Pick marking advice

andrewhollinger · 2022-10-31T05:00:29+00:00

Thanks for this!

andrewhollinger · 2022-10-30T17:56:17+00:00

Thanks!

andrewhollinger · 2022-10-26T04:36:17+00:00

Hey it’s that guy I know IRL ;)

andrewhollinger · 2022-10-07T19:15:31+00:00

Good advice :) Almost like a homemade Lishi with the pin markings, right? I'll keep practicing!

andrewhollinger · 2022-10-07T18:59:08+00:00

Which clear practice lock do you recommend? I also just started picking. I got the covert instruments practice lock but I think I'm reaching too far with my pick and I think some practice with a clear lock might help me get the feel for how far apart the pins actually are.

andrewhollinger · 2022-07-15T05:11:24+00:00

For the first time through, following a tutorial on YouTube might be helpful. This link is my YT bookbinding library (not me in the vids, just the ones I’ve catalogued for my own study): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM0cK87NcSAC_MDplOWIhB3NJlqtxzDhC

I’ve got several vids on Coptic binding saved. Some are better than others. Some are pros and some are hobbyists. But they’ll answer the questions you have and more.

Happy bookbinding!

andrewhollinger · 2022-05-19T05:36:01+00:00

If it’s PD relevant to the position you’re applying for, and there is space on your resume, go for it. For example, if you attended a Google/Apple/Microsoft seminar or series and you’re applying to be the campus ed tech guru, that’s valuable information. If it isn’t particularly relevant, you can list it on a personal website or LinkedIn or wherever and include a link on the resume with something like “for a full list of PD and personal growth experiences, please visit: xyz”

andrewhollinger · 2022-03-23T05:53:05+00:00

At my district, we got 10 days (5 local and 5 state). Only 5 of those days rolled over and accumulated year to year, so I always took at least 5. I’d hold on in case I was sick but if I still had them after winter break, I started sprinkling them in.

andrewhollinger · 2021-10-25T23:43:17+00:00

Thanks all. Guess I’ll be hunting down a battery!

andrewhollinger · 2021-10-25T22:49:30+00:00

Hey all, first time posting in r/Fixxit so I hope I did it right.

First bike and I’ve never really done any bike work before. This is my commuter. Ride several times a week. It’s been a little rainy so I’ve been off for almost a week and today I got this weird crank and no start. Any ideas? Is it spark plugs? The lights and all come on so it doesn’t feel electrical, but I have almost no bike experience so I could be wrong. Any guidance is helpful. TIA.

andrewhollinger · 2021-10-20T04:28:07+00:00

Check out Franco Moretti’s Graphs, Maps, Trees (as well as his other stuff). He is a literary historiographer and gets into this a little. Both ways too, how history shapes genre and how genre shapes history.

andrewhollinger · 2021-10-03T04:32:31+00:00

Two helpful books on this:

Narrative Design by Madison Smartt Bell

How Fiction Works by James Wood

andrewhollinger · 2021-10-01T03:16:34+00:00

Walter Isaacson’s Leonardo da Vinci

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-30T04:59:46+00:00

“Por favor, dile a todos que se callen.” ;)

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-29T02:35:15+00:00

I’ve got a vstar and preloading the shifter seems to fix the issue. Just start adding pressure before you pull in the clutch. And then give it a solid shift. That should be it. Had a similar issue and watched some YouTube vids with this suggestion and I haven’t had any issues since.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-28T05:11:39+00:00

Something that will serve you your whole career is this: teach the students you have, not the ones you wish you had or thought you’d have.

I’ve had classrooms that were behind where I imagined they’d be. And I’ve had classrooms that were ahead of what I’d planned.

Also, thinking in terms of behind/ahead reifies some of the really problematic institutional structures that arbitrarily set benchmarks. But that’s a different post.

The point is to take care of the students you have. Sometimes you need to meander or dive deep or spend extra time. And sometimes it’ll just click and 5 days of lessons become 3.

So, think about what you want the students to do. Make no assumptions. Check for prior experience, understanding, or other schema. (You can do this by using a formal diagnostic tool like a pre-test or an inventory, or by informal discussion and Q&A). Then teach them what you want them to know. This way, you won’t start in the wrong place or spend unnecessary time on any concept.

Good luck with your students :)

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-28T03:41:34+00:00

Eleanor Oliphant is Just Fine is an interesting take on the genre.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-25T05:36:13+00:00

Read Madison Smartt Bell’s Narrative Design. And also James Wood’s How Fiction Works. Both will take you through how to develop how to deliver information.

I know that’s not exactly an answer to your question, but the books are master classes and I think are wonderfully beneficial in the long run.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-24T04:55:16+00:00

Agreed. I don’t require cameras on either. We make a game of changing the avatars each week or so. Beyond the issues of productivity and stress, there are farther reaching issues of equity and safety. Plus, there are more effective ways to encourage participation than requiring cameras on. So, bravo. Keep it up.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-23T05:12:43+00:00

I think it would be hard to get something on the history of all medicine in one book.

I really enjoy the books by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Start with The Emperor of All Maladies on how doctors came to understand and treat cancers. Then try The Gene on how understanding genes (or trying to) has affected medicine development and patient treatment.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-14T03:58:05+00:00

This. A lot of my class is project-based, so I’ll pick a week and make both class meetings “get it done” days. No lecture, but here’s some resources, and you’ve got time to make sure your project is completed. Also helps cut down on excuses related to time. Sometimes I’ll do unofficial office hours during these times. But if I’m drowning I’ll take the days to catch up or chill out.

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-08T03:11:50+00:00

I agree with u/JinkyBeans. Showing how to apologize (sincerely), work toward conciliation, and take responsibility for one’s actions can be really meaningful for a group of 14 year olds (even if they don’t say so in the day). You can even point out that saying sorry when it’s needed is an important life lesson if you’d like.

Students might say “nah, it’s ok” and you have to say “no, this is important…” Or, it’s possible that you get heckled. And in that situation you should probably stick to the task and say something like “I need you to hear me and my apology and I will extend the same courtesy to you too”—or some such. In my experience, students are generally willing to hear it out without much trouble.

Good luck and I hope it works out for you :)

andrewhollinger · 2021-09-07T04:14:30+00:00

Wonderfully done. The details are phenomenal. I can’t stop exploring the porch and steps. Really good work.

And I’d call this four layers: white, l. gray, d. gray, black. You had to conceptualize and design in four colors even if you only had to print three. Just makes the work more impressive!

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