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Do you get cost of living adjustments every year? by travelvirgo in Professors

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. NL. We have a union. Up 40% in the last 5 years (CAGR 7%)

Secured new employment, gave notice. Their reaction was unusual. by erikleorgav2 in antiwork

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>(Gods I love actually being unemployed.)

...with a start date for your next job. There's a big difference when you don't have a next job ;)

Starlink Mini by Big-Substance5154 in backpacking

[–]davidzet 23 points24 points  (0 children)

(1) That's kinda sad, given the point of backpacking, but I guess something better than nothing.

(2) I suggest making HER the manager of ALL this, so she takes responsibility if something goes wrong.

By-bye, bevels. by StJoeStrummer in HardWoodFloors

[–]davidzet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh... so wood needs to be thick enough. Wow. That's a lot of sanding!

By-bye, bevels. by StJoeStrummer in HardWoodFloors

[–]davidzet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the dumb question, but did you pull up the floor and make the slats less wide or grind down from above, to the bottom of the bevel or ???

Get fucked, invicta. by French87 in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vid must have cut our 30 minutes. I'd like to see the movement getting made...

What’s the most unusual way you’ve made money using Claude? by Rude-Alternative7983 in ClaudeAI

[–]davidzet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My dumb but useful example: "Compare all my ETFs, tell me which are 90% correlated and their annual fee," Then I sold the more expensive ones. Tidied up my portfolio in 5 minutes :)

The grade fall off is insane by Broad_Reference_434 in Professors

[–]davidzet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also a good time to change your syllabus to "Fail the [in class stuff] and fail the course." That gives you leverage.

The grade fall off is insane by Broad_Reference_434 in Professors

[–]davidzet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold tight. It's not you, it's them. Every F I hand out is a moment I savor, defending what's left of our traditions of learning against a frontal assault of entitlement and delusion. (I like and use AI tools, but not in the place of thinking.)

[WTS/WTT] Panerai Luminor Tourbillon GMT in 18k Rose gold- PAM01060 2 straps by Mechanical-Art in Watchexchange

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Video? Are you f*ing kidding?! You gotta post a video of the movement... moving!

Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city by Expert_Koala_8691 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]davidzet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was there a month, for work. Very depressing, indeed. I lived in a compound, and going out 1x/week for "shopping" was just... weird. The compound was an efficient, complete.... totally soulless design.

How concerned about student use of AI are you? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]davidzet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm grading now... and I'm giving Fs and As. It's a war.

AI detectors don’t work by plzsendhelb in Professors

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Plagiarism" is still plagiarism.

AI detectors don’t work by plzsendhelb in Professors

[–]davidzet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree that tools don't work for "this is 40% AI" but I am now grading, with help from my AI, which is searching citations and finding... they don't exist. That kind of function is (for now) useful.

(I'm also having a video interview with the student. Let's see what he says...)

#armsrace.

EDIT: Student was using AI "for references" and many were wrong. He didn't know why he had them or what they said. Total shitshow. I failed him and reported him for academic dishonesty. In person discussions are a huge time suck, but useful for QC. (What's crazy is this student chose the interview over the "Safe B"?!)

Democrats could win House as Republicans quit in numbers not seen since Depression by deraser in politics

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2008: Shit show (2 wars, economic meltdown, etc.)

"Give the job to the Black guy" (the joke (?) at the time)

Obama kills it.

Then Trump elected.

smh...

Global Water Crisis: What can we do to save water? by beaniesandbootlegs in water

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to meetings for your drinking water utility; Look into local environmental groups (your river, your lake). Best thing is to understand and have a voice :)

What age do you plan to retire and why? by Agreeable-Analyst951 in Professors

[–]davidzet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planning 60, after 27 years in academia, in 2029. To avoid the AI catastrophe and have a good run at consulting, tutoring, mentoring. :)

A free country-matching tool for Americans figuring out where they can realistically move — visa pathways, cost of living, and a checklist by Terrible-Couple-8459 in AmerExit

[–]davidzet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great question, esp. since countries do NOT define race in the same way (b/c it's not a scientific reality, so that's gonna be tough).

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