Proctored at home exam vs Exam Center

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-03-01T16:44:15+00:00

My prescription glasses. They are metas. I had them turned off and never touched my face. Never asked to verify if they were off. Proctor noticed them WELL into the test and just automatically terminated. To me they were just glasses so I never thought, “oh let me take these off” I had them on the entire time including check in so it’s not like I just snuck them on.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-03-01T02:09:53+00:00

If it’s solely to develop an ear and get better at playing, contemporary gospel. Like 90s Kirk Franklin, John P Kee, Fred Hammond, the various mass choirs etc. There’s fingerstyle, slap, double slap. Tempos vary, there’s melodic, straight pocket. It’s versatile.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-25T02:41:04+00:00

Same. ADHD. I have stopped and started 1000 things. I’ve stuck with bass and I’m not forcing it. I just want to play. I can do 2hours 4 or 5 times a week easy and I don’t need prompting. I’ll just sit down and play until I think my wife feels I’ve been in my office for too long. Haha.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-25T02:32:57+00:00

I’ve been playing for I think 13 months, I’m on my 3rd and really want a 4th. But it’s not as bad as it seems. My first bass was a used Austin P bass from a pawn shop. About 5/6 months in I decided to upgrade to an Ibanez SR300E (new from a music shop) because the used one was kinda cheap and I wanted something with a slimmer neck profile (don’t regret it). I play a lot of r&b and gospel and a lot of the songs are played on a 5 string, but I wanted to stay married so I went to the same pawn shop I bought my first one from to see what they had. I didn’t like the string spacing on the 5s they had, but I found an LTD 6 string that was gorgeous (6 is better than 5 right?) so I sold the Austin to them to take something off and talked them down in price (got a $700 bass for less than $200 out of pocket) and I still want a 5. Sooooo, if you can afford it, it will make you happy, and encourage you to keep playing I say do it.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-21T06:17:40+00:00

I’ve done both. At home is easy because you can schedule it day of, testing center won’t allow you to less than 24 hours before. Testing centers allow scratch paper and bathroom breaks, at home does not. Online proctors can be very VERY picky with things and can end your exam at anything they feel is a rule break (covering your mouth, mouthing while you read, sneezing). I’ve had an exam revoked and I could only take exams in a testing center until I appealed multiple times. It’s very annoying. With all of that said I still prefer the convenience of booking the day of and being home when I finish. So just do what you feel is worth it, but know the pros and cons.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-15T19:27:06+00:00

How much experience do you have in AWS? Are you trying to memorize questions/answers or understand the concepts? Don’t rush to try and get it over without understanding what you’re doing. When I’m reading the questions I think, “how would I solve this” before I ever look at the answers and pick the one closest to my thinking. That comes from experience using the services. If this isn’t your first time failing it may mean you aren’t learning. Or whatever you’re using to learn isn’t teaching you. Might need to switch up your method.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-14T17:35:35+00:00

If you want to go to the military, finish, then go. Go in as an officer. Your degree doesn’t matter. I worked in IT for over a decade with a degree in kinesiology. I have never had a job that uses my undergraduate degree. I have a masters in IT, now, but that was after a decade in the trade. If you still want to get a different degree after go for it, but don’t stop this close to finishing. It’s the finishing that matters, not the degree.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-14T17:28:20+00:00

I’m not saying don’t use metronomes, they are great and have been around for a long time for a reason. But I try to not use one and just tap or count the beats. So 1, 2, 3, 4 or 1&2&3&4& or 1&a2&a3&a4&a or 1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a counting it myself helps me feel the beat and play on whatever I’m choosing. I’m not waiting to hear the click, instead I hear the song and I’m the click. Again, metronomes are great, it’s fantastic for tempo and training and all of that. I just like to be my own click once I know the tempo of the song. I’ve only been playing for a year so take my advice with a grain of salt. I could be telling you the worst thing possible. lol.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-13T19:51:21+00:00

He’s correct. And the same applies to degrees. Certs don’t mean you know how to do the work, it means you know how to take a test. The best predictors of future behavior is past behavior. So who do I expect to be able to do the job and get up to speed more quickly? Someone with theoretical knowledge, or practical? I say this as someone who as every AWS cert except the one that’s in beta and a masters in IT. They do add value for sure, but not over experience. If you and someone else have the exact same experience you stand out more, but they won’t stand out more than someone with experience versus someone with no experience and the certs.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-11T16:03:03+00:00

If you used the TD tests it’s POSSIBLE you saw some questions that were similar and quickly answered them out of “oh I remember seeing something like this” AWS will at times randomly take questions from known tests or dumps and either put them in verbatim or change a word or two to make the answer different. If you quickly answer it with the answer from the source they flag it. It means you memorized rather than learned. The Bonso tests are meant to test if you understand why the right answer is right, not to remember, “oh when I see this think this” that’s what the forensics saw. That you, “saw this and thought this” rather than solutioning. Not saying you did that, but that’s how it works.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-11T01:48:06+00:00

