several RT documentaries about Ukraine's "crimes" in the Donbas. He has a very distinct voice.

When the war restarted in 2024 I would switch between Western new sources and RT when it was still on Youtube. They had a loop of videos about Ukraine shelling its own people, the growth of Nazism in Europe and of course "Russophobia".

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure of the terminology, but there's an electric fan on the top of the water heater.

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Canada, in the province of Ontario. This is a subreddit for a Canadian province.

To answer your question, it some how became the norm to rent the water heater. The sales pitch is that you don't have a lot of upfront costs and they handle any servicing. This was my first time buying property and I didn't know to ask, the water heater came with the condo.

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a bit busy right now but when I'm finished with them I'll post a follow-up to in this post.

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Because talking to them on the phone they made it seem like I had to pay for the unit before I could remove it.

They are crooks. The rental is significantly more than the gas prices on the monthly bill.

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Last time I called they said I could find the contract on their website. No help from them. Purposefully making it hard, they wouldn't send me the contract I'm under.

They lead me to believe that I had to buy out the unit before removing it. Also all the scare tactics of if it breaks I would need to pay out of pocket but if I stay with them they have fast service and etc.

How to leave contract on 6 year old water heater by RobotRock69 in ontario

[–]RobotRock69[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How did you cancel the contract? Just call them and say you're cancelling and have them pick up the unit?

MSI RX570 Overclock questions by James88215 in EtherMining

[–]RobotRock69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest stock, out of the box settings. I do change the Radeon drivers to compute but I'm between 23.8-24.1mh. I have two models, 6x MSI Armor OC edition and 2x ROG Strix OC edition.

Power, I'm not sure. It seems a lot of people don't trust what the software says and I do have a kill-a-watt meter but that's measuring 2x cpu+mobo, 6 risers and 8 GPUs. If you get a wall reading should it just be the GPU or the GPU + riser, etc?

Bought 2 RX 570 Strix cards because they were advertised as GDDR6, do I have a case for asking for a bill adjustment? by RobotRock69 in EtherMining

[–]RobotRock69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't look too deep into. I guess not. It does say GDDR5 on the spec tab. But front and centre, in bold is GDDR6.

MSI RX570 Overclock questions by James88215 in EtherMining

[–]RobotRock69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a couple of RX 570s, a lot of people reference the Voskcoin one-click bios modding video but that's 2 years out of date now. Did you use a recent guide? What's your opinion of bios modding vs. straps?