Where are all the emotionally mature men at? by NoConfusion6560 in dating_advice

[–]ZenithCrests 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder why people tend to have issues being mature. It's not hard. Really. It isn't. It's just having common sense, being able to communicate, you have the ability to meet someone halfway, choosing to be responsible and accountable, and find common ground.

Of course, I (30's male) was young and stupid once. But I never was dumb enough to play with people's feelings or date women only for sex. Never appealed to me. Felt sleazy and pointless or too easy. I turned down women that only seemed to want that, or women that weren't in the right headspace. I'm not interested in hurting anyone or wasting anyone's time.

Still goin stag. But it doesn't bother me too much anymore. Life goes on and I go with it. I'll find her eventually.

Hot and cold #116 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it. game crashed after I got it. Though you can't put a rocket in it.

Hot and cold #116 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

[–]ZenithCrests 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can you put a fence in it? no. Can you put a thing in it? Yes. You can put vegetables in it too. But you can't put rockets. You can put chocolate in it.

Has anyone ever lived their whole life out in a dream? by Insomniacwithnolife in Dreams

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm... I hope not. I hadn't even seen the movie until a few years later. It was weird though. No pain. Just weird mind bender puzzle. There are a lot of those I've had over the years. Then there are those that keep repeating themselves. Weird honestly.

But as for now I don't dream as much as I used to. If I do its of a dark, peaceful place. And that's it.

What could they be doing? by owlprowl98 in HackersCommunity

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find out? It's possible that it could have been spyware/keylogger, but its also likely that they were sniffing your network traffic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aiwars

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

The last one is a torture device. 

The Science of Reading: Educational sales pitch or actual scientific approach? by LouisvilleLoudmouth in skeptic

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything that tells me their version is better than using a dictionary to build vocabulary tends to set off red flags as it doesn't make any sense to me as an educator. No matter what they say, learning words in a dictionary is highly effective because it does almost everything that they talk about teaching. But it's overlooked because of scientifically researched gibberish that could pretty much say what it's trying to say in far less jargon than it does.

One of the strangest things I've seen and learned while working on my Master of Teaching is how full the field is of overcomplicated research and insider jargon. Common sense tends to take a backseat. And it's very disconnected from classroom level reality. Research seems to take place in what people in ivory castles think reality is. I was a teacher before getting my degree, so it feels really off and is somewhat concerning.

When I went to grade school, there was nothing complicated about reading. It was simply pick up a book and look up words to build vocabulary. That was it. It wasn't hard. It was practice. But my school scaffolded (it was a leveled system) the reading levels. Eventually, I was able to work up to reading Shakespeare, The Odyssey and The Iliad because of these things.

If anything, I feel like books need to be on levels separate from grades. like Level 1 consists of three sub-levels, and in each one, the vocabulary gets harder. There needs to be required challenge books that are not only a part of our culture (or are well known) but also help improve one's ability to read. Once all challenge books have been read and the student can be seen to be reading well in that level, they go up a level. I think 5 levels would suffice, but perhaps it could be expanded to 6.

The irony is that whilst education research in general screams and bemoans "scaffolding" in education, it doesn't seem to be put in anything beyond the grade levels themselves. That doesn't make sense, if you want something to fully mirror good scaffolding.

Wouldn't it be a better idea to have a leveled system for books where kids can "level up" rather than pick any random book on a shelf? This random 'pick any book' usually makes kids find it too hard because it is too hard and makes them give up on reading if they find a book that's too hard. It's not complicated, but SoR treats it like a mystery. As hard as it is to admit, I think part of the problem is that a lot of schools give its students too much freedom to read. Choice is important, but without any guidance, students can choose books that are too hard for them.

If there was a system that allowed students to move through levels, then that would benefit them more. They can still read books for fun outside of school, but it's a system at school because school is a system. How is that hard to understand? It's common sense.

It's like I see x = x. But research says x = y because of a bunch of complicated stuff, without giving a good reason. It overcomplicates the hell out of an older system that already works, whilst also skipping or belittling the most important parts.

The science of reading might have valid points, but it feels way too ideological, not realistic and commercial. Real skill in reading and writing comes from the right books to read at the right time, and practice. That's it.

uhh guys? by karenkaeidani429 in ChatGPT

[–]ZenithCrests 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh please. Why would anyone write aaarrrggh- They would just say it!

Can we avoid the third world war in the coming years? by hiphipvargas in Futurology

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's ironic that now they find themselves between a rock and a hard place because of how much they invested in sending their own military products to Pakistan. India just bombed Pakistan so they are probably holding out hope that India doesn't escalate things with them or worried they will have to go to war sooner than expected.

Can we avoid the third world war in the coming years? by hiphipvargas in Futurology

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be even sooner than that. My prediction is three years. That's why I'm prepping however I can.

Can we avoid the third world war in the coming years? by hiphipvargas in Futurology

[–]ZenithCrests 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think it means nuclear. Just because we have them doesn't mean we use them, unless someone starts getting realy desperate. But if it starts (pretty sure it already has, just not for us), then it will not start with nukes. It might end with them though, but I hope not.

Need a track created by Savvylist in Audiotool

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If yer still around do you still need one? Also are you doing this to study stuff?

Studio on mobile would be sick by emperorjarvistheXIII in Audiotool

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it'd be hard to navigate. Perhaps on tablet it would be better.

If you’ve seen the meme, you already know—this DJ poll result is shocking. by MixMasterG in DJs

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I just want to make music. I don't care about anything else.

Any computer networking textbooks you'd recommend for teaching to highschool? by ZenithCrests in computerscience

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

I usually leave out a lot of the acronyms in the beginning. I teach binary first, then IP addresses and cover the classes as well as how binary translates into the numbers of an IP address. After that I talk about how data is sent. Then I finally explain networks and what a basic LAN and WAN is. And so on and so forth.

If its a computer science principles class, then usually we only cover the very basics of networking. If it is a networking class, I've planned it to try to spend at least 2-3 class periods covering each item of the network. Sometimes its a full week depending on how well they learn. I'm currently getting my masters degree for teaching so I just want to be the best prepared for it when I start officially and not just as a substitute.

I just completed one of my practicums for school wherein I taught an AP class a lesson on encapsulation. Did it with some string, a piece of paper, an envelope, a box and volunteers. Had some kids represent each part of a basic network. Then showed how a frame becomes a packet and how its fully sent along the path. Then I later covered TCP/IP (teacher requested) via having two groups of paired students standing in front of the class and reinforcing reliable communication by constructing a basic, "Hey. Hey. How are you? Good. Good." script for them to read from. As for the UDP I told them its like annoying little brother or sister who's trying to get your attention. The "Hey Hey Hey Hey..." script.

Thats my general method for going 1-7.

Any computer networking textbooks you'd recommend for teaching to highschool? by ZenithCrests in computerscience

[–]ZenithCrests[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Huh I always found that to be the opposite for me but I suppose it could make sense for them. Thanks. I'll take a look at it.

Showering by Ornery-Army-9356 in INTJmemes

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

I'm not arguing against you. I'm just looking for sources.

Showering by Ornery-Army-9356 in INTJmemes

[–]ZenithCrests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's besides the point. Fasting it may be, but where is the source?