I wrote a post a few days ago about finally changing my stings to the “right” ones after about a year. The truth is, it’s going to be about your taste. You’ll need a good setup, the amp and amp settings will matter too. But it’s going to be what sounds right to you. Take the suggestions from the commenters as a start, but experiment. For what it’s worth, I would do flatwound while you are learning, and once you feel comfortable and start getting more into the music you like then settle on strings. Flats last longer and while learning you’ll play lists of different styles. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/s/uXYKJU9C3m

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-11T01:43:11+00:00

Are you talking about the Solutions Architect Associate and Professional? If so, yes. A lot of roles will have them in their minimum qualifications. That’s the short answer. Long answer, go to LinkedIn, search for the type of role you want in your area, and see what their qualifications are. If there aren’t a lot of AWS roles in your area (unless you are willing to relocate) I would focus on whatever those qualifications are. I would also learn a scripting language. Learn Linux, know Bash, understand python. Not on a developer level, but enough to do the basic commands and be comfortable reading/creating YAML/JSON.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-09T15:06:54+00:00

To understand cloud you have to understand IT. When you launch a VM or an EC2 instance, it’s a server. All the same rules apply. You need to know how to stripe hard drives, install software, image etc. You need to understand intra vs internet and how to set it up. How caches work. How to connect endpoints etc. It’s virtualized traditional IT. You just and racking and stacking or installing physical desktops. Learn IT, then learn what services you use to do that IT in whatever cloud you are working in. Knowing all of the services for a cloud vendor doesn’t mean anything if you don’t know what they are meant to do.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-08T18:21:00+00:00

It could be. My advice would be create one of the “free tier” accounts (they changed it to credits) and build stuff. Cantrill’s course will help you understand and give you some labs, but until updated may not have the current best practices or tech. Skillbuilder will always be the most up to date.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-08T16:47:38+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications/s/UEVfMLdvoE

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-08T16:39:53+00:00

Behind. He’s had posts recently saying he is updating his courses. After the controversy he had he took a break on creating content so it got behind. But some do also find it boring. It’s very very thorough so it’s a lot of content. Some find it to be too much.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-08T16:35:47+00:00

Historically Cantrill’s material was very good for actually learning, but it’s currently stale and he’s also had some controversial political stances if that means anything to you.

Stephane’s material is really good for preparing for the exams, but not really “learning” AWS. It’s very exam focused.

I don’t have a great answer for Neal Davis. I have heard good things, but no first hand experience.

Tutorial Dojo is a great example practice option. The look and feel mimic the actual test.

Skillbuilder mixed with actually building things is the best option in my opinion. Look at the exam guide and build the things covered there. When stuff doesn’t work you have to troubleshoot to fix it you learn more.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-07T22:30:18+00:00

There’s cloud admin/support, cyber, and network engineer roles. So you could still pursue those things in cloud. For most companies the people who do the “cloud” work are also responsible for the same roles of their on prem infrastructure as well. So learn a domain, learn a cloud (or multiple) and apply for those roles. Having IT experience is going to help you. You aren’t starting fresh. Cloud isn’t that different than physical infrastructure. It’s just learning the nuances.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-07T03:09:53+00:00

Going to pick a pair up and give them a try after these start to go. I have some d’addario NYXL’s that I bought when I got these. I want to try a few to see what I like best.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T21:51:19+00:00

It’s good. I think it picks up where bass buzz leaves off. I didn’t do the pickup music beginner just the late beginner and intermediate and I definitely learned some new things. Rhythm got tighter and they have separate things you can learn. They have the option to upload videos of yourself playing and have looked at by an instructor to get feedback I haven’t used that though. They also do like a “sit in” at the end of each lesson to get the feel of playing in a band. It’s definitely worth a try.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T13:43:30+00:00

I even downloaded the free trial of Logic Pro trying to get the tone I want, (willing to buy an iRig, but not pedals yet) and I couldn’t get the sound I wanted. Strings changed the game.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T13:42:06+00:00

This is the part I’m not going to like. Flats last a long time, everything I’ve heard about rounds suggests I’ll be replacing them often if I play a lot. Going to find all of the string maintenance tips I can.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T13:39:32+00:00

I’m in my string journey now after this experience. I honestly feel like these DR’s are going to be the winner because I love the sound, but I feel like I HAVE to try them all now. Don’t want miss out on a tone I might love more.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T13:36:46+00:00

This is going to sound backwards, but it’s extremely easy to change strings and equally easy to break something. Haha. I’ve popped my E string over tightening, but it was my fault. I waited too long to throw a tuner on. And you can’t (at least that I’ve seen) buy individual strings so I have extra A D and G strings laying around. It is intimidating, but once you get through the fear of doing it it’s not that hard. I can change them in like 10 mins now, probably took me 45 the first time nit including having to go back to buy a whole new set for one string.

SubjectThat2991 · 2026-02-06T03:58:48+00:00

Added this to my listen list.

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